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The table below looks at the demand for IEEE 802.11 skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 802.11 over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIEEE 802.11
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank542655
Rank change on same period last yearUp+113
Matching contract IT job ads1711
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.179 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£413
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£425
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£28.20£37.50
% change on same period last year-24.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.40£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£37.50
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads948313444
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.35 %13.59 %
Daily rates quoted27133485
Average minimum daily rate£343£345
Average daily rate£362£362
% change on same period last year+0.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted12371873
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£26.56
Average hourly rate£26.97£28.63
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.69£30.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

802.11
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 802.11 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

802.11 Demand Trend

802.11
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 802.11 within the UK.

802.11 Daily Rate Trend

802.11
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 802.11 within the UK.

802.11 Hourly Rate Trend

802.11
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 802.11 within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

802.11 Hourly Rate Histogram

802.11
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 802.11 within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+9317--
South EastUp+5411--
SurreyNew entry-10--
ReigateNew entry-4--
City of LondonDown-113--
LondonUp+703--
East of EnglandNew entry-2--
CambridgeNew entry-2--
CambridgeshireNew entry-2--
South WestUp+261--
BerkshireNew entry-1--
North WestUp+201--

802.11
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing 802.11 also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited 802.11.

122 (81.48 %)Wireless
215 (55.56 %)C
312 (44.44 %)Embedded C
411 (40.74 %)802.15
411 (40.74 %)ZigBee
58 (29.63 %)Cisco
65 (18.52 %)DHCP
65 (18.52 %)Linux
65 (18.52 %)Electronics
65 (18.52 %)Firewall
74 (14.81 %)Wi-Fi
74 (14.81 %)VLAN
74 (14.81 %)Windows
74 (14.81 %)Windows XP
74 (14.81 %)Bluetooth
74 (14.81 %)Ethernet
74 (14.81 %)TCP/IP
74 (14.81 %)Cisco Certification
74 (14.81 %)CCNA
83 (11.11 %)Active Directory
83 (11.11 %)VPN
83 (11.11 %)DNS
83 (11.11 %)Microsoft
83 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
83 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
83 (11.11 %)SQL Server
83 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (11.11 %)OSPF
83 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2000
83 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003

802.11
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing 802.11 also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited 802.11. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
13 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2000
13 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.704 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (81.48 %)Wireless
211 (40.74 %)802.15
211 (40.74 %)ZigBee
35 (18.52 %)Firewall
35 (18.52 %)DHCP
44 (14.81 %)Ethernet
44 (14.81 %)TCP/IP
44 (14.81 %)Bluetooth
44 (14.81 %)Wi-Fi
44 (14.81 %)VLAN
53 (11.11 %)OSPF
53 (11.11 %)VPN
53 (11.11 %)DNS
62 (7.407 %)LAN
62 (7.407 %)VoIP
62 (7.407 %)WLAN
62 (7.407 %)IP Telephony
62 (7.407 %)Cisco IOS
62 (7.407 %)UWB
62 (7.407 %)Intrusion Detection
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.11 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (18.52 %)Electronics
21 (3.704 %)Telecoms
21 (3.704 %)Health
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (37.04 %)Software Engineer
24 (14.81 %)Network Engineer
33 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
33 (11.11 %)3rd Line Support
33 (11.11 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Cisco Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Cisco Network Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Systems Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Linux Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Architect
51 (3.704 %)Senior Manager
51 (3.704 %)Senior Network Manager
51 (3.704 %)Embedded C Developer
51 (3.704 %)C Developer
51 (3.704 %)Test Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Network Manager
51 (3.704 %)Systems Architect
51 (3.704 %)Systems Test Engineer
51 (3.704 %)Software Architect
51 (3.704 %)Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.407 %)Device Driver
12 (7.407 %)SecurID
21 (3.704 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
21 (3.704 %)NHS
21 (3.704 %)Firmware
21 (3.704 %)ASIC
21 (3.704 %)Handset
21 (3.704 %)VHDL
21 (3.704 %)Verilog
21 (3.704 %)ASIC Verification
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (18.52 %)Linux
24 (14.81 %)Windows
24 (14.81 %)Windows XP
33 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
41 (3.704 %)UNIX
41 (3.704 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.407 %)Network Design
12 (7.407 %)Software Testing
12 (7.407 %)Use Case
21 (3.704 %)System Testing
21 (3.704 %)UML
21 (3.704 %)OOA/OOD
21 (3.704 %)OOD
21 (3.704 %)Validation
21 (3.704 %)Risk Assessment
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (55.56 %)C
212 (44.44 %)Embedded C
32 (7.407 %)Shell Script
32 (7.407 %)Perl
32 (7.407 %)Python
41 (3.704 %)Java
41 (3.704 %)Assembly Language
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (14.81 %)CCNA
14 (14.81 %)Cisco Certification
23 (11.11 %)Degree
32 (7.407 %)CCNP
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (11.11 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (7.407 %)CiscoWorks
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (29.63 %)Cisco
23 (11.11 %)Microsoft
32 (7.407 %)CheckPoint
32 (7.407 %)McAfee Security
32 (7.407 %)Blue Coat
41 (3.704 %)Magma