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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual LAN (VLAN) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VLAN over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual LAN (VLAN)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5756
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads75
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.005 %
As % of the category below5.785 %3.125 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£258-
Average daily rate£277-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£297-
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£322
% change on same period last year+17.80 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.00
Average hourly rate-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£29.03
% change on same period last year+4.76 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads121160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.165 %
Daily rates quoted4441
Average minimum daily rate£305£368
Average daily rate£323£394
% change on same period last year-18.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£336
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Hourly rates quoted2116
Average minimum hourly rate£22.03£25.36
Average hourly rate£23.64£27.36
% change on same period last year-13.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.24£29.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.34£28.77
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
VLAN UKVLAN
UK

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.

VLAN
Demand Trend

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

Wales VLAN Demand Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VLAN across the Wales region.

Wales VLAN Daily Rate Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VLAN across the Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Wales VLAN Daily Rate Histogram

VLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VLAN across the Wales region.

Wales VLAN Hourly Rate Trend

VLAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the Wales region over the 3 months to 15 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
South WalesUp+17£277-
VLAN UKVLAN
UK

VLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing VLAN 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 VLAN.

116 (84.21 %)TCP/IP
214 (73.68 %)Cisco Certification
214 (73.68 %)VoIP
214 (73.68 %)Cisco
214 (73.68 %)CCNP
313 (68.42 %)Cisco PIX
410 (52.63 %)EIGRP
56 (31.58 %)CCNA
65 (26.32 %)Active Directory
65 (26.32 %)WAN
65 (26.32 %)Oracle
65 (26.32 %)SQL Server
65 (26.32 %)UNIX
65 (26.32 %)LAN
74 (21.05 %)SQL Server 2005
74 (21.05 %)Squid
74 (21.05 %)CORBA
74 (21.05 %)Apache
74 (21.05 %)Tomcat
74 (21.05 %)MS Exchange
74 (21.05 %)Government
74 (21.05 %)Firewall
74 (21.05 %)Internet
74 (21.05 %)IIOP
83 (15.79 %)SLA
83 (15.79 %)EDRMS
83 (15.79 %)Information Security
83 (15.79 %)Windows XP
83 (15.79 %)Windows
83 (15.79 %)Document Management

VLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing VLAN 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 VLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (21.05 %)CORBA
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (21.05 %)Apache
14 (21.05 %)Tomcat
14 (21.05 %)MS Exchange
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (84.21 %)TCP/IP
214 (73.68 %)VoIP
313 (68.42 %)Cisco PIX
410 (52.63 %)EIGRP
55 (26.32 %)WAN
55 (26.32 %)LAN
64 (21.05 %)IIOP
64 (21.05 %)Internet
64 (21.05 %)Firewall
71 (5.263 %)IPsec
71 (5.263 %)Cisco ASA
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (26.32 %)SQL Server
24 (21.05 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (15.79 %)EDRMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (21.05 %)Government
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (63.16 %)Network Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Cisco Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Cisco Network Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Senior Network Engineer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)Management Information System
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (26.32 %)UNIX
23 (15.79 %)Windows
23 (15.79 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.79 %)Information Security
13 (15.79 %)Document Management
22 (10.53 %)Project Management
31 (5.263 %)Migration
31 (5.263 %)SOA
31 (5.263 %)Network Design
31 (5.263 %)Web Development
31 (5.263 %)Data Migration
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (73.68 %)CCNP
114 (73.68 %)Cisco Certification
26 (31.58 %)CCNA
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.79 %)SLA
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (26.32 %)Active Directory
24 (21.05 %)Squid
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (73.68 %)Cisco
25 (26.32 %)Oracle
31 (5.263 %)HP