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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5545
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads6493
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.100 %
As % of the category below14.58 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted314
Average minimum daily rate£340£254
Average daily rate£353£266
% change on same period last year+32.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£279
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£326
% change on same period last year+2.82 %
Hourly rates quoted1742
Average minimum hourly rate£30.84£28.17
Average hourly rate£32.76£31.87
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.68£35.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.61£21.85
% change on same period last year+17.17 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads439465
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.691 %0.498 %
Daily rates quoted8495
Average minimum daily rate£335£311
Average daily rate£351£334
% change on same period last year+5.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted86126
Average minimum hourly rate£25.72£31.26
Average hourly rate£27.55£35.49
% change on same period last year-22.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.38£39.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
LAN EnglandLAN
England

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.

LAN
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands LAN Daily Rate Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAN across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

West Midlands LAN Daily Rate Histogram

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands LAN Hourly Rate Trend

LAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAN across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

West Midlands LAN Hourly Rate Histogram

LAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ShropshireUp+1316£413+37.50 %
SolihullUp+811--
WarwickshireDown-711£325-
BirminghamUp+179--
WorcestershireNew entry-6--
StaffordshireDown-113--
HerefordshireUp+83--
CoventryUp+23£320+190.90 %
LAN EnglandLAN
England

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing LAN 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 LAN.

1117 (82.98 %)WAN
278 (55.32 %)Cisco
347 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
444 (31.21 %)Cisco Certification
444 (31.21 %)Windows
543 (30.50 %)Firewall
633 (23.40 %)BGP
731 (21.99 %)CCNA
829 (20.57 %)Active Directory
927 (19.15 %)CheckPoint
1025 (17.73 %)OSPF
1025 (17.73 %)Network Design
1124 (17.02 %)Cisco PIX
1223 (16.31 %)MPLS
1322 (15.60 %)Microsoft
1420 (14.18 %)VPN
1519 (13.48 %)UNIX
1519 (13.48 %)EIGRP
1617 (12.06 %)Project Management
1617 (12.06 %)Windows Server 2003
1617 (12.06 %)Windows XP
1617 (12.06 %)CCNP
1715 (10.64 %)Ethernet
1715 (10.64 %)IBM
1814 (9.929 %)DNS
1814 (9.929 %)MS Exchange
1814 (9.929 %)Solaris
1814 (9.929 %)Linux
1913 (9.220 %)Nortel
1913 (9.220 %)Citrix

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.709 %)Windows SharePoint Services
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (9.929 %)MS Exchange
28 (5.674 %)Lotus Notes
36 (4.255 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (2.128 %)Exchange Server 5.5
43 (2.128 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (1.418 %)GroupWise
61 (0.709 %)SharePoint
61 (0.709 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (0.709 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (6.383 %)MS Office
19 (6.383 %)MS Excel
21 (0.709 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1117 (82.98 %)WAN
247 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
343 (30.50 %)Firewall
433 (23.40 %)BGP
525 (17.73 %)OSPF
624 (17.02 %)Cisco PIX
723 (16.31 %)MPLS
820 (14.18 %)VPN
919 (13.48 %)EIGRP
1015 (10.64 %)Ethernet
1114 (9.929 %)DNS
1211 (7.801 %)SSL
1211 (7.801 %)RIP
1211 (7.801 %)DHCP
1211 (7.801 %)ISDN
1211 (7.801 %)SMDS
137 (4.965 %)Cisco IOS
146 (4.255 %)VLAN
146 (4.255 %)SAN
155 (3.546 %)Wireless
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (3.546 %)SQL Server
22 (1.418 %)GIS
31 (0.709 %)MS Access
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (9.220 %)Telecoms
212 (8.511 %)Government
34 (2.837 %)Health
43 (2.128 %)Automotive
52 (1.418 %)Finance
52 (1.418 %)Military
61 (0.709 %)Education
61 (0.709 %)Legal
61 (0.709 %)Manufacturing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (24.11 %)Network Engineer
219 (13.48 %)Analyst
312 (8.511 %)Architect
312 (8.511 %)Technical Support
312 (8.511 %)Support Engineer
410 (7.092 %)Network Analyst
410 (7.092 %)Cisco Engineer
57 (4.965 %)Network Support
57 (4.965 %)Network Support Engineer
66 (4.255 %)Cisco Network Engineer
75 (3.546 %)Infrastructure Architect
75 (3.546 %)Network Architect
75 (3.546 %)Senior Network Engineer
75 (3.546 %)Project Manager
75 (3.546 %)Consultant
84 (2.837 %)Desktop Support
84 (2.837 %)Field Engineer
84 (2.837 %)Design Engineer
84 (2.837 %)IP Network Engineer
84 (2.837 %)Support Analyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (6.383 %)Clustering
26 (4.255 %)PDA
26 (4.255 %)AS400
35 (3.546 %)IBM Mainframe
35 (3.546 %)Mainframe
44 (2.837 %)NHS
44 (2.837 %)Spanish Language
53 (2.128 %)PMI
61 (0.709 %)Thin Client
61 (0.709 %)CCTV
61 (0.709 %)Statistics
61 (0.709 %)Fat Client
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
144 (31.21 %)Windows
219 (13.48 %)UNIX
317 (12.06 %)Windows XP
317 (12.06 %)Windows Server 2003
414 (9.929 %)Solaris
414 (9.929 %)Linux
59 (6.383 %)SUSE
68 (5.674 %)Windows 2000 Server
77 (4.965 %)Windows NT
86 (4.255 %)Windows 2000
95 (3.546 %)AIX
95 (3.546 %)HPUX
95 (3.546 %)Windows Vista
104 (2.837 %)VMS
112 (1.418 %)NetWare
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (17.73 %)Network Design
217 (12.06 %)Project Management
312 (8.511 %)Load Balancing
411 (7.801 %)E-Commerce
59 (6.383 %)Service Delivery
59 (6.383 %)Problem Management
64 (2.837 %)ITIL
73 (2.128 %)PRINCE2
73 (2.128 %)Migration
73 (2.128 %)Security Cleared
82 (1.418 %)Incident Management
82 (1.418 %)PRINCE
91 (0.709 %)Stakeholder Management
91 (0.709 %)Disaster Recovery
91 (0.709 %)Software Testing
91 (0.709 %)Unit Testing
91 (0.709 %)Data Migration
91 (0.709 %)SC Cleared
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (6.383 %)Perl
19 (6.383 %)Shell Script
24 (2.837 %)SQL
31 (0.709 %)VB
31 (0.709 %)C
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
144 (31.21 %)Cisco Certification
231 (21.99 %)CCNA
317 (12.06 %)CCNP
412 (8.511 %)Microsoft Certification
58 (5.674 %)CCDP
67 (4.965 %)CCDA
76 (4.255 %)MCSE
76 (4.255 %)CCIE
84 (2.837 %)CCA
84 (2.837 %)Citrix Certification
92 (1.418 %)PMI Certification
92 (1.418 %)Degree
101 (0.709 %)CCSA
101 (0.709 %)PRINCE2 Certification
101 (0.709 %)ITIL Certification
101 (0.709 %)MCP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.128 %)SLA
22 (1.418 %)BS7799
22 (1.418 %)ISO17799
31 (0.709 %)ISO9001
31 (0.709 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (20.57 %)Active Directory
21 (0.709 %)Terminal Services
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (4.965 %)CiscoWorks
24 (2.837 %)OpenView
33 (2.128 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.709 %)Tivoli
41 (0.709 %)Tivoli NetView
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
178 (55.32 %)Cisco
227 (19.15 %)CheckPoint
322 (15.60 %)Microsoft
415 (10.64 %)IBM
513 (9.220 %)Nortel
513 (9.220 %)Citrix
612 (8.511 %)HP
79 (6.383 %)Sun
79 (6.383 %)VERITAS
88 (5.674 %)Lotus
88 (5.674 %)Nokia
97 (4.965 %)SAP
106 (4.255 %)Remedy
106 (4.255 %)Blue Coat
113 (2.128 %)3Com
122 (1.418 %)VMware
122 (1.418 %)Novell
122 (1.418 %)Oracle
122 (1.418 %)Dell
131 (0.709 %)Cognos