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This section looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the West Sussex 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2046
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads255
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.005 %
As % of the category below37.88 %9.615 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£600
Average daily rate-£600
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£311
% change on same period last year+9.94 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£17.80-
Average hourly rate£19.30-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.80-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.87£24.71
% change on same period last year-19.56 %
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads6652
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.087 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted917
Average minimum daily rate£194£294
Average daily rate£206£297
% change on same period last year-30.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£219£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted159
Average minimum hourly rate£20.01£21.33
Average hourly rate£22.49£22.07
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.97£22.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
LAN South EastLAN
South East

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 Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex LAN Daily Rate Trend

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 Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Sussex LAN Hourly Rate Histogram

LAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
CrawleyNew entry-4--
ChichesterNew entry-4--
LAN South EastLAN
South East

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

137 (77.08 %)WAN
221 (43.75 %)Windows
315 (31.25 %)Cisco Certification
315 (31.25 %)Windows XP
414 (29.17 %)VoIP
414 (29.17 %)Cisco
414 (29.17 %)Windows Server 2003
513 (27.08 %)VPN
611 (22.92 %)Microsoft
611 (22.92 %)CCNP
611 (22.92 %)MS Office
611 (22.92 %)MPLS
710 (20.83 %)ITIL
710 (20.83 %)Active Directory
89 (18.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
98 (16.67 %)Network Design
98 (16.67 %)CCDP
107 (14.58 %)CiscoWorks
107 (14.58 %)TCP/IP
107 (14.58 %)PRINCE2
107 (14.58 %)Stakeholder Management
107 (14.58 %)Cisco IPT
116 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
116 (12.50 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
116 (12.50 %)CCNA
116 (12.50 %)OpenView
116 (12.50 %)HP
116 (12.50 %)BMC
125 (10.42 %)Citrix
125 (10.42 %)Project Management

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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 Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (10.42 %)MS Exchange
15 (10.42 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (2.083 %)SharePoint
21 (2.083 %)Lotus Notes
21 (2.083 %)GroupWise
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (22.92 %)MS Office
22 (4.167 %)MS Excel
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
137 (77.08 %)WAN
214 (29.17 %)VoIP
313 (27.08 %)VPN
411 (22.92 %)MPLS
57 (14.58 %)TCP/IP
57 (14.58 %)Cisco IPT
64 (8.333 %)Wireless
73 (6.250 %)WLAN
73 (6.250 %)DHCP
73 (6.250 %)DNS
73 (6.250 %)Internet
73 (6.250 %)Firewall
73 (6.250 %)Wi-Fi
82 (4.167 %)3G
82 (4.167 %)SNMP
82 (4.167 %)ADSL
82 (4.167 %)Broadband
91 (2.083 %)IPX
91 (2.083 %)Intranet
91 (2.083 %)SAN
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (33.33 %)Analyst
28 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Analyst
37 (14.58 %)Network Engineer
37 (14.58 %)Project Manager
37 (14.58 %)Network Design Engineer
37 (14.58 %)Design Engineer
37 (14.58 %)Implementation Engineer
46 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
46 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
46 (12.50 %)3rd Line Support
54 (8.333 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
63 (6.250 %)2nd Line Support
63 (6.250 %)Administrator
63 (6.250 %)Senior Network Engineer
63 (6.250 %)Senior Network Design Engineer
72 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Manager
72 (4.167 %)Data Manager
72 (4.167 %)Network Administrator
72 (4.167 %)Helpdesk Support
72 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Analyst
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.167 %)Japanese Language
21 (2.083 %)Portuguese Language
21 (2.083 %)Spanish Language
21 (2.083 %)French Language
21 (2.083 %)German Language
21 (2.083 %)Italian Language
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (43.75 %)Windows
215 (31.25 %)Windows XP
314 (29.17 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (18.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
56 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
64 (8.333 %)Linux
72 (4.167 %)UNIX
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (20.83 %)ITIL
28 (16.67 %)Network Design
37 (14.58 %)PRINCE2
37 (14.58 %)Stakeholder Management
45 (10.42 %)Project Management
52 (4.167 %)Incident Management
52 (4.167 %)Asset Management
52 (4.167 %)Service Delivery
61 (2.083 %)Business Intelligence
61 (2.083 %)Data Management
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (31.25 %)Cisco Certification
211 (22.92 %)CCNP
38 (16.67 %)CCDP
46 (12.50 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
46 (12.50 %)CCNA
55 (10.42 %)CCDA
61 (2.083 %)CCIE
61 (2.083 %)ISEB
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.083 %)SLA
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (20.83 %)Active Directory
24 (8.333 %)Backup Exec
33 (6.250 %)Novell eDirectory
42 (4.167 %)ISA Server
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (14.58 %)CiscoWorks
26 (12.50 %)OpenView
33 (6.250 %)WSUS
42 (4.167 %)Norton AntiVirus
51 (2.083 %)ZENworks
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (29.17 %)Cisco
211 (22.92 %)Microsoft
36 (12.50 %)HP
36 (12.50 %)BMC
45 (10.42 %)Citrix
54 (8.333 %)VMware
63 (6.250 %)Novell
63 (6.250 %)VERITAS
72 (4.167 %)Mitel
72 (4.167 %)Symantec
72 (4.167 %)Apple
81 (2.083 %)SAP
81 (2.083 %)EMC
81 (2.083 %)Lotus
81 (2.083 %)CommVault