The first table below looks at the demand for LAN skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the West Yorkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Local Area Network (LAN)
Rank 54 63 65
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +2
Contract jobs citing LAN 38 32 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 2.960% 1.995% 0.639%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 16.24% 16.33% 8.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 7 1
Average daily rate £300 £350 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.28% +16.66%
UK excluding London average daily rate £308 £313 £320
% change year-on-year
-1.60% -2.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 3
Average hourly rate £17.75 £13.75 £12.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+29.09% +14.58%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.20 £11.00 £11.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £115.00 £23.75 £15.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £20.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year
-20.00% -4.76%
All Communications & Networking
West Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
234 196 87
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 18.22% 12.22% 7.945%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 98 32
Average daily rate £275 £280 £335
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.78% -16.41%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £201 £100
10% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £420 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 23 18
Average hourly rate £16.50 £15.00 £23.19
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.00% -35.30%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.42 £12.00 £11.53
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £115.00 £33.75 £31.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £25.75 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-16.50% -6.36%
LAN
Yorkshire

LAN
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing LAN across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Yorkshire LAN Jobs Demand Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire LAN Daily Rate Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAN across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Yorkshire LAN Daily Rate Histogram

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire LAN Hourly Rate Trend

LAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAN across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Leeds +3 32 £304 -13.21%
Wakefield - 2 - -
Bradford +1 1 £250 +51.51%
Halifax - 1 £250 -
Huddersfield - 1 £250 -
Pontefract - 1 - -
LAN
Yorkshire

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1 56 (94.92%) WAN
2 27 (45.76%) Cisco
3 26 (44.07%) Windows
4 21 (35.59%) Microsoft
5 20 (33.90%) Windows XP
6 18 (30.51%) Windows Server 2008
7 17 (28.81%) SAN
8 16 (27.12%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (27.12%) Windows Server 2003
8 16 (27.12%) MCSE
9 15 (25.42%) MS Exchange
9 15 (25.42%) SQL Server
9 15 (25.42%) NAS
10 14 (23.73%) F5
11 13 (22.03%) Exchange Server 2003
12 12 (20.34%) CCNP
12 12 (20.34%) Cisco Certification
13 11 (18.64%) ITIL
14 10 (16.95%) Firewall
15 7 (11.86%) Telecoms
15 7 (11.86%) CCSA
15 7 (11.86%) Active Directory
16 6 (10.17%) SLA
16 6 (10.17%) MS Office
16 6 (10.17%) CheckPoint
16 6 (10.17%) VMware
16 6 (10.17%) Incident Management
16 6 (10.17%) PCI DSS
16 6 (10.17%) Network Architecture
17 5 (8.475%) Windows Vista

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

Application Platforms
1 15 (25.42%) MS Exchange
2 13 (22.03%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (1.695%) WorkSite
3 1 (1.695%) NetWeaver
3 1 (1.695%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.695%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 6 (10.17%) MS Office
2 2 (3.390%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 56 (94.92%) WAN
2 17 (28.81%) SAN
3 15 (25.42%) NAS
4 10 (16.95%) Firewall
5 5 (8.475%) Internet
6 3 (5.085%) Network Security
6 3 (5.085%) VLAN
6 3 (5.085%) MPLS
6 3 (5.085%) TCP/IP
6 3 (5.085%) VPN
7 2 (3.390%) WAAS
7 2 (3.390%) DNS
7 2 (3.390%) DHCP
7 2 (3.390%) WLAN
7 2 (3.390%) ADSL
7 2 (3.390%) Broadband
7 2 (3.390%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (1.695%) iSCSI
8 1 (1.695%) Wireless
8 1 (1.695%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (25.42%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.695%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 7 (11.86%) Telecoms
2 2 (3.390%) Legal
2 2 (3.390%) Manufacturing
3 1 (1.695%) Finance
3 1 (1.695%) Law
3 1 (1.695%) Retail
Job Titles
1 25 (42.37%) Analyst
2 11 (18.64%) Service Analyst
2 11 (18.64%) Service Desk Analyst
3 9 (15.25%) Network Engineer
4 8 (13.56%) Support Engineer
4 8 (13.56%) Messaging Analyst
5 7 (11.86%) 3rd Line Support
6 5 (8.475%) Messaging Engineer
6 5 (8.475%) Cisco Engineer
6 5 (8.475%) Support Analyst
7 4 (6.780%) Technical Support
7 4 (6.780%) 2nd Line Support
8 3 (5.085%) Network Analyst
8 3 (5.085%) Technical Support Officer
8 3 (5.085%) Messaging Specialist
8 3 (5.085%) Architect
8 3 (5.085%) Microsoft Specialist
9 2 (3.390%) Support Specialist
9 2 (3.390%) 1st Line Support
9 2 (3.390%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.780%) Management Information System
2 2 (3.390%) AS400
3 1 (1.695%) Fat Client
3 1 (1.695%) Thin Client
3 1 (1.695%) EqualLogic
Operating Systems
1 26 (44.07%) Windows
2 20 (33.90%) Windows XP
3 18 (30.51%) Windows Server 2008
4 16 (27.12%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (8.475%) Windows Vista
5 5 (8.475%) Windows 2000
6 4 (6.780%) UNIX
6 4 (6.780%) Windows 7
7 2 (3.390%) Windows CE
7 2 (3.390%) Windows Mobile
8 1 (1.695%) Linux
8 1 (1.695%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (18.64%) ITIL
2 6 (10.17%) Incident Management
2 6 (10.17%) Network Architecture
3 5 (8.475%) Fault Management
4 4 (6.780%) Service Delivery
4 4 (6.780%) Performance Management
5 2 (3.390%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (1.695%) Load Balancing
6 1 (1.695%) Migration
6 1 (1.695%) Document Management
6 1 (1.695%) Network Design
6 1 (1.695%) Business Analysis
6 1 (1.695%) Supplier Management
6 1 (1.695%) Asset Management
6 1 (1.695%) Change Management
6 1 (1.695%) Project Management
6 1 (1.695%) E-Commerce
6 1 (1.695%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.695%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (27.12%) Microsoft Certification
1 16 (27.12%) MCSE
2 12 (20.34%) CCNP
2 12 (20.34%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (11.86%) CCSA
4 4 (6.780%) Security Cleared
5 3 (5.085%) MCP
5 3 (5.085%) HNC
5 3 (5.085%) MCSA
5 3 (5.085%) CCNA
6 2 (3.390%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (3.390%) CCSE
6 2 (3.390%) SC Cleared
7 1 (1.695%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.695%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.17%) SLA
1 6 (10.17%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (11.86%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.695%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.695%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (1.695%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 1 (1.695%) SCCM
1 1 (1.695%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 27 (45.76%) Cisco
2 21 (35.59%) Microsoft
3 14 (23.73%) F5
4 6 (10.17%) CheckPoint
4 6 (10.17%) VMware
5 3 (5.085%) Citrix
6 2 (3.390%) HP
6 2 (3.390%) SAP
6 2 (3.390%) Oracle
6 2 (3.390%) Veeam
7 1 (1.695%) Riverbed
7 1 (1.695%) Fujitsu
7 1 (1.695%) SonicWALL
7 1 (1.695%) Juniper
7 1 (1.695%) Dell
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