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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Worcestershire 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below40.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£326
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.73£21.31
% change on same period last year+20.73 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£330£200
Average daily rate£340£250
% change on same period last year+36.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£336
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£26.00
% change on same period last year+34.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£28.33
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
LAN West MidlandsLAN
West Midlands

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire LAN Hourly Rate Trend

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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
BromsgroveNew entry-1--
RedditchNew entry-1--
LAN West MidlandsLAN
West Midlands

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

18 (66.67 %)WAN
27 (58.33 %)Cisco
36 (50.00 %)Telecoms
45 (41.67 %)Cisco Certification
54 (33.33 %)DNS
54 (33.33 %)Active Directory
54 (33.33 %)Windows
54 (33.33 %)MPLS
63 (25.00 %)Network Design
63 (25.00 %)Firewall
63 (25.00 %)ITIL
63 (25.00 %)Windows XP
63 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (16.67 %)MS Office
72 (16.67 %)PMI
72 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
72 (16.67 %)DHCP
72 (16.67 %)Ethernet
72 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
72 (16.67 %)DWDM
72 (16.67 %)Spanish Language
72 (16.67 %)Project Management
81 (8.333 %)Finance
81 (8.333 %)Legal
81 (8.333 %)Degree
81 (8.333 %)Fat Client
81 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (8.333 %)IBM
81 (8.333 %)CCIE
81 (8.333 %)CCNP

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MS Office
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (66.67 %)WAN
24 (33.33 %)DNS
24 (33.33 %)MPLS
33 (25.00 %)Firewall
42 (16.67 %)DWDM
42 (16.67 %)DHCP
42 (16.67 %)Ethernet
42 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
51 (8.333 %)ATM
51 (8.333 %)SMS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (8.333 %)Finance
21 (8.333 %)Legal
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Architect
23 (25.00 %)Project Manager
23 (25.00 %)Analyst
23 (25.00 %)Network Architect
32 (16.67 %)IT Support Analyst
32 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Senior Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Senior Project Manager
41 (8.333 %)Network Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Senior Manager
41 (8.333 %)Senior Support Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Cisco Network Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Telecoms Project Manager
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)PMI
12 (16.67 %)Spanish Language
21 (8.333 %)Fat Client
21 (8.333 %)Thin Client
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)Windows
23 (25.00 %)Windows XP
23 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
41 (8.333 %)Windows NT
41 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)ITIL
13 (25.00 %)Network Design
22 (16.67 %)Project Management
31 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
31 (8.333 %)PRINCE
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (41.67 %)Cisco Certification
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (8.333 %)ITIL Certification
21 (8.333 %)PMI Certification
21 (8.333 %)Degree
21 (8.333 %)MCP
21 (8.333 %)MCSE
21 (8.333 %)CCIE
21 (8.333 %)CCNP
21 (8.333 %)CCNA
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (58.33 %)Cisco
21 (8.333 %)IBM
21 (8.333 %)Citrix