LAN Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Local Area Network (LAN)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring LAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 19 17
Rank change year-on-year -8 -2 +8
Contract jobs citing LAN 4 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 2.29% 3.13% 2.40%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 50.00% 33.33% 17.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile - - £239
25th Percentile £263 - £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £315 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.70% -40.00% -3.40%
75th Percentile £288 - £551
90th Percentile - - £560
East Midlands median daily rate £255 £200 £375
% change year-on-year +27.50% -46.67% +3.45%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Leicestershire

LAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8 12 17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 4.57% 9.38% 13.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 7 10
10th Percentile - £381 £169
25th Percentile £263 £425 £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £450 £555
Median % change year-on-year -38.89% -18.92% +16.84%
75th Percentile £288 £553 £625
90th Percentile £374 £638 £659
East Midlands median daily rate £435 £416 £500
% change year-on-year +4.60% -16.83% +8.11%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing LAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

LAN job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

LAN
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing LAN.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing LAN

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing LAN.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing LAN

LAN
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 19 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 3 £275 - 1
Leicester -3 1 - - 3
LAN
East Midlands

LAN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) IT Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Site Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) AI
1 3 (75.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (75.00%) Business Continuity
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (75.00%) IT Asset Management
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Apple
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) Samsung