Load Balancing Contracts

Load Balancing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Load Balancing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Load Balancing over the 6 months to 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 352 337 396
Rank change year-on-year -15 +59 +27
Contract jobs citing Load Balancing 228 409 567
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.53% 0.73% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.81% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 287 361
10th Percentile £339 £381 £413
25th Percentile £363 £475 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £675
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile - £32.20 £28.20
25th Percentile - £46.38 £32.25
Median hourly rate £45.88 £70.00 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.46% +72.84% -42.14%
75th Percentile - - £49.75
90th Percentile - - £54.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 - £40.50
% change year-on-year - - -39.10%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Load Balancing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,593 50,587 79,345
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.80% 89.68% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,580 35,017 55,732
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +8.08%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £485
% change year-on-year - +3.09% +9.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,483 1,675 1,881
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.78 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £37.30 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% +45.25% +9.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -4.99%

Load Balancing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Load Balancing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Load Balancing in the UK

Load Balancing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Load Balancing.

Daily rate trend for Load Balancing in the UK

Load Balancing
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Load Balancing over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Load Balancing in the UK

Load Balancing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Load Balancing.

Hourly rate trend for Load Balancing in the UK

Load Balancing
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Load Balancing within the UK over the 6 months to 25 May 2024. 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
England -24 212 £475 -13.64% 81
UK excluding London +13 117 £475 -5.00% 56
London -5 91 £520 -13.33% 47
Midlands +65 58 £375 -16.67% 11
West Midlands +54 58 £375 - 5
Work from Home -18 53 £535 +1.33% 36
East of England +17 24 £534 -8.33% 7
North of England -22 13 £600 +17.07% 7
South East -12 12 £425 -15.00% 25
North West -24 12 £600 +21.70% 4
South West +9 8 £700 +41.77% 5
Scotland - 2 £418 - 1
Yorkshire +1 1 - - 3

Load Balancing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (4.82%) IIS
2 9 (3.95%) Apache
3 8 (3.51%) SharePoint
4 7 (3.07%) Tomcat
5 5 (2.19%) Confluence
5 5 (2.19%) nginx
6 3 (1.32%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.88%) Traefik
8 1 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2003
8 1 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.44%) JBoss
8 1 (0.44%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.44%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (3.95%) Chatbot
2 5 (2.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.75%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.32%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 62 (27.19%) Azure
2 44 (19.30%) AWS
3 20 (8.77%) GCP
4 15 (6.58%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (6.58%) PaaS
5 10 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (3.51%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (3.51%) Twilio
7 7 (3.07%) Amazon EC2
7 7 (3.07%) Cloudflare
7 7 (3.07%) GitHub
8 6 (2.63%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 6 (2.63%) Azure Service Bus
9 5 (2.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 4 (1.75%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.75%) SaaS
10 4 (1.75%) Serverless
11 3 (1.32%) Akamai
11 3 (1.32%) Amazon ECS
11 3 (1.32%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 84 (36.84%) Firewall
2 78 (34.21%) VPN
3 73 (32.02%) WAN
4 68 (29.82%) BGP
5 62 (27.19%) MPLS
6 52 (22.81%) DNS
7 50 (21.93%) IPsec
8 48 (21.05%) Junos
9 24 (10.53%) LAN
9 24 (10.53%) Network Security
10 23 (10.09%) DHCP
11 19 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
12 16 (7.02%) TCP/IP
12 16 (7.02%) VoIP
13 15 (6.58%) SD-WAN
14 14 (6.14%) Wireshark
15 13 (5.70%) Cisco ASA
15 13 (5.70%) Cisco Nexus
15 13 (5.70%) SNMP
16 12 (5.26%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.51%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.19%) Oracle Database
3 3 (1.32%) NoSQL
3 3 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.32%) Power BI
4 2 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.44%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.44%) Bigtable
5 1 (0.44%) CockroachDB
5 1 (0.44%) Couchbase
5 1 (0.44%) CouchDB
5 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.44%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.44%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.44%) MySQL
5 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (8.77%) Git
2 17 (7.46%) Jenkins
3 13 (5.70%) Artifactory
4 11 (4.82%) Sonatype Nexus
5 10 (4.39%) Bitbucket
6 7 (3.07%) GitLab
6 7 (3.07%) JIRA
6 7 (3.07%) TeamCity
7 5 (2.19%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.44%) Ant
8 1 (0.44%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.44%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.44%) JUnit
8 1 (0.44%) Maven
8 1 (0.44%) Mockito
8 1 (0.44%) TestNG
General
1 38 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.60%) Finance
3 15 (6.58%) Telecoms
4 13 (5.70%) Public Sector
5 11 (4.82%) Retail
6 8 (3.51%) Banking
7 6 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.19%) German Language
8 5 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.75%) Automotive
9 4 (1.75%) Legal
9 4 (1.75%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.32%) Marketing
11 2 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.44%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 63 (27.63%) Network Engineer
2 34 (14.91%) Architect
3 28 (12.28%) Senior
4 26 (11.40%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 26 (11.40%) 3rd Line Support
5 25 (10.96%) WAN Engineer
6 22 (9.65%) Network Support
7 16 (7.02%) DevOps Engineer
8 14 (6.14%) Administrator
9 13 (5.70%) Support Engineer
10 12 (5.26%) Web Engineer
11 11 (4.82%) Network Architect
12 10 (4.39%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (3.95%) Full Stack Engineer
14 8 (3.51%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
14 8 (3.51%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 8 (3.51%) Design Engineer
14 8 (3.51%) Developer
14 8 (3.51%) Lead
14 8 (3.51%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (7.02%) CSS
1 16 (7.02%) HTML
1 16 (7.02%) React
2 14 (6.14%) .NET
3 9 (3.95%) Middleware
4 8 (3.51%) LDAP
4 8 (3.51%) Web Services
5 6 (2.63%) Node.js
6 5 (2.19%) .NET Framework
6 5 (2.19%) JWT
6 5 (2.19%) OAuth
6 5 (2.19%) SAML
7 4 (1.75%) 802.1X
7 4 (1.75%) JSON
7 4 (1.75%) NETCONF
7 4 (1.75%) Spring
7 4 (1.75%) XML
7 4 (1.75%) YANG
8 3 (1.32%) OAuth2
8 3 (1.32%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 57 (25.00%) PKI
2 27 (11.84%) Data Centre
3 11 (4.82%) Clustering
4 10 (4.39%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.95%) IVR
5 9 (3.95%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.75%) Distributed Architecture
7 4 (1.75%) Replication
8 3 (1.32%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.32%) Client/Server
8 3 (1.32%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.32%) Media Streaming
8 3 (1.32%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.88%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.44%) Distributed Systems
10 1 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.44%) FMCG
10 1 (0.44%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 39 (17.11%) Linux
2 27 (11.84%) Windows
3 13 (5.70%) Unix
4 12 (5.26%) Windows Server
5 8 (3.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (3.07%) Android
6 7 (3.07%) Apple iOS
7 6 (2.63%) CentOS
8 5 (2.19%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.44%) VMS
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (30.26%) DevOps
2 49 (21.49%) Agile
3 42 (18.42%) CI/CD
4 39 (17.11%) Network Design
5 32 (14.04%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (10.53%) Migration
7 20 (8.77%) Software Engineering
8 18 (7.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 17 (7.46%) Identity Management
10 16 (7.02%) Computer Science
10 16 (7.02%) Roadmaps
11 14 (6.14%) Full Stack Development
11 14 (6.14%) Test Automation
12 12 (5.26%) Capacity Planning
12 12 (5.26%) Kanban
13 11 (4.82%) Customer Experience
13 11 (4.82%) High Availability
13 11 (4.82%) Scrum
13 11 (4.82%) Stakeholder Management
13 11 (4.82%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 35 (15.35%) Python
2 31 (13.60%) PowerShell
3 21 (9.21%) Java
4 18 (7.89%) SQL
5 16 (7.02%) Bash
6 14 (6.14%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.95%) Go
8 7 (3.07%) C#
9 4 (1.75%) Bicep
9 4 (1.75%) Ruby
9 4 (1.75%) VBScript
10 3 (1.32%) C
10 3 (1.32%) JavaScript
10 3 (1.32%) PHP
11 2 (0.88%) Scala
12 1 (0.44%) Groovy
12 1 (0.44%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.44%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (31.14%) Security Cleared
2 23 (10.09%) Degree
2 23 (10.09%) SC Cleared
3 16 (7.02%) Cisco Certification
4 15 (6.58%) Azure Certification
5 10 (4.39%) CCNP
5 10 (4.39%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (4.39%) Master's Degree
5 10 (4.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.51%) AWS Certification
6 8 (3.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 5 (2.19%) CCDP
8 4 (1.75%) CCIE
8 4 (1.75%) CCNA
9 3 (1.32%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.44%) CCIE Routing and Switching
10 1 (0.44%) MCSA
10 1 (0.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.51%) GDPR
1 8 (3.51%) HIPAA
1 8 (3.51%) PCI DSS
1 8 (3.51%) SOC 2
2 2 (0.88%) NCSC
3 1 (0.44%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.44%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (8.77%) Active Directory
2 14 (6.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (5.70%) Docker
4 9 (3.95%) VMware ESXi
5 8 (3.51%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (3.51%) vSphere
6 7 (3.07%) VMware NSX
7 5 (2.19%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.88%) PowerDNS
8 2 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (10.53%) Terraform
2 22 (9.65%) Kubernetes
3 15 (6.58%) Ansible
4 13 (5.70%) Puppet
5 11 (4.82%) FortiGate
6 10 (4.39%) SCOM
7 8 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (2.63%) Prometheus
8 6 (2.63%) SCCM
9 5 (2.19%) Grafana
9 5 (2.19%) vCenter Server
10 4 (1.75%) Kibana
10 4 (1.75%) Progress Chef
11 3 (1.32%) Istio
11 3 (1.32%) Podman
12 2 (0.88%) Consul
12 2 (0.88%) Docker Swarm
12 2 (0.88%) HAProxy
12 2 (0.88%) linkerd
12 2 (0.88%) Packer
Vendors
1 63 (27.63%) Cisco
2 56 (24.56%) Juniper
3 52 (22.81%) F5
4 36 (15.79%) Microsoft
5 21 (9.21%) Palo Alto
6 19 (8.33%) VMware
7 14 (6.14%) Aruba
7 14 (6.14%) Meraki
8 12 (5.26%) Splunk
9 10 (4.39%) Fortinet
9 10 (4.39%) Genesys
9 10 (4.39%) Google
10 9 (3.95%) Oracle
11 8 (3.51%) Avaya
11 8 (3.51%) Nokia
12 7 (3.07%) Arista
12 7 (3.07%) CheckPoint
12 7 (3.07%) SolarWinds
13 6 (2.63%) Citrix
13 6 (2.63%) Infoblox