LAN Contracts in England

Local Area Network (LAN)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring LAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited LAN over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 167 141 205
Rank change year-on-year -26 +64 +8
Contract jobs citing LAN 556 902 1,020
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.48% 1.92% 1.45%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.53% 15.22% 12.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 310 565 686
10th Percentile £200 £213 £195
25th Percentile £313 £320 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £459 £427
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% +7.49% +6.75%
75th Percentile £634 £575 £550
90th Percentile £701 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £438
% change year-on-year -5.26% +8.57% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 38 47
10th Percentile £12.82 £18.50 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.75 £44.77 £18.07
Median hourly rate £23.15 £65.50 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year -64.66% +187.91% -30.00%
75th Percentile £40.00 £75.00 £48.67
90th Percentile £40.60 £80.25 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £66.00 £27.21
% change year-on-year -65.91% +142.60% +17.96%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,823 5,925 8,036
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.86% 12.60% 11.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,875 3,842 5,326
10th Percentile £213 £240 £228
25th Percentile £350 £381 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £607 £645 £619
90th Percentile £690 £737 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 387 408 318
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.28 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.37 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +117.75% -23.17% +3.02%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £48.48
90th Percentile £72.66 £75.00 £63.63
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +110.53% -26.92% +4.00%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing LAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in England

LAN
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing LAN in England.

Daily rate trend for LAN in England

LAN
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing LAN in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for LAN in England

LAN
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing LAN in England.

Hourly rate trend for LAN in England

LAN
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing LAN in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for LAN in England

LAN
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the England region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
London -50 169 £475 -7.99% 59
South East -17 142 £400 -11.11% 65
South West +16 87 £650 +36.84% 33
Midlands +2 70 £463 +19.48% 46
North of England -37 63 £338 -18.18% 70
West Midlands +12 59 £450 +20.00% 31
Yorkshire +25 33 £325 -27.78% 21
North West -46 27 £350 -17.65% 42
East of England -29 18 £525 +31.25% 35
East Midlands -4 10 £525 +36.36% 15
North East +9 3 £350 +154.55% 7
LAN
UK

LAN
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 25 (4.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (2.34%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.72%) IIS
4 2 (0.36%) Confluence
4 2 (0.36%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.18%) Apache
Applications
1 49 (8.81%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (3.42%) MS Visio
3 11 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 88 (15.83%) Azure
2 65 (11.69%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (10.43%) AWS
4 37 (6.65%) IaaS
5 36 (6.47%) SaaS
6 34 (6.12%) PaaS
7 33 (5.94%) Cloud Computing
8 13 (2.34%) GCP
9 11 (1.98%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.08%) Mimecast
10 6 (1.08%) WhatsApp
11 5 (0.90%) OCI
11 5 (0.90%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.54%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.54%) Amazon ECS
12 3 (0.54%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.54%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 3 (0.54%) Nutanix
12 3 (0.54%) Rubrik
12 3 (0.54%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 440 (79.14%) WAN
2 190 (34.17%) Firewall
3 127 (22.84%) Wi-Fi
4 124 (22.30%) VPN
5 110 (19.78%) Wireless
6 77 (13.85%) DNS
7 76 (13.67%) DHCP
8 66 (11.87%) BGP
8 66 (11.87%) OSPF
9 61 (10.97%) MPLS
9 61 (10.97%) SD-WAN
10 59 (10.61%) WLAN
11 46 (8.27%) Cisco Nexus
12 40 (7.19%) Network Security
13 39 (7.01%) VLAN
14 38 (6.83%) VoIP
15 37 (6.65%) SAN
16 33 (5.94%) IPsec
17 31 (5.58%) TCP/IP
18 29 (5.22%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.88%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.18%) MySQL
3 1 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.18%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (0.72%) JIRA
2 3 (0.54%) Git
2 3 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.18%) Gradle
3 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 154 (27.70%) Social Skills
2 78 (14.03%) Public Sector
3 56 (10.07%) Finance
4 43 (7.73%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (6.12%) Telecoms
6 17 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (2.34%) Manufacturing
8 10 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (1.80%) Legal
8 10 (1.80%) Mandarin Language
8 10 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (1.44%) Aerospace
9 8 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (1.44%) Retail
10 7 (1.26%) Military
11 6 (1.08%) Banking
11 6 (1.08%) Financial Institution
11 6 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.72%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 171 (30.76%) Network Engineer
2 145 (26.08%) Architect
3 109 (19.60%) Network Architect
4 45 (8.09%) Senior
5 40 (7.19%) Support Engineer
6 29 (5.22%) IT Support
7 28 (5.04%) IT Engineer
8 27 (4.86%) Senior Network Engineer
9 26 (4.68%) Analyst
9 26 (4.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 22 (3.96%) Technical Architect
11 18 (3.24%) 2nd Line Support
12 17 (3.06%) Desktop Support
12 17 (3.06%) Lead
13 16 (2.88%) Cisco Engineer
13 16 (2.88%) Cisco Network Engineer
13 16 (2.88%) IT Support Engineer
14 14 (2.52%) Network Support
15 13 (2.34%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
16 12 (2.16%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.80%) Middleware
1 10 (1.80%) Web Services
2 8 (1.44%) 802.1X
3 5 (0.90%) XML
4 4 (0.72%) JSON
4 4 (0.72%) NETCONF
5 3 (0.54%) LDAP
5 3 (0.54%) Software Packaging
5 3 (0.54%) XMPP
6 2 (0.36%) AWS CDK
6 2 (0.36%) Jinja
6 2 (0.36%) RESTful
6 2 (0.36%) XSLT
6 2 (0.36%) YANG
7 1 (0.18%) LAMP
7 1 (0.18%) LAPP Stack
7 1 (0.18%) libvirt
7 1 (0.18%) OAuth
7 1 (0.18%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.18%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 111 (19.96%) Data Centre
2 29 (5.22%) Driving Licence
3 25 (4.50%) Video Conferencing
4 19 (3.42%) PKI
5 18 (3.24%) Clustering
6 15 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.34%) Public Cloud
8 12 (2.16%) CMDB
9 11 (1.98%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.98%) Operational Technology
10 9 (1.62%) Client/Server
10 9 (1.62%) NHS
11 6 (1.08%) CCTV
11 6 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.08%) Replication
11 6 (1.08%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.90%) iPhone
12 5 (0.90%) Onboarding
13 4 (0.72%) Cloud Native
14 3 (0.54%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 152 (27.34%) Windows
2 59 (10.61%) Windows Server
3 47 (8.45%) Linux
4 45 (8.09%) Windows 10
5 31 (5.58%) Mac OS
6 19 (3.42%) Unix
7 15 (2.70%) Windows 7
8 11 (1.98%) Windows Server 2012
9 10 (1.80%) Android
10 9 (1.62%) Windows Server 2019
11 7 (1.26%) Ubuntu
11 7 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
12 5 (0.90%) Apple iOS
13 4 (0.72%) CentOS
13 4 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 3 (0.54%) Debian
15 2 (0.36%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.36%) Windows 8
15 2 (0.36%) zOS
16 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (12.77%) ITIL
3 52 (9.35%) Customer Service
4 50 (8.99%) Migration
5 44 (7.91%) Business Strategy
6 40 (7.19%) Network Management
6 40 (7.19%) Project Delivery
7 39 (7.01%) Agile
8 38 (6.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 35 (6.29%) Change Management
9 35 (6.29%) Customer Requirements
10 33 (5.94%) Zero Trust
11 32 (5.76%) Project Management
12 28 (5.04%) Open Source
13 27 (4.86%) Kalman Filter
14 25 (4.50%) Network Architecture
15 24 (4.32%) Asset Management
15 24 (4.32%) Decision-Making
15 24 (4.32%) Server Management
16 23 (4.14%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 36 (6.47%) PowerShell
2 22 (3.96%) Python
3 10 (1.80%) Bash
4 7 (1.26%) SQL
5 3 (0.54%) Java
6 2 (0.36%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.36%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.18%) Perl
Qualifications
1 192 (34.53%) Security Cleared
2 110 (19.78%) Cisco Certification
3 80 (14.39%) Degree
4 75 (13.49%) DV Cleared
5 69 (12.41%) CCNA
6 67 (12.05%) CCNP
7 52 (9.35%) SC Cleared
8 25 (4.50%) CCIE
9 15 (2.70%) JNCIA
10 13 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (1.62%) AWS Certification
11 9 (1.62%) CCIE Data Center
11 9 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 7 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (1.08%) JNCIS
14 5 (0.90%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.90%) CCSA
14 5 (0.90%) Network+ Certification
15 4 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (8.81%) SLA
2 15 (2.70%) QA
3 5 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.72%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.36%) NCSC
6 1 (0.18%) COBIT
6 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.18%) PMO
System Software
1 86 (15.47%) Active Directory
2 68 (12.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (4.68%) Hyper-V
4 21 (3.78%) Firmware
5 20 (3.60%) Virtual Servers
6 14 (2.52%) VMware ESXi
7 13 (2.34%) VMware NSX
8 8 (1.44%) VMware Workstation
9 5 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (0.90%) vSphere
10 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
10 4 (0.72%) VMware Server
11 3 (0.54%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.54%) Docker
11 3 (0.54%) Microsoft App-V
12 2 (0.36%) XenApp
13 1 (0.18%) Ceph
13 1 (0.18%) iptables
13 1 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 48 (8.63%) SCCM
2 16 (2.88%) FortiGate
3 15 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (2.52%) Terraform
5 11 (1.98%) NetBackup
6 10 (1.80%) Ansible
7 9 (1.62%) Failover Clustering
7 9 (1.62%) Jamf Pro
7 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Clustering
7 9 (1.62%) vCenter Server
8 8 (1.44%) Nagios
8 8 (1.44%) SCOM
8 8 (1.44%) SolarWinds Orion
8 8 (1.44%) VxRail
9 7 (1.26%) Autotask
9 7 (1.26%) OpenView
10 4 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.72%) Kubernetes
10 4 (0.72%) Nessus
11 3 (0.54%) AppManager
Vendors
1 240 (43.17%) Cisco
2 118 (21.22%) Microsoft
3 89 (16.01%) Juniper
4 85 (15.29%) VMware
5 67 (12.05%) Palo Alto
6 40 (7.19%) CheckPoint
7 39 (7.01%) Aruba
7 39 (7.01%) F5
8 29 (5.22%) HP
9 28 (5.04%) Fortinet
10 24 (4.32%) Meraki
11 21 (3.78%) Citrix
12 20 (3.60%) Infoblox
13 18 (3.24%) SolarWinds
14 17 (3.06%) ServiceNow
15 14 (2.52%) Brocade
16 12 (2.16%) Dell
17 11 (1.98%) 3Com
17 11 (1.98%) Apple
17 11 (1.98%) Blue Coat