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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 350 332 397
Rank change year-on-year -18 +65 +9
Contract jobs citing Load Balancing 233 412 577
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.72% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.64% 0.80% 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 289 365
10th Percentile £329 £373 £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 36,622 51,397 80,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.09% 89.76% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,613 35,611 56,174
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £439 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,690 1,913
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.77 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%
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% -6.54%

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 20 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 20 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 +1 216 £475 -13.64% 70
UK excluding London +11 121 £475 -5.00% 42
London +8 92 £504 -16.08% 28
West Midlands +62 56 £375 +15.38% 8
Midlands +50 56 £375 -14.29% 15
Work from Home -25 55 £534 +1.71% 26
East of England +22 27 £534 -8.33% 6
North of England -27 13 £600 +14.29% 8
South East -5 12 £425 -15.00% 10
North West -33 12 £600 +20.00% 5
South West +7 10 £700 +41.77% 3
Scotland - 3 £418 -
Yorkshire +9 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 12 (5.15%) IIS
2 9 (3.86%) Apache
3 8 (3.43%) SharePoint
4 7 (3.00%) Tomcat
5 5 (2.15%) Confluence
5 5 (2.15%) nginx
6 3 (1.29%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.86%) Traefik
8 1 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2003
8 1 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.43%) JBoss
8 1 (0.43%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.43%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (3.86%) Chatbot
2 5 (2.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.72%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (1.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 63 (27.04%) Azure
2 44 (18.88%) AWS
3 20 (8.58%) GCP
4 16 (6.87%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (6.01%) PaaS
6 10 (4.29%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (3.43%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (3.43%) Twilio
8 7 (3.00%) Amazon EC2
8 7 (3.00%) Cloudflare
8 7 (3.00%) GitHub
9 6 (2.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 6 (2.58%) Azure Service Bus
10 5 (2.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (1.72%) Akamai
11 4 (1.72%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.72%) SaaS
11 4 (1.72%) Serverless
12 3 (1.29%) Datadog
12 3 (1.29%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 88 (37.77%) Firewall
2 78 (33.48%) VPN
3 72 (30.90%) WAN
4 66 (28.33%) BGP
5 60 (25.75%) MPLS
6 55 (23.61%) DNS
7 48 (20.60%) IPsec
8 46 (19.74%) Junos
9 28 (12.02%) Network Security
10 24 (10.30%) DHCP
10 24 (10.30%) LAN
11 19 (8.15%) Wi-Fi
12 16 (6.87%) SD-WAN
12 16 (6.87%) TCP/IP
12 16 (6.87%) VoIP
13 14 (6.01%) Wireshark
14 13 (5.58%) 5G
14 13 (5.58%) Cisco ASA
14 13 (5.58%) Cisco Nexus
14 13 (5.58%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.43%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.15%) Oracle Database
3 3 (1.29%) NoSQL
3 3 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.29%) Power BI
4 2 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.43%) Bigtable
5 1 (0.43%) CockroachDB
5 1 (0.43%) Couchbase
5 1 (0.43%) CouchDB
5 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.43%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.43%) MySQL
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (8.15%) Git
2 15 (6.44%) Jenkins
3 12 (5.15%) Artifactory
4 11 (4.72%) Sonatype Nexus
5 9 (3.86%) Bitbucket
6 7 (3.00%) JIRA
7 6 (2.58%) GitLab
7 6 (2.58%) TeamCity
8 5 (2.15%) Fiddler
9 1 (0.43%) Ant
9 1 (0.43%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.43%) JUnit
9 1 (0.43%) Maven
9 1 (0.43%) Mockito
9 1 (0.43%) TestNG
General
1 40 (17.17%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.30%) Finance
3 15 (6.44%) Telecoms
4 13 (5.58%) Public Sector
5 11 (4.72%) Retail
6 9 (3.86%) Banking
7 6 (2.58%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.15%) German Language
8 5 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.72%) Automotive
9 4 (1.72%) Legal
9 4 (1.72%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.29%) Marketing
11 2 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.86%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 67 (28.76%) Network Engineer
2 35 (15.02%) Architect
3 27 (11.59%) Senior
4 25 (10.73%) 3rd Line Support
5 24 (10.30%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 23 (9.87%) WAN Engineer
7 21 (9.01%) Network Support
8 15 (6.44%) DevOps Engineer
9 14 (6.01%) Administrator
10 13 (5.58%) Support Engineer
10 13 (5.58%) Web Engineer
11 12 (5.15%) Network Architect
12 10 (4.29%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (3.86%) Design Engineer
13 9 (3.86%) Developer
13 9 (3.86%) Full Stack Engineer
14 8 (3.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 8 (3.43%) Java Engineer
14 8 (3.43%) Linux Engineer
14 8 (3.43%) Network Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.87%) CSS
1 16 (6.87%) HTML
1 16 (6.87%) React
2 15 (6.44%) .NET
3 10 (4.29%) Middleware
4 8 (3.43%) LDAP
4 8 (3.43%) Web Services
5 6 (2.58%) Node.js
6 5 (2.15%) .NET Framework
6 5 (2.15%) JWT
6 5 (2.15%) OAuth
6 5 (2.15%) SAML
7 4 (1.72%) 802.1X
7 4 (1.72%) JSON
7 4 (1.72%) NETCONF
7 4 (1.72%) Spring
7 4 (1.72%) XML
7 4 (1.72%) YANG
8 3 (1.29%) JPA
8 3 (1.29%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 55 (23.61%) PKI
2 27 (11.59%) Data Centre
3 11 (4.72%) Clustering
4 10 (4.29%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.86%) IVR
6 8 (3.43%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.72%) Distributed Architecture
7 4 (1.72%) Replication
7 4 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.29%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.29%) Client/Server
8 3 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.29%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.29%) Media Streaming
8 3 (1.29%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.86%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.43%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.43%) FMCG
10 1 (0.43%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.43%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 39 (16.74%) Linux
2 26 (11.16%) Windows
3 12 (5.15%) Unix
3 12 (5.15%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (2.58%) Android
5 6 (2.58%) Apple iOS
5 6 (2.58%) CentOS
6 5 (2.15%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.43%) VMS
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (29.61%) DevOps
2 49 (21.03%) Agile
3 42 (18.03%) Network Design
4 40 (17.17%) CI/CD
5 32 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (10.30%) Migration
7 21 (9.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 20 (8.58%) Software Engineering
9 17 (7.30%) Identity Management
10 16 (6.87%) Computer Science
11 15 (6.44%) Roadmaps
12 14 (6.01%) Full Stack Development
12 14 (6.01%) Test Automation
13 12 (5.15%) Capacity Planning
13 12 (5.15%) High Availability
13 12 (5.15%) Kanban
13 12 (5.15%) Task Automation
14 11 (4.72%) Customer Experience
14 11 (4.72%) Scrum
14 11 (4.72%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (14.59%) Python
2 30 (12.88%) PowerShell
3 21 (9.01%) Java
4 18 (7.73%) SQL
5 15 (6.44%) Bash
6 14 (6.01%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.86%) Go
8 7 (3.00%) C#
9 4 (1.72%) Bicep
9 4 (1.72%) Ruby
9 4 (1.72%) VBScript
10 3 (1.29%) C
10 3 (1.29%) JavaScript
10 3 (1.29%) PHP
11 2 (0.86%) Scala
12 1 (0.43%) Groovy
12 1 (0.43%) Perl
12 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.43%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (32.19%) Security Cleared
2 27 (11.59%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.87%) Degree
4 18 (7.73%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (6.44%) Azure Certification
6 12 (5.15%) CCNP
7 10 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (4.29%) Master's Degree
7 10 (4.29%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (3.43%) AWS Certification
8 8 (3.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 6 (2.58%) CCNA
10 5 (2.15%) CCDP
11 4 (1.72%) CCIE
12 3 (1.29%) DV Cleared
13 1 (0.43%) CCIE Routing and Switching
13 1 (0.43%) MCSA
13 1 (0.43%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.43%) GDPR
1 8 (3.43%) HIPAA
1 8 (3.43%) PCI DSS
1 8 (3.43%) SOC 2
2 2 (0.86%) NCSC
3 1 (0.43%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.43%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (8.58%) Active Directory
2 14 (6.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (5.15%) Docker
4 9 (3.86%) VMware ESXi
5 8 (3.43%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (3.43%) vSphere
6 7 (3.00%) VMware NSX
7 5 (2.15%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.86%) PowerDNS
8 2 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 24 (10.30%) Terraform
2 21 (9.01%) Kubernetes
3 14 (6.01%) Ansible
4 13 (5.58%) Puppet
5 11 (4.72%) FortiGate
5 11 (4.72%) SCOM
6 8 (3.43%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (3.00%) SCCM
8 5 (2.15%) Prometheus
8 5 (2.15%) vCenter Server
9 4 (1.72%) Grafana
9 4 (1.72%) Kibana
9 4 (1.72%) Progress Chef
10 3 (1.29%) Istio
10 3 (1.29%) Podman
11 2 (0.86%) Consul
11 2 (0.86%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.86%) HAProxy
11 2 (0.86%) linkerd
11 2 (0.86%) Packer
Vendors
1 68 (29.18%) Cisco
2 56 (24.03%) Juniper
3 54 (23.18%) F5
4 36 (15.45%) Microsoft
5 21 (9.01%) Palo Alto
6 19 (8.15%) VMware
7 14 (6.01%) Aruba
7 14 (6.01%) Meraki
8 12 (5.15%) Fortinet
8 12 (5.15%) Splunk
9 10 (4.29%) Genesys
9 10 (4.29%) Google
10 9 (3.86%) Oracle
11 8 (3.43%) Avaya
11 8 (3.43%) Nokia
11 8 (3.43%) SolarWinds
12 7 (3.00%) Arista
12 7 (3.00%) CheckPoint
13 6 (2.58%) Citrix
13 6 (2.58%) Infoblox