Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT contracts within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2217
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.005 %
As % of the category below12.50 %8.065 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£233£250
Average daily rate£275£283
% change on same period last year-2.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£311
% change on same period last year+11.73 %
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£27.60£26.29
% change on same period last year+4.99 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads6462
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.067 %
Daily rates quoted2223
Average minimum daily rate£266£363
Average daily rate£287£403
% change on same period last year-28.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+3.05 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£19.04£16.37
Average hourly rate£21.54£16.96
% change on same period last year+27.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.04£17.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Cisco County AntrimCisco
County Antrim

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cisco across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Belfast Cisco Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cisco across the Belfast region.

Belfast Cisco Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Belfast Cisco Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Cisco across the Belfast region.

Belfast Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing Cisco 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 Cisco.

18 (61.54 %)CCNP
18 (61.54 %)Cisco Certification
27 (53.85 %)CheckPoint
36 (46.15 %)Firewall
45 (38.46 %)CCSE
54 (30.77 %)CCSA
54 (30.77 %)LAN
54 (30.77 %)WAN
54 (30.77 %)VPN
54 (30.77 %)SSL
63 (23.08 %)Sun
63 (23.08 %)ITIL
63 (23.08 %)UNIX
63 (23.08 %)Telecoms
63 (23.08 %)Intrusion Detection
72 (15.38 %)Solaris
72 (15.38 %)Linux
72 (15.38 %)MCSE
72 (15.38 %)AIX
72 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
72 (15.38 %)CCNA
81 (7.692 %)Dell
81 (7.692 %)Citrix
81 (7.692 %)Sun Certification
81 (7.692 %)Check Point Certification
81 (7.692 %)HPUX Certification
81 (7.692 %)CommVault
81 (7.692 %)MPLS
81 (7.692 %)BGP
81 (7.692 %)Service Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing Cisco 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 Cisco. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (46.15 %)Firewall
24 (30.77 %)LAN
24 (30.77 %)WAN
24 (30.77 %)VPN
24 (30.77 %)SSL
33 (23.08 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (7.692 %)Network Security
41 (7.692 %)MPLS
41 (7.692 %)BGP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Telecoms
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (30.77 %)Consultant
14 (30.77 %)Network Engineer
14 (30.77 %)Senior Network Engineer
14 (30.77 %)Cisco Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Cisco Network Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
32 (15.38 %)Firewall Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Network Specialist
32 (15.38 %)UNIX Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Senior Network Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Network Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Senior Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Network Security Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Security Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Cisco Specialist
41 (7.692 %)Senior Network Security Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Senior Security Engineer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)UNIX
22 (15.38 %)AIX
22 (15.38 %)Solaris
22 (15.38 %)Linux
31 (7.692 %)HPUX
31 (7.692 %)Windows
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)ITIL
21 (7.692 %)Service Management
21 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (61.54 %)CCNP
18 (61.54 %)Cisco Certification
25 (38.46 %)CCSE
34 (30.77 %)CCSA
42 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (15.38 %)CCNA
42 (15.38 %)MCSE
51 (7.692 %)MCSA
51 (7.692 %)CCIE
51 (7.692 %)Sun Certification
51 (7.692 %)Check Point Certification
51 (7.692 %)HPUX Certification
51 (7.692 %)SCSA
51 (7.692 %)MCP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)CheckPoint
23 (23.08 %)Sun
31 (7.692 %)Dell
31 (7.692 %)Citrix
31 (7.692 %)CommVault
31 (7.692 %)Microsoft