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This section looks at the demand for the Network Consultant role in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Consultant
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank126129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads337
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.037 %
As % of the category below0.094 %0.809 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£500£450
Average daily rate£525£463
% change on same period last year+13.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£550£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£385
% change on same period last year+11.79 %
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£9.50£31.96
% change on same period last year-70.27 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31754574
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.190 %4.555 %
Daily rates quoted7841441
Average minimum daily rate£341£350
Average daily rate£360£367
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted233460
Average minimum hourly rate£23.29£28.17
Average hourly rate£24.91£29.53
% change on same period last year-15.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.53£30.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Network Consultant South EastNetwork Consultant
South East

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.

Network Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Network Consultant across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Network Consultant Demand Trend

Network Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Network Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Network Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Network Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Network Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BracknellUp+183£525-
Network Consultant South EastNetwork Consultant
South East

Network Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Network Consultant in their job title 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 with Network Consultant in their job title.

15 (50.00 %)Network Design
15 (50.00 %)WAN
24 (40.00 %)LAN
24 (40.00 %)Telecoms
33 (30.00 %)Degree
42 (20.00 %)Firewall
42 (20.00 %)TCAP
42 (20.00 %)SCCP
42 (20.00 %)INAP
42 (20.00 %)3GPP
42 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
42 (20.00 %)WCDMA
42 (20.00 %)VPN
42 (20.00 %)SSL
42 (20.00 %)Cisco
42 (20.00 %)Microsoft
42 (20.00 %)Network Security
42 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
42 (20.00 %)GSM
51 (10.00 %)CCIE
51 (10.00 %)CCNP
51 (10.00 %)CCNA
51 (10.00 %)3G
51 (10.00 %)OSPF
51 (10.00 %)BGP
51 (10.00 %)SS7
51 (10.00 %)SAP
51 (10.00 %)GPRS
51 (10.00 %)2G

Network Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Network Consultant in their job title 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 with Network Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (50.00 %)WAN
24 (40.00 %)LAN
32 (20.00 %)Firewall
32 (20.00 %)TCAP
32 (20.00 %)SCCP
32 (20.00 %)INAP
32 (20.00 %)3GPP
32 (20.00 %)WCDMA
32 (20.00 %)VPN
32 (20.00 %)SSL
32 (20.00 %)Network Security
32 (20.00 %)GSM
41 (10.00 %)3G
41 (10.00 %)OSPF
41 (10.00 %)BGP
41 (10.00 %)SS7
41 (10.00 %)GPRS
41 (10.00 %)2G
41 (10.00 %)SGSN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Telecoms
21 (10.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Government
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Mathematics
11 (10.00 %)Applied Mathematics
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Network Design
22 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Network Planning
31 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)Degree
22 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (10.00 %)CCIE
31 (10.00 %)CCNP
31 (10.00 %)CCNA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Cisco
12 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)SAP