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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT contracts within the Birmingham 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2836
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads2435
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.035 %
As % of the category below8.989 %6.770 %
Daily rates quoted910
Average minimum daily rate£241£274
Average daily rate£245£290
% change on same period last year-15.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£249£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£333
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Hourly rates quoted85
Average minimum hourly rate£24.38£22.60
Average hourly rate£24.69£25.10
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£27.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.87£26.94
% change on same period last year-7.68 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads267517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.356 %0.523 %
Daily rates quoted66104
Average minimum daily rate£304£334
Average daily rate£316£355
% change on same period last year-10.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted2284
Average minimum hourly rate£20.30£14.71
Average hourly rate£21.12£15.62
% change on same period last year+35.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.94£16.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Cisco West MidlandsCisco
West Midlands

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.

Cisco
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Cisco Demand Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Birmingham Cisco Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Birmingham Cisco Hourly Rate Histogram

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

125 (43.86 %)Firewall
220 (35.09 %)Microsoft
318 (31.58 %)LAN
318 (31.58 %)WAN
415 (26.32 %)Windows
415 (26.32 %)CheckPoint
514 (24.56 %)Cisco Certification
613 (22.81 %)Citrix
712 (21.05 %)CCNA
810 (17.54 %)Juniper
99 (15.79 %)Blue Coat
99 (15.79 %)Microsoft Certification
108 (14.04 %)Active Directory
108 (14.04 %)HP
108 (14.04 %)CCA
108 (14.04 %)Citrix Certification
108 (14.04 %)VPN
117 (12.28 %)DNS
126 (10.53 %)Network Security
126 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
126 (10.53 %)MS Office
126 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2003
135 (8.772 %)SAN
135 (8.772 %)UNIX
135 (8.772 %)Windows 2000
144 (7.018 %)Network Design
144 (7.018 %)Nortel
144 (7.018 %)BT
144 (7.018 %)SQL
144 (7.018 %)DHCP

Cisco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (3.509 %)Exchange Server 2007
22 (3.509 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.754 %)SharePoint
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (10.53 %)MS Office
21 (1.754 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (43.86 %)Firewall
218 (31.58 %)LAN
218 (31.58 %)WAN
38 (14.04 %)VPN
47 (12.28 %)DNS
56 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
56 (10.53 %)Network Security
65 (8.772 %)SAN
74 (7.018 %)DHCP
83 (5.263 %)VoIP
83 (5.263 %)Internet
83 (5.263 %)MPLS
83 (5.263 %)OSPF
83 (5.263 %)BGP
83 (5.263 %)Cisco PIX
92 (3.509 %)DSL
101 (1.754 %)EIGRP
101 (1.754 %)Broadband
101 (1.754 %)ISDN
101 (1.754 %)RIP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.509 %)SQL Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.263 %)Telecoms
13 (5.263 %)Law
21 (1.754 %)Legal
21 (1.754 %)FMCG
21 (1.754 %)Government
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (33.33 %)Network Engineer
210 (17.54 %)Analyst
210 (17.54 %)Cisco Engineer
39 (15.79 %)Support Analyst
47 (12.28 %)Cisco Network Engineer
55 (8.772 %)Network Specialist
64 (7.018 %)Network Security Specialist
64 (7.018 %)Security Specialist
64 (7.018 %)Network Support
64 (7.018 %)Support Engineer
73 (5.263 %)PC Support
73 (5.263 %)Senior Network Engineer
73 (5.263 %)Network Manager
73 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Manager
82 (3.509 %)Desktop Analyst
82 (3.509 %)Network Support Engineer
82 (3.509 %)Network Analyst
82 (3.509 %)Desktop Support Analyst
82 (3.509 %)2nd Line Support
82 (3.509 %)Field Engineer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.509 %)Thin Client
12 (3.509 %)SecurID
12 (3.509 %)Fat Client
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (26.32 %)Windows
26 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (8.772 %)UNIX
35 (8.772 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.754 %)Linux
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (7.018 %)Network Design
23 (5.263 %)Document Management
23 (5.263 %)Problem Management
32 (3.509 %)Security Cleared
41 (1.754 %)SC Cleared
41 (1.754 %)Migration
41 (1.754 %)Load Balancing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (7.018 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (24.56 %)Cisco Certification
212 (21.05 %)CCNA
39 (15.79 %)Microsoft Certification
48 (14.04 %)CCA
48 (14.04 %)Citrix Certification
53 (5.263 %)CCNP
61 (1.754 %)MCSE
61 (1.754 %)CCIE
61 (1.754 %)CCSA
61 (1.754 %)CCSE
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.754 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (14.04 %)Active Directory
21 (1.754 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.754 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (35.09 %)Microsoft
215 (26.32 %)CheckPoint
313 (22.81 %)Citrix
410 (17.54 %)Juniper
59 (15.79 %)Blue Coat
68 (14.04 %)HP
74 (7.018 %)Nortel
74 (7.018 %)BT
83 (5.263 %)Dell
83 (5.263 %)Nokia
92 (3.509 %)VMware
101 (1.754 %)Altiris
101 (1.754 %)IBM
101 (1.754 %)WatchGuard
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