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 Bristol 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4350
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.011 %
As % of the category below4.132 %3.147 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£340£288
Average daily rate£345£311
% change on same period last year+10.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£320
% change on same period last year+5.13 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£34.80£32.50
% change on same period last year+7.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.60£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.92£26.05
% change on same period last year+7.15 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads242286
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.485 %0.358 %
Daily rates quoted8091
Average minimum daily rate£291£355
Average daily rate£310£371
% change on same period last year-16.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£353
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted4657
Average minimum hourly rate£25.75£21.63
Average hourly rate£26.72£23.95
% change on same period last year+11.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.70£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£23.32
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Cisco South WestCisco
South West

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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol Cisco Hourly Rate Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

114 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
212 (42.86 %)CCNA
311 (39.29 %)Windows
49 (32.14 %)CCNP
58 (28.57 %)VPN
58 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
58 (28.57 %)Firewall
67 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
67 (25.00 %)WAN
67 (25.00 %)LAN
76 (21.43 %)Active Directory
85 (17.86 %)Cisco PIX
85 (17.86 %)IBM
85 (17.86 %)Netcool
85 (17.86 %)CheckPoint
85 (17.86 %)Citrix
94 (14.29 %)OSPF
94 (14.29 %)SNMP
94 (14.29 %)VoIP
94 (14.29 %)LDAP
103 (10.71 %)Security Cleared
103 (10.71 %)Broadband
103 (10.71 %)Lotus Notes
103 (10.71 %)DNS
103 (10.71 %)Microsoft
103 (10.71 %)MPLS
103 (10.71 %)Lotus
112 (7.143 %)Internet
112 (7.143 %)Juniper
112 (7.143 %)SAN

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.571 %)CSS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.71 %)Lotus Notes
21 (3.571 %)Apache
21 (3.571 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.571 %)WebLogic
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.571 %)MS Office
11 (3.571 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (28.57 %)VPN
18 (28.57 %)Firewall
27 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
27 (25.00 %)LAN
27 (25.00 %)WAN
35 (17.86 %)Cisco PIX
44 (14.29 %)OSPF
44 (14.29 %)VoIP
44 (14.29 %)LDAP
44 (14.29 %)SNMP
53 (10.71 %)Broadband
53 (10.71 %)DNS
53 (10.71 %)MPLS
62 (7.143 %)Cisco IOS
62 (7.143 %)BGP
62 (7.143 %)IP Telephony
62 (7.143 %)SAN
62 (7.143 %)Internet
62 (7.143 %)ADSL
62 (7.143 %)DHCP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.571 %)Military
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (35.71 %)Network Engineer
27 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
36 (21.43 %)Network Support
45 (17.86 %)Network Support Engineer
45 (17.86 %)3rd Line Support
54 (14.29 %)Network Specialist
63 (10.71 %)Systems Engineer
72 (7.143 %)Network Analyst
72 (7.143 %)Analyst
72 (7.143 %)Cisco Engineer
72 (7.143 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
81 (3.571 %)Desktop Support
81 (3.571 %)Security Specialist
81 (3.571 %)Network Security Specialist
81 (3.571 %)Network Support Technician
81 (3.571 %)Cisco Security Specialist
81 (3.571 %)IT Manager
81 (3.571 %)Team Leader
81 (3.571 %)Project Engineer
81 (3.571 %)Cisco Network Engineer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.143 %)Blackberry
21 (3.571 %)IPTV
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (39.29 %)Windows
28 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (7.143 %)Windows XP
41 (3.571 %)UNIX
41 (3.571 %)Solaris
41 (3.571 %)Windows 2000
41 (3.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.143 %)ITIL
21 (3.571 %)eTOM
21 (3.571 %)Load Balancing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
212 (42.86 %)CCNA
39 (32.14 %)CCNP
43 (10.71 %)Security Cleared
52 (7.143 %)CCSP
61 (3.571 %)MCP
61 (3.571 %)CCA
61 (3.571 %)Citrix Certification
61 (3.571 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (3.571 %)CCSA
61 (3.571 %)CCSE
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.143 %)SLA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (21.43 %)Active Directory
21 (3.571 %)MetaFrame
21 (3.571 %)Terminal Services
21 (3.571 %)NetBackup
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (17.86 %)Netcool
21 (3.571 %)Netcool/Proviso
21 (3.571 %)OpenView
21 (3.571 %)CiscoWorks
21 (3.571 %)MOM
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (17.86 %)IBM
15 (17.86 %)Citrix
15 (17.86 %)CheckPoint
23 (10.71 %)Lotus
23 (10.71 %)Microsoft
32 (7.143 %)Juniper
32 (7.143 %)Lucent
32 (7.143 %)Alcatel
32 (7.143 %)VMware
32 (7.143 %)Redback
41 (3.571 %)Remedy
41 (3.571 %)Nokia
41 (3.571 %)VERITAS
41 (3.571 %)Sun
41 (3.571 %)HP