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This section looks at the demand for Network Design skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Design over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Design
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5491
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads281
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.738 %0.119 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£378-
Average daily rate£438-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£499-
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£361
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
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£36.42£38.33
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads749843
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.998 %0.841 %
Daily rates quoted270229
Average minimum daily rate£336£326
Average daily rate£358£344
% change on same period last year+3.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted9974
Average minimum hourly rate£24.75£31.60
Average hourly rate£25.83£32.60
% change on same period last year-20.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.90£33.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Network Design South EastNetwork Design
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 Design
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Network Design across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Buckinghamshire Network Design Demand Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Network Design Daily Rate Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Design across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Buckinghamshire Network Design Daily Rate Histogram

Network Design
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Network Design Hourly Rate Trend

Network Design
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
Milton KeynesUp+1719£440-
Chalfont St GilesNew entry-1--
AylesburyNew entry-1--
High WycombeNew entry-1--
Network Design South EastNetwork Design
South East

Network Design
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Network Design 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 Network Design.

139 (81.25 %)WAN
238 (79.17 %)Cisco
337 (77.08 %)Cisco Certification
436 (75.00 %)LAN
436 (75.00 %)CCNP
531 (64.58 %)Security Cleared
623 (47.92 %)SC Cleared
718 (37.50 %)Government
814 (29.17 %)Cisco PIX
913 (27.08 %)Intranet
913 (27.08 %)Internet
1012 (25.00 %)Migration
1111 (22.92 %)Firewall
1210 (20.83 %)DV Cleared
139 (18.75 %)Microsoft
148 (16.67 %)CCIE
157 (14.58 %)SSH
157 (14.58 %)VLAN
157 (14.58 %)SNMP
166 (12.50 %)Windows
166 (12.50 %)Symantec
175 (10.42 %)MS Exchange
175 (10.42 %)Windows Server 2003
175 (10.42 %)CCDP
175 (10.42 %)Active Directory
175 (10.42 %)Network Security
175 (10.42 %)Finance
182 (4.167 %)Wireless
182 (4.167 %)VoIP
182 (4.167 %)MS Excel

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Network Design 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 Network Design. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (10.42 %)MS Exchange
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.167 %)MS Excel
12 (4.167 %)MS Visio
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
139 (81.25 %)WAN
236 (75.00 %)LAN
314 (29.17 %)Cisco PIX
413 (27.08 %)Intranet
413 (27.08 %)Internet
511 (22.92 %)Firewall
67 (14.58 %)SNMP
67 (14.58 %)VLAN
67 (14.58 %)SSH
75 (10.42 %)Network Security
82 (4.167 %)VoIP
82 (4.167 %)Wireless
91 (2.083 %)VPN
91 (2.083 %)DNS
91 (2.083 %)Nortel Alteon
91 (2.083 %)Cisco ASA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (37.50 %)Government
25 (10.42 %)Finance
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (43.75 %)Network Engineer
219 (39.58 %)Design Engineer
219 (39.58 %)Network Design Engineer
313 (27.08 %)Consultant
49 (18.75 %)Network Consultant
58 (16.67 %)Architect
58 (16.67 %)Network Architect
65 (10.42 %)Infrastructure Architect
65 (10.42 %)Security Architect
73 (6.250 %)IT Consultant
73 (6.250 %)Technical Architect
73 (6.250 %)Network Specialist
82 (4.167 %)Senior Network Design Engineer
82 (4.167 %)Technical Consultant
82 (4.167 %)Cisco Engineer
82 (4.167 %)Network Support
82 (4.167 %)Cisco Network Engineer
82 (4.167 %)Senior Network Engineer
91 (2.083 %)Technical Specialist
91 (2.083 %)Technical Support Specialist
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (12.50 %)Windows
25 (10.42 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.083 %)Linux
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (64.58 %)Security Cleared
223 (47.92 %)SC Cleared
312 (25.00 %)Migration
410 (20.83 %)DV Cleared
51 (2.083 %)Load Balancing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (77.08 %)Cisco Certification
236 (75.00 %)CCNP
38 (16.67 %)CCIE
45 (10.42 %)CCDP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (10.42 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.083 %)OpenView
11 (2.083 %)CiscoWorks
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (79.17 %)Cisco
29 (18.75 %)Microsoft
36 (12.50 %)Symantec
41 (2.083 %)HP
41 (2.083 %)Nortel
41 (2.083 %)Nokia