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This section looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Cambridge 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3958
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.543 %0.172 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£317
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
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£23.80£25.98
% change on same period last year-8.37 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads368581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.490 %0.580 %
Daily rates quoted78128
Average minimum daily rate£298£316
Average daily rate£320£331
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Hourly rates quoted7182
Average minimum hourly rate£18.55£28.17
Average hourly rate£20.64£29.70
% change on same period last year-30.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.74£31.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.26 %
Network Engineer CambridgeshireNetwork Engineer
Cambridgeshire

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Network Engineer Demand Trend

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

18 (100.00 %)LAN
18 (100.00 %)VoIP
18 (100.00 %)WAN
18 (100.00 %)Cisco
27 (87.50 %)HP
27 (87.50 %)Windows
27 (87.50 %)Windows 2000
27 (87.50 %)Firewall
36 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
36 (75.00 %)Active Directory
45 (62.50 %)Intrusion Detection
45 (62.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
45 (62.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (62.50 %)MS Office
45 (62.50 %)McAfee Security
45 (62.50 %)OpenView
45 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (62.50 %)ADSL
45 (62.50 %)ISDN
45 (62.50 %)Microsoft
45 (62.50 %)Dell
45 (62.50 %)Windows NT
45 (62.50 %)TCP/IP
45 (62.50 %)3Com
52 (25.00 %)ProCurve
52 (25.00 %)Juniper
52 (25.00 %)Novell
52 (25.00 %)OSPF
52 (25.00 %)EIGRP
52 (25.00 %)IP Telephony

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
25 (62.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
25 (62.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (62.50 %)MS Office
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (100.00 %)LAN
18 (100.00 %)VoIP
18 (100.00 %)WAN
27 (87.50 %)Firewall
35 (62.50 %)ADSL
35 (62.50 %)ISDN
35 (62.50 %)TCP/IP
35 (62.50 %)Intrusion Detection
42 (25.00 %)OSPF
42 (25.00 %)EIGRP
42 (25.00 %)IP Telephony
51 (12.50 %)Network Security
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (87.50 %)Windows
17 (87.50 %)Windows 2000
25 (62.50 %)Windows NT
25 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (12.50 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (75.00 %)Active Directory
21 (12.50 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (62.50 %)OpenView
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Cisco
27 (87.50 %)HP
35 (62.50 %)Dell
35 (62.50 %)Microsoft
35 (62.50 %)McAfee Security
35 (62.50 %)3Com
42 (25.00 %)Juniper
42 (25.00 %)Novell
42 (25.00 %)ProCurve
51 (12.50 %)VMware