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This section looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5669
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.000 %2.703 %
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£336£321
% change on same period last year+4.38 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£26.00£37.00
% change on same period last year-29.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.95£29.98
% change on same period last year-6.76 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads100111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.133 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted2120
Average minimum daily rate£220£312
Average daily rate£243£327
% change on same period last year-25.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£266£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£330
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted2817
Average minimum hourly rate£18.89£31.23
Average hourly rate£21.29£33.61
% change on same period last year-36.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.69£35.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.85
% change on same period last year-4.74 %
CCNP East of EnglandCCNP
East of England

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.

CCNP
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire CCNP Demand Trend

CCNP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire CCNP Daily Rate Trend

CCNP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire CCNP Hourly Rate Trend

CCNP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the Cambridgeshire 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
CambridgeNew entry-2--
PeterboroughNo change01--
CCNP East of EnglandCCNP
East of England

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing CCNP 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 CCNP.

14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (75.00 %)CCNA
32 (50.00 %)Cisco
32 (50.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)MCSE
32 (50.00 %)LAN
32 (50.00 %)WAN
32 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (25.00 %)Juniper
41 (25.00 %)Novell
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)Intranet
41 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (25.00 %)Project Management
41 (25.00 %)Firewall
41 (25.00 %)Network+ Certification
41 (25.00 %)VMware
41 (25.00 %)CCVP
41 (25.00 %)Banking
41 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
41 (25.00 %)Project Planning
41 (25.00 %)Cisco IPT
41 (25.00 %)Data Protection Act
41 (25.00 %)LANDesk
41 (25.00 %)Data Protection
41 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (25.00 %)DHCP
41 (25.00 %)DNS
41 (25.00 %)VoIP

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)WAN
12 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (25.00 %)VoIP
21 (25.00 %)DHCP
21 (25.00 %)DNS
21 (25.00 %)Intranet
21 (25.00 %)Firewall
21 (25.00 %)Cisco IPT
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Banking
11 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Server Support
11 (25.00 %)Network Manager
11 (25.00 %)Voice Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Data Protection Act
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)Project Planning
11 (25.00 %)Data Protection
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (75.00 %)CCNA
32 (50.00 %)MCSE
32 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (25.00 %)Network+ Certification
41 (25.00 %)CCVP
41 (25.00 %)MCSA
41 (25.00 %)MCP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)Juniper
21 (25.00 %)Novell
21 (25.00 %)VMware
21 (25.00 %)LANDesk