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This section looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Cardiff 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2527
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.058 %0.472 %
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£321£317
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
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£24.43£25.98
% change on same period last year-5.95 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads243212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.324 %0.211 %
Daily rates quoted8256
Average minimum daily rate£308£325
Average daily rate£339£356
% change on same period last year-4.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted1821
Average minimum hourly rate£21.11£19.71
Average hourly rate£22.76£20.31
% change on same period last year+12.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.41£20.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Network Engineer South WalesNetwork Engineer
South Wales

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 Cardiff region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

110 (100.00 %)Cisco
28 (80.00 %)Cisco PIX
37 (70.00 %)Firewall
46 (60.00 %)VPN
46 (60.00 %)Network Security
55 (50.00 %)BIG-IP
55 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
55 (50.00 %)Juniper
55 (50.00 %)Nokia
55 (50.00 %)CheckPoint
63 (30.00 %)CCNP
72 (20.00 %)VoIP
72 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
72 (20.00 %)VLAN
81 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
81 (10.00 %)Linux
81 (10.00 %)WAN
81 (10.00 %)EIGRP
81 (10.00 %)IPsec
81 (10.00 %)CCNA

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (80.00 %)Cisco PIX
27 (70.00 %)Firewall
36 (60.00 %)VPN
36 (60.00 %)Network Security
45 (50.00 %)BIG-IP
52 (20.00 %)VLAN
52 (20.00 %)VoIP
52 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
61 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
61 (10.00 %)WAN
61 (10.00 %)EIGRP
61 (10.00 %)IPsec
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Linux
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (30.00 %)CCNP
31 (10.00 %)CCNA
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)Cisco
25 (50.00 %)Juniper
25 (50.00 %)Nokia
25 (50.00 %)CheckPoint