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 Cheshire 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4643
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads1319
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.020 %
As % of the category below4.167 %5.053 %
Daily rates quoted56
Average minimum daily rate£353£344
Average daily rate£355£346
% change on same period last year+2.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£316
% change on same period last year+10.07 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£26.11£30.00
Average hourly rate£28.47£30.00
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.84£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.37£26.29
% change on same period last year+4.12 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads312376
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.495 %0.400 %
Daily rates quoted83104
Average minimum daily rate£319£316
Average daily rate£326£330
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted6630
Average minimum hourly rate£23.37£23.98
Average hourly rate£24.83£24.45
% change on same period last year+1.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.29£24.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.15
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Cisco North WestCisco
North 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.

Cisco
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Cheshire Cisco Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Cheshire Cisco Hourly Rate Histogram

Cisco
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
ChesterNew entry-4--
RuncornNew entry-1£190-
WarringtonNew entry-1--
Cisco North WestCisco
North West

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

122 (68.75 %)Cisco Certification
218 (56.25 %)CCNA
312 (37.50 %)LAN
312 (37.50 %)WAN
410 (31.25 %)CCNP
59 (28.13 %)Firewall
68 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
68 (25.00 %)VPN
76 (18.75 %)Microsoft
76 (18.75 %)Ethernet
76 (18.75 %)ATM
76 (18.75 %)ISDN
76 (18.75 %)Frame Relay
76 (18.75 %)EIGRP
76 (18.75 %)Nortel
76 (18.75 %)IP Telephony
85 (15.63 %)Telecoms
85 (15.63 %)ITIL
85 (15.63 %)WLAN
94 (12.50 %)Avaya
94 (12.50 %)SAN
94 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
94 (12.50 %)Migration
103 (9.375 %)MPLS
103 (9.375 %)BGP
103 (9.375 %)Windows
103 (9.375 %)Network Security
112 (6.250 %)VLAN
112 (6.250 %)Cisco PIX
112 (6.250 %)Linux

Cisco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.250 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (37.50 %)LAN
112 (37.50 %)WAN
29 (28.13 %)Firewall
38 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
38 (25.00 %)VPN
46 (18.75 %)Frame Relay
46 (18.75 %)Ethernet
46 (18.75 %)ISDN
46 (18.75 %)ATM
46 (18.75 %)IP Telephony
46 (18.75 %)EIGRP
55 (15.63 %)WLAN
64 (12.50 %)SAN
73 (9.375 %)MPLS
73 (9.375 %)BGP
73 (9.375 %)Network Security
82 (6.250 %)VLAN
82 (6.250 %)Cisco PIX
91 (3.125 %)IPsec
91 (3.125 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (15.63 %)Telecoms
21 (3.125 %)Finance
21 (3.125 %)Government
21 (3.125 %)Local Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (46.88 %)Network Engineer
28 (25.00 %)Cisco Engineer
35 (15.63 %)Technical Engineer
35 (15.63 %)Cisco Network Engineer
43 (9.375 %)Consultant
43 (9.375 %)Support Engineer
52 (6.250 %)Security Specialist
52 (6.250 %)Technical Support
52 (6.250 %)Technical Support Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Test Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Network Support Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Senior Network Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Desktop Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Network Manager
61 (3.125 %)Network Consultant
61 (3.125 %)Senior Consultant
61 (3.125 %)Network Support
61 (3.125 %)Storage Consultant
61 (3.125 %)Security Consultant
61 (3.125 %)Administrator
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.125 %)NHS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.375 %)Windows
22 (6.250 %)Linux
22 (6.250 %)Windows 2000
22 (6.250 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.125 %)Windows XP
31 (3.125 %)AIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.63 %)ITIL
24 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
24 (12.50 %)Migration
32 (6.250 %)Validation
41 (3.125 %)Penetration Testing
41 (3.125 %)Configuration Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (6.250 %)C
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (68.75 %)Cisco Certification
218 (56.25 %)CCNA
310 (31.25 %)CCNP
41 (3.125 %)CCSE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.125 %)Active Directory
11 (3.125 %)NetBackup
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.250 %)OpenView
12 (6.250 %)CiscoWorks
12 (6.250 %)Tivoli
12 (6.250 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (18.75 %)Nortel
16 (18.75 %)Microsoft
24 (12.50 %)Avaya
32 (6.250 %)HP
32 (6.250 %)IBM
41 (3.125 %)Juniper
41 (3.125 %)CheckPoint
41 (3.125 %)Symantec
41 (3.125 %)3Com
41 (3.125 %)Brocade