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The table below looks at the demand for Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EIGRP over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.34 %0.000 %
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£387£269
% change on same period last year+44.09 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00-
Average hourly rate£28.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.50£36.83
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads2915
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£275£300
Average daily rate£278£317
% change on same period last year-12.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£282£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£337
% change on same period last year+2.29 %
Hourly rates quoted122
Average minimum hourly rate£26.58£36.25
Average hourly rate£28.52£36.25
% change on same period last year-21.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.46£36.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.83£28.22
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
EIGRP CheshireEIGRP
Cheshire

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.

EIGRP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing EIGRP across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Chester EIGRP Demand Trend

EIGRP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester EIGRP Hourly Rate Trend

EIGRP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EIGRP across the Chester region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Chester EIGRP Hourly Rate Histogram

EIGRP
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing EIGRP 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 EIGRP.

14 (100.00 %)ITIL
14 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
14 (100.00 %)Avaya
14 (100.00 %)IP Telephony
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
23 (75.00 %)CCNP
23 (75.00 %)Migration
32 (50.00 %)CCNA
41 (25.00 %)Local Government
41 (25.00 %)VLAN
41 (25.00 %)Government
41 (25.00 %)Broadband
41 (25.00 %)LAN
41 (25.00 %)WAN

EIGRP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing EIGRP 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 EIGRP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)IP Telephony
21 (25.00 %)VLAN
21 (25.00 %)Broadband
21 (25.00 %)LAN
21 (25.00 %)WAN
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Local Government
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Network Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Lead Network Engineer
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)ITIL
14 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (75.00 %)Migration
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (75.00 %)CCNP
32 (50.00 %)CCNA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)Avaya