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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Chester 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2629
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.488 %0.543 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£260
Average daily rate-£260
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£308
% change on same period last year+7.64 %
Hourly rates quoted30
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£26.75£25.83
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads201184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.326 %0.201 %
Daily rates quoted2724
Average minimum daily rate£266£273
Average daily rate£269£281
% change on same period last year-4.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£272£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted5614
Average minimum hourly rate£22.35£26.61
Average hourly rate£23.83£26.82
% change on same period last year-11.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.30£27.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Network Engineer CheshireNetwork Engineer
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.

Network Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the Chester region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Chester Network Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Network Engineer
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

16 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
16 (75.00 %)Avaya
16 (75.00 %)IP Telephony
24 (50.00 %)EIGRP
24 (50.00 %)Cisco
24 (50.00 %)ITIL
24 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
24 (50.00 %)CCNA
33 (37.50 %)CCNP
33 (37.50 %)Migration
42 (25.00 %)Handset
42 (25.00 %)Network Security
42 (25.00 %)Remedy
51 (12.50 %)Broadband
51 (12.50 %)LAN
51 (12.50 %)WAN
51 (12.50 %)Local Government
51 (12.50 %)VLAN
51 (12.50 %)Government

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (75.00 %)IP Telephony
24 (50.00 %)EIGRP
32 (25.00 %)Network Security
41 (12.50 %)VLAN
41 (12.50 %)Broadband
41 (12.50 %)LAN
41 (12.50 %)WAN
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Government
11 (12.50 %)Local Government
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)Handset
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)ITIL
14 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (37.50 %)Migration
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
24 (50.00 %)CCNA
33 (37.50 %)CCNP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (75.00 %)Avaya
24 (50.00 %)Cisco
32 (25.00 %)Remedy