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This section looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in IT contracts within the East of England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank133128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads1816
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.017 %
As % of the category below3.896 %3.306 %
Daily rates quoted75
Average minimum daily rate£275£367
Average daily rate£283£390
% change on same period last year-27.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£290£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£330
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.39£31.33
% change on same period last year-9.37 %
Qualifications East of EnglandQualifications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads462484
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.609 %0.513 %
Daily rates quoted173142
Average minimum daily rate£293£279
Average daily rate£311£298
% change on same period last year+4.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£339
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted7875
Average minimum hourly rate£26.04£25.15
Average hourly rate£27.15£26.70
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.27£28.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.13£25.68
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
CCNP EnglandCCNP
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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England CCNP Daily Rate Trend

CCNP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCNP across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England CCNP Daily Rate Histogram

CCNP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England 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 job ads citing CCNP within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
BedfordshireNew entry-7--
EssexNo change05£137-60.50 %
HertfordshireDown-95£392-12.91 %
CambridgeshireDown-111--
CCNP EnglandCCNP
England

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

140 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
238 (95.00 %)Cisco
324 (60.00 %)Firewall
420 (50.00 %)CCNA
515 (37.50 %)LAN
515 (37.50 %)Windows
614 (35.00 %)OSPF
713 (32.50 %)TCP/IP
812 (30.00 %)WAN
911 (27.50 %)MPLS
109 (22.50 %)Finance
109 (22.50 %)CheckPoint
109 (22.50 %)BGP
109 (22.50 %)VPN
109 (22.50 %)DNS
118 (20.00 %)Windows NT
118 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
126 (15.00 %)Cisco IOS
126 (15.00 %)CCIE
126 (15.00 %)ATM
126 (15.00 %)Linux
126 (15.00 %)MCP
135 (12.50 %)DHCP
135 (12.50 %)Cisco PIX
135 (12.50 %)Load Balancing
135 (12.50 %)Network Design
135 (12.50 %)Wireless
144 (10.00 %)Financial Institution
144 (10.00 %)Telecoms
144 (10.00 %)WINS

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Platforms
11 (2.500 %)MS Exchange
Applications
14 (10.00 %)MS Office
21 (2.500 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
124 (60.00 %)Firewall
215 (37.50 %)LAN
314 (35.00 %)OSPF
413 (32.50 %)TCP/IP
512 (30.00 %)WAN
611 (27.50 %)MPLS
79 (22.50 %)VPN
79 (22.50 %)BGP
79 (22.50 %)DNS
86 (15.00 %)ATM
86 (15.00 %)Cisco IOS
95 (12.50 %)Cisco PIX
95 (12.50 %)DHCP
95 (12.50 %)Wireless
104 (10.00 %)Internet
104 (10.00 %)WINS
104 (10.00 %)ISDN
113 (7.500 %)RIP
113 (7.500 %)NetScreen
122 (5.000 %)VLAN
General
19 (22.50 %)Finance
24 (10.00 %)Financial Institution
24 (10.00 %)Telecoms
32 (5.000 %)Retail
41 (2.500 %)Education
Job Titles
111 (27.50 %)Network Engineer
28 (20.00 %)Analyst
28 (20.00 %)Network Analyst
37 (17.50 %)Network Support
46 (15.00 %)Network Support Engineer
46 (15.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
46 (15.00 %)Support Engineer
54 (10.00 %)Senior Support Engineer
54 (10.00 %)Senior Network Support
54 (10.00 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
63 (7.500 %)Network Manager
72 (5.000 %)Cisco Specialist
72 (5.000 %)Network Specialist
72 (5.000 %)Network Planner
72 (5.000 %)Administrator
72 (5.000 %)Network Administrator
72 (5.000 %)Network Consultant
72 (5.000 %)Consultant
81 (2.500 %)Architect
81 (2.500 %)IT Manager
Operating Systems
115 (37.50 %)Windows
28 (20.00 %)Windows NT
36 (15.00 %)Linux
44 (10.00 %)Unix
52 (5.000 %)Solaris
52 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
15 (12.50 %)Network Design
15 (12.50 %)Load Balancing
23 (7.500 %)ITIL
32 (5.000 %)Change Management
32 (5.000 %)Migration
32 (5.000 %)Time Management
32 (5.000 %)Project Planning
32 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
41 (2.500 %)SC Cleared
41 (2.500 %)Project Management
Qualifications
140 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
220 (50.00 %)CCNA
38 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
46 (15.00 %)MCP
46 (15.00 %)CCIE
53 (7.500 %)CCDP
53 (7.500 %)MCSE
53 (7.500 %)CCIP
62 (5.000 %)Degree
71 (2.500 %)CCSA
71 (2.500 %)CCVP
71 (2.500 %)CCSP
71 (2.500 %)HNC
System Software
11 (2.500 %)VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
11 (2.500 %)OpenView
11 (2.500 %)CiscoWorks
Vendors
138 (95.00 %)Cisco
29 (22.50 %)CheckPoint
34 (10.00 %)HP
34 (10.00 %)Microsoft
43 (7.500 %)Juniper
43 (7.500 %)Citrix
52 (5.000 %)VMware
52 (5.000 %)Crossbeam
52 (5.000 %)Alcatel
52 (5.000 %)Sun
61 (2.500 %)IBM
61 (2.500 %)Nokia
61 (2.500 %)Novell
61 (2.500 %)WatchGuard
61 (2.500 %)Avaya
61 (2.500 %)BT
61 (2.500 %)3Com
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