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This section looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in IT contracts within the Edinburgh region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6164
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below4.286 %5.185 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£321
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
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£27.68£30.91
% change on same period last year-10.47 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads70135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.134 %
Daily rates quoted1632
Average minimum daily rate£210£305
Average daily rate£216£318
% change on same period last year-32.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£223£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£17.37
Average hourly rate£20.50£18.54
% change on same period last year+10.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£19.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
CCNP ScotlandCCNP
Scotland

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 Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh CCNP Daily Rate Trend

CCNP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh CCNP Hourly Rate Trend

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

19 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
26 (66.67 %)Cisco
35 (55.56 %)CiscoWorks
44 (44.44 %)CCNA
53 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
53 (33.33 %)Change Management
53 (33.33 %)Banking
62 (22.22 %)Retail
62 (22.22 %)Supplier Management
62 (22.22 %)LAN
62 (22.22 %)WAN
62 (22.22 %)Retail Banking
62 (22.22 %)SLA
71 (11.11 %)Cisco IOS
71 (11.11 %)Network Security
71 (11.11 %)Ethernet
71 (11.11 %)SNMP
71 (11.11 %)VoIP
71 (11.11 %)VPN
71 (11.11 %)CCSP
71 (11.11 %)CCDA
71 (11.11 %)CCDP
71 (11.11 %)Nortel
71 (11.11 %)Siemens
71 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
71 (11.11 %)MPLS
71 (11.11 %)OSPF
71 (11.11 %)BGP
71 (11.11 %)ICMP
71 (11.11 %)Telecoms

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
22 (22.22 %)LAN
22 (22.22 %)WAN
31 (11.11 %)Cisco IOS
31 (11.11 %)Network Security
31 (11.11 %)Ethernet
31 (11.11 %)SNMP
31 (11.11 %)VoIP
31 (11.11 %)VPN
31 (11.11 %)MPLS
31 (11.11 %)OSPF
31 (11.11 %)BGP
31 (11.11 %)ICMP
31 (11.11 %)Nortel Meridian
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Banking
22 (22.22 %)Retail
22 (22.22 %)Retail Banking
31 (11.11 %)Telecoms
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Analyst
13 (33.33 %)Network Technician
13 (33.33 %)Data Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Senior Data Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Senior Network Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Senior Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Network Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Cisco Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Network Designer
31 (11.11 %)Network Specialist
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Change Management
22 (22.22 %)Supplier Management
31 (11.11 %)Validation
31 (11.11 %)Network Design
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
24 (44.44 %)CCNA
31 (11.11 %)CCSP
31 (11.11 %)CCDA
31 (11.11 %)CCDP
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)SLA
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (55.56 %)CiscoWorks
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (66.67 %)Cisco
21 (11.11 %)Nortel
21 (11.11 %)Siemens
21 (11.11 %)CheckPoint