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This section looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCDP over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank453477
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads107163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.143 %0.163 %
As % of the category below1.463 %1.782 %
Daily rates quoted2162
Average minimum daily rate£411£366
Average daily rate£437£373
% change on same period last year+17.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£462£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£389£357
% change on same period last year+8.98 %
Hourly rates quoted810
Average minimum hourly rate£33.81£34.50
Average hourly rate£36.13£37.63
% change on same period last year-3.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.44£40.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.00£38.75
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching contract IT job ads73169146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.751 %9.124 %
Daily rates quoted25662832
Average minimum daily rate£344£349
Average daily rate£364£368
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£330
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted767928
Average minimum hourly rate£23.22£24.46
Average hourly rate£24.84£26.05
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£27.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.85
% change on same period last year-4.74 %
CCDP UKCCDP
UK

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.

CCDP
Demand Trend

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

England CCDP Demand Trend

CCDP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CCDP across the England region.

England CCDP Daily Rate Trend

CCDP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCDP across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England CCDP Daily Rate Histogram

CCDP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England CCDP Hourly Rate Trend

CCDP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCDP across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England CCDP Hourly Rate Histogram

CCDP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCDP within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LondonUp+1542£454+9.96 %
South EastUp+5531£419+33.64 %
West MidlandsUp+810£400-
YorkshireUp+1410£419+40.75 %
South WestUp+247--
East of EnglandUp+155--
East MidlandsDown-42£450+36.36 %
MidlandsUp+172--
North WestUp+21--
South CoastNew entry-1--
CCDP UKCCDP
UK

CCDP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CCDP 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 CCDP.

1172 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2133 (77.33 %)CCNP
3130 (75.58 %)Cisco
483 (48.26 %)CCIE
571 (41.28 %)Network Design
658 (33.72 %)Firewall
756 (32.56 %)MPLS
848 (27.91 %)CCDA
848 (27.91 %)LAN
944 (25.58 %)WAN
1040 (23.26 %)CCNA
1040 (23.26 %)BGP
1139 (22.67 %)OSPF
1236 (20.93 %)TCP/IP
1334 (19.77 %)VPN
1334 (19.77 %)CCIP
1427 (15.70 %)Finance
1427 (15.70 %)CheckPoint
1524 (13.95 %)SSL
1622 (12.79 %)ITIL
1622 (12.79 %)PRINCE2
1718 (10.47 %)HP
1718 (10.47 %)Cisco PIX
1718 (10.47 %)Security Cleared
1817 (9.884 %)SC Cleared
1817 (9.884 %)Telecoms
1915 (8.721 %)OpenView
1915 (8.721 %)EIGRP
1915 (8.721 %)VoIP
2014 (8.140 %)ATM

CCDP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CCDP 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 CCDP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.581 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
158 (33.72 %)Firewall
256 (32.56 %)MPLS
348 (27.91 %)LAN
444 (25.58 %)WAN
540 (23.26 %)BGP
639 (22.67 %)OSPF
736 (20.93 %)TCP/IP
834 (19.77 %)VPN
924 (13.95 %)SSL
1018 (10.47 %)Cisco PIX
1115 (8.721 %)EIGRP
1115 (8.721 %)VoIP
1214 (8.140 %)ATM
139 (5.233 %)Ethernet
139 (5.233 %)Frame Relay
147 (4.070 %)DNS
156 (3.488 %)Cisco ASA
165 (2.907 %)Intranet
165 (2.907 %)Internet
165 (2.907 %)Wireless
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.163 %)SQL Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (15.70 %)Finance
217 (9.884 %)Telecoms
312 (6.977 %)Financial Institution
312 (6.977 %)Banking
411 (6.395 %)Government
51 (0.581 %)Investment Banking
51 (0.581 %)Pensions
51 (0.581 %)Marketing
51 (0.581 %)Education
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
169 (40.12 %)Network Engineer
255 (31.98 %)Design Engineer
343 (25.00 %)Network Design Engineer
436 (20.93 %)Architect
528 (16.28 %)Network Architect
613 (7.558 %)Senior Network Engineer
711 (6.395 %)Cisco Engineer
89 (5.233 %)Consultant
97 (4.070 %)Analyst
97 (4.070 %)Network Support
106 (3.488 %)Cisco Network Engineer
106 (3.488 %)Network Consultant
106 (3.488 %)Solutions Architect
106 (3.488 %)Network Analyst
115 (2.907 %)Support Engineer
115 (2.907 %)Cisco Architect
115 (2.907 %)Senior Network Design Engineer
115 (2.907 %)Cisco Consultant
115 (2.907 %)Implementation Engineer
124 (2.326 %)3rd Line Support
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (0.581 %)NHS
11 (0.581 %)Tandem
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (4.070 %)Linux
24 (2.326 %)UNIX
24 (2.326 %)Windows
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
171 (41.28 %)Network Design
222 (12.79 %)ITIL
222 (12.79 %)PRINCE2
318 (10.47 %)Security Cleared
417 (9.884 %)SC Cleared
514 (8.140 %)DV Cleared
69 (5.233 %)Load Balancing
77 (4.070 %)Migration
85 (2.907 %)E-Commerce
94 (2.326 %)Project Management
94 (2.326 %)Network Planning
102 (1.163 %)Disaster Recovery
111 (0.581 %)Risk Management
111 (0.581 %)Stakeholder Management
111 (0.581 %)Service Delivery
111 (0.581 %)Project Planning
111 (0.581 %)Business Development
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (1.163 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1172 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2133 (77.33 %)CCNP
383 (48.26 %)CCIE
448 (27.91 %)CCDA
540 (23.26 %)CCNA
634 (19.77 %)CCIP
77 (4.070 %)CCSP
84 (2.326 %)MCSE
84 (2.326 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (1.744 %)CCSA
102 (1.163 %)CCVP
102 (1.163 %)CCSE
111 (0.581 %)PRINCE2 Certification
111 (0.581 %)ISEB
111 (0.581 %)CISSP
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.744 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.581 %)ISA Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (8.721 %)OpenView
24 (2.326 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (0.581 %)Tivoli
31 (0.581 %)Tivoli NetView
31 (0.581 %)MOM
31 (0.581 %)Netcool
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1130 (75.58 %)Cisco
227 (15.70 %)CheckPoint
318 (10.47 %)HP
49 (5.233 %)Nokia
55 (2.907 %)Avaya
55 (2.907 %)Nortel
64 (2.326 %)Juniper
64 (2.326 %)VMware
73 (1.744 %)Microsoft
81 (0.581 %)Compuware
81 (0.581 %)Citrix
81 (0.581 %)Siemens
81 (0.581 %)Mitel
81 (0.581 %)Capita