| Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) |
| 3 months to
18 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 36 | 22 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -14 |  +33 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 21 | 7 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex | 1.223 % | 4.526 % | 0.906 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 8.696 % | 18.75 % | 4.242 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Average daily rate | £411 | £375 | £160 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £330 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £25.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £35.00 | £32.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 46 | 112 | 165 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex | 14.07 % | 24.14 % | 21.35 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 18 | 62 | 92 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £340 | £183 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £80 | £120 | £110 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £413 | £450 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.00 | £22.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £31.48 | £15.00 | £18.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £29.50 | £43.70 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.50 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CCNP across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
