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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Gloucester 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
Rank914
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads98
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.009 %
As % of the category below8.654 %6.452 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£308
% change on same period last year+7.64 %
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£26.75£25.83
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucester
Matching contract IT job ads104124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.135 %
Daily rates quoted3437
Average minimum daily rate£355£367
Average daily rate£366£382
% change on same period last year-4.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1117
Average minimum hourly rate£20.15£15.61
Average hourly rate£22.04£16.31
% change on same period last year+35.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.94£17.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Network Engineer GloucestershireNetwork Engineer
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Gloucester 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 Gloucester region.

Gloucester Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Top 24 Related IT Skills

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

119 (100.00 %)Cisco
29 (47.37 %)Firewall
29 (47.37 %)Windows
29 (47.37 %)VoIP
29 (47.37 %)Cisco Certification
29 (47.37 %)CheckPoint
29 (47.37 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (36.84 %)Configuration Management
37 (36.84 %)VPN
37 (36.84 %)HTTPS
37 (36.84 %)Active Directory
37 (36.84 %)IBM
37 (36.84 %)CCNP
37 (36.84 %)Cisco ASA
46 (31.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (31.58 %)Exchange Server 2007
46 (31.58 %)MS Exchange
53 (15.79 %)CCNA
61 (5.263 %)SQL
61 (5.263 %)LAN
61 (5.263 %)WAN
61 (5.263 %)HP
61 (5.263 %)Citrix
61 (5.263 %)SSL

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (31.58 %)MS Exchange
16 (31.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
16 (31.58 %)Exchange Server 2007
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (47.37 %)VoIP
19 (47.37 %)Firewall
27 (36.84 %)Cisco ASA
27 (36.84 %)VPN
27 (36.84 %)HTTPS
31 (5.263 %)SSL
31 (5.263 %)WAN
31 (5.263 %)LAN
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (47.37 %)Windows
19 (47.37 %)Windows Server 2003
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (36.84 %)Configuration Management
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.263 %)SQL
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (47.37 %)Cisco Certification
27 (36.84 %)CCNP
33 (15.79 %)CCNA
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (36.84 %)Active Directory
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (100.00 %)Cisco
29 (47.37 %)CheckPoint
37 (36.84 %)IBM
41 (5.263 %)HP
41 (5.263 %)Citrix