The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certification in IT contracts advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Cisco Certification over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Hampshire region.

Note that 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.

Cisco Certification
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank498657
Rank change year-on-year
Up+37Down-29
Matching contract IT job ads511722
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire3.148 %0.920 %1.563 %
As % of the Qualifications category9.714 %3.214 %4.297 %
Number of daily rates quoted3297
Average daily rate£313£263£176
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+19.14 %+49.14 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£228£199£152
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£409£313£422
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£300£300
% change year-on-year
+4.58 %-
Number of hourly rates quoted444
Average hourly rate£31.25£25.25£27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+23.76 %-8.18 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£27.90£23.25£24.30
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£32.50£40.90£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.50£30.00£20.00
% change year-on-year
-25.00 %+50.00 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
525529512
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire32.41 %28.63 %36.36 %
Number of daily rates quoted251220193
Average daily rate£356£360£325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.11 %+10.76 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£230£250£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£495£450£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£350£325
% change year-on-year
-+7.69 %
Number of hourly rates quoted446938
Average hourly rate£32.00£34.00£35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.88 %-2.85 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.35£13.23£15.05
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£36.50£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.00£24.00£18.00
% change year-on-year
-4.16 %+33.33 %
Cisco Certification South EastCisco Certification
South East

Cisco Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Cisco Certification across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Hampshire Cisco Certification Demand Trend

Cisco Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Cisco Certification Daily Rate Trend

Cisco Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco Certification across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

Hampshire Cisco Certification Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Cisco Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SouthamptonUp+1217£300+46.46 %
PortsmouthUp+146£250-
BasingstokeUp+72£305-26.06 %
FarnboroughUp+62£398+38.26 %
Cisco Certification South EastCisco Certification
South East

Cisco Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Cisco Certification 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 Cisco Certification.

184 (77.06 %)CCNA
283 (76.15 %)Cisco
360 (55.05 %)Firewall
447 (43.12 %)CCNP
447 (43.12 %)WAN
546 (42.20 %)LAN
642 (38.53 %)CheckPoint
733 (30.28 %)Security Cleared
826 (23.85 %)SC Cleared
925 (22.94 %)Cisco Nexus
1024 (22.02 %)Cisco ASA
1024 (22.02 %)VoIP
1122 (20.18 %)ITIL
1220 (18.35 %)Wi-Fi
1220 (18.35 %)Migration
1220 (18.35 %)F5
1319 (17.43 %)Wireless
1319 (17.43 %)VMware
1414 (12.84 %)Juniper
1513 (11.93 %)CCDP
1612 (11.01 %)IP Telephony
1612 (11.01 %)SLA
1711 (10.09 %)Windows
1711 (10.09 %)Citrix
1711 (10.09 %)Citrix Certification
1711 (10.09 %)Change Control
1810 (9.174 %)Load Balancing
1810 (9.174 %)Mercator
199 (8.257 %)OSPF
199 (8.257 %)CISSP

Cisco Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Cisco Certification 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 Cisco Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
12 (1.835 %)JSP
21 (0.917 %)LAMP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (0.917 %)MS Exchange
11 (0.917 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (0.917 %)Exchange Server 2007
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
12 (1.835 %)MS Excel
21 (0.917 %)MS Office
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
160 (55.05 %)Firewall
247 (43.12 %)WAN
346 (42.20 %)LAN
425 (22.94 %)Cisco Nexus
524 (22.02 %)Cisco ASA
524 (22.02 %)VoIP
620 (18.35 %)Wi-Fi
719 (17.43 %)Wireless
812 (11.01 %)IP Telephony
99 (8.257 %)OSPF
108 (7.339 %)TCP/IP
117 (6.422 %)BGP
117 (6.422 %)VLAN
125 (4.587 %)EIGRP
125 (4.587 %)WLAN
125 (4.587 %)Broadband
125 (4.587 %)SAN
125 (4.587 %)Network Security
134 (3.670 %)VPN
134 (3.670 %)DNS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.917 %)Data Warehouse
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (1.835 %)Rational DOORS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
14 (3.670 %)Telecoms
23 (2.752 %)Aerospace
23 (2.752 %)German Language
31 (0.917 %)Military
31 (0.917 %)Finance
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
129 (26.61 %)Consultant
223 (21.10 %)Network Consultant
322 (20.18 %)Network Engineer
413 (11.93 %)Analyst
413 (11.93 %)Network Support
511 (10.09 %)Network Analyst
610 (9.174 %)Architect
610 (9.174 %)3rd Line Support
78 (7.339 %)Cisco Engineer
87 (6.422 %)Network Architect
87 (6.422 %)Designer
96 (5.505 %)Cisco Network Engineer
96 (5.505 %)Senior Network Engineer
96 (5.505 %)Technical Consultant
96 (5.505 %)Support Engineer
105 (4.587 %)Support Analyst
105 (4.587 %)Wintel Consultant
114 (3.670 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
114 (3.670 %)Network Designer
123 (2.752 %)Team Leader
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (3.670 %)Cloud Computing
22 (1.835 %)Fat Client
22 (1.835 %)Thin Client
22 (1.835 %)CLARiiON
31 (0.917 %)Management Information System
31 (0.917 %)Firmware
31 (0.917 %)Video Conferencing
31 (0.917 %)SecurID
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
111 (10.09 %)Windows
27 (6.422 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (6.422 %)Linux
33 (2.752 %)Windows Server 2008
33 (2.752 %)CentOS
33 (2.752 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
42 (1.835 %)Windows NT
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
122 (20.18 %)ITIL
220 (18.35 %)Migration
311 (10.09 %)Change Control
410 (9.174 %)Load Balancing
59 (8.257 %)Service Delivery
68 (7.339 %)Risk Assessment
68 (7.339 %)Project Management
68 (7.339 %)PRINCE
77 (6.422 %)Requirements Analysis
86 (5.505 %)Fault Management
95 (4.587 %)PRINCE2
95 (4.587 %)Network Management
104 (3.670 %)Validation
113 (2.752 %)Business Continuity
113 (2.752 %)Network Design
113 (2.752 %)E-Commerce
113 (2.752 %)Release Management
122 (1.835 %)Matrix Management
122 (1.835 %)Service Management
122 (1.835 %)Disaster Recovery
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
15 (4.587 %)C
21 (0.917 %)SQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
184 (77.06 %)CCNA
247 (43.12 %)CCNP
333 (30.28 %)Security Cleared
426 (23.85 %)SC Cleared
513 (11.93 %)CCDP
611 (10.09 %)Citrix Certification
79 (8.257 %)CISSP
79 (8.257 %)Microsoft Certification
79 (8.257 %)CCIP
88 (7.339 %)OCP
88 (7.339 %)Oracle Certification
88 (7.339 %)CCEA
97 (6.422 %)CCIE
106 (5.505 %)MCSE
115 (4.587 %)CCDA
123 (2.752 %)MCP
123 (2.752 %)CCA
123 (2.752 %)PRINCE2 Certification
132 (1.835 %)BICSI Certification
132 (1.835 %)CCSE
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (11.01 %)SLA
23 (2.752 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.917 %)JSP 440
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
17 (6.422 %)Active Directory
17 (6.422 %)VMware Infrastructure
25 (4.587 %)VMware ESX
34 (3.670 %)VMware ESXi
43 (2.752 %)vSphere
52 (1.835 %)Squid
52 (1.835 %)XenApp
52 (1.835 %)Snort
61 (0.917 %)Terminal Server
61 (0.917 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (2.752 %)Cisco UCCX
22 (1.835 %)MIMEsweeper
31 (0.917 %)NetBackup
31 (0.917 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.917 %)Netcool
31 (0.917 %)Puppet
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
183 (76.15 %)Cisco
242 (38.53 %)CheckPoint
320 (18.35 %)F5
419 (17.43 %)VMware
514 (12.84 %)Juniper
611 (10.09 %)Citrix
710 (9.174 %)Mercator
85 (4.587 %)Huawei
94 (3.670 %)NetApp
103 (2.752 %)Microsoft
103 (2.752 %)Websense
112 (1.835 %)EMC
112 (1.835 %)Remedy
112 (1.835 %)McAfee
112 (1.835 %)IBM
112 (1.835 %)Blue Coat
121 (0.917 %)Nokia
121 (0.917 %)Motorola
121 (0.917 %)Avaya
121 (0.917 %)Dell