Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1321
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.225 %0.676 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£309
% change on same period last year+8.46 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£28.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£28.00
% change on same period last year+33.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£25.83
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads71148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted1537
Average minimum daily rate£236£259
Average daily rate£253£278
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1423
Average minimum hourly rate£25.42£15.83
Average hourly rate£26.74£18.01
% change on same period last year+48.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.06£20.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Network Engineer West MidlandsNetwork Engineer
West Midlands

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire Network Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Network Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-3--
Network Engineer West MidlandsNetwork Engineer
West Midlands

Network Engineer
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)LAN
12 (66.67 %)WAN
12 (66.67 %)Cisco
12 (66.67 %)Military
12 (66.67 %)TETRA
12 (66.67 %)Government
12 (66.67 %)Network Design
21 (33.33 %)Network Security
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)CCSE
21 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
21 (33.33 %)Firewall

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)LAN
12 (66.67 %)WAN
12 (66.67 %)TETRA
21 (33.33 %)Network Security
21 (33.33 %)Firewall
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Government
12 (66.67 %)Military
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Network Design
21 (33.33 %)Migration
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)CCSE
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Cisco
21 (33.33 %)CheckPoint