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This section looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8382
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads612
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.012 %
As % of the category below3.922 %5.063 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£317£383
Average daily rate£320£416
% change on same period last year-23.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£331
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
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£30.34£31.64
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads153237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.204 %0.240 %
Daily rates quoted7375
Average minimum daily rate£346£349
Average daily rate£369£381
% change on same period last year-3.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted3835
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£21.96
Average hourly rate£27.47£23.07
% change on same period last year+19.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.94£24.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
CCNP East of EnglandCCNP
East of England

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.

CCNP
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire CCNP Demand Trend

CCNP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire CCNP Daily Rate Trend

CCNP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire CCNP Hourly Rate Trend

CCNP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WatfordUp+73£305-
StevenageDown-61--
St AlbansNo change01--
CCNP East of EnglandCCNP
East of England

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing CCNP 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 CCNP.

114 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
211 (78.57 %)Cisco
38 (57.14 %)LAN
38 (57.14 %)Firewall
47 (50.00 %)CCNA
47 (50.00 %)VPN
56 (42.86 %)MPLS
56 (42.86 %)CCIE
56 (42.86 %)Network Design
65 (35.71 %)Load Balancing
65 (35.71 %)OSPF
65 (35.71 %)Windows
65 (35.71 %)Linux
74 (28.57 %)ATM
74 (28.57 %)WAN
74 (28.57 %)BGP
74 (28.57 %)CCDP
74 (28.57 %)CCIP
74 (28.57 %)CheckPoint
83 (21.43 %)Telecoms
83 (21.43 %)DNS
83 (21.43 %)UNIX
92 (14.29 %)Solaris
92 (14.29 %)GPRS
92 (14.29 %)GSM
92 (14.29 %)HP
92 (14.29 %)Citrix
92 (14.29 %)UMTS
92 (14.29 %)WLAN
92 (14.29 %)Sun

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing CCNP 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 CCNP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (57.14 %)LAN
18 (57.14 %)Firewall
27 (50.00 %)VPN
36 (42.86 %)MPLS
45 (35.71 %)OSPF
54 (28.57 %)BGP
54 (28.57 %)ATM
54 (28.57 %)WAN
63 (21.43 %)DNS
72 (14.29 %)EIGRP
72 (14.29 %)GPRS
72 (14.29 %)GSM
72 (14.29 %)UMTS
72 (14.29 %)WLAN
72 (14.29 %)Wireless
72 (14.29 %)IPsec
72 (14.29 %)Network Security
72 (14.29 %)IPv6
81 (7.143 %)ADSL
81 (7.143 %)SMTP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Telecoms
22 (14.29 %)Retail
31 (7.143 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (28.57 %)Network Engineer
22 (14.29 %)Network Planner
22 (14.29 %)Design Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Project Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Cisco Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Customer Support Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Cisco Network Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Security Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Cisco Specialist
31 (7.143 %)Network Architect
31 (7.143 %)Network Specialist
31 (7.143 %)Network Design Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Implementation Specialist
31 (7.143 %)Implementation Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Network Designer
31 (7.143 %)Customer Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Security Consultant
31 (7.143 %)Solutions Designer
31 (7.143 %)Architect
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)Windows
15 (35.71 %)Linux
23 (21.43 %)UNIX
32 (14.29 %)Solaris
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (42.86 %)Network Design
25 (35.71 %)Load Balancing
31 (7.143 %)Fault Management
31 (7.143 %)Project Planning
31 (7.143 %)ITIL
31 (7.143 %)Project Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
27 (50.00 %)CCNA
36 (42.86 %)CCIE
44 (28.57 %)CCDP
44 (28.57 %)CCIP
52 (14.29 %)CCSP
61 (7.143 %)CCSA
61 (7.143 %)CCSE
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.143 %)VMware Infrastructure
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (78.57 %)Cisco
24 (28.57 %)CheckPoint
32 (14.29 %)Sun
32 (14.29 %)HP
32 (14.29 %)Citrix
32 (14.29 %)Crossbeam
41 (7.143 %)Nokia
41 (7.143 %)BT
41 (7.143 %)3Com
41 (7.143 %)VMware
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