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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4829
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching contract IT job ads4184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.085 %
As % of the category below5.816 %9.578 %
Daily rates quoted2123
Average minimum daily rate£345£317
Average daily rate£360£347
% change on same period last year+3.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£333
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00£27.00
Average hourly rate£14.50£27.63
% change on same period last year-47.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£28.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.87£26.94
% change on same period last year-7.68 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads705877
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.940 %0.887 %
Daily rates quoted238340
Average minimum daily rate£358£339
Average daily rate£377£361
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted8081
Average minimum hourly rate£22.70£20.67
Average hourly rate£23.58£22.42
% change on same period last year+5.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.46£24.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Cisco East of EnglandCisco
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cisco Demand Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hertfordshire Cisco Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco 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
WatfordDown-126£437+32.91 %
RickmansworthDown-152--
StevenageDown-72£228-
HitchinUp+101£85-78.75 %
St AlbansNew entry-1--
Cisco East of EnglandCisco
East of England

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

149 (47.12 %)Firewall
240 (38.46 %)Cisco Certification
331 (29.81 %)LAN
430 (28.85 %)VPN
527 (25.96 %)Windows
626 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
725 (24.04 %)Cisco PIX
823 (22.12 %)TCP/IP
921 (20.19 %)Nokia
1020 (19.23 %)CCNA
1020 (19.23 %)UNIX
1119 (18.27 %)Telecoms
1218 (17.31 %)WAN
1316 (15.38 %)IPsec
1415 (14.42 %)Crossbeam
1514 (13.46 %)Active Directory
1514 (13.46 %)Linux
1613 (12.50 %)MCSE
1613 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
1613 (12.50 %)Nortel
1613 (12.50 %)IBM
1613 (12.50 %)NetScreen
1613 (12.50 %)Internet
1613 (12.50 %)Network Design
1712 (11.54 %)Retail
1712 (11.54 %)Security Cleared
1712 (11.54 %)SSL
1811 (10.58 %)DNS
1811 (10.58 %)HP
1811 (10.58 %)CCNP

Cisco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (4.808 %).NET
15 (4.808 %).NET Framework
23 (2.885 %)J2EE
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
21 (0.962 %)Lotus Notes
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (3.846 %)MS Excel
22 (1.923 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
149 (47.12 %)Firewall
231 (29.81 %)LAN
330 (28.85 %)VPN
425 (24.04 %)Cisco PIX
523 (22.12 %)TCP/IP
618 (17.31 %)WAN
716 (15.38 %)IPsec
813 (12.50 %)NetScreen
813 (12.50 %)Internet
912 (11.54 %)SSL
1011 (10.58 %)DNS
1110 (9.615 %)SAN
1110 (9.615 %)DHCP
128 (7.692 %)Network Security
137 (6.731 %)Wireless
137 (6.731 %)BGP
137 (6.731 %)MPLS
146 (5.769 %)ATM
155 (4.808 %)OSPF
164 (3.846 %)GPRS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.885 %)MySQL
21 (0.962 %)Datawarehouse
21 (0.962 %)RDBMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (18.27 %)Telecoms
212 (11.54 %)Retail
310 (9.615 %)Government
44 (3.846 %)Health
53 (2.885 %)Finance
62 (1.923 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.962 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.962 %)Chemicals
71 (0.962 %)Education
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (19.23 %)Analyst
214 (13.46 %)Security Analyst
311 (10.58 %)Network Engineer
49 (8.654 %)Firewall Analyst
57 (6.731 %)Architect
66 (5.769 %)Project Manager
66 (5.769 %)Consultant
66 (5.769 %)Solutions Designer
75 (4.808 %)2nd Line Support
75 (4.808 %)Support Analyst
75 (4.808 %)Support Engineer
84 (3.846 %)Network Architect
84 (3.846 %)Helpdesk Support
84 (3.846 %)Design Engineer
93 (2.885 %)Switch Engineer
93 (2.885 %)3rd Line Support
93 (2.885 %)Systems Administrator
93 (2.885 %)Administrator
93 (2.885 %)Project Leader
93 (2.885 %)Network Support
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.846 %)CLARiiON
23 (2.885 %)Replication
31 (0.962 %)Thin Client
31 (0.962 %)Handset
31 (0.962 %)IPTV
31 (0.962 %)Statistics
31 (0.962 %)German Language
31 (0.962 %)Fat Client
31 (0.962 %)Celerra
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (25.96 %)Windows
220 (19.23 %)UNIX
314 (13.46 %)Linux
49 (8.654 %)Windows 2000
49 (8.654 %)Solaris
57 (6.731 %)Windows NT
65 (4.808 %)Windows Mobile
74 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (2.885 %)FreeBSD
83 (2.885 %)AIX
91 (0.962 %)HPUX
91 (0.962 %)Windows XP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (12.50 %)Network Design
212 (11.54 %)Security Cleared
311 (10.58 %)SC Cleared
311 (10.58 %)Problem Management
48 (7.692 %)Load Balancing
57 (6.731 %)Migration
57 (6.731 %)Service Management
65 (4.808 %)ITIL
65 (4.808 %)PRINCE2
65 (4.808 %)Penetration Testing
65 (4.808 %)Logistics
65 (4.808 %)Project Management
65 (4.808 %)Data Migration
73 (2.885 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
73 (2.885 %)PRINCE
82 (1.923 %)Configuration Management
82 (1.923 %)Service Delivery
82 (1.923 %)Network Planning
91 (0.962 %)Data Management
91 (0.962 %)Project Planning
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (7.692 %)SQL
25 (4.808 %)C#
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
140 (38.46 %)Cisco Certification
220 (19.23 %)CCNA
313 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
313 (12.50 %)MCSE
411 (10.58 %)CCNP
510 (9.615 %)CCIE
65 (4.808 %)CCDP
65 (4.808 %)PMP
65 (4.808 %)PMI Certification
74 (3.846 %)CCIP
83 (2.885 %)CCSE
92 (1.923 %)CCSA
92 (1.923 %)CCSP
92 (1.923 %)CISSP
92 (1.923 %)ITIL Certification
101 (0.962 %)CCVP
101 (0.962 %)MCP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.962 %)ISO27001
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (13.46 %)Active Directory
21 (0.962 %)VMware Infrastructure
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.962 %)EMC Navisphere
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
221 (20.19 %)Nokia
315 (14.42 %)Crossbeam
413 (12.50 %)Nortel
413 (12.50 %)IBM
511 (10.58 %)HP
511 (10.58 %)Blue Coat
610 (9.615 %)EMC
76 (5.769 %)Sun
76 (5.769 %)Oracle
85 (4.808 %)Microsoft
85 (4.808 %)VERITAS
94 (3.846 %)Citrix
94 (3.846 %)Brocade
94 (3.846 %)Juniper
94 (3.846 %)Sophos
103 (2.885 %)Red Hat
103 (2.885 %)Intel
103 (2.885 %)Dell
112 (1.923 %)Compaq
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