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The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNA over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4348
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads29
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.846 %10.98 %
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£290£276
% change on same period last year+5.08 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.86
Average hourly rate-£17.36
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.15£27.05
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads5282
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted199
Average minimum daily rate£260£283
Average daily rate£278£286
% change on same period last year-2.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£296£289
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted616
Average minimum hourly rate£17.08£17.45
Average hourly rate£17.54£19.27
% change on same period last year-8.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£21.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
CCNA South EastCCNA
South East

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.

CCNA
Demand Trend

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

Kent CCNA Demand Trend

CCNA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent CCNA Daily Rate Trend

CCNA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent CCNA Hourly Rate Trend

CCNA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
SevenoaksUp+91--
MaidstoneNew entry-1--
CCNA South EastCCNA
South East

CCNA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing CCNA 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 CCNA.

115 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
212 (80.00 %)Cisco
37 (46.67 %)LAN
37 (46.67 %)WAN
44 (26.67 %)UNIX
44 (26.67 %)Windows
44 (26.67 %)Linux
44 (26.67 %)CCNP
44 (26.67 %)Security Cleared
53 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
53 (20.00 %)Firewall
53 (20.00 %)Wireless
53 (20.00 %)Government
53 (20.00 %)VPN
62 (13.33 %)Cisco PIX
62 (13.33 %)CheckPoint
62 (13.33 %)NNM
62 (13.33 %)Health
62 (13.33 %)TACACS
62 (13.33 %)IBM
62 (13.33 %)CCDP
62 (13.33 %)Active Directory
62 (13.33 %)OpenView
62 (13.33 %)HP
62 (13.33 %)CiscoWorks
62 (13.33 %)Nortel
62 (13.33 %)Citrix
62 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (13.33 %)SAN
62 (13.33 %)Tivoli

CCNA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing CCNA 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 CCNA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (13.33 %)XML
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)GroupWise
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (46.67 %)LAN
17 (46.67 %)WAN
23 (20.00 %)VPN
23 (20.00 %)Firewall
23 (20.00 %)Wireless
32 (13.33 %)SNMP
32 (13.33 %)TACACS
32 (13.33 %)SAN
32 (13.33 %)WLAN
32 (13.33 %)Cisco PIX
41 (6.667 %)Ethernet
41 (6.667 %)Internet
41 (6.667 %)MPLS
41 (6.667 %)OSPF
41 (6.667 %)BGP
41 (6.667 %)NetScreen
41 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
41 (6.667 %)Frame Relay
41 (6.667 %)IP Telephony
41 (6.667 %)Cisco IPT
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (20.00 %)Government
22 (13.33 %)Health
31 (6.667 %)Local Government
31 (6.667 %)Telecoms
31 (6.667 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (40.00 %)Network Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Network Support
32 (13.33 %)Network Specialist
32 (13.33 %)Cisco Support
41 (6.667 %)Junior Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Support Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Solutions Designer
41 (6.667 %)Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Network Support Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Network Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Technical Specialist
41 (6.667 %)Junior
41 (6.667 %)Network Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Consultant
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Informatics
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (26.67 %)UNIX
14 (26.67 %)Windows
14 (26.67 %)Linux
22 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
22 (13.33 %)Solaris
31 (6.667 %)AIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)Security Cleared
23 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (6.667 %)Network Design
31 (6.667 %)Load Balancing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)Perl
12 (13.33 %)Shell Script
21 (6.667 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
24 (26.67 %)CCNP
32 (13.33 %)MCSE
32 (13.33 %)CCDP
32 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (6.667 %)CCSA
41 (6.667 %)CCSE
41 (6.667 %)CCDA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (13.33 %)Active Directory
21 (6.667 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (6.667 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (6.667 %)NDS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (13.33 %)Tivoli
12 (13.33 %)Tivoli NetView
12 (13.33 %)NNM
12 (13.33 %)OpenView
12 (13.33 %)CiscoWorks
21 (6.667 %)Legato
21 (6.667 %)EMC NetWorker
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (80.00 %)Cisco
22 (13.33 %)IBM
22 (13.33 %)CheckPoint
22 (13.33 %)HP
22 (13.33 %)Nortel
22 (13.33 %)Citrix
31 (6.667 %)Novell
31 (6.667 %)VMware
31 (6.667 %)Microsoft