Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) 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 CCNP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4750
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.961 %2.899 %
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£361£323
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
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£32.34£32.20
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads5169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted1812
Average minimum daily rate£255£271
Average daily rate£261£277
% change on same period last year-5.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£268£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£17.38£19.71
Average hourly rate£18.48£21.16
% change on same period last year-12.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.58£22.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
CCNP South EastCCNP
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.

CCNP
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent CCNP Hourly Rate Trend

CCNP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the Kent 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
MaidstoneNew entry-1--
CCNP South EastCCNP
South East

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

18 (100.00 %)Cisco
18 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
26 (75.00 %)Firewall
35 (62.50 %)CCNA
44 (50.00 %)CheckPoint
44 (50.00 %)CCDP
44 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
44 (50.00 %)VPN
44 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
52 (25.00 %)CCSA
52 (25.00 %)MPLS
52 (25.00 %)LAN
52 (25.00 %)WAN
52 (25.00 %)Cisco ASA
52 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
61 (12.50 %)Time Management
61 (12.50 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (12.50 %)Ethernet
61 (12.50 %)UNIX
61 (12.50 %)Windows
61 (12.50 %)Linux
61 (12.50 %)CCDA
61 (12.50 %)CCSP
61 (12.50 %)CCIP
61 (12.50 %)NetScreen
61 (12.50 %)CISSP
61 (12.50 %)Frame Relay
61 (12.50 %)Government
61 (12.50 %)VMware
61 (12.50 %)Capita

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (75.00 %)Firewall
24 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
24 (50.00 %)VPN
32 (25.00 %)MPLS
32 (25.00 %)LAN
32 (25.00 %)WAN
32 (25.00 %)Cisco ASA
41 (12.50 %)Frame Relay
41 (12.50 %)Ethernet
41 (12.50 %)NetScreen
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)Network Engineer
23 (37.50 %)Network Support
32 (25.00 %)Cisco Support
32 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
32 (25.00 %)Network Support Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Senior Network Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Solutions Designer
41 (12.50 %)Firewall Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Cisco Network Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Network Architect
41 (12.50 %)Architect
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)UNIX
11 (12.50 %)Windows
11 (12.50 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (12.50 %)Network Design
31 (12.50 %)Load Balancing
31 (12.50 %)Time Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
25 (62.50 %)CCNA
34 (50.00 %)CCDP
42 (25.00 %)CCSA
51 (12.50 %)CCSE
51 (12.50 %)CISSP
51 (12.50 %)CCDA
51 (12.50 %)CCSP
51 (12.50 %)CCIP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (12.50 %)VMware Infrastructure
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Cisco
24 (50.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (12.50 %)VMware
31 (12.50 %)Capita