Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certification 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 Cisco Certification over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certification
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4449
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below7.843 %4.348 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£170-
Average daily rate£175-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£180-
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£317
% change on same period last year+4.50 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.00
Average hourly rate-£19.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.04£30.42
% change on same period last year-4.52 %
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 %
Cisco Certification South EastCisco Certification
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.

Cisco Certification
Demand Trend

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

Kent Cisco Certification Demand Trend

Cisco Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Cisco Certification Daily Rate Trend

Cisco Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Cisco Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification 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-2--
Cisco Certification South EastCisco Certification
South East

Cisco Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Cisco Certification 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 Certification.

115 (88.24 %)Cisco
212 (70.59 %)CCNA
38 (47.06 %)CCNP
38 (47.06 %)Firewall
46 (35.29 %)LAN
46 (35.29 %)CheckPoint
46 (35.29 %)Cisco PIX
46 (35.29 %)Security Cleared
55 (29.41 %)WAN
64 (23.53 %)VPN
64 (23.53 %)CCDP
73 (17.65 %)Government
73 (17.65 %)MPLS
73 (17.65 %)Windows
73 (17.65 %)Cisco ASA
73 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
82 (11.76 %)Network Design
82 (11.76 %)UNIX
82 (11.76 %)DNS
82 (11.76 %)Linux
82 (11.76 %)CCSP
82 (11.76 %)CCSA
82 (11.76 %)CCSE
91 (5.882 %)IP Telephony
91 (5.882 %)Local Government
91 (5.882 %)Capita
91 (5.882 %)Cisco IPT
91 (5.882 %)Load Balancing
91 (5.882 %)Wireless
91 (5.882 %)Frame Relay

Cisco Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Cisco Certification 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 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)GroupWise
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (47.06 %)Firewall
26 (35.29 %)Cisco PIX
26 (35.29 %)LAN
35 (29.41 %)WAN
44 (23.53 %)VPN
53 (17.65 %)Cisco ASA
53 (17.65 %)MPLS
62 (11.76 %)DNS
71 (5.882 %)SAN
71 (5.882 %)Internet
71 (5.882 %)DHCP
71 (5.882 %)Ethernet
71 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
71 (5.882 %)BGP
71 (5.882 %)NetScreen
71 (5.882 %)Wireless
71 (5.882 %)Frame Relay
71 (5.882 %)IP Telephony
71 (5.882 %)Cisco IPT
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.882 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (17.65 %)Government
21 (5.882 %)Health
21 (5.882 %)Local Government
21 (5.882 %)Telecoms
21 (5.882 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (41.18 %)Network Engineer
24 (23.53 %)Network Support
33 (17.65 %)Cisco Support
42 (11.76 %)Consultant
42 (11.76 %)Network Support Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Support Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Solutions Designer
51 (5.882 %)Administrator
51 (5.882 %)Network Technician
51 (5.882 %)Support Technician
51 (5.882 %)Architect
51 (5.882 %)Junior
51 (5.882 %)Network Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Senior Network Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Network Administrator
51 (5.882 %)Cisco Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Cisco Network Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Security Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Network Architect
51 (5.882 %)Senior Security Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (17.65 %)Windows
22 (11.76 %)UNIX
22 (11.76 %)Linux
31 (5.882 %)AIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (35.29 %)Security Cleared
23 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
32 (11.76 %)Network Design
41 (5.882 %)Load Balancing
41 (5.882 %)Time Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (70.59 %)CCNA
28 (47.06 %)CCNP
34 (23.53 %)CCDP
42 (11.76 %)CCSA
42 (11.76 %)CCSE
42 (11.76 %)CCSP
51 (5.882 %)CCDA
51 (5.882 %)CISSP
51 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (5.882 %)Check Point Certification
51 (5.882 %)CCIP
51 (5.882 %)MCSE
51 (5.882 %)CCIE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.882 %)NDS
11 (5.882 %)Active Directory
11 (5.882 %)VMware Infrastructure
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (88.24 %)Cisco
26 (35.29 %)CheckPoint
31 (5.882 %)VMware
31 (5.882 %)Capita
31 (5.882 %)Microsoft
31 (5.882 %)Citrix
31 (5.882 %)Novell