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This section looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3246
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.008 %
As % of the category below3.439 %1.452 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£270-
Average daily rate£277-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£283-
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£316
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
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£25.87£26.55
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads378551
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.499 %0.549 %
Daily rates quoted134115
Average minimum daily rate£278£298
Average daily rate£296£312
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted57109
Average minimum hourly rate£19.34£22.15
Average hourly rate£20.92£24.43
% change on same period last year-14.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.49£26.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Network Engineer South EastNetwork Engineer
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.

Network Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Kent Network Engineer Demand Trend

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Kent Network Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
MaidstoneDown-43£285-
CanterburyNew entry-1--
Network Engineer South EastNetwork Engineer
South East

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Network Engineer in their job title 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 with Network Engineer in their job title.

111 (55.00 %)Cisco
28 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
36 (30.00 %)CCNA
36 (30.00 %)Project Management
45 (25.00 %)Active Directory
45 (25.00 %)Windows
54 (20.00 %)WAN
54 (20.00 %)Microsoft
54 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
54 (20.00 %)CCNP
63 (15.00 %)LAN
63 (15.00 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (15.00 %)SQL
63 (15.00 %)SQL Server
63 (15.00 %)DNS
63 (15.00 %)DHCP
63 (15.00 %)Government
63 (15.00 %)SC Cleared
63 (15.00 %)Security Cleared
72 (10.00 %)Fault Management
72 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
72 (10.00 %)SLA
72 (10.00 %)Change Management
72 (10.00 %)Firewall
81 (5.000 %)Frame Relay
81 (5.000 %)Finance
81 (5.000 %)Internet
81 (5.000 %)GroupWise
81 (5.000 %)MPLS
81 (5.000 %)Citrix

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Network Engineer in their job title 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 with Network Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.000 %)GroupWise
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.000 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (20.00 %)WAN
14 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (15.00 %)LAN
23 (15.00 %)DNS
23 (15.00 %)DHCP
32 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
32 (10.00 %)Firewall
41 (5.000 %)Frame Relay
41 (5.000 %)Internet
41 (5.000 %)MPLS
41 (5.000 %)SAN
41 (5.000 %)VPN
41 (5.000 %)Ethernet
41 (5.000 %)Cisco ASA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.00 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.00 %)Government
21 (5.000 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Health
21 (5.000 %)Local Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)Clustering
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (25.00 %)Windows
23 (15.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (5.000 %)UNIX
31 (5.000 %)AIX
31 (5.000 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (30.00 %)Project Management
23 (15.00 %)SC Cleared
23 (15.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (10.00 %)Fault Management
32 (10.00 %)Change Management
41 (5.000 %)Time Management
41 (5.000 %)BC Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.00 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
26 (30.00 %)CCNA
34 (20.00 %)CCNP
41 (5.000 %)CCIE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.00 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (5.000 %)NDS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (55.00 %)Cisco
24 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (5.000 %)Citrix
31 (5.000 %)Novell
31 (5.000 %)CheckPoint