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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT contracts within the Lancashire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3735
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads511
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.011 %
As % of the category below3.378 %5.419 %
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£365£330
% change on same period last year+10.78 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£12.25£41.00
% change on same period last year-70.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.50£42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£25.09
% change on same period last year+3.12 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads148203
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.209 %0.205 %
Daily rates quoted2730
Average minimum daily rate£315£361
Average daily rate£330£375
% change on same period last year-12.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted4123
Average minimum hourly rate£18.07£23.52
Average hourly rate£19.51£25.51
% change on same period last year-23.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.95£27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.41£24.34
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Cisco North WestCisco
North West

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 Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Lancashire Cisco Hourly Rate Histogram

Cisco
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 13 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
PrestonNew entry-2--
BlackpoolUp+11--
Cisco North WestCisco
North West

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

18 (61.54 %)Windows
27 (53.85 %)Cisco Certification
36 (46.15 %)Firewall
45 (38.46 %)Microsoft
54 (30.77 %)SAN
54 (30.77 %)VPN
54 (30.77 %)LAN
54 (30.77 %)WAN
54 (30.77 %)VLAN
63 (23.08 %)Cisco PIX
63 (23.08 %)Cisco ASA
63 (23.08 %)CCNP
63 (23.08 %)CCNA
63 (23.08 %)Active Directory
63 (23.08 %)Linux
63 (23.08 %)Oracle
63 (23.08 %)UNIX
72 (15.38 %)Windows XP
72 (15.38 %)VoIP
72 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (15.38 %)VERITAS
72 (15.38 %)Government
81 (7.692 %)3Com
81 (7.692 %)VMware
81 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
81 (7.692 %)Wireless
81 (7.692 %)Frame Relay
81 (7.692 %)Telecoms
81 (7.692 %)IP Telephony
81 (7.692 %)TOGAF

Cisco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
11 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2007
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (46.15 %)Firewall
24 (30.77 %)VLAN
24 (30.77 %)LAN
24 (30.77 %)WAN
24 (30.77 %)VPN
24 (30.77 %)SAN
33 (23.08 %)Cisco PIX
33 (23.08 %)Cisco ASA
42 (15.38 %)VoIP
51 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
51 (7.692 %)Internet
51 (7.692 %)MPLS
51 (7.692 %)Wireless
51 (7.692 %)Frame Relay
51 (7.692 %)IP Telephony
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Government
21 (7.692 %)Telecoms
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (53.85 %)Network Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Cisco Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Cisco Network Engineer
32 (15.38 %)Security Architect
32 (15.38 %)Architect
32 (15.38 %)Support Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Support
41 (7.692 %)Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Solutions Architect
41 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Cisco Support
41 (7.692 %)Cisco Architect
41 (7.692 %)Cisco Consultant
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Thin Client
11 (7.692 %)PKI
11 (7.692 %)Fat Client
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (61.54 %)Windows
23 (23.08 %)Linux
23 (23.08 %)UNIX
32 (15.38 %)Windows XP
32 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2008
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.692 %)TOGAF
11 (7.692 %)Technical Architecture
11 (7.692 %)Communications Security
11 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (53.85 %)Cisco Certification
23 (23.08 %)CCNP
23 (23.08 %)CCNA
31 (7.692 %)CISSP
31 (7.692 %)CCIE
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (23.08 %)Active Directory
21 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
21 (7.692 %)VMware Infrastructure
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (38.46 %)Microsoft
23 (23.08 %)Oracle
32 (15.38 %)VERITAS
41 (7.692 %)CheckPoint
41 (7.692 %)3Com
41 (7.692 %)VMware
41 (7.692 %)Finjan
41 (7.692 %)EMC
41 (7.692 %)Citrix
41 (7.692 %)Avaya
41 (7.692 %)Juniper