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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7162
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads617
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.524 %1.342 %
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£339£310
% change on same period last year+9.21 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£11.00
% change on same period last year+81.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.08£24.58
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads11451267
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.612 %1.280 %
Daily rates quoted267268
Average minimum daily rate£320£331
Average daily rate£343£348
% change on same period last year-1.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted74101
Average minimum hourly rate£20.30£27.50
Average hourly rate£21.99£28.60
% change on same period last year-23.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.67£29.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Network Engineer West YorkshireNetwork Engineer
West Yorkshire

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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

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 Leeds region.

Leeds Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

118 (75.00 %)Cisco
213 (54.17 %)Cisco Certification
310 (41.67 %)Firewall
49 (37.50 %)CCNA
57 (29.17 %)CCNP
66 (25.00 %)WAN
75 (20.83 %)Windows
75 (20.83 %)Internet
75 (20.83 %)CheckPoint
75 (20.83 %)Cisco PIX
84 (16.67 %)LAN
93 (12.50 %)Active Directory
93 (12.50 %)Microsoft
93 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
93 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (12.50 %)Network Security
93 (12.50 %)Network Design
93 (12.50 %)VLAN
102 (8.333 %)Telecoms
102 (8.333 %)DNS
102 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
102 (8.333 %)Nokia
102 (8.333 %)MCSE
102 (8.333 %).NET
102 (8.333 %)Cisco ASA
111 (4.167 %)Windows 2000 Server
111 (4.167 %)OWASP
111 (4.167 %)SQL Server
111 (4.167 %)IIS
111 (4.167 %)ASP.NET

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.333 %).NET
21 (4.167 %)ASP.NET
21 (4.167 %)WebServices
21 (4.167 %).NET Framework
21 (4.167 %)WCF
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.167 %)IIS
11 (4.167 %)Lotus Notes
11 (4.167 %)SharePoint
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (41.67 %)Firewall
26 (25.00 %)WAN
35 (20.83 %)Internet
35 (20.83 %)Cisco PIX
44 (16.67 %)LAN
53 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
53 (12.50 %)Network Security
53 (12.50 %)VLAN
62 (8.333 %)Cisco ASA
62 (8.333 %)DNS
71 (4.167 %)SSL
71 (4.167 %)VPN
71 (4.167 %)VoIP
71 (4.167 %)DHCP
71 (4.167 %)Kerberos
71 (4.167 %)X.509
71 (4.167 %)Wi-Fi
71 (4.167 %)IPCC
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.167 %)SQL Server
11 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2005
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.333 %)Telecoms
21 (4.167 %)Finance
21 (4.167 %)Health
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.167 %)NHS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (20.83 %)Windows
23 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (4.167 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (4.167 %)UNIX
31 (4.167 %)Solaris
31 (4.167 %)Linux
31 (4.167 %)Windows NT
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (12.50 %)Network Design
21 (4.167 %)Load Balancing
21 (4.167 %)Performance Management
21 (4.167 %)SC Cleared
21 (4.167 %)Security Cleared
21 (4.167 %)OWASP
21 (4.167 %)Quality Management
21 (4.167 %)Change Management
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.167 %)C
11 (4.167 %)Perl
11 (4.167 %)Shell Script
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (54.17 %)Cisco Certification
29 (37.50 %)CCNA
37 (29.17 %)CCNP
42 (8.333 %)MCSE
42 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (4.167 %)CCVP
51 (4.167 %)CCSP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.167 %)SLA
11 (4.167 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (12.50 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (75.00 %)Cisco
25 (20.83 %)CheckPoint
33 (12.50 %)Microsoft
42 (8.333 %)Nokia
51 (4.167 %)Lotus
51 (4.167 %)Citrix
51 (4.167 %)Websense
51 (4.167 %)BT
51 (4.167 %)Blue Coat