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The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) in IT contracts within the London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCDP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank358383
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads4186
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.087 %
As % of the category below1.369 %2.004 %
Daily rates quoted1426
Average minimum daily rate£390£378
Average daily rate£400£384
% change on same period last year+4.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£392£339
% change on same period last year+15.52 %
Hourly rates quoted17
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50£32.29
Average hourly rate£35.00£33.36
% change on same period last year+4.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50£34.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.50-
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
London
Matching contract IT job ads29944291
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.215 %4.336 %
Daily rates quoted12771595
Average minimum daily rate£368£379
Average daily rate£389£400
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£422
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted184253
Average minimum hourly rate£25.07£23.13
Average hourly rate£26.13£25.05
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.20£26.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
CCDP EnglandCCDP
England

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.

CCDP
Demand Trend

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

London CCDP Demand Trend

CCDP
Daily Rate Trend

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

London CCDP Daily Rate Trend

CCDP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCDP across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London CCDP Daily Rate Histogram

CCDP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London CCDP Hourly Rate Trend

CCDP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCDP within the London region over the 3 months to 10 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
City of LondonDown-335£328-19.01 %
CroydonNew entry-2--
Docklands, LondonUp+402£458+1.66 %
CCDP EnglandCCDP
England

CCDP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing CCDP 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 CCDP.

174 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
261 (82.43 %)CCNP
360 (81.08 %)Cisco
440 (54.05 %)CCIE
531 (41.89 %)BGP
630 (40.54 %)Firewall
726 (35.14 %)CCIP
726 (35.14 %)WAN
824 (32.43 %)OSPF
921 (28.38 %)MPLS
1020 (27.03 %)LAN
1020 (27.03 %)Network Design
1119 (25.68 %)Banking
1217 (22.97 %)CheckPoint
1315 (20.27 %)CCNA
1414 (18.92 %)VPN
1513 (17.57 %)Migration
1612 (16.22 %)Finance
1711 (14.86 %)EIGRP
1810 (13.51 %)Frame Relay
1810 (13.51 %)Cisco PIX
198 (10.81 %)Telecoms
207 (9.459 %)ATM
216 (8.108 %)Nokia
225 (6.757 %)NetScreen
225 (6.757 %)CCDA
225 (6.757 %)SC Cleared
225 (6.757 %)Security Cleared
234 (5.405 %)Load Balancing
234 (5.405 %)Avaya

CCDP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing CCDP 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 CCDP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.351 %).NET
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.703 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (41.89 %)BGP
230 (40.54 %)Firewall
326 (35.14 %)WAN
424 (32.43 %)OSPF
521 (28.38 %)MPLS
620 (27.03 %)LAN
714 (18.92 %)VPN
811 (14.86 %)EIGRP
910 (13.51 %)Frame Relay
910 (13.51 %)Cisco PIX
107 (9.459 %)ATM
115 (6.757 %)NetScreen
124 (5.405 %)Ethernet
124 (5.405 %)RIP
124 (5.405 %)TCP/IP
133 (4.054 %)VoIP
133 (4.054 %)WLAN
133 (4.054 %)Intranet
133 (4.054 %)Internet
133 (4.054 %)Wireless
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (25.68 %)Banking
212 (16.22 %)Finance
38 (10.81 %)Telecoms
43 (4.054 %)Government
43 (4.054 %)Investment Banking
51 (1.351 %)Marketing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (51.35 %)Network Engineer
218 (24.32 %)Design Engineer
312 (16.22 %)Cisco Engineer
411 (14.86 %)Network Design Engineer
58 (10.81 %)Senior Network Engineer
67 (9.459 %)Cisco Network Engineer
76 (8.108 %)Deployment Engineer
76 (8.108 %)Consultant
85 (6.757 %)Network Consultant
85 (6.757 %)Architect
94 (5.405 %)Solutions Architect
103 (4.054 %)Support Engineer
103 (4.054 %)Firewall Engineer
103 (4.054 %)Implementation Engineer
112 (2.703 %)Network Planner
112 (2.703 %)Cisco Consultant
112 (2.703 %)Network Support
112 (2.703 %)Network Support Engineer
121 (1.351 %)Service Manager
121 (1.351 %)3rd Line Support
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.703 %)UNIX
12 (2.703 %)Windows
12 (2.703 %)Linux
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (27.03 %)Network Design
213 (17.57 %)Migration
35 (6.757 %)SC Cleared
35 (6.757 %)Security Cleared
44 (5.405 %)Load Balancing
53 (4.054 %)DV Cleared
62 (2.703 %)Network Planning
62 (2.703 %)Project Management
62 (2.703 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (1.351 %)Risk Management
71 (1.351 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.351 %)Project Planning
71 (1.351 %)Business Development
71 (1.351 %)Stakeholder Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
174 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
261 (82.43 %)CCNP
340 (54.05 %)CCIE
426 (35.14 %)CCIP
515 (20.27 %)CCNA
65 (6.757 %)CCDA
73 (4.054 %)CCSP
82 (2.703 %)Microsoft Certification
82 (2.703 %)MCSE
91 (1.351 %)ISEB
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.351 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.351 %)MOM
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
160 (81.08 %)Cisco
217 (22.97 %)CheckPoint
36 (8.108 %)Nokia
44 (5.405 %)Avaya
53 (4.054 %)Juniper
62 (2.703 %)VMware
71 (1.351 %)Microsoft
71 (1.351 %)HP