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The table below looks at the demand for the Cisco Engineer role in IT contracts within the Manchester 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 Cisco Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Cisco Engineer
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6964
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.899 %0.282 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£290-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£338
% change on same period last year+6.03 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£30.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-15.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.50£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.81£26.88
% change on same period last year+22.04 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads11121064
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.498 %1.065 %
Daily rates quoted207214
Average minimum daily rate£318£332
Average daily rate£337£355
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted153134
Average minimum hourly rate£19.03£17.66
Average hourly rate£20.74£19.48
% change on same period last year+6.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.45£21.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.87£25.62
% change on same period last year-6.81 %
Cisco Engineer North WestCisco Engineer
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.

Cisco Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Cisco Engineer Demand Trend

Cisco Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester Cisco Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Cisco Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester Cisco Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Engineer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
BoltonNew entry-3--
Cisco Engineer North WestCisco Engineer
North West

Cisco Engineer
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Cisco 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 Cisco Engineer in their job title.

113 (100.00 %)Cisco
28 (61.54 %)Cisco Certification
37 (53.85 %)Firewall
46 (46.15 %)CCNP
46 (46.15 %)Cisco PIX
55 (38.46 %)LAN
64 (30.77 %)WAN
64 (30.77 %)Windows
73 (23.08 %)VLAN
73 (23.08 %)VoIP
73 (23.08 %)CCNA
73 (23.08 %)Active Directory
73 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (15.38 %)VPN
82 (15.38 %)Cisco ASA
91 (7.692 %)NETGEAR
91 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (7.692 %)Cisco IPT
91 (7.692 %)Cisco IOS
91 (7.692 %)MPLS
91 (7.692 %)Project Management
91 (7.692 %)Finance
91 (7.692 %)Migration
91 (7.692 %)VMware

Cisco Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Cisco 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 Cisco Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (53.85 %)Firewall
26 (46.15 %)Cisco PIX
35 (38.46 %)LAN
44 (30.77 %)WAN
53 (23.08 %)VoIP
53 (23.08 %)VLAN
62 (15.38 %)VPN
62 (15.38 %)Cisco ASA
71 (7.692 %)MPLS
71 (7.692 %)Cisco IPT
71 (7.692 %)Cisco IOS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Finance
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (30.77 %)Windows
23 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.692 %)Project Management
11 (7.692 %)Migration
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (61.54 %)Cisco Certification
26 (46.15 %)CCNP
33 (23.08 %)CCNA
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (23.08 %)Active Directory
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (7.692 %)VMware
21 (7.692 %)NETGEAR