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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT contracts within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Cisco over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4028
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads5443
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.045 %
As % of the category below9.424 %9.534 %
Daily rates quoted1013
Average minimum daily rate£455£348
Average daily rate£458£353
% change on same period last year+29.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£460£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£330
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
Hourly rates quoted82
Average minimum hourly rate£32.13£24.00
Average hourly rate£34.69£27.00
% change on same period last year+28.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.25£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.88£27.17
% change on same period last year-8.39 %
Vendors ManchesterVendors
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads573451
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.755 %0.472 %
Daily rates quoted10294
Average minimum daily rate£349£337
Average daily rate£369£357
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£357
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Hourly rates quoted6942
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£21.46
Average hourly rate£18.16£23.12
% change on same period last year-21.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.32£24.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.01£25.11
% change on same period last year-8.37 %
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 Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Manchester Cisco Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Manchester Cisco Hourly Rate Histogram

Cisco
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Cisco within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 8 July 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--
StockportNew entry-1--
AltrinchamNo change01£440+340.00 %
Cisco North WestCisco
North West

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

130 (27.27 %)Windows
227 (24.55 %)WAN
227 (24.55 %)LAN
326 (23.64 %)Cisco Certification
420 (18.18 %)Microsoft
519 (17.27 %)VPN
519 (17.27 %)Unix
618 (16.36 %)CCNA
717 (15.45 %)Citrix
717 (15.45 %)AIX
816 (14.55 %)Active Directory
816 (14.55 %)SAN
915 (13.64 %)Windows 2000
915 (13.64 %)Change Management
1012 (10.91 %)Firewall
1012 (10.91 %)Windows NT
1012 (10.91 %)IP Telephony
1111 (10.00 %)QA
1111 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
1210 (9.091 %)EMC
1210 (9.091 %)IBM
1210 (9.091 %)MCSE
1210 (9.091 %)HPUX
1210 (9.091 %)Solaris
1210 (9.091 %)VoIP
1210 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
139 (8.182 %)Problem Management
139 (8.182 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
139 (8.182 %)ZENworks
139 (8.182 %)MSI

Cisco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Application Development
18 (7.273 %)Middleware
18 (7.273 %)WebSphere
21 (0.909 %)WBIMB
Application Platforms
110 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
28 (7.273 %)WebSphere Application Server
37 (6.364 %)MS Exchange
45 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2007
45 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (3.636 %)IIS
62 (1.818 %)WebSphere MQ
71 (0.909 %)Gentran
71 (0.909 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
18 (7.273 %)MS Excel
22 (1.818 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
127 (24.55 %)WAN
127 (24.55 %)LAN
219 (17.27 %)VPN
316 (14.55 %)SAN
412 (10.91 %)Firewall
412 (10.91 %)IP Telephony
510 (9.091 %)VoIP
66 (5.455 %)MPLS
66 (5.455 %)Network Security
75 (4.545 %)ADSL
75 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
84 (3.636 %)DNS
93 (2.727 %)VLAN
93 (2.727 %)ISDN
93 (2.727 %)SSL
102 (1.818 %)HTTP
102 (1.818 %)ATM
102 (1.818 %)Broadband
102 (1.818 %)Internet
102 (1.818 %)OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (0.909 %)FileMaker
Development Applications
19 (8.182 %)MSI
General
18 (7.273 %)Telecoms
26 (5.455 %)Finance
34 (3.636 %)Construction
41 (0.909 %)Back Office
41 (0.909 %)Electric
41 (0.909 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
114 (12.73 %)Administrator
212 (10.91 %)Storage Administrator
311 (10.00 %)Network Support
410 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
410 (9.091 %)Analyst
59 (8.182 %)Infrastructure Analyst
59 (8.182 %)Technical Analyst
59 (8.182 %)Cisco Engineer
68 (7.273 %)Consultant
68 (7.273 %)Senior Storage Administrator
76 (5.455 %)Support Engineer
76 (5.455 %)WebSphere Specialist
76 (5.455 %)Cisco Network Engineer
85 (4.545 %)Technical Project Leader
85 (4.545 %)SAN Administrator
85 (4.545 %)Support Specialist
85 (4.545 %)Project Leader
85 (4.545 %)Hardware Engineer
94 (3.636 %)Network Manager
94 (3.636 %)3rd Line Support
Miscellaneous
18 (7.273 %)Mainframe
18 (7.273 %)Tandem
24 (3.636 %)Thin Client
24 (3.636 %)Fat Client
32 (1.818 %)PKI
41 (0.909 %)Video Conferencing
41 (0.909 %)NHS
Operating Systems
130 (27.27 %)Windows
219 (17.27 %)Unix
317 (15.45 %)AIX
415 (13.64 %)Windows 2000
512 (10.91 %)Windows NT
610 (9.091 %)HPUX
610 (9.091 %)Solaris
79 (8.182 %)NetWare
88 (7.273 %)Windows Server 2003
94 (3.636 %)Windows XP
101 (0.909 %)Linux
101 (0.909 %)VMS
Processes & Methodologies
115 (13.64 %)Change Management
29 (8.182 %)Problem Management
38 (7.273 %)Network Design
44 (3.636 %)Migration
44 (3.636 %)GAP Analysis
53 (2.727 %)ITIL
62 (1.818 %)Risk Assessment
62 (1.818 %)Project Management
71 (0.909 %)Release Management
71 (0.909 %)Resource Management
71 (0.909 %)Technical Architecture
71 (0.909 %)Service Management
71 (0.909 %)Risk Management
Programming Languages
18 (7.273 %)Shell Script
24 (3.636 %)SQL
Qualifications
126 (23.64 %)Cisco Certification
218 (16.36 %)CCNA
311 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
410 (9.091 %)MCSE
58 (7.273 %)CCNP
65 (4.545 %)CCIE
74 (3.636 %)CCA
74 (3.636 %)Citrix Certification
74 (3.636 %)CCEA
81 (0.909 %)MCP
81 (0.909 %)CCSP
81 (0.909 %)CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
111 (10.00 %)QA
System Software
116 (14.55 %)Active Directory
29 (8.182 %)MetaFrame
29 (8.182 %)Terminal Server
34 (3.636 %)ISA Server
43 (2.727 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
19 (8.182 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
19 (8.182 %)ZENworks
28 (7.273 %)Tivoli
28 (7.273 %)OMEGAMON
32 (1.818 %)OpenView
Vendors
120 (18.18 %)Microsoft
217 (15.45 %)Citrix
310 (9.091 %)EMC
310 (9.091 %)IBM
45 (4.545 %)CheckPoint
54 (3.636 %)Novell
54 (3.636 %)Mitel
63 (2.727 %)VMware
72 (1.818 %)VERITAS
72 (1.818 %)Nokia
72 (1.818 %)Avaya
72 (1.818 %)HP
72 (1.818 %)Remedy
72 (1.818 %)Crossbeam
81 (0.909 %)Polycom
81 (0.909 %)Dell
81 (0.909 %)Nortel
81 (0.909 %)Hitachi
81 (0.909 %)Lotus
81 (0.909 %)Siemens
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