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The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) in IT contracts within the Merseyside region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNA over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3845
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.778 %9.302 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£550
Average daily rate-£550
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£293
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£16.00
Average hourly rate£22.50£17.00
% change on same period last year+32.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.34£24.89
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads3643
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.042 %
Daily rates quoted917
Average minimum daily rate£295£370
Average daily rate£333£399
% change on same period last year-16.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£21.36£19.00
Average hourly rate£23.41£21.56
% change on same period last year+8.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.45£24.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
CCNA North WestCCNA
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.

CCNA
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside CCNA Demand Trend

CCNA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside CCNA Daily Rate Trend

CCNA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside CCNA Hourly Rate Trend

CCNA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 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
LiverpoolDown-11--
CCNA North WestCCNA
North West

CCNA
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing CCNA 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 CCNA.

12 (100.00 %)LAN
12 (100.00 %)WAN
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)IPCC
21 (50.00 %)SNMP
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)OpenView
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)MS Visio

CCNA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing CCNA 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 CCNA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Visio
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)WAN
12 (100.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)SNMP
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)IPCC
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Specialist
11 (50.00 %)VoIP Specialist
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Linux
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)OpenView
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)HP