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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Midlands 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4855
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads1122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.022 %
As % of the category below1.182 %1.333 %
Daily rates quoted09
Average minimum daily rate-£283
Average daily rate-£283
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£310
% change on same period last year+10.52 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.44£24.62
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads9311651
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.316 %1.671 %
Daily rates quoted135281
Average minimum daily rate£367£386
Average daily rate£390£408
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted1870
Average minimum hourly rate£29.45£21.29
Average hourly rate£30.64£22.09
% change on same period last year+38.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.83£22.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Network Engineer EnglandNetwork Engineer
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.

Network Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

112 (48.00 %)Cisco
112 (48.00 %)Telecoms
211 (44.00 %)Cisco Certification
310 (40.00 %)Firewall
310 (40.00 %)Cisco PIX
310 (40.00 %)Network Security
49 (36.00 %)GSM
57 (28.00 %)VPN
57 (28.00 %)CCNP
57 (28.00 %)Ericsson
65 (20.00 %)CCNA
65 (20.00 %)Linux
74 (16.00 %)CCSP
83 (12.00 %)Migration
83 (12.00 %)BGP
83 (12.00 %)EIGRP
83 (12.00 %)CCIE
92 (8.000 %)Windows
92 (8.000 %)LAN
92 (8.000 %)UMTS
92 (8.000 %)Nokia
92 (8.000 %)Siemens
92 (8.000 %)CheckPoint
92 (8.000 %)UTRAN
92 (8.000 %)OSPF
92 (8.000 %)Cisco ASA
92 (8.000 %)C7
92 (8.000 %)Wireshark
101 (4.000 %)Cisco IPT
101 (4.000 %)Network Design

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.000 %)MS Exchange
11 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 5.5
11 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (40.00 %)Firewall
110 (40.00 %)Cisco PIX
110 (40.00 %)Network Security
29 (36.00 %)GSM
37 (28.00 %)VPN
43 (12.00 %)BGP
43 (12.00 %)EIGRP
52 (8.000 %)Cisco ASA
52 (8.000 %)C7
52 (8.000 %)UTRAN
52 (8.000 %)OSPF
52 (8.000 %)LAN
52 (8.000 %)UMTS
52 (8.000 %)Wireshark
61 (4.000 %)WAN
61 (4.000 %)TCP/IP
61 (4.000 %)DNS
61 (4.000 %)Cisco IPT
61 (4.000 %)Wireless
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (48.00 %)Telecoms
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.000 %)Management Information System
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (20.00 %)Linux
22 (8.000 %)Windows
31 (4.000 %)Windows 2000
31 (4.000 %)Windows Server 2003
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (12.00 %)Migration
21 (4.000 %)Network Design
21 (4.000 %)Network Planning
21 (4.000 %)Project Management
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (44.00 %)Cisco Certification
27 (28.00 %)CCNP
35 (20.00 %)CCNA
44 (16.00 %)CCSP
53 (12.00 %)CCIE
61 (4.000 %)CCDP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)SLA
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.000 %)Active Directory
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (48.00 %)Cisco
27 (28.00 %)Ericsson
32 (8.000 %)Nokia
32 (8.000 %)Siemens
32 (8.000 %)CheckPoint
41 (4.000 %)Mapinfo
41 (4.000 %)NEC
41 (4.000 %)Cramer
41 (4.000 %)HP
41 (4.000 %)Nortel