Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) in IT contracts within the North West 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank10591
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads2254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.058 %
As % of the category below7.143 %11.54 %
Daily rates quoted48
Average minimum daily rate£225£244
Average daily rate£249£247
% change on same period last year+1.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£274£249
UK excluding London average daily rate£284£277
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£23.72£50.00
Average hourly rate£25.86£51.88
% change on same period last year-50.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.01£53.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.73£30.18
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads308468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.495 %0.503 %
Daily rates quoted70112
Average minimum daily rate£315£326
Average daily rate£334£336
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5263
Average minimum hourly rate£23.84£25.85
Average hourly rate£25.24£27.81
% change on same period last year-9.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.63£29.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
CCNA EnglandCCNA
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.

CCNA
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West CCNA Daily Rate Trend

CCNA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCNA across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West CCNA Daily Rate Histogram

CCNA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West CCNA Hourly Rate Trend

CCNA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCNA across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West CCNA Hourly Rate Histogram

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 North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
CheshireDown-78£276-7.91 %
MerseysideDown-36--
CumbriaDown-22--
ManchesterDown-42£270+103.77 %
CCNA EnglandCCNA
England

CCNA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

162 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
251 (82.26 %)Cisco
331 (50.00 %)LAN
331 (50.00 %)WAN
423 (37.10 %)CCNP
517 (27.42 %)Firewall
614 (22.58 %)VPN
712 (19.35 %)TCP/IP
810 (16.13 %)Microsoft
98 (12.90 %)VLAN
98 (12.90 %)Network Security
98 (12.90 %)Microsoft Certification
107 (11.29 %)EIGRP
107 (11.29 %)Ethernet
107 (11.29 %)Nortel
107 (11.29 %)MCSE
116 (9.677 %)ATM
116 (9.677 %)ISDN
116 (9.677 %)ITIL
116 (9.677 %)Windows
116 (9.677 %)CiscoWorks
116 (9.677 %)Cisco PIX
125 (8.065 %)Active Directory
125 (8.065 %)VoIP
125 (8.065 %)Frame Relay
125 (8.065 %)Telecoms
125 (8.065 %)BGP
125 (8.065 %)SAN
134 (6.452 %)MPLS
134 (6.452 %)C

CCNA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.226 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.613 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (1.613 %)Exchange Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.226 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.613 %)assyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (50.00 %)LAN
131 (50.00 %)WAN
217 (27.42 %)Firewall
314 (22.58 %)VPN
412 (19.35 %)TCP/IP
58 (12.90 %)VLAN
58 (12.90 %)Network Security
67 (11.29 %)Ethernet
67 (11.29 %)EIGRP
76 (9.677 %)ATM
76 (9.677 %)ISDN
76 (9.677 %)Cisco PIX
85 (8.065 %)Frame Relay
85 (8.065 %)VoIP
85 (8.065 %)BGP
85 (8.065 %)SAN
94 (6.452 %)MPLS
94 (6.452 %)Cisco ASA
103 (4.839 %)IP Telephony
103 (4.839 %)SSH
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.065 %)Telecoms
21 (1.613 %)Automotive
21 (1.613 %)Construction
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (43.55 %)Network Engineer
218 (29.03 %)Network Support
313 (20.97 %)Cisco Engineer
49 (14.52 %)Cisco Network Engineer
57 (11.29 %)Support Engineer
65 (8.065 %)Network Support Engineer
65 (8.065 %)Technical Engineer
73 (4.839 %)Technical Support
73 (4.839 %)Cisco Specialist
73 (4.839 %)Communications Engineer
73 (4.839 %)Network Specialist
82 (3.226 %)Network Administrator
82 (3.226 %)Analyst
82 (3.226 %)Technical Support Engineer
82 (3.226 %)3rd Line Support
82 (3.226 %)Administrator
91 (1.613 %)Project Leader
91 (1.613 %)Network Analyst
91 (1.613 %)Infrastructure Engineer
91 (1.613 %)Test Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.839 %)NHS
22 (3.226 %)e-Health
31 (1.613 %)EPoS
31 (1.613 %)Replication
31 (1.613 %)Clustering
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (9.677 %)Windows
23 (4.839 %)Linux
32 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.613 %)AIX
41 (1.613 %)UNIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (9.677 %)ITIL
24 (6.452 %)Security Cleared
33 (4.839 %)PRINCE2
33 (4.839 %)Migration
33 (4.839 %)SC Cleared
42 (3.226 %)Validation
51 (1.613 %)Network Planning
51 (1.613 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.613 %)Project Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (6.452 %)C
21 (1.613 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
162 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
223 (37.10 %)CCNP
38 (12.90 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (11.29 %)MCSE
52 (3.226 %)MCP
61 (1.613 %)CCIE
61 (1.613 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.613 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (8.065 %)Active Directory
21 (1.613 %)Terminal Services
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (9.677 %)CiscoWorks
22 (3.226 %)OpenView
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (82.26 %)Cisco
210 (16.13 %)Microsoft
37 (11.29 %)Nortel
43 (4.839 %)HP
52 (3.226 %)EMC
52 (3.226 %)Citrix
52 (3.226 %)Avaya
52 (3.226 %)CheckPoint
61 (1.613 %)Websense
61 (1.613 %)3Com
61 (1.613 %)VMware
61 (1.613 %)Ericsson
61 (1.613 %)Novell
61 (1.613 %)Intel