Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco ASA over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank121-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.422 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£325
% change on same period last year+19.49 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00-
Average hourly rate£25.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.28£25.72
% change on same period last year+17.77 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching contract IT job ads422553
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.678 %0.594 %
Daily rates quoted70116
Average minimum daily rate£319£315
Average daily rate£332£328
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted6570
Average minimum hourly rate£22.88£22.93
Average hourly rate£25.10£24.67
% change on same period last year+1.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.31£26.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Cisco ASA EnglandCisco ASA
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.

Cisco ASA
Demand Trend

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

North West Cisco ASA Demand Trend

Cisco ASA
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Cisco ASA Daily Rate Trend

Cisco ASA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Cisco ASA Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco ASA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco ASA 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
CumbriaNew entry-1--
ManchesterNew entry-1£300-
LancashireNew entry-1--
Cisco ASA EnglandCisco ASA
England

Cisco ASA
Top 23 Related IT Skills

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

112 (100.00 %)Cisco
112 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
211 (91.67 %)Firewall
211 (91.67 %)Cisco PIX
310 (83.33 %)CCNP
47 (58.33 %)WAN
56 (50.00 %)LAN
64 (33.33 %)VoIP
64 (33.33 %)CCNA
64 (33.33 %)VLAN
72 (16.67 %)Communications Security
72 (16.67 %)Wireless
72 (16.67 %)VPN
72 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
72 (16.67 %)Avaya
81 (8.333 %)Juniper
81 (8.333 %)Nokia
81 (8.333 %)MPLS
81 (8.333 %)Windows
81 (8.333 %)CCSP
81 (8.333 %)Frame Relay
81 (8.333 %)Migration
81 (8.333 %)Network Security

Cisco ASA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Cisco ASA 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 ASA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (91.67 %)Firewall
111 (91.67 %)Cisco PIX
27 (58.33 %)WAN
36 (50.00 %)LAN
44 (33.33 %)VoIP
44 (33.33 %)VLAN
52 (16.67 %)VPN
52 (16.67 %)Wireless
61 (8.333 %)Frame Relay
61 (8.333 %)Network Security
61 (8.333 %)MPLS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (83.33 %)Network Engineer
29 (75.00 %)Cisco Engineer
29 (75.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Security Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Cisco Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Senior Network Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Communications Security
21 (8.333 %)Migration
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
210 (83.33 %)CCNP
34 (33.33 %)CCNA
41 (8.333 %)CCSP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)Cisco
22 (16.67 %)Avaya
22 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
31 (8.333 %)Juniper
31 (8.333 %)Nokia