Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Cisco Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the North West 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 Cisco Network Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Cisco Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank118134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads99
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.297 %0.222 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£450£323
Average daily rate£475£323
% change on same period last year+46.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£331
% change on same period last year+2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00-
Average hourly rate£29.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.55£23.29
% change on same period last year+13.99 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Cisco Network Engineer EnglandCisco Network 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.

Cisco Network Engineer
Demand Trend

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

North West Cisco Network Engineer Demand Trend

Cisco Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Cisco Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Cisco Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Cisco Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco Network Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Network Engineer 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
CheshireNo change02--
LancashireUp+91--
CumbriaNew entry-1--
Cisco Network Engineer EnglandCisco Network Engineer
England

Cisco Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Cisco 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 Cisco Network Engineer in their job title.

120 (100.00 %)Cisco
218 (90.00 %)Cisco Certification
314 (70.00 %)CCNP
314 (70.00 %)WAN
413 (65.00 %)LAN
512 (60.00 %)Firewall
611 (55.00 %)Cisco PIX
79 (45.00 %)Cisco ASA
79 (45.00 %)CCNA
86 (30.00 %)VPN
95 (25.00 %)VLAN
103 (15.00 %)Network Security
103 (15.00 %)TCP/IP
103 (15.00 %)VoIP
103 (15.00 %)CheckPoint
103 (15.00 %)CiscoWorks
112 (10.00 %)Avaya
112 (10.00 %)SAN
112 (10.00 %)OpenView
112 (10.00 %)HP
112 (10.00 %)Windows
112 (10.00 %)IP Telephony
112 (10.00 %)Wireless
112 (10.00 %)BGP
112 (10.00 %)EIGRP
112 (10.00 %)Migration
121 (5.000 %)VMware
121 (5.000 %)Frame Relay
121 (5.000 %)Cisco IPT
121 (5.000 %)Communications Security

Cisco Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Cisco 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 Cisco Network Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (70.00 %)WAN
213 (65.00 %)LAN
312 (60.00 %)Firewall
411 (55.00 %)Cisco PIX
59 (45.00 %)Cisco ASA
66 (30.00 %)VPN
75 (25.00 %)VLAN
83 (15.00 %)Network Security
83 (15.00 %)VoIP
83 (15.00 %)TCP/IP
92 (10.00 %)SAN
92 (10.00 %)Wireless
92 (10.00 %)BGP
92 (10.00 %)EIGRP
92 (10.00 %)IP Telephony
101 (5.000 %)Frame Relay
101 (5.000 %)Cisco IPT
101 (5.000 %)MPLS
101 (5.000 %)OSPF
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (10.00 %)Windows
21 (5.000 %)Linux
21 (5.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.00 %)Migration
21 (5.000 %)Communications Security
21 (5.000 %)ITIL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (90.00 %)Cisco Certification
214 (70.00 %)CCNP
39 (45.00 %)CCNA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (15.00 %)CiscoWorks
22 (10.00 %)OpenView
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (100.00 %)Cisco
23 (15.00 %)CheckPoint
32 (10.00 %)HP
32 (10.00 %)Avaya
41 (5.000 %)VMware