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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT contracts within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5824
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching contract IT job ads76190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.192 %
As % of the category below5.020 %9.906 %
Daily rates quoted2035
Average minimum daily rate£301£330
Average daily rate£313£336
% change on same period last year-7.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£331
% change on same period last year+8.26 %
Hourly rates quoted2319
Average minimum hourly rate£22.17£21.57
Average hourly rate£24.46£23.55
% change on same period last year+3.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.74£25.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.75£25.08
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
North West
Matching contract IT job ads15141918
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.132 %1.938 %
Daily rates quoted322413
Average minimum daily rate£331£320
Average daily rate£348£338
% change on same period last year+2.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted213198
Average minimum hourly rate£21.53£20.16
Average hourly rate£22.90£21.73
% change on same period last year+5.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.27£23.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Cisco EnglandCisco
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco
Demand Trend

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

North West Cisco Demand Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Cisco Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Cisco Hourly Rate Histogram

Cisco
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ManchesterDown-2129£390+0.32 %
CheshireDown-719£249-36.52 %
MerseysideDown-1712£425+71.02 %
LancashireUp+15--
CumbriaDown-121--
Cisco EnglandCisco
England

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Cisco 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.

185 (39.17 %)Cisco Certification
275 (34.56 %)Windows
372 (33.18 %)LAN
372 (33.18 %)WAN
458 (26.73 %)CCNA
553 (24.42 %)Firewall
639 (17.97 %)CCNP
737 (17.05 %)AIX
737 (17.05 %)UNIX
836 (16.59 %)Solaris
935 (16.13 %)HPUX
935 (16.13 %)WebSphere Application Server
935 (16.13 %)Tivoli
935 (16.13 %)WebSphere
1034 (15.67 %)Middleware
1133 (15.21 %)Mainframe
1232 (14.75 %)Shell Script
1232 (14.75 %)Active Directory
1232 (14.75 %)VPN
1331 (14.29 %)Tandem
1331 (14.29 %)OMEGAMON
1428 (12.90 %)Microsoft
1525 (11.52 %)Change Management
1624 (11.06 %)SAN
1721 (9.677 %)TCP/IP
1819 (8.756 %)Novell
1819 (8.756 %)Cisco PIX
1918 (8.295 %)IP Telephony
1918 (8.295 %)VoIP
2015 (6.912 %)Telecoms

Cisco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Cisco 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (16.13 %)WebSphere
234 (15.67 %)Middleware
310 (4.608 %)WBIMB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (16.13 %)WebSphere Application Server
211 (5.069 %)WebSphere MQ
211 (5.069 %)Gentran
37 (3.226 %)MS Exchange
42 (0.922 %)IIS
42 (0.922 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (0.922 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (0.922 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (0.461 %)SharePoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (3.226 %)MS Office
17 (3.226 %)MS Excel
21 (0.461 %)MS Visio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
172 (33.18 %)LAN
172 (33.18 %)WAN
253 (24.42 %)Firewall
332 (14.75 %)VPN
424 (11.06 %)SAN
521 (9.677 %)TCP/IP
619 (8.756 %)Cisco PIX
718 (8.295 %)VoIP
718 (8.295 %)IP Telephony
815 (6.912 %)VLAN
912 (5.530 %)DNS
912 (5.530 %)SSL
1010 (4.608 %)Network Security
1010 (4.608 %)Cisco ASA
117 (3.226 %)Internet
117 (3.226 %)Ethernet
117 (3.226 %)Frame Relay
117 (3.226 %)EIGRP
117 (3.226 %)MPLS
126 (2.765 %)ATM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (1.382 %)MySQL
21 (0.461 %)SQL Server
21 (0.461 %)RDBMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (6.912 %)Telecoms
213 (5.991 %)Finance
35 (2.304 %)Construction
44 (1.843 %)Government
53 (1.382 %)Auditing
62 (0.922 %)Financial Institution
62 (0.922 %)Local Government
62 (0.922 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.461 %)Banking
71 (0.461 %)Retail
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (20.74 %)Network Engineer
233 (15.21 %)Cisco Engineer
326 (11.98 %)Consultant
422 (10.14 %)Cisco Network Engineer
519 (8.756 %)Network Support
617 (7.834 %)Support Engineer
715 (6.912 %)Administrator
814 (6.452 %)WebSphere Specialist
911 (5.069 %)Analyst
911 (5.069 %)WebSphere Consultant
109 (4.147 %)Storage Administrator
118 (3.687 %)Infrastructure Specialist
118 (3.687 %)Network Analyst
127 (3.226 %)Senior Storage Administrator
136 (2.765 %)Project Leader
136 (2.765 %)3rd Line Support
136 (2.765 %)Architect
136 (2.765 %)Technical Engineer
136 (2.765 %)Technical Project Leader
145 (2.304 %)Network Support Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (15.21 %)Mainframe
231 (14.29 %)Tandem
34 (1.843 %)NHS
43 (1.382 %)PKI
52 (0.922 %)Clustering
61 (0.461 %)EPoS
61 (0.461 %)Thin Client
61 (0.461 %)Handset
61 (0.461 %)Replication
61 (0.461 %)CLARiiON
61 (0.461 %)Symmetrix
61 (0.461 %)Fat Client
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
175 (34.56 %)Windows
237 (17.05 %)AIX
237 (17.05 %)UNIX
336 (16.59 %)Solaris
435 (16.13 %)HPUX
514 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
67 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
76 (2.765 %)Windows XP
76 (2.765 %)Linux
85 (2.304 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.461 %)NetWare
91 (0.461 %)Windows Vista
91 (0.461 %)Windows Server 2008
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (11.52 %)Change Management
212 (5.530 %)ITIL
38 (3.687 %)Migration
47 (3.226 %)Network Design
55 (2.304 %)PRINCE2
55 (2.304 %)Project Management
63 (1.382 %)Risk Assessment
63 (1.382 %)Penetration Testing
63 (1.382 %)Technical Architecture
63 (1.382 %)Security Cleared
72 (0.922 %)Load Balancing
72 (0.922 %)Communications Security
72 (0.922 %)GAP Analysis
72 (0.922 %)Validation
81 (0.461 %)TOGAF
81 (0.461 %)Service Delivery
81 (0.461 %)Configuration Management
81 (0.461 %)SC Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (14.75 %)Shell Script
26 (2.765 %)SQL
33 (1.382 %)C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
185 (39.17 %)Cisco Certification
258 (26.73 %)CCNA
339 (17.97 %)CCNP
411 (5.069 %)Microsoft Certification
510 (4.608 %)MCSE
69 (4.147 %)CCIE
73 (1.382 %)MCP
82 (0.922 %)Degree
91 (0.461 %)CCVP
91 (0.461 %)CCSE
91 (0.461 %)CISSP
91 (0.461 %)CCSP
91 (0.461 %)MCSA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.226 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (14.75 %)Active Directory
27 (3.226 %)Novell eDirectory
34 (1.843 %)Terminal Services
42 (0.922 %)ISA Server
51 (0.461 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.461 %)MailMarshal
51 (0.461 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.461 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (0.461 %)MetaFrame
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
135 (16.13 %)Tivoli
231 (14.29 %)OMEGAMON
36 (2.765 %)CiscoWorks
43 (1.382 %)OpenView
52 (0.922 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
61 (0.461 %)EMC TimeFinder
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (12.90 %)Microsoft
219 (8.756 %)Novell
314 (6.452 %)EMC
49 (4.147 %)Citrix
58 (3.687 %)CheckPoint
58 (3.687 %)HP
67 (3.226 %)Nortel
67 (3.226 %)Avaya
67 (3.226 %)Juniper
75 (2.304 %)VERITAS
75 (2.304 %)VMware
84 (1.843 %)Oracle
84 (1.843 %)IBM
93 (1.382 %)Remedy
93 (1.382 %)3Com
102 (0.922 %)Nokia
102 (0.922 %)Brocade
102 (0.922 %)Lucent
102 (0.922 %)Intel
111 (0.461 %)Sun