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The table below looks at the demand for Network Design skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Design over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Design
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank125138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads46
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.218 %0.299 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£425
Average daily rate£365£425
% change on same period last year-14.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£362
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
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£36.70£39.69
% change on same period last year-7.51 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18322005
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.476 %1.977 %
Daily rates quoted462540
Average minimum daily rate£341£339
Average daily rate£362£357
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted162136
Average minimum hourly rate£25.62£25.23
Average hourly rate£27.34£27.15
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.06£29.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Network Design EnglandNetwork Design
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 Design
Demand Trend

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

North West Network Design Demand Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Network Design Daily Rate Trend

Network Design
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Network Design Hourly Rate Trend

Network Design
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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-42--
LancashireUp+61£365-
Network Design EnglandNetwork Design
England

Network Design
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Network Design 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 Network Design.

17 (58.33 %)Cisco
23 (25.00 %)CCIE
23 (25.00 %)CCNP
23 (25.00 %)LAN
23 (25.00 %)WAN
23 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (25.00 %)Wireless
32 (16.67 %)Auditing
32 (16.67 %)SDH
41 (8.333 %)SMS
41 (8.333 %)Ethernet
41 (8.333 %)CCDP
41 (8.333 %)Active Directory
41 (8.333 %)Wi-Fi
41 (8.333 %)NetApp
41 (8.333 %)3G
41 (8.333 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (8.333 %)ATM
41 (8.333 %)VLAN
41 (8.333 %)Statistics
41 (8.333 %)WiMAX
41 (8.333 %)Network Planning
41 (8.333 %)Telecoms
41 (8.333 %)Cramer
41 (8.333 %)VMware
41 (8.333 %)VMware ESX

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Network Design 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 Network Design. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (25.00 %)WAN
13 (25.00 %)LAN
13 (25.00 %)Wireless
22 (16.67 %)SDH
31 (8.333 %)SMS
31 (8.333 %)WiMAX
31 (8.333 %)VLAN
31 (8.333 %)Ethernet
31 (8.333 %)3G
31 (8.333 %)Wi-Fi
31 (8.333 %)ATM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Auditing
21 (8.333 %)Telecoms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Design Engineer
22 (16.67 %)Consultant
22 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
22 (16.67 %)Network Design Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Cisco Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Radio Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Network Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Sales Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Administrator
31 (8.333 %)Network Administrator
31 (8.333 %)Technical Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Presales Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Technical Administrator
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Statistics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Network Planning
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)CCIE
13 (25.00 %)CCNP
13 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (8.333 %)CCDP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)Active Directory
11 (8.333 %)VMware ESX
11 (8.333 %)VMware Infrastructure
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (58.33 %)Cisco
21 (8.333 %)NetApp
21 (8.333 %)Cramer
21 (8.333 %)VMware