Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire 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 Network Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4644
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.694 %1.106 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£213
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£225
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£316
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£13.00
Average hourly rate£26.25£14.00
% change on same period last year+87.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.50£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.80£24.99
% change on same period last year+7.23 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads432452
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.871 %0.554 %
Daily rates quoted10191
Average minimum daily rate£293£333
Average daily rate£312£353
% change on same period last year-11.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.05 %
Hourly rates quoted113100
Average minimum hourly rate£21.97£16.84
Average hourly rate£22.85£18.82
% change on same period last year+21.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.72£20.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.06£23.41
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Network Engineer South EastNetwork Engineer
South East

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Network Engineer Demand Trend

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

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 Network Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+53--
Network Engineer South EastNetwork Engineer
South East

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited 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 Network Engineer in their job title.

111 (100.00 %)Cisco
27 (63.64 %)CCNP
27 (63.64 %)Cisco Certification
36 (54.55 %)CheckPoint
45 (45.45 %)OSPF
54 (36.36 %)Firewall
54 (36.36 %)Nokia
54 (36.36 %)CiscoWorks
54 (36.36 %)WAN
63 (27.27 %)LAN
63 (27.27 %)CCNA
63 (27.27 %)CCSA
63 (27.27 %)Blue Coat
63 (27.27 %)TippingPoint
63 (27.27 %)Cisco PIX
72 (18.18 %)Network Design
72 (18.18 %)VLAN
72 (18.18 %)Cisco IOS
72 (18.18 %)H.323
72 (18.18 %)IPv4
72 (18.18 %)VoIP
72 (18.18 %)PPP
81 (9.091 %)RIP
81 (9.091 %)VPN
81 (9.091 %)Windows
81 (9.091 %)Linux
81 (9.091 %)Nortel
81 (9.091 %)Active Directory
81 (9.091 %)OpenView
81 (9.091 %)HP

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited 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 Network Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (45.45 %)OSPF
24 (36.36 %)Firewall
24 (36.36 %)WAN
33 (27.27 %)LAN
33 (27.27 %)Cisco PIX
42 (18.18 %)H.323
42 (18.18 %)VLAN
42 (18.18 %)Cisco IOS
42 (18.18 %)VoIP
42 (18.18 %)IPv4
42 (18.18 %)PPP
51 (9.091 %)RIP
51 (9.091 %)VPN
51 (9.091 %)Internet
51 (9.091 %)BGP
51 (9.091 %)EIGRP
51 (9.091 %)Network Security
51 (9.091 %)Cisco ASA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Health
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)Windows
11 (9.091 %)Linux
11 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)Network Design
21 (9.091 %)Change Management
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (63.64 %)Cisco Certification
17 (63.64 %)CCNP
23 (27.27 %)CCNA
23 (27.27 %)CCSA
31 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
31 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (36.36 %)CiscoWorks
21 (9.091 %)OpenView
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (100.00 %)Cisco
26 (54.55 %)CheckPoint
34 (36.36 %)Nokia
43 (27.27 %)Blue Coat
43 (27.27 %)TippingPoint
51 (9.091 %)HP
51 (9.091 %)Nortel