Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCDA over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.418 %1.404 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£538£426
% change on same period last year+26.19 %
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£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads239285
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.306 %
Daily rates quoted4365
Average minimum daily rate£261£286
Average daily rate£277£296
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted3044
Average minimum hourly rate£29.28£17.25
Average hourly rate£29.95£18.63
% change on same period last year+60.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.62£20.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
CCDA UKCCDA
UK

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.

CCDA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CCDA across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Scotland CCDA Demand Trend

CCDA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CCDA Daily Rate Trend

CCDA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland CCDA Hourly Rate Trend

CCDA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCDA within the Scotland 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
AberdeenDown-11--
CCDA UKCCDA
UK

CCDA
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing CCDA 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 CCDA.

14 (100.00 %)CCNP
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (75.00 %)Cisco
32 (50.00 %)Ethernet
32 (50.00 %)RIP
32 (50.00 %)LAN
32 (50.00 %)WAN
32 (50.00 %)BGP
32 (50.00 %)EIGRP
32 (50.00 %)FDDI
32 (50.00 %)VLAN
41 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
41 (25.00 %)Gigabit Ethernet
41 (25.00 %)MPLS
41 (25.00 %)DHCP
41 (25.00 %)VoIP
41 (25.00 %)Windows
41 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (25.00 %)Windows NT
41 (25.00 %)ATM
41 (25.00 %)SNMP
41 (25.00 %)CCIE
41 (25.00 %)VPN
41 (25.00 %)DNS
41 (25.00 %)SSL

CCDA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing CCDA 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 CCDA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (50.00 %)LAN
22 (50.00 %)WAN
22 (50.00 %)BGP
22 (50.00 %)EIGRP
22 (50.00 %)FDDI
22 (50.00 %)Ethernet
22 (50.00 %)RIP
22 (50.00 %)VLAN
31 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
31 (25.00 %)SNMP
31 (25.00 %)Gigabit Ethernet
31 (25.00 %)DHCP
31 (25.00 %)VoIP
31 (25.00 %)VPN
31 (25.00 %)DNS
31 (25.00 %)SSL
31 (25.00 %)MPLS
31 (25.00 %)ATM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Cisco Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Network Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (25.00 %)Windows NT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)CCNP
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (25.00 %)CCIE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Cisco