Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) 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 CCDP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank90116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.255 %2.807 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£325£300
% change on same period last year+8.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£424£373
% change on same period last year+13.57 %
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£48.33-
% 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 %
CCDP UKCCDP
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.

CCDP
Demand Trend

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

Scotland CCDP Demand Trend

CCDP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CCDP Daily Rate Trend

CCDP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCDP across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Scotland CCDP Daily Rate Histogram

CCDP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland CCDP Hourly Rate Trend

CCDP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCDP 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
EdinburghUp+252£325-
GlasgowNew entry-1--
CCDP UKCCDP
UK

CCDP
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

19 (100.00 %)CCNP
19 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
28 (88.89 %)Cisco
36 (66.67 %)CCSP
45 (55.56 %)LAN
45 (55.56 %)VoIP
45 (55.56 %)WAN
54 (44.44 %)Cisco IOS
63 (33.33 %)Banking
63 (33.33 %)Finance
63 (33.33 %)Ethernet
63 (33.33 %)SNMP
63 (33.33 %)OSPF
63 (33.33 %)BGP
72 (22.22 %)Retail
72 (22.22 %)Retail Banking
81 (11.11 %)Cisco ASA
81 (11.11 %)CCIE
81 (11.11 %)Firewall
81 (11.11 %)VPN

CCDP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (55.56 %)LAN
15 (55.56 %)VoIP
15 (55.56 %)WAN
24 (44.44 %)Cisco IOS
33 (33.33 %)OSPF
33 (33.33 %)BGP
33 (33.33 %)Ethernet
33 (33.33 %)SNMP
41 (11.11 %)VPN
41 (11.11 %)Firewall
41 (11.11 %)Cisco ASA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Finance
13 (33.33 %)Banking
22 (22.22 %)Retail
22 (22.22 %)Retail Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (44.44 %)Network Consultant
14 (44.44 %)Consultant
23 (33.33 %)Analyst
23 (33.33 %)Cisco Consultant
32 (22.22 %)Network Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Data Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (11.11 %)Cisco Network Engineer
41 (11.11 %)Network Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (100.00 %)CCNP
19 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
26 (66.67 %)CCSP
31 (11.11 %)CCIE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (88.89 %)Cisco