Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkCisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank83116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads108
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.009 %
As % of the category below4.184 %2.807 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£283-
Average daily rate£317-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£418
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£60.00-
Average hourly rate£60.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£60.00£33.52
% change on same period last year+79.00 %
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 %
CCIE UKCCIE
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.

CCIE
Demand Trend

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

Scotland CCIE Demand Trend

CCIE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CCIE Daily Rate Trend

CCIE
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland CCIE Daily Rate Histogram

CCIE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland CCIE Hourly Rate Trend

CCIE
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCIE 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+274£300-
AberdeenDown-32--
GlasgowNew entry-2--
CCIE UKCCIE
UK

CCIE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

123 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
221 (91.30 %)Cisco
310 (43.48 %)Project Management
47 (30.43 %)CCNP
47 (30.43 %)LAN
47 (30.43 %)WAN
53 (13.04 %)Finance
53 (13.04 %)TCP/IP
53 (13.04 %)OpenView
53 (13.04 %)HP
62 (8.696 %)OVSD
62 (8.696 %)CiscoWorks
62 (8.696 %)VPN
62 (8.696 %)ITIL
62 (8.696 %)Change Management
62 (8.696 %)Firewall
62 (8.696 %)Avaya
62 (8.696 %)Avaya Certification
71 (4.348 %)MPLS
71 (4.348 %)CCVP
71 (4.348 %)Clustering
71 (4.348 %)Windows
71 (4.348 %)MS Excel
71 (4.348 %)N-Tier
71 (4.348 %)ADSL
71 (4.348 %)SSL
71 (4.348 %)SNMP
71 (4.348 %)CCDA
71 (4.348 %)CCDP
71 (4.348 %)IBM

CCIE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (30.43 %)LAN
17 (30.43 %)WAN
23 (13.04 %)TCP/IP
32 (8.696 %)VPN
32 (8.696 %)Firewall
41 (4.348 %)Network Security
41 (4.348 %)SNMP
41 (4.348 %)SSL
41 (4.348 %)MPLS
41 (4.348 %)ADSL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.04 %)Finance
21 (4.348 %)Banking
21 (4.348 %)Auditing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (17.39 %)Analyst
14 (17.39 %)Network Engineer
23 (13.04 %)Consultant
32 (8.696 %)Network Consultant
32 (8.696 %)Support Analyst
32 (8.696 %)Network Support Analyst
32 (8.696 %)Network Analyst
32 (8.696 %)Technical Analyst
32 (8.696 %)Cisco Engineer
32 (8.696 %)Network Support
32 (8.696 %)Cisco Network Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Network Architect
41 (4.348 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Data Network Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Senior Network Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Technical Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Architect
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.348 %)N-Tier
11 (4.348 %)Clustering
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.348 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (43.48 %)Project Management
22 (8.696 %)Change Management
22 (8.696 %)ITIL
31 (4.348 %)Network Design
31 (4.348 %)Supplier Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
27 (30.43 %)CCNP
32 (8.696 %)Avaya Certification
41 (4.348 %)CCVP
41 (4.348 %)CCDA
41 (4.348 %)CCDP
41 (4.348 %)CCSP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (13.04 %)OpenView
22 (8.696 %)CiscoWorks
22 (8.696 %)OVSD
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (91.30 %)Cisco
23 (13.04 %)HP
32 (8.696 %)Avaya
41 (4.348 %)IBM
41 (4.348 %)Microsoft