Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkCisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.418 %0.351 %
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£325£291
% change on same period last year+11.56 %
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-£22.00
% 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 %
CCSP UKCCSP
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.

CCSP
Demand Trend

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

Scotland CCSP Demand Trend

CCSP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CCSP Daily Rate Trend

CCSP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland CCSP Hourly Rate Trend

CCSP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCSP 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
GlasgowUp+171--
CCSP UKCCSP
UK

CCSP
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)CCNP
16 (100.00 %)CCDP
16 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
25 (83.33 %)LAN
25 (83.33 %)VoIP
25 (83.33 %)WAN
25 (83.33 %)Cisco
31 (16.67 %)Cisco IOS
31 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
31 (16.67 %)CCIE
31 (16.67 %)VPN
31 (16.67 %)Firewall
31 (16.67 %)Finance

CCSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)LAN
15 (83.33 %)VoIP
15 (83.33 %)WAN
21 (16.67 %)VPN
21 (16.67 %)Firewall
21 (16.67 %)Cisco IOS
21 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Network Consultant
14 (66.67 %)Consultant
23 (50.00 %)Cisco Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Cisco Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Cisco Network Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)CCNP
16 (100.00 %)CCDP
16 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (16.67 %)CCIE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Cisco