Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Cisco Support role in IT contracts within the Scotland 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 Cisco Support in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Cisco Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank90123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.158 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£235-
Average daily rate£248-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£260-
UK excluding London average daily rate£218£181
% change on same period last year+20.20 %
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£35.00£22.50
% change on same period last year+55.55 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads18973133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.048 %3.365 %
Daily rates quoted429610
Average minimum daily rate£312£317
Average daily rate£335£332
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted166273
Average minimum hourly rate£21.72£18.41
Average hourly rate£22.91£19.62
% change on same period last year+16.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Cisco Support UKCisco Support
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.

Cisco Support
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Cisco Support Demand Trend

Cisco Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Cisco Support Daily Rate Trend

Cisco Support
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Cisco Support Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Cisco Support Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Support 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
GlasgowNew entry-2£248-
AberdeenNew entry-1--
Cisco Support UKCisco Support
UK

Cisco Support
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Cisco Support 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 Cisco Support in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (75.00 %)CCNA
32 (50.00 %)MPLS
32 (50.00 %)Nokia
32 (50.00 %)CheckPoint
32 (50.00 %)CCNP
41 (25.00 %)LAN
41 (25.00 %)VoIP
41 (25.00 %)Internet
41 (25.00 %)Tivoli
41 (25.00 %)Netcool
41 (25.00 %)OSPF
41 (25.00 %)BGP
41 (25.00 %)Firewall
41 (25.00 %)Telecoms
41 (25.00 %)CCVP
41 (25.00 %)CiscoWorks
41 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX

Cisco Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Cisco Support 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 Cisco Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)MPLS
21 (25.00 %)OSPF
21 (25.00 %)BGP
21 (25.00 %)Firewall
21 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
21 (25.00 %)LAN
21 (25.00 %)VoIP
21 (25.00 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (75.00 %)CCNA
32 (50.00 %)CCNP
41 (25.00 %)CCVP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)CiscoWorks
11 (25.00 %)Tivoli
11 (25.00 %)Netcool
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
22 (50.00 %)Nokia
22 (50.00 %)CheckPoint