Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco CiscoWorks skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CiscoWorks over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco CiscoWorks
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank80-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.83 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£281-
Average daily rate£303-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£324-
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£308
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
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£28.90£36.53
% change on same period last year-20.89 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads120108
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.116 %
Daily rates quoted3222
Average minimum daily rate£318£379
Average daily rate£339£386
% change on same period last year-12.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£346
% change on same period last year-1.96 %
Hourly rates quoted716
Average minimum hourly rate£25.66£16.15
Average hourly rate£26.07£16.77
% change on same period last year+55.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.49£17.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.87£27.20
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
CiscoWorks UKCiscoWorks
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.

CiscoWorks
Demand Trend

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

Scotland CiscoWorks Demand Trend

CiscoWorks
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CiscoWorks Daily Rate Trend

CiscoWorks
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland CiscoWorks Daily Rate Histogram

CiscoWorks
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland CiscoWorks Hourly Rate Trend

CiscoWorks
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CiscoWorks 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-7£316-
EdinburghNew entry-3£285-
AberdeenNew entry-2--
CiscoWorks UKCiscoWorks
UK

CiscoWorks
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

116 (80.00 %)Cisco
214 (70.00 %)Cisco Certification
312 (60.00 %)MPLS
411 (55.00 %)BGP
510 (50.00 %)CCNP
510 (50.00 %)VoIP
69 (45.00 %)Internet
69 (45.00 %)IPCC
77 (35.00 %)Firewall
77 (35.00 %)Cisco PIX
77 (35.00 %)OpenView
77 (35.00 %)HP
86 (30.00 %)EIGRP
86 (30.00 %)CCVP
95 (25.00 %)LAN
103 (15.00 %)Altiris
103 (15.00 %)VMware
103 (15.00 %)BMC PATROL
103 (15.00 %)BMC
103 (15.00 %)WAN
103 (15.00 %)Windows
112 (10.00 %)ITIL
112 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
112 (10.00 %)CCNA
112 (10.00 %)CCIE
112 (10.00 %)Avaya
112 (10.00 %)Avaya Certification
112 (10.00 %)Tivoli
112 (10.00 %)Tivoli NetView
112 (10.00 %)Netcool

CiscoWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (60.00 %)MPLS
211 (55.00 %)BGP
310 (50.00 %)VoIP
49 (45.00 %)Internet
49 (45.00 %)IPCC
57 (35.00 %)Firewall
57 (35.00 %)Cisco PIX
66 (30.00 %)EIGRP
75 (25.00 %)LAN
83 (15.00 %)WAN
92 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
92 (10.00 %)MGCP
92 (10.00 %)TACACS
92 (10.00 %)Q.931
92 (10.00 %)VLAN
92 (10.00 %)OSPF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.00 %)Telecoms
12 (10.00 %)Billing
21 (5.000 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (30.00 %)Network Engineer
16 (30.00 %)Cisco Engineer
25 (25.00 %)Analyst
34 (20.00 %)Network Analyst
43 (15.00 %)Technical Architect
43 (15.00 %)Consultant
43 (15.00 %)Support Analyst
43 (15.00 %)Network Support
43 (15.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
43 (15.00 %)Cisco Consultant
43 (15.00 %)Architect
52 (10.00 %)Voice Specialist
52 (10.00 %)Cisco Analyst
52 (10.00 %)VoIP Engineer
52 (10.00 %)Cisco Specialist
52 (10.00 %)Network Support Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Support Engineer
61 (5.000 %)Network Support Engineer
61 (5.000 %)Cisco Support
61 (5.000 %)Cisco Network Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.00 %)e-Health
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.00 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.00 %)ITIL
12 (10.00 %)Change Management
12 (10.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (5.000 %)Performance Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (70.00 %)Cisco Certification
210 (50.00 %)CCNP
36 (30.00 %)CCVP
42 (10.00 %)CCIE
42 (10.00 %)CCNA
42 (10.00 %)Avaya Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (35.00 %)OpenView
23 (15.00 %)BMC PATROL
32 (10.00 %)OVSD
32 (10.00 %)Tivoli
32 (10.00 %)Tivoli NetView
32 (10.00 %)Netcool
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (80.00 %)Cisco
27 (35.00 %)HP
33 (15.00 %)BMC
33 (15.00 %)VMware
33 (15.00 %)Altiris
42 (10.00 %)CA
42 (10.00 %)Avaya