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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Specialist 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 Network Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Specialist
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank100125
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.132 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£330-
Average daily rate£355-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£380-
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£409
% change on same period last year-21.27 %
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£32.92£32.50
% change on same period last year+1.28 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads22803482
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.082 %3.434 %
Daily rates quoted523683
Average minimum daily rate£290£299
Average daily rate£314£317
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted156224
Average minimum hourly rate£21.15£19.69
Average hourly rate£22.80£20.93
% change on same period last year+8.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.45£22.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Network Specialist UKNetwork Specialist
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.

Network Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Network Specialist Demand Trend

Network Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Network Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Network Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Specialist within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
AberdeenNew entry-1£260-
GlasgowUp+161£450-
EdinburghNew entry-1--
Network Specialist UKNetwork Specialist
UK

Network Specialist
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Network Specialist 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 Network Specialist in their job title.

14 (66.67 %)Cisco
23 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (33.33 %)MPLS
32 (33.33 %)Change Management
32 (33.33 %)Frame Relay
32 (33.33 %)Gigabit Ethernet
32 (33.33 %)CCIE
32 (33.33 %)ATM
32 (33.33 %)Ethernet
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)MS Excel
41 (16.67 %)CCNP
41 (16.67 %)Citrix
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft
41 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2008
41 (16.67 %)VMware

Network Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Network Specialist 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 Network Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)ATM
12 (33.33 %)Ethernet
12 (33.33 %)MPLS
12 (33.33 %)Frame Relay
12 (33.33 %)Gigabit Ethernet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2008
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Change Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (33.33 %)CCIE
31 (16.67 %)CCNP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Cisco
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)Citrix
21 (16.67 %)VMware