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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT contracts within the Sheffield region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1414
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads2232
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.032 %
As % of the category below15.38 %13.45 %
Daily rates quoted15
Average minimum daily rate£350£258
Average daily rate£350£278
% change on same period last year+25.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£331
% change on same period last year+8.26 %
Hourly rates quoted1111
Average minimum hourly rate£30.82£24.39
Average hourly rate£31.21£25.76
% change on same period last year+21.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.61£27.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.75£25.08
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Sheffield
Matching contract IT job ads143238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.201 %0.241 %
Daily rates quoted1947
Average minimum daily rate£299£332
Average daily rate£317£352
% change on same period last year-9.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted6756
Average minimum hourly rate£28.29£23.10
Average hourly rate£28.84£24.27
% change on same period last year+18.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.40£25.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Cisco South YorkshireCisco
South Yorkshire

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco
Demand Trend

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

Sheffield Cisco Demand Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Trend

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

Sheffield Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Sheffield Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Sheffield region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Sheffield Cisco Hourly Rate Histogram

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield region citing Cisco 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 Cisco.

128 (71.79 %)Linux
226 (66.67 %)SAN
322 (56.41 %)EMC
322 (56.41 %)Brocade
421 (53.85 %)AIX
520 (51.28 %)HPUX
619 (48.72 %)Solaris
718 (46.15 %)Sun
814 (35.90 %)HP
911 (28.21 %)VERITAS
911 (28.21 %)Windows
911 (28.21 %)NetBackup
1010 (25.64 %)Cisco Certification
1010 (25.64 %)OpenView
1010 (25.64 %)UNIX
1010 (25.64 %)Firewall
118 (20.51 %)HP Data Protector
118 (20.51 %)Finance
127 (17.95 %)DNS
127 (17.95 %)Load Balancing
136 (15.38 %)CCNP
136 (15.38 %)Oracle
136 (15.38 %)CLARiiON
136 (15.38 %)ITSM
145 (12.82 %)SQL Server
145 (12.82 %)LAN
145 (12.82 %)CCNA
145 (12.82 %)CCIE
145 (12.82 %)VPN
145 (12.82 %)SLA

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield region citing Cisco 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 Cisco. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.26 %)MS Exchange
23 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
23 (7.692 %)Lotus Domino
32 (5.128 %)IIS
41 (2.564 %)Exchange Server 2003
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.564 %)MS Excel
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (66.67 %)SAN
210 (25.64 %)Firewall
37 (17.95 %)DNS
45 (12.82 %)VPN
45 (12.82 %)LAN
54 (10.26 %)WAN
54 (10.26 %)FTP
54 (10.26 %)HTTP
54 (10.26 %)Network Security
63 (7.692 %)IPCC
63 (7.692 %)VLAN
72 (5.128 %)Cisco PIX
72 (5.128 %)IPX
72 (5.128 %)TCP/IP
72 (5.128 %)DHCP
72 (5.128 %)SMS
72 (5.128 %)ATM
72 (5.128 %)SMDS
81 (2.564 %)OSPF
81 (2.564 %)BGP
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (12.82 %)SQL Server
23 (7.692 %)Informix
31 (2.564 %)Oracle 8/8i
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (20.51 %)Finance
23 (7.692 %)Legal
32 (5.128 %)Telecoms
41 (2.564 %)Health
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (30.77 %)Analyst
210 (25.64 %)Support Engineer
39 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
39 (23.08 %)Storage Analyst
47 (17.95 %)Storage Engineer
53 (7.692 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
53 (7.692 %)Network Analyst
53 (7.692 %)3rd Line Support
53 (7.692 %)Solutions Designer
62 (5.128 %)Consultant
62 (5.128 %)Network Engineer
62 (5.128 %)Network Designer
62 (5.128 %)Senior Analyst
62 (5.128 %)EMC Engineer
62 (5.128 %)Senior Network Analyst
62 (5.128 %)Cisco Specialist
62 (5.128 %)Voice Specialist
71 (2.564 %)Cisco Consultant
71 (2.564 %)Deployment Designer
71 (2.564 %)Storage Specialist
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (15.38 %)CLARiiON
24 (10.26 %)Symmetrix
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (71.79 %)Linux
221 (53.85 %)AIX
320 (51.28 %)HPUX
419 (48.72 %)Solaris
511 (28.21 %)Windows
610 (25.64 %)UNIX
71 (2.564 %)NetWare
71 (2.564 %)Windows 2000 Server
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.95 %)Load Balancing
26 (15.38 %)ITSM
34 (10.26 %)Network Design
43 (7.692 %)ITIL
43 (7.692 %)Service Management
51 (2.564 %)Service Delivery
51 (2.564 %)Change Management
51 (2.564 %)Incident Management
51 (2.564 %)Problem Management
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (25.64 %)Cisco Certification
26 (15.38 %)CCNP
35 (12.82 %)CCNA
35 (12.82 %)CCIE
43 (7.692 %)CCVP
43 (7.692 %)SNIA Certification
52 (5.128 %)CCDP
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (12.82 %)SLA
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (28.21 %)NetBackup
24 (10.26 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (5.128 %)ISA Server
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (25.64 %)OpenView
28 (20.51 %)HP Data Protector
33 (7.692 %)Legato
33 (7.692 %)OVPA
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (56.41 %)EMC
122 (56.41 %)Brocade
218 (46.15 %)Sun
314 (35.90 %)HP
411 (28.21 %)VERITAS
56 (15.38 %)Oracle
65 (12.82 %)VMware
74 (10.26 %)NetApp
83 (7.692 %)Lotus
92 (5.128 %)CheckPoint
92 (5.128 %)Microsoft
101 (2.564 %)Nokia
101 (2.564 %)Novell