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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Consultant role in IT contracts within the South East 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 Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank221237
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads2656
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.057 %
As % of the category below0.238 %0.357 %
Daily rates quoted1215
Average minimum daily rate£413£350
Average daily rate£441£361
% change on same period last year+22.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£470£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£388
% change on same period last year+9.49 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£35.67£26.00
Average hourly rate£36.50£27.00
% change on same period last year+35.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.33£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.40£28.67
% change on same period last year+51.39 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1091315672
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.36 %15.84 %
Daily rates quoted28414021
Average minimum daily rate£332£337
Average daily rate£353£355
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted12712066
Average minimum hourly rate£22.91£24.95
Average hourly rate£24.44£26.43
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.97£27.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Network Consultant EnglandNetwork Consultant
England

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 Consultant
Demand Trend

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

South East Network Consultant Demand Trend

Network Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Network Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Network Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Consultant across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East Network Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Network Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Network Consultant across the South East region.

South East Network Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Network Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Consultant within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BuckinghamshireUp+2310£401+0.25 %
BerkshireUp+67£499+17.00 %
SurreyUp+243--
HampshireUp+132--
OxfordshireNew entry-2£325-
M4 CorridorNew entry-1£375-
Network Consultant EnglandNetwork Consultant
England

Network Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Network Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title.

136 (61.02 %)Cisco
232 (54.24 %)LAN
331 (52.54 %)WAN
420 (33.90 %)Firewall
519 (32.20 %)MPLS
618 (30.51 %)Cisco Certification
717 (28.81 %)Security Cleared
816 (27.12 %)Network Design
915 (25.42 %)Telecoms
1013 (22.03 %)CCNP
1112 (20.34 %)CheckPoint
1112 (20.34 %)VPN
1211 (18.64 %)VLAN
1211 (18.64 %)Internet
1310 (16.95 %)Configuration Management
1310 (16.95 %)Network Planning
1310 (16.95 %)Risk Management
148 (13.56 %)Migration
148 (13.56 %)SC Cleared
148 (13.56 %)Cisco PIX
157 (11.86 %)VoIP
166 (10.17 %)SSL
166 (10.17 %)ATM
166 (10.17 %)Broadband
166 (10.17 %)Juniper
166 (10.17 %)Government
166 (10.17 %)Frame Relay
175 (8.475 %)Intranet
175 (8.475 %)CCNA
175 (8.475 %)Windows

Network Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Network Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.695 %).NET
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.085 %)MS Exchange
22 (3.390 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (3.390 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (1.695 %)Office Communications Server
31 (1.695 %)SharePoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.695 %)MS Office
11 (1.695 %)MS PowerPoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
132 (54.24 %)LAN
231 (52.54 %)WAN
320 (33.90 %)Firewall
419 (32.20 %)MPLS
512 (20.34 %)VPN
611 (18.64 %)VLAN
611 (18.64 %)Internet
78 (13.56 %)Cisco PIX
87 (11.86 %)VoIP
96 (10.17 %)ATM
96 (10.17 %)Broadband
96 (10.17 %)SSL
96 (10.17 %)Frame Relay
105 (8.475 %)TCP/IP
105 (8.475 %)Intranet
114 (6.780 %)DNS
114 (6.780 %)Network Security
123 (5.085 %)SNMP
123 (5.085 %)WLAN
123 (5.085 %)Wireless
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.390 %)SQL Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (25.42 %)Telecoms
26 (10.17 %)Government
33 (5.085 %)Finance
33 (5.085 %)Auditing
41 (1.695 %)Education
41 (1.695 %)Retail
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.390 %)Thin Client
12 (3.390 %)Clustering
12 (3.390 %)Fat Client
21 (1.695 %)CESG
21 (1.695 %)Computer Science
21 (1.695 %)Management Information System
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (8.475 %)Windows
24 (6.780 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (5.085 %)Windows Vista
42 (3.390 %)Windows XP
51 (1.695 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (1.695 %)Linux
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (28.81 %)Security Cleared
216 (27.12 %)Network Design
310 (16.95 %)Network Planning
310 (16.95 %)Configuration Management
310 (16.95 %)Risk Management
48 (13.56 %)Migration
48 (13.56 %)SC Cleared
53 (5.085 %)Service Delivery
62 (3.390 %)DV Cleared
62 (3.390 %)Project Management
62 (3.390 %)Operations Management
71 (1.695 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (1.695 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.695 %)Computer Security
71 (1.695 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.695 %)PRINCE
71 (1.695 %)Business Continuity
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.695 %)SQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (30.51 %)Cisco Certification
213 (22.03 %)CCNP
35 (8.475 %)CCNA
42 (3.390 %)MCSE
42 (3.390 %)CCIE
42 (3.390 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (1.695 %)CCSA
51 (1.695 %)CCSE
51 (1.695 %)Degree
51 (1.695 %)CCDA
51 (1.695 %)HND
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.695 %)SLA
11 (1.695 %)BS7799
11 (1.695 %)ISO27001
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (5.085 %)NFS
22 (3.390 %)Active Directory
22 (3.390 %)VMware Infrastructure
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.390 %)OVOW
21 (1.695 %)OpenView
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (61.02 %)Cisco
212 (20.34 %)CheckPoint
36 (10.17 %)Juniper
44 (6.780 %)Nokia
44 (6.780 %)SAP
44 (6.780 %)Symantec
44 (6.780 %)HP
53 (5.085 %)Nortel
53 (5.085 %)VMware
53 (5.085 %)Crossbeam
53 (5.085 %)Oracle
53 (5.085 %)Microsoft
62 (3.390 %)Citrix
62 (3.390 %)Websense
71 (1.695 %)Radware
71 (1.695 %)OPNET
71 (1.695 %)3Com
71 (1.695 %)ProCurve
71 (1.695 %)Red Hat
71 (1.695 %)Apple