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This section looks at the demand for the Network Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Specialist
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank230266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads1433
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.033 %
As % of the category below0.120 %0.205 %
Daily rates quoted614
Average minimum daily rate£347£358
Average daily rate£352£358
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£400
% change on same period last year-18.67 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£42.50-
Average hourly rate£43.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.92£32.50
% change on same period last year+1.28 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1163016073
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.50 %16.03 %
Daily rates quoted30094118
Average minimum daily rate£338£338
Average daily rate£358£356
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted14002016
Average minimum hourly rate£22.38£25.60
Average hourly rate£23.87£27.03
% change on same period last year-11.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.35£28.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Network Specialist EnglandNetwork Specialist
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 Specialist
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Network Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Network Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Specialist across the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South East Network Specialist Daily Rate Histogram

Network Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Network Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Network Specialist
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Specialist within the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+145£309-
MiddlesexNew entry-2--
KentUp+112£375-
BerkshireUp+262£500+37.69 %
HampshireNew entry-1--
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
Network Specialist EnglandNetwork Specialist
England

Network Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

132 (74.42 %)Cisco
221 (48.84 %)Cisco Certification
318 (41.86 %)LAN
415 (34.88 %)WAN
415 (34.88 %)Firewall
513 (30.23 %)CCNA
610 (23.26 %)Juniper
79 (20.93 %)CheckPoint
79 (20.93 %)VPN
79 (20.93 %)CCNP
88 (18.60 %)UNIX
88 (18.60 %)TCP/IP
88 (18.60 %)Cisco PIX
97 (16.28 %)Security Cleared
97 (16.28 %)Government
97 (16.28 %)OpenView
97 (16.28 %)HP
97 (16.28 %)Linux
106 (13.95 %)VoIP
106 (13.95 %)Solaris
106 (13.95 %)OSPF
106 (13.95 %)Network Design
106 (13.95 %)Wireless
106 (13.95 %)Network Security
115 (11.63 %)SC Cleared
115 (11.63 %)CCSE
115 (11.63 %)NetScreen
115 (11.63 %)CiscoWorks
115 (11.63 %)Nortel
115 (11.63 %)DNS

Network Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.977 %)XML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.326 %)Apache
11 (2.326 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.326 %)SAP Web AS
11 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (2.326 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.651 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.326 %)SAP Oil and Gas
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (41.86 %)LAN
215 (34.88 %)WAN
215 (34.88 %)Firewall
39 (20.93 %)VPN
48 (18.60 %)TCP/IP
48 (18.60 %)Cisco PIX
56 (13.95 %)Network Security
56 (13.95 %)Wireless
56 (13.95 %)VoIP
56 (13.95 %)OSPF
65 (11.63 %)DNS
65 (11.63 %)NetScreen
74 (9.302 %)MPLS
74 (9.302 %)WLAN
74 (9.302 %)RIP
74 (9.302 %)SNMP
83 (6.977 %)BGP
83 (6.977 %)TACACS
92 (4.651 %)Cisco ASA
92 (4.651 %)BIG-IP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.326 %)SQL Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (16.28 %)Government
23 (6.977 %)Finance
32 (4.651 %)Telecoms
41 (2.326 %)Banking
41 (2.326 %)Investment Banking
41 (2.326 %)Auditing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.326 %)IPTV
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (18.60 %)UNIX
27 (16.28 %)Linux
36 (13.95 %)Solaris
44 (9.302 %)Windows
53 (6.977 %)Windows 2000
62 (4.651 %)FreeBSD
71 (2.326 %)SUSE
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (16.28 %)Security Cleared
26 (13.95 %)Network Design
35 (11.63 %)SC Cleared
44 (9.302 %)ITIL
53 (6.977 %)Operations Management
62 (4.651 %)Load Balancing
71 (2.326 %)BC Cleared
71 (2.326 %)DV Cleared
71 (2.326 %)ERP
71 (2.326 %)PRINCE
71 (2.326 %)ITSM
71 (2.326 %)Data Security
71 (2.326 %)Risk Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (9.302 %)Perl
23 (6.977 %)Shell Script
31 (2.326 %)C
31 (2.326 %)SQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (48.84 %)Cisco Certification
213 (30.23 %)CCNA
39 (20.93 %)CCNP
45 (11.63 %)CCSE
54 (9.302 %)JNCIA
54 (9.302 %)CCIE
63 (6.977 %)CCIP
63 (6.977 %)CISSP
72 (4.651 %)CCDP
72 (4.651 %)CCSP
81 (2.326 %)MCP
81 (2.326 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (2.326 %)CCSA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.326 %)ISO17799
11 (2.326 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (2.326 %)ISO27001
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.651 %)Active Directory
21 (2.326 %)VMware Infrastructure
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (16.28 %)OpenView
25 (11.63 %)CiscoWorks
33 (6.977 %)Tivoli
33 (6.977 %)Tivoli NetView
33 (6.977 %)NNM
33 (6.977 %)OVOW
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (74.42 %)Cisco
210 (23.26 %)Juniper
39 (20.93 %)CheckPoint
47 (16.28 %)HP
55 (11.63 %)Nortel
64 (9.302 %)Nokia
73 (6.977 %)IBM
73 (6.977 %)Microsoft
82 (4.651 %)Oracle
91 (2.326 %)SAP
91 (2.326 %)Citrix
91 (2.326 %)Intel
91 (2.326 %)NetApp
91 (2.326 %)McAfee Security
91 (2.326 %)Radware
91 (2.326 %)VMware
91 (2.326 %)Huawei
91 (2.326 %)Fujitsu