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This section looks at the demand for Cisco Certification in IT contracts within the South Wales region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco Certification over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certification
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3341
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads2411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.011 %
As % of the category below16.33 %15.07 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£259-
Average daily rate£278-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£296-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£329
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.00
Average hourly rate-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.47£26.16
% change on same period last year-2.63 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads14773
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.194 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted3010
Average minimum daily rate£301£302
Average daily rate£330£323
% change on same period last year+2.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted494
Average minimum hourly rate£29.51£21.00
Average hourly rate£31.02£22.17
% change on same period last year+39.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.53£23.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.48£25.68
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
Cisco Certification WalesCisco Certification
Wales

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.

Cisco Certification
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Cisco Certification Demand Trend

Cisco Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Cisco Certification Daily Rate Trend

Cisco Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco Certification across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South Wales Cisco Certification Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Cisco Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco Certification
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 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
CardiffDown-17£400-
GlamorganDown-31--
NewportDown-131--
BridgendDown-21£310-
Cisco Certification WalesCisco Certification
Wales

Cisco Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Cisco Certification 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 Certification.

136 (92.31 %)Cisco
228 (71.79 %)CCNP
324 (61.54 %)CCNA
414 (35.90 %)VoIP
414 (35.90 %)MPLS
513 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
612 (30.77 %)VLAN
711 (28.21 %)EIGRP
711 (28.21 %)Firewall
810 (25.64 %)TCP/IP
98 (20.51 %)WAN
107 (17.95 %)SC Cleared
107 (17.95 %)Security Cleared
114 (10.26 %)BGP
114 (10.26 %)LAN
114 (10.26 %)CheckPoint
123 (7.692 %)Nokia
123 (7.692 %)CCIE
123 (7.692 %)OSPF
132 (5.128 %)VPN
132 (5.128 %)Network Design
132 (5.128 %)Telecoms
132 (5.128 %)Government
132 (5.128 %)Migration
132 (5.128 %)Handset
141 (2.564 %)Military
141 (2.564 %)QA
141 (2.564 %)User Acceptance Testing
141 (2.564 %)Test Scripting
141 (2.564 %)Cisco ASA

Cisco Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Cisco Certification 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 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.564 %)MS Visio
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (35.90 %)VoIP
114 (35.90 %)MPLS
213 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
312 (30.77 %)VLAN
411 (28.21 %)EIGRP
411 (28.21 %)Firewall
510 (25.64 %)TCP/IP
68 (20.51 %)WAN
74 (10.26 %)BGP
74 (10.26 %)LAN
83 (7.692 %)OSPF
92 (5.128 %)VPN
101 (2.564 %)Cisco ASA
101 (2.564 %)Network Security
101 (2.564 %)Ethernet
101 (2.564 %)ADSL
101 (2.564 %)Wireless
101 (2.564 %)IPsec
101 (2.564 %)TACACS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (5.128 %)Telecoms
12 (5.128 %)Government
21 (2.564 %)Military
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (71.79 %)Network Engineer
214 (35.90 %)Cisco Engineer
312 (30.77 %)Cisco Network Engineer
42 (5.128 %)Administrator
42 (5.128 %)Senior Network Engineer
42 (5.128 %)Network Administrator
51 (2.564 %)Design Engineer
51 (2.564 %)Service Desk Analyst
51 (2.564 %)Network Support
51 (2.564 %)Cisco Support
51 (2.564 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
51 (2.564 %)Network Design Engineer
51 (2.564 %)Senior Network Design Engineer
51 (2.564 %)Network Designer
51 (2.564 %)Service Analyst
51 (2.564 %)Architect
51 (2.564 %)Analyst
51 (2.564 %)Consultant
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.128 %)Handset
21 (2.564 %)NHS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.564 %)Linux
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.95 %)SC Cleared
17 (17.95 %)Security Cleared
22 (5.128 %)Network Design
22 (5.128 %)Migration
31 (2.564 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (2.564 %)Test Scripting
31 (2.564 %)Change Management
31 (2.564 %)Benchmarking
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (71.79 %)CCNP
224 (61.54 %)CCNA
33 (7.692 %)CCIE
41 (2.564 %)CCDA
41 (2.564 %)CCDP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.564 %)QA
11 (2.564 %)SLA
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.564 %)CiscoWorks
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (92.31 %)Cisco
24 (10.26 %)CheckPoint
33 (7.692 %)Nokia
41 (2.564 %)Concord
41 (2.564 %)CODA
41 (2.564 %)Avaya
41 (2.564 %)BT
41 (2.564 %)Remedy