The first table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certification in IT contracts advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Cisco Certification over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the South Wales region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cisco Certification
Rank 28 25 26
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +1
Contract jobs citing Cisco Certification 13 17 21
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Wales 3.904% 4.239% 5.024%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.77% 11.56% 17.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 11 17
Average daily rate £231 £225 £405
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.77% -44.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £219 £100 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £300 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £320 £300
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £22.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -18.18%
All Qualifications
South Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
88 147 122
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Wales 26.43% 36.66% 29.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 78 60
Average daily rate £360 £300 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £206 £105 £127
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 6 13
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £31.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -54.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.90 £14.50 £9.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.20 £15.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Cisco Certification
Wales

Cisco Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Cisco Certification
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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 23 May 2013.

South Wales Cisco Certification Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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

The table below 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 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cardiff +1 8 £231 +2.77%
Newport +3 2 £219 -
Glamorgan - 1 - -
Cisco Certification
Wales

Cisco Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

1 15 (88.24%) Cisco
2 10 (58.82%) CCNA
3 6 (35.29%) Juniper
3 6 (35.29%) CCNP
4 4 (23.53%) CCIP
4 4 (23.53%) CCIE
4 4 (23.53%) WAN
4 4 (23.53%) CheckPoint
4 4 (23.53%) MPLS
4 4 (23.53%) BGP
4 4 (23.53%) NetScreen
4 4 (23.53%) SC Cleared
4 4 (23.53%) Security Cleared
4 4 (23.53%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (23.53%) HSRP
5 3 (17.65%) LAN
6 2 (11.76%) Network Design
6 2 (11.76%) DV Cleared
6 2 (11.76%) LLU
6 2 (11.76%) Network Security
6 2 (11.76%) Junos
6 2 (11.76%) SLA
6 2 (11.76%) MS Visio
6 2 (11.76%) Firewall
6 2 (11.76%) Wireless
6 2 (11.76%) BT
6 2 (11.76%) Telecoms
6 2 (11.76%) Manufacturing
7 1 (5.882%) Migration
7 1 (5.882%) Network+ Certification

Cisco Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

Applications
1 2 (11.76%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 4 (23.53%) WAN
1 4 (23.53%) MPLS
1 4 (23.53%) BGP
1 4 (23.53%) NetScreen
1 4 (23.53%) Cisco ASA
1 4 (23.53%) HSRP
2 3 (17.65%) LAN
3 2 (11.76%) LLU
3 2 (11.76%) Network Security
3 2 (11.76%) Junos
3 2 (11.76%) Firewall
3 2 (11.76%) Wireless
4 1 (5.882%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (5.882%) VLAN
General
1 2 (11.76%) Telecoms
1 2 (11.76%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 14 (82.35%) Network Engineer
2 7 (41.18%) Cisco Engineer
2 7 (41.18%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Senior Network Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Telecoms Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Field Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) Security Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) Network Specialist
4 1 (5.882%) Network Security Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) 1st Line Support
4 1 (5.882%) Support Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (11.76%) Network Design
2 1 (5.882%) Migration
2 1 (5.882%) Service Delivery
2 1 (5.882%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) CCNA
2 6 (35.29%) CCNP
3 4 (23.53%) CCIP
3 4 (23.53%) CCIE
3 4 (23.53%) SC Cleared
3 4 (23.53%) Security Cleared
4 2 (11.76%) DV Cleared
5 1 (5.882%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (5.882%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (5.882%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 15 (88.24%) Cisco
2 6 (35.29%) Juniper
3 4 (23.53%) CheckPoint
4 2 (11.76%) BT
5 1 (5.882%) VMware
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
BGP, MPLS, HSRP, CCNP, Juniper, Cisco, Checkpoint, Network support 3 Network Engineers are required by my client to provide 2nd/3rd line support on a contract basis. The...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
BGP, MPLS, HSRP, CCIP, Juniper, Network design, Network Implementation 3 Network Engineers (design and implementation) are required by my client on a contract basis. The role is based...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 17 May 2013