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This section looks at the demand for Network Design skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Design over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Design
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5244
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.351 %2.200 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£379£275
Average daily rate£379£288
% change on same period last year+31.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£361
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.42£38.33
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads444409
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.592 %0.408 %
Daily rates quoted12992
Average minimum daily rate£337£402
Average daily rate£367£433
% change on same period last year-15.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£464
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted6954
Average minimum hourly rate£35.42£19.62
Average hourly rate£36.49£21.58
% change on same period last year+69.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.56£23.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Network Design WalesNetwork Design
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.

Network Design
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Network Design across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South Wales Network Design Demand Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Network Design Daily Rate Trend

Network Design
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the South Wales 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
NewportDown-135£358-
CardiffNew entry-1£400-
Network Design WalesNetwork Design
Wales

Network Design
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Network Design 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 Network Design.

15 (62.50 %).NET
15 (62.50 %)IIS
15 (62.50 %)WebServices
15 (62.50 %)UNIX
15 (62.50 %)Windows
15 (62.50 %)Windows 2000
15 (62.50 %)Apache
15 (62.50 %)SharePoint
15 (62.50 %)IBM
15 (62.50 %)Intranet
15 (62.50 %)Extranet
15 (62.50 %)Mainframe
15 (62.50 %)Workflow
15 (62.50 %)Knowledge Management
15 (62.50 %)InfoPath
15 (62.50 %)WebSphere
15 (62.50 %)ICL
24 (50.00 %)Telecoms
32 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (25.00 %)Military
32 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (25.00 %)CCNP
41 (12.50 %)CCDP
41 (12.50 %)Nortel
41 (12.50 %)CCIE
41 (12.50 %)MPLS
41 (12.50 %)BGP
41 (12.50 %)LAN
41 (12.50 %)WAN

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Network Design 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 Network Design. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (62.50 %).NET
15 (62.50 %)WebServices
15 (62.50 %)WebSphere
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (62.50 %)IIS
15 (62.50 %)Apache
15 (62.50 %)SharePoint
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (62.50 %)InfoPath
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (62.50 %)Intranet
15 (62.50 %)Extranet
21 (12.50 %)MPLS
21 (12.50 %)BGP
21 (12.50 %)LAN
21 (12.50 %)WAN
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Telecoms
22 (25.00 %)Military
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Web Designer
22 (25.00 %)Network Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Network Design Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Design Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Senior Network Design Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Network Designer
31 (12.50 %)Senior Network Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Integration Engineer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (62.50 %)Mainframe
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (62.50 %)UNIX
15 (62.50 %)Windows
15 (62.50 %)Windows 2000
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)Workflow
15 (62.50 %)Knowledge Management
22 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)CCNP
12 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (12.50 %)CCIE
21 (12.50 %)CCDP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (62.50 %)IBM
15 (62.50 %)ICL
21 (12.50 %)Nortel