The first table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role 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 Network Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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 Job Titles advertised 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Engineer
Rank 25 37 42
Rank change year-on-year
+12 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Network Engineer 12 5 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Wales 3.822% 1.259% 1.504%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.068% 1.355% 1.604%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 1
Average daily rate £225 £250 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.00% -50.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £290 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
-3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £22.50 £32.00
% change year-on-year
+22.22% -29.68%
All Job Titles
South Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
295 369 374
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Wales 93.95% 92.95% 93.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 195 203
Average daily rate £350 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £169 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £488 £420
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 18 25
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -27.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £10.85 £9.36
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £20.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Network Engineer
Wales

Network Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Network Engineer across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South Wales Network Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South Wales Network Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Network Engineer across the South Wales region.

South Wales Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 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 +8 7 £238 -
Newport - 4 £159 -
Glamorgan - 1 - -
Network Engineer
Wales

Network Engineer
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1 15 (88.24%) Cisco
2 10 (58.82%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (41.18%) CCNA
4 6 (35.29%) LAN
5 5 (29.41%) WAN
6 4 (23.53%) Manufacturing
6 4 (23.53%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (17.65%) Firewall
7 3 (17.65%) Wireless
7 3 (17.65%) CCNP
7 3 (17.65%) CCIP
8 2 (11.76%) SLA
8 2 (11.76%) CCIE
8 2 (11.76%) Juniper
8 2 (11.76%) CheckPoint
8 2 (11.76%) MPLS
8 2 (11.76%) BGP
8 2 (11.76%) NetScreen
8 2 (11.76%) Service Delivery
8 2 (11.76%) Windows
8 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
8 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
8 2 (11.76%) HSRP
9 1 (5.882%) Cisco Nexus
9 1 (5.882%) Network Design
9 1 (5.882%) VLAN
9 1 (5.882%) Network Security
9 1 (5.882%) Migration
9 1 (5.882%) CCDP

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 6 (35.29%) LAN
2 5 (29.41%) WAN
3 4 (23.53%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (17.65%) Firewall
4 3 (17.65%) Wireless
5 2 (11.76%) MPLS
5 2 (11.76%) BGP
5 2 (11.76%) NetScreen
5 2 (11.76%) HSRP
6 1 (5.882%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (5.882%) VLAN
6 1 (5.882%) Network Security
General
1 4 (23.53%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (11.76%) Service Delivery
2 1 (5.882%) Migration
2 1 (5.882%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (41.18%) CCNA
3 3 (17.65%) CCNP
3 3 (17.65%) CCIP
4 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
4 2 (11.76%) CCIE
5 1 (5.882%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) SLA
Vendors
1 15 (88.24%) Cisco
2 2 (11.76%) Juniper
2 2 (11.76%) CheckPoint
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
The ideal candidate should have experience delivering support to large scale network security solutions and performing end-to-end implementation of these solutions including core and customer side...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
CCIP or CCIE certification it essential... Routing and Switching - Candidates should have an in depth, detailed knowledge of BGP, MPLS and HSRP... Cisco ASA, Juniper Netscreen and Checkpoint...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 15 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