Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for CCNA in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CCNA over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the South West region.

 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank959494
Rank change year-on-year
Down-1No change0
Matching contract IT job ads192060
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West0.753 %0.719 %1.195 %
As % of the Qualifications category2.879 %2.430 %5.602 %
Daily rates quoted41512
Average daily rate£325£450£438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-27.77 %+2.850 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£255£410£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£343£450£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£250£300
% change year-on-year
+10.00 %-16.66 %
Hourly rates quoted4011
Average hourly rate£14.50-£27.50
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£14.00-£25.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£25.50-£30.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.50£25.00£22.50
% change year-on-year
-18.00 %+11.11 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
6608231071
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West26.16 %29.59 %21.32 %
Daily rates quoted253262322
Average daily rate£325£400£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-18.75 %+6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£220£252£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£445£550£520
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350£350
% change year-on-year
-7.140 %-
Hourly rates quoted68120159
Average hourly rate£20.00£31.50£27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-36.50 %+14.54 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.50£13.70£15.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£36.80£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.50£25.00£25.00
% change year-on-year
-18.00 %-
CCNA EnglandCCNA
England

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.

CCNA
Demand Trend

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

South West CCNA Demand Trend

CCNA
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West CCNA Daily Rate Trend

CCNA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCNA across the South West region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

South West CCNA Daily Rate Histogram

CCNA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West CCNA Hourly Rate Trend

CCNA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCNA across the South West region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

South West CCNA Hourly Rate Histogram

CCNA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the South West region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
GloucestershireUp+117£225-
BristolNew entry-6£325-
WiltshireUp+95£350-6.66 %
SomersetNew entry-1--
CCNA EnglandCCNA
England

CCNA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing CCNA 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 CCNA.

141 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
236 (87.80 %)Cisco
318 (43.90 %)Firewall
417 (41.46 %)LAN
417 (41.46 %)Security Cleared
516 (39.02 %)CCNP
615 (36.59 %)CheckPoint
714 (34.15 %)Cisco PIX
810 (24.39 %)Cisco ASA
810 (24.39 %)Microsoft Certification
810 (24.39 %)Microsoft
810 (24.39 %)Windows
99 (21.95 %)Linux
108 (19.51 %)Computer Science
108 (19.51 %)UNIX
117 (17.07 %)Windows 2000 Server
117 (17.07 %)SC Cleared
117 (17.07 %)Performance Testing
117 (17.07 %)Electronics
117 (17.07 %)HP
117 (17.07 %)Windows XP
117 (17.07 %)MCP
117 (17.07 %)VPN
126 (14.63 %)Blue Coat
135 (12.20 %)VLAN
135 (12.20 %)BIG-IP
135 (12.20 %)Load Balancing
135 (12.20 %)Spreadsheet
144 (9.756 %)WAN
153 (7.317 %)Telecoms

CCNA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing CCNA 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 CCNA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
12 (4.878 %).NET
21 (2.439 %)COM
21 (2.439 %)XML
21 (2.439 %)JMS
21 (2.439 %)Spring
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (12.20 %)Spreadsheet
23 (7.317 %)MS Visio
31 (2.439 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
118 (43.90 %)Firewall
217 (41.46 %)LAN
314 (34.15 %)Cisco PIX
410 (24.39 %)Cisco ASA
57 (17.07 %)VPN
65 (12.20 %)VLAN
65 (12.20 %)BIG-IP
74 (9.756 %)WAN
83 (7.317 %)Internet
83 (7.317 %)MPLS
92 (4.878 %)Ethernet
92 (4.878 %)SNMP
92 (4.878 %)TCP/IP
92 (4.878 %)HTTPS
101 (2.439 %)Extranet
101 (2.439 %)Wireless
101 (2.439 %)EIGRP
101 (2.439 %)TELNET
101 (2.439 %)OSPF
101 (2.439 %)BGP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.439 %)MySQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
17 (17.07 %)Electronics
23 (7.317 %)Telecoms
23 (7.317 %)Government
31 (2.439 %)Electric
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
122 (53.66 %)Network Engineer
28 (19.51 %)Systems Engineer
37 (17.07 %)Systems Test Engineer
37 (17.07 %)Test Engineer
37 (17.07 %)Graduate
46 (14.63 %)Installations Engineer
54 (9.756 %)Coordinator
63 (7.317 %)Architect
72 (4.878 %)NOC Engineer
81 (2.439 %)Junior
81 (2.439 %)Analyst
81 (2.439 %)Technical Architect
81 (2.439 %)Network Designer
81 (2.439 %)Support Analyst
81 (2.439 %)Network Support Analyst
81 (2.439 %)Solutions Designer
81 (2.439 %)Technical Leader
81 (2.439 %)Network Team Leader
81 (2.439 %)Data Centre Engineer
81 (2.439 %)Firewall Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
18 (19.51 %)Computer Science
21 (2.439 %)CCTV
21 (2.439 %)Data Integration
21 (2.439 %)Open Source
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
110 (24.39 %)Windows
29 (21.95 %)Linux
38 (19.51 %)UNIX
47 (17.07 %)Windows 2000 Server
47 (17.07 %)Windows XP
51 (2.439 %)Solaris
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.07 %)Performance Testing
25 (12.20 %)Load Balancing
32 (4.878 %)Migration
32 (4.878 %)Configuration Management
32 (4.878 %)Workflow
41 (2.439 %)Project Management
41 (2.439 %)ITIL
41 (2.439 %)SOA
41 (2.439 %)Business Development
41 (2.439 %)Problem Management
41 (2.439 %)Validation
41 (2.439 %)TOGAF
41 (2.439 %)Network Architecture
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
13 (7.317 %)C
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
141 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
217 (41.46 %)Security Cleared
316 (39.02 %)CCNP
410 (24.39 %)Microsoft Certification
57 (17.07 %)SC Cleared
57 (17.07 %)MCP
63 (7.317 %)MCSE
63 (7.317 %)BC Cleared
72 (4.878 %)Degree
72 (4.878 %)CCIP
81 (2.439 %)CISSP
81 (2.439 %)ITIL Certification
81 (2.439 %)CCSP
81 (2.439 %)CCSA
81 (2.439 %)CCSE
81 (2.439 %)DV Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)SLA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (7.317 %)CiscoWorks
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
136 (87.80 %)Cisco
215 (36.59 %)CheckPoint
310 (24.39 %)Microsoft
47 (17.07 %)HP
56 (14.63 %)Blue Coat
63 (7.317 %)BT
72 (4.878 %)IBM
81 (2.439 %)Websense
81 (2.439 %)Remedy
81 (2.439 %)Nokia
81 (2.439 %)Oracle
81 (2.439 %)Foundry