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This section looks at the demand for the Network Consultant role in IT contracts within the South West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Consultant
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank137152
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads1517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.343 %0.296 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£463-
Average daily rate£475-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£488-
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£385
% change on same period last year+11.79 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£34.13
Average hourly rate-£34.63
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£9.50£31.96
% change on same period last year-70.27 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads43735752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.771 %5.729 %
Daily rates quoted14081536
Average minimum daily rate£347£341
Average daily rate£369£360
% change on same period last year+2.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted572696
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£24.90
Average hourly rate£27.16£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.07£28.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Network Consultant EnglandNetwork Consultant
England

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 Consultant
Demand Trend

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

South West Network Consultant Demand Trend

Network Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Network Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Network Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Consultant across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South West Network Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Network Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Network Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Network Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Consultant within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 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
GloucestershireNew entry-7--
WiltshireNo change03£250-
SomersetUp+51--
BristolNew entry-1--
Network Consultant EnglandNetwork Consultant
England

Network Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Network Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title.

17 (43.75 %)Migration
17 (43.75 %)LAN
26 (37.50 %)Security Cleared
35 (31.25 %)Network Design
35 (31.25 %)Cisco
44 (25.00 %)WAN
53 (18.75 %)Finance
53 (18.75 %)Government
53 (18.75 %)Legal
53 (18.75 %)SC Cleared
53 (18.75 %)DV Cleared
62 (12.50 %)Microsoft
62 (12.50 %)Windows
71 (6.250 %)Windows 2000
71 (6.250 %)MCSE
71 (6.250 %)ERP
71 (6.250 %)ATM
71 (6.250 %)SQL
71 (6.250 %)SQL Server
71 (6.250 %)Crystal Reports
71 (6.250 %)IIS
71 (6.250 %)JSP
71 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
71 (6.250 %)UNIX
71 (6.250 %)Citrix
71 (6.250 %)Citrix Certification
71 (6.250 %)CCEA
71 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (6.250 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (6.250 %)Internet

Network Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Network Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.250 %)JSP
11 (6.250 %)Application Packaging
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.250 %)IIS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS PowerPoint
11 (6.250 %)Spreadsheet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (43.75 %)LAN
24 (25.00 %)WAN
31 (6.250 %)ATM
31 (6.250 %)Internet
31 (6.250 %)Firewall
31 (6.250 %)Network Security
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server
11 (6.250 %)Crystal Reports
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)MSI
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (18.75 %)Finance
13 (18.75 %)Government
13 (18.75 %)Legal
21 (6.250 %)Military
21 (6.250 %)Electric
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)Replication
11 (6.250 %)CESG
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)Windows
21 (6.250 %)Windows 2000
21 (6.250 %)UNIX
21 (6.250 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (6.250 %)SUSE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (43.75 %)Migration
26 (37.50 %)Security Cleared
35 (31.25 %)Network Design
43 (18.75 %)SC Cleared
43 (18.75 %)DV Cleared
51 (6.250 %)ERP
51 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
51 (6.250 %)Project Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.250 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)MCSE
11 (6.250 %)Citrix Certification
11 (6.250 %)CCEA
11 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (6.250 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 (6.250 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)JSP 440
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.250 %)Xen
11 (6.250 %)VMware Infrastructure
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (31.25 %)Cisco
22 (12.50 %)Microsoft
31 (6.250 %)Citrix
31 (6.250 %)VMware
31 (6.250 %)OPNET