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The table below looks at the demand for Network Design skills within the South West 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Design
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank123150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads2225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.786 %0.720 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£350£405
Average daily rate£375£411
% change on same period last year-8.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£364
% change on same period last year-0.91 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£32.50
Average hourly rate£27.50£40.00
% change on same period last year-31.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.70£39.69
% change on same period last year-7.51 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads28003472
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.795 %3.438 %
Daily rates quoted9371121
Average minimum daily rate£366£363
Average daily rate£390£382
% change on same period last year+1.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£375
% change on same period last year+0.61 %
Hourly rates quoted321407
Average minimum hourly rate£30.46£29.25
Average hourly rate£33.01£31.15
% change on same period last year+5.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.55£33.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.40£30.42
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
Network Design EnglandNetwork Design
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 Design
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 West region.

South West Network Design Daily Rate Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Design across the South West region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

South West Network Design Daily Rate Histogram

Network Design
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Network Design Hourly Rate Trend

Network Design
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the South West region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
SomersetUp+76£300+1.69 %
GloucestershireUp+86--
WiltshireDown-23£375-
Network Design EnglandNetwork Design
England

Network Design
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

116 (43.24 %)Cisco
213 (35.14 %)Security Cleared
310 (27.03 %)Cisco Certification
310 (27.03 %)Government
49 (24.32 %)OSPF
49 (24.32 %)VMware Infrastructure
49 (24.32 %)SC Cleared
49 (24.32 %)VMware
58 (21.62 %)Microsoft Certification
58 (21.62 %)CCDP
58 (21.62 %)Windows
58 (21.62 %)MCSE
67 (18.92 %)TCP/IP
67 (18.92 %)Telecoms
67 (18.92 %)Migration
76 (16.22 %)Xen
76 (16.22 %)DV Cleared
76 (16.22 %)Firewall
76 (16.22 %)MPLS
76 (16.22 %)Citrix
76 (16.22 %)Alcatel
76 (16.22 %)CCIE
76 (16.22 %)CCNP
76 (16.22 %)WAN
85 (13.51 %)Ethernet
85 (13.51 %)LAN
85 (13.51 %)Windows 2000
85 (13.51 %)BGP
94 (10.81 %)Citrix Certification
94 (10.81 %)CCEA

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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 West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.405 %)Application Packaging
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.405 %)Documentum
21 (2.703 %)WebLogic
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.405 %)MS Visio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (24.32 %)OSPF
27 (18.92 %)TCP/IP
36 (16.22 %)WAN
36 (16.22 %)Firewall
36 (16.22 %)MPLS
45 (13.51 %)Ethernet
45 (13.51 %)LAN
45 (13.51 %)BGP
54 (10.81 %)PBX
54 (10.81 %)PSTN
63 (8.108 %)SNMP
63 (8.108 %)ATM
63 (8.108 %)DSL
72 (5.405 %)TELNET
72 (5.405 %)ADSL
72 (5.405 %)DWDM
72 (5.405 %)SDH
72 (5.405 %)Wireless
81 (2.703 %)TETRA
81 (2.703 %)VDSL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.703 %)ETL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (8.108 %)PVCS
13 (8.108 %)MSI
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (27.03 %)Government
27 (18.92 %)Telecoms
33 (8.108 %)Finance
33 (8.108 %)Legal
42 (5.405 %)Electric
51 (2.703 %)Criminal Justice
51 (2.703 %)Multimedia
51 (2.703 %)Auditing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (27.03 %)Network Engineer
29 (24.32 %)Design Engineer
38 (21.62 %)Network Design Engineer
38 (21.62 %)Consultant
46 (16.22 %)Network Consultant
53 (8.108 %)Architect
53 (8.108 %)Cisco Consultant
62 (5.405 %)Support Engineer
62 (5.405 %)Implementation Engineer
62 (5.405 %)Network Architect
71 (2.703 %)Citrix Specialist
71 (2.703 %)Migration Consultant
71 (2.703 %)Solutions Architect
71 (2.703 %)Network Designer
71 (2.703 %)Support Technician
71 (2.703 %)Technical Support
71 (2.703 %)Citrix Support
71 (2.703 %)Systems Integrator
71 (2.703 %)Technical Support Engineer
71 (2.703 %)Technical Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.81 %)Client/Server
22 (5.405 %)CESG
31 (2.703 %)IPTV
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (21.62 %)Windows
25 (13.51 %)Windows 2000
34 (10.81 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (5.405 %)Windows XP
51 (2.703 %)HPUX
51 (2.703 %)Solaris
51 (2.703 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (35.14 %)Security Cleared
29 (24.32 %)SC Cleared
37 (18.92 %)Migration
46 (16.22 %)DV Cleared
51 (2.703 %)Network Planning
51 (2.703 %)UML
51 (2.703 %)RUP
51 (2.703 %)Project Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (10.81 %)SQL
21 (2.703 %)C
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (27.03 %)Cisco Certification
28 (21.62 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (21.62 %)CCDP
28 (21.62 %)MCSE
36 (16.22 %)CCIE
36 (16.22 %)CCNP
44 (10.81 %)Citrix Certification
44 (10.81 %)CCEA
52 (5.405 %)HNC
61 (2.703 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
61 (2.703 %)CCIP
61 (2.703 %)CCNA
61 (2.703 %)CCDA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (24.32 %)VMware Infrastructure
26 (16.22 %)Xen
33 (8.108 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
41 (2.703 %)VMware ESX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.405 %)OpenView
12 (5.405 %)Netcool
21 (2.703 %)BMC PATROL
21 (2.703 %)Netcool/Proviso
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (43.24 %)Cisco
29 (24.32 %)VMware
36 (16.22 %)Citrix
36 (16.22 %)Alcatel
44 (10.81 %)Microsoft
44 (10.81 %)Redback
44 (10.81 %)Agilent
53 (8.108 %)Ericsson
53 (8.108 %)HP
53 (8.108 %)Lucent
62 (5.405 %)Avaya
62 (5.405 %)Fujitsu
71 (2.703 %)AppSense
71 (2.703 %)Remedy
71 (2.703 %)OPNET
71 (2.703 %)Hummingbird
71 (2.703 %)Juniper
71 (2.703 %)BMC
71 (2.703 %)Nortel