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The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in IT contracts within the South Yorkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3940
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads59
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.009 %
As % of the category below9.804 %21.43 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£275
Average daily rate-£293
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£323
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
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£28.11£29.48
% change on same period last year-4.63 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads5142
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.041 %
Daily rates quoted1816
Average minimum daily rate£311£264
Average daily rate£323£286
% change on same period last year+12.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted205
Average minimum hourly rate£24.57£23.33
Average hourly rate£25.68£26.00
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.78£28.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
CCNP YorkshireCCNP
Yorkshire

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.

CCNP
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire CCNP Demand Trend

CCNP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire CCNP Daily Rate Trend

CCNP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire CCNP Hourly Rate Trend

CCNP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 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
SheffieldUp+14--
CCNP YorkshireCCNP
Yorkshire

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing CCNP 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 CCNP.

112 (100.00 %)Cisco
112 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
28 (66.67 %)LAN
37 (58.33 %)CCNA
46 (50.00 %)Firewall
46 (50.00 %)WAN
55 (41.67 %)MPLS
55 (41.67 %)DSL
55 (41.67 %)Wireless
55 (41.67 %)ISDN
64 (33.33 %)Load Balancing
64 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
64 (33.33 %)VMware
64 (33.33 %)CCDA
64 (33.33 %)UNIX
64 (33.33 %)Windows
64 (33.33 %)Linux
64 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
73 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
73 (25.00 %)Network Security
82 (16.67 %)Network Design
82 (16.67 %)CCDP
82 (16.67 %)SAN
82 (16.67 %)FTP
82 (16.67 %)HTTP
82 (16.67 %)VPN
82 (16.67 %)DNS
82 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
91 (8.333 %)CCSP
91 (8.333 %)Telecoms

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing CCNP 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 CCNP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (66.67 %)LAN
26 (50.00 %)WAN
26 (50.00 %)Firewall
35 (41.67 %)Wireless
35 (41.67 %)MPLS
35 (41.67 %)DSL
35 (41.67 %)ISDN
44 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
53 (25.00 %)Network Security
62 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
62 (16.67 %)FTP
62 (16.67 %)HTTP
62 (16.67 %)VPN
62 (16.67 %)DNS
62 (16.67 %)SAN
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Telecoms
11 (8.333 %)Finance
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (58.33 %)Cisco Engineer
25 (41.67 %)Design Engineer
33 (25.00 %)Network Engineer
33 (25.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
42 (16.67 %)Network Designer
42 (16.67 %)Solutions Designer
51 (8.333 %)Network Security Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Security Engineer
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)UNIX
14 (33.33 %)Windows
14 (33.33 %)Linux
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (33.33 %)Load Balancing
22 (16.67 %)Network Design
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
27 (58.33 %)CCNA
34 (33.33 %)CCDA
42 (16.67 %)CCDP
51 (8.333 %)CCSP
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)Cisco
24 (33.33 %)VMware
33 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
41 (8.333 %)ION Trading