The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Southampton region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Cisco over the 3 months to 23 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 Vendors for the Southampton 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Cisco Systems, Inc.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cisco
Rank 16 21 21
Rank change year-on-year
+5 0
Contract jobs citing Cisco 21 12 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Southampton 7.071% 5.128% 3.175%
As % of the Vendors category 12.21% 12.00% 6.122%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 9 2
Average daily rate £320 £360 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.11% +15.20%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £160 £294 £303
10% offered a daily rate of more than £453 £450 £323
UK excluding London average daily rate £311 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-7.08% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 4
Average hourly rate £19.63 £30.00 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-34.58% +28.42%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.51 £30.00 £15.41
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.00 £30.00 £29.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £21.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year
-6.97% +2.38%
All Vendors
Southampton
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
172 100 98
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Southampton 57.91% 42.74% 51.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 44 31
Average daily rate £325 £375 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% -16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £235 £299
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £480 £551
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 26 22
Average hourly rate £19.63 £25.00 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.50% +7.02%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.18 £11.15 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £41.50 £42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.25
% change year-on-year
- -6.17%
Cisco
Hampshire

Cisco
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Cisco across the Southampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Southampton Cisco Jobs Demand Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cisco across the Southampton region.

Southampton Cisco Daily Rate Trend

Cisco
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Southampton Cisco Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Cisco across the Southampton region.

Southampton Cisco Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Southampton Cisco Hourly Rate Histogram

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton region citing Cisco 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 Cisco.

1 16 (51.61%) Active Directory
2 13 (41.94%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (38.71%) HP
3 12 (38.71%) Microsoft
3 12 (38.71%) Firewall
4 11 (35.48%) VoIP
4 11 (35.48%) CCNA
5 10 (32.26%) Mitel
6 9 (29.03%) CheckPoint
6 9 (29.03%) Windows
6 9 (29.03%) Cisco ASA
7 7 (22.58%) Windows 7
8 6 (19.35%) Windows XP
8 6 (19.35%) MS Exchange
9 5 (16.13%) SLA
9 5 (16.13%) A+ Certification
9 5 (16.13%) VMware
10 4 (12.90%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (12.90%) Degree
10 4 (12.90%) LANDesk
10 4 (12.90%) SharePoint
10 4 (12.90%) SC Cleared
10 4 (12.90%) Security Cleared
11 3 (9.677%) VMware Infrastructure
11 3 (9.677%) CCNP
11 3 (9.677%) Citrix
11 3 (9.677%) Windows Server 2003
11 3 (9.677%) Network Security
11 3 (9.677%) Network Design
11 3 (9.677%) Intrusion Detection

Cisco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton region citing Cisco 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 Cisco. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 6 (19.35%) MS Exchange
2 4 (12.90%) SharePoint
3 1 (3.226%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 1 (3.226%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 12 (38.71%) Firewall
2 11 (35.48%) VoIP
3 9 (29.03%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (9.677%) Network Security
4 3 (9.677%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (6.452%) VPN
6 1 (3.226%) WAAS
6 1 (3.226%) WLAN
6 1 (3.226%) WAN
6 1 (3.226%) DHCP
6 1 (3.226%) Ethernet
6 1 (3.226%) TCP/IP
6 1 (3.226%) LAN
6 1 (3.226%) MPLS
6 1 (3.226%) BGP
6 1 (3.226%) EIGRP
6 1 (3.226%) VLAN
6 1 (3.226%) IP Telephony
6 1 (3.226%) IPsec
General
1 1 (3.226%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (45.16%) Network Engineer
2 5 (16.13%) 1st Line Support
3 3 (9.677%) 1st Line Support Engineer
3 3 (9.677%) Network Design Engineer
3 3 (9.677%) Design Engineer
3 3 (9.677%) Support Engineer
3 3 (9.677%) 2nd Line Support
4 2 (6.452%) Team Leader
4 2 (6.452%) Support Analyst
4 2 (6.452%) Architect
4 2 (6.452%) Analyst
4 2 (6.452%) Lead Designer
4 2 (6.452%) Infrastructure Designer
4 2 (6.452%) Help Desk Engineer
4 2 (6.452%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
4 2 (6.452%) Designer
5 1 (3.226%) Service Desk Engineer
5 1 (3.226%) Windows Engineer
5 1 (3.226%) IT Support
5 1 (3.226%) 2nd Line Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.452%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (3.226%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 9 (29.03%) Windows
2 7 (22.58%) Windows 7
3 6 (19.35%) Windows XP
4 3 (9.677%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (3.226%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (3.226%) Windows 2000
5 1 (3.226%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (9.677%) Network Design
1 3 (9.677%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (3.226%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (3.226%) Supplier Management
2 1 (3.226%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.226%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (41.94%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (35.48%) CCNA
3 5 (16.13%) A+ Certification
4 4 (12.90%) Network+ Certification
4 4 (12.90%) Degree
4 4 (12.90%) SC Cleared
4 4 (12.90%) Security Cleared
5 3 (9.677%) CCNP
6 2 (6.452%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (3.226%) MCP
7 1 (3.226%) MCSE
7 1 (3.226%) MCSA
7 1 (3.226%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (16.13%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (51.61%) Active Directory
2 3 (9.677%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (6.452%) XenApp
4 1 (3.226%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 12 (38.71%) HP
1 12 (38.71%) Microsoft
2 10 (32.26%) Mitel
3 9 (29.03%) CheckPoint
4 5 (16.13%) VMware
5 4 (12.90%) LANDesk
6 3 (9.677%) Citrix
7 2 (6.452%) IronPort
7 2 (6.452%) Avaya
8 1 (3.226%) NetApp
8 1 (3.226%) Polycom
8 1 (3.226%) 3Com
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