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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT contracts within the Surrey 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7550
Rank change on same period last yearDown-25
Matching contract IT job ads1962
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.061 %
As % of the category below1.108 %2.749 %
Daily rates quoted327
Average minimum daily rate£300£345
Average daily rate£308£355
% change on same period last year-13.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£317
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted214
Average minimum hourly rate£28.50£19.50
Average hourly rate£31.00£20.83
% change on same period last year+48.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.50£22.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.97
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads17152255
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.325 %2.233 %
Daily rates quoted461639
Average minimum daily rate£315£331
Average daily rate£335£352
% change on same period last year-4.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£356
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
Hourly rates quoted231346
Average minimum hourly rate£20.85£18.40
Average hourly rate£22.27£19.68
% change on same period last year+13.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.69£20.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£25.65
% change on same period last year-7.28 %
Network Engineer South EastNetwork Engineer
South East

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Surrey Network Engineer Demand Trend

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey Network Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Surrey Network Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey Network Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Surrey 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
GuildfordUp+153£313-
LeatherheadDown-51--
WeybridgeNew entry-1£300-
RedhillUp+141--
Network Engineer South EastNetwork Engineer
South East

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

118 (29.03 %)Cisco
216 (25.81 %)Firewall
314 (22.58 %)Telecoms
314 (22.58 %)Windows
413 (20.97 %)WAN
413 (20.97 %)Active Directory
512 (19.35 %)Cisco Certification
611 (17.74 %)CCNA
611 (17.74 %)Microsoft
611 (17.74 %)LAN
611 (17.74 %)Windows Server 2003
710 (16.13 %)SMS
89 (14.52 %)MS Exchange
89 (14.52 %)Network Security
97 (11.29 %)VLAN
97 (11.29 %)VoIP
97 (11.29 %)Citrix
106 (9.677 %)VPN
106 (9.677 %)Windows 2000 Server
106 (9.677 %)Ericsson
106 (9.677 %)Migration
115 (8.065 %)Cisco PIX
115 (8.065 %)CCNP
115 (8.065 %)E-Commerce
124 (6.452 %)Windows 2000
124 (6.452 %)CCIP
124 (6.452 %)DNS
124 (6.452 %)GGSN
124 (6.452 %)SGSN
124 (6.452 %)SS7

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (14.52 %)MS Exchange
23 (4.839 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (3.226 %)Exchange Server 2007
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (25.81 %)Firewall
213 (20.97 %)WAN
311 (17.74 %)LAN
410 (16.13 %)SMS
59 (14.52 %)Network Security
67 (11.29 %)VLAN
67 (11.29 %)VoIP
76 (9.677 %)VPN
85 (8.065 %)Cisco PIX
94 (6.452 %)GGSN
94 (6.452 %)SGSN
94 (6.452 %)DNS
94 (6.452 %)SS7
103 (4.839 %)TCP/IP
103 (4.839 %)Internet
103 (4.839 %)DHCP
103 (4.839 %)Cisco ASA
103 (4.839 %)Wireless
112 (3.226 %)WLAN
121 (1.613 %)RIP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.613 %)SQL Server
11 (1.613 %)SQL Server 2005
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (22.58 %)Telecoms
23 (4.839 %)Health
31 (1.613 %)Banking
31 (1.613 %)Investment Banking
31 (1.613 %)Finance
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.226 %)NHS
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (22.58 %)Windows
211 (17.74 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (9.677 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (6.452 %)Windows 2000
53 (4.839 %)Windows NT
53 (4.839 %)Windows XP
61 (1.613 %)UNIX
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (9.677 %)Migration
25 (8.065 %)E-Commerce
33 (4.839 %)Service Delivery
33 (4.839 %)Security Management
42 (3.226 %)Network Design
51 (1.613 %)Problem Management
51 (1.613 %)Time Management
51 (1.613 %)Change Management
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.613 %)SQL
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (19.35 %)Cisco Certification
211 (17.74 %)CCNA
35 (8.065 %)CCNP
44 (6.452 %)CCIP
52 (3.226 %)MCSE
52 (3.226 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (3.226 %)CCSA
61 (1.613 %)CNA
61 (1.613 %)CNE
61 (1.613 %)Novell Certification
61 (1.613 %)MCSA
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.226 %)SLA
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (20.97 %)Active Directory
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.613 %)CiscoWorks
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (29.03 %)Cisco
211 (17.74 %)Microsoft
37 (11.29 %)Citrix
46 (9.677 %)Ericsson
53 (4.839 %)Novell
53 (4.839 %)CheckPoint
61 (1.613 %)VMware
61 (1.613 %)Juniper
61 (1.613 %)Intel