Cisco Catalyst OS (CatOS)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CatOS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited CatOS over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 696 | 843 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +147 | -139 |
| Contract jobs citing CatOS | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.005% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 0.032% | 0.008% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £460 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £475 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £525 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £540 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £500 | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
CatOS is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,733 | 9,408 | 13,095 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.33% | 16.27% | 14.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,878 | 6,587 | 8,883 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.43% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 419 | 606 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.99 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.74 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +67.39% | +29.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CatOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CatOS.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CatOS.