Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for CCNP IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank217194
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-23
Matching contract IT job ads209590
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.608 %0.766 %
As % of the Qualifications category3.533 %5.039 %
Daily rates quoted69158
Average daily rate£300£330
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-9.090 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£202£222
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£403£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£300
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Hourly rates quoted2131
Average hourly rate£25.50£30.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-15.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£20.50£19.20
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.75£27.50
% change on same period last year+8.180 %
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsAll Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
591511708
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK17.22 %15.21 %
Daily rates quoted22253608
Average daily rate£340£375
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-9.330 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£197£220
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£538
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£350
% change on same period last year-8.570 %
Hourly rates quoted6491251
Average hourly rate£23.00£25.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-8.000 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£39.00£41.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£27.00
% change on same period last year-7.400 %

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.

CCNP
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

CCNP Daily Rate Trend

CCNP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCNP within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

CCNP Daily Rate Histogram

CCNP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CCNP within the UK.

CCNP Hourly Rate Trend

CCNP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCNP within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

CCNP Hourly Rate Histogram

CCNP
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandNo change0200£300-14.28 %
LondonDown-1078£315-19.74 %
South EastUp+3654£328+0.76 %
City of LondonUp+4629£314-21.56 %
HampshireUp+3220£363+0.69 %
YorkshireUp+3416£238-29.10 %
MiddlesexUp+3014£325-7.14 %
South WestUp+3612£239-4.50 %
East of EnglandUp+5211£250-28.57 %
North EastUp+3111£225-13.46 %
Tyne and WearUp+2710£225-13.46 %
PortsmouthUp+1610--
BerkshireUp+319£195-45.83 %
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+179£225+30.43 %
East MidlandsUp+367£263-19.15 %
West YorkshireUp+247£425+84.78 %
ScotlandUp+106£241-3.60 %
North WestUp+345£300+9.09 %
OxfordshireUp+155--
GloucestershireUp+145--
GloucesterNew entry-5--
West MidlandsUp+484£248-15.74 %
EssexUp+214£225+60.71 %
GlasgowUp+104£241+1.47 %
HertfordshireUp+383£350-10.54 %
LeedsUp+233--
South YorkshireUp+233£225-29.68 %
Docklands, LondonUp+223£338-15.62 %
OxfordUp+203--
NottinghamUp+203£225-43.75 %

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1571 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2482 (84.41 %)Cisco
3258 (45.18 %)CCNA
3258 (45.18 %)Firewall
4235 (41.16 %)LAN
5215 (37.65 %)WAN
6134 (23.47 %)CheckPoint
7117 (20.49 %)CCIE
8115 (20.14 %)Cisco PIX
9112 (19.61 %)VPN
10111 (19.44 %)BGP
1197 (16.99 %)Security Cleared
1296 (16.81 %)OSPF
1389 (15.59 %)VoIP
1389 (15.59 %)Network Design
1485 (14.89 %)Finance
1584 (14.71 %)MPLS
1682 (14.36 %)Juniper
1769 (12.08 %)Telecoms
1769 (12.08 %)Cisco ASA
1867 (11.73 %)CCDP
1966 (11.56 %)TCP/IP
2063 (11.03 %)CiscoWorks
2063 (11.03 %)SC Cleared
2159 (10.33 %)Nokia
2255 (9.632 %)Windows
2351 (8.932 %)HP
2449 (8.581 %)Network Security
2547 (8.231 %)OpenView
2642 (7.356 %)IP Telephony

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (1.576 %)CSS
22 (0.350 %).NET
31 (0.175 %)HTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (4.028 %)MS Exchange
215 (2.627 %)Exchange Server 2007
314 (2.452 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (1.226 %)SharePoint
56 (1.051 %)Exchange Server 2000
63 (0.525 %)Apache
71 (0.175 %)Tomcat
71 (0.175 %)WebLogic
71 (0.175 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (0.175 %)Resin
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (2.452 %)MS Visio
210 (1.751 %)MS Excel
37 (1.226 %)MS Office
46 (1.051 %)MS Project
52 (0.350 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.175 %)AutoCAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1258 (45.18 %)Firewall
2235 (41.16 %)LAN
3215 (37.65 %)WAN
4115 (20.14 %)Cisco PIX
5112 (19.61 %)VPN
6111 (19.44 %)BGP
796 (16.81 %)OSPF
889 (15.59 %)VoIP
984 (14.71 %)MPLS
1069 (12.08 %)Cisco ASA
1166 (11.56 %)TCP/IP
1249 (8.581 %)Network Security
1342 (7.356 %)IP Telephony
1436 (6.305 %)VLAN
1535 (6.130 %)Wireless
1631 (5.429 %)DNS
1730 (5.254 %)EIGRP
1827 (4.729 %)Internet
1827 (4.729 %)SSL
1926 (4.553 %)DHCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.175 %)MySQL
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
185 (14.89 %)Finance
269 (12.08 %)Telecoms
341 (7.180 %)Banking
438 (6.655 %)Government
514 (2.452 %)Investment Banking
612 (2.102 %)Health
75 (0.876 %)Financial Institution
84 (0.701 %)Local Government
84 (0.701 %)Retail
93 (0.525 %)Automotive
93 (0.525 %)Insurance
102 (0.350 %)Legal
111 (0.175 %)Home Office
111 (0.175 %)Front Office
111 (0.175 %)Electronics
111 (0.175 %)Aerospace
111 (0.175 %)Auditing
111 (0.175 %)Education
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1250 (43.78 %)Network Engineer
284 (14.71 %)Cisco Engineer
354 (9.457 %)Network Support
448 (8.406 %)Cisco Network Engineer
546 (8.056 %)Design Engineer
546 (8.056 %)Network Specialist
643 (7.531 %)Analyst
741 (7.180 %)Support Engineer
835 (6.130 %)Network Analyst
934 (5.954 %)Network Design Engineer
1030 (5.254 %)Consultant
1129 (5.079 %)Senior Network Engineer
1224 (4.203 %)Network Support Engineer
1321 (3.678 %)Security Engineer
1419 (3.327 %)Cisco Support
1518 (3.152 %)3rd Line Support
1616 (2.802 %)Network Security Engineer
1714 (2.452 %)Project Manager
1714 (2.452 %)Firewall Engineer
1812 (2.102 %)Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (2.102 %)NHS
112 (2.102 %)Video Conferencing
210 (1.751 %)Fixed Income
210 (1.751 %)Derivative
36 (1.051 %)Thin Client
36 (1.051 %)Fat Client
44 (0.701 %)German Language
44 (0.701 %)Spanish Language
53 (0.525 %)French Language
53 (0.525 %)Blackberry
53 (0.525 %)Firmware
53 (0.525 %)Streaming Video
62 (0.350 %)PKI
62 (0.350 %)Statistics
62 (0.350 %)Italian Language
71 (0.175 %)FMCG
71 (0.175 %)SCADA
71 (0.175 %)Computer Science
71 (0.175 %)CCTV
71 (0.175 %)AVVID
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
155 (9.632 %)Windows
228 (4.904 %)Windows Server 2003
323 (4.028 %)Linux
416 (2.802 %)UNIX
511 (1.926 %)Windows Server 2008
610 (1.751 %)Windows 2000
610 (1.751 %)Solaris
74 (0.701 %)Windows XP
83 (0.525 %)NetWare
92 (0.350 %)Windows 2000 Server
101 (0.175 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (0.175 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
189 (15.59 %)Network Design
231 (5.429 %)ITIL
330 (5.254 %)Load Balancing
426 (4.553 %)Project Management
519 (3.327 %)Service Delivery
614 (2.452 %)Time Management
713 (2.277 %)PRINCE2
811 (1.926 %)Migration
910 (1.751 %)Identity Management
109 (1.576 %)Change Management
118 (1.401 %)Problem Management
126 (1.051 %)Fault Management
126 (1.051 %)Incident Management
126 (1.051 %)Configuration Management
126 (1.051 %)Investment Management
135 (0.876 %)Validation
144 (0.701 %)Test Scripting
144 (0.701 %)Workflow
144 (0.701 %)Security Management
144 (0.701 %)Workflow Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (0.876 %)C
23 (0.525 %)SQL
31 (0.175 %)VBScript
31 (0.175 %)Fortran
31 (0.175 %)PowerShell
31 (0.175 %)PHP
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1571 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2258 (45.18 %)CCNA
3117 (20.49 %)CCIE
497 (16.99 %)Security Cleared
567 (11.73 %)CCDP
663 (11.03 %)SC Cleared
740 (7.005 %)Microsoft Certification
837 (6.480 %)MCSE
837 (6.480 %)CCVP
936 (6.305 %)CCSP
1033 (5.779 %)CCIP
1121 (3.678 %)CCSE
1217 (2.977 %)CCSA
1313 (2.277 %)Degree
1313 (2.277 %)CCDA
1412 (2.102 %)CISSP
1510 (1.751 %)MCP
167 (1.226 %)DV Cleared
175 (0.876 %)BC Cleared
175 (0.876 %)Citrix Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (4.553 %)SLA
22 (0.350 %)ISO27001
22 (0.350 %)QA
31 (0.175 %)PCI DSS
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (5.079 %)Active Directory
28 (1.401 %)VMware ESX
33 (0.525 %)ISA Server
42 (0.350 %)Snort
51 (0.175 %)Squid
51 (0.175 %)MailMarshal
51 (0.175 %)WebMarshal
51 (0.175 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.175 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (0.175 %)XenApp
51 (0.175 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.175 %)ProxySG
51 (0.175 %)Terminal Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
163 (11.03 %)CiscoWorks
247 (8.231 %)OpenView
318 (3.152 %)HP NNM
413 (2.277 %)Cacti
58 (1.401 %)BMC PATROL
58 (1.401 %)Cisco IPCC
67 (1.226 %)Netcool
75 (0.876 %)OVPI
84 (0.701 %)SolarWinds Orion
92 (0.350 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
101 (0.175 %)Tivoli
101 (0.175 %)MOM
101 (0.175 %)MAILsweeper
101 (0.175 %)WhatsUp Gold
101 (0.175 %)SCCM
101 (0.175 %)SCOM
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1482 (84.41 %)Cisco
2134 (23.47 %)CheckPoint
382 (14.36 %)Juniper
459 (10.33 %)Nokia
551 (8.932 %)HP
625 (4.378 %)Microsoft
721 (3.678 %)Nortel
816 (2.802 %)Citrix
816 (2.802 %)IBM
816 (2.802 %)Blue Coat
914 (2.452 %)VMware
1012 (2.102 %)Avaya
1111 (1.926 %)NetScout
1111 (1.926 %)SolarWinds
128 (1.401 %)Alcatel
135 (0.876 %)Ericsson
135 (0.876 %)EMC
135 (0.876 %)Crossbeam
135 (0.876 %)3Com
144 (0.701 %)Symantec