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The table below looks at the demand for Cisco CiscoWorks skills across the UK with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CiscoWorks over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco CiscoWorks
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank461459
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads98202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.204 %
As % of the category below4.302 %6.407 %
Daily rates quoted3175
Average minimum daily rate£327£349
Average daily rate£351£364
% change on same period last year-3.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£335
% change on same period last year-6.24 %
Hourly rates quoted1444
Average minimum hourly rate£29.14£33.68
Average hourly rate£31.11£36.37
% change on same period last year-14.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.07£39.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.11£34.35
% change on same period last year-9.44 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
UK
Matching contract IT job ads22783153
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.221 %3.192 %
Daily rates quoted704897
Average minimum daily rate£337£358
Average daily rate£355£379
% change on same period last year-6.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£362
% change on same period last year-7.73 %
Hourly rates quoted310455
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£25.45
Average hourly rate£27.64£26.81
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.30£28.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.62£27.36
% change on same period last year+4.59 %

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.

CiscoWorks
Demand Trend

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

CiscoWorks Demand Trend

CiscoWorks
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CiscoWorks within the UK.

CiscoWorks Daily Rate Trend

CiscoWorks
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CiscoWorks within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

CiscoWorks Daily Rate Histogram

CiscoWorks
Hourly Rate Trend

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

CiscoWorks Hourly Rate Trend

CiscoWorks
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CiscoWorks within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

CiscoWorks Hourly Rate Histogram

CiscoWorks
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 CiscoWorks within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 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
EnglandDown-1593£357-1.80 %
LondonUp+3434£378-2.76 %
West MidlandsUp+1020£280-
East of EnglandUp+3215--
South EastUp+315£326-17.15 %
WarwickshireUp+1113£280-
EssexUp+1611--
BasildonUp+710--
WarwickUp+310£280-
City of LondonDown-348£401+21.00 %
BuckinghamshireUp+257£313-
South WestUp+257--
Milton KeynesNew entry-6£313-
DorsetNew entry-5--
OxfordDown-54£346-23.14 %
OxfordshireDown-14£346-23.14 %
HertfordshireNew entry-3--
ScotlandUp+273£300-
WalesDown-12£275-21.42 %
EdinburghUp+162£300-
South WalesNew entry-2£275-
HerefordshireDown-82--
SolihullNew entry-2--
HampshireUp+112--
PortsmouthDown-122--
Hemel HempsteadUp+42--
NottinghamNew entry-1--
PeterboroughNew entry-1--
MaidenheadNew entry-1£325-
Thames ValleyUp+121--

CiscoWorks
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing CiscoWorks 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 CiscoWorks.

1212 (92.98 %)Cisco
2139 (60.96 %)Cisco Certification
3104 (45.61 %)Firewall
486 (37.72 %)CCNP
486 (37.72 %)LAN
583 (36.40 %)WAN
674 (32.46 %)OpenView
763 (27.63 %)CheckPoint
862 (27.19 %)BGP
960 (26.32 %)OSPF
1059 (25.88 %)Nokia
1059 (25.88 %)Cisco PIX
1157 (25.00 %)VPN
1255 (24.12 %)CCNA
1353 (23.25 %)TCP/IP
1353 (23.25 %)HP
1444 (19.30 %)Finance
1536 (15.79 %)Network Design
1635 (15.35 %)Juniper
1731 (13.60 %)CCIE
1830 (13.16 %)Windows
1830 (13.16 %)MPLS
1929 (12.72 %)Telecoms
1929 (12.72 %)NNM
1929 (12.72 %)Security Cleared
2027 (11.84 %)Tivoli NetView
2126 (11.40 %)VoIP
2225 (10.96 %)ITIL
2225 (10.96 %)EIGRP
2324 (10.53 %)Network Security

CiscoWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing CiscoWorks 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 CiscoWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (3.509 %)XML
22 (0.877 %)ODBC
22 (0.877 %)J2EE
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.316 %)MQSeries
22 (0.877 %)GroupWise
22 (0.877 %)WebLogic
22 (0.877 %)Apache
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (0.877 %)MS Excel
21 (0.439 %)MS Visio
21 (0.439 %)Spreadsheet
21 (0.439 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1104 (45.61 %)Firewall
286 (37.72 %)LAN
383 (36.40 %)WAN
462 (27.19 %)BGP
560 (26.32 %)OSPF
659 (25.88 %)Cisco PIX
757 (25.00 %)VPN
853 (23.25 %)TCP/IP
930 (13.16 %)MPLS
1026 (11.40 %)VoIP
1125 (10.96 %)EIGRP
1224 (10.53 %)Network Security
1322 (9.649 %)Internet
1418 (7.895 %)VLAN
1516 (7.018 %)Cisco IOS
1516 (7.018 %)SNMP
1615 (6.579 %)TACACS
1714 (6.140 %)Ethernet
1813 (5.702 %)WLAN
1813 (5.702 %)Wireless
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (2.193 %)SQL Server
24 (1.754 %)Oracle 8/8i
33 (1.316 %)Ingres
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.316 %)ClearCase
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (19.30 %)Finance
229 (12.72 %)Telecoms
322 (9.649 %)Banking
411 (4.825 %)Investment Banking
510 (4.386 %)Government
69 (3.947 %)Financial Institution
78 (3.509 %)Health
83 (1.316 %)Billing
83 (1.316 %)Front Office
83 (1.316 %)Aerospace
83 (1.316 %)Auditing
91 (0.439 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
182 (35.96 %)Network Engineer
233 (14.47 %)Network Support
332 (14.04 %)Analyst
429 (12.72 %)Cisco Engineer
525 (10.96 %)Network Analyst
623 (10.09 %)Cisco Network Engineer
623 (10.09 %)Network Specialist
720 (8.772 %)Support Analyst
817 (7.456 %)Network Support Analyst
915 (6.579 %)Support Engineer
1013 (5.702 %)Network Technician
1111 (4.825 %)Administrator
129 (3.947 %)Network Support Engineer
129 (3.947 %)Network Administrator
129 (3.947 %)Consultant
138 (3.509 %)Architect
138 (3.509 %)Systems Engineer
138 (3.509 %)Cisco Support
138 (3.509 %)Cisco Analyst
147 (3.070 %)Firewall Specialist
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (6.140 %)Derivative
28 (3.509 %)Fixed Income
37 (3.070 %)e-Health
45 (2.193 %)Firmware
52 (0.877 %)SecurID
61 (0.439 %)NHS
61 (0.439 %)CMDB
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (13.16 %)Windows
216 (7.018 %)UNIX
313 (5.702 %)Linux
313 (5.702 %)Windows Server 2003
411 (4.825 %)Windows 2000
57 (3.070 %)Solaris
66 (2.632 %)VMS
66 (2.632 %)NetWare
75 (2.193 %)Windows XP
83 (1.316 %)OpenVMS
92 (0.877 %)Windows NT
101 (0.439 %)HPUX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (15.79 %)Network Design
229 (12.72 %)Security Cleared
325 (10.96 %)ITIL
416 (7.018 %)SC Cleared
511 (4.825 %)ITSM
67 (3.070 %)Validation
76 (2.632 %)Electronic Trading
76 (2.632 %)Service Management
85 (2.193 %)Service Delivery
85 (2.193 %)Project Management
94 (1.754 %)BCP
94 (1.754 %)Load Balancing
103 (1.316 %)DV Cleared
103 (1.316 %)PRINCE2
103 (1.316 %)Change Management
112 (0.877 %)DRM
112 (0.877 %)PRINCE
112 (0.877 %)Performance Management
112 (0.877 %)Migration
112 (0.877 %)Security Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (3.947 %)SQL
19 (3.947 %)Shell Script
28 (3.509 %)Perl
34 (1.754 %)C
43 (1.316 %)DCL
43 (1.316 %)Korn
52 (0.877 %)JavaScript
52 (0.877 %)VBScript
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1139 (60.96 %)Cisco Certification
286 (37.72 %)CCNP
355 (24.12 %)CCNA
431 (13.60 %)CCIE
59 (3.947 %)CCVP
68 (3.509 %)Novell Certification
77 (3.070 %)CNE
86 (2.632 %)CCSP
95 (2.193 %)CISSP
95 (2.193 %)SSCP
104 (1.754 %)CCSA
104 (1.754 %)Microsoft Certification
104 (1.754 %)CNA
104 (1.754 %)MCSE
112 (0.877 %)Avaya Certification
112 (0.877 %)PMP
112 (0.877 %)PMI Certification
121 (0.439 %)CCDA
121 (0.439 %)CCIP
121 (0.439 %)JNCIS
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.632 %)SLA
22 (0.877 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.193 %)Active Directory
15 (2.193 %)Backup Exec
15 (2.193 %)MailMarshal
23 (1.316 %)NetBackup
31 (0.439 %)Novell eDirectory
31 (0.439 %)NDS
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
174 (32.46 %)OpenView
229 (12.72 %)NNM
327 (11.84 %)Tivoli NetView
422 (9.649 %)Tivoli
520 (8.772 %)BMC PATROL
610 (4.386 %)Nagios
77 (3.070 %)OVOW
77 (3.070 %)OVPA
77 (3.070 %)OVPI
86 (2.632 %)Netcool
93 (1.316 %)ARCserve
102 (0.877 %)MOM
102 (0.877 %)WSUS
102 (0.877 %)Norton AntiVirus
102 (0.877 %)OVSD
111 (0.439 %)ZENworks
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1212 (92.98 %)Cisco
263 (27.63 %)CheckPoint
359 (25.88 %)Nokia
453 (23.25 %)HP
535 (15.35 %)Juniper
620 (8.772 %)BMC
714 (6.140 %)Compuware
813 (5.702 %)IBM
813 (5.702 %)Oracle
98 (3.509 %)VERITAS
98 (3.509 %)Concord
107 (3.070 %)McAfee Security
107 (3.070 %)Nortel
116 (2.632 %)Blue Coat
125 (2.193 %)Symantec
125 (2.193 %)BT
125 (2.193 %)Sophos
125 (2.193 %)Websense
125 (2.193 %)Novell
134 (1.754 %)Citrix