Network Consultant Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Network Consultant role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Network Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

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.

Network Consultant
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012		Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank505497495
Rank change year-on-year
Down-8Down-2
Matching contract IT job ads748441
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.125 %0.137 %0.074 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.135 %0.148 %0.081 %
Number of daily rates quoted446617
Average daily rate£400£365£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.58 %-2.66 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£325£285£290
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£450£474£463
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£365£375
% change year-on-year
+9.58 %-2.66 %
Number of hourly rates quoted113
Average hourly rate£55.50£48.00£34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+15.62 %+41.17 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£48.00£33.51
% change year-on-year
-+43.24 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		547785688250613
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK92.55 %92.70 %91.92 %
Number of daily rates quoted302013092924313
Average daily rate£400£425£410
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.88 %+3.65 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£240£250£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£575£600£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£350£325
% change year-on-year
-+7.69 %
Number of hourly rates quoted259529252766
Average hourly rate£18.75£20.00£19.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.25 %+2.56 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£11.00£10.75
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£40.50£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£20.00£18.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %+11.11 %

Network Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Network Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Network Consultant Demand Trend

Network Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Network Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Network Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

Network Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Network Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Network Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Network Consultant
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 Network Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. 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
EnglandDown-561£400+8.10 %
LondonUp+2224£400+0.62 %
South EastDown-1617£369-1.66 %
HampshireNew entry-12£375-
East of EnglandUp+39£400+14.28 %
EssexNew entry-8£400-
ScotlandUp+37£410+17.14 %
City of LondonUp+305£388+10.71 %
South WestDown-194£375-3.22 %
BerkshireDown-113--
West MidlandsDown-123£438+28.67 %
North EastNew entry-3£375-
BasingstokeNew entry-3£450-
EdinburghNew entry-3£395-
WiltshireDown-52£425+9.67 %
SwindonDown-82£425+9.67 %
ErskineNew entry-2£410-
BirminghamNew entry-2£438-
DorsetNew entry-2£375-
RenfrewshireNew entry-2£410-
AberdeenUp+11--
HertfordshireDown-81£325-7.14 %
North WestDown-81--
West SussexNew entry-1£350-
Tyne and WearNew entry-1--
TeessideNew entry-1--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
NorthumberlandNew entry-1£375-
BracknellNew entry-1--
GatwickNew entry-1£350-

Network Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Network Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title.

1141 (77.47 %)Cisco
281 (44.51 %)Cisco Certification
358 (31.87 %)Firewall
447 (25.82 %)CheckPoint
545 (24.73 %)LAN
644 (24.18 %)WAN
644 (24.18 %)CCNP
740 (21.98 %)Windows
839 (21.43 %)CCIE
839 (21.43 %)Juniper
839 (21.43 %)Network Security
933 (18.13 %)Cisco Nexus
1032 (17.58 %)BGP
1032 (17.58 %)Linux
1130 (16.48 %)UNIX
1130 (16.48 %)OSPF
1228 (15.38 %)F5
1326 (14.29 %)CCNA
1424 (13.19 %)VoIP
1523 (12.64 %)Telecoms
1523 (12.64 %)Security Cleared
1622 (12.09 %)TCP/IP
1720 (10.99 %)Wireless
1720 (10.99 %)MPLS
1720 (10.99 %)CCDP
1720 (10.99 %)Cisco ASA
1720 (10.99 %)SC Cleared
1819 (10.44 %)VMware
1917 (9.341 %)Migration
1917 (9.341 %)Network Design

Network Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Network Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
11 (0.549 %)Forefront TMG
11 (0.549 %)ASP
11 (0.549 %)CSS
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (1.099 %)MS Exchange
12 (1.099 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (0.549 %)Exchange Server 2010
21 (0.549 %)SharePoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
11 (0.549 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
158 (31.87 %)Firewall
245 (24.73 %)LAN
344 (24.18 %)WAN
439 (21.43 %)Network Security
533 (18.13 %)Cisco Nexus
632 (17.58 %)BGP
730 (16.48 %)OSPF
824 (13.19 %)VoIP
922 (12.09 %)TCP/IP
1020 (10.99 %)Wireless
1020 (10.99 %)MPLS
1020 (10.99 %)Cisco ASA
1116 (8.791 %)Cisco IOS
1116 (8.791 %)VPN
1210 (5.495 %)VoFR
1210 (5.495 %)Internet
139 (4.945 %)NetScaler
139 (4.945 %)VLAN
139 (4.945 %)EIGRP
139 (4.945 %)Wi-Fi
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (2.198 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (0.549 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
123 (12.64 %)Telecoms
28 (4.396 %)Finance
36 (3.297 %)Banking
44 (2.198 %)Investment Banking
52 (1.099 %)Publishing
61 (0.549 %)Multimedia
61 (0.549 %)Billing
61 (0.549 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
111 (6.044 %)Video Conferencing
22 (1.099 %)Management Information System
22 (1.099 %)Statistics
31 (0.549 %)Computer Science
31 (0.549 %)EqualLogic
31 (0.549 %)PKI
31 (0.549 %)CCTV
31 (0.549 %)Firmware
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
140 (21.98 %)Windows
232 (17.58 %)Linux
330 (16.48 %)UNIX
46 (3.297 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (3.297 %)Windows Server 2008
52 (1.099 %)Windows 2000
52 (1.099 %)Windows 7
52 (1.099 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
61 (0.549 %)Solaris
61 (0.549 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
117 (9.341 %)Migration
117 (9.341 %)Network Design
212 (6.593 %)Load Balancing
311 (6.044 %)ITIL
410 (5.495 %)WAN Optimisation
59 (4.945 %)Network Management
59 (4.945 %)PRINCE
67 (3.846 %)Security Management
67 (3.846 %)Service Delivery
73 (1.648 %)Problem Management
73 (1.648 %)Capacity Planning
73 (1.648 %)Risk Management
82 (1.099 %)PRINCE2
82 (1.099 %)OO
82 (1.099 %)Service Management
82 (1.099 %)ITSM
82 (1.099 %)Project Management
82 (1.099 %)Data Analysis
82 (1.099 %)Information Management
82 (1.099 %)Information Security
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
12 (1.099 %)C
21 (0.549 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
181 (44.51 %)Cisco Certification
244 (24.18 %)CCNP
339 (21.43 %)CCIE
426 (14.29 %)CCNA
523 (12.64 %)Security Cleared
620 (10.99 %)CCDP
620 (10.99 %)SC Cleared
711 (6.044 %)CCSE
711 (6.044 %)CCIP
810 (5.495 %)CCSA
99 (4.945 %)CISSP
105 (2.747 %)JNCIA
105 (2.747 %)JNCIE
114 (2.198 %)JNCIS
114 (2.198 %)JNCIP
122 (1.099 %)CCSP
122 (1.099 %)Degree
122 (1.099 %)DV Cleared
131 (0.549 %)BC Cleared
131 (0.549 %)CCDE
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.198 %)SLA
14 (2.198 %)ISO/IEC 27001
22 (1.099 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.549 %)BS7799
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
16 (3.297 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (1.099 %)Active Directory
22 (1.099 %)Terminal Server
31 (0.549 %)Hyper-V
31 (0.549 %)UAG
31 (0.549 %)ISA Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
110 (5.495 %)Cisco CUCM
22 (1.099 %)HP Operations Orchestration
22 (1.099 %)McAfee ePO
22 (1.099 %)HP SIM
31 (0.549 %)SCCM
31 (0.549 %)Unicenter
31 (0.549 %)Tivoli
31 (0.549 %)OpenView
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1141 (77.47 %)Cisco
247 (25.82 %)CheckPoint
339 (21.43 %)Juniper
428 (15.38 %)F5
519 (10.44 %)VMware
616 (8.791 %)Citrix
711 (6.044 %)Riverbed
810 (5.495 %)HP
810 (5.495 %)Brocade
810 (5.495 %)Aruba
98 (4.396 %)Nokia
98 (4.396 %)Polycom
107 (3.846 %)Microsoft
107 (3.846 %)Avaya
116 (3.297 %)Mercator
125 (2.747 %)Huawei
134 (2.198 %)McAfee
134 (2.198 %)ProCurve
143 (1.648 %)SonicWALL
143 (1.648 %)Blue Coat
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