Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Network Consultant role in IT contracts across the UK 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 Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Consultant
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank441489
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching contract IT job ads103155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.163 %0.165 %
As % of the category below0.185 %0.181 %
Daily rates quoted3937
Average minimum daily rate£402£390
Average daily rate£419£414
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£439£410
% change on same period last year+7.00 %
Hourly rates quoted115
Average minimum hourly rate£50.45£28.57
Average hourly rate£51.82£29.97
% change on same period last year+72.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£53.18£31.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£57.50£28.08
% change on same period last year+104.75 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads5563085607
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.21 %91.12 %
Daily rates quoted1745825635
Average minimum daily rate£363£387
Average daily rate£389£411
% change on same period last year-5.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted53767663
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08£23.31
Average hourly rate£23.53£24.87
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.99£26.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %

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 Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 1 December 2008.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Network Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

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 1 December 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
EnglandUp+3698£419+0.72 %
South EastUp+3035£455+14.90 %
LondonUp+7229£383-8.99 %
BerkshireUp+1719£479+45.17 %
South WestUp+3114£412-0.42 %
HertfordshireUp+399£400-
East of EnglandUp+379£400-
West MidlandsUp+278--
BuckinghamshireUp+107£421-
Milton KeynesUp+27£421-
CheltenhamNew entry-4£371-
GloucestershireNew entry-4£371-
WiltshireUp+44£453+3.65 %
City of LondonUp+43£488-2.50 %
SurreyUp+353--
ReadingNew entry-3£500-
SloughUp+73--
SwindonDown-23£490+12.05 %
ScotlandNew entry-3--
Northern IrelandUp+12--
OxfordNew entry-2£325-
County AntrimUp+12--
BelfastUp+12--
BracknellNew entry-2£490-
OxfordshireNew entry-2£325-
StaffordshireNew entry-2--
HampshireUp+22--
East MidlandsUp+222--
M4 CorridorNew entry-1£375-
MidlandsUp+191--

Network Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, 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.

1127 (58.53 %)Cisco
282 (37.79 %)Cisco Certification
376 (35.02 %)LAN
475 (34.56 %)Firewall
574 (34.10 %)WAN
641 (18.89 %)CCNP
641 (18.89 %)Network Design
735 (16.13 %)Security Cleared
833 (15.21 %)MPLS
932 (14.75 %)CCIE
1031 (14.29 %)Network Security
1130 (13.82 %)Cisco PIX
1130 (13.82 %)CheckPoint
1229 (13.36 %)Migration
1328 (12.90 %)Telecoms
1427 (12.44 %)Windows
1523 (10.60 %)SC Cleared
1622 (10.14 %)Finance
1720 (9.217 %)Microsoft
1720 (9.217 %)VoIP
1819 (8.756 %)VLAN
1918 (8.295 %)VPN
1918 (8.295 %)Active Directory
2017 (7.834 %)BGP
2115 (6.912 %)Nokia
2115 (6.912 %)CCNA
2214 (6.452 %)OSPF
2214 (6.452 %)Government
2313 (5.991 %)CCDP
2412 (5.530 %)NetScreen

Network Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, 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 DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.382 %)CSS
21 (0.461 %)JSP
21 (0.461 %)XML
21 (0.461 %)VXML
21 (0.461 %)XML Messaging
21 (0.461 %)Application Packaging
21 (0.461 %).NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (5.069 %)MS Exchange
26 (2.765 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (1.843 %)Exchange Server 2007
43 (1.382 %)SharePoint
52 (0.922 %)IIS
61 (0.461 %)GroupWise
61 (0.461 %)Office Communications Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (2.765 %)MS Excel
22 (0.922 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (0.922 %)MS Office
22 (0.922 %)Spreadsheet
31 (0.461 %)CA Clarity
31 (0.461 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
176 (35.02 %)LAN
275 (34.56 %)Firewall
374 (34.10 %)WAN
433 (15.21 %)MPLS
531 (14.29 %)Network Security
630 (13.82 %)Cisco PIX
720 (9.217 %)VoIP
819 (8.756 %)VLAN
918 (8.295 %)VPN
1017 (7.834 %)BGP
1114 (6.452 %)OSPF
1212 (5.530 %)NetScreen
1311 (5.069 %)Cisco ASA
1311 (5.069 %)Internet
1311 (5.069 %)SAN
149 (4.147 %)Intranet
158 (3.687 %)SSL
158 (3.687 %)EIGRP
158 (3.687 %)TCP/IP
167 (3.226 %)SNMP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (2.304 %)SQL Server
24 (1.843 %)DB2
31 (0.461 %)Crystal Reports
31 (0.461 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (0.461 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (1.843 %)TestDirector
21 (0.461 %)MSI
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (12.90 %)Telecoms
222 (10.14 %)Finance
314 (6.452 %)Government
47 (3.226 %)Retail
56 (2.765 %)Legal
65 (2.304 %)Banking
74 (1.843 %)Insurance
83 (1.382 %)Auditing
92 (0.922 %)Financial Institution
92 (0.922 %)Criminal Justice
92 (0.922 %)Education
101 (0.461 %)Electric
101 (0.461 %)Military
101 (0.461 %)Law
101 (0.461 %)Multimedia
101 (0.461 %)Investment Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (4.147 %)Clustering
24 (1.843 %)N-Tier
24 (1.843 %)Video Conferencing
32 (0.922 %)Italian Language
32 (0.922 %)Fat Client
32 (0.922 %)CESG
32 (0.922 %)Thin Client
41 (0.461 %)Blackberry
41 (0.461 %)Management Information System
41 (0.461 %)AVVID
41 (0.461 %)IPTV
41 (0.461 %)PDA
41 (0.461 %)Statistics
41 (0.461 %)Computer Science
41 (0.461 %)MPEG
41 (0.461 %)NHS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (12.44 %)Windows
211 (5.069 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (2.304 %)Solaris
35 (2.304 %)Windows XP
43 (1.382 %)UNIX
43 (1.382 %)Linux
43 (1.382 %)Windows Vista
52 (0.922 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (0.922 %)Red Hat Linux
52 (0.922 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (18.89 %)Network Design
235 (16.13 %)Security Cleared
329 (13.36 %)Migration
423 (10.60 %)SC Cleared
512 (5.530 %)ITIL
611 (5.069 %)DV Cleared
79 (4.147 %)Network Planning
79 (4.147 %)Project Management
79 (4.147 %)Risk Management
88 (3.687 %)Configuration Management
88 (3.687 %)Load Balancing
97 (3.226 %)Performance Management
106 (2.765 %)PRINCE2
115 (2.304 %)CRM
124 (1.843 %)Supplier Management
133 (1.382 %)Service Delivery
133 (1.382 %)Problem Management
133 (1.382 %)Risk Assessment
142 (0.922 %)Operations Management
142 (0.922 %)Validation
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (2.765 %)SQL
22 (0.922 %)C
31 (0.461 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
182 (37.79 %)Cisco Certification
241 (18.89 %)CCNP
332 (14.75 %)CCIE
415 (6.912 %)CCNA
513 (5.991 %)CCDP
68 (3.687 %)CCIP
75 (2.304 %)CCSP
75 (2.304 %)MCSE
75 (2.304 %)Microsoft Certification
84 (1.843 %)CCDA
84 (1.843 %)CCSE
84 (1.843 %)CCSA
84 (1.843 %)Degree
92 (0.922 %)PRINCE2 Certification
92 (0.922 %)Citrix Certification
92 (0.922 %)CCEA
92 (0.922 %)CISSP
101 (0.461 %)ISEB
101 (0.461 %)CCA
101 (0.461 %)OCA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.843 %)COBIT
23 (1.382 %)ISO27001
31 (0.461 %)JSP 440
31 (0.461 %)COSO
31 (0.461 %)ISO17799
31 (0.461 %)SLA
31 (0.461 %)BS7799
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (8.295 %)Active Directory
25 (2.304 %)NFS
25 (2.304 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.382 %)ISA Server
42 (0.922 %)NetBackup
51 (0.461 %)Xen
51 (0.461 %)Novell eDirectory
51 (0.461 %)Citrix Presentation Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (2.304 %)OpenView
23 (1.382 %)MOM
23 (1.382 %)SCCM
32 (0.922 %)SCOM
32 (0.922 %)BMC PATROL
32 (0.922 %)MIMEsweeper
32 (0.922 %)OVOW
41 (0.461 %)Netcool
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1127 (58.53 %)Cisco
230 (13.82 %)CheckPoint
320 (9.217 %)Microsoft
415 (6.912 %)Nokia
512 (5.530 %)VMware
611 (5.069 %)Juniper
611 (5.069 %)Oracle
611 (5.069 %)HP
611 (5.069 %)Citrix
79 (4.147 %)Symantec
88 (3.687 %)SAP
96 (2.765 %)Avaya
105 (2.304 %)Sun
105 (2.304 %)Nortel
105 (2.304 %)Crossbeam
114 (1.843 %)Websense
114 (1.843 %)Siebel
123 (1.382 %)Ericsson
123 (1.382 %)OPNET
123 (1.382 %)Blue Coat