The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Network Design Engineer 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 Design Engineer 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 Design Engineer
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank515552518
Rank change year-on-year
Up+37Down-34
Matching contract IT job ads642918
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.108 %0.047 %0.033 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.117 %0.051 %0.036 %
Number of daily rates quoted191210
Average daily rate£400£394£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.65 %-1.62 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£325£302£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£455£425£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£363£400
% change year-on-year
+6.89 %-9.37 %
Number of hourly rates quoted032
Average hourly rate-£35.00£34.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-+1.44 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£35.00£34.50
% change year-on-year
-+1.44 %
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 Design Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Network Design Engineer Demand Trend

Network Design Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Network Design Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Design Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Network Design Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Network Design Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Network Design Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Design Engineer
Top 29 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design Engineer 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
EnglandUp+4459£400+3.35 %
South EastUp+1523£425+3.03 %
BerkshireUp+720£550+71.87 %
South WestNew entry-12£394-
WiltshireNew entry-12£394-
LondonUp+3010£438+7.75 %
SwindonNew entry-8£394-
ReadingUp+76--
West MidlandsDown-164£350+21.73 %
ShropshireNew entry-4£350-
TelfordNew entry-3£350-
Newcastle upon TyneNew entry-3--
Tyne and WearNew entry-3--
North EastNew entry-3--
SurreyUp+22£413-
North WestNew entry-2£338-
City of LondonUp+341£450+16.27 %
HampshireUp+21--
AberdeenUp+21--
ScotlandDown-31--
East of EnglandDown-71£275-
YorkshireDown-111£120-
Barrow-in-FurnessNew entry-1--
HuddersfieldNew entry-1£120-
IpswichNew entry-1£275-
PortsmouthNew entry-1--
CumbriaNew entry-1--
West YorkshireNew entry-1£120-
SuffolkNew entry-1£275-

Network Design Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

171 (93.42 %)Network Design
234 (44.74 %)Telecoms
331 (40.79 %)Cisco
425 (32.89 %)Firewall
524 (31.58 %)Ethernet
619 (25.00 %)ATM
718 (23.68 %)Cisco Certification
718 (23.68 %)3G
718 (23.68 %)MPLS
817 (22.37 %)SDH
817 (22.37 %)DWDM
817 (22.37 %)SC Cleared
817 (22.37 %)Security Cleared
914 (18.42 %)Finance
1013 (17.11 %)2G
1013 (17.11 %)BGP
1013 (17.11 %)Radio Access Network
1112 (15.79 %)F5
1112 (15.79 %)OSPF
1112 (15.79 %)Juniper
1112 (15.79 %)LAN
1112 (15.79 %)WAN
1211 (14.47 %)CCNP
1211 (14.47 %)Capacity Planning
1310 (13.16 %)Project Management
1310 (13.16 %)VPN
149 (11.84 %)Load Balancing
158 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
167 (9.211 %)RSVP
167 (9.211 %)Network Security

Network Design Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
11 (1.316 %)DCOM
11 (1.316 %)CSS
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (2.632 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (3.947 %)MS Office
21 (1.316 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
125 (32.89 %)Firewall
224 (31.58 %)Ethernet
319 (25.00 %)ATM
418 (23.68 %)3G
418 (23.68 %)MPLS
517 (22.37 %)SDH
517 (22.37 %)DWDM
613 (17.11 %)2G
613 (17.11 %)BGP
613 (17.11 %)Radio Access Network
712 (15.79 %)OSPF
712 (15.79 %)LAN
712 (15.79 %)WAN
810 (13.16 %)VPN
98 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
107 (9.211 %)RSVP
107 (9.211 %)Network Security
116 (7.895 %)Cisco Nexus
116 (7.895 %)LTE
116 (7.895 %)VRRP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (1.316 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
134 (44.74 %)Telecoms
214 (18.42 %)Finance
35 (6.579 %)Financial Institution
43 (3.947 %)Military
43 (3.947 %)Banking
51 (1.316 %)Investment Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (6.579 %)Hedge funds
24 (5.263 %)Blackberry
31 (1.316 %)Video Conferencing
31 (1.316 %)Smart Meter
31 (1.316 %)Management Information System
31 (1.316 %)Handset
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (5.263 %)Windows
22 (2.632 %)Windows NT
31 (1.316 %)Linux
31 (1.316 %)Windows 2000
31 (1.316 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
171 (93.42 %)Network Design
211 (14.47 %)Capacity Planning
310 (13.16 %)Project Management
49 (11.84 %)Load Balancing
57 (9.211 %)Network Management
65 (6.579 %)Project Planning
65 (6.579 %)Migration
73 (3.947 %)E-Commerce
73 (3.947 %)Data Analysis
73 (3.947 %)High Availability
73 (3.947 %)Capacity Management
82 (2.632 %)Change Management
82 (2.632 %)Network Planning
82 (2.632 %)Test Scripting
91 (1.316 %)ITIL
91 (1.316 %)Security Architecture
91 (1.316 %)Network Architecture
91 (1.316 %)Resource Management
91 (1.316 %)Data Security
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
11 (1.316 %)C
11 (1.316 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
118 (23.68 %)Cisco Certification
217 (22.37 %)SC Cleared
217 (22.37 %)Security Cleared
311 (14.47 %)CCNP
46 (7.895 %)CCNA
46 (7.895 %)CCDP
55 (6.579 %)MCP
55 (6.579 %)CCIE
55 (6.579 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (2.632 %)Degree
71 (1.316 %)SSCP
71 (1.316 %)CISSP
71 (1.316 %)CCSP
71 (1.316 %)DV Cleared
71 (1.316 %)JNCIA
71 (1.316 %)JNCIS
71 (1.316 %)JNCIP
71 (1.316 %)JNCIE
71 (1.316 %)CCSE
71 (1.316 %)Security+ Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.632 %)SLA
21 (1.316 %)JSP 440
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (1.316 %)MIMEsweeper
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
131 (40.79 %)Cisco
212 (15.79 %)F5
212 (15.79 %)Juniper
34 (5.263 %)CheckPoint
43 (3.947 %)Alcatel-Lucent
43 (3.947 %)Nokia
43 (3.947 %)Nortel
52 (2.632 %)Nokia Siemens Networks
52 (2.632 %)BT
52 (2.632 %)Blue Coat
52 (2.632 %)TIBCO
61 (1.316 %)McAfee
61 (1.316 %)Websense
61 (1.316 %)Citrix
61 (1.316 %)HP
61 (1.316 %)Siemens
61 (1.316 %)Avaya
61 (1.316 %)Infoblox
61 (1.316 %)Huawei
61 (1.316 %)Fujitsu