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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Network Manager 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 Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 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.

 Network Manager
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank451412500
Rank change year-on-year
Down-39Up+88
Matching contract IT job ads4229100
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.087 %0.074 %0.122 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.095 %0.080 %0.131 %
Daily rates quoted24725
Average daily rate£369£310£425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.95 %-27.05 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£182£190£281
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£520£365£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£335£338
% change year-on-year
-6.710 %-0.740 %
Hourly rates quoted4113
Average hourly rate£32.50£21.00£32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+54.76 %-35.38 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.00£21.00-
% change year-on-year
+42.85 %-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
441973611776460
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK91.49 %91.56 %93.02 %
Daily rates quoted201431156723643
Average daily rate£400£375£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£213£238
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£350
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %-3.570 %
Hourly rates quoted252830286720
Average hourly rate£20.00£20.00£22.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
--9.090 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.00£10.67£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£38.00£37.50£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %-9.090 %

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 Manager
Demand Trend

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

Network Manager Demand Trend

Network Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Network Manager Daily Rate Trend

Network Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Network Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Network Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Network Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Network Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Network Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

Network Manager
Top 26 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. 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-3339£388+29.16 %
LondonDown-5324£400+100.00 %
City of LondonDown-647£445-
South EastDown-36£550+83.33 %
HampshireNo change04£550+83.33 %
BasingstokeUp+33£550+83.33 %
North WestDown-43£275-21.42 %
West MidlandsUp+132--
WorcestershireNew entry-2--
RedditchNew entry-2--
East of EnglandUp+131--
BerkshireUp+61£350-
LeedsUp+61£150-
YorkshireUp+41£150-
ManchesterDown-71--
West YorkshireDown-91£150-
ScotlandDown-151£240-31.42 %
South WestNew entry-1--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
WiltshireNew entry-1--
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
NorfolkNew entry-1--
CheshireNew entry-1£275-
SwindonNew entry-1--
NorwichNew entry-1--
EdinburghNew entry-1£240-

Network Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Network Manager 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 Manager in their job title.

133 (42.31 %)LAN
230 (38.46 %)Cisco
329 (37.18 %)WAN
421 (26.92 %)Project Management
519 (24.36 %)Firewall
519 (24.36 %)Finance
617 (21.79 %)Windows
716 (20.51 %)ITIL
716 (20.51 %)Telecoms
813 (16.67 %)VoIP
813 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
911 (14.10 %)Windows Server 2003
911 (14.10 %)VPN
1010 (12.82 %)CCNA
119 (11.54 %)Security Cleared
128 (10.26 %)CCDP
128 (10.26 %)MS Exchange
128 (10.26 %)Government
128 (10.26 %)Migration
128 (10.26 %)VMware
128 (10.26 %)Banking
137 (8.974 %)Service Delivery
137 (8.974 %)PRINCE2
137 (8.974 %)SAN
137 (8.974 %)MPLS
146 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2008
146 (7.692 %)Network Design
146 (7.692 %)Investment Banking
155 (6.410 %)Release Management
155 (6.410 %)MS Office

Network Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Network Manager 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 Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
18 (10.26 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.282 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (1.282 %)IIS
21 (1.282 %)SharePoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (6.410 %)MS Office
23 (3.846 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
133 (42.31 %)LAN
229 (37.18 %)WAN
319 (24.36 %)Firewall
413 (16.67 %)VoIP
511 (14.10 %)VPN
67 (8.974 %)SAN
67 (8.974 %)MPLS
75 (6.410 %)DNS
84 (5.128 %)TCP/IP
84 (5.128 %)3G
93 (3.846 %)IP Telephony
93 (3.846 %)Wireless
102 (2.564 %)Network Security
102 (2.564 %)DHCP
102 (2.564 %)BGP
102 (2.564 %)Internet
111 (1.282 %)Cisco IOS
111 (1.282 %)RNC
111 (1.282 %)Intranet
111 (1.282 %)L2TP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (5.128 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
119 (24.36 %)Finance
216 (20.51 %)Telecoms
38 (10.26 %)Government
38 (10.26 %)Banking
46 (7.692 %)Investment Banking
54 (5.128 %)Education
62 (2.564 %)Front Office
62 (2.564 %)Billing
71 (1.282 %)Auditing
71 (1.282 %)Legal
71 (1.282 %)Financial Institution
71 (1.282 %)Back Office
71 (1.282 %)Automotive
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (5.128 %)NHS
14 (5.128 %)German Language
14 (5.128 %)Danish Language
22 (2.564 %)Dutch Language
22 (2.564 %)French Language
31 (1.282 %)Spanish Language
31 (1.282 %)Economics
31 (1.282 %)PMI
31 (1.282 %)Open Source
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
117 (21.79 %)Windows
211 (14.10 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2008
43 (3.846 %)Windows XP
52 (2.564 %)UNIX
61 (1.282 %)Linux
61 (1.282 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.282 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
121 (26.92 %)Project Management
216 (20.51 %)ITIL
38 (10.26 %)Migration
47 (8.974 %)Service Delivery
47 (8.974 %)PRINCE2
56 (7.692 %)Network Design
65 (6.410 %)Release Management
74 (5.128 %)CRM
74 (5.128 %)Configuration Management
74 (5.128 %)Fault Management
83 (3.846 %)Supplier Management
83 (3.846 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (3.846 %)Network Architecture
83 (3.846 %)Matrix Management
92 (2.564 %)Capacity Planning
92 (2.564 %)Programme Management
92 (2.564 %)Project Planning
92 (2.564 %)Problem Management
101 (1.282 %)User Acceptance Testing
101 (1.282 %)Test Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
12 (2.564 %)SQL
21 (1.282 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
113 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
210 (12.82 %)CCNA
39 (11.54 %)Security Cleared
48 (10.26 %)CCDP
55 (6.410 %)CTC Cleared
64 (5.128 %)MCSE
64 (5.128 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (3.846 %)CCNP
73 (3.846 %)ITIL Certification
73 (3.846 %)SC Cleared
82 (2.564 %)CCIE
91 (1.282 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (1.282 %)PMP
91 (1.282 %)PMI Certification
91 (1.282 %)DV Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.282 %)QA
11 (1.282 %)ISO27001
11 (1.282 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (5.128 %)vSphere
23 (3.846 %)Active Directory
32 (2.564 %)ISA Server
32 (2.564 %)Terminal Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (1.282 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
130 (38.46 %)Cisco
28 (10.26 %)VMware
35 (6.410 %)Microsoft
42 (2.564 %)SolarWinds
42 (2.564 %)Juniper
42 (2.564 %)Avaya
42 (2.564 %)Citrix
42 (2.564 %)CheckPoint
42 (2.564 %)Huawei
51 (1.282 %)SonicWALL
51 (1.282 %)Lucent
51 (1.282 %)Nokia
51 (1.282 %)Siemens
51 (1.282 %)HP
51 (1.282 %)Nortel
51 (1.282 %)Nokia Siemens Networks