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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Support Engineer 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 Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank468472
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads103203
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.144 %0.204 %
As % of the category below0.162 %0.223 %
Daily rates quoted1961
Average minimum daily rate£299£287
Average daily rate£312£291
% change on same period last year+7.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£288
% change on same period last year+7.46 %
Hourly rates quoted2026
Average minimum hourly rate£22.98£26.42
Average hourly rate£24.50£27.84
% change on same period last year-12.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.03£29.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.38£21.90
% change on same period last year+15.86 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6350091029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.71 %91.46 %
Daily rates quoted2058627389
Average minimum daily rate£373£388
Average daily rate£398£413
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56647945
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£23.82
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %

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 Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Network Support Engineer Demand Trend

Network Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Network Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Support Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Network Support Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Network Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Network Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Support Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Network Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Network Support Engineer
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 Support Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 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-199£312+6.63 %
LondonUp+3743£314+5.53 %
South EastUp+2121£417+15.78 %
City of LondonDown-2511£221-33.71 %
South WestUp+219--
West MidlandsUp+188£245+44.11 %
BerkshireUp+468£475+35.71 %
HampshireUp+336--
East of EnglandUp+136£160-36.15 %
YorkshireUp+65--
ShropshireNew entry-4--
North WestUp+54--
ScotlandUp+144--
East MidlandsDown-43--
West YorkshireUp+53--
WiltshireDown-23--
BristolUp+63--
ReadingUp+43£475+35.71 %
BasingstokeNew entry-3--
LeedsNew entry-2--
GloucestershireDown-52--
SurreyDown-22£300-16.76 %
KentNew entry-2--
Thames ValleyUp+122--
North YorkshireUp+132--
MerseysideUp+32--
BirminghamUp+162£245-
SuffolkUp+92--
NorfolkNew entry-2--
GlasgowUp+172--

Network Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Network Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

1114 (48.31 %)Cisco
281 (34.32 %)Cisco Certification
377 (32.63 %)Firewall
462 (26.27 %)Windows
559 (25.00 %)LAN
658 (24.58 %)WAN
753 (22.46 %)CCNA
852 (22.03 %)Active Directory
939 (16.53 %)Windows Server 2003
1038 (16.10 %)CCNP
1137 (15.68 %)MS Exchange
1236 (15.25 %)TCP/IP
1236 (15.25 %)VPN
1334 (14.41 %)Microsoft
1334 (14.41 %)CheckPoint
1432 (13.56 %)Nokia
1531 (13.14 %)OSPF
1531 (13.14 %)Cisco PIX
1630 (12.71 %)BGP
1728 (11.86 %)Network Security
1822 (9.322 %)Exchange Server 2003
1921 (8.898 %)Telecoms
1921 (8.898 %)Finance
1921 (8.898 %)VoIP
2020 (8.475 %)DNS
2020 (8.475 %)MPLS
2119 (8.051 %)EIGRP
2217 (7.203 %)3G
2217 (7.203 %)Auditing
2217 (7.203 %)Front Office

Network Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Network Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
137 (15.68 %)MS Exchange
222 (9.322 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (2.119 %)IIS
35 (2.119 %)Apache
44 (1.695 %)Tomcat
44 (1.695 %)Lotus Notes
44 (1.695 %)Exchange Server 2000
44 (1.695 %)Exchange Server 2007
53 (1.271 %)SharePoint
62 (0.847 %)GroupWise
62 (0.847 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (0.424 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (0.424 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (6.356 %)MS Excel
29 (3.814 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
177 (32.63 %)Firewall
259 (25.00 %)LAN
358 (24.58 %)WAN
436 (15.25 %)TCP/IP
436 (15.25 %)VPN
531 (13.14 %)OSPF
531 (13.14 %)Cisco PIX
630 (12.71 %)BGP
728 (11.86 %)Network Security
821 (8.898 %)VoIP
920 (8.475 %)MPLS
920 (8.475 %)DNS
1019 (8.051 %)EIGRP
1117 (7.203 %)3G
1117 (7.203 %)Cisco ASA
1117 (7.203 %)SGSN
1212 (5.085 %)DHCP
1212 (5.085 %)ISDN
1311 (4.661 %)Ethernet
1311 (4.661 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (2.119 %)MySQL
23 (1.271 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.847 %)MSI
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (8.898 %)Telecoms
121 (8.898 %)Finance
217 (7.203 %)Front Office
217 (7.203 %)Auditing
312 (5.085 %)Banking
410 (4.237 %)Government
57 (2.966 %)Investment Banking
63 (1.271 %)Construction
63 (1.271 %)Education
72 (0.847 %)Insurance
81 (0.424 %)Health
81 (0.424 %)Legal
81 (0.424 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.271 %)NHS
22 (0.847 %)Clustering
22 (0.847 %)Video Conferencing
31 (0.424 %)Statistics
31 (0.424 %)Handset
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
162 (26.27 %)Windows
239 (16.53 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (5.508 %)Linux
412 (5.085 %)Windows 2000 Server
511 (4.661 %)Windows 2000
610 (4.237 %)Windows XP
77 (2.966 %)Windows NT
86 (2.542 %)UNIX
95 (2.119 %)Red Hat Linux
104 (1.695 %)NetWare
112 (0.847 %)MVS
112 (0.847 %)Solaris
121 (0.424 %)SUSE
121 (0.424 %)Debian
121 (0.424 %)Windows Vista
121 (0.424 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (5.085 %)Migration
112 (5.085 %)Security Cleared
27 (2.966 %)SC Cleared
34 (1.695 %)Time Management
34 (1.695 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (1.271 %)Service Delivery
43 (1.271 %)Load Balancing
52 (0.847 %)Network Load Balancing
52 (0.847 %)DV Cleared
52 (0.847 %)ITIL
52 (0.847 %)Configuration Management
52 (0.847 %)Incident Management
61 (0.424 %)PRINCE
61 (0.424 %)Change Management
61 (0.424 %)OWASP
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (2.119 %)PHP
23 (1.271 %)SQL
31 (0.424 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
181 (34.32 %)Cisco Certification
253 (22.46 %)CCNA
338 (16.10 %)CCNP
415 (6.356 %)Microsoft Certification
513 (5.508 %)MCSE
612 (5.085 %)CCIE
77 (2.966 %)MCP
85 (2.119 %)CCIP
93 (1.271 %)CCSP
93 (1.271 %)MCSA
102 (0.847 %)HND
102 (0.847 %)CCDP
102 (0.847 %)CCSA
111 (0.424 %)Degree
111 (0.424 %)PRINCE2 Certification
111 (0.424 %)MCT
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (4.661 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
152 (22.03 %)Active Directory
23 (1.271 %)ISA Server
23 (1.271 %)Backup Exec
32 (0.847 %)Novell eDirectory
32 (0.847 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (0.847 %)NDS
41 (0.424 %)VMware ESX
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (3.814 %)CiscoWorks
27 (2.966 %)OpenView
33 (1.271 %)MOM
42 (0.847 %)WSUS
51 (0.424 %)Tivoli
51 (0.424 %)Tivoli NetView
51 (0.424 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
51 (0.424 %)BMC PATROL
51 (0.424 %)ZENworks
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1114 (48.31 %)Cisco
234 (14.41 %)Microsoft
234 (14.41 %)CheckPoint
332 (13.56 %)Nokia
416 (6.780 %)Ericsson
510 (4.237 %)HP
68 (3.390 %)Citrix
77 (2.966 %)Novell
86 (2.542 %)Remedy
86 (2.542 %)VMware
95 (2.119 %)Blue Coat
95 (2.119 %)Nortel
95 (2.119 %)Red Hat
95 (2.119 %)VERITAS
95 (2.119 %)Juniper
104 (1.695 %)Lotus
113 (1.271 %)Dell
113 (1.271 %)McAfee Security
113 (1.271 %)BT
113 (1.271 %)3Com
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