The first table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certification in IT contracts advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Cisco Certification over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Wales region.

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.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cisco Certification
Rank 35 31 32
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +1
Contract jobs citing Cisco Certification 8 23 27
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 1.980% 4.144% 4.167%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.838% 9.583% 9.310%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 16 16
Average daily rate £225 £273 £405
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-17.43% -32.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £216 £103 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £234 £315 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £315 £300
% change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £22.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -25.00%
All Qualifications
Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
117 240 290
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 28.96% 43.24% 44.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 110 108
Average daily rate £350 £325 £374
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -13.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £105 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £455 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 10 21
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -47.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.90 £14.50 £10.88
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.20 £15.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £23.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.17% -8.00%
Cisco Certification
UK

Cisco Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Cisco Certification across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Wales Cisco Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Cisco Certification
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cisco Certification across the Wales region.

Wales Cisco Certification Daily Rate Trend

Cisco Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Cisco Certification across the Wales region.

Wales Cisco Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
South Wales -8 8 £225 -
Cisco Certification
UK

Cisco Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Cisco Certification also 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 that cited Cisco Certification.

1 16 (88.89%) Cisco
1 16 (88.89%) CCNA
2 8 (44.44%) WAN
3 7 (38.89%) LAN
4 6 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 6 (33.33%) Security Cleared
5 3 (16.67%) CCNP
5 3 (16.67%) Firewall
6 2 (11.11%) Network Design
6 2 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (11.11%) LLU
6 2 (11.11%) Wireless
6 2 (11.11%) BT
6 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
6 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
6 2 (11.11%) CCIP
6 2 (11.11%) Windows
6 2 (11.11%) MS Visio
6 2 (11.11%) SLA
6 2 (11.11%) Nortel
7 1 (5.556%) Juniper
7 1 (5.556%) CA
7 1 (5.556%) CheckPoint
7 1 (5.556%) MPLS
7 1 (5.556%) BGP
7 1 (5.556%) NetScreen
7 1 (5.556%) CCDP
7 1 (5.556%) OpenView
7 1 (5.556%) HP
7 1 (5.556%) CCIE

Cisco Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Cisco Certification also 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 that cited Cisco Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (11.11%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 8 (44.44%) WAN
2 7 (38.89%) LAN
3 3 (16.67%) Firewall
4 2 (11.11%) Wireless
4 2 (11.11%) LLU
5 1 (5.556%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (5.556%) HSRP
5 1 (5.556%) VLAN
5 1 (5.556%) MPLS
5 1 (5.556%) BGP
5 1 (5.556%) NetScreen
General
1 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
1 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 13 (72.22%) Network Engineer
2 9 (50.00%) Cisco Engineer
3 7 (38.89%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 6 (33.33%) Support Engineer
5 3 (16.67%) Network Support Engineer
5 3 (16.67%) Network Support
6 2 (11.11%) Cisco Support Engineer
6 2 (11.11%) Telecoms Engineer
6 2 (11.11%) Cisco Support
6 2 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 2 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support
6 2 (11.11%) Field Engineer
7 1 (5.556%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (5.556%) Senior Network Engineer
7 1 (5.556%) 1st Line Support
7 1 (5.556%) 1st Line Support Engineer
7 1 (5.556%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.556%) e-Health
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Windows
1 2 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (11.11%) Network Design
2 1 (5.556%) ITIL
2 1 (5.556%) Service Delivery
2 1 (5.556%) Migration
Qualifications
1 16 (88.89%) CCNA
2 6 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 6 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 3 (16.67%) CCNP
4 2 (11.11%) CCIP
5 1 (5.556%) CCDP
5 1 (5.556%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (5.556%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (5.556%) OpenView
Vendors
1 16 (88.89%) Cisco
2 2 (11.11%) BT
2 2 (11.11%) Nortel
3 1 (5.556%) Juniper
3 1 (5.556%) CA
3 1 (5.556%) CheckPoint
3 1 (5.556%) HP
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
BGP, MPLS, HSRP, CCNP, Juniper, Cisco, Checkpoint, Network support 3 Network Engineers are required by my client to provide 2nd/3rd line support on a contract basis. The...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
CCIP or CCIE certification it essential... Routing and Switching - Candidates should have an in depth, detailed knowledge of BGP, MPLS and HSRP... Cisco ASA, Juniper Netscreen and Checkpoint...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
BGP, MPLS, HSRP, CCIP, Juniper, Network design, Network Implementation 3 Network Engineers (design and implementation) are required by my client on a contract basis. The role is based...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 17 May 2013