The first table below looks at the demand for Cisco IOS skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Cisco IOS 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 of the Communications & Networking category for the West Midlands 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 IOS
Rank 93 - 90
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Cisco IOS 2 0 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.121% - 0.211%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.873% - 1.439%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
Average daily rate £294 - £330
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £298 £325
% change year-on-year
+0.84% -8.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+30.00% -9.09%
All Communications & Networking
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
229 277 278
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 13.87% 12.42% 14.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 103 116
Average daily rate £275 £275 £314
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -12.35%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £150 £155
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £425 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £313 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.30% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 37 46
Average hourly rate £19.50 £22.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% +25.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.70 £12.90 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.80 £35.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.50 £26.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-21.15% -5.45%
Cisco IOS
England

Cisco IOS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Cisco IOS across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Midlands Cisco IOS Jobs Demand Trend

Cisco IOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Cisco IOS Daily Rate Trend

Cisco IOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Cisco IOS Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco IOS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco IOS within the West Midlands 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
Shropshire - 2 £294 -
Cisco IOS
England

Cisco IOS
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Cisco IOS 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 IOS.

1 5 (100.00%) Cisco
2 3 (60.00%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (40.00%) CCSE
3 2 (40.00%) Network Design
3 2 (40.00%) CheckPoint
3 2 (40.00%) CCNP
3 2 (40.00%) Firewall
4 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (20.00%) CCVP
4 1 (20.00%) CCNA
4 1 (20.00%) SDH
4 1 (20.00%) VoIP
4 1 (20.00%) SLA
4 1 (20.00%) 3G
4 1 (20.00%) Remedy
4 1 (20.00%) Nokia DX200
4 1 (20.00%) Nokia Siemens Networks
4 1 (20.00%) Radio Access Network

Cisco IOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Cisco IOS 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 IOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
2 1 (20.00%) Nokia DX200
2 1 (20.00%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (20.00%) SDH
2 1 (20.00%) VoIP
2 1 (20.00%) 3G
General
1 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Cisco Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Data Centre Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Voice Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco Voice Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Field Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (40.00%) CCNP
2 2 (40.00%) CCSE
3 1 (20.00%) CCNA
3 1 (20.00%) CCVP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Cisco
2 2 (40.00%) CheckPoint
3 1 (20.00%) Remedy
3 1 (20.00%) Nokia Siemens Networks