The first table below looks at the demand for Cisco PIX 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 PIX over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cisco PIX
Rank 94 102 91
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -11
Contract jobs citing Cisco PIX 5 8 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.298% 0.350% 0.433%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.075% 2.759% 2.952%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 2
Average daily rate £275 £175 £353
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+57.14% -50.35%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £208 £153 £335
10% offered a daily rate of more than £388 £265 £371
UK excluding London average daily rate £288 £275 £375
% change year-on-year
+4.54% -26.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Average hourly rate - £26.25 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £23.75 £46.25
% change year-on-year
- -48.64%
All Communications & Networking
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
241 290 271
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 14.37% 12.69% 14.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 105 115
Average daily rate £283 £275 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.72% -11.29%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £147 £150 £157
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £421 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 38 43
Average hourly rate £19.50 £22.50 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% -6.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.85 £12.50 £13.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.50 £35.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.75 £25.38 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-18.22% -7.72%
Cisco PIX
England

Cisco PIX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Cisco PIX Jobs Demand Trend

Cisco PIX
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Cisco PIX Daily Rate Trend

Cisco PIX
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco PIX across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

West Midlands Cisco PIX Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco PIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Cisco PIX Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco PIX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco PIX within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 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
Coventry +3 1 - -
Cisco PIX
England

Cisco PIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Cisco PIX 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 PIX.

1 8 (100.00%) Cisco
2 7 (87.50%) Firewall
2 7 (87.50%) Cisco ASA
3 6 (75.00%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (62.50%) CCNA
5 4 (50.00%) LAN
5 4 (50.00%) WAN
6 3 (37.50%) VoIP
6 3 (37.50%) VPN
6 3 (37.50%) Juniper
6 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
6 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
7 2 (25.00%) CCNP
7 2 (25.00%) Linux
7 2 (25.00%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (12.50%) CCIE
8 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
8 1 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
8 1 (12.50%) NHS
8 1 (12.50%) MPLS
8 1 (12.50%) TACACS
8 1 (12.50%) IP Telephony
8 1 (12.50%) Network Security
8 1 (12.50%) Wireless Security
8 1 (12.50%) Security Management
8 1 (12.50%) Wireless
8 1 (12.50%) IPsec
8 1 (12.50%) SolarWinds
8 1 (12.50%) Network Architecture
8 1 (12.50%) Network Management

Cisco PIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Cisco PIX 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 PIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 7 (87.50%) Firewall
1 7 (87.50%) Cisco ASA
2 4 (50.00%) LAN
2 4 (50.00%) WAN
3 3 (37.50%) VoIP
3 3 (37.50%) VPN
4 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
4 1 (12.50%) MPLS
4 1 (12.50%) TACACS
4 1 (12.50%) IP Telephony
4 1 (12.50%) Network Security
4 1 (12.50%) Wireless Security
4 1 (12.50%) Wireless
4 1 (12.50%) IPsec
4 1 (12.50%) Unified Communications
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Network Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Network Support Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Network Support
2 2 (25.00%) Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (12.50%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (12.50%) Security Management
1 1 (12.50%) Network Architecture
1 1 (12.50%) Network Management
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (62.50%) CCNA
3 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
4 2 (25.00%) CCNP
5 1 (12.50%) CCIE
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Cisco
2 3 (37.50%) Juniper
3 1 (12.50%) SolarWinds
3 1 (12.50%) Twitter