The first table below looks at the demand for Network Design 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 Network Design over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Processes & Methodologies 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Design
Rank 87 100 84
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -16
Contract jobs citing Network Design 10 3 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.596% 0.132% 0.725%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.929% 0.202% 1.142%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 0
Average daily rate £300 £345 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.04% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £355 £381 £375
% change year-on-year
-6.88% +1.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 3
Average hourly rate £26.50 - £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £34.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+16.78% -2.14%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1077 1486 1226
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 64.18% 65.43% 63.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 537 713 517
Average daily rate £350 £341 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.79% -2.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 66 76
Average hourly rate £37.80 £20.26 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+86.62% -18.98%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Network Design
England

Network Design
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Network Design across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Network Design Jobs Demand Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Network Design Daily Rate Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Design across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

West Midlands Network Design Daily Rate Histogram

Network Design
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Network Design Hourly Rate Trend

Network Design
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Shropshire +9 5 £294 -14.85%
Warwickshire - 2 - - 1
Birmingham - 1 £238 - 1
Coventry - - - -
Solihull - - - -
Staffordshire - - - -
Worcestershire - - - -
Network Design
England

Network Design
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Network Design 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 Network Design.

1 11 (73.33%) Cisco
2 10 (66.67%) Firewall
3 8 (53.33%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (40.00%) CheckPoint
5 5 (33.33%) CCNP
6 4 (26.67%) Network Security
6 4 (26.67%) CCSE
7 3 (20.00%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (20.00%) Wireless
8 2 (13.33%) OSPF
8 2 (13.33%) BGP
8 2 (13.33%) CCNA
8 2 (13.33%) CCDP
8 2 (13.33%) EMC
8 2 (13.33%) SAN
8 2 (13.33%) Nokia
8 2 (13.33%) ISDN
8 2 (13.33%) LAN
8 2 (13.33%) PSTN
8 2 (13.33%) WAN
8 2 (13.33%) VPN
8 2 (13.33%) CESG
8 2 (13.33%) CESG CLAS
8 2 (13.33%) RMADS
8 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (13.33%) Fortinet
8 2 (13.33%) Load Balancing
8 2 (13.33%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (13.33%) BIG-IP
8 2 (13.33%) Security Architecture

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Network Design 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 Network Design. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (6.667%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 10 (66.67%) Firewall
2 4 (26.67%) Network Security
3 3 (20.00%) Cisco Nexus
3 3 (20.00%) Wireless
4 2 (13.33%) OSPF
4 2 (13.33%) BGP
4 2 (13.33%) SAN
4 2 (13.33%) ISDN
4 2 (13.33%) LAN
4 2 (13.33%) PSTN
4 2 (13.33%) WAN
4 2 (13.33%) VPN
4 2 (13.33%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (13.33%) BIG-IP
5 1 (6.667%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (6.667%) VoIP
5 1 (6.667%) MPLS
Development Applications
1 1 (6.667%) VSS/SourceSafe
Job Titles
1 4 (26.67%) Network Specialist
2 3 (20.00%) Cisco Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Network Design Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Design Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Network Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Information Assurance Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) CLAS Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) Network Design Architect
4 1 (6.667%) Network Architect
4 1 (6.667%) Network Support
4 1 (6.667%) Security Engineer
4 1 (6.667%) Network Support Specialist
4 1 (6.667%) Network Security Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) Data Centre Engineer
4 1 (6.667%) Architect
4 1 (6.667%) Network Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) Support Specialist
4 1 (6.667%) Security Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) Network Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) CESG
1 2 (13.33%) CESG CLAS
1 2 (13.33%) RMADS
2 1 (6.667%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (6.667%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (13.33%) Load Balancing
1 2 (13.33%) Security Architecture
1 2 (13.33%) Information Assurance
2 1 (6.667%) Network Management
2 1 (6.667%) Data Migration
2 1 (6.667%) Project Management
2 1 (6.667%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (6.667%) Risk Management
2 1 (6.667%) Migration
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (33.33%) CCNP
3 4 (26.67%) CCSE
4 2 (13.33%) CCNA
4 2 (13.33%) CCDP
4 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (13.33%) DV Cleared
4 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
5 1 (6.667%) CCIE
5 1 (6.667%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (6.667%) CiscoWorks
Vendors
1 11 (73.33%) Cisco
2 6 (40.00%) CheckPoint
3 2 (13.33%) EMC
3 2 (13.33%) Nokia
3 2 (13.33%) Fortinet
4 1 (6.667%) SolarWinds
4 1 (6.667%) F5
4 1 (6.667%) Citrix
West Midlands
Network Specialist required to assist in 3 separate projects to "future-proof" a high traffic eCommerce platform: Essentials: - Juniper routing, including: Routing-instances; QoS design & implementation; Network Design;...
Computer Futures
Posted: 10 June 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands (County)
An immediate contract requirement has arisen for a 3 monthengagement for a Network Design Engineer within a public sector environment.You will have in depth knowledge of network...
Acumin
Posted: 18 June 2013
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