Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank96116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads1128
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.030 %
As % of the category below3.971 %7.311 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£299£344
Average daily rate£319£358
% change on same period last year-10.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£321
% change on same period last year+12.52 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£22.42
Average hourly rate£31.50£22.75
% change on same period last year+38.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£23.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.32£32.14
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads277383
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.439 %0.408 %
Daily rates quoted68107
Average minimum daily rate£324£321
Average daily rate£342£337
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted2239
Average minimum hourly rate£22.16£20.82
Average hourly rate£23.45£21.79
% change on same period last year+7.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.73£22.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.18£25.30
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
CCNP EnglandCCNP
England

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.

CCNP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CCNP across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Yorkshire CCNP Demand Trend

CCNP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CCNP across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire CCNP Daily Rate Trend

CCNP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCNP across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Yorkshire CCNP Daily Rate Histogram

CCNP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CCNP across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire CCNP Hourly Rate Trend

CCNP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
South YorkshireUp+215£318+7.75 %
West YorkshireDown-13--
East YorkshireNew entry-1£325-
CCNP EnglandCCNP
England

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing CCNP 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 CCNP.

143 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
240 (93.02 %)Cisco
326 (60.47 %)Firewall
417 (39.53 %)CCNA
511 (25.58 %)Cisco PIX
511 (25.58 %)CheckPoint
511 (25.58 %)CCIE
610 (23.26 %)WAN
79 (20.93 %)CCDP
79 (20.93 %)TCP/IP
79 (20.93 %)Network Security
88 (18.60 %)Load Balancing
88 (18.60 %)PRINCE2
97 (16.28 %)BGP
97 (16.28 %)VLAN
106 (13.95 %)CCSE
106 (13.95 %)CCDA
106 (13.95 %)ITIL
106 (13.95 %)Windows
106 (13.95 %)VPN
115 (11.63 %)LAN
115 (11.63 %)SSL
115 (11.63 %)Cisco ASA
124 (9.302 %)CCVP
124 (9.302 %)Finance
124 (9.302 %)VMware
124 (9.302 %)VMware Infrastructure
124 (9.302 %)Network Design
124 (9.302 %)CCSP
124 (9.302 %)Linux

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing CCNP 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 CCNP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.977 %)XML
22 (4.651 %)XML Messaging
31 (2.326 %)Middleware
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.326 %)Lotus Domino
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.651 %)SAP IS-U
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (60.47 %)Firewall
211 (25.58 %)Cisco PIX
310 (23.26 %)WAN
49 (20.93 %)TCP/IP
49 (20.93 %)Network Security
57 (16.28 %)BGP
57 (16.28 %)VLAN
66 (13.95 %)VPN
75 (11.63 %)SSL
75 (11.63 %)LAN
75 (11.63 %)Cisco ASA
84 (9.302 %)EIGRP
84 (9.302 %)SAN
84 (9.302 %)ATM
84 (9.302 %)OSPF
93 (6.977 %)Internet
93 (6.977 %)IPX
93 (6.977 %)SMDS
102 (4.651 %)Cisco IOS
102 (4.651 %)PBX
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.326 %)SAP BW
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.651 %)TestDirector
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.302 %)Finance
22 (4.651 %)Financial Institution
31 (2.326 %)Telecoms
31 (2.326 %)Education
31 (2.326 %)Banking
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (32.56 %)Network Engineer
28 (18.60 %)Architect
37 (16.28 %)Analyst
37 (16.28 %)Cisco Engineer
37 (16.28 %)Network Architect
46 (13.95 %)Network Analyst
46 (13.95 %)Senior Network Engineer
55 (11.63 %)Cisco Network Engineer
64 (9.302 %)Senior Network Analyst
64 (9.302 %)Senior Analyst
73 (6.977 %)Network Security Engineer
73 (6.977 %)Security Engineer
82 (4.651 %)Voice Architect
82 (4.651 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
82 (4.651 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
82 (4.651 %)Network Security Analyst
82 (4.651 %)Systems Integrator
82 (4.651 %)Support Engineer
82 (4.651 %)Solutions Designer
82 (4.651 %)Network Designer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.651 %)NHS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (13.95 %)Windows
24 (9.302 %)Linux
24 (9.302 %)UNIX
32 (4.651 %)Windows Server 2003
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (18.60 %)PRINCE2
18 (18.60 %)Load Balancing
26 (13.95 %)ITIL
34 (9.302 %)Network Design
42 (4.651 %)CRM
42 (4.651 %)Quality Management
42 (4.651 %)Test Management
51 (2.326 %)Test Scripting
51 (2.326 %)Time Management
51 (2.326 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (2.326 %)Migration
51 (2.326 %)Project Management
51 (2.326 %)Software Testing
51 (2.326 %)SAP Implementation
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
143 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
217 (39.53 %)CCNA
311 (25.58 %)CCIE
49 (20.93 %)CCDP
56 (13.95 %)CCDA
56 (13.95 %)CCSE
64 (9.302 %)CCVP
64 (9.302 %)CCSP
73 (6.977 %)CCSA
82 (4.651 %)ISEB Practitioner
82 (4.651 %)OCA
82 (4.651 %)Oracle Certification
82 (4.651 %)Sun Certification
82 (4.651 %)ISEB
91 (2.326 %)Microsoft Certification
91 (2.326 %)MCSE
91 (2.326 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (9.302 %)VMware Infrastructure
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.326 %)OpenView
11 (2.326 %)CiscoWorks
11 (2.326 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (93.02 %)Cisco
211 (25.58 %)CheckPoint
34 (9.302 %)Alcatel
34 (9.302 %)VMware
34 (9.302 %)Oracle
43 (6.977 %)Juniper
52 (4.651 %)Lucent
52 (4.651 %)Sun
52 (4.651 %)SAP
52 (4.651 %)Nortel
52 (4.651 %)Sarvega
52 (4.651 %)Ericsson
52 (4.651 %)MetaSolv
61 (2.326 %)Lotus
61 (2.326 %)Blue Coat
61 (2.326 %)Microsoft
61 (2.326 %)HP