The first table below looks at the demand for CCNP in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 24 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 Aberdeen region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Rank 31 44 35
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -9
Permanent jobs citing CCNP 16 6 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 4.678% 1.460% 1.471%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.55% 4.511% 4.348%
Number of salaries quoted 12 4 4
Average salary £42,500 £39,500 £63,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.59% -37.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £34,000 £47,450
10% offered a salary of more than £49,500 £52,000 £64,700
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+5.88% -
All Qualifications
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
110 133 92
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 32.16% 32.36% 33.82%
Number of salaries quoted 82 109 75
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £20,000 £20,750
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £58,750 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
CCNP
Scotland

CCNP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing CCNP across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Aberdeen CCNP Jobs Demand Trend

CCNP
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CCNP across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen CCNP Salary Trend

CCNP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CCNP across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Aberdeen CCNP Salary Histogram

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited CCNP.

1 21 (100.00%) Cisco
1 21 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 14 (66.67%) VPN
2 14 (66.67%) Firewall
2 14 (66.67%) Wireless
3 13 (61.90%) WAN
4 11 (52.38%) ITIL
4 11 (52.38%) CCNA
4 11 (52.38%) CCDA
5 8 (38.10%) MPLS
5 8 (38.10%) LAN
5 8 (38.10%) Riverbed
6 7 (33.33%) Cisco ASA
6 7 (33.33%) Network Security
6 7 (33.33%) CCIE
7 6 (28.57%) OSPF
7 6 (28.57%) BGP
7 6 (28.57%) EIGRP
7 6 (28.57%) CCVP
7 6 (28.57%) CCSP
7 6 (28.57%) CCIP
7 6 (28.57%) CCDP
7 6 (28.57%) Network Design
7 6 (28.57%) FWSM
8 4 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (19.05%) QA
8 4 (19.05%) VoIP
9 2 (9.524%) Twitter
9 2 (9.524%) Service Delivery
9 2 (9.524%) ITIL Certification

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited CCNP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 14 (66.67%) VPN
1 14 (66.67%) Firewall
1 14 (66.67%) Wireless
2 13 (61.90%) WAN
3 8 (38.10%) MPLS
3 8 (38.10%) LAN
4 7 (33.33%) Cisco ASA
4 7 (33.33%) Network Security
5 6 (28.57%) OSPF
5 6 (28.57%) BGP
5 6 (28.57%) EIGRP
5 6 (28.57%) FWSM
6 4 (19.05%) VoIP
7 1 (4.762%) SAN
7 1 (4.762%) WLAN
Job Titles
1 10 (47.62%) Network Engineer
2 7 (33.33%) Support Engineer
3 6 (28.57%) Network Support Engineer
3 6 (28.57%) Network Support
4 5 (23.81%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 5 (23.81%) Cisco Engineer
5 4 (19.05%) Technical Manager
6 3 (14.29%) Network Consultant
6 3 (14.29%) Consultant
6 3 (14.29%) Cisco Consultant
6 3 (14.29%) Cisco Network Consultant
7 2 (9.524%) Cisco Support Engineer
7 2 (9.524%) Analyst
7 2 (9.524%) Cisco Support
7 2 (9.524%) Network Analyst
8 1 (4.762%) Team Leader
8 1 (4.762%) Senior Analyst
8 1 (4.762%) Infrastructure Team Leader
8 1 (4.762%) Senior Network Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.762%) Windows
1 1 (4.762%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) ITIL
2 6 (28.57%) Network Design
3 2 (9.524%) Service Delivery
4 1 (4.762%) Project Management
4 1 (4.762%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (4.762%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (4.762%) Business Transformation
4 1 (4.762%) Demand Management
Qualifications
1 21 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (52.38%) CCNA
2 11 (52.38%) CCDA
3 7 (33.33%) CCIE
4 6 (28.57%) CCVP
4 6 (28.57%) CCSP
4 6 (28.57%) CCIP
4 6 (28.57%) CCDP
5 2 (9.524%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (19.05%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.762%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (4.762%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 21 (100.00%) Cisco
2 8 (38.10%) Riverbed
3 2 (9.524%) Twitter
4 1 (4.762%) Citrix
4 1 (4.762%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.762%) VMware
4 1 (4.762%) F5
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Responsibilities * configure, maintain, install, upgrade and rollout network devices, such as Cisco firewalls, Cisco and Enterasys switches, Cisco routers, VPN concentrators and other equipment responsible for providing IT...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Overtime + Oncall + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
You will also act as technical lead resolving a wide range of technical problems as and when they arise - specifically on the Cisco networking front (Bridges/Routers/Firewalls...
Coburg Banks IT
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Experience of quality assurance, ISO27001 / ITIL. It would be highly desirable to have Cisco certifications, CCNP and CCDA You will also be responsible for the Technical department budget.
Search Consultancy
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
Responsible for the management of all IT projects to successful conclusion whilst effectively managing the technical department budgets and resources ** Contribute in management meetings on a monthly basis,...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Responsible for the management of all IT projects to successful conclusion whilst effectively managing the technical department budgets and resources ** Contribute in management meetings on a monthly basis,...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013