Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for CCNP in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Berkshire region.

 Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank110108113
Rank change year-on-year
Down-2Up+5
Matching permanent IT job ads5157188
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire1.295 %1.226 %1.591 %
As % of the Qualifications category5.496 %5.434 %6.564 %
Salaries quoted4447167
Average salary£37,500£38,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.310 %-5.000 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£34,500£34,800£32,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£50,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£38,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.260 %-5.000 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
92810492864
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire23.56 %22.56 %24.24 %
Salaries quoted7718692396
Average salary£42,500£38,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.84 %-5.000 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,000£25,000£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-
CCNP South EastCCNP
South East

CCNP
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire CCNP Demand Trend

CCNP
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire CCNP Salary Trend

CCNP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CCNP across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Berkshire CCNP Salary Histogram

CCNP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+2633£37,500-1.31 %
SloughUp+134£60,000+50.00 %
WokinghamUp+43--
NewburyDown-83£33,500+8.06 %
BracknellDown-52£37,500+8.69 %
CCNP South EastCCNP
South East

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

182 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
274 (90.24 %)Cisco
355 (67.07 %)CCNA
431 (37.80 %)Firewall
526 (31.71 %)VoIP
624 (29.27 %)IP Telephony
723 (28.05 %)CCIP
723 (28.05 %)MPLS
723 (28.05 %)OSPF
723 (28.05 %)BGP
822 (26.83 %)CCIE
921 (25.61 %)Telecoms
1019 (23.17 %)Juniper
1118 (21.95 %)CCVP
1217 (20.73 %)Cisco ASA
1313 (15.85 %)CheckPoint
1412 (14.63 %)Microsoft Certification
1412 (14.63 %)MCSE
1412 (14.63 %)JNCIA
1412 (14.63 %)JNCIS
1412 (14.63 %)Cisco PIX
1412 (14.63 %)Network Security
1511 (13.41 %)H.323
1610 (12.20 %)JNCIP
179 (10.98 %)WAN
188 (9.756 %)CCSP
188 (9.756 %)Security Cleared
197 (8.537 %)Health
197 (8.537 %)LAN
197 (8.537 %)HP

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
14 (4.878 %)CSS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (6.098 %)MS Excel
22 (2.439 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
131 (37.80 %)Firewall
226 (31.71 %)VoIP
324 (29.27 %)IP Telephony
423 (28.05 %)MPLS
423 (28.05 %)OSPF
423 (28.05 %)BGP
517 (20.73 %)Cisco ASA
612 (14.63 %)Cisco PIX
612 (14.63 %)Network Security
711 (13.41 %)H.323
89 (10.98 %)WAN
97 (8.537 %)LAN
106 (7.317 %)NetScreen
115 (6.098 %)Wireless
115 (6.098 %)WLAN
115 (6.098 %)TCP/IP
115 (6.098 %)SIGTRAN
124 (4.878 %)VPN
124 (4.878 %)SDH
133 (3.659 %)DNS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.439 %)SQL Server
12 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
121 (25.61 %)Telecoms
27 (8.537 %)Health
36 (7.317 %)Finance
44 (4.878 %)Education
53 (3.659 %)Pensions
61 (1.220 %)Electric
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
136 (43.90 %)Support Engineer
226 (31.71 %)Network Engineer
312 (14.63 %)Cisco Engineer
410 (12.20 %)IP Engineer
58 (9.756 %)Core Network Engineer
58 (9.756 %)Network Support
58 (9.756 %)IP Network Engineer
58 (9.756 %)Network Support Engineer
66 (7.317 %)Architect
75 (6.098 %)Technical Architect
75 (6.098 %)Security Architect
75 (6.098 %)Network Architect
75 (6.098 %)Technical Design Architect
75 (6.098 %)Network Technical Architect
75 (6.098 %)Network Design Architect
84 (4.878 %)Cisco Support
93 (3.659 %)Cisco Network Engineer
93 (3.659 %)Consultant
93 (3.659 %)Analyst
93 (3.659 %)Network Analyst
Berkshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (4.878 %)German Language
22 (2.439 %)Spanish Language
22 (2.439 %)Replication
22 (2.439 %)French Language
31 (1.220 %)NHS
31 (1.220 %)SCADA
31 (1.220 %)Computer Science
31 (1.220 %)Portuguese Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (4.878 %)Windows
23 (3.659 %)Linux
32 (2.439 %)VMS
41 (1.220 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
13 (3.659 %)Network Design
22 (2.439 %)Data Security
22 (2.439 %)ITIL
22 (2.439 %)PRINCE2
31 (1.220 %)E-Commerce
31 (1.220 %)Project Management
31 (1.220 %)Business Development
31 (1.220 %)Time Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
11 (1.220 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
182 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
255 (67.07 %)CCNA
323 (28.05 %)CCIP
422 (26.83 %)CCIE
518 (21.95 %)CCVP
612 (14.63 %)MCSE
612 (14.63 %)Microsoft Certification
612 (14.63 %)JNCIA
612 (14.63 %)JNCIS
710 (12.20 %)JNCIP
88 (9.756 %)CCSP
88 (9.756 %)Security Cleared
96 (7.317 %)CCDP
105 (6.098 %)Check Point Certification
105 (6.098 %)CCSA
105 (6.098 %)CCSE
112 (2.439 %)PRINCE2 Certification
112 (2.439 %)Degree
121 (1.220 %)CCDE
121 (1.220 %)ISEB
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.878 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
13 (3.659 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (3.659 %)OpenView
13 (3.659 %)CiscoWorks
22 (2.439 %)WhatsUp Gold
Berkshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
174 (90.24 %)Cisco
219 (23.17 %)Juniper
313 (15.85 %)CheckPoint
47 (8.537 %)HP
56 (7.317 %)Microsoft
56 (7.317 %)Crossbeam
64 (4.878 %)Nokia
73 (3.659 %)Infovista
73 (3.659 %)Websense
73 (3.659 %)TippingPoint
73 (3.659 %)SolarWinds
82 (2.439 %)NetScout
82 (2.439 %)Fortinet
82 (2.439 %)Ericsson
91 (1.220 %)Nortel
91 (1.220 %)Citrix
91 (1.220 %)Avaya
91 (1.220 %)Oracle
91 (1.220 %)Blue Coat