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This section looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in IT jobs within the North West region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank174225
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching permanent IT job ads10066
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.027 %
As % of the category below4.127 %2.427 %
Salaries quoted8955
Average minimum salary£35,642£39,263
Average salary£38,114£41,287
% change on same period last year-7.68 %
Average maximum salary£40,586£43,311
UK excluding London average salary£41,381£43,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads24232719
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.279 %1.113 %
Salaries quoted19842327
Average minimum salary£32,476£35,286
Average salary£35,742£38,071
% change on same period last year-6.11 %
Average maximum salary£39,008£40,857
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
CCNP EnglandCCNP
England

CCNP
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West CCNP Salary Trend

CCNP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CCNP across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West CCNP Salary Histogram

CCNP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNP within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterUp+6358£38,778-8.08 %
CheshireDown-219£34,111-14.98 %
LancashireDown-146£36,500-
MerseysideDown-44£31,625-12.00 %
CumbriaNew entry-1£27,500-
CCNP EnglandCCNP
England

CCNP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1176 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2159 (90.34 %)Cisco
369 (39.20 %)LAN
466 (37.50 %)WAN
565 (36.93 %)MPLS
660 (34.09 %)VPN
758 (32.95 %)CCNA
758 (32.95 %)BGP
758 (32.95 %)Firewall
849 (27.84 %)EIGRP
849 (27.84 %)OSPF
941 (23.30 %)TCP/IP
1040 (22.73 %)VoIP
1040 (22.73 %)Internet
1138 (21.59 %)Juniper
1233 (18.75 %)Telecoms
1332 (18.18 %)Nortel
1332 (18.18 %)CCDA
1431 (17.61 %)UNIX
1530 (17.05 %)Ethernet
1629 (16.48 %)Linux
1727 (15.34 %)CCSP
1825 (14.20 %)Wireless
1924 (13.64 %)CCIP
1924 (13.64 %)Redback
2022 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
2022 (12.50 %)MCSE
2119 (10.80 %)Windows
2119 (10.80 %)CCIE
2218 (10.23 %)CCDP

CCNP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.568 %)COM+
11 (0.568 %)FIX Protocol
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (5.114 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (2.841 %)MS Exchange
31 (0.568 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (7.955 %)MS Excel
22 (1.136 %)MS Visio
22 (1.136 %)AutoCAD
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.568 %)Summit
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
169 (39.20 %)LAN
266 (37.50 %)WAN
365 (36.93 %)MPLS
460 (34.09 %)VPN
558 (32.95 %)BGP
558 (32.95 %)Firewall
649 (27.84 %)EIGRP
649 (27.84 %)OSPF
741 (23.30 %)TCP/IP
840 (22.73 %)Internet
840 (22.73 %)VoIP
930 (17.05 %)Ethernet
1025 (14.20 %)Wireless
1118 (10.23 %)RSVP
1217 (9.659 %)IPsec
1316 (9.091 %)IP Telephony
1414 (7.955 %)Cisco IOS
1513 (7.386 %)DNS
1611 (6.250 %)RIP
1611 (6.250 %)DHCP
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (18.75 %)Telecoms
218 (10.23 %)Pensions
38 (4.545 %)Finance
47 (3.977 %)Education
56 (3.409 %)Health
63 (1.705 %)Back Office
72 (1.136 %)Banking
72 (1.136 %)Retail
81 (0.568 %)Insurance
81 (0.568 %)Local Government
81 (0.568 %)Legal
81 (0.568 %)Electric
81 (0.568 %)Government
81 (0.568 %)Automotive
81 (0.568 %)Construction
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
179 (44.89 %)Network Engineer
229 (16.48 %)Cisco Engineer
324 (13.64 %)Cisco Network Engineer
420 (11.36 %)IP Network Engineer
518 (10.23 %)Consultant
617 (9.659 %)Senior Network Engineer
713 (7.386 %)Network Manager
810 (5.682 %)Sales Consultant
810 (5.682 %)Presales Consultant
99 (5.114 %)Technical Manager
99 (5.114 %)Systems Engineer
99 (5.114 %)Analyst
99 (5.114 %)Senior Systems Engineer
108 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
117 (3.977 %)Support Engineer
117 (3.977 %)Team Leader
117 (3.977 %)Technical Team Leader
117 (3.977 %)Cisco Consultant
126 (3.409 %)Cisco Support
126 (3.409 %)Technical Analyst
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.705 %)CCTV
21 (0.568 %)AS400
21 (0.568 %)Clustering
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (17.61 %)UNIX
229 (16.48 %)Linux
319 (10.80 %)Windows
49 (5.114 %)Windows 2000
56 (3.409 %)Windows Server 2003
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (4.545 %)Migration
27 (3.977 %)ITIL
27 (3.977 %)Time Management
36 (3.409 %)E-Commerce
45 (2.841 %)Communications Security
54 (2.273 %)Configuration Management
54 (2.273 %)Network Design
54 (2.273 %)Strategic Management
54 (2.273 %)Load Balancing
62 (1.136 %)Systems Analysis
62 (1.136 %)Project Management
62 (1.136 %)Quality Management
62 (1.136 %)Change Management
62 (1.136 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (1.136 %)PRINCE2
62 (1.136 %)Operations Management
62 (1.136 %)Problem Management
71 (0.568 %)Security Cleared
71 (0.568 %)DNA
71 (0.568 %)Content Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (4.545 %)SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1176 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
258 (32.95 %)CCNA
332 (18.18 %)CCDA
427 (15.34 %)CCSP
524 (13.64 %)CCIP
622 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
622 (12.50 %)MCSE
719 (10.80 %)CCIE
818 (10.23 %)CCDP
914 (7.955 %)CCVP
1012 (6.818 %)Degree
114 (2.273 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
122 (1.136 %)JNCIS
122 (1.136 %)JNCIP
122 (1.136 %)Citrix Certification
122 (1.136 %)CCEA
122 (1.136 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
131 (0.568 %)CISSP
131 (0.568 %)MCP
131 (0.568 %)MCSA
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (10.23 %)QA
22 (1.136 %)BS7799
31 (0.568 %)PCI DSS
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (5.682 %)Active Directory
27 (3.977 %)VMware ESX
35 (2.841 %)NetBackup
35 (2.841 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.568 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.568 %)ISA Server
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (6.818 %)OpenView
25 (2.841 %)NNM
34 (2.273 %)CiscoWorks
43 (1.705 %)Netcool
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1159 (90.34 %)Cisco
238 (21.59 %)Juniper
332 (18.18 %)Nortel
424 (13.64 %)Redback
517 (9.659 %)Avaya
616 (9.091 %)Microsoft
616 (9.091 %)HP
711 (6.250 %)CheckPoint
87 (3.977 %)VMware
96 (3.409 %)Intel
96 (3.409 %)Nokia
96 (3.409 %)Lucent
96 (3.409 %)Alcatel
105 (2.841 %)SAP
105 (2.841 %)VERITAS
113 (1.705 %)IBM
113 (1.705 %)Siemens
122 (1.136 %)Citrix
122 (1.136 %)Ericsson
122 (1.136 %)Sun
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