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The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certification 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 Cisco Certification over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certification
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank10385
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads186286
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.120 %
As % of the category below8.405 %10.62 %
Salaries quoted144269
Average minimum salary£32,991£40,680
Average salary£35,281£44,178
% change on same period last year-20.13 %
Average maximum salary£37,570£47,676
UK excluding London average salary£39,668£42,117
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads22132694
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.225 %1.130 %
Salaries quoted18722358
Average minimum salary£32,839£35,899
Average salary£36,018£39,123
% change on same period last year-7.93 %
Average maximum salary£39,197£42,347
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Cisco Certification EnglandCisco Certification
England

Cisco Certification
Demand Trend

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

North West Cisco Certification Demand Trend

Cisco Certification
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cisco Certification across the North West region.

North West Cisco Certification Salary Trend

Cisco Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cisco Certification across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West Cisco Certification Salary Histogram

Cisco Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ManchesterDown-6110£36,990-24.49 %
CheshireDown-2531£30,786-9.09 %
LancashireDown-1715£34,292+16.69 %
MerseysideDown-613£31,654-20.79 %
CumbriaNew entry-3£24,667-
Cisco Certification EnglandCisco Certification
England

Cisco Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Cisco Certification 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 Cisco Certification.

1404 (88.21 %)Cisco
2262 (57.21 %)CCNA
3207 (45.20 %)WAN
4177 (38.65 %)CCNP
5173 (37.77 %)LAN
6136 (29.69 %)MPLS
7131 (28.60 %)Microsoft
7131 (28.60 %)Microsoft Certification
8127 (27.73 %)Firewall
9113 (24.67 %)Internet
10109 (23.80 %)Windows
11104 (22.71 %)VoIP
12100 (21.83 %)MCSE
1397 (21.18 %)VPN
1468 (14.85 %)BGP
1563 (13.76 %)Linux
1662 (13.54 %)TCP/IP
1761 (13.32 %)Cisco PIX
1858 (12.66 %)EIGRP
1858 (12.66 %)Juniper
1858 (12.66 %)CCSP
1957 (12.45 %)Active Directory
1957 (12.45 %)UNIX
2056 (12.23 %)OSPF
2154 (11.79 %)Telecoms
2250 (10.92 %)CheckPoint
2348 (10.48 %)Windows Server 2003
2348 (10.48 %)DNS
2348 (10.48 %)Ethernet
2445 (9.825 %)CCIE

Cisco Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Cisco Certification 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 Cisco Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (1.310 %)ODBC
22 (0.437 %)WSH
22 (0.437 %).NET
31 (0.218 %)Application Packaging
31 (0.218 %)FIX Protocol
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (7.642 %)MS Exchange
219 (4.148 %)Exchange Server 2003
39 (1.965 %)SharePoint
47 (1.528 %)Exchange Server 2000
55 (1.092 %)Apache
64 (0.873 %)Exchange Server 2007
73 (0.655 %)Lotus Notes
82 (0.437 %)IIS
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (6.114 %)MS Excel
210 (2.183 %)MS Office
34 (0.873 %)MS Visio
42 (0.437 %)AutoCAD
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.218 %)Summit
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1207 (45.20 %)WAN
2173 (37.77 %)LAN
3136 (29.69 %)MPLS
4127 (27.73 %)Firewall
5113 (24.67 %)Internet
6104 (22.71 %)VoIP
797 (21.18 %)VPN
868 (14.85 %)BGP
962 (13.54 %)TCP/IP
1061 (13.32 %)Cisco PIX
1158 (12.66 %)EIGRP
1256 (12.23 %)OSPF
1348 (10.48 %)DNS
1348 (10.48 %)Ethernet
1445 (9.825 %)Wireless
1539 (8.515 %)DHCP
1638 (8.297 %)IP Telephony
1735 (7.642 %)SAN
1825 (5.459 %)Cisco ASA
1924 (5.240 %)Network Security
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (3.275 %)SQL Server
211 (2.402 %)MySQL
36 (1.310 %)MSDE
42 (0.437 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.218 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.218 %)PostgreSQL
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (11.79 %)Telecoms
226 (5.677 %)Pensions
314 (3.057 %)Back Office
413 (2.838 %)Education
413 (2.838 %)Health
512 (2.620 %)Finance
69 (1.965 %)Government
76 (1.310 %)Retail
83 (0.655 %)Construction
83 (0.655 %)Banking
92 (0.437 %)Auditing
101 (0.218 %)Insurance
101 (0.218 %)Local Government
101 (0.218 %)Legal
101 (0.218 %)Publishing
101 (0.218 %)Automotive
101 (0.218 %)Electronics
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1112 (24.45 %)Network Engineer
258 (12.66 %)Consultant
356 (12.23 %)Analyst
443 (9.389 %)Cisco Engineer
536 (7.860 %)Network Analyst
631 (6.769 %)Senior Network Engineer
730 (6.550 %)Cisco Network Engineer
829 (6.332 %)Architect
927 (5.895 %)Team Leader
1023 (5.022 %)Support Engineer
1121 (4.585 %)Network Manager
1220 (4.367 %)Presales Consultant
1220 (4.367 %)Sales Consultant
1220 (4.367 %)IP Network Engineer
1319 (4.148 %)Infrastructure Engineer
1418 (3.930 %)Systems Engineer
1418 (3.930 %)Network Consultant
1517 (3.712 %)Cisco Support
1616 (3.493 %)IT Architect
1715 (3.275 %)Technical Support
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (3.493 %)Clustering
116 (3.493 %)IVR
29 (1.965 %)Management Information System
38 (1.747 %)Blackberry
47 (1.528 %)Fat Client
47 (1.528 %)Thin Client
55 (1.092 %)Video Conferencing
64 (0.873 %)Replication
64 (0.873 %)CCTV
71 (0.218 %)NHS
71 (0.218 %)AS400
71 (0.218 %)CESG
71 (0.218 %)PDA
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1109 (23.80 %)Windows
263 (13.76 %)Linux
357 (12.45 %)UNIX
448 (10.48 %)Windows Server 2003
527 (5.895 %)Windows 2000
616 (3.493 %)Solaris
616 (3.493 %)Windows 2000 Server
79 (1.965 %)Debian
88 (1.747 %)Windows XP
96 (1.310 %)OpenVMS
105 (1.092 %)NetWare
105 (1.092 %)CentOS
105 (1.092 %)Fedora
105 (1.092 %)Windows Vista
114 (0.873 %)Windows Server 2008
114 (0.873 %)Red Hat Linux
114 (0.873 %)Mac OS X
123 (0.655 %)AIX
123 (0.655 %)Windows NT
132 (0.437 %)OS/400
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (8.079 %)ITIL
235 (7.642 %)Project Management
326 (5.677 %)Content Management
326 (5.677 %)Network Design
326 (5.677 %)Incident Management
413 (2.838 %)Migration
512 (2.620 %)Disaster Recovery
611 (2.402 %)PRINCE2
611 (2.402 %)E-Commerce
79 (1.965 %)Time Management
88 (1.747 %)Communications Security
88 (1.747 %)Service Delivery
97 (1.528 %)Strategic Management
106 (1.310 %)Data Security
115 (1.092 %)Web Development
115 (1.092 %)Load Balancing
124 (0.873 %)Problem Management
124 (0.873 %)Information Security
124 (0.873 %)Project Planning
124 (0.873 %)Security Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (3.493 %)C
215 (3.275 %)SQL
38 (1.747 %)VB
47 (1.528 %)Perl
56 (1.310 %)C++
64 (0.873 %)PHP
64 (0.873 %)VBScript
73 (0.655 %)JavaScript
82 (0.437 %)Transact-SQL
91 (0.218 %)Java
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1262 (57.21 %)CCNA
2177 (38.65 %)CCNP
3131 (28.60 %)Microsoft Certification
4100 (21.83 %)MCSE
558 (12.66 %)CCSP
645 (9.825 %)CCIE
742 (9.170 %)CCDA
834 (7.424 %)MCP
929 (6.332 %)CCIP
1025 (5.459 %)Degree
1124 (5.240 %)MCSA
1223 (5.022 %)CCDP
1317 (3.712 %)CCVP
1416 (3.493 %)IBM Certification
1416 (3.493 %)SNIA Certification
1511 (2.402 %)ITIL Certification
168 (1.747 %)HP ASE
176 (1.310 %)Security+ Certification
185 (1.092 %)CNE
185 (1.092 %)Novell Certification
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (3.930 %)QA
25 (1.092 %)SLA
33 (0.655 %)ISO27001
33 (0.655 %)PCI DSS
42 (0.437 %)BS7799
51 (0.218 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (0.218 %)CESG Infosec
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
157 (12.45 %)Active Directory
239 (8.515 %)ISA Server
315 (3.275 %)Citrix Presentation Server
410 (2.183 %)VMware Infrastructure
57 (1.528 %)VMware ESX
65 (1.092 %)Backup Exec
74 (0.873 %)Terminal Services
82 (0.437 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (2.402 %)OpenView
25 (1.092 %)CiscoWorks
34 (0.873 %)Netcool
43 (0.655 %)NNM
51 (0.218 %)WSUS
51 (0.218 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1404 (88.21 %)Cisco
2131 (28.60 %)Microsoft
358 (12.66 %)Juniper
450 (10.92 %)CheckPoint
541 (8.952 %)Citrix
640 (8.734 %)Nortel
640 (8.734 %)HP
734 (7.424 %)VMware
832 (6.987 %)Redback
928 (6.114 %)Intel
1026 (5.677 %)Avaya
1125 (5.459 %)Blue Coat
1218 (3.930 %)Dell
1317 (3.712 %)IBM
1416 (3.493 %)Mitel
1416 (3.493 %)Brocade
1511 (2.402 %)Nokia
169 (1.965 %)Compaq
178 (1.747 %)Novell
187 (1.528 %)Lucent