Cisco Catalyst OS (CatOS)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CatOS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited CatOS over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 712 | 858 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +146 | -169 |
| Contract jobs citing CatOS | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.005% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 0.030% | 0.015% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £460 | £468 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | £525 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £540 | £533 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £500 | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
CatOS is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,861 | 9,908 | 13,665 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.41% | 16.29% | 15.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,946 | 6,965 | 9,316 |
| 10th Percentile | £183 | £189 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £326 | £345 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.76% | +2.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £715 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £440 | £475 | £423 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.37% | +12.43% | +9.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 403 | 436 | 659 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.98 | £13.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.21 | £17.72 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £31.25 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.60% | +42.05% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £65.00 | £50.77 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.60 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.00 | £27.00 | £19.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +40.52% | +13.03% |
CatOS
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CatOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CatOS.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CatOS.