Juniper
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Juniper products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Juniper over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Juniper Networks.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 217 326 454
Rank change year-on-year +109 +128 -22
Contract jobs citing Juniper 465 437 455
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.09% 0.75% 0.52%
As % of the Vendors category 2.55% 1.75% 1.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 266 301
10th Percentile £313 £319 £313
25th Percentile £363 £420 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £452
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +10.62% +8.59%
75th Percentile £650 £619 £588
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £475
% change year-on-year -2.66% +2.74% +21.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 13 15
10th Percentile £23.64 £24.74 £21.00
25th Percentile £24.25 £51.37 £25.50
Median hourly rate £32.50 £62.00 £43.74
Median % change year-on-year -47.58% +41.75% +82.25%
75th Percentile £41.25 £63.23 £49.05
90th Percentile £75.24 £66.00 £56.86
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £62.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -51.61% +39.33% +109.41%

All Vendors
UK

Juniper is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,246 24,927 35,101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.60% 42.91% 39.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,291 16,680 23,333
10th Percentile £263 £271 £293
25th Percentile £405 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £630 £645 £635
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £465
% change year-on-year - +7.53% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,108 691 877
10th Percentile £12.09 £15.21 £12.00
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.79 £15.04
Median hourly rate £22.00 £42.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -48.24% +97.67% -2.27%
75th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £61.26
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £37.50 £18.70
% change year-on-year -42.77% +100.53% +1.08%

Juniper
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Juniper as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Juniper in the UK

Juniper
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Juniper.

Daily rate trend for Juniper in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Juniper over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Juniper in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Juniper.

Hourly rate trend for Juniper in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Juniper over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Juniper in the UK

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Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Juniper within the UK over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +131 453 £488 -2.50% 120
UK excluding London +109 382 £475 -2.66% 88
South East +68 209 £550 +10.00% 35
Midlands +82 107 £375 -13.49% 16
West Midlands +71 103 £350 -15.15% 12
London +40 69 £588 +17.50% 36
Work from Home +45 66 £475 -8.39% 43
South West +12 33 £650 +3.67% 10
North of England +19 27 £425 -12.82% 16
Yorkshire +32 18 £488 - 6
East of England -7 10 £475 +26.67% 7
North East - 5 £375 - 3
East Midlands +16 4 £600 +15.72% 4
North West +6 4 £350 -28.21% 8

Juniper
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (0.86%) OpenStack
2 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.65%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.43%) IIS
4 1 (0.22%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
1 1 (0.22%) RMDS
Cloud Services
1 34 (7.31%) Azure
2 27 (5.81%) AWS
3 14 (3.01%) OCI
4 11 (2.37%) SaaS
5 9 (1.94%) PaaS
6 6 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.65%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (0.43%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 2 (0.43%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.43%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.43%) Mimecast
8 2 (0.43%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.43%) Rubrik
8 2 (0.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 2 (0.43%) WhatsApp
9 1 (0.22%) GCP
9 1 (0.22%) IaaS
9 1 (0.22%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 216 (46.45%) WAN
2 181 (38.92%) BGP
3 161 (34.62%) Firewall
4 150 (32.26%) MPLS
5 144 (30.97%) VPN
6 116 (24.95%) IPsec
7 102 (21.94%) LAN
8 71 (15.27%) Junos
9 69 (14.84%) OSPF
10 54 (11.61%) Network Security
11 47 (10.11%) Wi-Fi
12 46 (9.89%) Cisco ASA
13 45 (9.68%) Cisco Firepower
14 39 (8.39%) Wireless
15 37 (7.96%) EIGRP
16 33 (7.10%) SSL
17 32 (6.88%) DNS
18 30 (6.45%) SD-WAN
19 29 (6.24%) Cisco ISE
19 29 (6.24%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (0.22%) Power BI
1 1 (0.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 20 (4.30%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (1.94%) JIRA
3 3 (0.65%) Git
3 3 (0.65%) Hudson
4 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.22%) GitLab
General
1 56 (12.04%) Social Skills
2 51 (10.97%) Public Sector
3 46 (9.89%) Finance
4 38 (8.17%) Telecoms
5 26 (5.59%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (2.80%) Banking
7 12 (2.58%) Aerospace
8 11 (2.37%) Investment Banking
8 11 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (1.51%) Aeronautics
9 7 (1.51%) Digital Economy
9 7 (1.51%) Marketing
9 7 (1.51%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.29%) Military
11 4 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.65%) Law
13 2 (0.43%) Advertising
13 2 (0.43%) Electronics
13 2 (0.43%) Legal
13 2 (0.43%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 186 (40.00%) Network Engineer
2 114 (24.52%) Architect
3 86 (18.49%) Network Architect
4 42 (9.03%) Network Support
5 40 (8.60%) WAN Engineer
6 39 (8.39%) Network Specialist
7 32 (6.88%) Senior
8 31 (6.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 31 (6.67%) Juniper Engineer
9 30 (6.45%) Cisco Engineer
10 29 (6.24%) 3rd Line Support
11 28 (6.02%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 23 (4.95%) Solutions Architect
13 22 (4.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 21 (4.52%) Support Engineer
15 20 (4.30%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
16 17 (3.66%) Senior Network Engineer
17 15 (3.23%) 2nd Line Support
18 13 (2.80%) Network Support Engineer
19 11 (2.37%) Blue Coat Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.65%) 802.1X
1 3 (0.65%) Jinja
1 3 (0.65%) JSON
1 3 (0.65%) NETCONF
1 3 (0.65%) RESTful
1 3 (0.65%) XML
1 3 (0.65%) YANG
2 2 (0.43%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 83 (17.85%) PKI
2 58 (12.47%) Data Centre
3 12 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.37%) Video Conferencing
5 9 (1.94%) Blackberry
6 7 (1.51%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (1.29%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (1.08%) Social Media
9 3 (0.65%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.43%) Fat Client
10 2 (0.43%) Hedge funds
10 2 (0.43%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.43%) Thin Client
10 2 (0.43%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.22%) Clustering
11 1 (0.22%) FMCG
11 1 (0.22%) IoT
11 1 (0.22%) Management Information System
11 1 (0.22%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (6.24%) Windows
2 26 (5.59%) Linux
3 24 (5.16%) Windows Server
4 17 (3.66%) Windows Server 2012
4 17 (3.66%) Windows Server 2016
4 17 (3.66%) Windows XP
5 15 (3.23%) Windows 10
5 15 (3.23%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (2.37%) Unix
7 3 (0.65%) VMS
7 3 (0.65%) Windows 2000
8 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.22%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (23.66%) Network Design
2 72 (15.48%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (13.12%) Load Balancing
4 42 (9.03%) ITIL
5 37 (7.96%) Customer Requirements
5 37 (7.96%) Project Management
6 34 (7.31%) Network Management
7 33 (7.10%) Project Delivery
8 32 (6.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 31 (6.67%) Technical Leadership
10 30 (6.45%) Agile
10 30 (6.45%) Migration
11 26 (5.59%) Decision-Making
11 26 (5.59%) High Availability
12 25 (5.38%) Break/Fix
13 23 (4.95%) Change Management
13 23 (4.95%) Incident Management
13 23 (4.95%) Roadmaps
14 22 (4.73%) Enterprise Architecture
14 22 (4.73%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.30%) PowerShell
2 12 (2.58%) Python
3 3 (0.65%) Bash
3 3 (0.65%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 310 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 127 (27.31%) SC Cleared
3 113 (24.30%) DV Cleared
4 109 (23.44%) Cisco Certification
5 85 (18.28%) CCNP
6 56 (12.04%) CCNA
7 40 (8.60%) Degree
8 30 (6.45%) JNCIA
9 23 (4.95%) JNCIS
10 15 (3.23%) CCIE
11 12 (2.58%) TOGAF Certification
12 11 (2.37%) HND
13 10 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (1.51%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (1.51%) CCSA
14 7 (1.51%) CISM
15 5 (1.08%) JNCIE
15 5 (1.08%) JNCIP
16 4 (0.86%) BC Cleared
16 4 (0.86%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.66%) SLA
2 4 (0.86%) NCSC
2 4 (0.86%) QA
3 2 (0.43%) GDPR
3 2 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 27 (5.81%) VMware Infrastructure
2 19 (4.09%) Hyper-V
3 18 (3.87%) Active Directory
4 15 (3.23%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.29%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.86%) vSphere
7 3 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.43%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.22%) Ceph
9 1 (0.22%) Docker
9 1 (0.22%) KVM
Systems Management
1 34 (7.31%) FortiGate
2 31 (6.67%) Endace
3 16 (3.44%) NetBackup
3 16 (3.44%) SCCM
3 16 (3.44%) SCOM
4 15 (3.23%) vCenter Server
4 15 (3.23%) WSUS
5 14 (3.01%) EMC NetWorker
6 13 (2.80%) Ansible
7 12 (2.58%) Nessus
8 11 (2.37%) Terraform
9 4 (0.86%) Kubernetes
10 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.43%) Puppet
11 2 (0.43%) SCVMM
11 2 (0.43%) VxRail
12 1 (0.22%) Cisco Prime
12 1 (0.22%) Nagios
12 1 (0.22%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 317 (68.17%) Cisco
2 76 (16.34%) Palo Alto
3 71 (15.27%) Fortinet
4 62 (13.33%) F5
5 36 (7.74%) VMware
6 33 (7.10%) Nokia
7 29 (6.24%) CheckPoint
7 29 (6.24%) Microsoft
8 24 (5.16%) Extreme Networks
9 23 (4.95%) Aruba
10 20 (4.30%) IBM
11 18 (3.87%) Blue Coat
12 17 (3.66%) Meraki
13 16 (3.44%) Dell
13 16 (3.44%) EMC
13 16 (3.44%) HP
14 15 (3.23%) Oracle
14 15 (3.23%) Symantec
15 14 (3.01%) Brocade
15 14 (3.01%) Citrix