Cisco Contracts in the Midlands

Cisco
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cisco over the 6 months to 16 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 Cisco Systems, Inc.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 39 67
Rank change year-on-year -6 +28 +2
Contract jobs citing Cisco 93 169 165
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.45% 5.15% 3.31%
As % of the Vendors category 8.10% 10.33% 7.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 103 107
10th Percentile £203 - £176
25th Percentile £270 £313 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £457 £400 £338
Median % change year-on-year +14.13% +18.52% +5.47%
75th Percentile £588 £569 £450
90th Percentile £756 £700 £515
England median daily rate £488 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 4
10th Percentile - - £15.45
25th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 £18.38
Median hourly rate £13.50 £15.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £13.88 £20.00 £20.50
90th Percentile £13.95 £21.36 £21.40
England median hourly rate £27.50 £38.38 £23.91
% change year-on-year -28.34% +60.50% +19.55%

All Vendors
Midlands

Cisco 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 advertised in the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,148 1,636 2,126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 42.63% 49.83% 42.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 724 1,096 1,470
10th Percentile £208 £205 £190
25th Percentile £350 £350 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £550
90th Percentile £700 £688 £650
England median daily rate £520 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -3.26% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 53 76
10th Percentile £10.93 £12.82 £9.67
25th Percentile £12.75 £15.25 £13.15
Median hourly rate £15.61 £20.71 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.63% +21.79% +13.33%
75th Percentile £26.50 £40.25 £22.75
90th Percentile £42.94 £65.80 £35.00
England median hourly rate £22.00 £36.00 £21.45
% change year-on-year -38.89% +67.83% +2.14%

Cisco
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Cisco as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cisco in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cisco in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Cisco in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cisco in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Cisco in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 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
West Midlands -1 66 £450 +12.50% 24
East Midlands -12 27 £538 +16.22% 22
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 5 (5.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (5.38%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (5.38%) MS Visio
2 2 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.08%) CA PPM
1 1 (1.08%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
1 1 (1.08%) RMDS
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (5.38%) Azure
3 3 (3.23%) AWS
4 2 (2.15%) OneDrive
4 2 (2.15%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 49 (52.69%) WAN
2 34 (36.56%) LAN
3 30 (32.26%) Firewall
4 22 (23.66%) MPLS
4 22 (23.66%) VPN
5 20 (21.51%) SD-WAN
6 17 (18.28%) Cisco Nexus
6 17 (18.28%) DNS
7 13 (13.98%) DHCP
8 12 (12.90%) SAN
8 12 (12.90%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (12.90%) Wireless
9 11 (11.83%) Ethernet
9 11 (11.83%) VoIP
10 10 (10.75%) Internet
11 9 (9.68%) Cisco IOS
11 9 (9.68%) PBX
11 9 (9.68%) WLAN
12 8 (8.60%) Junos
12 8 (8.60%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 5 (5.38%) JIRA
2 3 (3.23%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (1.08%) Rational DOORS
General
1 19 (20.43%) Telecoms
2 16 (17.20%) Social Skills
3 10 (10.75%) Public Sector
4 8 (8.60%) Finance
5 3 (3.23%) Legal
6 2 (2.15%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.08%) Aeronautics
7 1 (1.08%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.08%) Automotive
7 1 (1.08%) Banking
7 1 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.08%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 41 (44.09%) Network Engineer
2 18 (19.35%) Architect
3 16 (17.20%) Support Engineer
4 11 (11.83%) Network Architect
5 9 (9.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 8 (8.60%) 2nd Line Support
6 8 (8.60%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 8 (8.60%) Network Support
6 8 (8.60%) Network Support Engineer
7 7 (7.53%) WAN Engineer
8 5 (5.38%) Enterprise Architect
8 5 (5.38%) Storage Engineer
9 4 (4.30%) Lead
10 3 (3.23%) Administrator
10 3 (3.23%) Backup Engineer
10 3 (3.23%) Coordinator
10 3 (3.23%) Junior
10 3 (3.23%) Printer Support
10 3 (3.23%) Project Coordinator
10 3 (3.23%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (9.68%) Web Services
2 1 (1.08%) 802.1X
2 1 (1.08%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 26 (27.96%) Data Centre
2 6 (6.45%) HP Storage
3 4 (4.30%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (4.30%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 1 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.08%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 21 (22.58%) Windows
2 14 (15.05%) Linux
3 8 (8.60%) AIX
3 8 (8.60%) Solaris
4 6 (6.45%) Windows 10
5 5 (5.38%) Windows Server
6 4 (4.30%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (2.15%) Mac OS
8 1 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (20.43%) ITIL
1 19 (20.43%) Project Delivery
2 12 (12.90%) Network Architecture
3 10 (10.75%) Analytics
3 10 (10.75%) Architectural Design
4 9 (9.68%) Agile
4 9 (9.68%) Data Analytics
4 9 (9.68%) Performance Management
4 9 (9.68%) Programme Management
4 9 (9.68%) SOA
4 9 (9.68%) Storage Management
5 8 (8.60%) Mentoring
5 8 (8.60%) Network Design
5 8 (8.60%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (7.53%) Customer Requirements
6 7 (7.53%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (7.53%) Technical Architecture
7 6 (6.45%) Data Protection
7 6 (6.45%) Resource Management
7 6 (6.45%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.38%) PowerShell
1 5 (5.38%) SQL
2 4 (4.30%) Bash
Qualifications
1 40 (43.01%) Cisco Certification
2 36 (38.71%) Security Cleared
3 25 (26.88%) CCNA
4 19 (20.43%) SC Cleared
5 18 (19.35%) CCNP
6 10 (10.75%) CCIE
7 9 (9.68%) CCIE Data Center
8 7 (7.53%) Degree
9 4 (4.30%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (4.30%) DV Cleared
10 3 (3.23%) BC Cleared
10 3 (3.23%) JNCIS
11 2 (2.15%) MCSE
11 2 (2.15%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (1.08%) Azure Certification
12 1 (1.08%) CCDP
12 1 (1.08%) CISSP
12 1 (1.08%) JNCIA
12 1 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (1.08%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.68%) SLA
2 5 (5.38%) ISO 9000
3 4 (4.30%) QA
4 2 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.08%) PMO
System Software
1 6 (6.45%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 5 (5.38%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.15%) Firmware
3 2 (2.15%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (1.08%) BitLocker
4 1 (1.08%) Docker
4 1 (1.08%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (8.60%) EMC NetWorker
1 8 (8.60%) FortiGate
2 6 (6.45%) HP Data Protector
2 6 (6.45%) NetBackup
3 5 (5.38%) OpenView
4 3 (3.23%) Ansible
4 3 (3.23%) Autotask
4 3 (3.23%) SCCM
4 3 (3.23%) Terraform
5 1 (1.08%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 25 (26.88%) Juniper
2 12 (12.90%) F5
3 11 (11.83%) Brocade
3 11 (11.83%) Symantec
4 10 (10.75%) CheckPoint
5 9 (9.68%) Palo Alto
6 8 (8.60%) EMC
6 8 (8.60%) Fortinet
7 7 (7.53%) Microsoft
7 7 (7.53%) VMware
8 6 (6.45%) Aruba
8 6 (6.45%) HP
9 5 (5.38%) Infoblox
9 5 (5.38%) Oracle
9 5 (5.38%) ServiceNow
9 5 (5.38%) Zscaler
10 3 (3.23%) BT
10 3 (3.23%) Fujitsu
10 3 (3.23%) Openreach
10 3 (3.23%) SolarWinds