Any network engineers here?

[Raze]

Hi all, just wanted to see if there is any network engineers here and try to gage what the jobs market is like at the moment.

Just having a few searches on the job sites and it seems like there is little to no jobs compared to when I looked 6-12 months ago.

Previously thought that I'd try and get some more experience and quals b while in a perm role before trying to get into contracting but it seems like that will be very difficult now if judging by the small volume of job posts is anything to go by.

[Scruff]

I'm not too sure how many positive replies you will get, since the Spelling and Grammar Police are watching this thread?

[rurffy]

"English" only form please!!!!

[Raze]

Sending from my phone and sometimes the auto predict takes over if you're not careful.

But thanks for the help!

[flambo]

Any network engineers here?

I think this has been covered by many previous posts. But, for what it's worth, the market (in London at least) is not good. Most jobs are pimps fishing, hard to land an interview and lots of people on the market looking. Plus, the economic climate and the far sighted approach (insert emoticon of choice) many companies have to hire permies means its even tougher. It has to pick up though. I don't know what I would do without my daily ration of Krug

[rurffy]

The only way to stay in job 24/7 as a network engineer is to become a CCIE. Then you dont really need to work all day. Just the certification will earn you cash - my opinion though.. (I have a CCNP btw).

[pauanui]

It seems very quiet at the moment. I'm starting my first contract soon, but consider myself lucky getting it.

[Raze]

Thanks for the replies, actually even the permanent market doesn't seem to have that many jobs at the moment.

There seems to be plenty of windows /server/Vmware contract job adverts with a decent daily rate but only really interested in staying mainly on the networking path.

Only have a ccna at present so on know I will stand no chance but it looks like even with a ccnp I will struggle.

Hopefully things pick up, have also noticed plenty of "fake" jobs being advertised on jobserve.

[kal]

...have also noticed plenty of "fake" jobs being advertised on jobserve.

Yep, don't you just love those nice cuddly recruitment agents

[rurffy]

Thanks for the replies, actually even the permanent market doesn't seem to have that many jobs at the moment.

There seems to be plenty of windows /server/Vmware contract job adverts with a decent daily rate but only really interested in staying mainly on the networking path.

Only have a ccna at present so on know I will stand no chance but it looks like even with a ccnp I will struggle.

Hopefully things pick up, have also noticed plenty of "fake" jobs being advertised on jobserve.

Will, this is the time for you to up your skills. If you add vmware to your skills as a network engineer. i think you will get a really good day rate kinda 350 -400.

Now a days, you cant be Jack of ONE trade .. Clients want you to be Jack of Every trade . lol