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This section looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IPsec over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank122154
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.767 %0.756 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£357£450
Average daily rate£403£450
% change on same period last year-10.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£349
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£29.50
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7821191
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.042 %1.205 %
Daily rates quoted118329
Average minimum daily rate£338£358
Average daily rate£363£377
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted60160
Average minimum hourly rate£20.89£27.06
Average hourly rate£22.24£28.48
% change on same period last year-21.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.59£29.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
IPsec South EastIPsec
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

IPsec
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing IPsec across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Berkshire IPsec Demand Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing IPsec across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire IPsec Daily Rate Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPsec across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire IPsec Daily Rate Histogram

IPsec
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing IPsec across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire IPsec Hourly Rate Trend

IPsec
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPsec within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-2£425-
BracknellNew entry-1--
IPsec South EastIPsec
South East

IPsec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing IPsec 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited IPsec.

15 (62.50 %)Cisco
15 (62.50 %)Cisco Certification
24 (50.00 %)MPLS
24 (50.00 %)CCNP
24 (50.00 %)VoIP
24 (50.00 %)VPN
33 (37.50 %)CCNA
33 (37.50 %)C
33 (37.50 %)Windows
33 (37.50 %)Telecoms
42 (25.00 %)BGP
42 (25.00 %)EIGRP
42 (25.00 %)CDMA
42 (25.00 %)GPRS
42 (25.00 %)GSM
42 (25.00 %)C++
42 (25.00 %)WLAN
42 (25.00 %)PPP
42 (25.00 %)SNMP
42 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
42 (25.00 %)Validation
42 (25.00 %)Electronics
42 (25.00 %)Windows Mobile
42 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
51 (12.50 %)DV Cleared
51 (12.50 %)VLAN
51 (12.50 %)QA
51 (12.50 %)VMware
51 (12.50 %)Military

IPsec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing IPsec also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited IPsec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (12.50 %).NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (50.00 %)VoIP
14 (50.00 %)VPN
14 (50.00 %)MPLS
22 (25.00 %)CDMA
22 (25.00 %)GPRS
22 (25.00 %)GSM
22 (25.00 %)WLAN
22 (25.00 %)PPP
22 (25.00 %)SNMP
22 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (25.00 %)BGP
22 (25.00 %)EIGRP
31 (12.50 %)TACACS
31 (12.50 %)Firewall
31 (12.50 %)Wi-Fi
31 (12.50 %)Wireless
31 (12.50 %)WiMAX
31 (12.50 %)VLAN
31 (12.50 %)Internet
31 (12.50 %)OSPF
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Telecoms
22 (25.00 %)Electronics
31 (12.50 %)Finance
31 (12.50 %)Government
31 (12.50 %)Military
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Network Engineer
13 (37.50 %)Cisco Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Security Architect
31 (12.50 %)Architect
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Client/Server
11 (12.50 %)CESG
11 (12.50 %)Cryptography
11 (12.50 %)PKI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)Windows Mobile
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Validation
12 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (12.50 %)DV Cleared
21 (12.50 %)Information Security
21 (12.50 %)Risk Management
21 (12.50 %)Workflow
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (37.50 %)C
22 (25.00 %)C++
31 (12.50 %)C#
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (62.50 %)Cisco Certification
24 (50.00 %)CCNP
33 (37.50 %)CCNA
41 (12.50 %)HNC
41 (12.50 %)CCIE
41 (12.50 %)CCSP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (62.50 %)Cisco
21 (12.50 %)VMware
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