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The table below looks at the demand for Cryptography (Cryptology) skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cryptography over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCryptography (Cryptology)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5074
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads82
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.002 %
As % of the category below6.015 %1.005 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£525£403
% change on same period last year+30.46 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£38.33-
Average hourly rate£44.17-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£44.17-
% change on same period last year-
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads133199
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.186 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted1732
Average minimum daily rate£273£280
Average daily rate£295£308
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£345
% change on same period last year+1.01 %
Hourly rates quoted5342
Average minimum hourly rate£26.13£36.24
Average hourly rate£28.06£40.06
% change on same period last year-29.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£43.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.92£26.40
% change on same period last year-5.60 %
Cryptography East of EnglandCryptography
East of England

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.

Cryptography
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cryptography across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Cambridgeshire Cryptography Demand Trend

Cryptography
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Cryptography Daily Rate Trend

Cryptography
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Cryptography Hourly Rate Trend

Cryptography
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cryptography across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Cryptography Hourly Rate Histogram

Cryptography
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cryptography within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 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
CambridgeUp+184£288-
Cryptography East of EnglandCryptography
East of England

Cryptography
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Cryptography 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 Cryptography.

18 (66.67 %)C#
18 (66.67 %)Java
27 (58.33 %)3GPP
27 (58.33 %)J2ME
27 (58.33 %)Java Card
36 (50.00 %)Telecoms
44 (33.33 %)Finance
44 (33.33 %)Microsoft
44 (33.33 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
44 (33.33 %)MSMQ
44 (33.33 %)WebServices
44 (33.33 %)SQL
44 (33.33 %)C++
44 (33.33 %).NET
44 (33.33 %).NET Remoting
44 (33.33 %)WCF
53 (25.00 %)SQL Server
53 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
53 (25.00 %)TELNET
53 (25.00 %)SMPP
53 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (16.67 %)Banking
62 (16.67 %)OOD
62 (16.67 %)Windows
62 (16.67 %)Degree
62 (16.67 %)Mathematics
62 (16.67 %)Computer Science
62 (16.67 %)Network Security
71 (8.333 %)Computer Security
71 (8.333 %)Security Cleared

Cryptography
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Cryptography 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 Cryptography. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (58.33 %)J2ME
24 (33.33 %).NET
24 (33.33 %).NET Remoting
24 (33.33 %)WCF
24 (33.33 %)WebServices
31 (8.333 %)J2EE
31 (8.333 %)JMS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)JBoss
11 (8.333 %)MQSeries
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (58.33 %)3GPP
23 (25.00 %)TELNET
23 (25.00 %)SMPP
32 (16.67 %)Network Security
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (25.00 %)SQL Server
13 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (50.00 %)Telecoms
24 (33.33 %)Finance
32 (16.67 %)Banking
41 (8.333 %)Back Office
41 (8.333 %)Government
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (66.67 %)Developer
23 (25.00 %)Software Developer
32 (16.67 %)C# Developer
41 (8.333 %)Java Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (58.33 %)Java Card
22 (16.67 %)Mathematics
22 (16.67 %)Computer Science
31 (8.333 %)PKI
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)Windows
21 (8.333 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)OOD
21 (8.333 %)Software Testing
21 (8.333 %)Computer Security
21 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
21 (8.333 %)UML
21 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (66.67 %)C#
18 (66.67 %)Java
24 (33.33 %)SQL
24 (33.33 %)C++
31 (8.333 %)Transact-SQL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (33.33 %)MSMQ
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (33.33 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)Microsoft