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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Engineer role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Engineer
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank54-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.606 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£386
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£27.50
% change on same period last year+36.36 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads6601036
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.924 %1.063 %
Daily rates quoted134188
Average minimum daily rate£311£305
Average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted146187
Average minimum hourly rate£20.29£28.43
Average hourly rate£21.79£30.46
% change on same period last year-28.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.30£32.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.16
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Security Engineer East of EnglandSecurity Engineer
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.

Security Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Security Engineer Demand Trend

Security Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer 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
PeterboroughNew entry-3--
CambridgeNew entry-1--
Security Engineer East of EnglandSecurity Engineer
East of England

Security Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Security Engineer in their job title 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 with Security Engineer in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (75.00 %)VPN
13 (75.00 %)SSL
13 (75.00 %)Cisco
13 (75.00 %)VoIP
13 (75.00 %)Juniper
13 (75.00 %)CheckPoint
13 (75.00 %)MPLS
13 (75.00 %)OSPF
13 (75.00 %)BGP
13 (75.00 %)Firewall
13 (75.00 %)Wireless
13 (75.00 %)Penetration Testing
13 (75.00 %)Cisco PIX
13 (75.00 %)Wireless Security
22 (50.00 %)Network Security
22 (50.00 %)ISO27001
22 (50.00 %)ISO17799
22 (50.00 %)CCSP
22 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (25.00 %)Embedded C
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)C++
31 (25.00 %)STL
31 (25.00 %)ITIL
31 (25.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %)UMTS
31 (25.00 %)Embedded Linux
31 (25.00 %)IPsec
31 (25.00 %)Telecoms

Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Security Engineer in their job title 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 with Security Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)STL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)VoIP
13 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (75.00 %)VPN
13 (75.00 %)SSL
13 (75.00 %)MPLS
13 (75.00 %)OSPF
13 (75.00 %)BGP
13 (75.00 %)Firewall
13 (75.00 %)Wireless
13 (75.00 %)Cisco PIX
13 (75.00 %)Wireless Security
22 (50.00 %)Network Security
31 (25.00 %)UMTS
31 (25.00 %)IPsec
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Linux
11 (25.00 %)Embedded Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Penetration Testing
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
11 (25.00 %)C++
11 (25.00 %)Embedded C
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)CCSP
12 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)ISO17799
12 (50.00 %)ISO27001
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Cisco
13 (75.00 %)Juniper
13 (75.00 %)CheckPoint