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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Chelmsford region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£353£347
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
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£25.42£28.08
% change on same period last year-9.47 %
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Chelmsford
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£26.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£26.00£12.50
% change on same period last year+108.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
Firewall EssexFirewall
Essex

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.

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Chelmsford Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chelmsford Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

12 (66.67 %)MS Office
12 (66.67 %)MCP
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)MCSE
12 (66.67 %)MCSA
12 (66.67 %)DNS
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft
12 (66.67 %)Active Directory
12 (66.67 %)Citrix Certification
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (66.67 %)DHCP
21 (33.33 %)Ethernet
21 (33.33 %)VPN
21 (33.33 %)Frame Relay
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms
21 (33.33 %)Automotive
21 (33.33 %)Gigabit Ethernet
21 (33.33 %)Intrusion Detection
21 (33.33 %)VLAN
21 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (33.33 %)Network Security
21 (33.33 %)Internet
21 (33.33 %)OSPF
21 (33.33 %)BGP
21 (33.33 %)BGP-4
21 (33.33 %)TACACS
21 (33.33 %)Citrix
21 (33.33 %)CCA
21 (33.33 %)ISDN
21 (33.33 %)LAN

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)HTML
11 (33.33 %)ASP
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS Office
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)DNS
12 (66.67 %)DHCP
21 (33.33 %)Ethernet
21 (33.33 %)VPN
21 (33.33 %)ISDN
21 (33.33 %)LAN
21 (33.33 %)Internet
21 (33.33 %)OSPF
21 (33.33 %)BGP
21 (33.33 %)BGP-4
21 (33.33 %)TACACS
21 (33.33 %)Frame Relay
21 (33.33 %)Gigabit Ethernet
21 (33.33 %)Intrusion Detection
21 (33.33 %)VLAN
21 (33.33 %)Network Security
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Telecoms
11 (33.33 %)Automotive
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Server Support
12 (66.67 %)Support Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Server Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Server Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Network Architect
21 (33.33 %)Architect
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)Linux
21 (33.33 %)UNIX
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)VB
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)MCP
12 (66.67 %)MCSE
12 (66.67 %)MCSA
12 (66.67 %)Citrix Certification
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (33.33 %)CCA
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (66.67 %)Active Directory
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Citrix