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The table below looks at the demand for Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DMZ over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDemilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.010 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£255-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£260-
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£280
% change on same period last year+6.56 %
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£35.63£39.17
% change on same period last year-9.04 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads99106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.116 %
Daily rates quoted2923
Average minimum daily rate£331£285
Average daily rate£337£295
% change on same period last year+14.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£337
% change on same period last year+2.29 %
Hourly rates quoted2010
Average minimum hourly rate£26.27£25.00
Average hourly rate£30.02£25.46
% change on same period last year+17.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.77£25.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.83£28.22
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
DMZ North WestDMZ
North West

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.

DMZ
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire DMZ Demand Trend

DMZ
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire DMZ Daily Rate Trend

DMZ
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DMZ within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
ChesterNew entry-1£255-
DMZ North WestDMZ
North West

DMZ
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing DMZ 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 DMZ.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)IIS
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Apache
11 (100.00 %)Tomcat
11 (100.00 %)SSL
11 (100.00 %)SLA
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)Middleware
11 (100.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Load Balancing
11 (100.00 %)FMCG

DMZ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing DMZ 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 DMZ. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)Middleware
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)IIS
11 (100.00 %)Apache
11 (100.00 %)Tomcat
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)SSL
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)FMCG
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Linux
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Load Balancing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)SLA
11 (100.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle