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The table below looks at the demand for the Firewall Specialist role in IT contracts within the Cheshire 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 Firewall Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Firewall Specialist
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.129 %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-£370
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00-
Average hourly rate£26.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.00£29.50
% change on same period last year-11.86 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads778872
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.052 %0.860 %
Daily rates quoted234212
Average minimum daily rate£309£296
Average daily rate£322£310
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted10462
Average minimum hourly rate£20.83£21.09
Average hourly rate£22.99£22.37
% change on same period last year+2.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.16£23.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Firewall Specialist North WestFirewall Specialist
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.

Firewall Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Firewall Specialist Demand Trend

Firewall Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Firewall Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Firewall Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Firewall Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall Specialist within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WilmslowNew entry-1--
Firewall Specialist North WestFirewall Specialist
North West

Firewall Specialist
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Firewall Specialist 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 Firewall Specialist in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)CCNP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)CCSE

Firewall Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Firewall Specialist 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 Firewall Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CCNP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (100.00 %)CCSE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)CheckPoint