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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5438
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads2522
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.023 %
As % of the category below9.158 %17.60 %
Daily rates quoted97
Average minimum daily rate£372£246
Average daily rate£415£248
% change on same period last year+67.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£344
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£18.00£26.88
% change on same period last year-33.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£28.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.08£28.70
% change on same period last year-12.61 %
Communications & Networking CheshireCommunications & Networking
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads273125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.363 %0.128 %
Daily rates quoted8935
Average minimum daily rate£338£277
Average daily rate£365£282
% change on same period last year+29.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£343
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Hourly rates quoted209
Average minimum hourly rate£21.70£20.86
Average hourly rate£22.76£22.33
% change on same period last year+1.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.82£23.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.96£28.60
% change on same period last year-9.22 %
Firewall North WestFirewall
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
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Firewall Daily Rate Trend

Firewall
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Firewall across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cheshire Firewall Daily Rate Histogram

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Firewall within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
WarringtonDown-14--
WilmslowNew entry-2--
ChesterDown-112--
CreweNew entry-1--
KnutsfordNew entry-1--
MacclesfieldNew entry-1£335-
Firewall North WestFirewall
North West

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

123 (43.40 %)UNIX
214 (26.42 %)Finance
313 (24.53 %)Shell Script
412 (22.64 %)AIX
511 (20.75 %)Tivoli
610 (18.87 %)Tivoli Monitoring
610 (18.87 %)HP
610 (18.87 %)Windows
610 (18.87 %)Cisco
79 (16.98 %)IBM
79 (16.98 %)OpenView
79 (16.98 %)LAN
79 (16.98 %)HTTP
79 (16.98 %)WebSphere Application Server
79 (16.98 %)Cisco Certification
79 (16.98 %)WebSphere MQ
79 (16.98 %)Load Balancing
79 (16.98 %)WebSphere
88 (15.09 %)Perl
88 (15.09 %)WAN
97 (13.21 %)VPN
106 (11.32 %)SSL
106 (11.32 %)CCNP
106 (11.32 %)Network Security
106 (11.32 %)Banking
115 (9.434 %)Telecoms
115 (9.434 %)CCNA
115 (9.434 %)CheckPoint
115 (9.434 %)Windows Server 2003
124 (7.547 %)Symantec

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Application Development
19 (16.98 %)WebSphere
23 (5.660 %)Middleware
31 (1.887 %)WMI
Application Platforms
19 (16.98 %)WebSphere Application Server
19 (16.98 %)WebSphere MQ
23 (5.660 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (3.774 %)Oracle 10gAS
32 (3.774 %)Oracle Application Server
32 (3.774 %)MS Exchange
41 (1.887 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.887 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (1.887 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
11 (1.887 %)MS Office
11 (1.887 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
11 (1.887 %)assyst
Communications & Networking
19 (16.98 %)LAN
19 (16.98 %)HTTP
28 (15.09 %)WAN
37 (13.21 %)VPN
46 (11.32 %)SSL
46 (11.32 %)Network Security
53 (5.660 %)Intrusion Detection
62 (3.774 %)ADSL
71 (1.887 %)ATM
71 (1.887 %)Broadband
71 (1.887 %)NetScreen
71 (1.887 %)Wireless
71 (1.887 %)IPsec
71 (1.887 %)IP Telephony
71 (1.887 %)VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (3.774 %)Oracle 10g
21 (1.887 %)SQL Server 7
21 (1.887 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.887 %)SQL Server
General
114 (26.42 %)Finance
26 (11.32 %)Banking
35 (9.434 %)Telecoms
42 (3.774 %)Government
42 (3.774 %)Retail
42 (3.774 %)Local Government
51 (1.887 %)Retail Banking
Job Titles
19 (16.98 %)WebSphere Specialist
26 (11.32 %)Analyst
35 (9.434 %)Network Specialist
44 (7.547 %)Cisco Engineer
44 (7.547 %)Consultant
44 (7.547 %)Technical Support
44 (7.547 %)Security Analyst
44 (7.547 %)Project Manager
53 (5.660 %)Technical Project Manager
53 (5.660 %)Technical Manager
62 (3.774 %)Cisco Network Engineer
62 (3.774 %)Network Engineer
62 (3.774 %)Network Manager
62 (3.774 %)Support Specialist
62 (3.774 %)Security Engineer
62 (3.774 %)Cisco Specialist
71 (1.887 %)Infrastructure Consultant
71 (1.887 %)3rd Line Support
71 (1.887 %)Security Consultant
71 (1.887 %)Service Analyst
Operating Systems
123 (43.40 %)UNIX
212 (22.64 %)AIX
310 (18.87 %)Windows
45 (9.434 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (7.547 %)Linux
63 (5.660 %)Windows NT
72 (3.774 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
19 (16.98 %)Load Balancing
24 (7.547 %)PRINCE2
33 (5.660 %)ITIL
42 (3.774 %)Change Management
42 (3.774 %)Network Design
51 (1.887 %)Operations Management
51 (1.887 %)Problem Management
51 (1.887 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.887 %)Project Management
51 (1.887 %)Service Delivery
Programming Languages
113 (24.53 %)Shell Script
28 (15.09 %)Perl
31 (1.887 %)SQL
31 (1.887 %)VBScript
31 (1.887 %)PowerShell
Qualifications
19 (16.98 %)Cisco Certification
26 (11.32 %)CCNP
35 (9.434 %)CCNA
41 (1.887 %)CCDP
41 (1.887 %)ITIL Certification
41 (1.887 %)CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.774 %)QA
21 (1.887 %)SLA
System Software
11 (1.887 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
111 (20.75 %)Tivoli
210 (18.87 %)Tivoli Monitoring
39 (16.98 %)OpenView
43 (5.660 %)Norton AntiVirus
51 (1.887 %)SCOM
51 (1.887 %)MOM
Vendors
110 (18.87 %)Cisco
110 (18.87 %)HP
29 (16.98 %)IBM
35 (9.434 %)CheckPoint
44 (7.547 %)Symantec
53 (5.660 %)Juniper
62 (3.774 %)Oracle
62 (3.774 %)Red Hat
71 (1.887 %)Lotus
71 (1.887 %)Microsoft
71 (1.887 %)Websense
71 (1.887 %)3Com
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