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

 Security Specialist
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5663
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.129 %0.344 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£385
% change on same period last year+11.65 %
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£35.39-
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Security Specialist North WestSecurity 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.

Security Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Security Specialist Demand Trend

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Security Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Security Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Security Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Security Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security 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--
Security Specialist North WestSecurity Specialist
North West

Security Specialist
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

15 (83.33 %)Windows NT
15 (83.33 %)Windows
15 (83.33 %)HP
15 (83.33 %)Dell
15 (83.33 %)SAN
15 (83.33 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
32 (33.33 %)Finance
41 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
41 (16.67 %)Cisco
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft
41 (16.67 %)CCNP
41 (16.67 %)Active Directory
41 (16.67 %)CCSE
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
41 (16.67 %)Firewall
41 (16.67 %)CheckPoint

Security Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)SAN
21 (16.67 %)Firewall
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
15 (83.33 %)Windows NT
15 (83.33 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
31 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)CCNP
11 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
11 (16.67 %)CCSE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)HP
15 (83.33 %)Dell
21 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
21 (16.67 %)Cisco
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft