The first table below looks at the demand for BS7799 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Chester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited BS7799 over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the Chester region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
BS 7799
Rank 23 20 -
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -
Contract jobs citing BS7799 2 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Chester 1.439% 0.855% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 40.00% 12.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £423 £632
% change year-on-year
-12.42% -33.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Chester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
5 8 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Chester 3.597% 6.838% 4.294%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 3
Average daily rate £295 £275 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.27% -21.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £279 £200 £318
10% offered a daily rate of more than £311 £382 £360
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
- -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Average hourly rate - £14.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.75 £16.35 £30.50
% change year-on-year
+8.56% -46.39%
BS7799
Cheshire

BS7799
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing BS7799 across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Chester BS7799 Jobs Demand Trend

BS7799
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BS7799 across the Chester region.

Chester BS7799 Daily Rate Trend

BS7799
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing BS7799 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 BS7799.

1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) UNIX
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) CISSP
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Analysis

BS7799
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing BS7799 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 BS7799. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) Security Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Consultant
2 3 (75.00%) Information Security Consultant
3 1 (25.00%) IT Risk Consultant
3 1 (25.00%) IT Security Consultant
3 1 (25.00%) IT Consultant
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CISSP
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco