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The table below looks at the demand for Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) in IT contracts within the City of London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCSA over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheck Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank195174
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching contract IT job ads1727
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.027 %
As % of the category below2.464 %4.135 %
Daily rates quoted1511
Average minimum daily rate£403£334
Average daily rate£407£349
% change on same period last year+16.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£317
% change on same period last year+26.03 %
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£26.50£36.85
% change on same period last year-28.08 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads690653
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.993 %0.665 %
Daily rates quoted351238
Average minimum daily rate£368£372
Average daily rate£392£390
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.17 %
Hourly rates quoted3733
Average minimum hourly rate£20.45£23.15
Average hourly rate£22.12£24.58
% change on same period last year-10.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.79£26.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.28£25.97
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
CCSA LondonCCSA
London

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.

CCSA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CCSA across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

City of London CCSA Demand Trend

CCSA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CCSA across the City of London region.

City of London CCSA Daily Rate Trend

CCSA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CCSA across the City of London region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

City of London CCSA Daily Rate Histogram

CCSA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CCSA across the City of London region.

City of London CCSA Hourly Rate Trend

CCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing CCSA 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 CCSA.

126 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
224 (92.31 %)Cisco Certification
322 (84.62 %)Firewall
421 (80.77 %)CCSE
421 (80.77 %)Cisco
520 (76.92 %)CCNP
617 (65.38 %)CCNA
716 (61.54 %)Nokia
815 (57.69 %)OSPF
815 (57.69 %)BGP
914 (53.85 %)DNS
1013 (50.00 %)DHCP
1013 (50.00 %)VoIP
1013 (50.00 %)Insurance
1013 (50.00 %)Blue Coat
1013 (50.00 %)Cisco IOS
1111 (42.31 %)CCIE
129 (34.62 %)VMware
138 (30.77 %)Network Design
138 (30.77 %)Thin Client
138 (30.77 %)Fat Client
146 (23.08 %)Network Security
155 (19.23 %)Finance
155 (19.23 %)E-Commerce
164 (15.38 %)Check Point Certification
173 (11.54 %)LAN
173 (11.54 %)Linux
173 (11.54 %)Project Management
182 (7.692 %)Online Security
182 (7.692 %)NetScreen

CCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing CCSA 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 CCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
11 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (3.846 %)SharePoint Server 2007
11 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 2007
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.846 %)MS Excel
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (84.62 %)Firewall
215 (57.69 %)OSPF
215 (57.69 %)BGP
314 (53.85 %)DNS
413 (50.00 %)VoIP
413 (50.00 %)DHCP
413 (50.00 %)Cisco IOS
56 (23.08 %)Network Security
63 (11.54 %)LAN
72 (7.692 %)WAN
72 (7.692 %)NetScreen
81 (3.846 %)SAN
81 (3.846 %)SMTP
81 (3.846 %)Intrusion Detection
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (50.00 %)Insurance
25 (19.23 %)Finance
31 (3.846 %)Banking
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (42.31 %)Network Specialist
111 (42.31 %)Network Security Specialist
111 (42.31 %)Security Specialist
25 (19.23 %)Network Engineer
34 (15.38 %)Firewall Engineer
43 (11.54 %)Network Security Analyst
43 (11.54 %)Analyst
43 (11.54 %)Network Analyst
43 (11.54 %)Security Analyst
43 (11.54 %)Senior Network Engineer
52 (7.692 %)Project Manager
52 (7.692 %)Network Security Engineer
52 (7.692 %)Security Engineer
52 (7.692 %)E-Commerce Specialist
52 (7.692 %)Implementation Engineer
61 (3.846 %)Deployment Project Manager
61 (3.846 %)Field Engineer
61 (3.846 %)Technical Project Manager
61 (3.846 %)Architect
61 (3.846 %)Technical Architect
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (30.77 %)Thin Client
18 (30.77 %)Fat Client
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (11.54 %)Linux
22 (7.692 %)Windows
22 (7.692 %)Solaris
31 (3.846 %)UNIX
31 (3.846 %)Windows 2000
31 (3.846 %)NetWare
31 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (30.77 %)Network Design
25 (19.23 %)E-Commerce
33 (11.54 %)Project Management
42 (7.692 %)Online Security
51 (3.846 %)Data Protection
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.846 %)C
11 (3.846 %)SQL
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (92.31 %)Cisco Certification
221 (80.77 %)CCSE
320 (76.92 %)CCNP
417 (65.38 %)CCNA
511 (42.31 %)CCIE
64 (15.38 %)Check Point Certification
72 (7.692 %)Degree
72 (7.692 %)CCSP
72 (7.692 %)MCSE
72 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (3.846 %)CNE
81 (3.846 %)Novell Certification
81 (3.846 %)MCT
81 (3.846 %)CCDA
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.846 %)VMware Infrastructure
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.846 %)MAILsweeper
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
221 (80.77 %)Cisco
316 (61.54 %)Nokia
413 (50.00 %)Blue Coat
59 (34.62 %)VMware
62 (7.692 %)Microsoft
71 (3.846 %)HP
71 (3.846 %)EMC
71 (3.846 %)Citrix
71 (3.846 %)NetApp
71 (3.846 %)Novell
71 (3.846 %)Lotus
71 (3.846 %)McAfee Security
71 (3.846 %)Crossbeam