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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Blue Coat products and/or services in IT contracts within the East of England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Blue Coat over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBlue Coat
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank132-
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 below0.069 %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£332£300
% change on same period last year+10.74 %
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£22.00-
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads14411920
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.048 %1.939 %
Daily rates quoted396548
Average minimum daily rate£319£325
Average daily rate£339£347
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted214335
Average minimum hourly rate£22.89£24.62
Average hourly rate£24.60£25.83
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.32£27.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.38£24.36
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Blue Coat EnglandBlue Coat
England

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Blue Coat
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Blue Coat across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

East of England Blue Coat Demand Trend

Blue Coat
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Blue Coat across the East of England region.

East of England Blue Coat Daily Rate Trend

Blue Coat
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blue Coat within the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
EssexNew entry-1--
Blue Coat EnglandBlue Coat
England

Blue Coat
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat.

119 (95.00 %)CheckPoint
218 (90.00 %)Firewall
317 (85.00 %)Nokia
414 (70.00 %)Internet
414 (70.00 %)Problem Management
513 (65.00 %)Crossbeam
69 (45.00 %)Cisco PIX
69 (45.00 %)IPsec
69 (45.00 %)NetScreen
69 (45.00 %)VPN
69 (45.00 %)SSL
69 (45.00 %)Cisco
69 (45.00 %)IBM
73 (15.00 %)Solaris
73 (15.00 %)Penetration Testing
81 (5.000 %)CCSE
81 (5.000 %)Network Security
81 (5.000 %)Incident Management
81 (5.000 %)CCSA
81 (5.000 %)Finance
81 (5.000 %)CA
81 (5.000 %)Unicenter

Blue Coat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (90.00 %)Firewall
214 (70.00 %)Internet
39 (45.00 %)NetScreen
39 (45.00 %)VPN
39 (45.00 %)SSL
39 (45.00 %)IPsec
39 (45.00 %)Cisco PIX
41 (5.000 %)Network Security
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.000 %)Finance
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (90.00 %)Analyst
214 (70.00 %)Security Analyst
312 (60.00 %)Firewall Analyst
43 (15.00 %)Senior Analyst
43 (15.00 %)Senior Security Analyst
51 (5.000 %)Installations Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Security Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Network Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Network Security Engineer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.00 %)Solaris
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (70.00 %)Problem Management
23 (15.00 %)Penetration Testing
31 (5.000 %)Incident Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)CCSA
11 (5.000 %)CCSE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.000 %)Unicenter
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (95.00 %)CheckPoint
217 (85.00 %)Nokia
313 (65.00 %)Crossbeam
49 (45.00 %)Cisco
49 (45.00 %)IBM
51 (5.000 %)CA