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This section looks at the demand for Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) in IT contracts within the East of England 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheck Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank130-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.961 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£436-
Average daily rate£449-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£461-
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£346
% change on same period last year+21.41 %
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£32.00£34.60
% change on same period last year-7.51 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads459559
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.612 %0.558 %
Daily rates quoted165186
Average minimum daily rate£277£296
Average daily rate£295£314
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£330
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted8498
Average minimum hourly rate£23.78£25.32
Average hourly rate£25.16£26.76
% change on same period last year-5.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.55£28.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.85
% change on same period last year-4.74 %
CCSA EnglandCCSA
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.

CCSA
Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England CCSA Hourly Rate Trend

CCSA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCSA within the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
HertfordshireNew entry-5£430-
EssexNew entry-4£463-
CCSA EnglandCCSA
England

CCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

113 (92.86 %)CheckPoint
212 (85.71 %)Firewall
212 (85.71 %)Cisco
39 (64.29 %)Cisco Certification
47 (50.00 %)CCNA
47 (50.00 %)NetScreen
56 (42.86 %)VPN
65 (35.71 %)LAN
65 (35.71 %)Nortel
65 (35.71 %)Disaster Recovery
74 (28.57 %)CCSE
83 (21.43 %)Telecoms
83 (21.43 %)Finance
83 (21.43 %)Migration
83 (21.43 %)Cisco PIX
83 (21.43 %)Network Security
83 (21.43 %)Degree
83 (21.43 %)Project Management
83 (21.43 %)CCNP
92 (14.29 %)CCSP
92 (14.29 %)DNS
92 (14.29 %)HTTPS
92 (14.29 %)SMTP
92 (14.29 %)FTP
92 (14.29 %)HTTP
92 (14.29 %)TACACS
92 (14.29 %)IPsec
101 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
101 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
101 (7.143 %)Blue Coat

CCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (85.71 %)Firewall
27 (50.00 %)NetScreen
36 (42.86 %)VPN
45 (35.71 %)LAN
53 (21.43 %)Cisco PIX
53 (21.43 %)Network Security
62 (14.29 %)TACACS
62 (14.29 %)IPsec
62 (14.29 %)SMTP
62 (14.29 %)FTP
62 (14.29 %)HTTP
62 (14.29 %)DNS
62 (14.29 %)HTTPS
71 (7.143 %)SSL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Telecoms
13 (21.43 %)Finance
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (35.71 %)Consultant
24 (28.57 %)Security Engineer
33 (21.43 %)Technical Project Manager
33 (21.43 %)Project Manager
33 (21.43 %)Network Technician
33 (21.43 %)Technical Manager
42 (14.29 %)Security Consultant
42 (14.29 %)Network Engineer
42 (14.29 %)Senior Network Technician
51 (7.143 %)Implementation Specialist
51 (7.143 %)Senior Implementation Specialist
51 (7.143 %)Firewall Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Network Specialist
51 (7.143 %)Senior Network Specialist
51 (7.143 %)Network Security Engineer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.143 %)UNIX
11 (7.143 %)AIX
11 (7.143 %)HPUX
11 (7.143 %)Solaris
11 (7.143 %)Linux
11 (7.143 %)FreeBSD
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (35.71 %)Disaster Recovery
23 (21.43 %)Migration
23 (21.43 %)Project Management
31 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
31 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (64.29 %)Cisco Certification
27 (50.00 %)CCNA
34 (28.57 %)CCSE
43 (21.43 %)Degree
43 (21.43 %)CCNP
52 (14.29 %)CCSP
61 (7.143 %)HNC
61 (7.143 %)CCIE
61 (7.143 %)CISSP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)SLA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (92.86 %)CheckPoint
212 (85.71 %)Cisco
35 (35.71 %)Nortel
41 (7.143 %)Avaya
41 (7.143 %)Sun
41 (7.143 %)Blue Coat
41 (7.143 %)Crossbeam
41 (7.143 %)WatchGuard