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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Security (COMPUSEC) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Security over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Security (COMPUSEC)
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 below0.054 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£507
% change on same period last year-11.26 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads18502378
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.629 %2.402 %
Daily rates quoted581802
Average minimum daily rate£361£353
Average daily rate£387£373
% change on same period last year+3.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted216305
Average minimum hourly rate£28.13£31.82
Average hourly rate£29.61£33.35
% change on same period last year-11.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.09£34.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Computer Security EnglandComputer Security
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.

Computer Security
Demand Trend

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

East of England Computer Security Demand Trend

Computer Security
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Computer Security Daily Rate Trend

Computer Security
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Computer Security across the East of England region.

East of England Computer Security Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Security
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Security 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
CambridgeshireNew entry-1£275-
Computer Security EnglandComputer Security
England

Computer Security
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)Client/Server
11 (50.00 %)Cryptography
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Application Server
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing

Computer Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)XML
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Application Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Developer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Client/Server
11 (50.00 %)Cryptography
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle