Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of WatchGuard 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 WatchGuard over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWatchGuard
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--
% change on same period last year-
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£23.50£22.50
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
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 %
WatchGuard EnglandWatchGuard
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 WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

WatchGuard
Demand Trend

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

East of England WatchGuard Demand Trend

WatchGuard
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England WatchGuard Hourly Rate Trend

WatchGuard
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WatchGuard 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
BedfordshireNew entry-1--
WatchGuard EnglandWatchGuard
England

WatchGuard
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Wireless
21 (50.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (50.00 %)DHCP
21 (50.00 %)FTP
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)VPN
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)IIS
21 (50.00 %)ITIL

WatchGuard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)IIS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
11 (50.00 %)FTP
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)VPN
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)Wireless
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)IT Manager
11 (50.00 %)Server Support
11 (50.00 %)Support Technician
11 (50.00 %)Network Manager
11 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Manager
11 (50.00 %)Server Support Technician
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
21 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)VMware