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The table below looks at the demand for Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CESG over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCommunications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank447598
Rank change on same period last yearUp+151
Matching contract IT job ads6624
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.505 %0.129 %
Daily rates quoted2611
Average minimum daily rate£499£486
Average daily rate£523£519
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£546£551
UK excluding London average daily rate£520£383
% change on same period last year+35.98 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£29.00£28.52
Average hourly rate£31.50£28.52
% change on same period last year+10.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£28.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.50£28.52
% change on same period last year-28.12 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching contract IT job ads1306018539
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled21.09 %20.22 %
Daily rates quoted47496599
Average minimum daily rate£409£460
Average daily rate£441£493
% change on same period last year-10.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£345
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted11201441
Average minimum hourly rate£23.53£23.38
Average hourly rate£25.35£25.41
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.17£27.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.44£25.60
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
CESG UKCESG
UK

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.

CESG
Demand Trend

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

England CESG Demand Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Trend

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

England CESG Daily Rate Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CESG across the England region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

England CESG Daily Rate Histogram

CESG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England CESG Hourly Rate Trend

CESG
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CESG within the England region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
LondonUp+8927£587+10.17 %
South EastUp+6822£482+25.95 %
South WestUp+146£520-
South CoastNew entry-2£525-
North EastNew entry-2--
West MidlandsNew entry-2£550-
North WestNew entry-1£613-
CESG UKCESG
UK

CESG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CESG 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 CESG.

174 (72.55 %)Government
257 (55.88 %)Security Cleared
342 (41.18 %)CESG CLAS
436 (35.29 %)SC Cleared
526 (25.49 %)Information Security
621 (20.59 %)RMADS
718 (17.65 %)HMG Infosec
817 (16.67 %)Information Assurance
916 (15.69 %)ISO27001
1015 (14.71 %)Risk Assessment
1114 (13.73 %)Project Management
1213 (12.75 %)Firewall
1213 (12.75 %)Risk Management
1213 (12.75 %)Cisco
1312 (11.76 %)ITIL
1411 (10.78 %)Windows
1411 (10.78 %)Stakeholder Management
1411 (10.78 %)CESG Infosec
1510 (9.804 %)DV Cleared
1510 (9.804 %)PRINCE2
1510 (9.804 %)Oracle
1510 (9.804 %)WAN
169 (8.824 %)Windows Server 2003
169 (8.824 %)Data Protection
178 (7.843 %)Data Protection Act
178 (7.843 %)Freedom of Information
178 (7.843 %)Service Management
178 (7.843 %)HP
187 (6.863 %)Finance
187 (6.863 %)Health

CESG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CESG 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 CESG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.941 %)HTML
13 (2.941 %)JSP
13 (2.941 %)XML
22 (1.961 %)XSL
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.941 %)SharePoint
13 (2.941 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
22 (1.961 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (1.961 %)ESB
22 (1.961 %)Exchange Server 2007
22 (1.961 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.961 %)Documentum
22 (1.961 %)WebLogic
22 (1.961 %)IIS
31 (0.980 %)Apache
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.961 %)MS Visio
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (12.75 %)Firewall
210 (9.804 %)WAN
36 (5.882 %)VPN
36 (5.882 %)Network Security
45 (4.902 %)ATM
45 (4.902 %)Internet
54 (3.922 %)TCP/IP
54 (3.922 %)SAN
54 (3.922 %)LAN
54 (3.922 %)VLAN
63 (2.941 %)HTTP
63 (2.941 %)Ethernet
63 (2.941 %)HTTPS
63 (2.941 %)MPLS
72 (1.961 %)Cisco PIX
72 (1.961 %)Intrusion Detection
72 (1.961 %)Wireless
72 (1.961 %)IPsec
81 (0.980 %)SSH
81 (0.980 %)RTP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.961 %)SQL Server
12 (1.961 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (1.961 %)Oracle 10g
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
174 (72.55 %)Government
27 (6.863 %)Health
27 (6.863 %)Finance
34 (3.922 %)Financial Institution
43 (2.941 %)Military
43 (2.941 %)Auditing
52 (1.961 %)Legal
52 (1.961 %)Criminal Justice
61 (0.980 %)Home Office
61 (0.980 %)Construction
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (39.22 %)Consultant
223 (22.55 %)CLAS Consultant
316 (15.69 %)Architect
49 (8.824 %)Security Architect
57 (6.863 %)Technical Architect
57 (6.863 %)Security Consultant
66 (5.882 %)Analyst
74 (3.922 %)Project Manager
74 (3.922 %)Technical Consultant
74 (3.922 %)Risk Analyst
83 (2.941 %)Data Manager
83 (2.941 %)Network Specialist
83 (2.941 %)Security Manager
92 (1.961 %)Project Controller
92 (1.961 %)Blackberry Consultant
92 (1.961 %)Security Officer
92 (1.961 %)Applications Architect
92 (1.961 %)Senior Manager
92 (1.961 %)Information Manager
92 (1.961 %)Information Security Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
142 (41.18 %)CESG CLAS
221 (20.59 %)RMADS
38 (7.843 %)Data Protection Act
38 (7.843 %)Freedom of Information
44 (3.922 %)Cryptography
44 (3.922 %)Thin Client
44 (3.922 %)Fat Client
44 (3.922 %)PKI
53 (2.941 %)Blackberry
53 (2.941 %)Management Information System
61 (0.980 %)Clustering
61 (0.980 %)SecurID
61 (0.980 %)CCTV
61 (0.980 %)Client/Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (10.78 %)Windows
29 (8.824 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (4.902 %)Windows Vista
44 (3.922 %)Windows Server 2008
44 (3.922 %)Windows 2000
44 (3.922 %)Windows XP
53 (2.941 %)UNIX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
157 (55.88 %)Security Cleared
236 (35.29 %)SC Cleared
326 (25.49 %)Information Security
417 (16.67 %)Information Assurance
515 (14.71 %)Risk Assessment
614 (13.73 %)Project Management
713 (12.75 %)Risk Management
812 (11.76 %)ITIL
911 (10.78 %)Stakeholder Management
1010 (9.804 %)PRINCE2
1010 (9.804 %)DV Cleared
119 (8.824 %)Data Protection
128 (7.843 %)Service Management
137 (6.863 %)CTC Cleared
145 (4.902 %)CRAMM
145 (4.902 %)Technical Architecture
154 (3.922 %)Security Testing
154 (3.922 %)ITSM
163 (2.941 %)Information Security Management
163 (2.941 %)Programme Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (3.922 %)SQL
22 (1.961 %)C
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (4.902 %)CISSP
24 (3.922 %)Degree
24 (3.922 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (2.941 %)Cisco Certification
33 (2.941 %)CCNA
42 (1.961 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (1.961 %)SSCP
42 (1.961 %)CISA
42 (1.961 %)CISM
42 (1.961 %)Chartered Engineer
42 (1.961 %)MCSE
51 (0.980 %)CCIE
51 (0.980 %)CCNP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (17.65 %)HMG Infosec
216 (15.69 %)ISO27001
311 (10.78 %)CESG Infosec
44 (3.922 %)JSP 440
52 (1.961 %)ISO17799
52 (1.961 %)BS7799
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (3.922 %)Active Directory
22 (1.961 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.980 %)ISA Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.941 %)OpenView
21 (0.980 %)NNM
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (12.75 %)Cisco
210 (9.804 %)Oracle
38 (7.843 %)HP
45 (4.902 %)Microsoft
54 (3.922 %)CheckPoint
63 (2.941 %)VMware
63 (2.941 %)Blue Coat
72 (1.961 %)TIBCO
72 (1.961 %)SAP
72 (1.961 %)Citrix
72 (1.961 %)BEA
81 (0.980 %)Nokia
81 (0.980 %)Juniper
81 (0.980 %)McAfee Security