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The table below looks at the demand for GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) in IT contracts within the 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 GSEC over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank549-
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 below0.015 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£550-
UK excluding London average daily rate£500-
% 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--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching contract IT job ads68369208
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.549 %9.251 %
Daily rates quoted23903027
Average minimum daily rate£346£344
Average daily rate£367£363
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£323
% change on same period last year+4.11 %
Hourly rates quoted736908
Average minimum hourly rate£23.58£24.09
Average hourly rate£25.08£25.76
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.57£27.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.40£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
GSEC UKGSEC
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.

GSEC
Demand Trend

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

England GSEC Demand Trend

GSEC
Daily Rate Trend

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

England GSEC Daily Rate Trend

GSEC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England GSEC Hourly Rate Trend

GSEC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GSEC within the England region over the 3 months to 6 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
East MidlandsNew entry-1£500-
GSEC UKGSEC
UK

GSEC
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing GSEC 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 GSEC.

11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)ISO17799
11 (100.00 %)CISSP
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)SSCP
11 (100.00 %)CISA
11 (100.00 %)CISM
11 (100.00 %)CMMI
11 (100.00 %)Legal
11 (100.00 %)GIAC
11 (100.00 %)Information Security
11 (100.00 %)DoDAF
11 (100.00 %)COBIT

GSEC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)SAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Legal
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Architect
11 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architect
11 (100.00 %)Security Architect
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)CMMI
11 (100.00 %)Information Security
11 (100.00 %)DoDAF
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CISSP
11 (100.00 %)SSCP
11 (100.00 %)CISA
11 (100.00 %)CISM
11 (100.00 %)GIAC
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)ISO17799
11 (100.00 %)COBIT