England MAILsweeper Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Clearswift MAILsweeper skills within the England region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MAILsweeper over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Clearswift MAILsweeper
Location City of London Dorset East Kilbride England Glasgow London Middlesex Poole Scotland South East South Lanarkshire South West UK	3 months to 7 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	497	595
Rank change on same period last year	+98
Matching contract IT job ads	51	36
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.072 %	0.036 %
As % of the category below	2.431 %	1.220 %
Daily rates quoted	19	10
Average minimum daily rate	£327	£280
Average daily rate	£338	£306
% change on same period last year	+10.49 %
Average maximum daily rate	£348	£331
UK excluding London average daily rate	£283	£310
% change on same period last year	-8.81 %
Hourly rates quoted	1	5
Average minimum hourly rate	£39.10	£25.30
Average hourly rate	£39.10	£26.50
% change on same period last year	+47.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£39.10	£27.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£26.00	£26.50
% change on same period last year	-1.88 %
Systems Management England
Matching contract IT job ads	2098	2951
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.981 %	2.980 %
Daily rates quoted	668	864
Average minimum daily rate	£342	£356
Average daily rate	£361	£377
% change on same period last year	-4.07 %
Average maximum daily rate	£381	£397
UK excluding London average daily rate	£335	£361
% change on same period last year	-7.20 %
Hourly rates quoted	297	440
Average minimum hourly rate	£26.55	£25.48
Average hourly rate	£28.21	£26.82
% change on same period last year	+5.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£29.86	£28.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£28.96	£27.09
% change on same period last year	+6.87 %
MAILsweeper 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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MAILsweeper across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MAILsweeper within the 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.

Location	Rank 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
London	+115	42	£363	+19.22 %
South West	+34	7	£266	+36.28 %
South East	+35	2	£317	-25.52 %

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 52 (64.20 %) Active Directory 2 50 (61.73 %) Windows 3 48 (59.26 %) MS Exchange 4 40 (49.38 %) Microsoft 5 36 (44.44 %) Cisco 5 36 (44.44 %) Firewall 6 33 (40.74 %) ISA Server 7 31 (38.27 %) Websense 8 27 (33.33 %) Blue Coat 9 26 (32.10 %) Windows Server 2003 10 23 (28.40 %) Exchange Server 2003 11 20 (24.69 %) CheckPoint 11 20 (24.69 %) Microsoft Certification 11 20 (24.69 %) MCSE 12 17 (20.99 %) Windows 2000

12 17 (20.99 %) IronPort 12 17 (20.99 %) Network Security 13 16 (19.75 %) Sophos 14 15 (18.52 %) Wireless 14 15 (18.52 %) Client/Server 14 15 (18.52 %) PKI 14 15 (18.52 %) Cisco IOS 15 14 (17.28 %) Penetration Testing 15 14 (17.28 %) Security Testing 15 14 (17.28 %) Validation 16 13 (16.05 %) Blackberry 16 13 (16.05 %) Exchange Server 5.5 17 12 (14.81 %) WSUS 17 12 (14.81 %) Cisco PIX 17 12 (14.81 %) Internet

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms 1 48 (59.26 %) MS Exchange 2 23 (28.40 %) Exchange Server 2003 3 13 (16.05 %) Exchange Server 5.5 4 11 (13.58 %) Blackberry Enterprise Server 5 9 (11.11 %) Exchange Server 2000 6 8 (9.877 %) Exchange Server 2007 7 7 (8.642 %) IIS 8 6 (7.407 %) WorkSite 9 4 (4.938 %) SharePoint 10 3 (3.704 %) Lotus Notes	Applications 1 3 (3.704 %) MS Office 2 2 (2.469 %) MS Excel
Business Applications 1 1 (1.235 %) Line 50	Communications & Networking 1 36 (44.44 %) Firewall 2 17 (20.99 %) Network Security 3 15 (18.52 %) Cisco IOS 3 15 (18.52 %) Wireless 4 12 (14.81 %) Cisco PIX 4 12 (14.81 %) Internet 5 10 (12.35 %) DHCP 5 10 (12.35 %) TCP/IP 5 10 (12.35 %) DNS 6 9 (11.11 %) SAN 7 8 (9.877 %) SMTP 8 6 (7.407 %) ISDN 8 6 (7.407 %) VoIP 9 5 (6.173 %) VPN 10 4 (4.938 %) FTP 10 4 (4.938 %) SSL 11 3 (3.704 %) SSH 11 3 (3.704 %) HTTP 11 3 (3.704 %) HTTPS 11 3 (3.704 %) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence 1 11 (13.58 %) SQL Server 2 4 (4.938 %) SQL Server 2000	General 1 11 (13.58 %) Finance 2 7 (8.642 %) Banking 2 7 (8.642 %) Insurance 3 5 (6.173 %) Investment Banking 4 4 (4.938 %) Law 4 4 (4.938 %) Telecoms 5 3 (3.704 %) Government 6 2 (2.469 %) Health 7 1 (1.235 %) Education 7 1 (1.235 %) Legal
Job Titles 1 49 (60.49 %) Analyst 2 24 (29.63 %) Security Analyst 3 16 (19.75 %) Support Analyst 4 11 (13.58 %) Messaging Analyst 5 10 (12.35 %) IT Security Analyst 5 10 (12.35 %) Consultant 6 8 (9.877 %) Security Consultant 7 7 (8.642 %) 3rd Line Support 8 6 (7.407 %) Infrastructure Engineer 8 6 (7.407 %) Messaging Support Analyst 8 6 (7.407 %) Server Analyst 9 5 (6.173 %) Senior Analyst 10 3 (3.704 %) Server Support Analyst 10 3 (3.704 %) Senior Security Analyst 10 3 (3.704 %) Server Support 10 3 (3.704 %) Developer 11 2 (2.469 %) Tester 11 2 (2.469 %) Network Engineer 11 2 (2.469 %) Administrator 11 2 (2.469 %) Senior Consultant	Miscellaneous 1 15 (18.52 %) Client/Server 1 15 (18.52 %) PKI 2 13 (16.05 %) Blackberry 3 8 (9.877 %) Replication 4 4 (4.938 %) Clustering 5 2 (2.469 %) CLARiiON 6 1 (1.235 %) Symmetrix 6 1 (1.235 %) EMC Centera 6 1 (1.235 %) Management Information System 6 1 (1.235 %) NHS 6 1 (1.235 %) SecurID 6 1 (1.235 %) Celerra
Operating Systems 1 50 (61.73 %) Windows 2 26 (32.10 %) Windows Server 2003 3 17 (20.99 %) Windows 2000 4 2 (2.469 %) NetWare 4 2 (2.469 %) Windows Server 2008 5 1 (1.235 %) UNIX	Processes & Methodologies 1 14 (17.28 %) Validation 1 14 (17.28 %) Penetration Testing 1 14 (17.28 %) Security Testing 2 11 (13.58 %) Security Management 3 9 (11.11 %) OSSTMM 4 7 (8.642 %) Migration 5 5 (6.173 %) Release Management 6 4 (4.938 %) Service Delivery 6 4 (4.938 %) Security Cleared 7 2 (2.469 %) Disaster Recovery 7 2 (2.469 %) Content Management 8 1 (1.235 %) SC Cleared 8 1 (1.235 %) Workflow 8 1 (1.235 %) Data Analysis 8 1 (1.235 %) Data Security 8 1 (1.235 %) ITIL 8 1 (1.235 %) CRM 8 1 (1.235 %) Project Management 8 1 (1.235 %) Business Continuity 8 1 (1.235 %) Information Security
Programming Languages 1 6 (7.407 %) SQL 2 3 (3.704 %) Perl 2 3 (3.704 %) Shell Script 3 1 (1.235 %) VB	Qualifications 1 20 (24.69 %) MCSE 1 20 (24.69 %) Microsoft Certification 2 6 (7.407 %) MCSA 3 5 (6.173 %) MCP 4 3 (3.704 %) CCSA 5 1 (1.235 %) Degree 5 1 (1.235 %) Check Point Certification 5 1 (1.235 %) CCSP 5 1 (1.235 %) CCNP 5 1 (1.235 %) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (1.235 %) SLA	System Software 1 52 (64.20 %) Active Directory 2 33 (40.74 %) ISA Server 3 7 (8.642 %) Backup Exec 3 7 (8.642 %) MailMarshal 4 2 (2.469 %) Citrix Presentation Server 5 1 (1.235 %) VMware Infrastructure 5 1 (1.235 %) BorderManager 5 1 (1.235 %) VMware ESX
Systems Management 1 12 (14.81 %) WSUS 2 8 (9.877 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 3 3 (3.704 %) EMC TimeFinder 4 2 (2.469 %) DameWare 5 1 (1.235 %) MOM 5 1 (1.235 %) Norton AntiVirus 5 1 (1.235 %) MIMEsweeper 5 1 (1.235 %) SCCM	Vendors 1 40 (49.38 %) Microsoft 2 36 (44.44 %) Cisco 3 31 (38.27 %) Websense 4 27 (33.33 %) Blue Coat 5 20 (24.69 %) CheckPoint 6 17 (20.99 %) IronPort 7 16 (19.75 %) Sophos 8 10 (12.35 %) McAfee Security 8 10 (12.35 %) VMware 9 9 (11.11 %) Qualys 9 9 (11.11 %) Symantec 9 9 (11.11 %) HP 10 8 (9.877 %) EMC 10 8 (9.877 %) Citrix 11 7 (8.642 %) Interwoven 12 6 (7.407 %) Altiris 13 4 (4.938 %) VERITAS 14 3 (3.704 %) Lotus 14 3 (3.704 %) Clearswift 15 2 (2.469 %) Kofax