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The table below looks at the demand for Vulnerability Assessment skills within the 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 Vulnerability Assessment over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVulnerability Assessment
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank504615
Rank change on same period last yearUp+111
Matching contract IT job ads1510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.047 %0.023 %
Daily rates quoted117
Average minimum daily rate£505£444
Average daily rate£556£447
% change on same period last year+24.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£607£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£538-
% 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, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching contract IT job ads3187943836
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled50.21 %46.97 %
Daily rates quoted1126014678
Average minimum daily rate£381£387
Average daily rate£408£411
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted23913052
Average minimum hourly rate£26.71£28.91
Average hourly rate£28.42£30.69
% change on same period last year-7.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.13£32.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
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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.

Vulnerability Assessment
Demand Trend

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

England Vulnerability Assessment Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

England Vulnerability Assessment Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Vulnerability Assessment Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Vulnerability Assessment Hourly Rate Trend

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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 Vulnerability Assessment within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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+929£571+27.73 %
West MidlandsNew entry-3£513-
YorkshireNew entry-1£400-
South WestNew entry-1--
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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Vulnerability Assessment 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 Vulnerability Assessment.

112 (80.00 %)Risk Assessment
210 (66.67 %)Information Security
210 (66.67 %)Firewall
39 (60.00 %)Penetration Testing
39 (60.00 %)Government
47 (46.67 %)SC Cleared
47 (46.67 %)Security Cleared
47 (46.67 %)Information Security Management
47 (46.67 %)Security Management
47 (46.67 %)BS7799
47 (46.67 %)CISSP
55 (33.33 %)ISO27001
63 (20.00 %)HMG Infosec
72 (13.33 %)Management Information System
72 (13.33 %)Risk Management
81 (6.667 %)Telecoms
81 (6.667 %)Service Management
81 (6.667 %)Project Management
81 (6.667 %)MIMEsweeper
81 (6.667 %)CheckPoint
81 (6.667 %)VPN
81 (6.667 %)Cisco
81 (6.667 %)Active Directory
81 (6.667 %)CESG
81 (6.667 %)CESG CLAS
81 (6.667 %)CESG Infosec
81 (6.667 %)RMADS
81 (6.667 %)Load Balancing
81 (6.667 %)Security Testing
81 (6.667 %)Network Security

Vulnerability Assessment
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Vulnerability Assessment 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 Vulnerability Assessment. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (66.67 %)Firewall
21 (6.667 %)Network Security
21 (6.667 %)VPN
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (60.00 %)Government
21 (6.667 %)Telecoms
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (66.67 %)Consultant
27 (46.67 %)CLAS Consultant
32 (13.33 %)Architect
32 (13.33 %)Security Architect
32 (13.33 %)Security Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Security Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Infrastructure Specialist
41 (6.667 %)Security Specialist
41 (6.667 %)Test Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Network Security Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Support Engineer
41 (6.667 %)IT Security Specialist
41 (6.667 %)Information Security Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Management Information System
21 (6.667 %)CESG
21 (6.667 %)CESG CLAS
21 (6.667 %)RMADS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (80.00 %)Risk Assessment
210 (66.67 %)Information Security
39 (60.00 %)Penetration Testing
47 (46.67 %)Information Security Management
47 (46.67 %)Security Management
47 (46.67 %)SC Cleared
47 (46.67 %)Security Cleared
52 (13.33 %)Risk Management
61 (6.667 %)Project Management
61 (6.667 %)Service Management
61 (6.667 %)Load Balancing
61 (6.667 %)Security Testing
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (46.67 %)CISSP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (46.67 %)BS7799
25 (33.33 %)ISO27001
33 (20.00 %)HMG Infosec
41 (6.667 %)CESG Infosec
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)Active Directory
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)MIMEsweeper
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.667 %)Cisco
11 (6.667 %)CheckPoint