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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank59100
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads4726
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.026 %
As % of the category below11.19 %5.190 %
Daily rates quoted69
Average minimum daily rate£305£372
Average daily rate£340£386
% change on same period last year-11.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£346
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted184
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67£20.00
Average hourly rate£30.64£23.75
% change on same period last year+29.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.61£27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.12£28.38
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads420501
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.560 %0.507 %
Daily rates quoted7289
Average minimum daily rate£325£322
Average daily rate£345£340
% change on same period last year+1.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted92125
Average minimum hourly rate£27.90£31.15
Average hourly rate£29.71£33.29
% change on same period last year-10.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.53£35.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Firewall South EastFirewall
South East

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.

Firewall
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Firewall across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Hampshire Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Firewall Daily Rate Trend

Firewall
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Firewall across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire Firewall Daily Rate Histogram

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Firewall across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire Firewall Hourly Rate Histogram

Firewall
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
PortsmouthNew entry-14--
BasingstokeUp+226£400+3.22 %
WinchesterUp+64£350-
SouthamptonUp+11--
AndoverNew entry-1--
FarnboroughUp+41£375-
Firewall South EastFirewall
South East

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

151 (51.00 %)Cisco
247 (47.00 %)VPN
330 (30.00 %)Linux
429 (29.00 %)CheckPoint
527 (27.00 %)WAN
624 (24.00 %)LAN
624 (24.00 %)Security Cleared
723 (23.00 %)Cisco Certification
821 (21.00 %)Windows
919 (19.00 %)Apache
1018 (18.00 %)PHP
1018 (18.00 %)MySQL
1018 (18.00 %)VoIP
1018 (18.00 %)LAMP
1018 (18.00 %)Debian
1018 (18.00 %)Replication
1018 (18.00 %)Clustering
1018 (18.00 %)SC Cleared
1117 (17.00 %)Cisco PIX
1215 (15.00 %)Network Design
1215 (15.00 %)CCNP
1215 (15.00 %)Nokia
1215 (15.00 %)UNIX
1314 (14.00 %)VLAN
1413 (13.00 %)Internet
1413 (13.00 %)MPLS
1512 (12.00 %)ATM
1512 (12.00 %)Broadband
1512 (12.00 %)Sun
1512 (12.00 %)TCP/IP

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (18.00 %)LAMP
21 (1.000 %).NET
21 (1.000 %)COM+
21 (1.000 %)DCOM
21 (1.000 %)EDI
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (19.00 %)Apache
24 (4.000 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (1.000 %)SharePoint
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (11.00 %)MS Excel
21 (1.000 %)MS Office
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.000 %)SoftGrid
21 (1.000 %)Summit
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
147 (47.00 %)VPN
227 (27.00 %)WAN
324 (24.00 %)LAN
418 (18.00 %)VoIP
517 (17.00 %)Cisco PIX
614 (14.00 %)VLAN
713 (13.00 %)Internet
713 (13.00 %)MPLS
812 (12.00 %)TCP/IP
812 (12.00 %)ATM
812 (12.00 %)Broadband
812 (12.00 %)Network Security
911 (11.00 %)Frame Relay
109 (9.000 %)Intrusion Detection
118 (8.000 %)BGP
118 (8.000 %)SSL
127 (7.000 %)DNS
136 (6.000 %)OSPF
145 (5.000 %)NetScreen
154 (4.000 %)EIGRP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (18.00 %)MySQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.000 %)Flash
21 (1.000 %)WinRunner
21 (1.000 %)TestDirector
21 (1.000 %)LoadRunner
21 (1.000 %)Visual Studio
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (8.000 %)Government
24 (4.000 %)Telecoms
24 (4.000 %)Finance
32 (2.000 %)Banking
32 (2.000 %)Auditing
41 (1.000 %)Back Office
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (20.00 %)Analyst
218 (18.00 %)Developer
218 (18.00 %)PHP Developer
314 (14.00 %)Consultant
314 (14.00 %)Network Engineer
413 (13.00 %)Network Consultant
511 (11.00 %)Network Analyst
69 (9.000 %)Security Analyst
76 (6.000 %)Test Analyst
76 (6.000 %)Network Security Analyst
85 (5.000 %)Administrator
85 (5.000 %)Network Design Engineer
85 (5.000 %)Design Engineer
94 (4.000 %)UNIX Administrator
94 (4.000 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
94 (4.000 %)Architect
94 (4.000 %)Systems Administrator
103 (3.000 %)Technical Support
103 (3.000 %)Cisco Engineer
103 (3.000 %)Infrastructure Specialist
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (18.00 %)Replication
118 (18.00 %)Clustering
22 (2.000 %)W3C
31 (1.000 %)Thin Client
31 (1.000 %)AS400
31 (1.000 %)NHS
31 (1.000 %)SecurID
31 (1.000 %)Fat Client
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (30.00 %)Linux
221 (21.00 %)Windows
318 (18.00 %)Debian
415 (15.00 %)UNIX
510 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
69 (9.000 %)Solaris
72 (2.000 %)AIX
81 (1.000 %)Windows XP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (24.00 %)Security Cleared
218 (18.00 %)SC Cleared
315 (15.00 %)Network Design
46 (6.000 %)Project Management
55 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
64 (4.000 %)Software Testing
73 (3.000 %)Business Development
82 (2.000 %)Load Balancing
82 (2.000 %)Technical Architecture
82 (2.000 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (2.000 %)Migration
82 (2.000 %)Document Management
82 (2.000 %)ITIL
82 (2.000 %)System Testing
91 (1.000 %)PRINCE2
91 (1.000 %)E-Commerce
91 (1.000 %)Configuration Management
91 (1.000 %)Change Management
91 (1.000 %)Service Management
91 (1.000 %)Problem Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (18.00 %)PHP
21 (1.000 %)SQL
21 (1.000 %)C
21 (1.000 %)C#
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (23.00 %)Cisco Certification
215 (15.00 %)CCNP
311 (11.00 %)CCNA
45 (5.000 %)ISEB
54 (4.000 %)CCIE
62 (2.000 %)CCSA
71 (1.000 %)CCSE
71 (1.000 %)ISEB Practitioner
71 (1.000 %)Degree
71 (1.000 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (1.000 %)Check Point Certification
71 (1.000 %)CISM
71 (1.000 %)CCSP
71 (1.000 %)HNC
71 (1.000 %)MCSE
71 (1.000 %)CCDA
71 (1.000 %)CCDP
71 (1.000 %)CCIP
71 (1.000 %)Citrix Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.000 %)ISO17799
11 (1.000 %)ISO9000
11 (1.000 %)SLA
11 (1.000 %)ISO27001
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (4.000 %)Active Directory
22 (2.000 %)VMware ESX
31 (1.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (5.000 %)OpenView
24 (4.000 %)CiscoWorks
24 (4.000 %)SCOM
33 (3.000 %)SCCM
33 (3.000 %)OVSD
41 (1.000 %)WSUS
41 (1.000 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
41 (1.000 %)Tivoli
41 (1.000 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
41 (1.000 %)MAILsweeper
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (51.00 %)Cisco
229 (29.00 %)CheckPoint
315 (15.00 %)Nokia
412 (12.00 %)Sun
59 (9.000 %)Microsoft
59 (9.000 %)Juniper
67 (7.000 %)HP
75 (5.000 %)Novell
84 (4.000 %)Citrix
93 (3.000 %)McAfee Security
93 (3.000 %)VMware
93 (3.000 %)Blue Coat
93 (3.000 %)Finjan
102 (2.000 %)Radware
102 (2.000 %)Macromedia
111 (1.000 %)Intel
111 (1.000 %)VERITAS
111 (1.000 %)Red Hat
111 (1.000 %)BT
111 (1.000 %)Sophos
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