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The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1415
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below20.00 %25.00 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£430-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£460-
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£331
% change on same period last year+11.82 %
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£29.81£26.05
% change on same period last year+14.42 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1028
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£373£387
Average daily rate£407£387
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£32.86£14.50
Average hourly rate£36.07£17.06
% change on same period last year+111.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.29£19.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Firewall West MidlandsFirewall
West Midlands

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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Firewall Daily Rate Trend

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+51--
HerefordNew entry-1£430-
Firewall West MidlandsFirewall
West Midlands

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

111 (64.71 %)Windows
210 (58.82 %)Active Directory
210 (58.82 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (52.94 %)Microsoft
48 (47.06 %)Cisco
57 (41.18 %)VMware
57 (41.18 %)Windows XP
57 (41.18 %)MS Exchange
66 (35.29 %)SAN
66 (35.29 %)Content Management
66 (35.29 %)Service Management
66 (35.29 %)Cisco PIX
66 (35.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
74 (23.53 %)TACACS
74 (23.53 %)Cisco IOS
74 (23.53 %)LAN
83 (17.65 %)VMS
83 (17.65 %)Linux
83 (17.65 %)Cisco Certification
83 (17.65 %)DNS
83 (17.65 %)CCNP
83 (17.65 %)Network Security
83 (17.65 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
92 (11.76 %)VLAN
92 (11.76 %)CiscoWorks
92 (11.76 %)SLA
101 (5.882 %)CCIE
101 (5.882 %)Citrix
101 (5.882 %)CCIP

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.882 %)J2EE
11 (5.882 %)CSS
11 (5.882 %)JSP
11 (5.882 %)Middleware
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (41.18 %)MS Exchange
21 (5.882 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (5.882 %)WebLogic
21 (5.882 %)Apache
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (35.29 %)SAN
16 (35.29 %)Cisco PIX
24 (23.53 %)LAN
24 (23.53 %)TACACS
24 (23.53 %)Cisco IOS
33 (17.65 %)DNS
33 (17.65 %)Network Security
42 (11.76 %)VLAN
51 (5.882 %)DHCP
51 (5.882 %)OSPF
51 (5.882 %)EIGRP
51 (5.882 %)Cisco ASA
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.882 %)DB2
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Back Office
11 (5.882 %)Telecoms
11 (5.882 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Technical Architect
16 (35.29 %)Architect
23 (17.65 %)Server Administrator
23 (17.65 %)Network Specialist
23 (17.65 %)Administrator
32 (11.76 %)Consultant
32 (11.76 %)Technical Consultant
41 (5.882 %)Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Web Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Solutions Consultant
41 (5.882 %)Network Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Network Security Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Technical Support
41 (5.882 %)Network Administrator
41 (5.882 %)Technical Designer
41 (5.882 %)Security Engineer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Thin Client
11 (5.882 %)Blackberry
11 (5.882 %)Fat Client
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (64.71 %)Windows
210 (58.82 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (41.18 %)Windows XP
43 (17.65 %)VMS
43 (17.65 %)Linux
43 (17.65 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (5.882 %)UNIX
51 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (35.29 %)Service Management
16 (35.29 %)Content Management
22 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
31 (5.882 %)ITIL
31 (5.882 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (5.882 %)Information Security Management
31 (5.882 %)Security Management
31 (5.882 %)Migration
31 (5.882 %)Information Security
31 (5.882 %)Asset Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.882 %)C
11 (5.882 %)Java
11 (5.882 %)SQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (17.65 %)CCNP
13 (17.65 %)Cisco Certification
21 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.882 %)CCSE
21 (5.882 %)CCIP
21 (5.882 %)MCP
21 (5.882 %)MCSE
21 (5.882 %)CCIE
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.76 %)SLA
21 (5.882 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (58.82 %)Active Directory
26 (35.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.76 %)CiscoWorks
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (52.94 %)Microsoft
28 (47.06 %)Cisco
37 (41.18 %)VMware
41 (5.882 %)Citrix
41 (5.882 %)CheckPoint