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This section looks at the demand for Cisco PIX skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco PIX over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco PIX
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6988
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.082 %1.695 %
Daily rates quoted43
Average minimum daily rate£344£325
Average daily rate£356£375
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£313
% change on same period last year+14.72 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.66£35.08
% change on same period last year-9.75 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads294295
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.388 %0.294 %
Daily rates quoted131118
Average minimum daily rate£326£338
Average daily rate£347£361
% change on same period last year-3.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted2039
Average minimum hourly rate£26.81£17.30
Average hourly rate£30.56£19.58
% change on same period last year+56.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.30£21.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
Cisco PIX East of EnglandCisco PIX
East of England

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.

Cisco PIX
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cisco PIX Demand Trend

Cisco PIX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cisco PIX Daily Rate Trend

Cisco PIX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cisco PIX across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Cisco PIX Daily Rate Histogram

Cisco PIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cisco PIX Hourly Rate Trend

Cisco PIX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco PIX within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
WatfordUp+122--
Cisco PIX East of EnglandCisco PIX
East of England

Cisco PIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Cisco PIX 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 Cisco PIX.

131 (100.00 %)Cisco
227 (87.10 %)Firewall
316 (51.61 %)VPN
415 (48.39 %)CheckPoint
513 (41.94 %)Nokia
513 (41.94 %)Cisco Certification
612 (38.71 %)NetScreen
711 (35.48 %)Active Directory
711 (35.48 %)Internet
711 (35.48 %)IBM
711 (35.48 %)Windows
711 (35.48 %)IPsec
711 (35.48 %)Crossbeam
810 (32.26 %)Problem Management
810 (32.26 %)Blue Coat
810 (32.26 %)SSL
810 (32.26 %)Windows Server 2003
99 (29.03 %)TCP/IP
99 (29.03 %)DHCP
108 (25.81 %)SC Cleared
108 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
108 (25.81 %)DNS
108 (25.81 %)Government
117 (22.58 %)Migration
117 (22.58 %)Microsoft Certification
117 (22.58 %)MCSE
126 (19.35 %)Windows XP
126 (19.35 %)LAN
135 (16.13 %)Microsoft
135 (16.13 %)CCIE

Cisco PIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Cisco PIX 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 Cisco PIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.452 %)J2EE
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.452 %)MS Exchange
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.226 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (87.10 %)Firewall
216 (51.61 %)VPN
312 (38.71 %)NetScreen
411 (35.48 %)Internet
411 (35.48 %)IPsec
510 (32.26 %)SSL
69 (29.03 %)TCP/IP
69 (29.03 %)DHCP
78 (25.81 %)DNS
86 (19.35 %)LAN
92 (6.452 %)Cisco ASA
92 (6.452 %)BGP
92 (6.452 %)WAN
101 (3.226 %)SMTP
101 (3.226 %)FTP
101 (3.226 %)HTTP
101 (3.226 %)HTTPS
101 (3.226 %)TACACS
101 (3.226 %)Network Security
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.452 %)MySQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (25.81 %)Government
22 (6.452 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (35.48 %)Analyst
111 (35.48 %)Security Analyst
29 (29.03 %)Firewall Analyst
35 (16.13 %)Network Engineer
43 (9.677 %)Consultant
52 (6.452 %)Senior Network Engineer
52 (6.452 %)Senior Security Analyst
52 (6.452 %)Service Manager
52 (6.452 %)Network Support
52 (6.452 %)Support Manager
52 (6.452 %)Delivery Manager
52 (6.452 %)Cisco Consultant
52 (6.452 %)Service Support Manager
52 (6.452 %)Systems Administrator
52 (6.452 %)Administrator
52 (6.452 %)Senior Analyst
52 (6.452 %)Services Delivery Manager
61 (3.226 %)Support Technician
61 (3.226 %)Technical Support
61 (3.226 %)Support Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.226 %)Thin Client
11 (3.226 %)Fat Client
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (35.48 %)Windows
210 (32.26 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (19.35 %)Windows XP
45 (16.13 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (12.90 %)Linux
63 (9.677 %)UNIX
72 (6.452 %)Red Hat Linux
72 (6.452 %)Windows 2000
81 (3.226 %)AIX
81 (3.226 %)HPUX
81 (3.226 %)Solaris
81 (3.226 %)FreeBSD
81 (3.226 %)Windows Vista
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (32.26 %)Problem Management
28 (25.81 %)SC Cleared
28 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
37 (22.58 %)Migration
45 (16.13 %)Data Migration
54 (12.90 %)Penetration Testing
63 (9.677 %)ITIL
72 (6.452 %)Service Management
72 (6.452 %)Service Delivery
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (41.94 %)Cisco Certification
27 (22.58 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (22.58 %)MCSE
35 (16.13 %)CCIE
43 (9.677 %)CCNP
43 (9.677 %)CCNA
43 (9.677 %)CCSE
52 (6.452 %)CISSP
52 (6.452 %)CCSA
52 (6.452 %)ITIL Certification
61 (3.226 %)CCSP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.226 %)ISO27001
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (35.48 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.452 %)OpenView
12 (6.452 %)CiscoWorks
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (100.00 %)Cisco
215 (48.39 %)CheckPoint
313 (41.94 %)Nokia
411 (35.48 %)IBM
411 (35.48 %)Crossbeam
510 (32.26 %)Blue Coat
65 (16.13 %)Microsoft
65 (16.13 %)HP
74 (12.90 %)Sophos
74 (12.90 %)VERITAS
82 (6.452 %)Red Hat
82 (6.452 %)McAfee Security
82 (6.452 %)EMC
82 (6.452 %)Oracle
91 (3.226 %)Sun
91 (3.226 %)Citrix
91 (3.226 %)Compaq