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This section looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited IPsec over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank88-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.584 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£338-
Average daily rate£359-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£380-
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£355
% change on same period last year-4.33 %
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-£31.25
% change on same period last year-
Communications & Networking HertfordshireCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads279300
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.368 %0.314 %
Daily rates quoted133113
Average minimum daily rate£376£346
Average daily rate£408£366
% change on same period last year+11.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£439£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
Hourly rates quoted2626
Average minimum hourly rate£28.13£18.27
Average hourly rate£32.52£20.62
% change on same period last year+57.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.91£22.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.60£28.49
% change on same period last year-10.13 %
IPsec East of EnglandIPsec
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.

IPsec
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire IPsec Demand Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire IPsec Daily Rate Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPsec across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Hertfordshire IPsec Daily Rate Histogram

IPsec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire IPsec Hourly Rate Trend

IPsec
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing IPsec within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 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
WatfordNew entry-1£400-
IPsec East of EnglandIPsec
East of England

IPsec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing IPsec 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 IPsec.

115 (100.00 %)Cisco
115 (100.00 %)VPN
115 (100.00 %)Firewall
214 (93.33 %)Nokia
313 (86.67 %)CheckPoint
411 (73.33 %)Internet
411 (73.33 %)NetScreen
411 (73.33 %)SSL
411 (73.33 %)IBM
411 (73.33 %)Blue Coat
411 (73.33 %)Crossbeam
411 (73.33 %)Problem Management
411 (73.33 %)Cisco PIX
55 (33.33 %)Penetration Testing
64 (26.67 %)ATM
64 (26.67 %)MPLS
73 (20.00 %)Nortel
73 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
73 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
73 (20.00 %)LAN
73 (20.00 %)CCIE
73 (20.00 %)Nortel Alteon
82 (13.33 %)CCDP
82 (13.33 %)Network Planning
82 (13.33 %)CCIP
82 (13.33 %)SDH
82 (13.33 %)UMTS
82 (13.33 %)GPRS
82 (13.33 %)GSM
82 (13.33 %)BGP

IPsec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing IPsec 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 IPsec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
115 (100.00 %)VPN
115 (100.00 %)Firewall
211 (73.33 %)Internet
211 (73.33 %)NetScreen
211 (73.33 %)SSL
211 (73.33 %)Cisco PIX
34 (26.67 %)ATM
34 (26.67 %)MPLS
43 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
43 (20.00 %)LAN
43 (20.00 %)Nortel Alteon
52 (13.33 %)SDH
52 (13.33 %)UMTS
52 (13.33 %)GPRS
52 (13.33 %)GSM
52 (13.33 %)BGP
61 (6.667 %)WAN
61 (6.667 %)Network Security
General
12 (13.33 %)Telecoms
21 (6.667 %)Finance
21 (6.667 %)Education
Job Titles
111 (73.33 %)Analyst
111 (73.33 %)Security Analyst
29 (60.00 %)Firewall Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Senior Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Cisco Specialist
32 (13.33 %)Senior Security Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Project Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Design Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Network Specialist
41 (6.667 %)Implementation Specialist
41 (6.667 %)Implementation Engineer
Miscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)German Language
Processes & Methodologies
111 (73.33 %)Problem Management
25 (33.33 %)Penetration Testing
32 (13.33 %)Network Planning
41 (6.667 %)ITIL
41 (6.667 %)Network Design
Qualifications
13 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
13 (20.00 %)CCIE
22 (13.33 %)CCDP
22 (13.33 %)CCIP
31 (6.667 %)CCNA
31 (6.667 %)CCNP
Vendors
115 (100.00 %)Cisco
214 (93.33 %)Nokia
313 (86.67 %)CheckPoint
411 (73.33 %)IBM
411 (73.33 %)Blue Coat
411 (73.33 %)Crossbeam
53 (20.00 %)Nortel
61 (6.667 %)3Com
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