Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Security Consultant role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6891
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.326 %0.250 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£380£600
Average daily rate£380£600
% change on same period last year-36.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£448£446
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.88-
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Security Consultant East of EnglandSecurity Consultant
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.

Security Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Security Consultant across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hertfordshire Security Consultant Demand Trend

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Security Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire Security Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Security Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Security Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Security Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the Hertfordshire 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
WatfordUp+202£380-
Security Consultant East of EnglandSecurity Consultant
East of England

Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Security Consultant in their job title 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 with Security Consultant in their job title.

13 (37.50 %)Telecoms
13 (37.50 %)Firewall
22 (25.00 %)Data Security
22 (25.00 %)IPsec
22 (25.00 %)CCSA
22 (25.00 %)CCSE
22 (25.00 %)Cisco
22 (25.00 %)WAN
22 (25.00 %)SMTP
22 (25.00 %)FTP
22 (25.00 %)HTTP
22 (25.00 %)DNS
22 (25.00 %)HTTPS
22 (25.00 %)CCSP
22 (25.00 %)CCNP
22 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
22 (25.00 %)TACACS
22 (25.00 %)Project Management
22 (25.00 %)Network Security
22 (25.00 %)PCI DSS
31 (12.50 %)Retail
31 (12.50 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (12.50 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
31 (12.50 %)Red Hat
31 (12.50 %)SSL
31 (12.50 %)Linux
31 (12.50 %)LAN
31 (12.50 %)VPN
31 (12.50 %)CCIE

Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Security Consultant in their job title 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 with Security Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (37.50 %)Firewall
22 (25.00 %)IPsec
22 (25.00 %)Network Security
22 (25.00 %)WAN
22 (25.00 %)SMTP
22 (25.00 %)FTP
22 (25.00 %)HTTP
22 (25.00 %)DNS
22 (25.00 %)HTTPS
22 (25.00 %)TACACS
31 (12.50 %)LAN
31 (12.50 %)SSL
31 (12.50 %)VPN
31 (12.50 %)Intrusion Detection
31 (12.50 %)Cisco PIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Telecoms
21 (12.50 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Legal
21 (12.50 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)Linux
11 (12.50 %)Red Hat Linux
11 (12.50 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Project Management
12 (25.00 %)Data Security
21 (12.50 %)Migration
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)CCSP
12 (25.00 %)CCNP
12 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
12 (25.00 %)CCSA
12 (25.00 %)CCSE
21 (12.50 %)CCIE
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (25.00 %)PCI DSS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Cisco
12 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (12.50 %)Teradata
21 (12.50 %)Red Hat