Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Security Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7092
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£411£391
% change on same period last year+5.01 %
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£41.17£30.00
% change on same period last year+37.22 %
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 Engineer East of EnglandSecurity Engineer
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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Security Engineer Demand Trend

Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Security Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Security Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Security Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer 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
WatfordNew entry-1£400-
Security Engineer East of EnglandSecurity Engineer
East of England

Security Engineer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)Cisco
13 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
13 (100.00 %)Firewall
13 (100.00 %)Telecoms
22 (66.67 %)CCSA
22 (66.67 %)CCSE
22 (66.67 %)IPsec
22 (66.67 %)Network Security
22 (66.67 %)DNS
22 (66.67 %)HTTPS
22 (66.67 %)SMTP
22 (66.67 %)FTP
22 (66.67 %)HTTP
22 (66.67 %)CCSP
22 (66.67 %)CCNP
22 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
22 (66.67 %)TACACS
31 (33.33 %)CCNA
31 (33.33 %)OpenView
31 (33.33 %)HP
31 (33.33 %)VPN
31 (33.33 %)SSL
31 (33.33 %)CCIE
31 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
31 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX

Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)Firewall
22 (66.67 %)IPsec
22 (66.67 %)DNS
22 (66.67 %)HTTPS
22 (66.67 %)SMTP
22 (66.67 %)FTP
22 (66.67 %)HTTP
22 (66.67 %)TACACS
22 (66.67 %)Network Security
31 (33.33 %)VPN
31 (33.33 %)SSL
31 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (66.67 %)CCSP
22 (66.67 %)CCNP
22 (66.67 %)CCSA
22 (66.67 %)CCSE
31 (33.33 %)CCIE
31 (33.33 %)CCNA
31 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (33.33 %)OpenView
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
22 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
31 (33.33 %)HP