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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sophos products and/or services in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sophos over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSophos
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-95
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.413 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£352
% change on same period last year-9.04 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£13.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.50£19.28
% change on same period last year+21.87 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622727
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.829 %0.725 %
Daily rates quoted214289
Average minimum daily rate£350£340
Average daily rate£371£360
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted6883
Average minimum hourly rate£27.18£21.87
Average hourly rate£28.08£23.62
% change on same period last year+18.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.99£25.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Sophos East of EnglandSophos
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sophos PLC.

Sophos
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Sophos Demand Trend

Sophos
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Sophos Daily Rate Trend

Sophos
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Sophos Hourly Rate Trend

Sophos
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Sophos 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 Sophos.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)MCSE
14 (100.00 %)Windows XP
14 (100.00 %)DHCP
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)DNS
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)Active Directory
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (100.00 %)VERITAS
14 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
14 (100.00 %)Firewall
14 (100.00 %)Government
14 (100.00 %)Migration
14 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
14 (100.00 %)Data Migration
14 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)LAN

Sophos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Sophos 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 Sophos. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)DHCP
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)DNS
14 (100.00 %)Firewall
14 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
22 (50.00 %)LAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (100.00 %)Government
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Support Technician
11 (25.00 %)Technical Lead
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows XP
14 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
14 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Migration
14 (100.00 %)Data Migration
22 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)MCSE
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)VERITAS
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft