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The table below looks at the demand for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 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 SSL over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecure Socket Layer (SSL)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank68-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.376 %0.000 %
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£349£339
% change on same period last year+2.94 %
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£33.52£41.67
% change on same period last year-19.54 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads266258
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.376 %0.261 %
Daily rates quoted10291
Average minimum daily rate£320£336
Average daily rate£342£360
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2034
Average minimum hourly rate£23.74£22.43
Average hourly rate£27.04£25.40
% change on same period last year+6.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.34£28.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
SSL East of EnglandSSL
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.

SSL
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire SSL Demand Trend

SSL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire SSL Daily Rate Trend

SSL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire SSL Hourly Rate Trend

SSL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SSL within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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--
SSL East of EnglandSSL
East of England

SSL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing SSL 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 SSL.

19 (75.00 %)Cisco
19 (75.00 %)VPN
19 (75.00 %)CheckPoint
19 (75.00 %)Firewall
19 (75.00 %)IPsec
28 (66.67 %)Blue Coat
28 (66.67 %)Internet
28 (66.67 %)NetScreen
28 (66.67 %)IBM
28 (66.67 %)Crossbeam
28 (66.67 %)Problem Management
28 (66.67 %)Cisco PIX
28 (66.67 %)Nokia
34 (33.33 %)Network Security
43 (25.00 %)ASP
43 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
43 (25.00 %)DMZ
43 (25.00 %)Content Management
43 (25.00 %)Retail
52 (16.67 %)Penetration Testing
61 (8.333 %)CCSE
61 (8.333 %)Telecoms
61 (8.333 %)CCSA
61 (8.333 %)DNS
61 (8.333 %)HTTPS
61 (8.333 %)TACACS
61 (8.333 %)Project Management
61 (8.333 %)ERP
61 (8.333 %)SMTP
61 (8.333 %)FTP

SSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing SSL 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 SSL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (25.00 %)ASP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (75.00 %)VPN
19 (75.00 %)Firewall
19 (75.00 %)IPsec
28 (66.67 %)Cisco PIX
28 (66.67 %)Internet
28 (66.67 %)NetScreen
34 (33.33 %)Network Security
43 (25.00 %)DMZ
51 (8.333 %)TACACS
51 (8.333 %)DNS
51 (8.333 %)HTTPS
51 (8.333 %)SMTP
51 (8.333 %)FTP
51 (8.333 %)HTTP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Retail
21 (8.333 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (66.67 %)Analyst
18 (66.67 %)Security Analyst
27 (58.33 %)Firewall Analyst
33 (25.00 %)Project Manager
41 (8.333 %)Security Engineer
41 (8.333 %)E-Commerce Project Manager
41 (8.333 %)Senior Security Analyst
41 (8.333 %)E-Commerce Manager
41 (8.333 %)Consultant
41 (8.333 %)Security Consultant
41 (8.333 %)Senior Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (66.67 %)Problem Management
23 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
23 (25.00 %)Content Management
32 (16.67 %)Penetration Testing
41 (8.333 %)ERP
41 (8.333 %)Project Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)CCSP
11 (8.333 %)CCNP
11 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
11 (8.333 %)CCSA
11 (8.333 %)CCSE
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (75.00 %)Cisco
19 (75.00 %)CheckPoint
28 (66.67 %)Blue Coat
28 (66.67 %)Crossbeam
28 (66.67 %)IBM
28 (66.67 %)Nokia