The first table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hounslow region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Hounslow region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firewall
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Firewall 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hounslow 1.667% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.704% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £450 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-2.98% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.63 £27.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year
-28.63% +30.95%
All Communications & Networking
Hounslow
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
27 14 19
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hounslow 45.00% 18.18% 27.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 9 15
Average daily rate £425 £300 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+41.66% -7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £328 £235 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £346 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £338 £325
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +3.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £13.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.75 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-17.00% -9.09%
Firewall
London

Firewall
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Firewall across the Hounslow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Hounslow Firewall Jobs Demand Trend

Firewall
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Firewall across the Hounslow region.

Hounslow Firewall Daily Rate Trend

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Firewall across the Hounslow region.

Hounslow Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hounslow region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

1 1 (100.00%) UNIX
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
1 1 (100.00%) RIP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS X
1 1 (100.00%) 802.11
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) EIGRP
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) GCIA
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
1 1 (100.00%) Nmap
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Forensics

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hounslow region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
1 1 (100.00%) RIP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) 802.11
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) EIGRP
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Wireshark
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Security Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) UNIX
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) GCIA
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) HIPAA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Nmap
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft