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This section looks at the demand for Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CCSA over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheck Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4350
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.333 %6.173 %
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£420£346
% change on same period last year+21.41 %
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£32.00£34.60
% change on same period last year-7.51 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads6081
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.081 %
Daily rates quoted159
Average minimum daily rate£265£278
Average daily rate£284£288
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£330
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted822
Average minimum hourly rate£18.67£20.00
Average hourly rate£19.62£21.36
% change on same period last year-8.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.58£22.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.85
% change on same period last year-4.74 %
CCSA South EastCCSA
South East

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.

CCSA
Demand Trend

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

Kent CCSA Demand Trend

CCSA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent CCSA Daily Rate Trend

CCSA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCSA within the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
West MallingNew entry-1--
CCSA South EastCCSA
South East

CCSA
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)VPN
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)CCNP
12 (100.00 %)CCDP
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
12 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)CCSE
21 (50.00 %)Capita
21 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)MPLS
21 (50.00 %)NetScreen
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)CCDA

CCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)VPN
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
21 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
21 (50.00 %)MPLS
21 (50.00 %)NetScreen
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Architect
11 (50.00 %)Network Architect
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)CCNP
12 (100.00 %)CCDP
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)CCSE
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)CCDA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (50.00 %)Capita