Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) 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 CCSE over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheck Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.961 %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£500£304
% change on same period last year+64.74 %
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£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads5169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted1812
Average minimum daily rate£255£271
Average daily rate£261£277
% change on same period last year-5.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£268£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£17.38£19.71
Average hourly rate£18.48£21.16
% change on same period last year-12.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.58£22.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
CCSE South EastCCSE
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.

CCSE
Demand Trend

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

Kent CCSE Demand Trend

CCSE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent CCSE Daily Rate Trend

CCSE
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing CCSE 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 CCSE.

16 (100.00 %)Firewall
16 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
24 (66.67 %)Construction
24 (66.67 %)Nokia
32 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
32 (33.33 %)Cisco
32 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
41 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
41 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
41 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
41 (16.67 %)CCSA
41 (16.67 %)CCSP
41 (16.67 %)CCNP
41 (16.67 %)CCNA
41 (16.67 %)CCDA
41 (16.67 %)CCDP
41 (16.67 %)Check Point Certification
41 (16.67 %)VPN
41 (16.67 %)NetScreen

CCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing CCSE 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 CCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)Firewall
22 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
31 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
31 (16.67 %)VPN
31 (16.67 %)NetScreen
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Construction
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (16.67 %)Security Engineer
11 (16.67 %)Senior Security Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
11 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
21 (16.67 %)Check Point Certification
21 (16.67 %)CCSA
21 (16.67 %)CCSP
21 (16.67 %)CCNP
21 (16.67 %)CCNA
21 (16.67 %)CCDA
21 (16.67 %)CCDP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
24 (66.67 %)Nokia
32 (33.33 %)Cisco