Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco ASA over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
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 below1.220 %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£388£325
% change on same period last year+19.49 %
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£30.28£25.72
% change on same period last year+17.77 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads8279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted167
Average minimum daily rate£247£199
Average daily rate£261£210
% change on same period last year+24.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£221
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2119
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£18.73
Average hourly rate£24.25£19.78
% change on same period last year+22.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£20.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Cisco ASA South EastCisco ASA
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.

Cisco ASA
Demand Trend

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

Kent Cisco ASA Demand Trend

Cisco ASA
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)Firewall
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
13 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
13 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
22 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
22 (66.67 %)CCNP
31 (33.33 %)Time Management
31 (33.33 %)Check Point Certification
31 (33.33 %)CCSP
31 (33.33 %)CCSE

Cisco ASA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)Firewall
13 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Network Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Network Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Senior Network Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Cisco Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Network Support
21 (33.33 %)Cisco Network Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Security Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Senior Security Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Cisco Support
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Time Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (66.67 %)CCNP
31 (33.33 %)CCSP
31 (33.33 %)Check Point Certification
31 (33.33 %)CCSE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
22 (66.67 %)CheckPoint