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This section looks at the demand for Firewall 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 Firewall over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3620
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads1037
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.037 %
As % of the category below11.90 %31.90 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£346
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted019
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.42
Average hourly rate-£18.82
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.12£28.38
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads84116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.112 %0.117 %
Daily rates quoted1617
Average minimum daily rate£358£231
Average daily rate£370£245
% change on same period last year+51.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£259
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2032
Average minimum hourly rate£22.61£20.04
Average hourly rate£23.80£21.18
% change on same period last year+12.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£22.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Firewall South EastFirewall
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.

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Kent Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Firewall Daily Rate Trend

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 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--
Firewall South EastFirewall
South East

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

111 (73.33 %)CheckPoint
28 (53.33 %)CCSE
37 (46.67 %)Nokia
37 (46.67 %)Construction
37 (46.67 %)Cisco
46 (40.00 %)VPN
54 (26.67 %)Windows
54 (26.67 %)Cisco Certification
63 (20.00 %)MS Excel
63 (20.00 %)Active Directory
63 (20.00 %)HP
63 (20.00 %)Intel
63 (20.00 %)IBM
63 (20.00 %)Microsoft
63 (20.00 %)CCNP
63 (20.00 %)CCNA
63 (20.00 %)Cisco PIX
63 (20.00 %)Wireless
63 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
72 (13.33 %)SC Cleared
72 (13.33 %)Clustering
72 (13.33 %)CCDP
72 (13.33 %)Backup Exec
72 (13.33 %)CCSA
81 (6.667 %)Internet
81 (6.667 %)ARCserve
81 (6.667 %)MPLS
81 (6.667 %)NetScreen
81 (6.667 %)Government
81 (6.667 %)CCDA

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (20.00 %)MS Excel
21 (6.667 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (40.00 %)VPN
23 (20.00 %)Wireless
23 (20.00 %)Cisco PIX
31 (6.667 %)LAN
31 (6.667 %)WAN
31 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
31 (6.667 %)Internet
31 (6.667 %)MPLS
31 (6.667 %)NetScreen
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (46.67 %)Construction
21 (6.667 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (13.33 %)Analyst
21 (6.667 %)Consultant
21 (6.667 %)Network Engineer
21 (6.667 %)Support Technician
21 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
21 (6.667 %)3rd Line Support
21 (6.667 %)Support Consultant
21 (6.667 %)Network Analyst
21 (6.667 %)IT Support Analyst
21 (6.667 %)Network Architect
21 (6.667 %)Junior Network Engineer
21 (6.667 %)Architect
21 (6.667 %)Junior
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Clustering
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (26.67 %)Windows
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (13.33 %)SC Cleared
31 (6.667 %)ITIL
31 (6.667 %)PRINCE2
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)VB
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (53.33 %)CCSE
24 (26.67 %)Cisco Certification
33 (20.00 %)CCNP
33 (20.00 %)CCNA
42 (13.33 %)CCSA
42 (13.33 %)CCDP
51 (6.667 %)CCDA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (20.00 %)Active Directory
22 (13.33 %)Backup Exec
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)ARCserve
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (73.33 %)CheckPoint
27 (46.67 %)Nokia
27 (46.67 %)Cisco
33 (20.00 %)IBM
33 (20.00 %)Microsoft
33 (20.00 %)HP
33 (20.00 %)Intel
41 (6.667 %)Capita
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