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The table below looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) 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 IPsec over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank43-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.098 %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£399£310
% change on same period last year+28.62 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67-
Average hourly rate£38.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£44.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.76£32.00
% change on same period last year+30.50 %
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 %
IPsec South EastIPsec
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.

IPsec
Demand Trend

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

Kent IPsec Demand Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent IPsec Daily Rate Trend

IPsec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent IPsec Hourly Rate Trend

IPsec
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPsec across the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent IPsec Hourly Rate Histogram

IPsec
Top 11 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
15 (100.00 %)SharePoint
15 (100.00 %)Incident Management
24 (80.00 %)Firewall
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)DMZ
24 (80.00 %)Extranet
33 (60.00 %)SSL
33 (60.00 %)Load Balancing
42 (40.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0

IPsec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (40.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (100.00 %)SharePoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)DMZ
14 (80.00 %)Extranet
14 (80.00 %)Firewall
23 (60.00 %)SSL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Consultant
12 (40.00 %)SharePoint Consultant
21 (20.00 %)SharePoint Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Applications Developer
21 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Administrator
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Incident Management
23 (60.00 %)Load Balancing