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The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Lancashire 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3336
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.009 %
As % of the category below11.43 %14.81 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£330
% change on same period last year+10.30 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£18.90£15.00
Average hourly rate£18.90£20.00
% change on same period last year-5.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.90£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.85£26.01
% change on same period last year+14.76 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads3554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.059 %
Daily rates quoted716
Average minimum daily rate£294£366
Average daily rate£318£382
% change on same period last year-16.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£336
% change on same period last year+2.28 %
Hourly rates quoted56
Average minimum hourly rate£21.98£15.58
Average hourly rate£23.48£19.08
% change on same period last year+23.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.98£22.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.86£28.32
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Firewall North WestFirewall
North West

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 Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
PrestonUp+21--
Firewall North WestFirewall
North West

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

15 (55.56 %)Cisco
24 (44.44 %)Cisco Certification
33 (33.33 %)CCNP
33 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
33 (33.33 %)Cisco ASA
42 (22.22 %)PCI DSS
42 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
42 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
42 (22.22 %)Windows
42 (22.22 %)LAN
42 (22.22 %)VoIP
42 (22.22 %)WAN
51 (11.11 %)IP Telephony
51 (11.11 %)Network Design
51 (11.11 %)VLAN
51 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (11.11 %)Data Security
51 (11.11 %)Wireless
51 (11.11 %)Frame Relay
51 (11.11 %)Finance
51 (11.11 %)Government
51 (11.11 %)Backup Exec
51 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
51 (11.11 %)VPN
51 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
51 (11.11 %)Microsoft
51 (11.11 %)CCIE
51 (11.11 %)CCNA
51 (11.11 %)Active Directory
51 (11.11 %)Avaya

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
11 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
13 (33.33 %)Cisco ASA
22 (22.22 %)LAN
22 (22.22 %)VoIP
22 (22.22 %)WAN
31 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
31 (11.11 %)VPN
31 (11.11 %)MPLS
31 (11.11 %)Wireless
31 (11.11 %)Frame Relay
31 (11.11 %)IP Telephony
31 (11.11 %)VLAN
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Finance
11 (11.11 %)Government
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Network Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Cisco Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Cisco Network Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Project Manager
31 (11.11 %)Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Cisco Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Engineer
31 (11.11 %)IT Project Manager
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)Windows
21 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2008
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
12 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
21 (11.11 %)Project Management
21 (11.11 %)Data Security
21 (11.11 %)Network Design
21 (11.11 %)System Testing
21 (11.11 %)Communications Security
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (44.44 %)Cisco Certification
23 (33.33 %)CCNP
31 (11.11 %)CCNA
31 (11.11 %)CCIE
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)PCI DSS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)Active Directory
11 (11.11 %)Backup Exec
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Cisco
21 (11.11 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Avaya
21 (11.11 %)VERITAS