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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Leeds 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
Rank4235
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads3639
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.039 %
As % of the category below27.69 %22.67 %
Daily rates quoted1917
Average minimum daily rate£293£359
Average daily rate£314£361
% change on same period last year-12.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£346
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
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£25.12£28.38
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads130172
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.173 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted3347
Average minimum daily rate£286£331
Average daily rate£305£337
% change on same period last year-9.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted108
Average minimum hourly rate£21.91£18.63
Average hourly rate£23.07£19.88
% change on same period last year+16.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.24£21.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Firewall West YorkshireFirewall
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Firewall Daily Rate Trend

Firewall
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Firewall across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds Firewall Daily Rate Histogram

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

136 (50.00 %)DNS
235 (48.61 %)Windows
330 (41.67 %)PRINCE2
422 (30.56 %)PKI
521 (29.17 %)UNIX
521 (29.17 %)Smartcard
620 (27.78 %)Internet
719 (26.39 %)Health
818 (25.00 %)Government
818 (25.00 %)WAN
917 (23.61 %)Cisco
1016 (22.22 %)Linux
1016 (22.22 %)Microsoft
1115 (20.83 %)NHS
1115 (20.83 %)Project Management
1115 (20.83 %)ITIL
1115 (20.83 %)VPN
1213 (18.06 %)SQL Server 2005
1213 (18.06 %)SQL Server
1213 (18.06 %)Active Directory
1213 (18.06 %)SAN
1312 (16.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1312 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
1312 (16.67 %)WebServices
1312 (16.67 %)SQL
1411 (15.28 %)Finance
1411 (15.28 %)Windows 2000
1411 (15.28 %)MS Exchange
1411 (15.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
1510 (13.89 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (16.67 %)WebServices
23 (4.167 %).NET
32 (2.778 %)Middleware
32 (2.778 %)WebSphere
32 (2.778 %).NET Framework
32 (2.778 %)WCF
41 (1.389 %)ASP.NET
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (15.28 %)MS Exchange
111 (15.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
27 (9.722 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (2.778 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (1.389 %)IIS
41 (1.389 %)SharePoint
41 (1.389 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (50.00 %)DNS
220 (27.78 %)Internet
318 (25.00 %)WAN
415 (20.83 %)VPN
513 (18.06 %)SAN
610 (13.89 %)MPLS
610 (13.89 %)TCP/IP
77 (9.722 %)LAN
85 (6.944 %)HTTP
85 (6.944 %)Cisco PIX
85 (6.944 %)Network Security
94 (5.556 %)SSL
102 (2.778 %)OSPF
102 (2.778 %)X.509
102 (2.778 %)Frame Relay
102 (2.778 %)Kerberos
102 (2.778 %)RIP
102 (2.778 %)ATM
102 (2.778 %)VoIP
102 (2.778 %)FTP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (18.06 %)SQL Server
113 (18.06 %)SQL Server 2005
26 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (4.167 %)SQL Server 7
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (26.39 %)Health
218 (25.00 %)Government
311 (15.28 %)Finance
46 (8.333 %)Law
46 (8.333 %)Banking
55 (6.944 %)Telecoms
61 (1.389 %)Legal
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (30.56 %)Analyst
216 (22.22 %)Deployment Analyst
312 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
48 (11.11 %)Cisco Engineer
48 (11.11 %)Consultant
57 (9.722 %)Cisco Network Engineer
66 (8.333 %)Technical Consultant
75 (6.944 %)Project Engineer
84 (5.556 %)Technical Analyst
84 (5.556 %)Network Analyst
84 (5.556 %)Architect
84 (5.556 %)Technical Support
84 (5.556 %)Security Engineer
84 (5.556 %)Systems Integrator
93 (4.167 %)Technical Manager
93 (4.167 %)Network Support
93 (4.167 %)Support Engineer
93 (4.167 %)Network Security Engineer
93 (4.167 %)Support Analyst
93 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Engineer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (30.56 %)PKI
221 (29.17 %)Smartcard
315 (20.83 %)NHS
44 (5.556 %)Clustering
52 (2.778 %)Client/Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (48.61 %)Windows
221 (29.17 %)UNIX
316 (22.22 %)Linux
411 (15.28 %)Windows 2000
55 (6.944 %)Windows XP
64 (5.556 %)Windows NT
73 (4.167 %)Solaris
81 (1.389 %)Windows Server 2003
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (41.67 %)PRINCE2
215 (20.83 %)ITIL
215 (20.83 %)Project Management
35 (6.944 %)Network Design
35 (6.944 %)Security Cleared
44 (5.556 %)Network Load Balancing
53 (4.167 %)PRINCE
62 (2.778 %)SOA
62 (2.778 %)Migration
71 (1.389 %)TOGAF
71 (1.389 %)Change Management
71 (1.389 %)SC Cleared
71 (1.389 %)Load Balancing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (16.67 %)SQL
27 (9.722 %)Shell Script
27 (9.722 %)C
27 (9.722 %)Perl
31 (1.389 %)C#
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
112 (16.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
210 (13.89 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
38 (11.11 %)CCNP
46 (8.333 %)CCNA
55 (6.944 %)Degree
64 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (5.556 %)MCSE
72 (2.778 %)CCSP
81 (1.389 %)CISSP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.778 %)SLA
12 (2.778 %)PCI DSS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (18.06 %)Active Directory
210 (13.89 %)VMware ESX
38 (11.11 %)MetaFrame
47 (9.722 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (2.778 %)Terminal Services
52 (2.778 %)BorderManager
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (23.61 %)Cisco
216 (22.22 %)Microsoft
310 (13.89 %)Citrix
47 (9.722 %)VMware
56 (8.333 %)CheckPoint
62 (2.778 %)Websense
62 (2.778 %)Novell
62 (2.778 %)IBM
71 (1.389 %)Juniper
71 (1.389 %)HP
71 (1.389 %)Intel
71 (1.389 %)Nortel
71 (1.389 %)Finjan
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