The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term CESG in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CESG over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
Rank 362 373 428
Rank change year-on-year
+11 +55
Contract jobs citing CESG 15 42 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.069% 0.156% 0.045%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.209% 0.485% 0.119%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 23 7
Average daily rate £450 £500 £565
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.00% -11.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £342 £410 £539
10% offered a daily rate of more than £594 £643 £624
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £575 £375
% change year-on-year
-17.39% +53.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
7191 8651 11771
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 33.20% 32.11% 37.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 4968 5870 7935
Average daily rate £475 £475 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -13.63%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £283 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 209 196
Average hourly rate £23.00 £22.50 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.22% +7.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £13.49 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £52.40 £52.50 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%
CESG
England

CESG
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing CESG across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

London CESG Jobs Demand Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CESG across the London region.

London CESG Daily Rate Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CESG across the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

London CESG Daily Rate Histogram

CESG
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CESG across the London region.

London CESG Hourly Rate Trend

CESG
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CESG within the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +10 4 £365 -34.23%
CESG
England

CESG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing CESG 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 CESG.

1 13 (81.25%) Security Cleared
2 11 (68.75%) SC Cleared
3 8 (50.00%) DV Cleared
4 7 (43.75%) Information Security
4 7 (43.75%) CESG CLAS
5 6 (37.50%) Risk Assessment
5 6 (37.50%) PRINCE2
5 6 (37.50%) Risk Management
6 5 (31.25%) Information Assurance
6 5 (31.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 3 (18.75%) Service Delivery
8 3 (18.75%) Communications Security
8 3 (18.75%) HMG Infosec
8 3 (18.75%) RMADS
9 2 (12.50%) Cyber Security
9 2 (12.50%) PCI DSS
9 2 (12.50%) Firewall
9 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
9 2 (12.50%) Cisco
9 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
10 1 (6.250%) HP
10 1 (6.250%) EMC
10 1 (6.250%) Citrix
10 1 (6.250%) Red Hat
10 1 (6.250%) Project Management
10 1 (6.250%) Windows
10 1 (6.250%) Linux
10 1 (6.250%) Postgraduate
10 1 (6.250%) SQL

CESG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing CESG 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 CESG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.250%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) Firewall
2 1 (6.250%) WAN
2 1 (6.250%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (6.250%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.250%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (6.250%) Financial Institution
1 1 (6.250%) Telecoms
1 1 (6.250%) Finance
1 1 (6.250%) Law
1 1 (6.250%) Legal
1 1 (6.250%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Security Specialist
2 3 (18.75%) Consultant
2 3 (18.75%) Auditor
2 3 (18.75%) CLAS Consultant
3 1 (6.250%) Architect
3 1 (6.250%) Project Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Security Consultant
3 1 (6.250%) Information Assurance Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Information Assurance Consultant
3 1 (6.250%) Information Security Specialist
3 1 (6.250%) Information Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Systems Architect
3 1 (6.250%) Infrastructure Architect
3 1 (6.250%) Infrastructure Specialist
3 1 (6.250%) Information Assurance Specialist
3 1 (6.250%) Risk Consultant
3 1 (6.250%) Information Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) CESG CLAS
2 3 (18.75%) RMADS
3 1 (6.250%) Management Information System
3 1 (6.250%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (6.250%) Freedom of Information Act
3 1 (6.250%) Freedom of Information
3 1 (6.250%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.250%) Windows
1 1 (6.250%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Information Security
2 6 (37.50%) Risk Assessment
2 6 (37.50%) PRINCE2
2 6 (37.50%) Risk Management
3 5 (31.25%) Information Assurance
4 3 (18.75%) Service Delivery
4 3 (18.75%) Communications Security
5 2 (12.50%) Cyber Security
6 1 (6.250%) Project Management
6 1 (6.250%) Migration
6 1 (6.250%) Data Protection
6 1 (6.250%) ISMS
6 1 (6.250%) Requirements Analysis
6 1 (6.250%) Risk Analysis
6 1 (6.250%) TOGAF
6 1 (6.250%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.250%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (81.25%) Security Cleared
2 11 (68.75%) SC Cleared
3 8 (50.00%) DV Cleared
4 4 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (6.250%) Postgraduate
5 1 (6.250%) CISA
5 1 (6.250%) PCI QSA
5 1 (6.250%) BC Cleared
5 1 (6.250%) Degree
5 1 (6.250%) CITP
5 1 (6.250%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (18.75%) HMG Infosec
3 2 (12.50%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (6.250%) VMware ESX
1 1 (6.250%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle RAC
1 1 (6.250%) Forefront TMG
1 1 (6.250%) UAG
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Cisco
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.250%) HP
2 1 (6.250%) EMC
2 1 (6.250%) Citrix
2 1 (6.250%) Red Hat
2 1 (6.250%) Oracle
2 1 (6.250%) VMware
2 1 (6.250%) Crossbeam
City, London
Our Customer is looking for a Consultant Accreditor to support the Security Accreditation team in various activities as part of the formal process of risk assessment and accreditation...
LA International
Rate: £600 - £670 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
A leading Public sector client is looking for a contract Information Assurance Manager to support the programme's security accreditation activities... The suitable candidate will have proven demonstrable...
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Posted: 21 May 2013