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This section looks at the demand for Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CESG over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCommunications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank385473
Rank change on same period last yearUp+88
Matching contract IT job ads195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.208 %0.036 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£650£450
Average daily rate£775£525
% change on same period last year+47.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£900£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£521£498
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
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£72.50-
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
London
Matching contract IT job ads915213819
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.08 %13.76 %
Daily rates quoted45636091
Average minimum daily rate£473£491
Average daily rate£510£527
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£547£563
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted355466
Average minimum hourly rate£23.63£23.94
Average hourly rate£25.56£25.78
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.48£27.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
CESG EnglandCESG
England

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.

CESG
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CESG across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

London CESG Demand Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Trend

The 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
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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

This section 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 20 August 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
City of LondonNew entry-3--
CESG EnglandCESG
England

CESG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

137 (75.51 %)Government
229 (59.18 %)Security Cleared
323 (46.94 %)CESG CLAS
419 (38.78 %)Risk Management
419 (38.78 %)CESG Infosec
518 (36.73 %)RMADS
518 (36.73 %)SC Cleared
518 (36.73 %)Information Security
613 (26.53 %)Requirements Analysis
711 (22.45 %)Technical Architecture
89 (18.37 %)Risk Assessment
89 (18.37 %)Risk Analysis
98 (16.33 %)Health
107 (14.29 %)Quality Management
107 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
107 (14.29 %)Internet
116 (12.24 %)MS Exchange
116 (12.24 %)Service Delivery
116 (12.24 %)Blackberry
116 (12.24 %)TOGAF
116 (12.24 %)Network Security
125 (10.20 %)Criminal Justice
125 (10.20 %)WAN
125 (10.20 %)EDRMS
125 (10.20 %)MPLS
125 (10.20 %)ITIL
134 (8.163 %)Intranet
134 (8.163 %)Police
134 (8.163 %)Law
134 (8.163 %)QA

CESG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.041 %)J2EE
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (12.24 %)MS Exchange
21 (2.041 %)Documentum
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (14.29 %)Internet
26 (12.24 %)Network Security
35 (10.20 %)WAN
35 (10.20 %)MPLS
44 (8.163 %)Intranet
53 (6.122 %)VLAN
53 (6.122 %)Firewall
53 (6.122 %)LAN
53 (6.122 %)TCP/IP
53 (6.122 %)VPN
61 (2.041 %)Cisco PIX
61 (2.041 %)DSL
61 (2.041 %)LDAP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (10.20 %)EDRMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
137 (75.51 %)Government
28 (16.33 %)Health
35 (10.20 %)Criminal Justice
44 (8.163 %)Police
44 (8.163 %)Law
53 (6.122 %)Telecoms
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (40.82 %)Consultant
26 (12.24 %)Coordinator
26 (12.24 %)Architect
26 (12.24 %)Security Consultant
35 (10.20 %)Technical Architect
35 (10.20 %)Project Manager
43 (6.122 %)Security Manager
43 (6.122 %)Network Specialist
51 (2.041 %)Security Project Manager
51 (2.041 %)Telecoms Project Manager
51 (2.041 %)Solutions Architect
51 (2.041 %)Senior Manager
51 (2.041 %)Support Analyst
51 (2.041 %)Portfolio Manager
51 (2.041 %)Requirements Analyst
51 (2.041 %)Senior Project Manager
51 (2.041 %)Technical Analyst
51 (2.041 %)Infrastructure Architect
51 (2.041 %)Test Consultant
51 (2.041 %)Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (46.94 %)CESG CLAS
218 (36.73 %)RMADS
36 (12.24 %)Blackberry
41 (2.041 %)PKI
41 (2.041 %)N-Tier
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (59.18 %)Security Cleared
219 (38.78 %)Risk Management
318 (36.73 %)SC Cleared
318 (36.73 %)Information Security
413 (26.53 %)Requirements Analysis
511 (22.45 %)Technical Architecture
69 (18.37 %)Risk Assessment
69 (18.37 %)Risk Analysis
77 (14.29 %)Quality Management
77 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
86 (12.24 %)Service Delivery
86 (12.24 %)TOGAF
95 (10.20 %)ITIL
103 (6.122 %)Security Testing
103 (6.122 %)Content Management
103 (6.122 %)Document Management
103 (6.122 %)Project Management
112 (4.082 %)Identity Management
112 (4.082 %)CTC Cleared
121 (2.041 %)DV Cleared
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.041 %)C
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.082 %)CISA
21 (2.041 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (2.041 %)CISM
21 (2.041 %)CCIE
21 (2.041 %)CCNP
21 (2.041 %)CCNA
21 (2.041 %)CISSP
21 (2.041 %)Cisco Certification
21 (2.041 %)PRINCE2 Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (38.78 %)CESG Infosec
24 (8.163 %)QA
33 (6.122 %)HMG Infosec
42 (4.082 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.041 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (6.122 %)OpenView
21 (2.041 %)NNM
21 (2.041 %)Tivoli
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (6.122 %)Blue Coat
13 (6.122 %)CheckPoint
13 (6.122 %)HP
13 (6.122 %)Cisco
21 (2.041 %)Planview
21 (2.041 %)Microsoft
21 (2.041 %)EMC
21 (2.041 %)Juniper