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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Security Engineer role in IT contracts within the London region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Security Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Security Engineer
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank353422
Rank change on same period last yearUp+69
Matching contract IT job ads1333
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.036 %
As % of the category below0.055 %0.086 %
Daily rates quoted68
Average minimum daily rate£310£359
Average daily rate£339£374
% change on same period last year-9.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£407£340
% change on same period last year+19.65 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.00-
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads2342438293
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled38.01 %41.80 %
Daily rates quoted945514406
Average minimum daily rate£387£421
Average daily rate£415£449
% change on same period last year-7.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£443£477
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted14071979
Average minimum hourly rate£23.06£25.22
Average hourly rate£24.48£26.71
% change on same period last year-8.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.89£28.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Network Security Engineer EnglandNetwork Security Engineer
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.

Network Security Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Network Security Engineer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Network Security Engineer Demand Trend

Network Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Network Security Engineer across the London region.

London Network Security Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Network Security Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer across the London region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

London Network Security Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Network Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Network Security Engineer across the London region.

London Network Security Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Network Security Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security Engineer within the London 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
City of LondonDown-113£406-
Network Security Engineer EnglandNetwork Security Engineer
England

Network Security Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Network Security Engineer in their job title 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 with Network Security Engineer in their job title.

133 (89.19 %)Network Security
223 (62.16 %)Firewall
223 (62.16 %)Cisco
317 (45.95 %)CheckPoint
415 (40.54 %)Cisco Certification
510 (27.03 %)CCNP
510 (27.03 %)Blue Coat
69 (24.32 %)VPN
69 (24.32 %)Cisco PIX
78 (21.62 %)Cisco ASA
78 (21.62 %)WAN
78 (21.62 %)Juniper
87 (18.92 %)LAN
87 (18.92 %)Finance
96 (16.22 %)NetScreen
96 (16.22 %)CCSE
96 (16.22 %)CCSP
105 (13.51 %)CCNA
105 (13.51 %)CCSA
105 (13.51 %)Crossbeam
114 (10.81 %)OSPF
114 (10.81 %)Health
123 (8.108 %)Government
123 (8.108 %)BGP
123 (8.108 %)CISSP
123 (8.108 %)Nokia
123 (8.108 %)NHS
123 (8.108 %)Internet
123 (8.108 %)Penetration Testing
123 (8.108 %)BIG-IP

Network Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Network Security Engineer in their job title 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 with Network Security Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
133 (89.19 %)Network Security
223 (62.16 %)Firewall
39 (24.32 %)VPN
39 (24.32 %)Cisco PIX
48 (21.62 %)Cisco ASA
48 (21.62 %)WAN
57 (18.92 %)LAN
66 (16.22 %)NetScreen
74 (10.81 %)OSPF
83 (8.108 %)BGP
83 (8.108 %)Internet
83 (8.108 %)BIG-IP
92 (5.405 %)VLAN
92 (5.405 %)TCP/IP
92 (5.405 %)TACACS
92 (5.405 %)Wireless
92 (5.405 %)IPsec
92 (5.405 %)SSL
101 (2.703 %)SAN
101 (2.703 %)DMZ
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (18.92 %)Finance
24 (10.81 %)Health
33 (8.108 %)Government
42 (5.405 %)Auditing
51 (2.703 %)Online Games
51 (2.703 %)Legal
51 (2.703 %)Games
51 (2.703 %)Banking
51 (2.703 %)Investment Banking
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.108 %)NHS
22 (5.405 %)Firmware
22 (5.405 %)e-Health
22 (5.405 %)SecurID
31 (2.703 %)Equities
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.405 %)Solaris
12 (5.405 %)Linux
21 (2.703 %)Windows
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (8.108 %)Penetration Testing
13 (8.108 %)SC Cleared
13 (8.108 %)Security Cleared
21 (2.703 %)BC Cleared
21 (2.703 %)Load Balancing
21 (2.703 %)Change Management
21 (2.703 %)Vulnerability Assessment
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.703 %)Shell Script
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (40.54 %)Cisco Certification
210 (27.03 %)CCNP
36 (16.22 %)CCSP
36 (16.22 %)CCSE
45 (13.51 %)CCSA
45 (13.51 %)CCNA
53 (8.108 %)CISSP
62 (5.405 %)Check Point Certification
62 (5.405 %)Degree
71 (2.703 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (2.703 %)CCDA
71 (2.703 %)MCSE
71 (2.703 %)CCIE
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.405 %)Active Directory
21 (2.703 %)ISA Server
21 (2.703 %)Snort
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.405 %)CiscoWorks
21 (2.703 %)MIMEsweeper
21 (2.703 %)MAILsweeper
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (62.16 %)Cisco
217 (45.95 %)CheckPoint
310 (27.03 %)Blue Coat
48 (21.62 %)Juniper
55 (13.51 %)Crossbeam
63 (8.108 %)Nokia
72 (5.405 %)Microsoft
72 (5.405 %)Concord
81 (2.703 %)Fortinet
81 (2.703 %)HP
81 (2.703 %)Nortel
81 (2.703 %)Citrix
81 (2.703 %)Radware