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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Midlands 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
Rank6525
Rank change on same period last yearDown-40
Matching contract IT job ads1067
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.068 %
As % of the category below8.197 %23.18 %
Daily rates quoted45
Average minimum daily rate£338£291
Average daily rate£370£295
% change on same period last year+25.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£299
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£346
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£39.50
Average hourly rate-£41.38
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£43.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.12£28.38
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads122289
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.163 %0.292 %
Daily rates quoted1953
Average minimum daily rate£333£343
Average daily rate£352£368
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted230
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£29.98
Average hourly rate£30.50£33.22
% change on same period last year-8.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.67£36.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Firewall EnglandFirewall
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.

Firewall
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Firewall across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (54.55 %)Cisco
29 (40.91 %)VPN
38 (36.36 %)CheckPoint
47 (31.82 %)MPLS
47 (31.82 %)SSL
56 (27.27 %)Cisco Certification
56 (27.27 %)Government
56 (27.27 %)Network Security
64 (18.18 %)BIG-IP
64 (18.18 %)CCNA
64 (18.18 %)VoIP
64 (18.18 %)SQL
73 (13.64 %)HPUX
73 (13.64 %)Linux
73 (13.64 %)WAN
73 (13.64 %)SLA
73 (13.64 %)Network Design
73 (13.64 %)PKI
73 (13.64 %)Incident Management
73 (13.64 %)Nokia
73 (13.64 %)E-business
73 (13.64 %)OSPF
73 (13.64 %)Remedy
73 (13.64 %)BGP
73 (13.64 %)Internet
73 (13.64 %)Degree
73 (13.64 %)Load Balancing
82 (9.091 %)Oracle RAC
82 (9.091 %)CESG Infosec
82 (9.091 %)RMADS

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (9.091 %).NET
12 (9.091 %)WebServices
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.091 %)IIS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (40.91 %)VPN
27 (31.82 %)SSL
27 (31.82 %)MPLS
36 (27.27 %)Network Security
44 (18.18 %)BIG-IP
44 (18.18 %)VoIP
53 (13.64 %)WAN
53 (13.64 %)OSPF
53 (13.64 %)BGP
53 (13.64 %)Internet
62 (9.091 %)LAN
62 (9.091 %)VLAN
62 (9.091 %)HTTP
62 (9.091 %)SAN
71 (4.545 %)NetScreen
71 (4.545 %)Cisco PIX
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (27.27 %)Government
22 (9.091 %)Finance
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (22.73 %)Network Engineer
24 (18.18 %)Cisco Engineer
24 (18.18 %)Cisco Network Engineer
24 (18.18 %)Consultant
33 (13.64 %)Firewall Support
33 (13.64 %)Firewall Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Architect
42 (9.091 %)Solutions Architect
51 (4.545 %)Network Security Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Security Consultant
51 (4.545 %)Data Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Project Manager
51 (4.545 %)Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Security Specialist
51 (4.545 %)Firewall Consultant
51 (4.545 %)Security Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Cisco Support
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (13.64 %)PKI
22 (9.091 %)RMADS
22 (9.091 %)CESG
22 (9.091 %)CESG CLAS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.64 %)HPUX
13 (13.64 %)Linux
22 (9.091 %)UNIX
22 (9.091 %)Windows
22 (9.091 %)AIX
31 (4.545 %)Solaris
31 (4.545 %)Windows NT
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.64 %)E-business
13 (13.64 %)Network Design
13 (13.64 %)Incident Management
13 (13.64 %)Load Balancing
22 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
22 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
22 (9.091 %)Yourdon
22 (9.091 %)UML
22 (9.091 %)RAD
22 (9.091 %)SSADM
31 (4.545 %)Security Management
31 (4.545 %)Risk Assessment
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (18.18 %)SQL
22 (9.091 %)Java
22 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
31 (4.545 %)C
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (27.27 %)Cisco Certification
24 (18.18 %)CCNA
33 (13.64 %)Degree
41 (4.545 %)CCSP
41 (4.545 %)CCNP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (13.64 %)SLA
22 (9.091 %)BS7799
22 (9.091 %)ISO27001
22 (9.091 %)CESG Infosec
22 (9.091 %)ISO17799
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (9.091 %)Oracle RAC
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (54.55 %)Cisco
28 (36.36 %)CheckPoint
33 (13.64 %)Remedy
33 (13.64 %)Nokia
42 (9.091 %)Oracle
42 (9.091 %)IBM
42 (9.091 %)Sun
51 (4.545 %)Nortel
51 (4.545 %)Microsoft
51 (4.545 %)Blue Coat
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