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The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Milton Keynes 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2741
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads4023
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.023 %
As % of the category below25.48 %11.92 %
Daily rates quoted206
Average minimum daily rate£346£254
Average daily rate£369£287
% change on same period last year+28.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£342
% change on same period last year+12.16 %
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£27.44£26.03
% change on same period last year+5.43 %
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads157193
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.226 %0.197 %
Daily rates quoted6750
Average minimum daily rate£338£353
Average daily rate£357£373
% change on same period last year-4.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£336
% change on same period last year+5.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1146
Average minimum hourly rate£18.42£27.40
Average hourly rate£19.05£28.50
% change on same period last year-33.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.69£29.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.36£28.72
% change on same period last year-4.71 %
Firewall BuckinghamshireFirewall
Buckinghamshire

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

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

143 (59.72 %)Security Cleared
241 (56.94 %)Cisco
335 (48.61 %)LAN
434 (47.22 %)SC Cleared
529 (40.28 %)Cisco Certification
626 (36.11 %)Cisco PIX
725 (34.72 %)WAN
818 (25.00 %)CCNP
818 (25.00 %)Intrusion Detection
916 (22.22 %)OpenView
916 (22.22 %)Government
1015 (20.83 %)ITIL
1113 (18.06 %)CheckPoint
1113 (18.06 %)Windows
1113 (18.06 %)Ethernet
1212 (16.67 %)HP
1212 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
1212 (16.67 %)ITSM
1311 (15.28 %)NNM
1311 (15.28 %)OVOW
1311 (15.28 %)CCNA
1311 (15.28 %)NetScreen
1410 (13.89 %)Windows Server 2003
1410 (13.89 %)SAN
1410 (13.89 %)Active Directory
1410 (13.89 %)CiscoWorks
1410 (13.89 %)Microsoft
1410 (13.89 %)Network Design
159 (12.50 %)Blue Coat
168 (11.11 %)Migration

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (11.11 %)IIS
27 (9.722 %)MS Exchange
35 (6.944 %)SharePoint
44 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 5.5
44 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (4.167 %)Oracle Application Server
62 (2.778 %)Apache
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (48.61 %)LAN
226 (36.11 %)Cisco PIX
325 (34.72 %)WAN
418 (25.00 %)Intrusion Detection
513 (18.06 %)Ethernet
612 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
711 (15.28 %)NetScreen
810 (13.89 %)SAN
95 (6.944 %)SNMP
95 (6.944 %)VLAN
95 (6.944 %)SSH
104 (5.556 %)VPN
104 (5.556 %)MPLS
104 (5.556 %)OSPF
104 (5.556 %)BGP
104 (5.556 %)DSLAM
113 (4.167 %)FDDI
122 (2.778 %)Intranet
122 (2.778 %)Internet
122 (2.778 %)L2TP
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.167 %)SQL Server
13 (4.167 %)BusinessObjects
13 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.389 %)SQL Server 2000
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (22.22 %)Government
27 (9.722 %)Finance
34 (5.556 %)Telecoms
43 (4.167 %)Automotive
52 (2.778 %)Auditing
61 (1.389 %)Legal
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (23.61 %)Analyst
214 (19.44 %)Network Engineer
313 (18.06 %)Consultant
410 (13.89 %)Network Specialist
58 (11.11 %)Network Analyst
67 (9.722 %)Senior Analyst
67 (9.722 %)Security Analyst
67 (9.722 %)Network Support
67 (9.722 %)Senior Security Analyst
76 (8.333 %)Network Consultant
84 (5.556 %)Support Engineer
84 (5.556 %)Technical Consultant
84 (5.556 %)Messaging Specialist
84 (5.556 %)Design Engineer
84 (5.556 %)Cisco Support
84 (5.556 %)Network Design Engineer
93 (4.167 %)Network Support Specialist
93 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Specialist
93 (4.167 %)Support Specialist
93 (4.167 %)IT Consultant
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.167 %)Clustering
22 (2.778 %)CESG
22 (2.778 %)Management Information System
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (18.06 %)Windows
210 (13.89 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (9.722 %)Windows Vista
37 (9.722 %)Windows 2000
37 (9.722 %)Windows XP
46 (8.333 %)Solaris
55 (6.944 %)Windows Server 2008
63 (4.167 %)Windows NT
71 (1.389 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (1.389 %)UNIX
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (59.72 %)Security Cleared
234 (47.22 %)SC Cleared
315 (20.83 %)ITIL
412 (16.67 %)ITSM
510 (13.89 %)Network Design
68 (11.11 %)Migration
77 (9.722 %)DV Cleared
85 (6.944 %)Operations Management
94 (5.556 %)Data Migration
103 (4.167 %)CTC Cleared
112 (2.778 %)Problem Management
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (8.333 %)SQL
22 (2.778 %)C
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (40.28 %)Cisco Certification
218 (25.00 %)CCNP
311 (15.28 %)CCNA
46 (8.333 %)MCSE
46 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
46 (8.333 %)CNE
46 (8.333 %)Novell Certification
52 (2.778 %)CCIE
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.778 %)SLA
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (13.89 %)Active Directory
24 (5.556 %)MailMarshal
33 (4.167 %)NetBackup
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (22.22 %)OpenView
211 (15.28 %)NNM
211 (15.28 %)OVOW
310 (13.89 %)CiscoWorks
42 (2.778 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (2.778 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
141 (56.94 %)Cisco
213 (18.06 %)CheckPoint
312 (16.67 %)HP
410 (13.89 %)Microsoft
59 (12.50 %)Blue Coat
67 (9.722 %)Crossbeam
67 (9.722 %)Symantec
67 (9.722 %)Nokia
74 (5.556 %)Sun
74 (5.556 %)Huawei
83 (4.167 %)Oracle
83 (4.167 %)Business Objects
92 (2.778 %)StorageTek
101 (1.389 %)VERITAS
101 (1.389 %)Finjan
101 (1.389 %)SurfControl
101 (1.389 %)VMware