The first table below looks at the demand for Security Testing skills in IT contracts advertised for the North East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Testing over the 3 months to 17 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the North East 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Testing
Rank - 46 -
Contract jobs citing Security Testing 0 2 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North East - 0.418% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.662% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £325 £400
% change year-on-year
-15.38% -18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £57.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
- +64.28%
All Processes & Methodologies
North East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
172 302 255
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North East 65.15% 63.18% 57.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 166 108
Average daily rate £341 £350 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.71% +7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £250 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £499 £575 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 14 13
Average hourly rate £18.90 £23.50 £21.86
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-19.57% +7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.54 £12.00 £10.49
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.00 £40.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Security Testing
England

Security Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Security Testing across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North East Security Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Security Testing
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Security Testing across the North East region.

North East Security Testing Daily Rate Trend