North West BS7799 Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for BS 7799 skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BS7799 over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

BS 7799
Location Berkshire Bracknell City of London Dewsbury Docklands, London East of England Edinburgh England Farnborough Gloucester Gloucestershire Hampshire Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire London Manchester Middlesex North West Scotland Shropshire Slough South East South West Staines Surrey Telford UK West Midlands West Yorkshire Worcestershire Yorkshire	3 months to 2 Dec 2008	Same period last year
Rank	124	134
Rank change on same period last year	+10
Matching contract IT job ads	3	9
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.005 %	0.010 %
As % of the category below	1.852 %	6.618 %
Daily rates quoted	0	2
Average minimum daily rate	-	£313
Average daily rate	-	£334
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	£355
UK excluding London average daily rate	£449	£412
% change on same period last year	+8.93 %
Hourly rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£18.29	-
Average hourly rate	£20.86	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£23.42	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£20.86	£18.50
% change on same period last year	+12.72 %
Quality Assurance & Compliance North West
Matching contract IT job ads	162	136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.260 %	0.146 %
Daily rates quoted	37	33
Average minimum daily rate	£333	£370
Average daily rate	£347	£386
% change on same period last year	-10.09 %
Average maximum daily rate	£360	£401
UK excluding London average daily rate	£370	£358
% change on same period last year	+3.62 %
Hourly rates quoted	32	7
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.79	£23.09
Average hourly rate	£25.84	£23.47
% change on same period last year	+10.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£27.90	£23.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.11	£23.27
% change on same period last year	+7.86 %
BS7799 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.

BS7799
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BS7799 across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

BS7799
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BS7799 across the North West region.

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BS7799 across the North West region.

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BS7799 within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 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.

Location	Rank 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
Manchester	-5	2	-	-

BS7799 England

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Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BS7799 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 BS7799.

1 15 (83.33 %) Information Security 1 15 (83.33 %) ISO27001 2 11 (61.11 %) CISSP 3 5 (27.78 %) ISO17799 3 5 (27.78 %) Management Information System 3 5 (27.78 %) Risk Management 3 5 (27.78 %) Risk Assessment 4 4 (22.22 %) PCI DSS 4 4 (22.22 %) Retail 4 4 (22.22 %) Data Security 5 3 (16.67 %) Security Management 5 3 (16.67 %) NHS 5 3 (16.67 %) GAP Analysis 5 3 (16.67 %) Data Protection 6 2 (11.11 %) Freedom of Information

6 2 (11.11 %) Freedom of Information Act 6 2 (11.11 %) Risk Analysis 6 2 (11.11 %) ISMS 6 2 (11.11 %) Information Security Management 6 2 (11.11 %) Health 6 2 (11.11 %) Finance 7 1 (5.556 %) Government 7 1 (5.556 %) ITIL 7 1 (5.556 %) ITIL Certification

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BS7799 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 BS7799. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General 1 4 (22.22 %) Retail 2 2 (11.11 %) Health 2 2 (11.11 %) Finance 3 1 (5.556 %) Government	Job Titles 1 8 (44.44 %) Consultant 1 8 (44.44 %) Security Consultant 2 4 (22.22 %) Security Specialist 2 4 (22.22 %) IT Security Specialist 3 2 (11.11 %) Compliance Manager 4 1 (5.556 %) Information Manager 4 1 (5.556 %) Security Manager
Miscellaneous 1 5 (27.78 %) Management Information System 2 3 (16.67 %) NHS 3 2 (11.11 %) Freedom of Information 3 2 (11.11 %) Freedom of Information Act	Processes & Methodologies 1 15 (83.33 %) Information Security 2 5 (27.78 %) Risk Management 2 5 (27.78 %) Risk Assessment 3 4 (22.22 %) Data Security 4 3 (16.67 %) Security Management 4 3 (16.67 %) GAP Analysis 4 3 (16.67 %) Data Protection 5 2 (11.11 %) Information Security Management 5 2 (11.11 %) Risk Analysis 5 2 (11.11 %) ISMS 6 1 (5.556 %) ITIL
Qualifications 1 11 (61.11 %) CISSP 2 1 (5.556 %) ITIL Certification	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 15 (83.33 %) ISO27001 2 5 (27.78 %) ISO17799 3 4 (22.22 %) PCI DSS