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The table below looks at the demand for Data Security skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Data Security over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkData Security
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank119146
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads81
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.427 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£505£346
% change on same period last year+46.05 %
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£50.00£15.50
% change on same period last year+222.58 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18751965
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.640 %1.986 %
Daily rates quoted483480
Average minimum daily rate£355£332
Average daily rate£377£350
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted183163
Average minimum hourly rate£25.20£26.23
Average hourly rate£26.70£28.30
% change on same period last year-5.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Data Security EnglandData Security
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.

Data Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Data Security across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West Data Security Demand Trend

Data Security
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Data Security Daily Rate Trend

Data Security
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Data Security Hourly Rate Trend

Data Security
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ManchesterNew entry-4--
LancashireNew entry-1--
CheshireUp+81--
Data Security EnglandData Security
England

Data Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Data Security 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 Data Security.

17 (50.00 %)Information Security
26 (42.86 %)PCI DSS
35 (35.71 %)Retail
35 (35.71 %)ISO27001
35 (35.71 %)CISSP
35 (35.71 %)BS7799
43 (21.43 %)Finance
43 (21.43 %)Validation
43 (21.43 %)Migration
43 (21.43 %)Microsoft
43 (21.43 %)Intranet
43 (21.43 %)Internet
43 (21.43 %)SharePoint
43 (21.43 %)MS Office
43 (21.43 %)MS Excel
43 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (21.43 %)Time Management
52 (14.29 %)Banking
52 (14.29 %)GAP Analysis
61 (7.143 %)Information Security Management
61 (7.143 %)Security Management
61 (7.143 %)Firewall
61 (7.143 %)SAP XI
61 (7.143 %)Risk Assessment
61 (7.143 %)Active Directory
61 (7.143 %)Citrix
61 (7.143 %)Mainframe
61 (7.143 %)Windows NT
61 (7.143 %)SQL
61 (7.143 %)J2EE

Data Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Data Security 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 Data Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)J2EE
11 (7.143 %)SAP XI
11 (7.143 %)SAP Basis
11 (7.143 %)Application Packaging
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (21.43 %)SharePoint
13 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (21.43 %)MS Office
13 (21.43 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (21.43 %)Intranet
13 (21.43 %)Internet
21 (7.143 %)Firewall
21 (7.143 %)DNS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)Datawarehouse
11 (7.143 %)SAP BW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Retail
23 (21.43 %)Finance
32 (14.29 %)Banking
41 (7.143 %)Retail Banking
41 (7.143 %)Auditing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (35.71 %)Consultant
24 (28.57 %)Security Consultant
32 (14.29 %)Security Manager
32 (14.29 %)Project Manager
41 (7.143 %)Security Project Manager
41 (7.143 %)Wintel Engineer
41 (7.143 %)DBA
41 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Infrastructure Engineer
41 (7.143 %)SAP Basis Consultant
41 (7.143 %)SAP Consultant
41 (7.143 %)IT Support Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Risk Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Mainframe
11 (7.143 %)IBM Mainframe
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.143 %)UNIX
11 (7.143 %)Windows
11 (7.143 %)Windows NT
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (50.00 %)Information Security
23 (21.43 %)Validation
23 (21.43 %)Migration
23 (21.43 %)Time Management
32 (14.29 %)GAP Analysis
41 (7.143 %)Information Security Management
41 (7.143 %)Security Management
41 (7.143 %)ITIL
41 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
41 (7.143 %)B2B
41 (7.143 %)Risk Assessment
41 (7.143 %)Vulnerability Assessment
41 (7.143 %)ISMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (35.71 %)CISSP
21 (7.143 %)SAP Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (42.86 %)PCI DSS
25 (35.71 %)BS7799
25 (35.71 %)ISO27001
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.143 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.143 %)Legato
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)Microsoft
21 (7.143 %)Citrix
21 (7.143 %)Teradata
21 (7.143 %)Oracle
21 (7.143 %)SAP
21 (7.143 %)IBM