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The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Northampton 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2916
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below13.51 %27.27 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£381£325
Average daily rate£381£325
% change on same period last year+17.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£348
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£27.49
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Northampton
Matching contract IT job ads3722
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted67
Average minimum daily rate£334£310
Average daily rate£350£312
% change on same period last year+12.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted95
Average minimum hourly rate£14.27£22.00
Average hourly rate£15.14£22.05
% change on same period last year-31.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£22.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Firewall NorthamptonshireFirewall
Northamptonshire

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

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton Firewall Daily Rate Trend

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northampton Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

15 (83.33 %)Cisco
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)Active Directory
24 (66.67 %)MS Office
24 (66.67 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)MCSE
24 (66.67 %)MS Excel
24 (66.67 %)MS Exchange
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (66.67 %)CNA
24 (66.67 %)Novell Certification
24 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (66.67 %)ISA Server
24 (66.67 %)Nokia
24 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
24 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (50.00 %)SAN
42 (33.33 %)WAN
42 (33.33 %)Migration
51 (16.67 %)CTI
51 (16.67 %)Symposium
51 (16.67 %)Nortel Meridian
51 (16.67 %)VLAN
51 (16.67 %)Cisco PIX
51 (16.67 %)DV Cleared
51 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
51 (16.67 %)Symantec
51 (16.67 %)LAN
51 (16.67 %)VoIP
51 (16.67 %)Nortel

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)MS Exchange
14 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (66.67 %)MS Office
14 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)SAN
22 (33.33 %)WAN
31 (16.67 %)LAN
31 (16.67 %)VoIP
31 (16.67 %)CTI
31 (16.67 %)Symposium
31 (16.67 %)Nortel Meridian
31 (16.67 %)VLAN
31 (16.67 %)Cisco PIX
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)3rd Line Support
22 (33.33 %)Technical Specialist
22 (33.33 %)Technical Support Specialist
22 (33.33 %)Technical Lead
22 (33.33 %)Technical Support
22 (33.33 %)Support Specialist
31 (16.67 %)Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (16.67 %)DV Cleared
21 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (66.67 %)MCSE
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (66.67 %)CNA
14 (66.67 %)Novell Certification
21 (16.67 %)CCNP
21 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
14 (66.67 %)ISA Server
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Cisco
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)Nokia
24 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
31 (16.67 %)Symantec
31 (16.67 %)Nortel