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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Oxfordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4730
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads1124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.024 %
As % of the category below7.857 %21.82 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£280£425
Average daily rate£290£438
% change on same period last year-33.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£346
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted313
Average minimum hourly rate£20.33£32.85
Average hourly rate£21.33£35.00
% change on same period last year-39.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.33£37.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.12£28.38
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads140110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.187 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted3323
Average minimum daily rate£270£332
Average daily rate£296£353
% change on same period last year-16.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted3532
Average minimum hourly rate£18.88£31.68
Average hourly rate£20.10£34.04
% change on same period last year-40.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.31£36.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Firewall South EastFirewall
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Firewall across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxfordshire Firewall Hourly Rate Histogram

Firewall
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
OxfordDown-116--
BicesterNew entry-1£290-
Firewall South EastFirewall
South East

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

110 (66.67 %)DNS
29 (60.00 %)Cisco
36 (40.00 %)Microsoft
36 (40.00 %)Windows
36 (40.00 %)Linux
45 (33.33 %)SQL Server
45 (33.33 %)Internet
45 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
54 (26.67 %)IIS
54 (26.67 %)MS Exchange
54 (26.67 %)DHCP
63 (20.00 %)WAN
63 (20.00 %)VPN
63 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
63 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
72 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 5.5
72 (13.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (13.33 %)Commerce Server 2007
72 (13.33 %)Cisco IOS
72 (13.33 %)Lotus
72 (13.33 %)Red Hat
72 (13.33 %)Active Directory
72 (13.33 %)SQL Server 7
72 (13.33 %)Commerce Server
72 (13.33 %)VoIP
72 (13.33 %)LAN
72 (13.33 %)Apache
72 (13.33 %)SharePoint
72 (13.33 %)MS Office

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (13.33 %)HTML
12 (13.33 %).NET
12 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
12 (13.33 %)WebServices
12 (13.33 %)XML
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (26.67 %)IIS
14 (26.67 %)MS Exchange
23 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (13.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (13.33 %)Commerce Server 2007
32 (13.33 %)Commerce Server
32 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 5.5
32 (13.33 %)Lotus Notes
32 (13.33 %)Apache
32 (13.33 %)SharePoint
41 (6.667 %)Lotus Domino
41 (6.667 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (6.667 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (13.33 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (66.67 %)DNS
25 (33.33 %)Internet
34 (26.67 %)DHCP
43 (20.00 %)WAN
43 (20.00 %)VPN
52 (13.33 %)VoIP
52 (13.33 %)LAN
52 (13.33 %)Cisco IOS
61 (6.667 %)Network Security
61 (6.667 %)SSL
61 (6.667 %)IPv4
61 (6.667 %)MPLS
61 (6.667 %)PPTP
61 (6.667 %)IP Telephony
61 (6.667 %)Intrusion Detection
61 (6.667 %)VLAN
61 (6.667 %)Cisco IPT
61 (6.667 %)SMS
61 (6.667 %)Ethernet
61 (6.667 %)PPP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (33.33 %)SQL Server
23 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (13.33 %)SQL Server 7
41 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (6.667 %)Informix
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.667 %)Construction
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
23 (20.00 %)3rd Line Support
23 (20.00 %)Analyst
32 (13.33 %).NET Developer
32 (13.33 %)Developer
41 (6.667 %)Architect
41 (6.667 %)Technical Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Infrastructure Architect
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Infrastructure Specialist
41 (6.667 %)Network Support
41 (6.667 %)Senior Technical Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Data Manager
41 (6.667 %)Data Centre Manager
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Support
41 (6.667 %)Technical Architect
41 (6.667 %)Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Blackberry
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (40.00 %)Windows
16 (40.00 %)Linux
22 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
31 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.667 %)ITIL
11 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
11 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
11 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)C#
12 (13.33 %)Perl
12 (13.33 %)SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (6.667 %)CCNA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.667 %)ISO27001
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (13.33 %)Active Directory
21 (6.667 %)ISA Server
21 (6.667 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)CiscoWorks
11 (6.667 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (60.00 %)Cisco
26 (40.00 %)Microsoft
35 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
42 (13.33 %)Lotus
42 (13.33 %)Red Hat
51 (6.667 %)Apple
51 (6.667 %)VMware
51 (6.667 %)Nortel
51 (6.667 %)Citrix
51 (6.667 %)Nokia
51 (6.667 %)PeopleSoft
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