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The table below looks at the demand for Network Security 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 Network Security over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.316 %0.000 %
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£439£394
% change on same period last year+11.41 %
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£34.88£33.75
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads7665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.152 %0.081 %
Daily rates quoted174
Average minimum daily rate£247£260
Average daily rate£258£276
% change on same period last year-6.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£269£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Hourly rates quoted3024
Average minimum hourly rate£18.34£18.57
Average hourly rate£19.69£19.56
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.04£20.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.67£27.04
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Network Security South EastNetwork Security
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.

Network Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Network Security across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Oxfordshire Network Security Demand Trend

Network Security
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Network Security Daily Rate Trend

Network Security
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Network Security Hourly Rate Trend

Network Security
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordNew entry-1--
Network Security South EastNetwork Security
South East

Network Security
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Network 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 Network Security.

11 (50.00 %)MCP
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)WAN
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Degree
11 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
11 (50.00 %)Cisco ASA

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Network 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 Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)WAN
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
11 (50.00 %)Cisco ASA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Network Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Network Technician
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)MCP
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco