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The table below looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IPsec over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank102126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.366 %0.234 %
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£348£319
% change on same period last year+9.13 %
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£24.17£23.00
% change on same period last year+5.07 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads273428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.369 %0.422 %
Daily rates quoted6881
Average minimum daily rate£292£332
Average daily rate£317£344
% change on same period last year-7.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1937
Average minimum hourly rate£23.81£17.86
Average hourly rate£25.01£18.93
% change on same period last year+32.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.21£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
IPsec UKIPsec
UK

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.

IPsec
Demand Trend

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

Scotland IPsec Demand Trend

IPsec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland IPsec Hourly Rate Trend

IPsec
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPsec within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EdinburghUp+91--
IPsec UKIPsec
UK

IPsec
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing IPsec 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 IPsec.

15 (100.00 %)SSL
15 (100.00 %)Firewall
24 (80.00 %)CheckPoint
24 (80.00 %)VPN
24 (80.00 %)Cisco
33 (60.00 %)Microsoft
33 (60.00 %)LDAP
33 (60.00 %)Active Directory
33 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (60.00 %)Blue Coat
33 (60.00 %)PKI
33 (60.00 %)Cisco PIX
33 (60.00 %)Network Security
33 (60.00 %)Cisco ASA
41 (20.00 %)OSPF
41 (20.00 %)BGP
41 (20.00 %)Wireless
41 (20.00 %)Telecoms
41 (20.00 %)Juniper
41 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
41 (20.00 %)GPRS
41 (20.00 %)GSM
41 (20.00 %)LAN
41 (20.00 %)WAN
41 (20.00 %)CCSP
41 (20.00 %)CCNP

IPsec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing IPsec 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 IPsec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)SSL
15 (100.00 %)Firewall
24 (80.00 %)VPN
33 (60.00 %)Cisco PIX
33 (60.00 %)Network Security
33 (60.00 %)Cisco ASA
33 (60.00 %)LDAP
41 (20.00 %)GPRS
41 (20.00 %)GSM
41 (20.00 %)LAN
41 (20.00 %)WAN
41 (20.00 %)Wireless
41 (20.00 %)OSPF
41 (20.00 %)BGP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Network Consultant
13 (60.00 %)Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Security Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Network Security Consultant
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (60.00 %)PKI
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (20.00 %)CCSP
21 (20.00 %)CCNP
21 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Cisco
14 (80.00 %)CheckPoint
23 (60.00 %)Blue Coat
23 (60.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)Juniper