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This section looks at the demand for Network Security skills within the Sheffield 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-32
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.247 %
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£392£345
% change on same period last year+13.59 %
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£31.76£36.46
% change on same period last year-12.88 %
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Sheffield
Matching contract IT job ads7789
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.089 %
Daily rates quoted1526
Average minimum daily rate£328£286
Average daily rate£331£307
% change on same period last year+7.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted4522
Average minimum hourly rate£25.41£21.46
Average hourly rate£26.56£21.96
% change on same period last year+20.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.72£22.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
Network Security South YorkshireNetwork Security
South Yorkshire

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

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield Network Security Hourly Rate Trend

Network Security
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield 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 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)FTP
11 (50.00 %)HTTP
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)SAN
11 (50.00 %)Firewall
11 (50.00 %)Education
11 (50.00 %)Network Design
11 (50.00 %)Load Balancing

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield 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.

Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)FTP
11 (50.00 %)HTTP
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)SAN
11 (50.00 %)Firewall
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Education
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Linux
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Network Design
11 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco