The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term CESG in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CESG over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
Rank 204 235 239
Rank change year-on-year
+31 +4
Contract jobs citing CESG 25 11 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.316% 0.106% 0.029%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.574% 0.560% 0.155%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 1
Average daily rate £525 £517 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.54% -6.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £575 £375
% change year-on-year
-17.39% +53.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1588 1963 1930
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 20.05% 18.98% 18.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 719 833 795
Average daily rate £375 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £211 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 181 177
Average hourly rate £22.69 £27.50 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-17.49% -5.17%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £45.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.66
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -12.31%
CESG
England

CESG
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing CESG across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South East CESG Jobs Demand Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CESG across the South East region.

South East CESG Daily Rate Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CESG across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East CESG Daily Rate Histogram

CESG
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CESG across the South East region.

South East CESG Hourly Rate Trend

CESG
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CESG within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Berkshire - 19 £525 -
Hampshire +3 5 £459 -
CESG
England

CESG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing CESG 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 CESG.

1 33 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 27 (61.36%) SC Cleared
3 22 (50.00%) Information Security
4 19 (43.18%) Firewall
5 16 (36.36%) CISSP
6 15 (34.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (31.82%) Oracle
8 13 (29.55%) TOGAF
9 12 (27.27%) PCI DSS
9 12 (27.27%) Network Security
10 10 (22.73%) Security Architecture
10 10 (22.73%) CESG CLAS
11 9 (20.45%) Tivoli
11 9 (20.45%) CA
11 9 (20.45%) Ethical Hacking
12 8 (18.18%) Technical Architecture
12 8 (18.18%) Information Assurance
12 8 (18.18%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (18.18%) CCSP
12 8 (18.18%) CISM
12 8 (18.18%) Service Delivery
13 7 (15.91%) CISA
13 7 (15.91%) Cryptography
13 7 (15.91%) Intrusion Detection
14 6 (13.64%) Penetration Testing
14 6 (13.64%) Internet
14 6 (13.64%) Management Information System
14 6 (13.64%) ITIL
15 5 (11.36%) WAN
15 5 (11.36%) Business Intelligence

CESG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing CESG 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 CESG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (6.818%) JSP
2 1 (2.273%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.273%) MS Exchange
1 1 (2.273%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (4.545%) Windchill
2 1 (2.273%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 19 (43.18%) Firewall
2 12 (27.27%) Network Security
3 7 (15.91%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (13.64%) Internet
5 5 (11.36%) WAN
6 4 (9.091%) ICMP
7 3 (6.818%) LAN
8 2 (4.545%) NGN
9 1 (2.273%) IPsec
9 1 (2.273%) SAN
9 1 (2.273%) SMTP
9 1 (2.273%) NAS
9 1 (2.273%) DMVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.818%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.273%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (2.273%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 2 (4.545%) Aerospace
2 1 (2.273%) Telecoms
2 1 (2.273%) Finance
2 1 (2.273%) Military
Job Titles
1 21 (47.73%) Architect
2 12 (27.27%) Security Architect
3 10 (22.73%) Analyst
3 10 (22.73%) Security Analyst
4 6 (13.64%) Information Architect
5 4 (9.091%) Consultant
6 3 (6.818%) Lead Architect
6 3 (6.818%) Technical Security Analyst
6 3 (6.818%) Technical Analyst
6 3 (6.818%) Information Analyst
6 3 (6.818%) Information Security Analyst
6 3 (6.818%) CLAS Consultant
7 2 (4.545%) Information Systems Manager
7 2 (4.545%) ICT Manager
7 2 (4.545%) Systems Architect
7 2 (4.545%) Information Manager
7 2 (4.545%) Security Officer
7 2 (4.545%) Systems Manager
8 1 (2.273%) Security Consultant
8 1 (2.273%) Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (22.73%) CESG CLAS
2 7 (15.91%) Cryptography
3 6 (13.64%) Management Information System
4 5 (11.36%) PKI
4 5 (11.36%) RMADS
5 3 (6.818%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (4.545%) Computer Science
6 2 (4.545%) Client/Server
7 1 (2.273%) Clustering
7 1 (2.273%) Thin Client
7 1 (2.273%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.818%) Windows
2 2 (4.545%) Linux
2 2 (4.545%) UNIX
3 1 (2.273%) Windows Vista
3 1 (2.273%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (50.00%) Information Security
2 13 (29.55%) TOGAF
3 10 (22.73%) Security Architecture
4 9 (20.45%) Ethical Hacking
5 8 (18.18%) Technical Architecture
5 8 (18.18%) Information Assurance
5 8 (18.18%) Service Delivery
6 6 (13.64%) Penetration Testing
6 6 (13.64%) ITIL
7 5 (11.36%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (11.36%) Incident Management
7 5 (11.36%) Information Architecture
7 5 (11.36%) Change Control
7 5 (11.36%) Security Testing
7 5 (11.36%) Data Protection
8 4 (9.091%) Enterprise Architecture
8 4 (9.091%) Information Governance
9 3 (6.818%) Disaster Recovery
9 3 (6.818%) Customer Engagement
10 2 (4.545%) Information Management
Qualifications
1 33 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 27 (61.36%) SC Cleared
3 16 (36.36%) CISSP
4 8 (18.18%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (18.18%) CCSP
4 8 (18.18%) CISM
5 7 (15.91%) CISA
6 4 (9.091%) DV Cleared
7 2 (4.545%) Degree
7 2 (4.545%) MBA
8 1 (2.273%) GIAC
8 1 (2.273%) CCNA
8 1 (2.273%) MCTS
8 1 (2.273%) ISSAP
8 1 (2.273%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (34.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (27.27%) PCI DSS
3 4 (9.091%) JSP 440
System Software
1 2 (4.545%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.273%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (20.45%) Tivoli
2 1 (2.273%) SCCM
2 1 (2.273%) SCOM
2 1 (2.273%) HP SIM
Vendors
1 14 (31.82%) Oracle
2 9 (20.45%) CA
3 5 (11.36%) Cisco
3 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
4 3 (6.818%) VMware
4 3 (6.818%) Citrix
5 2 (4.545%) SAP
5 2 (4.545%) Epicor
5 2 (4.545%) Riverbed
6 1 (2.273%) NetApp
6 1 (2.273%) HP
Hampshire, South East
Role CESG Clas OfficerStart - ASAPDuration - 9 monthsLocation - HampshireThe roleResponsible for delivering Information Security services to a wide range of MOD projects.This will include detailing the requirement for...
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd.
Rate: Market rates
Posted: 7 May 2013
West Sussex, South East
Project Manager - CESG CLAS6-12monthsWest Sussex£400-500p/d approx.My client, a world leader in the field of electronic systems, are looking to bring on board a...
Computer Futures
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013