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This section looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited IPsec over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank255279
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads1119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.451 %0.585 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£348£450
Average daily rate£393£450
% change on same period last year-12.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£355
% change on same period last year-4.70 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£38.00
% change on same period last year-
Communications & Networking South EastCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching contract IT job ads24393248
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.216 %3.445 %
Daily rates quoted426688
Average minimum daily rate£320£328
Average daily rate£341£347
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted402518
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£27.39
Average hourly rate£25.18£28.76
% change on same period last year-12.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.69£30.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
IPsec EnglandIPsec
England

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

South East IPsec Demand Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East IPsec Daily Rate Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPsec across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South East IPsec Daily Rate Histogram

IPsec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East IPsec Hourly Rate Trend

IPsec
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing IPsec within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 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
HampshireNew entry-6£360-
BerkshireUp+314£403-10.37 %
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
SurreyUp+31--
IPsec EnglandIPsec
England

IPsec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

113 (65.00 %)Cisco
29 (45.00 %)VPN
29 (45.00 %)Cisco Certification
38 (40.00 %)MPLS
47 (35.00 %)BGP
47 (35.00 %)TCP/IP
47 (35.00 %)CCNP
47 (35.00 %)Firewall
56 (30.00 %)Windows
56 (30.00 %)LAN
56 (30.00 %)WAN
65 (25.00 %)VoIP
65 (25.00 %)CCNA
65 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
65 (25.00 %)OSPF
74 (20.00 %)SSH
74 (20.00 %)PKI
74 (20.00 %)Frame Relay
74 (20.00 %)SSL
74 (20.00 %)ISDN
74 (20.00 %)Ethernet
83 (15.00 %)PPP
83 (15.00 %)SDH
83 (15.00 %)ATM
83 (15.00 %)GPRS
83 (15.00 %)GSM
83 (15.00 %)C++
83 (15.00 %)DWDM
83 (15.00 %)CCIE
83 (15.00 %)TACACS

IPsec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

Application Development
11 (5.000 %).NET
11 (5.000 %)MFC
Application Platforms
11 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
Communications & Networking
19 (45.00 %)VPN
28 (40.00 %)MPLS
37 (35.00 %)TCP/IP
37 (35.00 %)BGP
37 (35.00 %)Firewall
46 (30.00 %)LAN
46 (30.00 %)WAN
55 (25.00 %)VoIP
55 (25.00 %)OSPF
64 (20.00 %)SSL
64 (20.00 %)Ethernet
64 (20.00 %)ISDN
64 (20.00 %)Frame Relay
64 (20.00 %)SSH
73 (15.00 %)Fast Ethernet
73 (15.00 %)VLAN
73 (15.00 %)TACACS
73 (15.00 %)SDH
73 (15.00 %)ATM
73 (15.00 %)GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
11 (5.000 %)ClearCase
11 (5.000 %)MSI
General
13 (15.00 %)Electronics
13 (15.00 %)Telecoms
13 (15.00 %)Finance
22 (10.00 %)Government
31 (5.000 %)Legal
31 (5.000 %)Military
31 (5.000 %)Financial Institution
Job Titles
15 (25.00 %)Network Engineer
15 (25.00 %)Cisco Engineer
22 (10.00 %)Architect
22 (10.00 %)Developer
22 (10.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
31 (5.000 %)Security Architect
31 (5.000 %)Network Architect
31 (5.000 %)Server Administrator
31 (5.000 %)VoIP Engineer
31 (5.000 %)Network Design Engineer
31 (5.000 %)Novell Engineer
31 (5.000 %)Provisioning Engineer
31 (5.000 %)GUI Developer
31 (5.000 %)Software Developer
31 (5.000 %)Analyst
31 (5.000 %)Network Consultant
31 (5.000 %)Consultant
31 (5.000 %)IT Administrator
31 (5.000 %)Security Specialist
31 (5.000 %)Presales Consultant
Miscellaneous
14 (20.00 %)PKI
22 (10.00 %)Computer Science
31 (5.000 %)Client/Server
31 (5.000 %)Handset
31 (5.000 %)Clustering
31 (5.000 %)CESG
31 (5.000 %)Cryptography
Operating Systems
16 (30.00 %)Windows
23 (15.00 %)Windows Mobile
32 (10.00 %)Windows NT
41 (5.000 %)Windows XP
41 (5.000 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
12 (10.00 %)Project Management
12 (10.00 %)Workflow
12 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.000 %)DV Cleared
21 (5.000 %)Information Security
21 (5.000 %)Information Management
21 (5.000 %)Document Management
21 (5.000 %)Network Design
21 (5.000 %)Risk Management
21 (5.000 %)ITIL
21 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
Programming Languages
13 (15.00 %)C++
22 (10.00 %)C
31 (5.000 %)C#
31 (5.000 %)Perl
31 (5.000 %)SQL
Qualifications
19 (45.00 %)Cisco Certification
27 (35.00 %)CCNP
35 (25.00 %)CCNA
43 (15.00 %)CCIE
52 (10.00 %)Degree
61 (5.000 %)CCSA
61 (5.000 %)CCSP
System Software
12 (10.00 %)Active Directory
21 (5.000 %)Terminal Server
Systems Management
11 (5.000 %)CiscoWorks
11 (5.000 %)Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
113 (65.00 %)Cisco
25 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
32 (10.00 %)Juniper
41 (5.000 %)Nokia
41 (5.000 %)Novell
41 (5.000 %)Nortel
41 (5.000 %)Symantec
41 (5.000 %)VMware
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