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The table below looks at the demand for Secure Shell (SSH) 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 jobs that have cited SSH over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecure Shell (SSH)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank236286
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching contract IT job ads1714
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.724 %0.432 %
Daily rates quoted75
Average minimum daily rate£408£344
Average daily rate£443£354
% change on same period last year+25.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£479£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£345
% change on same period last year+10.86 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50-
Average hourly rate£22.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.60£16.88
% change on same period last year+87.25 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching contract IT job ads23483241
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.174 %3.196 %
Daily rates quoted490765
Average minimum daily rate£357£336
Average daily rate£375£353
% change on same period last year+6.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted351528
Average minimum hourly rate£24.01£27.60
Average hourly rate£25.39£29.18
% change on same period last year-13.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.76£30.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
SSH EnglandSSH
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.

SSH
Demand Trend

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

South East SSH Demand Trend

SSH
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East SSH Daily Rate Trend

SSH
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SSH across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East SSH Daily Rate Histogram

SSH
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East SSH Hourly Rate Trend

SSH
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SSH across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East SSH Hourly Rate Histogram

SSH
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SSH within the South East 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
BuckinghamshireUp+158£469+26.00 %
HampshireNew entry-5--
BerkshireUp+283£290-17.14 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
SSH EnglandSSH
England

SSH
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SSH 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 SSH.

119 (50.00 %)LAN
217 (44.74 %)Cisco
217 (44.74 %)Java
316 (42.11 %)WAN
316 (42.11 %)Cisco Certification
415 (39.47 %)Windows
415 (39.47 %)Solaris
514 (36.84 %)CCNP
514 (36.84 %)VLAN
613 (34.21 %)IBM
712 (31.58 %)Sun
712 (31.58 %)SNMP
811 (28.95 %)Finance
910 (26.32 %)Shell Script
910 (26.32 %)J2EE
109 (23.68 %)Perl
109 (23.68 %)HTTP
109 (23.68 %)Internet
109 (23.68 %)Cisco PIX
118 (21.05 %)Security Cleared
118 (21.05 %)Windows Server 2003
118 (21.05 %)Intranet
118 (21.05 %)VMware
118 (21.05 %)Network Design
118 (21.05 %)Active Directory
118 (21.05 %)VBScript
118 (21.05 %)VB
118 (21.05 %)IIS
127 (18.42 %)SQL Server
127 (18.42 %)UNIX

SSH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (26.32 %)J2EE
27 (18.42 %)WSH
27 (18.42 %)WebSphere
34 (10.53 %)WAP
34 (10.53 %)WSDL
34 (10.53 %)XML
34 (10.53 %)XSD
42 (5.263 %)AJAX
51 (2.632 %)XSLT
51 (2.632 %)CSS
51 (2.632 %)HTML
51 (2.632 %).NET
51 (2.632 %).NET Framework
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (21.05 %)IIS
27 (18.42 %)WebSphere MQ
33 (7.895 %)Rendezvous
33 (7.895 %)SAS
42 (5.263 %)Lotus Notes
42 (5.263 %)Apache
51 (2.632 %)Oracle HTTP Server
51 (2.632 %)WebLogic
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.895 %)MS Office
21 (2.632 %)Shockwave
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (50.00 %)LAN
216 (42.11 %)WAN
314 (36.84 %)VLAN
412 (31.58 %)SNMP
59 (23.68 %)HTTP
59 (23.68 %)Cisco PIX
59 (23.68 %)Internet
68 (21.05 %)Intranet
77 (18.42 %)Firewall
77 (18.42 %)SSL
77 (18.42 %)SAN
77 (18.42 %)TCP/IP
77 (18.42 %)LDAP
85 (13.16 %)FTP
85 (13.16 %)VPN
92 (5.263 %)PPP
92 (5.263 %)Ethernet
92 (5.263 %)ATM
92 (5.263 %)ISDN
92 (5.263 %)SDH
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (18.42 %)SQL Server
23 (7.895 %)RDBMS
32 (5.263 %)MySQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (7.895 %)Flash
21 (2.632 %)Subversion
21 (2.632 %)Ant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (28.95 %)Finance
27 (18.42 %)Government
33 (7.895 %)Telecoms
42 (5.263 %)Billing
51 (2.632 %)Financial Institution
51 (2.632 %)Military
51 (2.632 %)Banking
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (34.21 %)Consultant
28 (21.05 %)Administrator
35 (13.16 %)Technical Consultant
44 (10.53 %)Systems Administrator
44 (10.53 %)Analyst
44 (10.53 %)Windows Administrator
44 (10.53 %)Solaris Administrator
53 (7.895 %)Technical Designer
53 (7.895 %)IT Consultant
53 (7.895 %)Network Engineer
62 (5.263 %)Network Consultant
62 (5.263 %)Developer
62 (5.263 %)Design Engineer
62 (5.263 %)IT Operations Analyst
62 (5.263 %)Network Design Engineer
62 (5.263 %)Cisco Consultant
62 (5.263 %)Operations Analyst
71 (2.632 %)Data Analyst
71 (2.632 %)Implementation Consultant
71 (2.632 %)PHP Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (18.42 %)Clustering
24 (10.53 %)PKI
31 (2.632 %)Streaming Media
31 (2.632 %)Cryptography
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (39.47 %)Windows
115 (39.47 %)Solaris
28 (21.05 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (18.42 %)Windows 2000 Server
37 (18.42 %)UNIX
45 (13.16 %)Windows 2000
54 (10.53 %)Linux
63 (7.895 %)AIX
71 (2.632 %)HPUX
71 (2.632 %)Windows XP
71 (2.632 %)Red Hat Linux
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.05 %)Network Design
18 (21.05 %)Security Cleared
26 (15.79 %)SC Cleared
26 (15.79 %)Migration
34 (10.53 %)BPEL
34 (10.53 %)SOA
43 (7.895 %)ITIL
51 (2.632 %)OOP
51 (2.632 %)OO
51 (2.632 %)Service Management
51 (2.632 %)Web Development
51 (2.632 %)DV Cleared
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (44.74 %)Java
210 (26.32 %)Shell Script
39 (23.68 %)Perl
48 (21.05 %)VBScript
48 (21.05 %)VB
56 (15.79 %)SQL
63 (7.895 %)PL/SQL
63 (7.895 %)Python
72 (5.263 %)PHP
81 (2.632 %)JavaScript
81 (2.632 %)PHP5
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (42.11 %)Cisco Certification
214 (36.84 %)CCNP
37 (18.42 %)MCSE
37 (18.42 %)MCSA
37 (18.42 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (7.895 %)ISEB
52 (5.263 %)CCNA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (21.05 %)Active Directory
27 (18.42 %)VMware ESX
34 (10.53 %)NFS
42 (5.263 %)Terminal Services
51 (2.632 %)ISA Server
51 (2.632 %)Samba
51 (2.632 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (18.42 %)WSUS
22 (5.263 %)Tivoli
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (44.74 %)Cisco
213 (34.21 %)IBM
312 (31.58 %)Sun
48 (21.05 %)VMware
56 (15.79 %)Oracle
64 (10.53 %)Symantec
73 (7.895 %)Remedy
73 (7.895 %)TIBCO
73 (7.895 %)BEA
82 (5.263 %)Lotus
82 (5.263 %)CheckPoint
82 (5.263 %)Microsoft
91 (2.632 %)Adobe
91 (2.632 %)Unisys
91 (2.632 %)HP
91 (2.632 %)Citrix
91 (2.632 %)Red Hat
91 (2.632 %)CommVault
91 (2.632 %)VERITAS
91 (2.632 %)ICL