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The table below looks at the demand for Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CESG over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCommunications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank129155
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads68
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.089 %1.003 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£501-
Average daily rate£520-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£539-
UK excluding London average daily rate£520£383
% change on same period last year+35.99 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.52
Average hourly rate-£28.52
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£28.52
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South West
Matching contract IT job ads551798
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.868 %0.855 %
Daily rates quoted134167
Average minimum daily rate£316£329
Average daily rate£337£352
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted92122
Average minimum hourly rate£26.05£27.66
Average hourly rate£27.83£30.09
% change on same period last year-7.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.61£32.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
CESG EnglandCESG
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.

CESG
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CESG across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West CESG Demand Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West CESG Daily Rate Trend

CESG
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CESG across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West CESG Daily Rate Histogram

CESG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WiltshireDown-14£544-
DevonUp+151£426-
GloucestershireNew entry-1--
CESG EnglandCESG
England

CESG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

18 (61.54 %)Security Cleared
25 (38.46 %)Cisco
25 (38.46 %)Government
25 (38.46 %)DV Cleared
34 (30.77 %)CESG CLAS
34 (30.77 %)ATM
34 (30.77 %)WAN
43 (23.08 %)JSP
43 (23.08 %)Cryptography
43 (23.08 %)Network Design
43 (23.08 %)Information Security
43 (23.08 %)Enterprise Architecture
43 (23.08 %)JSP 440
43 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
52 (15.38 %)CESG Infosec
52 (15.38 %)Information Assurance
52 (15.38 %)Chartered Engineer
52 (15.38 %)Degree
52 (15.38 %)Windows
52 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (7.692 %)ISA Server
61 (7.692 %)Firewall
61 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
61 (7.692 %)Nokia
61 (7.692 %)CheckPoint
61 (7.692 %)FTP
61 (7.692 %)VPN
61 (7.692 %)DNS
61 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
61 (7.692 %)Cisco PIX

CESG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (23.08 %)JSP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (30.77 %)ATM
14 (30.77 %)WAN
21 (7.692 %)FTP
21 (7.692 %)VPN
21 (7.692 %)DNS
21 (7.692 %)Firewall
21 (7.692 %)SSH
21 (7.692 %)VLAN
21 (7.692 %)Cisco PIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (38.46 %)Government
21 (7.692 %)Military
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (46.15 %)Consultant
22 (15.38 %)Security Consultant
31 (7.692 %)Security Architect
31 (7.692 %)Technical Lead
31 (7.692 %)CLAS Consultant
31 (7.692 %)Network Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Network Designer
31 (7.692 %)Architect
31 (7.692 %)Network Consultant
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (30.77 %)CESG CLAS
23 (23.08 %)Cryptography
31 (7.692 %)SecurID
31 (7.692 %)RMADS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (15.38 %)Windows
12 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
21 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2008
21 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (61.54 %)Security Cleared
25 (38.46 %)DV Cleared
33 (23.08 %)Information Security
33 (23.08 %)Network Design
33 (23.08 %)Enterprise Architecture
33 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
42 (15.38 %)Information Assurance
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)Degree
12 (15.38 %)Chartered Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (23.08 %)JSP 440
22 (15.38 %)CESG Infosec
31 (7.692 %)ISO27001
31 (7.692 %)HMG Infosec
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.692 %)ISA Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (38.46 %)Cisco
21 (7.692 %)Nokia
21 (7.692 %)CheckPoint