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The table below looks at the demand for Data Security skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Data Security over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkData Security
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank138161
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.213 %0.288 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£350£400
Average daily rate£425£413
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£479£389
% change on same period last year+23.35 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£50.00£22.33
% change on same period last year+123.88 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads28213478
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.813 %3.430 %
Daily rates quoted9531125
Average minimum daily rate£368£363
Average daily rate£391£383
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted323405
Average minimum hourly rate£30.43£29.31
Average hourly rate£32.97£31.19
% change on same period last year+5.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.52£33.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Data Security EnglandData Security
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.

Data Security
Demand Trend

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

South West Data Security Demand Trend

Data Security
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Data Security Daily Rate Trend

Data Security
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Data Security Hourly Rate Trend

Data Security
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the South West 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
WiltshireUp+74--
BristolUp+51--
DevonNew entry-1£425-
Data Security EnglandData Security
England

Data Security
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Data 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 Data Security.

17 (53.85 %)Finance
25 (38.46 %)Insurance
32 (15.38 %)PCI DSS
32 (15.38 %)Retail
32 (15.38 %)Information Security
32 (15.38 %)Extranet
32 (15.38 %)Workflow
41 (7.692 %)Practice Management
41 (7.692 %)Risk Assessment
41 (7.692 %)Service Management
41 (7.692 %)Firewall
41 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
41 (7.692 %)RAD
41 (7.692 %)Datawarehouse
41 (7.692 %)MS Visio
41 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
41 (7.692 %)Microsoft
41 (7.692 %)CommVault
41 (7.692 %)VERITAS
41 (7.692 %)Banking
41 (7.692 %)Business Analysis
41 (7.692 %)Supplier Management
41 (7.692 %)Pensions
41 (7.692 %)IT Governance
41 (7.692 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (7.692 %)Wholesale Banking

Data Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Visio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (15.38 %)Extranet
21 (7.692 %)Firewall
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)Datawarehouse
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (53.85 %)Finance
25 (38.46 %)Insurance
32 (15.38 %)Retail
41 (7.692 %)Pensions
41 (7.692 %)Wholesale Banking
41 (7.692 %)Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (53.85 %)Analyst
26 (46.15 %)Business Analyst
34 (30.77 %)Project Manager
43 (23.08 %)Financial Business Analyst
43 (23.08 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
52 (15.38 %)Contracts Manager
61 (7.692 %)Information Security Analyst
61 (7.692 %)Security Analyst
61 (7.692 %)Data Analyst
61 (7.692 %)Information Analyst
61 (7.692 %)Information Security Officer
61 (7.692 %)Security Officer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Workflow
12 (15.38 %)Information Security
21 (7.692 %)Business Analysis
21 (7.692 %)Supplier Management
21 (7.692 %)IT Governance
21 (7.692 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (7.692 %)Practice Management
21 (7.692 %)Risk Assessment
21 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
21 (7.692 %)RAD
21 (7.692 %)Service Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (15.38 %)PCI DSS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft
11 (7.692 %)CommVault
11 (7.692 %)VERITAS