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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Consultant role in IT contracts within the South West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank120156
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads2518
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.583 %0.308 %
Daily rates quoted810
Average minimum daily rate£386£420
Average daily rate£388£448
% change on same period last year-13.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£445£451
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.25£25.00
% change on same period last year+65.00 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads42895836
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.039 %5.898 %
Daily rates quoted12231491
Average minimum daily rate£348£337
Average daily rate£368£355
% change on same period last year+3.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted600689
Average minimum hourly rate£25.38£25.25
Average hourly rate£27.16£26.88
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.94£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Security Consultant EnglandSecurity Consultant
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.

Security Consultant
Demand Trend

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

South West Security Consultant Demand Trend

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Security Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South West Security Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Security Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Security Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Security Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
GloucestershireNo change08£371-17.59 %
DevonUp+226£398-
DorsetNew entry-6--
WiltshireUp+33--
Security Consultant EnglandSecurity Consultant
England

Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Security Consultant in their job title 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 with Security Consultant in their job title.

118 (34.62 %)Government
214 (26.92 %)Finance
312 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
312 (23.08 %)Firewall
312 (23.08 %)SAP
411 (21.15 %)Windows
411 (21.15 %)Windows 2000
411 (21.15 %)Cisco
411 (21.15 %)VPN
411 (21.15 %)CheckPoint
411 (21.15 %)Windows Server 2003
411 (21.15 %)ISA Server
510 (19.23 %)SecurID
510 (19.23 %)Cisco PIX
69 (17.31 %)Information Security
78 (15.38 %)CESG
78 (15.38 %)Disaster Recovery
78 (15.38 %)Extranet
78 (15.38 %)ITIL
78 (15.38 %)DV Cleared
87 (13.46 %)VLAN
87 (13.46 %)DNS
87 (13.46 %)ITIL Certification
96 (11.54 %)FTP
96 (11.54 %)SSH
105 (9.615 %)Ethical Hacking
105 (9.615 %)Penetration Testing
105 (9.615 %)ISO27001
105 (9.615 %)SC Cleared
105 (9.615 %)ISO9001

Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Security Consultant in their job title 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 with Security Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.846 %)SAP ERP
21 (1.923 %)SAP HR
21 (1.923 %)SAP MM
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (23.08 %)Firewall
211 (21.15 %)VPN
310 (19.23 %)Cisco PIX
48 (15.38 %)Extranet
57 (13.46 %)DNS
57 (13.46 %)VLAN
66 (11.54 %)FTP
66 (11.54 %)SSH
74 (7.692 %)Network Security
74 (7.692 %)Internet
82 (3.846 %)Intrusion Detection
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (7.692 %)SAP BW
22 (3.846 %)SAP BI
22 (3.846 %)Crystal Reports
22 (3.846 %)BusinessObjects
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (34.62 %)Government
214 (26.92 %)Finance
35 (9.615 %)Legal
43 (5.769 %)Banking
52 (3.846 %)Retail
52 (3.846 %)Retail Banking
61 (1.923 %)Health
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (19.23 %)SecurID
28 (15.38 %)CESG
35 (9.615 %)CESG CLAS
44 (7.692 %)NHS
53 (5.769 %)RMADS
61 (1.923 %)Smartcard
61 (1.923 %)Freedom of Information
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (21.15 %)Windows
111 (21.15 %)Windows 2000
111 (21.15 %)Windows Server 2003
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
29 (17.31 %)Information Security
38 (15.38 %)ITIL
38 (15.38 %)Disaster Recovery
38 (15.38 %)DV Cleared
45 (9.615 %)SC Cleared
45 (9.615 %)Ethical Hacking
45 (9.615 %)Penetration Testing
45 (9.615 %)Risk Management
53 (5.769 %)Stakeholder Management
53 (5.769 %)ITSM
53 (5.769 %)ERP
62 (3.846 %)Business Intelligence
62 (3.846 %)Security Management
62 (3.846 %)CRM
62 (3.846 %)Service Delivery
62 (3.846 %)Migration
62 (3.846 %)Data Management
71 (1.923 %)Data Migration
71 (1.923 %)Risk Assessment
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.846 %)JavaScript
21 (1.923 %)C
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (13.46 %)ITIL Certification
25 (9.615 %)CISSP
32 (3.846 %)CISA
32 (3.846 %)CISM
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (9.615 %)ISO9001
15 (9.615 %)ISO27001
22 (3.846 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (1.923 %)ISO9000
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (21.15 %)ISA Server
21 (1.923 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.923 %)ServiceCenter
11 (1.923 %)AssetCenter
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (23.08 %)SAP
211 (21.15 %)Cisco
211 (21.15 %)CheckPoint
35 (9.615 %)Nokia
42 (3.846 %)Business Objects
42 (3.846 %)HP
51 (1.923 %)Microsoft
51 (1.923 %)Sun