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The table below looks at the demand for PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) skills within the Staffordshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PCI DSS over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£403£368
% change on same period last year+9.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.005 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£400£378
Average daily rate£410£378
% change on same period last year+8.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£357
% change on same period last year+3.22 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£11.42£14.00
Average hourly rate£11.42£14.00
% change on same period last year-18.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£11.42£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.35£23.85
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
PCI DSS West MidlandsPCI DSS
West Midlands

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.

PCI DSS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PCI DSS across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Staffordshire PCI DSS Demand Trend

PCI DSS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PCI DSS across the Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire PCI DSS Daily Rate Trend

PCI DSS
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing PCI DSS 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 PCI DSS.

13 (100.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
13 (100.00 %)CISSP
13 (100.00 %)Finance
22 (66.67 %)Information Security
22 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
22 (66.67 %)Project Management
22 (66.67 %)Data Security
22 (66.67 %)Management Information System

PCI DSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing PCI DSS 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 PCI DSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Finance
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Consultant
13 (100.00 %)Security Consultant
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Management Information System
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Project Management
12 (66.67 %)Data Security
12 (66.67 %)Information Security
12 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)CISSP
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (100.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley