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The table below looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Stoke-on-Trent region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below17.24 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£461
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
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£25.03£29.00
% change on same period last year-13.68 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching contract IT job ads2911
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted91
Average minimum daily rate£343£535
Average daily rate£352£535
% change on same period last year-34.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£535
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00-
Average hourly rate£28.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Information Security StaffordshireInformation Security
Staffordshire

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.

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

Stoke-on-Trent Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Information Security across the Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent Information Security Daily Rate Trend

Information Security
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent region citing Information 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 Information Security.

125 (96.15 %)SQL
125 (96.15 %)HTTP
125 (96.15 %)Paros
125 (96.15 %)Auditing
125 (96.15 %)Fiddler
216 (61.54 %)Transact-SQL
216 (61.54 %)VB
36 (23.08 %)Ethical Hacking
41 (3.846 %)Agile Software Development
41 (3.846 %)CISSP
41 (3.846 %)Project Management
41 (3.846 %)Management Information System
41 (3.846 %)Finance
41 (3.846 %)VB.NET
41 (3.846 %).NET
41 (3.846 %)Oracle
41 (3.846 %)UNIX
41 (3.846 %)Windows

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent region citing Information 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 Information Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.846 %).NET
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (96.15 %)HTTP
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (96.15 %)Paros
125 (96.15 %)Fiddler
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (96.15 %)Auditing
21 (3.846 %)Finance
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (46.15 %)Tester
112 (46.15 %)Developer
27 (26.92 %)Penetration Tester
36 (23.08 %)Web Architect
36 (23.08 %)Ethical Hacker
36 (23.08 %)Consultant
36 (23.08 %)Security Consultant
36 (23.08 %)Architect
44 (15.38 %)Web Tester
53 (11.54 %)Web Developer
62 (7.692 %)Security Architect
71 (3.846 %)Web Designer
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.846 %)Management Information System
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.846 %)UNIX
11 (3.846 %)Windows
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (23.08 %)Ethical Hacking
21 (3.846 %)Project Management
21 (3.846 %)Agile Software Development
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (96.15 %)SQL
216 (61.54 %)Transact-SQL
216 (61.54 %)VB
31 (3.846 %)VB.NET
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.846 %)CISSP
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (3.846 %)Oracle