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This section looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IPsec over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank500503
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads72120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.135 %
As % of the category below0.708 %0.958 %
Daily rates quoted1819
Average minimum daily rate£324£313
Average daily rate£349£324
% change on same period last year+7.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£324
% change on same period last year+12.20 %
Hourly rates quoted105
Average minimum hourly rate£39.10£33.60
Average hourly rate£43.05£37.30
% change on same period last year+15.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£47.00£41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.94£32.17
% change on same period last year+36.61 %
Communications & Networking UKCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1016312531
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.04 %14.08 %
Daily rates quoted27622902
Average minimum daily rate£335£341
Average daily rate£356£360
% change on same period last year-1.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£334
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted13271505
Average minimum hourly rate£24.61£25.29
Average hourly rate£26.60£26.86
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.60£28.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.63£27.52
% change on same period last year-3.21 %

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.

IPsec
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing IPsec across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

IPsec Demand Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing IPsec across the UK.

IPsec Daily Rate Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPsec across the UK over the past 3 months.

IPsec Daily Rate Histogram

IPsec
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing IPsec across the UK.

IPsec Hourly Rate Trend

IPsec
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPsec across the UK over the past 3 months.

IPsec Hourly Rate Histogram

IPsec
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPsec within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+760£349+5.66 %
2LondonUp+1122£326+0.52 %
3South WestUp+2518--
4WiltshireUp+1514--
5East of EnglandUp+213£351-
6City of LondonDown-2310£328+8.22 %
6HertfordshireNew entry-10£351-
7SwindonUp+79--
8South EastUp+306--
9ScotlandDown-84--
10BerkshireUp+172--
10EdinburghNew entry-2--
11GlasgowNew entry-1--
11LeedsNew entry-1£400-
11BradfordNew entry-1£400-
11CardiffNew entry-1--
11NewcastleNew entry-1£400-
11PooleNew entry-1--
11PortsmouthDown-41--
11DorsetNew entry-1--
11EssexNew entry-1--
11HampshireUp+81--
11MiddlesexNew entry-1--
11MidlothianNew entry-1--
11NorfolkNew entry-1--
11West YorkshireNew entry-1£400-
11Thames ValleyUp+241--
11Tyne and WearNew entry-1£400-
11WalesDown-91--
11South WalesDown-21--

IPsec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing IPsec also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing IPsec.

168 (50.37 %)VPN
265 (48.15 %)Cisco
363 (46.67 %)Firewall
439 (28.89 %)TCP/IP
538 (28.15 %)SSL
636 (26.67 %)CheckPoint
734 (25.19 %)Windows
829 (21.48 %)LAN
927 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
1026 (19.26 %)MPLS
1026 (19.26 %)WAN
1125 (18.52 %)C
1224 (17.78 %)UMTS
1322 (16.30 %)SMS
1322 (16.30 %)BGP
1421 (15.56 %)3GPP
1421 (15.56 %)LDAP
1520 (14.81 %)PKI
1619 (14.07 %)Ethernet
1718 (13.33 %)Perl
1718 (13.33 %)Juniper
1817 (12.59 %)Nortel
1817 (12.59 %)Active Directory
1817 (12.59 %)OSPF
1817 (12.59 %)ITIL
1817 (12.59 %)SNMP
1916 (11.85 %)DNS
1916 (11.85 %)VoIP
1916 (11.85 %)Unix
1916 (11.85 %)NetScreen

IPsec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing IPsec also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing IPsec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
17 (5.185 %)J2EE
24 (2.963 %)WebServices
33 (2.222 %)Application Packaging
42 (1.481 %)MFC
42 (1.481 %)CSS
51 (0.741 %).NET
Application Platforms
111 (8.148 %)Exchange Server 2003
210 (7.407 %)MS Exchange
39 (6.667 %)IIS
47 (5.185 %)WebLogic
56 (4.444 %)iPlanet
65 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2000
73 (2.222 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
73 (2.222 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.741 %)SharePoint Portal Server
81 (0.741 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (0.741 %)Live Communications Server
81 (0.741 %)Exchange Server 5.5
81 (0.741 %)Apache
Applications
19 (6.667 %)MS Office
23 (2.222 %)MS Visio
23 (2.222 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (1.481 %)MS Excel
41 (0.741 %)MS Project
Business Applications
12 (1.481 %)SoftGrid
Communications & Networking
168 (50.37 %)VPN
263 (46.67 %)Firewall
339 (28.89 %)TCP/IP
438 (28.15 %)SSL
529 (21.48 %)LAN
626 (19.26 %)WAN
626 (19.26 %)MPLS
724 (17.78 %)UMTS
822 (16.30 %)SMS
822 (16.30 %)BGP
921 (15.56 %)3GPP
921 (15.56 %)LDAP
1019 (14.07 %)Ethernet
1117 (12.59 %)SNMP
1117 (12.59 %)OSPF
1216 (11.85 %)NetScreen
1216 (11.85 %)Cisco PIX
1216 (11.85 %)DNS
1216 (11.85 %)VoIP
1315 (11.11 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (1.481 %)MySQL
12 (1.481 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
13 (2.222 %)MSI
22 (1.481 %)ClearCase
General
116 (11.85 %)Telecoms
215 (11.11 %)Finance
310 (7.407 %)Government
46 (4.444 %)Banking
54 (2.963 %)Electronics
63 (2.222 %)Investment Banking
63 (2.222 %)Law
72 (1.481 %)Legal
81 (0.741 %)Insurance
81 (0.741 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.741 %)Education
Job Titles
129 (21.48 %)Network Engineer
218 (13.33 %)Software Engineer
315 (11.11 %)Analyst
315 (11.11 %)Cisco Engineer
410 (7.407 %)Cisco Network Engineer
58 (5.926 %)Consultant
58 (5.926 %)Support Engineer
58 (5.926 %)3rd Line Support
67 (5.185 %)Security Analyst
67 (5.185 %)Test Engineer
67 (5.185 %)Network Analyst
76 (4.444 %)Network Support
76 (4.444 %)Support Specialist
76 (4.444 %)Network Designer
76 (4.444 %)Firewall Analyst
85 (3.704 %)Project Manager
85 (3.704 %)Network Support Engineer
85 (3.704 %)Security Specialist
94 (2.963 %)Software Test Engineer
94 (2.963 %)Network Consultant
Miscellaneous
120 (14.81 %)PKI
26 (4.444 %)Blackberry
33 (2.222 %)Computer Science
41 (0.741 %)German Language
41 (0.741 %)Video Conferencing
41 (0.741 %)Handset
41 (0.741 %)Clustering
41 (0.741 %)CESG
41 (0.741 %)CESG CLAS
41 (0.741 %)Tandem
41 (0.741 %)SecurID
Operating Systems
134 (25.19 %)Windows
216 (11.85 %)Unix
314 (10.37 %)Linux
48 (5.926 %)Solaris
48 (5.926 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (5.185 %)Windows Mobile
57 (5.185 %)Windows 2000
57 (5.185 %)Windows NT
66 (4.444 %)Windows XP
71 (0.741 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
117 (12.59 %)ITIL
214 (10.37 %)Project Management
38 (5.926 %)Migration
47 (5.185 %)Problem Management
56 (4.444 %)Network Design
65 (3.704 %)Penetration Testing
73 (2.222 %)Change Management
82 (1.481 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (1.481 %)Configuration Management
82 (1.481 %)Information Management
82 (1.481 %)Network Planning
91 (0.741 %)Programme Management
91 (0.741 %)Service Delivery
91 (0.741 %)MOF
91 (0.741 %)B2B
91 (0.741 %)CAD
91 (0.741 %)Network Security Management
91 (0.741 %)Security Management
91 (0.741 %)Risk Management
91 (0.741 %)Integration Testing
Programming Languages
125 (18.52 %)C
218 (13.33 %)Perl
313 (9.630 %)C++
46 (4.444 %)Embedded C
54 (2.963 %)Shell Script
63 (2.222 %)SQL
72 (1.481 %)VBScript
72 (1.481 %)PHP
81 (0.741 %)C#
81 (0.741 %)VB
81 (0.741 %)VC++
Qualifications
127 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
214 (10.37 %)CCIE
313 (9.630 %)CCNP
48 (5.926 %)Degree
57 (5.185 %)CCDP
57 (5.185 %)CCNA
66 (4.444 %)Microsoft Certification
66 (4.444 %)CCIP
73 (2.222 %)ISEB
73 (2.222 %)MCSE
82 (1.481 %)CISSP
82 (1.481 %)CCSP
91 (0.741 %)CCA
91 (0.741 %)Citrix Certification
91 (0.741 %)CCDA
91 (0.741 %)CNA
91 (0.741 %)CNE
91 (0.741 %)Novell Certification
91 (0.741 %)CCSA
91 (0.741 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.741 %)SLA
11 (0.741 %)ISO27001
System Software
117 (12.59 %)Active Directory
25 (3.704 %)Backup Exec
33 (2.222 %)VMware Workstation
33 (2.222 %)VMware GSX
42 (1.481 %)Terminal Server
42 (1.481 %)ISA Server
42 (1.481 %)Nmap
42 (1.481 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.741 %)Xen
51 (0.741 %)Terminal Services
51 (0.741 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
17 (5.185 %)OpenView
17 (5.185 %)CA SiteMinder
22 (1.481 %)MIIS
22 (1.481 %)CiscoWorks
31 (0.741 %)Tivoli
31 (0.741 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (0.741 %)MOM
31 (0.741 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.741 %)WSUS
Vendors
165 (48.15 %)Cisco
236 (26.67 %)CheckPoint
318 (13.33 %)Juniper
417 (12.59 %)Nortel
515 (11.11 %)Microsoft
612 (8.889 %)Nokia
711 (8.148 %)HP
810 (7.407 %)Blue Coat
97 (5.185 %)VMware
97 (5.185 %)Crossbeam
97 (5.185 %)Citrix
97 (5.185 %)IBM
97 (5.185 %)BEA
106 (4.444 %)Sun
106 (4.444 %)VERITAS
115 (3.704 %)Avaya
122 (1.481 %)Dell
122 (1.481 %)Novell
122 (1.481 %)Symantec
131 (0.741 %)Remedy
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