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The table below looks at the demand for Online Security skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Online Security over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Online Security
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank569-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.005 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3877549867
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled54.17 %50.10 %
Daily rates quoted1369916405
Average minimum daily rate£384£385
Average daily rate£411£409
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted25703299
Average minimum hourly rate£27.55£28.23
Average hourly rate£29.31£30.07
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.07£31.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %

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.

Online Security
Demand Trend

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

Online Security Demand Trend

Online Security
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Online Security within the UK.

Online Security Daily Rate Trend

Online Security
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Online Security within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Online Security Daily Rate Histogram

Online Security
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Online Security within the UK.

Online Security Hourly Rate Trend

Online Security
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Online Security within the UK over the 3 months to 6 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
City of LondonNew entry-2£400-
LondonNew entry-2£400-
EnglandNew entry-2£400-

Online Security
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Online 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 Online Security.

116 (88.89 %)WebServices
116 (88.89 %)MQSeries
116 (88.89 %)WebSphere
116 (88.89 %)WebSphere Message Broker
215 (83.33 %)Java
215 (83.33 %)SOAP
32 (11.11 %)Cisco IOS
32 (11.11 %)Firewall
32 (11.11 %)CCSA
32 (11.11 %)Blue Coat
32 (11.11 %)CCSE
32 (11.11 %)Insurance
32 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
32 (11.11 %)VoIP
32 (11.11 %)DHCP
32 (11.11 %)DNS
32 (11.11 %)Cisco
32 (11.11 %)CCNP
32 (11.11 %)CCNA
32 (11.11 %)Cisco Certification
32 (11.11 %)Nokia
32 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
32 (11.11 %)OSPF
32 (11.11 %)BGP

Online Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Online 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 Online Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (88.89 %)WebServices
116 (88.89 %)WebSphere
215 (83.33 %)SOAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (88.89 %)MQSeries
116 (88.89 %)WebSphere Message Broker
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.11 %)VoIP
12 (11.11 %)DHCP
12 (11.11 %)DNS
12 (11.11 %)OSPF
12 (11.11 %)BGP
12 (11.11 %)Firewall
12 (11.11 %)Cisco IOS
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (83.33 %)Developer
115 (83.33 %)WebSphere Developer
24 (22.22 %)Java Developer
32 (11.11 %)Security Specialist
32 (11.11 %)Network Specialist
32 (11.11 %)Network Security Specialist
32 (11.11 %)E-Commerce Specialist
41 (5.556 %)Team Leader
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (83.33 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.11 %)CCNP
12 (11.11 %)CCNA
12 (11.11 %)Cisco Certification
12 (11.11 %)CCSA
12 (11.11 %)CCSE
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (11.11 %)Cisco
12 (11.11 %)Nokia
12 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
12 (11.11 %)Blue Coat