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The table below looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Wales 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6562
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.309 %0.686 %
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£416£413
% change on same period last year+0.57 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00£11.00
Average hourly rate£25.50£25.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.15£39.56
% change on same period last year-21.25 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads647583
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.875 %0.575 %
Daily rates quoted221139
Average minimum daily rate£350£394
Average daily rate£376£427
% change on same period last year-12.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted8458
Average minimum hourly rate£33.77£20.53
Average hourly rate£35.13£22.45
% change on same period last year+56.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£24.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Information Security UKInformation Security
UK

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 Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales Information Security Daily Rate Trend

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales Information Security Hourly Rate Trend

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Information Security across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales Information Security Hourly Rate Histogram

Information Security
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
North WalesNew entry-2--
Information Security UKInformation Security
UK

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales 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.

15 (50.00 %)Windows
24 (40.00 %)Active Directory
24 (40.00 %)Oracle
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server
24 (40.00 %)MS Office
24 (40.00 %)Apache
24 (40.00 %)Tomcat
24 (40.00 %)Internet
24 (40.00 %)UNIX
24 (40.00 %)Government
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (40.00 %)Squid
33 (30.00 %)VLAN
33 (30.00 %)Document Management
33 (30.00 %)Windows XP
33 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (30.00 %)LAN
33 (30.00 %)WAN
33 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
33 (30.00 %)IIOP
33 (30.00 %)CORBA
42 (20.00 %)SLA
42 (20.00 %)Information Security Management
42 (20.00 %)Security Management
42 (20.00 %)Management Information System
42 (20.00 %)NHS
42 (20.00 %)EDRMS
51 (10.00 %)BS7799
51 (10.00 %)Project Management
51 (10.00 %)Service Management

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (30.00 %)CORBA
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (40.00 %)Apache
14 (40.00 %)Tomcat
23 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (40.00 %)MS Office
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)Internet
23 (30.00 %)VLAN
23 (30.00 %)LAN
23 (30.00 %)WAN
23 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (30.00 %)IIOP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (40.00 %)SQL Server
14 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (20.00 %)EDRMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Government
21 (10.00 %)Insurance
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Technical Support
12 (20.00 %)Technical Facilitator
21 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Senior Test Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Information Manager
21 (10.00 %)Information Security Manager
21 (10.00 %)Security Manager
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)NHS
12 (20.00 %)Management Information System
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Windows
24 (40.00 %)UNIX
33 (30.00 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Document Management
22 (20.00 %)Information Security Management
22 (20.00 %)Security Management
31 (10.00 %)ITIL
31 (10.00 %)Project Management
31 (10.00 %)Service Management
31 (10.00 %)Security Testing
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)CISSP
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)SLA
21 (10.00 %)BS7799
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (40.00 %)Active Directory
14 (40.00 %)Squid
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Oracle