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This section looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) skills within the West Midlands region 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 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank119-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.667 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£110-
Average daily rate£110-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£110-
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£349
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
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-£29.50
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads450553
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.600 %0.559 %
Daily rates quoted123102
Average minimum daily rate£281£318
Average daily rate£302£337
% change on same period last year-10.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted61119
Average minimum hourly rate£23.57£29.46
Average hourly rate£25.17£33.23
% change on same period last year-24.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.77£36.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
IPsec EnglandIPsec
England

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 a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing IPsec across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Midlands IPsec Demand Trend

IPsec
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands IPsec Daily Rate Histogram

IPsec
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing IPsec across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands IPsec Hourly Rate Trend

IPsec
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPsec within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WorcestershireNew entry-2£110-
WarwickshireNew entry-1--
IPsec EnglandIPsec
England

IPsec
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing IPsec 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 IPsec.

12 (66.67 %)Active Directory
12 (66.67 %)Internet
12 (66.67 %)Blackberry
12 (66.67 %)VPN
12 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (66.67 %)WatchGuard
21 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
21 (33.33 %)SSH
21 (33.33 %)SSL
21 (33.33 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)Handset
21 (33.33 %)TETRA

IPsec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing IPsec 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 IPsec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)VPN
12 (66.67 %)Internet
21 (33.33 %)TETRA
21 (33.33 %)SSH
21 (33.33 %)SSL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Desktop Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Installations Engineer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Blackberry
21 (33.33 %)Handset
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
11 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (66.67 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)WatchGuard
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