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The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1311
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below20.00 %20.00 %
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£368£330
% change on same period last year+11.47 %
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£30.04£26.01
% change on same period last year+15.50 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£330£200
Average daily rate£340£250
% change on same period last year+36.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£336
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£26.00
% change on same period last year+34.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£28.33
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Firewall West MidlandsFirewall
West Midlands

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.

Firewall
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Firewall across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Worcestershire Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Firewall Daily Rate Trend

Firewall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Firewall Hourly Rate Trend

Firewall
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
BromsgroveNew entry-1--
Firewall West MidlandsFirewall
West Midlands

Firewall
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

13 (100.00 %)LAN
13 (100.00 %)WAN
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
13 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (66.67 %)DWDM
22 (66.67 %)MPLS
22 (66.67 %)Ethernet
22 (66.67 %)DNS
22 (66.67 %)Network Design
31 (33.33 %)Degree
31 (33.33 %)IBM
31 (33.33 %)CCNP
31 (33.33 %)CCNA
31 (33.33 %)Telecoms

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)LAN
13 (100.00 %)WAN
22 (66.67 %)Ethernet
22 (66.67 %)DNS
22 (66.67 %)DWDM
22 (66.67 %)MPLS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Telecoms
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Architect
21 (33.33 %)Network Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Cisco Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Cisco Network Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Network Architect
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Network Design
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (33.33 %)CCNP
21 (33.33 %)CCNA
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (33.33 %)IBM