Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of CheckPoint products and/or services in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CheckPoint over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheckPoint
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank89133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching contract IT job ads1811
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.919 %0.701 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£273£275
Average daily rate£312£275
% change on same period last year+13.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£325
% change on same period last year+17.43 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00-
Average hourly rate£14.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.47£33.43
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads9381570
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.487 %1.671 %
Daily rates quoted195339
Average minimum daily rate£338£311
Average daily rate£361£323
% change on same period last year+11.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted134180
Average minimum hourly rate£21.34£23.29
Average hourly rate£22.21£24.46
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.08£25.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.15
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
CheckPoint EnglandCheckPoint
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Check Point Software Technologies.

CheckPoint
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CheckPoint across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Yorkshire CheckPoint Demand Trend

CheckPoint
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire CheckPoint Daily Rate Trend

CheckPoint
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CheckPoint across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Yorkshire CheckPoint Daily Rate Histogram

CheckPoint
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire CheckPoint Hourly Rate Trend

CheckPoint
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CheckPoint within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 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
West YorkshireUp+1115£300+9.09 %
North YorkshireNew entry-2£300-
South YorkshireNew entry-1£335-
CheckPoint EnglandCheckPoint
England

CheckPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing CheckPoint 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 CheckPoint.

139 (70.91 %)Firewall
229 (52.73 %)Cisco
321 (38.18 %)Cisco Certification
415 (27.27 %)Citrix
415 (27.27 %)WAN
514 (25.45 %)MS Exchange
514 (25.45 %)LAN
514 (25.45 %)Network Security
613 (23.64 %)Active Directory
712 (21.82 %)CCNA
712 (21.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
811 (20.00 %)CCNP
910 (18.18 %)Cisco ASA
910 (18.18 %)Cisco PIX
109 (16.36 %)CCSE
109 (16.36 %)Project Management
109 (16.36 %)VPN
109 (16.36 %)Windows
118 (14.55 %)Citrix Certification
118 (14.55 %)CCEA
118 (14.55 %)Backup Exec
127 (12.73 %)Finance
127 (12.73 %)Project Planning
127 (12.73 %)Norton AntiVirus
127 (12.73 %)Nokia
127 (12.73 %)Symantec
127 (12.73 %)Windows Server 2003
127 (12.73 %)Internet
136 (10.91 %)ClearQuest
136 (10.91 %)Financial Institution

CheckPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing CheckPoint 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 CheckPoint. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (25.45 %)MS Exchange
212 (21.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2000
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.636 %)MS Office
21 (1.818 %)MS Project
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.636 %)Oracle EBS
21 (1.818 %)Oracle Applications
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
139 (70.91 %)Firewall
215 (27.27 %)WAN
314 (25.45 %)LAN
314 (25.45 %)Network Security
410 (18.18 %)Cisco ASA
410 (18.18 %)Cisco PIX
59 (16.36 %)VPN
67 (12.73 %)Internet
76 (10.91 %)DNS
76 (10.91 %)ATM
85 (9.091 %)ISDN
85 (9.091 %)MPLS
85 (9.091 %)VLAN
85 (9.091 %)Frame Relay
93 (5.455 %)OSPF
93 (5.455 %)BGP
93 (5.455 %)EIGRP
93 (5.455 %)SNMP
93 (5.455 %)TCP/IP
93 (5.455 %)VoIP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.818 %)SQL Server
11 (1.818 %)SQL Server 7
11 (1.818 %)SQL Server 2000
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (10.91 %)ClearQuest
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (12.73 %)Finance
26 (10.91 %)Financial Institution
32 (3.636 %)Retail
41 (1.818 %)Local Government
41 (1.818 %)Government
41 (1.818 %)Health
41 (1.818 %)Manufacturing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (29.09 %)Network Engineer
211 (20.00 %)Consultant
310 (18.18 %)Technical Consultant
310 (18.18 %)Security Engineer
49 (16.36 %)Analyst
58 (14.55 %)Network Security Engineer
66 (10.91 %)Network Analyst
75 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
75 (9.091 %)Network Support
83 (5.455 %)Cisco Engineer
83 (5.455 %)Cisco Network Engineer
83 (5.455 %)Security Analyst
83 (5.455 %)Systems Analyst
83 (5.455 %)Network Security Analyst
92 (3.636 %)Oracle Architect
92 (3.636 %)Architect
92 (3.636 %)Support Analyst
92 (3.636 %)Solutions Designer
92 (3.636 %)Citrix Consultant
92 (3.636 %)Network Designer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.818 %)NHS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (16.36 %)Windows
27 (12.73 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (9.091 %)UNIX
44 (7.273 %)Windows 2000
52 (3.636 %)Windows XP
52 (3.636 %)Linux
52 (3.636 %)Windows Vista
52 (3.636 %)Windows 2000 Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (16.36 %)Project Management
27 (12.73 %)Project Planning
36 (10.91 %)Business Development
36 (10.91 %)Load Balancing
36 (10.91 %)Resource Management
42 (3.636 %)ITIL
42 (3.636 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.818 %)OWASP
51 (1.818 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.818 %)Migration
51 (1.818 %)Network Design
51 (1.818 %)SC Cleared
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (38.18 %)Cisco Certification
212 (21.82 %)CCNA
311 (20.00 %)CCNP
49 (16.36 %)CCSE
58 (14.55 %)Citrix Certification
58 (14.55 %)CCEA
66 (10.91 %)CCSP
75 (9.091 %)MCSE
75 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (5.455 %)Check Point Certification
83 (5.455 %)CCSA
92 (3.636 %)MCP
101 (1.818 %)CCIE
101 (1.818 %)MCDST
101 (1.818 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (23.64 %)Active Directory
28 (14.55 %)Backup Exec
32 (3.636 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (1.818 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.818 %)ISA Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (12.73 %)Norton AntiVirus
22 (3.636 %)DameWare
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (52.73 %)Cisco
215 (27.27 %)Citrix
37 (12.73 %)Nokia
37 (12.73 %)Symantec
43 (5.455 %)Microsoft
43 (5.455 %)VMware
43 (5.455 %)Altiris
52 (3.636 %)Blue Coat
52 (3.636 %)Oracle
52 (3.636 %)HP
52 (3.636 %)CommVault
52 (3.636 %)McAfee Security
61 (1.818 %)BT
61 (1.818 %)Northgate
61 (1.818 %)Mitel