Firewall Contracts in the City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Firewall skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Firewall London / City of London
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	86	57	61
Rank change year-on-year	-29	+4
Contract jobs citing Firewall	81	125	175
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London	2.45%	3.69%	3.05%
As % of the Communications & Networking category	23.21%	26.48%	23.78%
Number of daily rates quoted	60	102	130
Median daily rate	£427	£463	£425
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-7.67%	+8.82%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£300	£303	£300
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£600	£548	£550
UK excluding London median daily rate	£398	£375	£350
% change year-on-year	+6.00%	+7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted	4	1	1
Median hourly rate	£24.86	£22.00	£16.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+13.00%	+33.33%
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£33.00	£33.00	£22.75
% change year-on-year	-	+45.05%

Firewall is in the communications and computer networking skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills.

Contract Communications & Computer Network Skills City of London
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills	349	472	736
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the City of London	10.56%	13.94%	12.83%
Number of daily rates quoted	270	370	549
Median daily rate	£427	£463	£413
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-7.67%	+12.12%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£215	£288	£290
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£600	£579	£550
UK excluding London median daily rate	£375	£365	£340
% change year-on-year	+2.73%	+7.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted	10	7	24
Median hourly rate	£24.86	£19.00	£17.98
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+30.84%	+5.67%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£21.40	£17.50	£14.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£30.00	£25.20	£32.86
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£30.00	£31.50	£24.00
% change year-on-year	-4.76%	+31.25%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the City of London citing Firewall as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Communications & Networking category.

Job vacancy trend for Firewall in the City of London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Firewall in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate trend for Firewall in the City of London

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Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Firewall in the City of London over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Firewall in the City of London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Firewall in the City of London

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the City of London

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Firewall also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Firewall.

1	76 (44.44%)	Cisco
2	59 (34.50%)	Windows
3	57 (33.33%)	Finance
4	42 (24.56%)	Linux
4	42 (24.56%)	TCP/IP
5	41 (23.98%)	WAN
6	39 (22.81%)	LAN
7	35 (20.47%)	Cisco Certification
8	32 (18.71%)	VMware
8	32 (18.71%)	SQL
9	31 (18.13%)	Active Directory
10	30 (17.54%)	Banking
10	30 (17.54%)	Data Centre
10	30 (17.54%)	Windows Server
11	29 (16.96%)	CheckPoint

11	29 (16.96%)	Cisco ASA
12	28 (16.37%)	SAN
13	27 (15.79%)	CCNP
13	27 (15.79%)	Network Security
14	25 (14.62%)	Microsoft
14	25 (14.62%)	Wireless
15	23 (13.45%)	VPN
15	23 (13.45%)	DNS
16	22 (12.87%)	Internet
17	21 (12.28%)	Citrix
17	21 (12.28%)	PowerShell
18	20 (11.70%)	OSPF
18	20 (11.70%)	BGP
19	19 (11.11%)	SSL
19	19 (11.11%)	Unix

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Co-occurring IT Skills in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	14 (8.19%)	Apache
2	11 (6.43%)	SharePoint
3	10 (5.85%)	JBoss
3	10 (5.85%)	MS Exchange
4	8 (4.68%)	IIS
5	6 (3.51%)	Exchange Server 2010
5	6 (3.51%)	Tomcat
6	4 (2.34%)	Exchange Server 2013
7	3 (1.75%)	Skype for Business
8	2 (1.17%)	nginx
8	2 (1.17%)	WebSphere
9	1 (0.58%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
9	1 (0.58%)	Confluence
9	1 (0.58%)	Exchange Server 2007
9	1 (0.58%)	OpenStack
9	1 (0.58%)	Oracle Coherence
9	1 (0.58%)	WebLogic

Applications
1	6 (3.51%)	Microsoft Office
2	1 (0.58%)	Acrobat

Business Applications
1	5 (2.92%)	ION MarketView
2	2 (1.17%)	SAP Oil and Gas
3	1 (0.58%)	Sentinel

Cloud Services
1	14 (8.19%)	Microsoft Azure
2	11 (6.43%)	Amazon AWS
3	7 (4.09%)	Office 365
4	6 (3.51%)	IaaS
5	5 (2.92%)	SaaS
6	4 (2.34%)	Azure Active Directory
7	2 (1.17%)	PaaS
8	1 (0.58%)	AWS CloudFormation
8	1 (0.58%)	Google Cloud Platform
8	1 (0.58%)	Mimecast

Communications & Networking
1	42 (24.56%)	TCP/IP
2	41 (23.98%)	WAN
3	39 (22.81%)	LAN
4	29 (16.96%)	Cisco ASA
5	28 (16.37%)	SAN
6	27 (15.79%)	Network Security
7	25 (14.62%)	Wireless
8	23 (13.45%)	DNS
8	23 (13.45%)	VPN
9	22 (12.87%)	Internet
10	20 (11.70%)	BGP
10	20 (11.70%)	OSPF
11	19 (11.11%)	SSL
12	18 (10.53%)	VoIP
13	17 (9.94%)	DHCP
14	15 (8.77%)	VLAN
15	14 (8.19%)	MPLS
16	13 (7.60%)	HSRP
16	13 (7.60%)	NAS
17	11 (6.43%)	Cisco Nexus

Database & Business Intelligence
1	17 (9.94%)	SQL Server
2	7 (4.09%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
2	7 (4.09%)	SQL Server Integration Services
2	7 (4.09%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
3	6 (3.51%)	Oracle Database
3	6 (3.51%)	PostgreSQL
4	5 (2.92%)	Oracle Database 10g
4	5 (2.92%)	Oracle9i Database
5	4 (2.34%)	SQL Server 2008
6	3 (1.75%)	MySQL
7	2 (1.17%)	MongoDB
7	2 (1.17%)	Relational Database
8	1 (0.58%)	Apache Cassandra
8	1 (0.58%)	Big Data
8	1 (0.58%)	Oracle ODI
8	1 (0.58%)	SQL Server 2012

Development Applications
1	8 (4.68%)	TeamCity
2	6 (3.51%)	Jenkins
3	4 (2.34%)	Git (software)
3	4 (2.34%)	Sonatype Nexus
4	2 (1.17%)	Artifactory
4	2 (1.17%)	Subversion
4	2 (1.17%)	VSS/SourceSafe
5	1 (0.58%)	JIRA

General
1	57 (33.33%)	Finance
2	30 (17.54%)	Banking
3	12 (7.02%)	Front Office
4	10 (5.85%)	Telecoms
5	7 (4.09%)	Retail
6	5 (2.92%)	Investment Banking
7	4 (2.34%)	Back Office
7	4 (2.34%)	Financial Institution
8	3 (1.75%)	Legal
9	2 (1.17%)	Electronics
9	2 (1.17%)	Games
9	2 (1.17%)	Law
9	2 (1.17%)	Manufacturing
9	2 (1.17%)	Marketing
9	2 (1.17%)	Private Banking
9	2 (1.17%)	Retail Banking
10	1 (0.58%)	Military

Job Titles
1	34 (19.88%)	Network Engineer
2	29 (16.96%)	Analyst
3	16 (9.36%)	Infrastructure Engineer
4	14 (8.19%)	Security Engineer
4	14 (8.19%)	Support Analyst
5	13 (7.60%)	Consultant
6	12 (7.02%)	Architect
6	12 (7.02%)	Senior Network Engineer
7	11 (6.43%)	Support Engineer
8	9 (5.26%)	Cisco Engineer
8	9 (5.26%)	Cisco Network Engineer
8	9 (5.26%)	IT Support
8	9 (5.26%)	Voice Analyst
8	9 (5.26%)	Voice Support Analyst
9	8 (4.68%)	DevOps Engineer
9	8 (4.68%)	Technical Analyst
10	7 (4.09%)	3rd Line Engineer
10	7 (4.09%)	Infrastructure Specialist
10	7 (4.09%)	Network Analyst
10	7 (4.09%)	Security Analyst

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	10 (5.85%)	802.1X
1	10 (5.85%)	SOAP
2	6 (3.51%)	LAPP Stack
3	5 (2.92%)	XML
4	4 (2.34%)	.NET
5	3 (1.75%)	HTML
6	2 (1.17%)	ASP.NET
6	2 (1.17%)	Elastic Stack
6	2 (1.17%)	FIX Protocol
6	2 (1.17%)	LAMP
6	2 (1.17%)	LEMP Stack
6	2 (1.17%)	Node.js
6	2 (1.17%)	RabbitMQ
6	2 (1.17%)	SAML
6	2 (1.17%)	Sensu
6	2 (1.17%)	Web Services
7	1 (0.58%)	OAuth
7	1 (0.58%)	Oracle Fusion
7	1 (0.58%)	Software Packaging
7	1 (0.58%)	XMPP

Miscellaneous
1	30 (17.54%)	Data Centre
2	11 (6.43%)	Fixed Income
3	8 (4.68%)	Replication
4	7 (4.09%)	Clustering
5	5 (2.92%)	Analytical Skills
6	4 (2.34%)	User Experience
7	3 (1.75%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
7	3 (1.75%)	NHS
8	2 (1.17%)	CCTV
8	2 (1.17%)	Client/Server
8	2 (1.17%)	Fintech
8	2 (1.17%)	Greenfield Project
8	2 (1.17%)	Management Information System
8	2 (1.17%)	PKI
9	1 (0.58%)	Cyber Defence
9	1 (0.58%)	Hybrid Cloud
9	1 (0.58%)	Private Cloud
9	1 (0.58%)	Public Cloud
9	1 (0.58%)	Security Operations Centre
9	1 (0.58%)	YubiKey

Operating Systems
1	59 (34.50%)	Windows
2	42 (24.56%)	Linux
3	30 (17.54%)	Windows Server
4	19 (11.11%)	Unix
5	16 (9.36%)	Windows Server 2008
6	12 (7.02%)	Windows Server 2012
7	9 (5.26%)	Windows 10
8	5 (2.92%)	Windows 7
9	4 (2.34%)	Windows 8
10	3 (1.75%)	Windows Server 2003
11	2 (1.17%)	AIX
11	2 (1.17%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11	2 (1.17%)	Solaris
11	2 (1.17%)	Windows XP
12	1 (0.58%)	Android
12	1 (0.58%)	Mac OS X
12	1 (0.58%)	SUSE
12	1 (0.58%)	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Processes & Methodologies
1	19 (11.11%)	ITIL
2	18 (10.53%)	Network Management
3	16 (9.36%)	Migration
4	15 (8.77%)	DevOps
5	12 (7.02%)	Cybersecurity
6	10 (5.85%)	Kalman Filter
7	9 (5.26%)	Change Management
7	9 (5.26%)	Load Balancing
7	9 (5.26%)	Performance Tuning
8	8 (4.68%)	Agile Software Development
8	8 (4.68%)	Information Security
8	8 (4.68%)	Investment Management
8	8 (4.68%)	Project Management
8	8 (4.68%)	Vulnerability Management
9	7 (4.09%)	Disaster Recovery
9	7 (4.09%)	Electronic Trading
9	7 (4.09%)	High Availability
9	7 (4.09%)	Network Design
9	7 (4.09%)	SIEM
9	7 (4.09%)	Stakeholder Management

Programming Languages
1	32 (18.71%)	SQL
2	21 (12.28%)	PowerShell
3	15 (8.77%)	Python
4	14 (8.19%)	Perl
5	13 (7.60%)	Java
6	11 (6.43%)	VBScript
7	9 (5.26%)	Bash Shell
7	9 (5.26%)	T-SQL
8	7 (4.09%)	Ruby
9	2 (1.17%)	Scala
10	1 (0.58%)	JavaScript
10	1 (0.58%)	Shell Script
10	1 (0.58%)	WebLogic Scripting Tool

Qualifications
1	35 (20.47%)	Cisco Certification
2	27 (15.79%)	CCNP
3	14 (8.19%)	CCNA
4	12 (7.02%)	Security Cleared
5	7 (4.09%)	SC Cleared
6	6 (3.51%)	CCIE
6	6 (3.51%)	CCSE
7	5 (2.92%)	CISSP
7	5 (2.92%)	Degree
8	4 (2.34%)	CCSP
8	4 (2.34%)	CNA
8	4 (2.34%)	GCIA
8	4 (2.34%)	GCIH
8	4 (2.34%)	GIAC
8	4 (2.34%)	Network+ Certification
8	4 (2.34%)	Novell Certification
8	4 (2.34%)	SANS
9	3 (1.75%)	CCMSE
9	3 (1.75%)	CCSA
9	3 (1.75%)	DBS Check

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	2 (1.17%)	Cyber Essentials
1	2 (1.17%)	Disclosure Scotland
1	2 (1.17%)	ISO/IEC 27001
1	2 (1.17%)	QA
2	1 (0.58%)	GPG13
2	1 (0.58%)	ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2	1 (0.58%)	MiFID
2	1 (0.58%)	PCI DSS
2	1 (0.58%)	SLA

System Software
1	31 (18.13%)	Active Directory
2	15 (8.77%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	9 (5.26%)	Hyper-V
4	6 (3.51%)	VMware ESXi
4	6 (3.51%)	vSphere
5	5 (2.92%)	XenApp
6	4 (2.34%)	BitLocker
6	4 (2.34%)	Firmware
6	4 (2.34%)	Terminal Services
6	4 (2.34%)	XenDesktop
7	2 (1.17%)	Docker
7	2 (1.17%)	XenServer
8	1 (0.58%)	ISA Server
8	1 (0.58%)	Microsoft App-V
8	1 (0.58%)	Terminal Server
8	1 (0.58%)	Virtual Desktop
8	1 (0.58%)	Virtual Servers
8	1 (0.58%)	VMware Workstation
8	1 (0.58%)	Xen

Systems Management
1	8 (4.68%)	Cisco Prime
2	7 (4.09%)	Puppet
2	7 (4.09%)	SCCM
3	6 (3.51%)	Backup Exec
4	5 (2.92%)	Control-M
4	5 (2.92%)	Nagios
4	5 (2.92%)	Opscode Chef
4	5 (2.92%)	SCOM
5	3 (1.75%)	Ansible
5	3 (1.75%)	Host Intrusion Detection System
5	3 (1.75%)	logstash
6	2 (1.17%)	CA Single Sign-On
6	2 (1.17%)	CSIRT
6	2 (1.17%)	Failover Clustering
6	2 (1.17%)	Grafana
6	2 (1.17%)	HAProxy
6	2 (1.17%)	Kibana
6	2 (1.17%)	Kubernetes
6	2 (1.17%)	Symantec Endpoint Protection
6	2 (1.17%)	vCenter Server

Vendors
1	76 (44.44%)	Cisco
2	32 (18.71%)	VMware
3	29 (16.96%)	CheckPoint
4	25 (14.62%)	Microsoft
5	21 (12.28%)	Citrix
6	18 (10.53%)	Palo Alto
7	17 (9.94%)	SolarWinds
8	16 (9.36%)	Fortinet
8	16 (9.36%)	Oracle
9	12 (7.02%)	F5
10	11 (6.43%)	Juniper
11	10 (5.85%)	HP
12	8 (4.68%)	Arista
13	7 (4.09%)	NetApp
13	7 (4.09%)	Veeam
14	6 (3.51%)	ION Trading
14	6 (3.51%)	Splunk
15	5 (2.92%)	Avaya
15	5 (2.92%)	IBM
15	5 (2.92%)	Symantec