rate advise if possible please guys

I agree with the rates above...

Get yerself some ISEB Security/BS7799 qualifications and those rates will go up £100-200 per day...

(You put BS7799 down but how/why/where?)

C++ (1)

Why even bother putting that on your CV?

Still, I suppose your 1 is better than AtW's 5:rollin

of course, as a contractor, you'd replace all your 3s and 4s by 5s and get £45/hr

Rebecca in "I don't do 3s and 4s" mode!

Around £30 per hour at the top end.

I'd suggest there weren't enough 4's and 5's to justify the higher end and I'd be expecting around £25ph-£26ph for that.

For a 7.5 hour day you could perhaps expect £190 to £200.

The top end would be £225.

The actual rate offered would depend on level of responsibility, location, market rates, supply/demand at the current time for that role and negotiation.

£200 per day.

Guys I am trying to figure out my current worth contracting and seeing people post their skillsets her I am gonna try posting mine... its quite long tho...... so be warned.

Age 26

Nearly 7 Years in IT 4 of which are in IT security

Previous experience:
1st, 2nd, 3rd line support roles
Consultant role (for symantec got 5/5 rating from services dept)
Security Management role


Skill Set (1 = little experience, 5 = Expert)

Network Admin:

Windows NT &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Windows 2000 Svr\Wks &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Windows 2003 Svr &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Exchange 5.5 &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
Windows XP Pro&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Exchange 2000/2003&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)
SQL 7 \ 2000&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
DNS \ Routing&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
Linux \ Free BSD&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (2)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Network Architecture design &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
Citrix&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
TCP\IP&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)

Security / Penetration Testing / Info security:

Security Theory&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Penetration Testing&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
Sidewinder G2 Firewalls&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (5)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Security Audit&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
Symantec Ent FW&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Symantec Antivirus&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
Checkpoint FW&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
McAfee Antivirus (AVD)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
Cisco Pix FW&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (2)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Mail Marshall&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)
Mail Sweeper (4)
Web Sweeper&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
VPN (IPSEC, etc)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Web Marshall (3)
Symantec Gateway&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Biometrics&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)
PGP Security suite&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Disaster Recovery \ BCP&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
PKI&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
VPN&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Intrusion Detection&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)
Nessus / Nmap&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Cracking / Hacking&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)

Miscellaneous:

Software Support&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Backup Devices \ Software&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (3)
Hardware Support&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
C++&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (1)
Network Support&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp
Project Management&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp (4)
Sarbanes Oxley (4)
BS7799 (2)

Well thats it ripped from my CV... I hope its everything you need...

what do you think?