Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for Basic Check (BC) Clearance skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BC Cleared over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBasic Check (BC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank120113
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads953
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.053 %
As % of the category below0.443 %1.988 %
Daily rates quoted028
Average minimum daily rate-£345
Average daily rate-£386
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£374
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£25.40
Average hourly rate£47.50£25.50
% change on same period last year+86.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00£25.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£27.34
% change on same period last year+7.59 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads20322666
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.682 %2.655 %
Daily rates quoted518945
Average minimum daily rate£363£360
Average daily rate£385£382
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted98196
Average minimum hourly rate£27.75£31.38
Average hourly rate£30.44£32.96
% change on same period last year-7.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.13£34.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
BC Cleared South EastBC Cleared
South East

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.

BC Cleared
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BC Cleared across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire BC Cleared Demand Trend

BC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire BC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire BC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BC Cleared within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
ReadingDown-134--
WokinghamNew entry-1--
BC Cleared South EastBC Cleared
South East

BC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing BC Cleared 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 BC Cleared.

125 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
215 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
310 (40.00 %)Windows
49 (36.00 %)Government
58 (32.00 %)Migration
67 (28.00 %)Microsoft
76 (24.00 %)PRINCE2
76 (24.00 %)SQL
76 (24.00 %)SQL Server
85 (20.00 %)C#
85 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
85 (20.00 %)XML
85 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
85 (20.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
85 (20.00 %)Finance
94 (16.00 %)Service Management
94 (16.00 %)Configuration Management
103 (12.00 %)REXX
103 (12.00 %)HTTPS
103 (12.00 %)Tcl
103 (12.00 %)VB
103 (12.00 %)WebServices
103 (12.00 %)OOP
103 (12.00 %)OO
103 (12.00 %)HTTP
103 (12.00 %)Data Migration
103 (12.00 %)DV Cleared
103 (12.00 %)SQL Server 2005
112 (8.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
112 (8.000 %)StarTeam

BC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing BC Cleared 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 BC Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (20.00 %)XML
23 (12.00 %)WebServices
32 (8.000 %).NET
32 (8.000 %)ASP.NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.000 %)MS Exchange
21 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.000 %)MS Project
11 (4.000 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.000 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (12.00 %)HTTPS
13 (12.00 %)HTTP
22 (8.000 %)SAN
31 (4.000 %)Firewall
31 (4.000 %)ATM
31 (4.000 %)ISDN
31 (4.000 %)LAN
31 (4.000 %)Ethernet
31 (4.000 %)TCP/IP
31 (4.000 %)DNS
31 (4.000 %)iSCSI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (24.00 %)SQL Server
23 (12.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (8.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (8.000 %)DTS
41 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (4.000 %)Oracle 9i
41 (4.000 %)Oracle 10g
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.000 %)StarTeam
12 (8.000 %)Visual Studio
12 (8.000 %)TestDirector
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (36.00 %)Government
25 (20.00 %)Finance
32 (8.000 %)Military
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (28.00 %)Analyst
25 (20.00 %)Developer
34 (16.00 %)Data Analyst
34 (16.00 %)Business Analyst
43 (12.00 %)Business Data Analyst
52 (8.000 %).NET Developer
52 (8.000 %)Tester
52 (8.000 %)DBA
61 (4.000 %)Design Engineer
61 (4.000 %)Oracle DBA
61 (4.000 %)Technical Consultant
61 (4.000 %)Architect
61 (4.000 %)Systems Analyst
61 (4.000 %)Technical Architect
61 (4.000 %)Consultant
61 (4.000 %)SQL DBA
61 (4.000 %)Project Analyst
61 (4.000 %)Data Modeller
61 (4.000 %)Integration Engineer
61 (4.000 %)QA Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (40.00 %)Windows
25 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (8.000 %)Windows XP
41 (4.000 %)AIX
41 (4.000 %)Solaris
41 (4.000 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
215 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
38 (32.00 %)Migration
46 (24.00 %)PRINCE2
54 (16.00 %)Service Management
54 (16.00 %)Configuration Management
63 (12.00 %)OOP
63 (12.00 %)OO
63 (12.00 %)Data Migration
63 (12.00 %)DV Cleared
72 (8.000 %)ITIL
81 (4.000 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (4.000 %)E-business
81 (4.000 %)Security Management
81 (4.000 %)UML
81 (4.000 %)ERP
81 (4.000 %)SSADM
81 (4.000 %)DSDM
81 (4.000 %)Data Modelling
81 (4.000 %)Systems Analysis
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (24.00 %)SQL
25 (20.00 %)C#
25 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
33 (12.00 %)REXX
33 (12.00 %)Tcl
33 (12.00 %)VB
41 (4.000 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (4.000 %)MCSE
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (8.000 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (20.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (28.00 %)Microsoft
22 (8.000 %)Oracle
22 (8.000 %)Borland
31 (4.000 %)HP