Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for DV Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited DV Cleared over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Berkshire region.

 Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank693987
Rank change year-on-year
Down-30Up+48
Matching contract IT job ads327739
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire1.434 %3.256 %1.090 %
As % of the Qualifications category6.625 %17.23 %5.847 %
Daily rates quoted41822
Average daily rate£350£400£454
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.50 %-11.89 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£242£236£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£428£467£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£400£429
% change year-on-year
-6.250 %-6.750 %
Hourly rates quoted1262
Average hourly rate£24.44£12.00£27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+103.62 %-56.36 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£15.00£12.00£21.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£27.85£12.00£33.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.50£12.58£30.75
% change year-on-year
+55.06 %-59.10 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
483447667
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire21.64 %18.90 %18.64 %
Daily rates quoted164118209
Average daily rate£363£400£363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.370 %+10.34 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£255£235£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£450£500£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350£350
% change year-on-year
-7.140 %-
Hourly rates quoted472350
Average hourly rate£20.50£25.00£27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.00 %-9.090 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£14.50£12.00£15.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£50.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.00£25.00£25.00
% change year-on-year
-16.00 %-
DV Cleared South EastDV Cleared
South East

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

DV Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire DV Cleared Demand Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Berkshire DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Berkshire DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BracknellDown-813£266-10.15 %
ReadingDown-116--
DV Cleared South EastDV Cleared
South East

DV Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing DV 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 DV Cleared.

1102 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
235 (34.31 %)SC Cleared
334 (33.33 %)Windows
429 (28.43 %)HP
524 (23.53 %)Microsoft
621 (20.59 %)Windows Server 2003
720 (19.61 %)Windows Server 2008
819 (18.63 %)Active Directory
819 (18.63 %)Government
916 (15.69 %)Windows Vista
1015 (14.71 %)Altiris
1015 (14.71 %)C
1113 (12.75 %)SoftGrid
1113 (12.75 %)Application Packaging
1212 (11.76 %)Windows XP
1310 (9.804 %)VMware
149 (8.824 %)Penetration Testing
149 (8.824 %)TestDirector
149 (8.824 %)HP Quality Center
149 (8.824 %)VMware Infrastructure
158 (7.843 %)Security Testing
158 (7.843 %)DHCP
158 (7.843 %)DNS
167 (6.863 %)SQL Server
176 (5.882 %)VB
176 (5.882 %)MSI
176 (5.882 %)PKI
176 (5.882 %)Manual Testing
176 (5.882 %)Opsware
185 (4.902 %)Finance

DV Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing DV 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 DV Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
113 (12.75 %)Application Packaging
22 (1.961 %)WMI
31 (0.980 %)Hibernate
31 (0.980 %)Spring
31 (0.980 %)Swing
31 (0.980 %)J2EE
31 (0.980 %)Struts
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
15 (4.902 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.961 %)SharePoint
31 (0.980 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.980 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (0.980 %)WebLogic
31 (0.980 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
12 (1.961 %)MS Excel
21 (0.980 %)Spreadsheet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
113 (12.75 %)SoftGrid
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
18 (7.843 %)DHCP
18 (7.843 %)DNS
24 (3.922 %)SAN
33 (2.941 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.980 %)DMZ
41 (0.980 %)LAN
41 (0.980 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (6.863 %)SQL Server
22 (1.961 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.980 %)EDRMS
31 (0.980 %)MS Access
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
19 (8.824 %)TestDirector
23 (2.941 %)InstallShield
31 (0.980 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.980 %)Visual Studio
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
119 (18.63 %)Government
25 (4.902 %)Finance
34 (3.922 %)Military
42 (1.961 %)Telecoms
42 (1.961 %)Legal
51 (0.980 %)Electric
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
121 (20.59 %)Consultant
213 (12.75 %)Tester
310 (9.804 %)Applications Packager
48 (7.843 %)Architect
48 (7.843 %)Support Engineer
57 (6.863 %)Team Leader
57 (6.863 %)Penetration Tester
66 (5.882 %)Security Consultant
75 (4.902 %)IMAC Engineer
75 (4.902 %)Analyst
84 (3.922 %)Project Manager
93 (2.941 %)Field Engineer
93 (2.941 %)Technical Support
93 (2.941 %)Migration Engineer
93 (2.941 %)Technical Engineer
93 (2.941 %)Software Tester
93 (2.941 %)Technical Support Engineer
93 (2.941 %)Field Support Engineer
93 (2.941 %)Solutions Architect
102 (1.961 %)Desktop Support
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
16 (5.882 %)PKI
25 (4.902 %)Statistics
33 (2.941 %)Fat Client
33 (2.941 %)Management Information System
33 (2.941 %)Thin Client
41 (0.980 %)Replication
41 (0.980 %)CESG
41 (0.980 %)CESG CLAS
41 (0.980 %)PMI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
134 (33.33 %)Windows
221 (20.59 %)Windows Server 2003
320 (19.61 %)Windows Server 2008
416 (15.69 %)Windows Vista
512 (11.76 %)Windows XP
64 (3.922 %)UNIX
64 (3.922 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
19 (8.824 %)Penetration Testing
28 (7.843 %)Security Testing
36 (5.882 %)Manual Testing
45 (4.902 %)Configuration Management
54 (3.922 %)Migration
63 (2.941 %)Technical Architecture
63 (2.941 %)Software Testing
63 (2.941 %)Project Management
72 (1.961 %)PRINCE2
72 (1.961 %)Service Management
72 (1.961 %)Unit Testing
81 (0.980 %)Network Architecture
81 (0.980 %)Integration Testing
81 (0.980 %)Test Management
81 (0.980 %)Web Development
81 (0.980 %)System Testing
81 (0.980 %)Problem Management
81 (0.980 %)Release Management
81 (0.980 %)Resource Management
81 (0.980 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
115 (14.71 %)C
26 (5.882 %)VB
33 (2.941 %)SQL
33 (2.941 %)VBScript
42 (1.961 %)PowerShell
51 (0.980 %)Java
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1102 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
235 (34.31 %)SC Cleared
33 (2.941 %)CTC Cleared
33 (2.941 %)ISEB
41 (0.980 %)BC Cleared
41 (0.980 %)Degree
41 (0.980 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.980 %)PMI Certification
41 (0.980 %)MCSE
41 (0.980 %)HNC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.941 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
119 (18.63 %)Active Directory
29 (8.824 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (4.902 %)VMware ESX
42 (1.961 %)vSphere
51 (0.980 %)VMware Workstation
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
19 (8.824 %)HP Quality Center
26 (5.882 %)MSI
34 (3.922 %)OpenView Configuration Management
34 (3.922 %)NetBackup
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
129 (28.43 %)HP
224 (23.53 %)Microsoft
315 (14.71 %)Altiris
410 (9.804 %)VMware
56 (5.882 %)Opsware
63 (2.941 %)Wyse
72 (1.961 %)Oracle
72 (1.961 %)Symantec
72 (1.961 %)McAfee
72 (1.961 %)EMC
72 (1.961 %)SIMUL8
81 (0.980 %)Brocade
81 (0.980 %)Meridio
81 (0.980 %)Veritas
81 (0.980 %)Sophos
81 (0.980 %)Cisco