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The table below looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) 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 SC Cleared over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Check (SC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1716
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads167296
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.262 %0.322 %
As % of the category below10.28 %13.61 %
Daily rates quoted38143
Average minimum daily rate£367£359
Average daily rate£380£380
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£373
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Hourly rates quoted2321
Average minimum hourly rate£23.08£44.38
Average hourly rate£25.10£45.13
% change on same period last year-44.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.13£45.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.01£31.11
% change on same period last year-6.75 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16242175
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.546 %2.367 %
Daily rates quoted506746
Average minimum daily rate£367£351
Average daily rate£391£372
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£369
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
Hourly rates quoted94177
Average minimum hourly rate£22.79£32.31
Average hourly rate£24.41£34.20
% change on same period last year-28.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.03£36.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.09£29.91
% change on same period last year-6.09 %
SC Cleared South EastSC 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.

SC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire SC Cleared Demand Trend

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire SC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Berkshire SC Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire SC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Berkshire SC Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

SC Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 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
ReadingUp+181£391-4.37 %
BracknellUp+725£348-22.75 %
NewburyNew entry-8£300-
SloughUp+12--
ThatchamNew entry-1£105-
SC Cleared South EastSC Cleared
South East

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1425 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2155 (36.47 %)Windows
3114 (26.82 %)Government
483 (19.53 %)Windows Server 2003
576 (17.88 %)SQL
670 (16.47 %)Microsoft
754 (12.71 %)Active Directory
849 (11.53 %)HP
946 (10.82 %)DV Cleared
1045 (10.59 %)OpenView Configuration Management
1143 (10.12 %)XML
1239 (9.176 %)UNIX
1338 (8.941 %)SQL Server
1436 (8.471 %)CA
1535 (8.235 %)Solaris
1535 (8.235 %)StarTeam
1634 (8.000 %)Java
1733 (7.765 %)Borland
1832 (7.529 %)Windows XP
1929 (6.824 %).NET
1929 (6.824 %)TestDirector
1929 (6.824 %)Clustering
2028 (6.588 %)Replication
2127 (6.353 %)Sun
2226 (6.118 %)Oracle
2226 (6.118 %)Configuration Management
2325 (5.882 %)Service Management
2325 (5.882 %)VBScript
2424 (5.647 %)Firewall
2424 (5.647 %)VMware

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (10.12 %)XML
229 (6.824 %).NET
322 (5.176 %)HTML
419 (4.471 %).NET Framework
518 (4.235 %)XSL
610 (2.353 %)ASP.NET
610 (2.353 %)WebServices
610 (2.353 %)WCF
78 (1.882 %)J2EE
86 (1.412 %)AJAX
95 (1.176 %)Software Packaging
104 (0.941 %)Middleware
104 (0.941 %)UDDI
104 (0.941 %)SOAP
113 (0.706 %)ODBC
113 (0.706 %)WSH
113 (0.706 %)Oracle Streams
122 (0.471 %)WPF
122 (0.471 %)Oracle Fusion
122 (0.471 %)Application Packaging
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (5.176 %)IIS
221 (4.941 %)MS Exchange
315 (3.529 %)BizTalk Server
49 (2.118 %)ESB
58 (1.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
58 (1.882 %)SharePoint
66 (1.412 %)Oracle Application Server
75 (1.176 %)CMS
75 (1.176 %)WebLogic
84 (0.941 %)WebLogic Portal
84 (0.941 %)Live Communications Server
93 (0.706 %)Exchange Server 5.5
93 (0.706 %)Exchange Server 2000
93 (0.706 %)Exchange Server 2007
93 (0.706 %)Office Communications Server
102 (0.471 %)Oracle 10gAS
102 (0.471 %)Oracle Workflow
111 (0.235 %)Oracle HTTP Server
111 (0.235 %)Office Project Server
111 (0.235 %)TIBCO EMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (4.471 %)MS Excel
28 (1.882 %)MS Office
34 (0.941 %)Shockwave
43 (0.706 %)AutoCAD
43 (0.706 %)MS Project
52 (0.471 %)MATLAB
52 (0.471 %)Simulink
61 (0.235 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.235 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.235 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.176 %)Oracle EBS
23 (0.706 %)Oracle Applications
32 (0.471 %)SoftGrid
32 (0.471 %)Oracle EBS R12
32 (0.471 %)Oracle ERP
41 (0.235 %)Oracle Financials
41 (0.235 %)Oracle 11i
41 (0.235 %)BusinessWorks
41 (0.235 %)Teamcenter
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (5.647 %)Firewall
221 (4.941 %)TCP/IP
319 (4.471 %)SAN
418 (4.235 %)DNS
514 (3.294 %)HTTP
612 (2.824 %)X.500
79 (2.118 %)MPLS
79 (2.118 %)DMZ
88 (1.882 %)VPN
88 (1.882 %)OSPF
88 (1.882 %)BGP
88 (1.882 %)DHCP
97 (1.647 %)Cisco ASA
106 (1.412 %)Cisco PIX
106 (1.412 %)BIG-IP
106 (1.412 %)Nortel Alteon
106 (1.412 %)RIP
106 (1.412 %)HTTPS
115 (1.176 %)LAN
115 (1.176 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (8.941 %)SQL Server
223 (5.412 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (2.824 %)SQL Server Integration Services
312 (2.824 %)DTS
46 (1.412 %)Oracle 9i
46 (1.412 %)BusinessObjects
55 (1.176 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (1.176 %)Oracle 10g
63 (0.706 %)EDRMS
63 (0.706 %)Oracle 11g
63 (0.706 %)MS Access
63 (0.706 %)Oracle Reports
72 (0.471 %)Oracle Discoverer
81 (0.235 %)Data Mining
81 (0.235 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.235 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.235 %)Oracle BI EE
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
135 (8.235 %)StarTeam
229 (6.824 %)TestDirector
314 (3.294 %)Visual Studio
314 (3.294 %)MSI
47 (1.647 %)InstallShield
54 (0.941 %)Flash
63 (0.706 %)LoadRunner
72 (0.471 %)ProC
72 (0.471 %)Oracle Forms
72 (0.471 %)WinRunner
81 (0.235 %)QuickTest Pro
81 (0.235 %)ClearCase
81 (0.235 %)JDeveloper
81 (0.235 %)PVCS
81 (0.235 %)JMeter
81 (0.235 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1114 (26.82 %)Government
219 (4.471 %)Telecoms
314 (3.294 %)Military
411 (2.588 %)Finance
53 (0.706 %)Manufacturing
62 (0.471 %)Electronics
62 (0.471 %)Health
62 (0.471 %)Pensions
62 (0.471 %)Marketing
62 (0.471 %)Avionics
71 (0.235 %)Legal
71 (0.235 %)Electric
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (10.35 %)Architect
144 (10.35 %)Consultant
234 (8.000 %)Developer
323 (5.412 %)Tester
421 (4.941 %)Analyst
515 (3.529 %)Support Analyst
515 (3.529 %)Infrastructure Engineer
613 (3.059 %)1st Line Support
613 (3.059 %)1st Line Support Analyst
712 (2.824 %)Hardware Engineer
712 (2.824 %)Technical Designer
811 (2.588 %)Technical Consultant
811 (2.588 %)Systems Engineer
811 (2.588 %)Solutions Architect
910 (2.353 %)DBA
910 (2.353 %)Network Engineer
109 (2.118 %)Test Consultant
118 (1.882 %)Design Engineer
127 (1.647 %)Administrator
127 (1.647 %)Oracle DBA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (6.824 %)Clustering
228 (6.588 %)Replication
310 (2.353 %)PKI
47 (1.647 %)Smartcard
54 (0.941 %)N-Tier
63 (0.706 %)PDA
72 (0.471 %)Data Conversion
81 (0.235 %)CESG
81 (0.235 %)Cryptography
81 (0.235 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1155 (36.47 %)Windows
283 (19.53 %)Windows Server 2003
339 (9.176 %)UNIX
435 (8.235 %)Solaris
532 (7.529 %)Windows XP
614 (3.294 %)AIX
614 (3.294 %)HPUX
712 (2.824 %)Windows 2000
88 (1.882 %)Windows Vista
95 (1.176 %)Windows Server 2008
102 (0.471 %)Windows NT
102 (0.471 %)Linux
111 (0.235 %)Windows 2000 Server
111 (0.235 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1425 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
246 (10.82 %)DV Cleared
326 (6.118 %)Configuration Management
425 (5.882 %)Service Management
523 (5.412 %)Load Balancing
622 (5.176 %)Migration
719 (4.471 %)ITIL
818 (4.235 %)Validation
916 (3.765 %)Web Development
1011 (2.588 %)B2B
1110 (2.353 %)Workflow
1110 (2.353 %)Manual Testing
129 (2.118 %)Software Engineering
129 (2.118 %)Change Management
138 (1.882 %)Security Management
138 (1.882 %)SOA
138 (1.882 %)Time Management
138 (1.882 %)Technical Architecture
147 (1.647 %)Unit Testing
147 (1.647 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
176 (17.88 %)SQL
234 (8.000 %)Java
325 (5.882 %)VBScript
422 (5.176 %)VB
520 (4.706 %)Transact-SQL
618 (4.235 %)XPath
717 (4.000 %)JavaScript
813 (3.059 %)C
813 (3.059 %)C#
910 (2.353 %)REXX
910 (2.353 %)Tcl
107 (1.647 %)VBA
115 (1.176 %)PL/SQL
124 (0.941 %)Shell Script
124 (0.941 %)C++
131 (0.235 %)Perl
131 (0.235 %)VB.NET
131 (0.235 %)Korn
131 (0.235 %)Embedded C
131 (0.235 %)Embedded C++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (3.765 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (3.294 %)MCSE
38 (1.882 %)MCSA
44 (0.941 %)CNE
44 (0.941 %)Novell Certification
53 (0.706 %)Degree
62 (0.471 %)HND
62 (0.471 %)CISSP
62 (0.471 %)Cisco Certification
62 (0.471 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
62 (0.471 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
62 (0.471 %)MCTS
71 (0.235 %)ISTQB
71 (0.235 %)HNC
71 (0.235 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
71 (0.235 %)RHCE
71 (0.235 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.235 %)EMC Certification
71 (0.235 %)CCSA
71 (0.235 %)CEH
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (0.941 %)SLA
22 (0.471 %)QA
31 (0.235 %)JSP 440
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
154 (12.71 %)Active Directory
210 (2.353 %)ISA Server
210 (2.353 %)MSMQ
39 (2.118 %)VMware Infrastructure
47 (1.647 %)Citrix Presentation Server
47 (1.647 %)NetBackup
47 (1.647 %)VMware ESX
52 (0.471 %)VMware Workstation
52 (0.471 %)Oracle RAC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
145 (10.59 %)OpenView Configuration Management
213 (3.059 %)MIIS
39 (2.118 %)Netcool
46 (1.412 %)Tivoli
55 (1.176 %)Unicenter
64 (0.941 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
72 (0.471 %)ARCserve
72 (0.471 %)OpenView
72 (0.471 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
81 (0.235 %)NNM
81 (0.235 %)OVOW
81 (0.235 %)Netcool/Webtop
81 (0.235 %)ServiceCenter
81 (0.235 %)SCCM
81 (0.235 %)Tivoli Monitoring
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
170 (16.47 %)Microsoft
249 (11.53 %)HP
336 (8.471 %)CA
433 (7.765 %)Borland
527 (6.353 %)Sun
626 (6.118 %)Oracle
724 (5.647 %)VMware
822 (5.176 %)Cisco
919 (4.471 %)Proxima
1016 (3.765 %)Citrix
1115 (3.529 %)IBM
129 (2.118 %)VERITAS
129 (2.118 %)Altiris
138 (1.882 %)CheckPoint
138 (1.882 %)McAfee Security
146 (1.412 %)Serena
146 (1.412 %)TIBCO
146 (1.412 %)Nortel
146 (1.412 %)Business Objects
146 (1.412 %)Adobe