Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) Clearance skills within the Bicester 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Check (SC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank21
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.002 %
As % of the category below56.82 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£375£160
Average daily rate£400£160
% change on same period last year+150.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£374
% change on same period last year-4.09 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£33.33£21.00
Average hourly rate£34.83£21.00
% change on same period last year+65.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.33£21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.28£30.94
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bicester
Matching contract IT job ads442
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£325£160
Average daily rate£353£160
% change on same period last year+120.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted91
Average minimum hourly rate£36.05£21.00
Average hourly rate£39.18£21.00
% change on same period last year+86.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.32£21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
SC Cleared OxfordshireSC Cleared
Oxfordshire

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 Bicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bicester 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 Bicester region.

Bicester SC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

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 Bicester region.

Bicester 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 Bicester region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Bicester SC Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester 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.

134 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
29 (26.47 %)SQL
38 (23.53 %)Oracle
47 (20.59 %)UNIX
56 (17.65 %)Java
56 (17.65 %)EAI
56 (17.65 %)SOA
56 (17.65 %)Project Planning
56 (17.65 %)Oracle Fusion
56 (17.65 %)Matrix Management
65 (14.71 %)QA
65 (14.71 %)Logistics
65 (14.71 %)Economics
65 (14.71 %)Government
65 (14.71 %)XML
73 (8.824 %)ITIL
73 (8.824 %)PRINCE2
73 (8.824 %)Windows
73 (8.824 %)COBOL
73 (8.824 %)DHCP
73 (8.824 %)DNS
73 (8.824 %)Active Directory
73 (8.824 %)ISEB
73 (8.824 %)Project Management
82 (5.882 %)Supplier Management
82 (5.882 %)Asset Management
82 (5.882 %)PRINCE
82 (5.882 %)Service Management
82 (5.882 %)Oracle 10g
82 (5.882 %)Oracle 9i

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester 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.

Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (17.65 %)Oracle Fusion
25 (14.71 %)XML
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.824 %)DHCP
13 (8.824 %)DNS
21 (2.941 %)IPv4
21 (2.941 %)H.323
21 (2.941 %)Firewall
21 (2.941 %)VLAN
21 (2.941 %)Cisco IOS
21 (2.941 %)PPP
21 (2.941 %)LAN
21 (2.941 %)VoIP
21 (2.941 %)WAN
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.882 %)Oracle 9i
12 (5.882 %)Oracle 10g
21 (2.941 %)Oracle Reports
21 (2.941 %)Ingres
21 (2.941 %)Oracle Discoverer
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.941 %)TestDirector
11 (2.941 %)QuickTest Pro
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (14.71 %)Government
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (29.41 %)Analyst
28 (23.53 %)Developer
36 (17.65 %)Test Manager
45 (14.71 %)Project Analyst
53 (8.824 %)Security Analyst
53 (8.824 %)Project Manager
53 (8.824 %)COBOL Developer
62 (5.882 %)Project Support Analyst
62 (5.882 %)Test Analyst
62 (5.882 %)Oracle Developer
62 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Specialist
62 (5.882 %)Applications Developer
62 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
71 (2.941 %)Support Specialist
71 (2.941 %)Design Engineer
71 (2.941 %)Security Specialist
71 (2.941 %)Analyst Developer
71 (2.941 %)Network Engineer
71 (2.941 %)Architect
71 (2.941 %)Integration Architect
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (14.71 %)Economics
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (20.59 %)UNIX
23 (8.824 %)Windows
31 (2.941 %)HPUX
31 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2003
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
26 (17.65 %)EAI
26 (17.65 %)SOA
26 (17.65 %)Project Planning
26 (17.65 %)Matrix Management
35 (14.71 %)Logistics
43 (8.824 %)ITIL
43 (8.824 %)PRINCE2
43 (8.824 %)Project Management
52 (5.882 %)Service Management
52 (5.882 %)PRINCE
52 (5.882 %)Supplier Management
52 (5.882 %)Asset Management
52 (5.882 %)Test Scripting
52 (5.882 %)BC Cleared
61 (2.941 %)Network Design
61 (2.941 %)Test Management
61 (2.941 %)Problem Management
61 (2.941 %)CMMI
61 (2.941 %)Regression Testing
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (26.47 %)SQL
26 (17.65 %)Java
33 (8.824 %)COBOL
41 (2.941 %)PL/SQL
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.824 %)ISEB
21 (2.941 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.941 %)ITIL Certification
21 (2.941 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (2.941 %)MCSE
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (14.71 %)QA
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (8.824 %)Active Directory
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (23.53 %)Oracle
21 (2.941 %)Cisco
21 (2.941 %)HP
21 (2.941 %)Citrix
21 (2.941 %)VERITAS