Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Basic Check (BC) Clearance in IT contracts within the Bristol region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BC Cleared over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBasic Check (BC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4849
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.685 %4.294 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£362
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.92£19.28
% change on same period last year+60.36 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads149163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.300 %0.200 %
Daily rates quoted3748
Average minimum daily rate£392£354
Average daily rate£413£360
% change on same period last year+14.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£363
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted6337
Average minimum hourly rate£29.52£27.39
Average hourly rate£30.69£28.82
% change on same period last year+6.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.86£30.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£26.87
% change on same period last year+4.86 %
BC Cleared South WestBC Cleared
South West

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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol BC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

17 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (57.14 %)AIX
33 (42.86 %)WebSphere MQ
33 (42.86 %)Workflow
33 (42.86 %)WebSphere
33 (42.86 %)SAP
33 (42.86 %)EAI
33 (42.86 %)DB2
33 (42.86 %)SOAP
33 (42.86 %)WebSphere Message Broker
42 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
42 (28.57 %)Adobe Flex
42 (28.57 %)MS Project
42 (28.57 %).NET
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server
42 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (14.29 %)SQL
51 (14.29 %)Symantec
51 (14.29 %)Telecoms
51 (14.29 %)ESB
51 (14.29 %)Migration
51 (14.29 %)NetBackup
51 (14.29 %)Backup Exec
51 (14.29 %)Solaris
51 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
51 (14.29 %)SOA
51 (14.29 %)HP
51 (14.29 %)VERITAS
51 (14.29 %)Unicenter

BC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (42.86 %)SOAP
13 (42.86 %)WebSphere
22 (28.57 %)Adobe Flex
22 (28.57 %).NET
22 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
31 (14.29 %)XML
31 (14.29 %)XSLT
31 (14.29 %)SAP PI
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)WebSphere MQ
13 (42.86 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (14.29 %)ESB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Project
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)DB2
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Telecoms
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)WebSphere Developer
31 (14.29 %)Storage Engineer
31 (14.29 %)VERITAS Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Desktop Support
31 (14.29 %)Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Systems Designer
31 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
31 (14.29 %)Support Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Analyst Developer
31 (14.29 %)Desktop Engineer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)AIX
21 (14.29 %)Solaris
21 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
21 (14.29 %)UNIX
21 (14.29 %)Windows
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)EAI
13 (42.86 %)Workflow
21 (14.29 %)Migration
21 (14.29 %)Problem Management
21 (14.29 %)SOA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)NetBackup
11 (14.29 %)Backup Exec
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)Unicenter
11 (14.29 %)Legato
11 (14.29 %)EMC NetWorker
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)SAP
21 (14.29 %)HP
21 (14.29 %)VERITAS
21 (14.29 %)Symantec