The first table below looks at the demand for Security Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Buckinghamshire region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Clearance
Rank 5 12 11
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 133 97 110
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 16.42% 9.939% 10.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 61.86% 49.49% 46.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 41 58
Average daily rate £306 £210 £343
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+45.83% -38.68%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £218 £113 £142
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £375 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £400 £366
% change year-on-year
-7.50% +9.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 4
Average hourly rate £7.50 £32.25 £14.33
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-76.74% +125.13%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+16.00% -23.07%
All Qualifications
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
215 196 237
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 26.54% 20.08% 22.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 77 104
Average daily rate £300 £255 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.64% -25.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £113 £142
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £401 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 14 19
Average hourly rate £18.73 £15.75 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.92% -4.54%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.65 £10.70 £9.46
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.08 £50.00 £30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Security Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Buckinghamshire Security Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Security Cleared across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire Security Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Milton Keynes +5 117 £306 +63.33%
Aylesbury - 1 - -
Iver - 1 £300 -
Security Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Security 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 Security Cleared.

1 211 (76.17%) SC Cleared
2 135 (48.74%) DV Cleared
3 91 (32.85%) Windows
4 80 (28.88%) ITIL
5 56 (20.22%) PRINCE2
5 56 (20.22%) Microsoft
6 49 (17.69%) Windows Server 2008
7 48 (17.33%) MS Project
7 48 (17.33%) Citrix
8 38 (13.72%) HP
9 37 (13.36%) MS Excel
10 35 (12.64%) Cisco
10 35 (12.64%) Project Management
11 34 (12.27%) Hyper-V
11 34 (12.27%) ITIL V3
12 31 (11.19%) VMware
13 29 (10.47%) Finance
14 28 (10.11%) MS Exchange
15 27 (9.747%) Linux
15 27 (9.747%) VMware Infrastructure
16 26 (9.386%) Windows Server 2003
17 25 (9.025%) Service Delivery
18 24 (8.664%) Change Management
18 24 (8.664%) SQL
19 21 (7.581%) Oracle
19 21 (7.581%) SharePoint
19 21 (7.581%) Service Management
19 21 (7.581%) Firewall
20 20 (7.220%) Windows 7
21 18 (6.498%) Exchange Server 2003

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Security 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 Security Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (2.166%) CSS
1 6 (2.166%) HTML
2 5 (1.805%) .NET
3 4 (1.444%) WebSphere
4 3 (1.083%) JMS
4 3 (1.083%) J2EE
4 3 (1.083%) SOAP
5 2 (0.722%) XML
5 2 (0.722%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.361%) HTML5
6 1 (0.361%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.361%) Application Packaging
6 1 (0.361%) jQuery
6 1 (0.361%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.361%) COM
6 1 (0.361%) XSL
6 1 (0.361%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 28 (10.11%) MS Exchange
2 21 (7.581%) SharePoint
3 18 (6.498%) Exchange Server 2003
4 11 (3.971%) Lync
5 8 (2.888%) IIS
5 8 (2.888%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (2.166%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (2.166%) SharePoint 2013
7 4 (1.444%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (1.444%) SharePoint 2010
8 2 (0.722%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.722%) WebSphere MQ
Applications
1 48 (17.33%) MS Project
2 37 (13.36%) MS Excel
3 18 (6.498%) MS Office
4 8 (2.888%) MS Visio
5 7 (2.527%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (1.805%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.722%) Oracle Financials
1 2 (0.722%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.361%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.361%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.581%) Firewall
2 16 (5.776%) SAN
3 13 (4.693%) TCP/IP
4 10 (3.610%) LAN
5 9 (3.249%) WAN
6 8 (2.888%) DHCP
7 6 (2.166%) NAS
8 5 (1.805%) Network Security
8 5 (1.805%) Internet
8 5 (1.805%) VPN
9 4 (1.444%) DNS
9 4 (1.444%) IPsec
10 3 (1.083%) iSCSI
10 3 (1.083%) SMTP
11 2 (0.722%) HTTP
11 2 (0.722%) VoIP
11 2 (0.722%) ICMP
11 2 (0.722%) Intranet
11 2 (0.722%) Intrusion Detection
12 1 (0.361%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.415%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.083%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (0.722%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.361%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (0.361%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.361%) SQL Server 2005
4 1 (0.361%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 9 (3.249%) MSI
2 6 (2.166%) AdminStudio
3 2 (0.722%) ClearCase
3 2 (0.722%) LoadRunner
3 2 (0.722%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.361%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.361%) Talend Open Studio
4 1 (0.361%) Ant
4 1 (0.361%) Visual Studio
General
1 29 (10.47%) Finance
2 3 (1.083%) Telecoms
3 1 (0.361%) Retail
3 1 (0.361%) Law
3 1 (0.361%) Legal
3 1 (0.361%) Front Office
3 1 (0.361%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 65 (23.47%) Analyst
2 29 (10.47%) Project Manager
3 23 (8.303%) Support Analyst
4 21 (7.581%) Architect
5 20 (7.220%) 3rd Line Support
6 17 (6.137%) Project Officer
6 17 (6.137%) Project Support Officer
7 16 (5.776%) Consultant
8 13 (4.693%) Technical Architect
9 11 (3.971%) Administrator
10 10 (3.610%) Business Analyst
10 10 (3.610%) Support Engineer
10 10 (3.610%) 2nd Line Support
11 9 (3.249%) Team Leader
11 9 (3.249%) Project Administrator
12 8 (2.888%) Developer
12 8 (2.888%) Security Analyst
12 8 (2.888%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
13 7 (2.527%) Technical Specialist
13 7 (2.527%) Applications Packager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.054%) Cryptography
2 12 (4.332%) Clustering
3 11 (3.971%) Cloud Computing
4 7 (2.527%) CESG
5 5 (1.805%) PKI
5 5 (1.805%) Management Information System
5 5 (1.805%) Blackberry
6 3 (1.083%) RMADS
6 3 (1.083%) Client/Server
7 2 (0.722%) Thin Client
7 2 (0.722%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (0.722%) Fat Client
8 1 (0.361%) Statistics
8 1 (0.361%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 91 (32.85%) Windows
2 49 (17.69%) Windows Server 2008
3 27 (9.747%) Linux
4 26 (9.386%) Windows Server 2003
5 20 (7.220%) Windows 7
6 16 (5.776%) UNIX
6 16 (5.776%) Windows Vista
7 9 (3.249%) CentOS
8 5 (1.805%) Windows XP
9 4 (1.444%) Windows NT
9 4 (1.444%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.722%) Windows 2000 Server
11 1 (0.361%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.361%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (28.88%) ITIL
2 56 (20.22%) PRINCE2
3 35 (12.64%) Project Management
4 34 (12.27%) ITIL V3
5 25 (9.025%) Service Delivery
6 24 (8.664%) Change Management
7 21 (7.581%) Service Management
8 13 (4.693%) Stakeholder Management
9 12 (4.332%) Process Architecture
10 10 (3.610%) Configuration Management
10 10 (3.610%) Business Analysis
10 10 (3.610%) Requirements Engineering
11 8 (2.888%) Scrum
11 8 (2.888%) Project Planning
12 7 (2.527%) Incident Management
12 7 (2.527%) UML
13 6 (2.166%) Programme Management
13 6 (2.166%) Systems Analysis
13 6 (2.166%) Information Assurance
13 6 (2.166%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (8.664%) SQL
2 9 (3.249%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.166%) C
4 5 (1.805%) Java
4 5 (1.805%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.444%) C#
6 1 (0.361%) VB6
6 1 (0.361%) VB
6 1 (0.361%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.361%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 211 (76.17%) SC Cleared
2 135 (48.74%) DV Cleared
3 18 (6.498%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (5.776%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 15 (5.415%) Microsoft Certification
6 14 (5.054%) MCP
6 14 (5.054%) MCSE
7 13 (4.693%) ISEB
8 11 (3.971%) HNC
8 11 (3.971%) HND
9 10 (3.610%) CCSP
9 10 (3.610%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 10 (3.610%) CISSP
10 9 (3.249%) CCNA
11 4 (1.444%) Citrix Certification
11 4 (1.444%) GSAE
12 3 (1.083%) Degree
12 3 (1.083%) MCTS
12 3 (1.083%) CISM
13 2 (0.722%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.498%) SLA
2 6 (2.166%) QA
3 3 (1.083%) ISO 14001
4 2 (0.722%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 34 (12.27%) Hyper-V
2 27 (9.747%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (5.415%) Active Directory
4 12 (4.332%) XenApp
5 9 (3.249%) Microsoft App-V
6 7 (2.527%) XenDesktop
7 5 (1.805%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (1.444%) vSphere
9 3 (1.083%) VMware ESX
10 1 (0.361%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 13 (4.693%) Backup Exec
2 12 (4.332%) OpenView
3 11 (3.971%) SCCM
4 8 (2.888%) OVSD
4 8 (2.888%) SCOM
5 6 (2.166%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (2.166%) Opalis
6 5 (1.805%) OpenView Configuration Management
7 4 (1.444%) AppDNA
8 3 (1.083%) WSUS
9 2 (0.722%) SCVMM
9 2 (0.722%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 56 (20.22%) Microsoft
2 48 (17.33%) Citrix
3 38 (13.72%) HP
4 35 (12.64%) Cisco
5 31 (11.19%) VMware
6 21 (7.581%) Oracle
7 6 (2.166%) Sun
7 6 (2.166%) Juniper
7 6 (2.166%) StorageTek
7 6 (2.166%) F5
8 5 (1.805%) Compaq
9 4 (1.444%) AppSense
10 3 (1.083%) Lumension
11 2 (0.722%) NetApp
12 1 (0.361%) Talend
12 1 (0.361%) Finjan
12 1 (0.361%) Capita
12 1 (0.361%) Brocade
12 1 (0.361%) Nortel
12 1 (0.361%) Red Hat
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Change Analyst, ITIL v3, HP Service Manager, SC Security Cleared is required by our government, public sector organisation based in Milton Keynes, Bucks, South East with occasional travel...
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Rate: Unspecified daily rate c.£250-350 daily
Posted: 21 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
They need someone with a background in service management, who has worked in an ITIL environment... Objectives *To maintain and support the ICT Operating model including Policy, Process...
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Rate: £250 - £300 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
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Experis Engineering
Rate: £13.0 per hour
Posted: 23 May 2013
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