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The table below looks at the demand for Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DV Cleared over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDeveloped Vetting (DV) Clearance
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank58-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.445 %0.000 %
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£408£436
% change on same period last year-6.46 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£55.00-
Average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£55.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.03£33.02
% change on same period last year-6.05 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads449410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.733 %0.449 %
Daily rates quoted12987
Average minimum daily rate£330£334
Average daily rate£340£347
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£373
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Hourly rates quoted5732
Average minimum hourly rate£25.36£27.80
Average hourly rate£26.36£28.34
% change on same period last year-6.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.37£28.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£29.44
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
DV Cleared North WestDV Cleared
North 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.

DV Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend

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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Cheshire DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (75.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (50.00 %)FMECA
32 (50.00 %)Degree
32 (50.00 %)C
32 (50.00 %)HND
41 (25.00 %)RAD
41 (25.00 %)WinRunner
41 (25.00 %)Rational Robot
41 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (25.00 %)Service Management
41 (25.00 %)Telecoms
41 (25.00 %)Government
41 (25.00 %)ServiceCenter
41 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
41 (25.00 %)Incident Management

DV Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)WinRunner
11 (25.00 %)Rational Robot
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Consultant
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (75.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (50.00 %)FMECA
41 (25.00 %)Incident Management
41 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
41 (25.00 %)RAD
41 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (25.00 %)Service Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)HND
12 (50.00 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)ServiceCenter