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The table below looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) Clearance skills within the City of London 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Check (SC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128166
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching contract IT job ads8125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.025 %
As % of the category below1.857 %0.703 %
Daily rates quoted367
Average minimum daily rate£382£331
Average daily rate£420£334
% change on same period last year+25.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£365
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted17
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£27.71
Average hourly rate£16.50£28.29
% change on same period last year-41.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£28.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.78£30.30
% change on same period last year-1.72 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads43623557
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.168 %3.601 %
Daily rates quoted25361498
Average minimum daily rate£419£440
Average daily rate£458£471
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£497£501
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted8492
Average minimum hourly rate£24.22£23.50
Average hourly rate£25.86£25.46
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.49£27.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
SC Cleared LondonSC Cleared
London

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

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London 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 City of London region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London SC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

1184 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2103 (55.98 %)Government
347 (25.54 %)Oracle
428 (15.22 %)Java
524 (13.04 %)Windows
623 (12.50 %)J2EE
722 (11.96 %)Migration
821 (11.41 %)WebServices
821 (11.41 %)SQL
920 (10.87 %)UNIX
1019 (10.33 %)RDBMS
1118 (9.783 %)PRINCE2
1118 (9.783 %)SOA
1118 (9.783 %)Workflow
1118 (9.783 %)ESB
1217 (9.239 %)Microsoft
1217 (9.239 %)Windows Server 2003
1217 (9.239 %)Biometrics
1316 (8.696 %)Sun
1316 (8.696 %)Solaris
1316 (8.696 %)PL/SQL
1316 (8.696 %).NET
1316 (8.696 %)Data Migration
1415 (8.152 %)Oracle 10g
1514 (7.609 %)ITIL
1514 (7.609 %)Linux
1613 (7.065 %)WebLogic
1613 (7.065 %)Active Directory
1613 (7.065 %)Finance
1712 (6.522 %)MS Excel

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (12.50 %)J2EE
221 (11.41 %)WebServices
316 (8.696 %).NET
412 (6.522 %)jBPM
59 (4.891 %)Oracle Streams
59 (4.891 %)XML
59 (4.891 %)Middleware
65 (2.717 %)ArcObjects
74 (2.174 %)HTML
74 (2.174 %)ASP
83 (1.630 %)Servlets
92 (1.087 %)AJAX
101 (0.543 %)SAML
101 (0.543 %)ASP.NET
101 (0.543 %)CSS
101 (0.543 %)JSP
101 (0.543 %)ADO.NET
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (9.783 %)ESB
213 (7.065 %)WebLogic
38 (4.348 %)MS Exchange
45 (2.717 %)ArcGIS
45 (2.717 %)Exchange Server 2007
45 (2.717 %)ArcSDE
54 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (2.174 %)ArcIMS
63 (1.630 %)CMS
72 (1.087 %)SharePoint
72 (1.087 %)GroupWise
72 (1.087 %)Office Communications Server
81 (0.543 %)Office Project Server
81 (0.543 %)Oracle Workflow
81 (0.543 %)SAS
81 (0.543 %)Oracle 9iAS
81 (0.543 %)Lotus Domino
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (6.522 %)MS Excel
26 (3.261 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (2.174 %)MS Project
34 (2.174 %)MS Office
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (3.261 %)Oracle CRM
22 (1.087 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.543 %)Oracle ERP
31 (0.543 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.543 %)Oracle Financials
31 (0.543 %)SAP R/3
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (4.891 %)LAN
19 (4.891 %)Firewall
27 (3.804 %)TCP/IP
36 (3.261 %)VLAN
45 (2.717 %)WAN
45 (2.717 %)VPN
54 (2.174 %)Internet
63 (1.630 %)MPLS
63 (1.630 %)Network Security
72 (1.087 %)X.500
72 (1.087 %)Cisco PIX
72 (1.087 %)DNS
72 (1.087 %)Broadband
81 (0.543 %)LDAP
81 (0.543 %)PBX
81 (0.543 %)VoIP
81 (0.543 %)SAN
81 (0.543 %)Intranet
81 (0.543 %)OSPF
81 (0.543 %)BGP
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (10.33 %)RDBMS
215 (8.152 %)Oracle 10g
311 (5.978 %)SQL Server
410 (5.435 %)ETL
58 (4.348 %)GIS
65 (2.717 %)SQL Server 2005
73 (1.630 %)Oracle 9i
82 (1.087 %)Datawarehouse
82 (1.087 %)BusinessObjects
91 (0.543 %)SQL Server 2000
91 (0.543 %)SQLPlus
91 (0.543 %)EDRMS
91 (0.543 %)DTS
91 (0.543 %)DB2
91 (0.543 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.543 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (0.543 %)Data Cleansing
91 (0.543 %)TOAD
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (2.174 %)LoadRunner
22 (1.087 %)Oracle Forms
22 (1.087 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.543 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.543 %)Flash
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1103 (55.98 %)Government
213 (7.065 %)Finance
38 (4.348 %)Telecoms
43 (1.630 %)Law
43 (1.630 %)Legal
52 (1.087 %)Health
52 (1.087 %)Criminal Justice
52 (1.087 %)Home Office
52 (1.087 %)Banking
52 (1.087 %)Retail
61 (0.543 %)Police
61 (0.543 %)Publishing
61 (0.543 %)Electronics
61 (0.543 %)Aerospace
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (13.04 %)Consultant
222 (11.96 %)Developer
321 (11.41 %)Architect
413 (7.065 %)Project Manager
512 (6.522 %)Java Developer
610 (5.435 %)Analyst
78 (4.348 %)Technical Architect
78 (4.348 %)Database Designer
78 (4.348 %)DBA
87 (3.804 %)Java/J2EE Developer
96 (3.261 %)Solutions Architect
96 (3.261 %)Administrator
105 (2.717 %)J2EE Consultant
114 (2.174 %)UNIX Engineer
114 (2.174 %)Technical Consultant
114 (2.174 %)Web Developer
114 (2.174 %)Trainer
114 (2.174 %)Oracle DBA
114 (2.174 %)Hardware Engineer
114 (2.174 %)Infrastructure Manager
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (9.239 %)Biometrics
25 (2.717 %)Thin Client
25 (2.717 %)Fat Client
32 (1.087 %)RMADS
32 (1.087 %)CESG
41 (0.543 %)PKI
41 (0.543 %)Statistics
41 (0.543 %)Data Protection Act
41 (0.543 %)CMDB
41 (0.543 %)Smartcard
41 (0.543 %)Blackberry
41 (0.543 %)Management Information System
41 (0.543 %)Data Conversion
41 (0.543 %)N-Tier
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (13.04 %)Windows
220 (10.87 %)UNIX
317 (9.239 %)Windows Server 2003
416 (8.696 %)Solaris
514 (7.609 %)Linux
611 (5.978 %)Windows XP
79 (4.891 %)Windows 2000
85 (2.717 %)Windows Vista
94 (2.174 %)Red Hat Linux
103 (1.630 %)Windows 2000 Server
112 (1.087 %)Windows Server 2008
121 (0.543 %)NetWare
121 (0.543 %)AIX
121 (0.543 %)HPUX
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1184 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
222 (11.96 %)Migration
318 (9.783 %)Workflow
318 (9.783 %)PRINCE2
318 (9.783 %)SOA
416 (8.696 %)Data Migration
514 (7.609 %)ITIL
610 (5.435 %)Data Modelling
79 (4.891 %)Project Management
88 (4.348 %)RUP
88 (4.348 %)DV Cleared
97 (3.804 %)CRM
106 (3.261 %)UML
115 (2.717 %)Change Management
115 (2.717 %)BPEL
115 (2.717 %)CTC Cleared
124 (2.174 %)BC Cleared
124 (2.174 %)Disaster Recovery
124 (2.174 %)Data Security
124 (2.174 %)Validation
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (15.22 %)Java
221 (11.41 %)SQL
316 (8.696 %)PL/SQL
49 (4.891 %)C#
53 (1.630 %)Transact-SQL
62 (1.087 %)C
62 (1.087 %)JavaScript
71 (0.543 %)PHP
71 (0.543 %)DHTML
71 (0.543 %)VB.NET
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (3.804 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
24 (2.174 %)ITIL Certification
33 (1.630 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (1.087 %)CCNA
42 (1.087 %)Cisco Certification
51 (0.543 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.543 %)Sun Certification
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.174 %)QA
23 (1.630 %)ISO27001
31 (0.543 %)COBIT
31 (0.543 %)ISO9000
31 (0.543 %)BS7799
31 (0.543 %)JSP 440
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (7.065 %)Active Directory
211 (5.978 %)Oracle RMAN
39 (4.891 %)AquaLogic
44 (2.174 %)NetBackup
44 (2.174 %)VMware Infrastructure
53 (1.630 %)Oracle RAC
62 (1.087 %)Backup Exec
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.630 %)OpenView
22 (1.087 %)CiscoWorks
31 (0.543 %)MOM
31 (0.543 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.543 %)MIIS
31 (0.543 %)SCOM
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (25.54 %)Oracle
217 (9.239 %)Microsoft
316 (8.696 %)Sun
49 (4.891 %)Cisco
49 (4.891 %)BEA
56 (3.261 %)HP
56 (3.261 %)VMware
65 (2.717 %)ESRI
74 (2.174 %)Red Hat
83 (1.630 %)CheckPoint
83 (1.630 %)SAP
83 (1.630 %)Citrix
83 (1.630 %)VERITAS
92 (1.087 %)Altiris
92 (1.087 %)Blue Coat
92 (1.087 %)Business Objects
92 (1.087 %)TIBCO
92 (1.087 %)Novell
101 (0.543 %)Adobe
101 (0.543 %)Symantec