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The table below looks at the demand for Security 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 Security Cleared over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank63154
Rank change on same period last yearUp+91
Matching contract IT job ads19247
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.269 %0.048 %
As % of the category below4.328 %1.332 %
Daily rates quoted8924
Average minimum daily rate£373£348
Average daily rate£415£354
% change on same period last year+17.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£458£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£370
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
Hourly rates quoted28
Average minimum hourly rate£15.50£29.25
Average hourly rate£17.25£29.75
% change on same period last year-42.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£30.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.30£30.48
% change on same period last year+2.69 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads44363529
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.213 %3.620 %
Daily rates quoted25761484
Average minimum daily rate£418£440
Average daily rate£458£471
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£497£501
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.67 %
Hourly rates quoted8791
Average minimum hourly rate£24.22£23.50
Average hourly rate£25.86£25.43
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.50£27.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.37£30.00
% change on same period last year-2.09 %
Security Cleared LondonSecurity 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.

Security Cleared
Demand Trend

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

City of London Security Cleared Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Security Cleared across the City of London region.

City of London Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the City of London region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

City of London Security Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the City of London region.

City of London Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the City of London region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

City of London Security Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

1226 (56.78 %)Government
2188 (47.24 %)SC Cleared
392 (23.12 %)Oracle
448 (12.06 %)CTC Cleared
547 (11.81 %)PRINCE2
642 (10.55 %)Windows
642 (10.55 %)Java
642 (10.55 %)DV Cleared
739 (9.799 %)Microsoft
838 (9.548 %)Finance
931 (7.789 %)J2EE
931 (7.789 %)Migration
1030 (7.538 %)SQL
1030 (7.538 %)Project Management
1128 (7.035 %)UNIX
1226 (6.533 %)WebServices
1325 (6.281 %)Oracle 10g
1325 (6.281 %)Windows Server 2003
1325 (6.281 %)BC Cleared
1424 (6.030 %)MS Excel
1522 (5.528 %)Workflow
1621 (5.276 %)ITIL
1720 (5.025 %).NET
1720 (5.025 %)SQL Server
1720 (5.025 %)RDBMS
1720 (5.025 %)Data Migration
1819 (4.774 %)Active Directory
1819 (4.774 %)WebLogic
1819 (4.774 %)Solaris
1819 (4.774 %)Biometrics

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (7.789 %)J2EE
226 (6.533 %)WebServices
320 (5.025 %).NET
416 (4.020 %)XML
512 (3.015 %)jBPM
610 (2.513 %)Middleware
79 (2.261 %)Oracle Streams
87 (1.759 %)HTML
87 (1.759 %)CSS
96 (1.508 %)JSP
96 (1.508 %)ASP
105 (1.256 %)ArcObjects
114 (1.005 %)AJAX
114 (1.005 %)Hibernate
114 (1.005 %)EJB
114 (1.005 %)Struts
123 (0.754 %)Spring
123 (0.754 %)Apache Axis
123 (0.754 %)Servlets
123 (0.754 %)XSLT
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (4.774 %)WebLogic
218 (4.523 %)ESB
315 (3.769 %)MS Exchange
411 (2.764 %)SAS
411 (2.764 %)Exchange Server 2007
510 (2.513 %)CMS
68 (2.010 %)Exchange Server 2003
75 (1.256 %)ArcSDE
75 (1.256 %)ArcGIS
75 (1.256 %)Tomcat
84 (1.005 %)SharePoint
84 (1.005 %)ArcIMS
93 (0.754 %)Oracle Workflow
93 (0.754 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
93 (0.754 %)Office Communications Server
102 (0.503 %)Apache
102 (0.503 %)GroupWise
102 (0.503 %)IIS
111 (0.251 %)Lotus Domino
111 (0.251 %)Oracle 9iAS
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (6.030 %)MS Excel
218 (4.523 %)MS Office
313 (3.266 %)MS PowerPoint
49 (2.261 %)MS Project
56 (1.508 %)MS Visio
61 (0.251 %)Photoshop
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (2.513 %)Oracle HRMS
28 (2.010 %)Oracle CRM
37 (1.759 %)Oracle EBS
37 (1.759 %)Oracle Financials
43 (0.754 %)Oracle ERP
43 (0.754 %)Oracle Applications
52 (0.503 %)SAP CRM
52 (0.503 %)Oracle Payroll
52 (0.503 %)SAP R/3
61 (0.251 %)SAP FI
61 (0.251 %)Oracle 11i
61 (0.251 %)SAP HR
61 (0.251 %)BusinessWorks
61 (0.251 %)SAP FI/CO
61 (0.251 %)SAP CO
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (3.266 %)Firewall
212 (3.015 %)LAN
310 (2.513 %)Internet
49 (2.261 %)TCP/IP
58 (2.010 %)VPN
66 (1.508 %)WAN
66 (1.508 %)Intranet
66 (1.508 %)VLAN
74 (1.005 %)Network Security
74 (1.005 %)MPLS
83 (0.754 %)X.500
83 (0.754 %)SAN
83 (0.754 %)Ethereal
83 (0.754 %)VoIP
92 (0.503 %)SSL
92 (0.503 %)PPP
92 (0.503 %)DNS
92 (0.503 %)Broadband
92 (0.503 %)Cisco PIX
92 (0.503 %)MD110
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (6.281 %)Oracle 10g
220 (5.025 %)SQL Server
220 (5.025 %)RDBMS
313 (3.266 %)ETL
49 (2.261 %)SQL Server 2005
58 (2.010 %)GIS
66 (1.508 %)BusinessObjects
75 (1.256 %)Oracle 9i
84 (1.005 %)Datawarehouse
84 (1.005 %)SAP BW
84 (1.005 %)Oracle 8/8i
84 (1.005 %)Oracle Discoverer
84 (1.005 %)EDRMS
93 (0.754 %)Data Cleansing
93 (0.754 %)Base SAS
93 (0.754 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (0.503 %)Oracle Reports
102 (0.503 %)OLAP
111 (0.251 %)Crystal Reports
111 (0.251 %)DB2
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (1.759 %)LoadRunner
25 (1.256 %)Eclipse
34 (1.005 %)QuickTest Pro
34 (1.005 %)Oracle Forms
42 (0.503 %)Visual Studio
42 (0.503 %)RequisitePro
51 (0.251 %)Rational Robot
51 (0.251 %)Telelogic DOORS
51 (0.251 %)NUnit
51 (0.251 %)FrontPage
51 (0.251 %)Ant
51 (0.251 %)Flash
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1226 (56.78 %)Government
238 (9.548 %)Finance
314 (3.518 %)Telecoms
411 (2.764 %)Criminal Justice
57 (1.759 %)Police
64 (1.005 %)Legal
64 (1.005 %)Aerospace
73 (0.754 %)Manufacturing
73 (0.754 %)Law
73 (0.754 %)Home Office
73 (0.754 %)Banking
82 (0.503 %)Retail
82 (0.503 %)Publishing
82 (0.503 %)Health
91 (0.251 %)Electronics
91 (0.251 %)Automotive
91 (0.251 %)Construction
91 (0.251 %)Local Government
91 (0.251 %)Auditing
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (13.57 %)Consultant
252 (13.07 %)Developer
344 (11.06 %)Analyst
437 (9.296 %)Architect
535 (8.794 %)Project Manager
620 (5.025 %)Java Developer
715 (3.769 %)DBA
715 (3.769 %)Technical Architect
812 (3.015 %)Administrator
911 (2.764 %)Test Analyst
1010 (2.513 %)Business Analyst
119 (2.261 %)Solutions Architect
119 (2.261 %)Oracle DBA
119 (2.261 %)Database Designer
119 (2.261 %)SAS Consultant
128 (2.010 %)Java/J2EE Developer
128 (2.010 %)Web Developer
128 (2.010 %)Test Manager
137 (1.759 %)Technical Consultant
137 (1.759 %)Data Consultant
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (4.774 %)Biometrics
25 (1.256 %)CESG
25 (1.256 %)Fat Client
25 (1.256 %)Thin Client
34 (1.005 %)Video Conferencing
34 (1.005 %)Blackberry
43 (0.754 %)Management Information System
43 (0.754 %)PKI
43 (0.754 %)Data Protection Act
43 (0.754 %)RMADS
52 (0.503 %)Freedom of Information
52 (0.503 %)E-Learning
52 (0.503 %)Smartcard
61 (0.251 %)N-Tier
61 (0.251 %)Firmware
61 (0.251 %)Handset
61 (0.251 %)Clustering
61 (0.251 %)IVR
61 (0.251 %)CMDB
61 (0.251 %)Web 2.0
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (10.55 %)Windows
228 (7.035 %)UNIX
325 (6.281 %)Windows Server 2003
419 (4.774 %)Solaris
518 (4.523 %)Windows XP
616 (4.020 %)Windows 2000
715 (3.769 %)Linux
85 (1.256 %)Windows Vista
85 (1.256 %)Windows 2000 Server
85 (1.256 %)Red Hat Linux
93 (0.754 %)Windows Server 2008
102 (0.503 %)AIX
111 (0.251 %)HPUX
111 (0.251 %)NetWare
111 (0.251 %)Tru64
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1188 (47.24 %)SC Cleared
248 (12.06 %)CTC Cleared
347 (11.81 %)PRINCE2
442 (10.55 %)DV Cleared
531 (7.789 %)Migration
630 (7.538 %)Project Management
725 (6.281 %)BC Cleared
822 (5.528 %)Workflow
921 (5.276 %)ITIL
1020 (5.025 %)Data Migration
1118 (4.523 %)SOA
1213 (3.266 %)Change Management
1312 (3.015 %)Data Modelling
1312 (3.015 %)RUP
1312 (3.015 %)CRM
1312 (3.015 %)User Acceptance Testing
1410 (2.513 %)Stakeholder Management
159 (2.261 %)UML
159 (2.261 %)Test Scripting
168 (2.010 %)Statistical Analysis
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (10.55 %)Java
230 (7.538 %)SQL
318 (4.523 %)PL/SQL
413 (3.266 %)C#
56 (1.508 %)Transact-SQL
65 (1.256 %)JavaScript
65 (1.256 %)C
72 (0.503 %)Ada
72 (0.503 %)SAS Macro
72 (0.503 %)C++
72 (0.503 %)DHTML
81 (0.251 %)PHP
81 (0.251 %)VB
81 (0.251 %)VB.NET
81 (0.251 %)Shell Script
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (2.764 %)Degree
111 (2.764 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
29 (2.261 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (1.005 %)ITIL Certification
42 (0.503 %)CIPD
42 (0.503 %)CCNA
42 (0.503 %)ISEB
42 (0.503 %)CISSP
42 (0.503 %)Cisco Certification
42 (0.503 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.251 %)OCP
51 (0.251 %)Oracle Certification
51 (0.251 %)Sun Certification
51 (0.251 %)HNC
51 (0.251 %)HND
51 (0.251 %)MCSE
51 (0.251 %)ISTQB
51 (0.251 %)CISM
51 (0.251 %)CCAB
51 (0.251 %)ISEB Practitioner
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (1.508 %)ISO27001
24 (1.005 %)QA
33 (0.754 %)JSP 440
33 (0.754 %)BS7799
42 (0.503 %)SLA
42 (0.503 %)ISO17799
51 (0.251 %)ISO9000
51 (0.251 %)WAI
51 (0.251 %)COBIT
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (4.774 %)Active Directory
213 (3.266 %)Oracle RMAN
312 (3.015 %)AquaLogic
46 (1.508 %)NetBackup
54 (1.005 %)VMware Infrastructure
63 (0.754 %)Backup Exec
63 (0.754 %)Oracle RAC
72 (0.503 %)Citrix Presentation Server
81 (0.251 %)Terminal Services
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.754 %)OpenView
22 (0.503 %)CiscoWorks
31 (0.251 %)Legato
31 (0.251 %)Tivoli
31 (0.251 %)MOM
31 (0.251 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.251 %)Norton AntiVirus
31 (0.251 %)MIIS
31 (0.251 %)MAILsweeper
31 (0.251 %)OVSD
31 (0.251 %)SCOM
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
192 (23.12 %)Oracle
239 (9.799 %)Microsoft
318 (4.523 %)Sun
417 (4.271 %)SAP
515 (3.769 %)BEA
611 (2.764 %)Cisco
78 (2.010 %)HP
87 (1.759 %)TIBCO
87 (1.759 %)VMware
96 (1.508 %)Citrix
96 (1.508 %)Business Objects
105 (1.256 %)Red Hat
105 (1.256 %)ESRI
113 (0.754 %)CheckPoint
113 (0.754 %)Symantec
113 (0.754 %)Novell
113 (0.754 %)VERITAS
113 (0.754 %)Blue Coat
122 (0.503 %)Altiris
122 (0.503 %)Ericsson