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The table below looks at the demand for Basic Check (BC) Clearance skills within the Croydon region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BC Cleared over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBasic Check (BC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-18
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads09
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.000 %8.654 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£373
Average daily rate-£373
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£370
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£29.54
% change on same period last year-7.15 %
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Croydon
Matching contract IT job ads75104
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.105 %
Daily rates quoted3631
Average minimum daily rate£374£334
Average daily rate£402£352
% change on same period last year+14.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£26.67
Average hourly rate£20.25£29.17
% change on same period last year-30.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.50£31.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
BC Cleared LondonBC 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.

BC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon BC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (80.00 %)Oracle
33 (60.00 %)SQL
33 (60.00 %)Oracle Forms
33 (60.00 %)Oracle 10g
33 (60.00 %)Government
33 (60.00 %)J2EE
33 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (40.00 %)Oracle Designer/2000
42 (40.00 %)DV Cleared
42 (40.00 %)UNIX
42 (40.00 %)Java
42 (40.00 %)PL/SQL
51 (20.00 %).NET
51 (20.00 %)WebServices
51 (20.00 %)XML
51 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
51 (20.00 %)e-GIF
51 (20.00 %)BEA
51 (20.00 %)WebLogic Portal
51 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
51 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
51 (20.00 %)EAI
51 (20.00 %)TOGAF
51 (20.00 %)Oracle Application Server
51 (20.00 %)AquaLogic
51 (20.00 %)Project Planning
51 (20.00 %)Java EE
51 (20.00 %)ESB
51 (20.00 %)Oracle 10gAS

BC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %)J2EE
21 (20.00 %).NET
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)XML
21 (20.00 %)Java EE
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)WebLogic Portal
11 (20.00 %)Oracle Application Server
11 (20.00 %)ESB
11 (20.00 %)Oracle 10gAS
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Oracle Applications
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (60.00 %)Oracle Forms
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Designer/2000
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Government
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Developer
12 (40.00 %)Developer
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Forms Developer
21 (20.00 %)Architect
21 (20.00 %)Technical Architect
21 (20.00 %)DBA
21 (20.00 %)Oracle Applications DBA
21 (20.00 %)Oracle DBA
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
21 (20.00 %)Linux
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (40.00 %)DV Cleared
41 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (20.00 %)e-GIF
41 (20.00 %)EAI
41 (20.00 %)TOGAF
41 (20.00 %)Project Planning
41 (20.00 %)CTC Cleared
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)PL/SQL
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)AquaLogic
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)BEA