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The table below looks at the demand for Security 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 Security Cleared over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank38
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2420
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.020 %
As % of the category below32.00 %19.23 %
Daily rates quoted116
Average minimum daily rate£425£399
Average daily rate£460£424
% change on same period last year+8.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£494£449
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£371
% change on same period last year+0.03 %
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£31.23£30.45
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
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 %
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 Croydon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon 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 Croydon region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

137 (64.91 %)SC Cleared
232 (56.14 %)Government
320 (35.09 %)Java
416 (28.07 %)BEA
515 (26.32 %)J2EE
515 (26.32 %)Oracle
515 (26.32 %)WebLogic
612 (21.05 %)AquaLogic
711 (19.30 %)UNIX
810 (17.54 %)Apache
810 (17.54 %)ITIL
810 (17.54 %)SQL
98 (14.04 %)WebServices
98 (14.04 %)TIBCO
107 (12.28 %)Service Management
107 (12.28 %)Tomcat
107 (12.28 %)SOA
107 (12.28 %)LAN
107 (12.28 %)WAN
107 (12.28 %)XML
107 (12.28 %)TIBCO EMS
116 (10.53 %)PL/SQL
116 (10.53 %)RAD
116 (10.53 %)MPLS
116 (10.53 %)DMZ
116 (10.53 %)Microsoft
116 (10.53 %)JSF
125 (8.772 %)Enterprise Architecture
125 (8.772 %)JBoss
125 (8.772 %)HTML

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (26.32 %)J2EE
28 (14.04 %)WebServices
37 (12.28 %)XML
46 (10.53 %)JSF
55 (8.772 %)HTML
55 (8.772 %)XSL
55 (8.772 %)XSLT
55 (8.772 %)EJB
55 (8.772 %)JDBC
55 (8.772 %)JSP
55 (8.772 %)Servlets
64 (7.018 %)SOAP
64 (7.018 %)Struts
64 (7.018 %).NET
64 (7.018 %)JMS
64 (7.018 %)Hibernate
64 (7.018 %)Java EE
64 (7.018 %)Spring
73 (5.263 %)MyFaces
73 (5.263 %)Middleware
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (26.32 %)WebLogic
210 (17.54 %)Apache
37 (12.28 %)Tomcat
37 (12.28 %)TIBCO EMS
45 (8.772 %)JBoss
54 (7.018 %)WebLogic Portal
54 (7.018 %)ESB
63 (5.263 %)Oracle Application Server
72 (3.509 %)WebSphere Application Server
81 (1.754 %)Oracle 10gAS
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.263 %)MS Office
21 (1.754 %)MS Excel
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.754 %)Oracle Applications
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (12.28 %)LAN
17 (12.28 %)WAN
26 (10.53 %)MPLS
26 (10.53 %)DMZ
34 (7.018 %)Firewall
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.263 %)Oracle 10g
21 (1.754 %)MS Access
21 (1.754 %)Oracle 9i
21 (1.754 %)SQL Server
21 (1.754 %)Oracle Reports
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.018 %)Ant
14 (7.018 %)JUnit
14 (7.018 %)WebLogic Workshop
23 (5.263 %)Oracle Forms
32 (3.509 %)Oracle Designer/2000
41 (1.754 %)CruiseControl
41 (1.754 %)Subversion
41 (1.754 %)StarTeam
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (56.14 %)Government
23 (5.263 %)Finance
31 (1.754 %)Home Office
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (19.30 %)Developer
111 (19.30 %)Architect
28 (14.04 %)Technical Architect
28 (14.04 %)Java Developer
35 (8.772 %)DBA
35 (8.772 %)Oracle DBA
44 (7.018 %)Infrastructure Manager
44 (7.018 %)Infrastructure Architect
44 (7.018 %)Network Specialist
53 (5.263 %)Technical Specialist
53 (5.263 %)WebLogic Specialist
62 (3.509 %)SOA Architect
62 (3.509 %)Consultant
62 (3.509 %)Project Manager
62 (3.509 %)Programme Manager
62 (3.509 %)Oracle Developer
62 (3.509 %)Oracle Forms Developer
71 (1.754 %)Build Manager
71 (1.754 %)Senior Technical Architect
71 (1.754 %)Server Engineer
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.754 %)Biometrics
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (19.30 %)UNIX
24 (7.018 %)AIX
32 (3.509 %)Windows
41 (1.754 %)Linux
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (64.91 %)SC Cleared
210 (17.54 %)ITIL
37 (12.28 %)Service Management
37 (12.28 %)SOA
46 (10.53 %)RAD
55 (8.772 %)Enterprise Architecture
55 (8.772 %)BC Cleared
55 (8.772 %)DV Cleared
64 (7.018 %)CTC Cleared
64 (7.018 %)Release Management
64 (7.018 %)PRINCE2
64 (7.018 %)RUP
64 (7.018 %)Configuration Management
64 (7.018 %)Project Management
64 (7.018 %)Agile Software Development
64 (7.018 %)TDD
73 (5.263 %)TOGAF
73 (5.263 %)ITSM
73 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
73 (5.263 %)e-GIF
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (35.09 %)Java
210 (17.54 %)SQL
36 (10.53 %)PL/SQL
41 (1.754 %)Shell Script
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.509 %)Degree
12 (3.509 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.754 %)Dell Certification
21 (1.754 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.754 %)MCSE
21 (1.754 %)MCP
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.509 %)SLA
21 (1.754 %)QA
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (21.05 %)AquaLogic
23 (5.263 %)Oracle RMAN
23 (5.263 %)Oracle RAC
31 (1.754 %)Active Directory
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (28.07 %)BEA
215 (26.32 %)Oracle
38 (14.04 %)TIBCO
46 (10.53 %)Microsoft
52 (3.509 %)Cisco
61 (1.754 %)HP
61 (1.754 %)Dell
61 (1.754 %)Vignette