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The table below looks at the demand for Basic Check (BC) Clearance skills within the Devon 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBasic Check (BC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2536
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.099 %2.000 %
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£352£352
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£14.70£31.92
Average hourly rate£14.70£33.17
% change on same period last year-55.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.70£34.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.02£25.39
% change on same period last year+14.30 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads91150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.148 %0.164 %
Daily rates quoted2947
Average minimum daily rate£288£342
Average daily rate£307£351
% change on same period last year-12.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£373
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Hourly rates quoted1820
Average minimum hourly rate£17.39£26.65
Average hourly rate£18.56£28.02
% change on same period last year-33.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.72£29.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£29.44
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
BC Cleared South WestBC Cleared
South 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.

BC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon BC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BC Cleared within the Devon region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PlymouthUp+31--
BC Cleared South WestBC Cleared
South West

BC Cleared
Top 24 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)J2EE
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
21 (50.00 %)Intranet
21 (50.00 %)Extranet
21 (50.00 %)ITSM
21 (50.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)Clustering
21 (50.00 %)Content Management
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)OVPI
21 (50.00 %)VMware Server

BC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)J2EE
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Intranet
11 (50.00 %)Extranet
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Desktop Engineer
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Clustering
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)ITSM
21 (50.00 %)Content Management
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)VMware Server
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)OVPI
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)VMware