The first table below looks at the demand for Security Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Dorset region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Clearance
Rank 21 13 35
Rank change year-on-year
-8 +22
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 11 20 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 5.612% 7.605% 1.320%
As % of the Qualifications category 26.83% 31.25% 5.479%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 9 1
Average daily rate - £400 £110
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +263.63%
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £400 £370
% change year-on-year
-7.50% +8.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 3
Average hourly rate £34.75 £40.00 £40.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.12% -1.23%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year
+16.00% -21.87%
All Qualifications
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
41 64 73
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 20.92% 24.33% 24.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 37 31
Average daily rate £215 £375 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-42.66% +15.38%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £110 £235 £184
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £475 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 4
Average hourly rate £38.75 £27.50 £40.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+40.90% -32.09%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £23.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.17% -8.00%
Security Cleared
South West

Security Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Dorset Security Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Security Cleared across the Dorset region.

Dorset Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Dorset region.

Dorset Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Dorset Security Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Weymouth - 3 - -
Wimborne - 1 - -
Security Cleared
South West

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

1 14 (63.64%) UML
1 14 (63.64%) SC Cleared
2 12 (54.55%) OO
3 8 (36.36%) Windows
3 8 (36.36%) C++
4 7 (31.82%) C#
4 7 (31.82%) .NET
4 7 (31.82%) OOA/OOD
4 7 (31.82%) MATLAB
4 7 (31.82%) Requirements Analysis
4 7 (31.82%) WinForms
5 6 (27.27%) Configuration Management
6 5 (22.73%) VMware
6 5 (22.73%) Agile Software Development
6 5 (22.73%) Multithreading
6 5 (22.73%) Waterfall
7 4 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (18.18%) NUnit
7 4 (18.18%) VMware Workstation
7 4 (18.18%) Serena
7 4 (18.18%) InstallShield
7 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
7 4 (18.18%) Visual Studio
8 2 (9.091%) LabVIEW
8 2 (9.091%) Degree
8 2 (9.091%) Physics
8 2 (9.091%) Computer Science
8 2 (9.091%) Avionics
8 2 (9.091%) Delphi
8 2 (9.091%) HND

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Development
1 7 (31.82%) .NET
1 7 (31.82%) WinForms
2 1 (4.545%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (4.545%) CMS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.545%) Ethernet
1 1 (4.545%) SNMP
1 1 (4.545%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.545%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (18.18%) Visual Studio
1 4 (18.18%) InstallShield
1 4 (18.18%) NUnit
2 2 (9.091%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (9.091%) LabVIEW
General
1 2 (9.091%) Avionics
2 1 (4.545%) Electronics
2 1 (4.545%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 18 (81.82%) Software Engineer
2 6 (27.27%) Developer
2 6 (27.27%) Software Developer
3 3 (13.64%) Test Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) C# Software Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Software Test Engineer
4 2 (9.091%) Tester
4 2 (9.091%) .NET Software Engineer
4 2 (9.091%) Systems Tester
4 2 (9.091%) PC Engineer
5 1 (4.545%) IT Services Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Delivery Manager
5 1 (4.545%) IT Services Delivery Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Services Delivery Manager
5 1 (4.545%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.091%) Physics
1 2 (9.091%) Computer Science
2 1 (4.545%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 8 (36.36%) Windows
2 1 (4.545%) Linux
2 1 (4.545%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) UML
2 12 (54.55%) OO
3 7 (31.82%) OOA/OOD
3 7 (31.82%) Requirements Analysis
4 6 (27.27%) Configuration Management
5 5 (22.73%) Multithreading
5 5 (22.73%) Agile Software Development
5 5 (22.73%) Waterfall
6 2 (9.091%) Signal Processing
7 1 (4.545%) ITIL
7 1 (4.545%) Network Management
7 1 (4.545%) Incident Management
7 1 (4.545%) Test Automation
7 1 (4.545%) Problem Management
7 1 (4.545%) Release Management
7 1 (4.545%) Service Management
7 1 (4.545%) Service Delivery
7 1 (4.545%) Change Management
7 1 (4.545%) ITSM
7 1 (4.545%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 8 (36.36%) C++
2 7 (31.82%) C#
2 7 (31.82%) MATLAB
3 2 (9.091%) Delphi
4 1 (4.545%) SQL
4 1 (4.545%) VC++
4 1 (4.545%) Python
4 1 (4.545%) Embedded C
4 1 (4.545%) C
Qualifications
1 14 (63.64%) SC Cleared
2 2 (9.091%) HND
2 2 (9.091%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.545%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (18.18%) VMware Workstation
1 4 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) VMware
2 4 (18.18%) Serena
2 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
3 2 (9.091%) Borland