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This section looks at the demand for Security Clearance skills within the East Midlands 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1935
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads10568
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.140 %0.068 %
As % of the category below10.73 %7.003 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£304£347
Average daily rate£323£367
% change on same period last year-12.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£378
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted2014
Average minimum hourly rate£25.03£29.79
Average hourly rate£26.64£31.80
% change on same period last year-16.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.24£33.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.48£30.52
% change on same period last year+6.40 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads979971
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.305 %0.969 %
Daily rates quoted358221
Average minimum daily rate£384£360
Average daily rate£408£381
% change on same period last year+6.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted66108
Average minimum hourly rate£27.73£25.82
Average hourly rate£30.32£27.56
% change on same period last year+10.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.90£29.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Security Cleared EnglandSecurity Cleared
England

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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East Midlands Security Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
DerbyshireUp+349£330-10.20 %
LincolnshireUp+1027£243-
LeicestershireUp+1111--
NottinghamshireNo change010£368+31.29 %
NorthamptonshireDown-83£381-10.14 %
Security Cleared EnglandSecurity Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

178 (48.45 %)SC Cleared
254 (33.54 %)Windows
339 (24.22 %)Government
431 (19.25 %)Java
526 (16.15 %)BC Cleared
624 (14.91 %)UNIX
723 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
723 (14.29 %)Perl
822 (13.66 %)Microsoft
920 (12.42 %)SQL
1019 (11.80 %)Windows 2000
1118 (11.18 %)C++
1217 (10.56 %)Manufacturing
1316 (9.938 %)DV Cleared
1316 (9.938 %)Active Directory
1316 (9.938 %)MS Excel
1415 (9.317 %)Linux
1514 (8.696 %)Solaris
1514 (8.696 %)ITIL
1613 (8.075 %)Oracle
1613 (8.075 %)MS Office
1613 (8.075 %)LAN
1613 (8.075 %)Cisco
1613 (8.075 %)Telecoms
1712 (7.453 %)Windows XP
1712 (7.453 %)XML
1811 (6.832 %)Project Management
1811 (6.832 %)Apache
1910 (6.211 %)SAP
1910 (6.211 %)HTML

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (7.453 %)XML
210 (6.211 %)HTML
38 (4.969 %)XSLT
46 (3.727 %)Cocoon
54 (2.484 %)J2EE
63 (1.863 %)WebSphere
63 (1.863 %)Middleware
72 (1.242 %)ActiveX
72 (1.242 %)JMS
72 (1.242 %)OpenGL
72 (1.242 %)DirectX
81 (0.621 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.621 %)JSP
81 (0.621 %)Struts
81 (0.621 %)WebServices
81 (0.621 %).NET
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (6.832 %)Apache
27 (4.348 %)MS Exchange
36 (3.727 %)Tomcat
44 (2.484 %)IIS
52 (1.242 %)WebLogic
52 (1.242 %)OpenROAD
61 (0.621 %)WebLogic Portal
61 (0.621 %)Exchange Server 2003
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (9.938 %)MS Excel
213 (8.075 %)MS Office
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (4.348 %)SAP PS
23 (1.863 %)SAP Payroll
23 (1.863 %)SAP HR
31 (0.621 %)Infinys
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (8.075 %)LAN
210 (6.211 %)VoIP
39 (5.590 %)Firewall
48 (4.969 %)TCP/IP
56 (3.727 %)WAN
64 (2.484 %)HTTP
73 (1.863 %)SAN
81 (0.621 %)SS7
81 (0.621 %)Q.931
81 (0.621 %)SMS
81 (0.621 %)BIG-IP
81 (0.621 %)VLAN
81 (0.621 %)Cisco PIX
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (3.106 %)PowerCenter
24 (2.484 %)IDOL
33 (1.863 %)Ingres
42 (1.242 %)SQL Server
42 (1.242 %)EDMS
51 (0.621 %)BODI
51 (0.621 %)Data Cleansing
51 (0.621 %)Oracle Reports
51 (0.621 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.621 %)Oracle 9i
51 (0.621 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.621 %)ETL
51 (0.621 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.621 %)BusinessObjects
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.242 %)MSI
21 (0.621 %)StarTeam
21 (0.621 %)Oracle Forms
21 (0.621 %)ClearCase
21 (0.621 %)Eclipse
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (24.22 %)Government
217 (10.56 %)Manufacturing
313 (8.075 %)Telecoms
49 (5.590 %)Finance
54 (2.484 %)Construction
63 (1.863 %)Marketing
72 (1.242 %)3D Graphics
72 (1.242 %)Criminal Justice
81 (0.621 %)Police
81 (0.621 %)Advertising
81 (0.621 %)Health
81 (0.621 %)Law
81 (0.621 %)Military
81 (0.621 %)Billing
81 (0.621 %)Avionics
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (14.29 %)Analyst
221 (13.04 %)Developer
312 (7.453 %)Project Manager
312 (7.453 %)Administrator
410 (6.211 %)Technical Lead
58 (4.969 %)Software Developer
58 (4.969 %)Consultant
67 (4.348 %)Support Analyst
67 (4.348 %)Project Analyst
76 (3.727 %)Software Engineer
76 (3.727 %)Messaging Analyst
85 (3.106 %)Network Specialist
85 (3.106 %)Architect
85 (3.106 %)Systems Administrator
85 (3.106 %)Network Engineer
85 (3.106 %)Web Developer
85 (3.106 %)Helpdesk Support
85 (3.106 %)Linux Administrator
94 (2.484 %)Linux Systems Administrator
94 (2.484 %)Support Manager
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (5.590 %)Video Conferencing
28 (4.969 %)PMI
35 (3.106 %)Client/Server
42 (1.242 %)E-Learning
42 (1.242 %)CLARiiON
51 (0.621 %)Clustering
51 (0.621 %)NHS
51 (0.621 %)PACS
51 (0.621 %)Economics
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (33.54 %)Windows
224 (14.91 %)UNIX
319 (11.80 %)Windows 2000
415 (9.317 %)Linux
514 (8.696 %)Solaris
612 (7.453 %)Windows XP
76 (3.727 %)Windows Server 2003
76 (3.727 %)Red Hat Linux
84 (2.484 %)Windows CE
92 (1.242 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
101 (0.621 %)Windows NT
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
178 (48.45 %)SC Cleared
226 (16.15 %)BC Cleared
323 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
416 (9.938 %)DV Cleared
514 (8.696 %)ITIL
611 (6.832 %)Project Management
79 (5.590 %)Migration
88 (4.969 %)Data Management
88 (4.969 %)Data Migration
88 (4.969 %)Project Planning
88 (4.969 %)Load Balancing
97 (4.348 %)PDM
97 (4.348 %)CAD
106 (3.727 %)QMS
115 (3.106 %)Requirements Analysis
115 (3.106 %)PLM
115 (3.106 %)Risk Management
123 (1.863 %)Workflow
123 (1.863 %)Stakeholder Management
123 (1.863 %)Document Management
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (19.25 %)Java
223 (14.29 %)Perl
320 (12.42 %)SQL
418 (11.18 %)C++
59 (5.590 %)C
65 (3.106 %)Python
65 (3.106 %)PHP
74 (2.484 %)C#
81 (0.621 %)Embedded C++
81 (0.621 %)PL/SQL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (2.484 %)ECDL
23 (1.863 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
23 (1.863 %)PMP
23 (1.863 %)PMI Certification
32 (1.242 %)Cisco Certification
32 (1.242 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.242 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.621 %)A+ Certification
41 (0.621 %)CCNP
41 (0.621 %)CCNA
41 (0.621 %)Network+ Certification
41 (0.621 %)MCDST
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (5.590 %)ISO27001
19 (5.590 %)COBIT
28 (4.969 %)HL7
31 (0.621 %)ISO9001
31 (0.621 %)QA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (9.938 %)Active Directory
23 (1.863 %)NetBackup
31 (0.621 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.621 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.621 %)Oracle RAC
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.863 %)Tivoli
13 (1.863 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.242 %)OpenView Configuration Management
22 (1.242 %)Legato
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (13.66 %)Microsoft
213 (8.075 %)Oracle
213 (8.075 %)Cisco
310 (6.211 %)SAP
49 (5.590 %)SeeBeyond
58 (4.969 %)Siemens
67 (4.348 %)InterSystems
67 (4.348 %)Tandberg
76 (3.727 %)Red Hat
85 (3.106 %)Informatica
92 (1.242 %)NetApp
92 (1.242 %)ADIC
92 (1.242 %)webMethods
92 (1.242 %)EMC
92 (1.242 %)Citrix
92 (1.242 %)VERITAS
101 (0.621 %)Borland
101 (0.621 %)Blue Coat
101 (0.621 %)BEA
101 (0.621 %)Sun