East of England SC Cleared Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) Clearance skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SC Cleared over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Security Check (SC) Clearance
Location Aldershot Andover Avon Barrow-in-Furness Basingstoke Bath Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Blackpool Bolton Bracknell Brentford Bridgend Bristol Buckinghamshire Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cardiff Cardigan Carlisle Ceredigion Chelmsford Cheltenham Cheshire Chester Chesterfield Chorley City of London Clydebank Corsham Crawley Crewe Croydon Cumbria Darlington Daventry Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorset Durham East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex England Essex Exeter Fareham Farnborough Feltham Filton Glamorgan Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Gosport Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Harrogate Hastings Havant Hemel Hempstead Hendon Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Home Counties Horsham Huntingdon Ipswich Kent Lancashire Leatherhead Leeds Leicestershire Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Loughborough Luton M4 Corridor Maidenhead Manchester Merseyside Mid Wales Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes New Malden Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Portsmouth Preston Reading Rochester Salisbury Scotland Sevenoaks Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South East South Wales South West Southampton Southend-on-Sea Southwark St Albans Stevenage Suffolk Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Tadworth Taunton Telford Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warminster Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Wells West Dunbartonshire West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Wiltshire Wimbledon Wirral Wokingham Worcester Worcestershire Yeovil Yorkshire	3 months to 29 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	64	69
Rank change on same period last year	+5
Matching contract IT job ads	81	95
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.108 %	0.095 %
As % of the category below	3.830 %	3.906 %
Daily rates quoted	12	21
Average minimum daily rate	£311	£359
Average daily rate	£333	£387
% change on same period last year	-14.04 %
Average maximum daily rate	£355	£416
UK excluding London average daily rate	£366	£375
% change on same period last year	-2.38 %
Hourly rates quoted	35	24
Average minimum hourly rate	£32.28	£30.21
Average hourly rate	£32.98	£30.83
% change on same period last year	+6.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£33.68	£31.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.62	£30.64
% change on same period last year	+6.44 %
Processes & Methodologies East of England
Matching contract IT job ads	2115	2432
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.819 %	2.426 %
Daily rates quoted	712	836
Average minimum daily rate	£378	£354
Average daily rate	£402	£374
% change on same period last year	+7.47 %
Average maximum daily rate	£427	£395
UK excluding London average daily rate	£379	£376
% change on same period last year	+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted	217	282
Average minimum hourly rate	£28.59	£30.76
Average hourly rate	£29.90	£32.13
% change on same period last year	-6.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£31.22	£33.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£30.35	£30.32
% change on same period last year	+0.10 %
SC 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.

SC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SC Cleared across the East of England region.

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SC Cleared across the East of England region.

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the East of England 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.

Location	Rank 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
Hertfordshire	+29	55	£305	-28.87 %
Cambridgeshire	+23	11	£300	-33.33 %
Essex	-1	7	£492	+19.91 %
Norfolk	-	3	£175	-
Suffolk	-7	3	£263	-9.99 %
East Anglia	+2	2	-	-

SC Cleared England

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing SC 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 SC Cleared.

1 152 (100.00 %) Security Cleared 2 46 (30.26 %) Government 3 27 (17.76 %) Windows 4 24 (15.79 %) Firmware 5 23 (15.13 %) Telelogic 5 23 (15.13 %) Telelogic DOORS 6 22 (14.47 %) BC Cleared 7 18 (11.84 %) Oracle 8 17 (11.18 %) Java 8 17 (11.18 %) Windows Server 2003 8 17 (11.18 %) Degree 9 16 (10.53 %) Cisco 10 15 (9.868 %) UML 11 13 (8.553 %) C 11 13 (8.553 %) VHDL

12 12 (7.895 %) Migration 12 12 (7.895 %) Aerospace 12 12 (7.895 %) Electronics 12 12 (7.895 %) NASTRAN 13 11 (7.237 %) C++ 14 10 (6.579 %) J2EE 14 10 (6.579 %) Microsoft 14 10 (6.579 %) Mentor Graphics 14 10 (6.579 %) Cisco PIX 15 9 (5.921 %) Citrix 15 9 (5.921 %) Cisco Certification 15 9 (5.921 %) MS Office 16 8 (5.263 %) SQL 16 8 (5.263 %) Linux 16 8 (5.263 %) UNIX

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing SC 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 SC Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 10 (6.579 %) J2EE 2 7 (4.605 %) XML 3 5 (3.289 %) WebSphere 4 4 (2.632 %) XML Schema 5 2 (1.316 %) HTML 6 1 (0.658 %) Cocoon 6 1 (0.658 %) WMI 6 1 (0.658 %) ADSI 6 1 (0.658 %) OpenGL 6 1 (0.658 %) DirectX 6 1 (0.658 %) AWT 6 1 (0.658 %) JMS 6 1 (0.658 %) Swing 6 1 (0.658 %) .NET 6 1 (0.658 %) ASP 6 1 (0.658 %) XSLT	Application Platforms 1 5 (3.289 %) JBoss 2 3 (1.974 %) Oracle Application Server 2 3 (1.974 %) MS Exchange 2 3 (1.974 %) WebLogic 3 2 (1.316 %) Apache 3 2 (1.316 %) Exchange Server 5.5 4 1 (0.658 %) ESB 4 1 (0.658 %) MQSeries 4 1 (0.658 %) Tomcat 4 1 (0.658 %) Lotus Domino
Applications 1 12 (7.895 %) NASTRAN 2 9 (5.921 %) MS Office 3 4 (2.632 %) MATLAB 3 4 (2.632 %) Simulink 4 2 (1.316 %) MS Excel 4 2 (1.316 %) InDesign 5 1 (0.658 %) Quicktime 5 1 (0.658 %) MS Visio 5 1 (0.658 %) Spreadsheet	Business Applications 1 4 (2.632 %) SoftGrid 2 3 (1.974 %) SAP QM 3 1 (0.658 %) assyst
Communications & Networking 1 10 (6.579 %) Cisco PIX 2 8 (5.263 %) TCP/IP 2 8 (5.263 %) Firewall 3 7 (4.605 %) LAN 4 5 (3.289 %) VoIP 4 5 (3.289 %) DHCP 4 5 (3.289 %) DNS 4 5 (3.289 %) SAN 5 3 (1.974 %) IPCC 5 3 (1.974 %) WAN 5 3 (1.974 %) Internet 6 2 (1.316 %) Cisco ASA 6 2 (1.316 %) GPRS 6 2 (1.316 %) OSPF 6 2 (1.316 %) BGP 6 2 (1.316 %) VPN 7 1 (0.658 %) C7 7 1 (0.658 %) NGN 7 1 (0.658 %) HTTP 7 1 (0.658 %) RIP	Database & Business Intelligence 1 6 (3.947 %) BODI 2 4 (2.632 %) ETL 3 3 (1.974 %) MS Access 3 3 (1.974 %) Oracle 8/8i 4 2 (1.316 %) MySQL 4 2 (1.316 %) BusinessObjects 4 2 (1.316 %) Oracle 10g 5 1 (0.658 %) IDOL 5 1 (0.658 %) PostgreSQL 5 1 (0.658 %) Oracle Discoverer 5 1 (0.658 %) RDBMS 5 1 (0.658 %) FileMaker 5 1 (0.658 %) Ingres 5 1 (0.658 %) Datawarehouse 5 1 (0.658 %) Oracle 9i 5 1 (0.658 %) SQL Server 5 1 (0.658 %) DB2
Development Applications 1 23 (15.13 %) Telelogic DOORS 2 4 (2.632 %) JUnit 3 3 (1.974 %) Subversion 4 2 (1.316 %) Rational Functional Tester 4 2 (1.316 %) Eclipse 4 2 (1.316 %) LoadRunner 4 2 (1.316 %) PowerDesigner 4 2 (1.316 %) Rational Robot 5 1 (0.658 %) PVCS	General 1 46 (30.26 %) Government 2 12 (7.895 %) Aerospace 2 12 (7.895 %) Electronics 3 4 (2.632 %) Telecoms 3 4 (2.632 %) Finance 4 3 (1.974 %) Military 4 3 (1.974 %) Publishing 5 2 (1.316 %) Local Government 6 1 (0.658 %) Electric 6 1 (0.658 %) Police 6 1 (0.658 %) Law 6 1 (0.658 %) Games
Job Titles 1 18 (11.84 %) Developer 2 10 (6.579 %) Consultant 2 10 (6.579 %) Electronics Engineer 3 8 (5.263 %) Software Engineer 4 7 (4.605 %) Java Developer 5 6 (3.947 %) Oracle DBA 5 6 (3.947 %) Analyst 5 6 (3.947 %) DBA 6 5 (3.289 %) Network Engineer 6 5 (3.289 %) Tester 6 5 (3.289 %) C Software Engineer 7 4 (2.632 %) Citrix Specialist 7 4 (2.632 %) Integration Engineer 7 4 (2.632 %) Project Manager 7 4 (2.632 %) 2nd Line Support 8 3 (1.974 %) Quality Engineer 8 3 (1.974 %) Functional Consultant 8 3 (1.974 %) Data Analyst 8 3 (1.974 %) SAP Functional Consultant 8 3 (1.974 %) Storage Consultant	Miscellaneous 1 24 (15.79 %) Firmware 2 13 (8.553 %) VHDL 3 5 (3.289 %) Client/Server 3 5 (3.289 %) Data Integration 4 2 (1.316 %) German Language 4 2 (1.316 %) Celerra 4 2 (1.316 %) PKI 4 2 (1.316 %) Replication 4 2 (1.316 %) CLARiiON 5 1 (0.658 %) Streaming Video 5 1 (0.658 %) Field-Programmable Gate Array 5 1 (0.658 %) Thin Client 5 1 (0.658 %) Physics 5 1 (0.658 %) Chemistry 5 1 (0.658 %) Fat Client 5 1 (0.658 %) Data Extraction 5 1 (0.658 %) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems 1 27 (17.76 %) Windows 2 17 (11.18 %) Windows Server 2003 3 8 (5.263 %) Linux 3 8 (5.263 %) UNIX 4 7 (4.605 %) Solaris 4 7 (4.605 %) Windows 2000 Server 5 6 (3.947 %) Windows XP 6 5 (3.289 %) Windows 2000 7 4 (2.632 %) VxWorks 8 2 (1.316 %) Red Hat Linux 8 2 (1.316 %) Windows NT 8 2 (1.316 %) Tru64 9 1 (0.658 %) Windows Vista 9 1 (0.658 %) HPUX	Processes & Methodologies 1 152 (100.00 %) Security Cleared 2 22 (14.47 %) BC Cleared 3 15 (9.868 %) UML 4 12 (7.895 %) Migration 5 8 (5.263 %) Project Management 6 5 (3.289 %) ITIL 6 5 (3.289 %) PRINCE2 6 5 (3.289 %) Data Migration 7 4 (2.632 %) Integration Testing 7 4 (2.632 %) DV Cleared 8 3 (1.974 %) Quality Management 8 3 (1.974 %) Change Management 8 3 (1.974 %) Data Analysis 8 3 (1.974 %) Software Engineering 8 3 (1.974 %) Project Planning 8 3 (1.974 %) EAI 8 3 (1.974 %) Data Modelling 8 3 (1.974 %) E-Commerce 8 3 (1.974 %) CTC Cleared 9 2 (1.316 %) Matrix Management
Programming Languages 1 17 (11.18 %) Java 2 13 (8.553 %) C 3 11 (7.237 %) C++ 4 8 (5.263 %) SQL 5 4 (2.632 %) PL/SQL 6 2 (1.316 %) VB 6 2 (1.316 %) C# 6 2 (1.316 %) Perl 6 2 (1.316 %) Shell Script 7 1 (0.658 %) Ruby 7 1 (0.658 %) Embedded C 7 1 (0.658 %) Assembly Language 7 1 (0.658 %) Tcl 7 1 (0.658 %) Python 7 1 (0.658 %) PHP 7 1 (0.658 %) JavaScript 7 1 (0.658 %) DHTML 7 1 (0.658 %) VBScript	Qualifications 1 17 (11.18 %) Degree 2 9 (5.921 %) Cisco Certification 3 5 (3.289 %) CCIE 3 5 (3.289 %) Microsoft Certification 3 5 (3.289 %) MCSE 4 4 (2.632 %) Citrix Certification 5 3 (1.974 %) HNC 6 2 (1.316 %) HND 7 1 (0.658 %) CISA 7 1 (0.658 %) CCSA 7 1 (0.658 %) CCNP 7 1 (0.658 %) CCNA 7 1 (0.658 %) CISSP 7 1 (0.658 %) PMP 7 1 (0.658 %) PMI Certification 7 1 (0.658 %) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 4 (2.632 %) QA 2 2 (1.316 %) ISO9001 2 2 (1.316 %) ISO27001	System Software 1 6 (3.947 %) Active Directory 2 4 (2.632 %) Citrix Presentation Server 2 4 (2.632 %) Terminal Server 2 4 (2.632 %) VMware ESX 3 2 (1.316 %) Oracle RAC 3 2 (1.316 %) AquaLogic 3 2 (1.316 %) Oracle RMAN 3 2 (1.316 %) NetBackup 4 1 (0.658 %) MetaFrame 4 1 (0.658 %) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management 1 1 (0.658 %) OpenView 1 1 (0.658 %) Oracle Enterprise Manager 1 1 (0.658 %) OpenView Configuration Management	Vendors 1 23 (15.13 %) Telelogic 2 18 (11.84 %) Oracle 3 16 (10.53 %) Cisco 4 10 (6.579 %) Microsoft 4 10 (6.579 %) Mentor Graphics 5 9 (5.921 %) Citrix 6 5 (3.289 %) VMware 7 4 (2.632 %) VERITAS 7 4 (2.632 %) Nortel 7 4 (2.632 %) IBM 7 4 (2.632 %) Adobe 7 4 (2.632 %) Brocade 7 4 (2.632 %) AppSense 7 4 (2.632 %) Primavera 8 3 (1.974 %) EMC 8 3 (1.974 %) Genesys 8 3 (1.974 %) SAP 9 2 (1.316 %) Business Objects 9 2 (1.316 %) BEA 9 2 (1.316 %) Red Hat