East of England Security Cleared Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Security 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 Security Cleared over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Aldershot Amersham Andover Avon Barrow-in-Furness Basingstoke Bath Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Blackpool Bolton Bootle Bournemouth Bracknell Brentwood Bridgend Bristol Buckinghamshire Bury St Edmunds Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cardiff Cardigan Carlisle Ceredigion Chatham Cheadle Cheltenham Cheshire Chester Chesterfield Chippenham Chorley City of London Corsham County Antrim Coventry Crawley Crewe Croydon Cumbria Darlington Daventry Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Doncaster Dorset Douglas Dumbarton Durham East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex Edinburgh England Essex Exeter Fareham Farnborough Farnham Feltham Filton Gateshead Gatwick Glamorgan Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Gosport Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Harlow Harrogate Hastings Havant Hemel Hempstead Hendon Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Hinckley Home Counties Horsham Huntingdon Ipswich Isle of Man Kent Lancashire Leatherhead Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Leighton Buzzard Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Loughborough Luton M4 Corridor Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Merseyside Mid Wales Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes New Malden Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oldham Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Preston Reading Rochester Rugby Runcorn Salford Salisbury Scotland Sevenoaks Sheffield Sherborne Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southend-on-Sea Southport Southwark St Albans Stafford Staffordshire Staines Stevenage Stockport Stoke-on-Trent Suffolk Surrey Sussex Sutton Coldfield Swansea Swindon Tadworth Taunton Telford Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warminster Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Waterlooville Watford Wells West Drayton West Dunbartonshire West Malling West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Wiltshire Wimbledon Winchester Wirral Wokingham Wolverhampton Worcester Worcestershire Worthing Yeovil York Yorkshire	3 months to 21 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	32	44
Rank change on same period last year	+12
Matching contract IT job ads	171	166
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.226 %	0.165 %
As % of the category below	7.961 %	6.914 %
Daily rates quoted	41	32
Average minimum daily rate	£311	£361
Average daily rate	£341	£380
% change on same period last year	-10.37 %
Average maximum daily rate	£371	£400
UK excluding London average daily rate	£376	£377
% change on same period last year	-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted	56	41
Average minimum hourly rate	£30.55	£30.02
Average hourly rate	£31.72	£31.07
% change on same period last year	+2.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£32.89	£32.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.46	£30.34
% change on same period last year	+6.98 %
Processes & Methodologies East of England
Matching contract IT job ads	2148	2401
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.835 %	2.391 %
Daily rates quoted	734	833
Average minimum daily rate	£375	£357
Average daily rate	£400	£377
% change on same period last year	+5.93 %
Average maximum daily rate	£424	£398
UK excluding London average daily rate	£380	£377
% change on same period last year	+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted	215	268
Average minimum hourly rate	£29.01	£30.49
Average hourly rate	£30.26	£31.93
% change on same period last year	-5.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£31.51	£33.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£30.30	£30.18
% change on same period last year	+0.42 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

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

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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 of England region.

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

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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 of England region.

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 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 Security Cleared within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 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	+17	79	£285	-30.14 %
Cambridgeshire	+38	39	£305	-20.42 %
Essex	+5	20	£475	+17.82 %
Norfolk	+15	17	£208	-51.17 %
Bedfordshire	+2	11	£458	+24.65 %
Suffolk	-20	4	£263	-9.48 %
East Anglia	-3	2	-	-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

1 150 (48.86 %) SC Cleared 2 90 (29.32 %) Government 3 55 (17.92 %) Windows 4 49 (15.96 %) BC Cleared 5 37 (12.05 %) Java 6 36 (11.73 %) UML 7 35 (11.40 %) Oracle 8 29 (9.446 %) Microsoft 9 27 (8.795 %) Cisco 9 27 (8.795 %) C++ 10 26 (8.469 %) Windows Server 2003 11 25 (8.143 %) J2EE 12 24 (7.818 %) C 12 24 (7.818 %) Firmware 13 23 (7.492 %) Telelogic

13 23 (7.492 %) Telelogic DOORS 14 21 (6.840 %) MS Office 15 20 (6.515 %) TCP/IP 15 20 (6.515 %) Citrix 16 19 (6.189 %) SQL 16 19 (6.189 %) XML 16 19 (6.189 %) Project Management 16 19 (6.189 %) Degree 17 18 (5.863 %) Cisco PIX 17 18 (5.863 %) Firewall 17 18 (5.863 %) JBoss 17 18 (5.863 %) SAP 18 16 (5.212 %) UNIX 18 16 (5.212 %) Aerospace 19 15 (4.886 %) Electronics

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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 25 (8.143 %) J2EE 2 19 (6.189 %) XML 3 8 (2.606 %) .NET 3 8 (2.606 %) JMS 4 7 (2.280 %) WebServices 5 5 (1.629 %) XML Schema 5 5 (1.629 %) HTML 6 4 (1.303 %) ADSI 6 4 (1.303 %) WMI 6 4 (1.303 %) WebSphere 7 3 (0.977 %) Application Packaging 7 3 (0.977 %) .NET Framework 7 3 (0.977 %) ADO 7 3 (0.977 %) SOAP 7 3 (0.977 %) Struts 8 2 (0.651 %) JSP 8 2 (0.651 %) Servlets 8 2 (0.651 %) Middleware 9 1 (0.326 %) Java EE 9 1 (0.326 %) OpenGL	Application Platforms 1 18 (5.863 %) JBoss 2 11 (3.583 %) MS Exchange 3 7 (2.280 %) MQSeries 4 5 (1.629 %) WebLogic 5 4 (1.303 %) Lotus Domino 5 4 (1.303 %) Oracle Application Server 5 4 (1.303 %) SAP EP 6 3 (0.977 %) ESB 6 3 (0.977 %) SharePoint 6 3 (0.977 %) Tuxedo 7 2 (0.651 %) Exchange Server 5.5 7 2 (0.651 %) Exchange Server 2003 8 1 (0.326 %) NetWeaver 8 1 (0.326 %) Apache
Applications 1 21 (6.840 %) MS Office 2 14 (4.560 %) NASTRAN 3 5 (1.629 %) MS Excel 4 4 (1.303 %) MATLAB 4 4 (1.303 %) Simulink 5 3 (0.977 %) Spreadsheet 6 2 (0.651 %) MS Project 6 2 (0.651 %) MS Visio 6 2 (0.651 %) InDesign 7 1 (0.326 %) CA Clarity 7 1 (0.326 %) Quicktime	Business Applications 1 7 (2.280 %) SAP QM 2 4 (1.303 %) SAP PS 2 4 (1.303 %) SoftGrid 2 4 (1.303 %) SAP ERP 3 3 (0.977 %) SAP R/3 3 3 (0.977 %) SAP HR 4 2 (0.651 %) SalesLogix 5 1 (0.326 %) assyst 5 1 (0.326 %) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking 1 20 (6.515 %) TCP/IP 2 18 (5.863 %) Cisco PIX 2 18 (5.863 %) Firewall 3 10 (3.257 %) LAN 4 9 (2.932 %) SAN 5 8 (2.606 %) DHCP 5 8 (2.606 %) DNS 6 6 (1.954 %) VoIP 6 6 (1.954 %) WAN 7 5 (1.629 %) Internet 8 4 (1.303 %) Intranet 9 2 (0.651 %) VPN 9 2 (0.651 %) GPRS 9 2 (0.651 %) SMS 9 2 (0.651 %) OSPF 9 2 (0.651 %) BGP 9 2 (0.651 %) NetScreen 9 2 (0.651 %) IPCC 9 2 (0.651 %) Cisco ASA 10 1 (0.326 %) Cisco IOS	Database & Business Intelligence 1 11 (3.583 %) BODI 2 7 (2.280 %) ETL 3 6 (1.954 %) SQL Server 3 6 (1.954 %) MS Access 4 5 (1.629 %) Oracle 10g 4 5 (1.629 %) Oracle 8/8i 5 4 (1.303 %) BusinessObjects 5 4 (1.303 %) Datawarehouse 6 3 (0.977 %) FileMaker 6 3 (0.977 %) Ingres 6 3 (0.977 %) Oracle Reports 7 2 (0.651 %) Oracle 9i 7 2 (0.651 %) MySQL 8 1 (0.326 %) BusinessObjects XI 8 1 (0.326 %) SAP BI 8 1 (0.326 %) SAP BW 8 1 (0.326 %) PostgreSQL 8 1 (0.326 %) Oracle Discoverer 8 1 (0.326 %) RDBMS 8 1 (0.326 %) DB2
Development Applications 1 23 (7.492 %) Telelogic DOORS 2 9 (2.932 %) JUnit 3 5 (1.629 %) Subversion 3 5 (1.629 %) Oracle Forms 4 4 (1.303 %) Visual Studio 5 3 (0.977 %) Rational Robot 5 3 (0.977 %) LabVIEW 6 2 (0.651 %) VSS/SourceSafe 6 2 (0.651 %) Eclipse 6 2 (0.651 %) PowerDesigner 6 2 (0.651 %) LoadRunner 6 2 (0.651 %) ProC 6 2 (0.651 %) Rational Functional Tester 7 1 (0.326 %) TestDirector 7 1 (0.326 %) PVCS	General 1 90 (29.32 %) Government 2 16 (5.212 %) Aerospace 3 15 (4.886 %) Electronics 4 9 (2.932 %) Finance 5 8 (2.606 %) Telecoms 6 7 (2.280 %) Military 7 4 (1.303 %) Publishing 7 4 (1.303 %) Local Government 8 3 (0.977 %) Marketing 9 2 (0.651 %) Police 9 2 (0.651 %) Law 9 2 (0.651 %) Manufacturing 9 2 (0.651 %) Education 9 2 (0.651 %) Auditing 10 1 (0.326 %) Electric 10 1 (0.326 %) Games
Job Titles 1 51 (16.61 %) Developer 2 24 (7.818 %) Consultant 3 21 (6.840 %) Analyst 4 19 (6.189 %) Project Manager 4 19 (6.189 %) Java Developer 5 12 (3.909 %) Support Engineer 5 12 (3.909 %) SAP Consultant 6 11 (3.583 %) Software Engineer 7 10 (3.257 %) Desktop Support 7 10 (3.257 %) Electronics Engineer 8 8 (2.606 %) 2nd Line Support 8 8 (2.606 %) DBA 8 8 (2.606 %) Architect 8 8 (2.606 %) J2EE Developer 8 8 (2.606 %) Oracle DBA 9 7 (2.280 %) Java/J2EE Developer 9 7 (2.280 %) Functional Consultant 9 7 (2.280 %) Desktop Engineer 9 7 (2.280 %) SAP Functional Consultant 9 7 (2.280 %) Network Engineer	Miscellaneous 1 24 (7.818 %) Firmware 2 14 (4.560 %) VHDL 3 11 (3.583 %) Client/Server 4 8 (2.606 %) Data Integration 5 6 (1.954 %) German Language 5 6 (1.954 %) Video Conferencing 6 5 (1.629 %) PKI 7 2 (0.651 %) N-Tier 7 2 (0.651 %) Field-Programmable Gate Array 7 2 (0.651 %) Freedom of Information 7 2 (0.651 %) Cryptography 7 2 (0.651 %) IVR 7 2 (0.651 %) CLARiiON 7 2 (0.651 %) Replication 7 2 (0.651 %) Celerra 8 1 (0.326 %) Data Extraction 8 1 (0.326 %) Fat Client 8 1 (0.326 %) Multithreading 8 1 (0.326 %) Clustering 8 1 (0.326 %) CESG
Operating Systems 1 55 (17.92 %) Windows 2 26 (8.469 %) Windows Server 2003 3 16 (5.212 %) UNIX 4 15 (4.886 %) Linux 4 15 (4.886 %) Windows XP 5 13 (4.235 %) Windows 2000 6 11 (3.583 %) Windows 2000 Server 7 9 (2.932 %) Solaris 8 8 (2.606 %) Windows NT 9 4 (1.303 %) VxWorks 10 2 (0.651 %) Tru64 10 2 (0.651 %) Red Hat Linux 11 1 (0.326 %) Windows Vista 11 1 (0.326 %) AIX 11 1 (0.326 %) HPUX	Processes & Methodologies 1 150 (48.86 %) SC Cleared 2 49 (15.96 %) BC Cleared 3 36 (11.73 %) UML 4 19 (6.189 %) Project Management 5 14 (4.560 %) Migration 6 13 (4.235 %) CTC Cleared 7 12 (3.909 %) PRINCE2 8 11 (3.583 %) DV Cleared 9 10 (3.257 %) ITIL 10 8 (2.606 %) Change Management 10 8 (2.606 %) Network Design 10 8 (2.606 %) Project Planning 11 7 (2.280 %) Service Delivery 11 7 (2.280 %) E-Commerce 11 7 (2.280 %) DSDM 12 6 (1.954 %) OO 12 6 (1.954 %) Data Modelling 12 6 (1.954 %) Quality Management 13 5 (1.629 %) Data Migration 13 5 (1.629 %) Resource Management
Programming Languages 1 37 (12.05 %) Java 2 27 (8.795 %) C++ 3 24 (7.818 %) C 4 19 (6.189 %) SQL 5 11 (3.583 %) VB 6 9 (2.932 %) PL/SQL 7 5 (1.629 %) Shell Script 8 4 (1.303 %) VBScript 8 4 (1.303 %) VC++ 9 3 (0.977 %) VB.NET 9 3 (0.977 %) ABAP 9 3 (0.977 %) Transact-SQL 10 2 (0.651 %) C# 10 2 (0.651 %) JavaScript 10 2 (0.651 %) Perl 10 2 (0.651 %) VB6 11 1 (0.326 %) Ruby 11 1 (0.326 %) Korn 11 1 (0.326 %) Tcl 11 1 (0.326 %) Assembly Language	Qualifications 1 19 (6.189 %) Degree 2 13 (4.235 %) Cisco Certification 3 5 (1.629 %) Microsoft Certification 3 5 (1.629 %) CCIE 3 5 (1.629 %) CCNA 3 5 (1.629 %) MCSE 4 4 (1.303 %) HNC 4 4 (1.303 %) Citrix Certification 5 3 (0.977 %) ITIL Certification 6 2 (0.651 %) HND 6 2 (0.651 %) CCNP 6 2 (0.651 %) PRINCE2 Certification 7 1 (0.326 %) PRINCE2 Practitioner 7 1 (0.326 %) CCSA 7 1 (0.326 %) ISEB Practitioner 7 1 (0.326 %) ISEB 7 1 (0.326 %) PMP 7 1 (0.326 %) PMI Certification 7 1 (0.326 %) CISA 7 1 (0.326 %) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 6 (1.954 %) QA 2 2 (0.651 %) SLA 2 2 (0.651 %) ISO9001 2 2 (0.651 %) ISO27001	System Software 1 12 (3.909 %) Active Directory 2 4 (1.303 %) Terminal Server 2 4 (1.303 %) VMware ESX 2 4 (1.303 %) Microsoft Virtual Server 2 4 (1.303 %) Citrix Presentation Server 3 3 (0.977 %) Oracle RMAN 4 2 (0.651 %) AquaLogic 4 2 (0.651 %) NetBackup 4 2 (0.651 %) Oracle RAC 5 1 (0.326 %) VMware Infrastructure 5 1 (0.326 %) MetaFrame
Systems Management 1 4 (1.303 %) OpenView Configuration Management 2 2 (0.651 %) ZENworks 3 1 (0.326 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 3 1 (0.326 %) OpenView 3 1 (0.326 %) Oracle Enterprise Manager	Vendors 1 35 (11.40 %) Oracle 2 29 (9.446 %) Microsoft 3 27 (8.795 %) Cisco 4 23 (7.492 %) Telelogic 5 20 (6.515 %) Citrix 6 18 (5.863 %) SAP 7 10 (3.257 %) Mentor Graphics 8 9 (2.932 %) Novell 8 9 (2.932 %) IBM 9 5 (1.629 %) VMware 9 5 (1.629 %) Primavera 9 5 (1.629 %) BEA 9 5 (1.629 %) Nortel 9 5 (1.629 %) HP 10 4 (1.303 %) Business Objects 10 4 (1.303 %) Adobe 10 4 (1.303 %) Siemens 10 4 (1.303 %) VERITAS 10 4 (1.303 %) Lotus 10 4 (1.303 %) Brocade