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The table below looks at the demand for Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance skills within the Gloucestershire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DV Cleared over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDeveloped Vetting (DV) Clearance
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank22
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads263168
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.427 %0.183 %
As % of the category below60.18 %45.28 %
Daily rates quoted6071
Average minimum daily rate£400£464
Average daily rate£409£537
% change on same period last year-23.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£610
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£436
% change on same period last year-6.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1135
Average minimum hourly rate£32.64£33.12
Average hourly rate£36.93£33.12
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.21£33.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.03£33.18
% change on same period last year-6.49 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads437371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.709 %0.405 %
Daily rates quoted124137
Average minimum daily rate£381£414
Average daily rate£391£455
% change on same period last year-14.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£495
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted3859
Average minimum hourly rate£27.75£33.30
Average hourly rate£30.90£33.65
% change on same period last year-8.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.04£33.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.22£29.56
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
DV Cleared South WestDV 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.

DV Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire DV Cleared Demand Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DV Cleared across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Gloucestershire DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DV Cleared across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Gloucestershire DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 4 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
CheltenhamNo change0180£405-26.91 %
GloucesterUp+1010£490-
CirencesterNew entry-1--
DV Cleared South WestDV Cleared
South West

DV Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing DV 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 DV Cleared.

1485 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2147 (30.31 %)Government
3125 (25.77 %)Windows
4121 (24.95 %)UNIX
597 (20.00 %)C
671 (14.64 %)HP
767 (13.81 %)Linux
862 (12.78 %)Solaris
955 (11.34 %)HPUX
1054 (11.13 %)SAN
1054 (11.13 %)SC Cleared
1152 (10.72 %)Configuration Management
1251 (10.52 %)Microsoft
1350 (10.31 %)ClearCase
1449 (10.10 %)ITIL
1548 (9.897 %)Perl
1646 (9.485 %)Java
1646 (9.485 %)Service Management
1743 (8.866 %)Active Directory
1842 (8.660 %)PRINCE2
1937 (7.629 %)Windows 2000
1937 (7.629 %)Project Management
2035 (7.216 %)J2EE
2134 (7.010 %)Clustering
2233 (6.804 %)RUP
2330 (6.186 %)DHCP
2330 (6.186 %)DNS
2330 (6.186 %)Cisco
2330 (6.186 %)Service Delivery
2427 (5.567 %)VMware

DV Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing DV 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 DV Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (7.216 %)J2EE
220 (4.124 %)XML
312 (2.474 %)Application Packaging
47 (1.443 %)EJB
56 (1.237 %)ASP.NET
56 (1.237 %).NET
56 (1.237 %)WebServices
65 (1.031 %)WebSphere
73 (0.619 %)XML Schema
73 (0.619 %)Middleware
73 (0.619 %)HTML
82 (0.412 %)Java EE
91 (0.206 %)Java EE 5
91 (0.206 %)SOAP
91 (0.206 %)JMS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (5.567 %)MS Exchange
216 (3.299 %)Exchange Server 2003
313 (2.680 %)Exchange Server 2007
49 (1.856 %)WebLogic
57 (1.443 %)JBoss
57 (1.443 %)Exchange Server 2000
66 (1.237 %)Apache
71 (0.206 %)CMS
71 (0.206 %)Oracle Application Server
71 (0.206 %)WebSphere Application Server
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (3.299 %)MS Office
210 (2.062 %)MS Excel
32 (0.412 %)MS Visio
32 (0.412 %)MS Project
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (2.887 %)SoftGrid
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
154 (11.13 %)SAN
230 (6.186 %)DHCP
230 (6.186 %)DNS
326 (5.361 %)TCP/IP
414 (2.887 %)LAN
414 (2.887 %)WAN
511 (2.268 %)FTP
610 (2.062 %)SMTP
610 (2.062 %)X.400
78 (1.649 %)SNMP
85 (1.031 %)DSL
94 (0.825 %)DMZ
103 (0.619 %)MPLS
103 (0.619 %)OSPF
103 (0.619 %)BGP
103 (0.619 %)X.500
103 (0.619 %)Firewall
103 (0.619 %)HTTP
103 (0.619 %)LDAP
103 (0.619 %)ATM
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (3.918 %)SQL Server
26 (1.237 %)Crystal Reports
26 (1.237 %)BusinessObjects
32 (0.412 %)MS Access
41 (0.206 %)SQL Server 2005
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
150 (10.31 %)ClearCase
212 (2.474 %)TestDirector
39 (1.856 %)ClearQuest
46 (1.237 %)NUnit
52 (0.412 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.206 %)Eclipse
61 (0.206 %)Visual Studio
61 (0.206 %)MSI
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1147 (30.31 %)Government
224 (4.948 %)Telecoms
316 (3.299 %)Finance
410 (2.062 %)Legal
56 (1.237 %)Electric
64 (0.825 %)Auditing
72 (0.412 %)Police
72 (0.412 %)Education
81 (0.206 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.206 %)Home Office
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1124 (25.57 %)Consultant
255 (11.34 %)Developer
343 (8.866 %)Administrator
437 (7.629 %)Architect
534 (7.010 %)Java Developer
627 (5.567 %)Business Consultant
725 (5.155 %)Java/J2EE Developer
824 (4.948 %)Technical Consultant
921 (4.330 %)Project Support Officer
921 (4.330 %)Project Officer
1019 (3.918 %)UNIX Consultant
1117 (3.505 %)Storage Engineer
1117 (3.505 %)UNIX Engineer
1117 (3.505 %)Systems Administrator
1216 (3.299 %)Analyst
1216 (3.299 %)Solutions Architect
1315 (3.093 %)Change Consultant
1414 (2.887 %)Project Manager
1510 (2.062 %)Systems Engineer
169 (1.856 %)Configuration Manager
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (7.010 %)Clustering
210 (2.062 %)PKI
36 (1.237 %)Client/Server
45 (1.031 %)Thin Client
45 (1.031 %)CMDB
45 (1.031 %)Fat Client
54 (0.825 %)CESG
54 (0.825 %)Management Information System
63 (0.619 %)Smartcard
71 (0.206 %)RMADS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1125 (25.77 %)Windows
2121 (24.95 %)UNIX
367 (13.81 %)Linux
462 (12.78 %)Solaris
555 (11.34 %)HPUX
637 (7.629 %)Windows 2000
718 (3.711 %)Windows Vista
718 (3.711 %)Windows Server 2008
815 (3.093 %)Windows Server 2003
911 (2.268 %)Tru64
106 (1.237 %)Windows NT
112 (0.412 %)AIX
112 (0.412 %)Red Hat Linux
121 (0.206 %)Windows 2000 Server
121 (0.206 %)Windows XP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1485 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
254 (11.13 %)SC Cleared
352 (10.72 %)Configuration Management
449 (10.10 %)ITIL
546 (9.485 %)Service Management
642 (8.660 %)PRINCE2
737 (7.629 %)Project Management
833 (6.804 %)RUP
930 (6.186 %)Service Delivery
1025 (5.155 %)ITSM
1121 (4.330 %)Migration
1220 (4.124 %)Unified Process
1319 (3.918 %)OO
1415 (3.093 %)Change Management
1513 (2.680 %)Manual Testing
168 (1.649 %)Stakeholder Management
168 (1.649 %)Risk Management
177 (1.443 %)CMMI
177 (1.443 %)UML
177 (1.443 %)Load Balancing
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
197 (20.00 %)C
248 (9.897 %)Perl
346 (9.485 %)Java
427 (5.567 %)Shell Script
510 (2.062 %)JavaScript
68 (1.649 %)VB
76 (1.237 %)Korn
76 (1.237 %)C#
76 (1.237 %)C++
85 (1.031 %)SQL
93 (0.619 %)XPath
93 (0.619 %)XQuery
102 (0.412 %)VBA
102 (0.412 %)VBScript
111 (0.206 %)PHP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (4.330 %)Sun Certification
217 (3.505 %)ITIL Certification
310 (2.062 %)ISEB
49 (1.856 %)HNC
57 (1.443 %)CCNP
57 (1.443 %)Cisco Certification
65 (1.031 %)Degree
74 (0.825 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (0.825 %)CCNA
74 (0.825 %)MCSE
83 (0.619 %)CCIE
83 (0.619 %)MCP
91 (0.206 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
91 (0.206 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (0.825 %)SLA
22 (0.412 %)QA
31 (0.206 %)CESG Infosec
31 (0.206 %)ISO27001
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
143 (8.866 %)Active Directory
226 (5.361 %)NetBackup
323 (4.742 %)NFS
414 (2.887 %)VMware Infrastructure
57 (1.443 %)Oracle RMAN
63 (0.619 %)MailMarshal
63 (0.619 %)MetaFrame
63 (0.619 %)ISA Server
72 (0.412 %)VMware ESX
81 (0.206 %)VMware Workstation
81 (0.206 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (1.237 %)Norton AntiVirus
25 (1.031 %)ServiceCenter
25 (1.031 %)AssetCenter
33 (0.619 %)CA SiteMinder
42 (0.412 %)Tivoli
42 (0.412 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
51 (0.206 %)MOM
51 (0.206 %)OpenView Configuration Management
51 (0.206 %)OpenView
51 (0.206 %)OVSD
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (14.64 %)HP
251 (10.52 %)Microsoft
330 (6.186 %)Cisco
427 (5.567 %)Oracle
427 (5.567 %)VMware
525 (5.155 %)Altiris
623 (4.742 %)Sophos
721 (4.330 %)Sun
815 (3.093 %)EMC
912 (2.474 %)Citrix
912 (2.474 %)Symantec
1011 (2.268 %)VERITAS
118 (1.649 %)IBM
118 (1.649 %)Tripwire
118 (1.649 %)LANDesk
127 (1.443 %)BEA
136 (1.237 %)Business Objects
144 (0.825 %)Intel
144 (0.825 %)CheckPoint
144 (0.825 %)McAfee Security