The first table below looks at the demand for Security Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 21 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 Gloucestershire 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Clearance
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year
0 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 116 306 164
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 42.34% 45.74% 38.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 82.27% 83.38% 82.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 162 69
Average daily rate £450 £475 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.26% +18.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £372 £200 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £575 £528
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £400 £365
% change year-on-year
-7.50% +9.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 18 12
Average hourly rate £38.50 £25.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+54.00% -28.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.00 £25.00 £32.08
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.90 £50.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year
+16.00% -21.87%
All Qualifications
Gloucestershire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
141 367 199
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 51.46% 54.86% 46.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 204 87
Average daily rate £450 £475 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.26% +26.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £200 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £575 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 23 18
Average hourly rate £39.25 £25.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+57.00% -28.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.00 £25.00 £18.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.70 £50.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -10.00%
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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Gloucestershire Security Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Gloucester 0 22 £440 -7.36%
Cheltenham -1 16 £318 -33.15%
Tewkesbury 0 1 - -
Filton - 1 £500 -
Security Cleared
South West

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

1 320 (83.99%) DV Cleared
2 235 (61.68%) C
3 130 (34.12%) Linux
4 118 (30.97%) Java
5 105 (27.56%) Windows
6 73 (19.16%) UNIX
7 61 (16.01%) Oracle
8 60 (15.75%) UML
9 59 (15.49%) VMware
10 56 (14.70%) Service Management
11 49 (12.86%) SC Cleared
12 46 (12.07%) VMware Infrastructure
13 45 (11.81%) Finance
14 43 (11.29%) JBoss
14 43 (11.29%) Red Hat
15 41 (10.76%) Shell Script
15 41 (10.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 38 (9.974%) SAN
16 38 (9.974%) ITIL
16 38 (9.974%) Agile Software Development
17 36 (9.449%) J2EE
17 36 (9.449%) HP
18 35 (9.186%) NetApp
18 35 (9.186%) Web Services
19 34 (8.924%) Maven
20 33 (8.661%) Perl
21 32 (8.399%) MySQL
22 31 (8.136%) PRINCE2
22 31 (8.136%) Cisco
23 29 (7.612%) SQL

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 36 (9.449%) J2EE
2 35 (9.186%) Web Services
3 27 (7.087%) JPA
4 22 (5.774%) EJB
4 22 (5.774%) Swing
5 21 (5.512%) jQuery
6 18 (4.724%) HTML
7 17 (4.462%) Drools
8 16 (4.199%) XML
9 15 (3.937%) JSP
9 15 (3.937%) JMS
9 15 (3.937%) J2SE
9 15 (3.937%) EJB 3.0
9 15 (3.937%) GWT
10 11 (2.887%) RESTful
10 11 (2.887%) Hibernate
11 10 (2.625%) .NET
12 9 (2.362%) Application Packaging
13 8 (2.100%) REST
14 7 (1.837%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 14 (3.675%) Apache
2 9 (2.362%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.100%) SharePoint 2010
4 6 (1.575%) MS Project Server
5 3 (0.787%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.262%) IIS
6 1 (0.262%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.262%) Exchange Server 5.5
6 1 (0.262%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 12 (3.150%) MS Excel
2 10 (2.625%) MS Project
3 6 (1.575%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.262%) Oracle CRM
1 1 (0.262%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 38 (9.974%) SAN
2 25 (6.562%) DNS
3 24 (6.299%) DHCP
4 18 (4.724%) WAN
5 17 (4.462%) LAN
5 17 (4.462%) Ethernet
6 16 (4.199%) Firewall
7 15 (3.937%) Internet
8 9 (2.362%) VPN
9 4 (1.050%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.787%) Cisco Nexus
11 2 (0.525%) Network Security
11 2 (0.525%) DSL
11 2 (0.525%) HTTP
11 2 (0.525%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.525%) ASN.1
12 1 (0.262%) SSH
12 1 (0.262%) MPLS
12 1 (0.262%) X.500
12 1 (0.262%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (8.399%) MySQL
2 20 (5.249%) QlikView
3 15 (3.937%) RDBMS
4 12 (3.150%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.837%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (1.837%) SQL Server 2008
5 7 (1.837%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.575%) Oracle 11g
7 4 (1.050%) Oracle BI EE
7 4 (1.050%) Oracle OLAP
7 4 (1.050%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.050%) OLAP
7 4 (1.050%) Essbase
8 1 (0.262%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.262%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.262%) SQL Server 2005
8 1 (0.262%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (8.924%) Maven
2 11 (2.887%) MSI
3 9 (2.362%) Visual Studio
3 9 (2.362%) Git (software)
4 8 (2.100%) Hudson
4 8 (2.100%) Eclipse
4 8 (2.100%) Ant
4 8 (2.100%) JUnit
5 6 (1.575%) Dreamweaver
6 5 (1.312%) Eclipse RCP
6 5 (1.312%) JIRA
7 4 (1.050%) Rational Performance Tester
8 2 (0.525%) GCC
8 2 (0.525%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.525%) Wise Package Studio
8 2 (0.525%) TestDirector
8 2 (0.525%) NUnit
9 1 (0.262%) PVCS
9 1 (0.262%) Rational Rose
9 1 (0.262%) ClearCase
General
1 45 (11.81%) Finance
2 15 (3.937%) Telecoms
3 6 (1.575%) Aerospace
4 4 (1.050%) Electronics
5 2 (0.525%) Avionics
5 2 (0.525%) Legal
5 2 (0.525%) Games
6 1 (0.262%) Military
6 1 (0.262%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.262%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 106 (27.82%) Developer
2 57 (14.96%) Java Developer
3 32 (8.399%) Consultant
4 31 (8.136%) Software Engineer
5 28 (7.349%) Architect
6 25 (6.562%) Linux Engineer
7 24 (6.299%) UNIX Engineer
8 21 (5.512%) Support Engineer
9 18 (4.724%) Storage Engineer
9 18 (4.724%) Project Officer
9 18 (4.724%) Project Support Officer
9 18 (4.724%) Analyst
9 18 (4.724%) Technical Architect
10 16 (4.199%) Systems Engineer
11 12 (3.150%) Project Manager
11 12 (3.150%) Applications Packager
11 12 (3.150%) Wintel Consultant
12 11 (2.887%) HTML Developer
13 8 (2.100%) Software Manager
13 8 (2.100%) Build Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.562%) Clustering
2 15 (3.937%) Management Information System
2 15 (3.937%) RIA
3 11 (2.887%) Client/Server
4 9 (2.362%) Thin Client
4 9 (2.362%) Fat Client
5 6 (1.575%) Statistics
5 6 (1.575%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (1.050%) Data Integration
6 4 (1.050%) VAX
7 3 (0.787%) Replication
8 2 (0.525%) CMDB
9 1 (0.262%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.262%) SCADA
9 1 (0.262%) Economics
9 1 (0.262%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 130 (34.12%) Linux
2 105 (27.56%) Windows
3 73 (19.16%) UNIX
4 41 (10.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 21 (5.512%) Solaris
6 19 (4.987%) Windows 7
7 12 (3.150%) Windows XP
8 6 (1.575%) VxWorks
9 4 (1.050%) Windows Server 2008
9 4 (1.050%) VMS
10 3 (0.787%) Windows Server 2003
10 3 (0.787%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.787%) CentOS
11 2 (0.525%) Android
11 2 (0.525%) Windows Vista
11 2 (0.525%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (15.75%) UML
2 56 (14.70%) Service Management
3 38 (9.974%) ITIL
3 38 (9.974%) Agile Software Development
4 31 (8.136%) PRINCE2
5 27 (7.087%) Stakeholder Management
6 26 (6.824%) Configuration Management
7 24 (6.299%) Root Cause Analysis
8 21 (5.512%) Data Modelling
9 20 (5.249%) Software Engineering
9 20 (5.249%) Risk Management
9 20 (5.249%) Document Management
10 19 (4.987%) Requirements Management
10 19 (4.987%) Change Control
11 18 (4.724%) Information Assurance
11 18 (4.724%) OO
12 17 (4.462%) Benchmarking
12 17 (4.462%) Enterprise Architecture
12 17 (4.462%) Data Protection
12 17 (4.462%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 235 (61.68%) C
2 118 (30.97%) Java
3 41 (10.76%) Shell Script
4 33 (8.661%) Perl
5 29 (7.612%) SQL
6 23 (6.037%) JavaScript
7 18 (4.724%) C#
8 17 (4.462%) Scala
9 15 (3.937%) C++
10 14 (3.675%) Python
11 8 (2.100%) Bash shell
12 7 (1.837%) PHP
12 7 (1.837%) PowerShell
13 5 (1.312%) Ruby
14 4 (1.050%) Fortran
14 4 (1.050%) Embedded C
14 4 (1.050%) VB
15 3 (0.787%) IronRuby
16 2 (0.525%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.525%) XAML
Qualifications
1 320 (83.99%) DV Cleared
2 49 (12.86%) SC Cleared
3 19 (4.987%) Degree
4 14 (3.675%) HNC
5 12 (3.150%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 4 (1.050%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 4 (1.050%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.050%) CCNP
7 2 (0.525%) CCSP
7 2 (0.525%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.262%) CCVP
8 1 (0.262%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (0.262%) CEH
8 1 (0.262%) CISM
8 1 (0.262%) MCP
8 1 (0.262%) MCSE
8 1 (0.262%) CCIP
8 1 (0.262%) CCNA
8 1 (0.262%) CISSP
8 1 (0.262%) VCP4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.837%) DO-178B
2 5 (1.312%) QA
3 3 (0.787%) SLA
4 2 (0.525%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.262%) DO-254
System Software
1 46 (12.07%) VMware Infrastructure
2 27 (7.087%) Active Directory
3 20 (5.249%) XenApp
4 17 (4.462%) Hyper-V
5 15 (3.937%) VMware ESX
6 10 (2.625%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.525%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.525%) NFS
8 1 (0.262%) Samba
8 1 (0.262%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (4.724%) NetBackup
2 3 (0.787%) WSUS
2 3 (0.787%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (0.525%) SCOM
3 2 (0.525%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 1 (0.262%) Backup Exec
4 1 (0.262%) SCCM
Vendors
1 61 (16.01%) Oracle
2 59 (15.49%) VMware
3 43 (11.29%) JBoss
3 43 (11.29%) Red Hat
4 36 (9.449%) HP
5 35 (9.186%) NetApp
6 31 (8.136%) Cisco
7 27 (7.087%) Citrix
8 23 (6.037%) Microsoft
9 21 (5.512%) IBM
10 18 (4.724%) Symantec
11 12 (3.150%) Mercator
12 9 (2.362%) Juniper
13 8 (2.100%) Lumension
13 8 (2.100%) Sophos
14 6 (1.575%) Perforce
15 5 (1.312%) CheckPoint
16 4 (1.050%) Palantir
16 4 (1.050%) Hyperion
16 4 (1.050%) Altiris
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
The Senior Consultant - Information Assurance will be expected to support and deliver Information Assurance and IT Security services directly to our clients... He/she will have at least...
ANSON MCCADE
Rate: From £450 to £500 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
This role will require the candidate to go through a level of security clearance... We are looking for a self starter who is able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Gloucestershire
This role will require the candidate to go through a level of security clearance... We are looking for a self starter who is able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013