Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SC Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SC Cleared over the 3 months to 12 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Hampshire region.

 Security Check (SC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
12 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank2415
Rank change year-on-year
Up+2Up+11
Matching contract IT job ads207206195
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire18.45 %14.69 %6.942 %
As % of the Qualifications category53.08 %48.93 %30.19 %
Daily rates quoted915170
Average daily rate£309£375£362
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-17.66 %+3.590 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£300£324
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£500£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£378£381
% change year-on-year
-7.280 %-0.990 %
Hourly rates quoted213432
Average hourly rate£37.50£41.75£31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.17 %+32.53 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£27.00£22.80£19.42
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£47.05£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.00£32.50£35.00
% change year-on-year
-16.92 %-7.140 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
390421646
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire34.76 %30.03 %23.00 %
Daily rates quoted157115175
Average daily rate£308£354£356
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.01 %-0.810 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£235£250£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£525£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350£350
% change year-on-year
-7.140 %-
Hourly rates quoted4074173
Average hourly rate£37.50£39.00£32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.840 %+20.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£16.12£17.50£14.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£39.10£46.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£28.11£25.00
% change year-on-year
-28.85 %+12.44 %
SC Cleared South EastSC Cleared
South East

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.

SC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire SC Cleared Demand Trend

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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire SC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

Hampshire SC Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire SC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

Hampshire SC Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

SC Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
FarnboroughUp+132£330-10.81 %
RomseyNew entry-20£300-
BasingstokeUp+213£375-11.76 %
PortsmouthUp+1211£225-
AldershotNo change011£375-
SouthamptonUp+45£200-40.74 %
FarehamDown-44--
WaterloovilleNew entry-2£325-
GosportUp+11£255-28.57 %
SC Cleared South EastSC Cleared
South East

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1445 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2118 (26.52 %)Government
3109 (24.49 %)Windows
469 (15.51 %)XML
564 (14.38 %)Microsoft
657 (12.81 %)UNIX
754 (12.13 %)C
852 (11.69 %)Linux
940 (8.989 %)SQL
1038 (8.539 %)Windows Server 2003
1137 (8.315 %)C++
1235 (7.865 %)Oracle
1235 (7.865 %)ClearCase
1235 (7.865 %)Cisco
1235 (7.865 %)DV Cleared
1333 (7.416 %)UML
1430 (6.742 %)Active Directory
1430 (6.742 %)Configuration Management
1529 (6.517 %)Java
1628 (6.292 %)Python
1727 (6.067 %)Military
1826 (5.843 %)ClearQuest
1826 (5.843 %)VMware
1826 (5.843 %)DB2
1925 (5.618 %)HP
1925 (5.618 %)Migration
2023 (5.169 %)AIX
2023 (5.169 %)ITIL
2122 (4.944 %)Test Scripting
2221 (4.719 %)Windows Server 2008

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
169 (15.51 %)XML
220 (4.494 %).NET
319 (4.270 %)Web Services
417 (3.820 %)WebSphere
511 (2.472 %)J2EE
511 (2.472 %)XSLT
511 (2.472 %)XSD
610 (2.247 %)Oracle Fusion
610 (2.247 %)Motif
78 (1.798 %)WDK
87 (1.573 %)X-Windows
96 (1.348 %)ASP.NET
96 (1.348 %)JSP
105 (1.124 %)HTML
114 (0.899 %)Application Packaging
114 (0.899 %)CSS
114 (0.899 %)JMS
123 (0.674 %)XSL
123 (0.674 %)Middleware
123 (0.674 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
117 (3.820 %)SharePoint
215 (3.371 %)ESB
312 (2.697 %)Documentum
49 (2.022 %)MS Exchange
58 (1.798 %)SharePoint Server 2007
67 (1.573 %)WebSphere Application Server
67 (1.573 %)WebLogic
67 (1.573 %)Tomcat
76 (1.348 %)Oracle Service Bus
76 (1.348 %)Exchange Server 2007
76 (1.348 %)Exchange Server 2003
76 (1.348 %)Apache
84 (0.899 %)WebSphere MQ
84 (0.899 %)IIS
93 (0.674 %)BizTalk Server
102 (0.449 %)WebSphere Message Broker
102 (0.449 %)CMS
102 (0.449 %)TeamSite
111 (0.225 %)Lotus Notes
111 (0.225 %)Oracle Workflow
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
117 (3.820 %)MS Office
29 (2.022 %)MS Excel
38 (1.798 %)MS Project
43 (0.674 %)MS Visio
52 (0.449 %)Windchill
61 (0.225 %)MATLAB
61 (0.225 %)Simulink
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (0.449 %)TIBCO iProcess
12 (0.449 %)BusinessWorks
21 (0.225 %)SAP HR
21 (0.225 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (0.225 %)Teamcenter
21 (0.225 %)ENOVIA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
116 (3.596 %)Firewall
212 (2.697 %)LAN
310 (2.247 %)SAN
310 (2.247 %)WAN
48 (1.798 %)LDAP
57 (1.573 %)SMTP
66 (1.348 %)IntruShield
66 (1.348 %)Internet
66 (1.348 %)VoIP
75 (1.124 %)TCP/IP
75 (1.124 %)X.500
75 (1.124 %)Network Security
75 (1.124 %)Cisco PIX
84 (0.899 %)Cisco IOS
84 (0.899 %)MPLS
84 (0.899 %)OSPF
84 (0.899 %)X.400
84 (0.899 %)IPv4
93 (0.674 %)HTTP
93 (0.674 %)Broadband
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (5.843 %)DB2
221 (4.719 %)SQL Server
310 (2.247 %)Ingres
48 (1.798 %)SQL Server 2008
48 (1.798 %)SQL Server Integration Services
48 (1.798 %)Oracle 10g
57 (1.573 %)SQL Server 2005
66 (1.348 %)DB2 UDB
66 (1.348 %)SQLPlus
75 (1.124 %)Datawarehouse
75 (1.124 %)Oracle 11g
83 (0.674 %)BusinessObjects
83 (0.674 %)BusinessObjects XI
83 (0.674 %)Oracle BI EE
92 (0.449 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
92 (0.449 %)EDRMS
92 (0.449 %)MySQL
101 (0.225 %)ETL
101 (0.225 %)Oracle 9i
101 (0.225 %)IDOL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
135 (7.865 %)ClearCase
226 (5.843 %)ClearQuest
320 (4.494 %)Subversion
415 (3.371 %)Visual Studio
512 (2.697 %)TestDirector
610 (2.247 %)StarTeam
78 (1.798 %)Maven
87 (1.573 %)Ant
96 (1.348 %)Build Forge
105 (1.124 %)RequisitePro
114 (0.899 %)Rational Functional Tester
114 (0.899 %)InstallShield
114 (0.899 %)LoadRunner
123 (0.674 %)QuickTest Pro
132 (0.449 %)VSS/SourceSafe
141 (0.225 %)Eclipse
141 (0.225 %)PVCS
141 (0.225 %)JUnit
141 (0.225 %)Rational Performance Tester
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1118 (26.52 %)Government
227 (6.067 %)Military
311 (2.472 %)Telecoms
311 (2.472 %)Aerospace
48 (1.798 %)Auditing
48 (1.798 %)Electronics
57 (1.573 %)Manufacturing
66 (1.348 %)Finance
74 (0.899 %)3D Graphics
83 (0.674 %)Electric
92 (0.449 %)Construction
92 (0.449 %)Home Office
92 (0.449 %)Publishing
101 (0.225 %)Health
101 (0.225 %)Education
101 (0.225 %)Avionics
101 (0.225 %)Insurance
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
193 (20.90 %)Developer
236 (8.090 %)Architect
334 (7.640 %)Consultant
430 (6.742 %)Build Engineer
528 (6.292 %)Analyst
621 (4.719 %)Test Analyst
720 (4.494 %)Tester
817 (3.820 %)Designer
916 (3.596 %)Infrastructure Specialist
1014 (3.146 %)DB2 Developer
1014 (3.146 %)Test Engineer
1111 (2.472 %)Project Manager
129 (2.022 %)Software Developer
129 (2.022 %)Applications Developer
129 (2.022 %)Applications Packager
129 (2.022 %)Administrator
129 (2.022 %)Configuration Manager
129 (2.022 %)Senior Designer
129 (2.022 %)C++ Developer
129 (2.022 %)Oracle Consultant
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
113 (2.921 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
212 (2.697 %)Replication
311 (2.472 %)Biometrics
410 (2.247 %)VHDL
410 (2.247 %)PKI
410 (2.247 %)Management Information System
59 (2.022 %)Taxonomies
65 (1.124 %)DataPower
74 (0.899 %)SecurID
83 (0.674 %)Client/Server
83 (0.674 %)RMADS
83 (0.674 %)Clustering
92 (0.449 %)CESG
92 (0.449 %)CESG CLAS
92 (0.449 %)Cryptography
92 (0.449 %)Fat Client
92 (0.449 %)Thin Client
92 (0.449 %)Handset
101 (0.225 %)N-Tier
101 (0.225 %)Smartcard
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1109 (24.49 %)Windows
257 (12.81 %)UNIX
352 (11.69 %)Linux
438 (8.539 %)Windows Server 2003
523 (5.169 %)AIX
621 (4.719 %)Windows Server 2008
716 (3.596 %)Windows XP
811 (2.472 %)Solaris
98 (1.798 %)Windows Vista
107 (1.573 %)Windows NT
113 (0.674 %)Windows 2000 Server
122 (0.449 %)HPUX
131 (0.225 %)Windows 7
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
133 (7.416 %)UML
230 (6.742 %)Configuration Management
325 (5.618 %)Migration
423 (5.169 %)ITIL
522 (4.944 %)Test Scripting
620 (4.494 %)Information Management
717 (3.820 %)SOA
717 (3.820 %)Software Testing
814 (3.146 %)Data Modelling
913 (2.921 %)Data Migration
1012 (2.697 %)Unit Testing
1111 (2.472 %)Content Management
129 (2.022 %)Business Intelligence
129 (2.022 %)Service Delivery
129 (2.022 %)Test Automation
129 (2.022 %)Business Analysis
138 (1.798 %)Software Engineering
138 (1.798 %)System Testing
138 (1.798 %)Project Management
138 (1.798 %)EAI
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
154 (12.13 %)C
240 (8.989 %)SQL
337 (8.315 %)C++
429 (6.517 %)Java
528 (6.292 %)Python
619 (4.270 %)C#
712 (2.697 %)VB.NET
810 (2.247 %)T-SQL
810 (2.247 %)VBScript
98 (1.798 %)VB
107 (1.573 %)Shell Script
116 (1.348 %)JavaScript
125 (1.124 %)Ada
125 (1.124 %)PowerShell
134 (0.899 %)Embedded C
142 (0.449 %)Perl
151 (0.225 %)PHP
151 (0.225 %)PL/SQL
151 (0.225 %)XPath
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1445 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
235 (7.865 %)DV Cleared
317 (3.820 %)ISEB
317 (3.820 %)Cisco Certification
415 (3.371 %)BC Cleared
512 (2.697 %)CCNA
69 (2.022 %)Microsoft Certification
77 (1.573 %)MCSE
86 (1.348 %)Chartered Engineer
86 (1.348 %)Degree
95 (1.124 %)CCNP
95 (1.124 %)ISTQB
103 (0.674 %)CISSP
103 (0.674 %)ITIL Certification
103 (0.674 %)CTC Cleared
103 (0.674 %)ISEB Practitioner
112 (0.449 %)MCTS
112 (0.449 %)MCPD
112 (0.449 %)MCAD
112 (0.449 %)CCIE
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (1.798 %)ISO27001
27 (1.573 %)QA
34 (0.899 %)BS25999
34 (0.899 %)ISO9001
42 (0.449 %)JSP 440
42 (0.449 %)SLA
51 (0.225 %)ISO17799
51 (0.225 %)ISO9000
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
130 (6.742 %)Active Directory
217 (3.820 %)VMware Infrastructure
39 (2.022 %)VMware ESX
47 (1.573 %)Oracle RAC
54 (0.899 %)XenDesktop
61 (0.225 %)VMware Workstation
61 (0.225 %)VMware Server
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
115 (3.371 %)OpenView Configuration Management
214 (3.146 %)MSI
38 (1.798 %)Tivoli
38 (1.798 %)MIIS
47 (1.573 %)HP Quality Center
54 (0.899 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
54 (0.899 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
63 (0.674 %)Tivoli Monitoring
63 (0.674 %)MOM
63 (0.674 %)Data Guard
72 (0.449 %)Nessus
72 (0.449 %)Backup Exec
72 (0.449 %)WSUS
72 (0.449 %)TIBCO Hawk
72 (0.449 %)Netcool
81 (0.225 %)Unicenter
81 (0.225 %)ARCserve
81 (0.225 %)SCCM
81 (0.225 %)NetBackup
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
164 (14.38 %)Microsoft
235 (7.865 %)Oracle
235 (7.865 %)Cisco
326 (5.843 %)VMware
425 (5.618 %)HP
512 (2.697 %)Cognos
610 (2.247 %)Meridio
79 (2.022 %)Borland
88 (1.798 %)EMC
88 (1.798 %)IBM
96 (1.348 %)Altera
96 (1.348 %)McAfee
105 (1.124 %)Sun
105 (1.124 %)Citrix
105 (1.124 %)Teradata
114 (0.899 %)TIBCO
114 (0.899 %)CA
114 (0.899 %)Siebel
123 (0.674 %)Business Objects
123 (0.674 %)SAP