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The table below looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) Clearance skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Check (SC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank13-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.522 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£125-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£150-
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£375
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.63£30.46
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads4691
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.098 %
Daily rates quoted1722
Average minimum daily rate£202£271
Average daily rate£230£290
% change on same period last year-20.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£258£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£32.79£27.14
Average hourly rate£34.04£27.75
% change on same period last year+22.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.29£28.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
SC Cleared West MidlandsSC Cleared
West Midlands

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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire SC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 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
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-2--
HerefordNew entry-1£125-
SC Cleared West MidlandsSC Cleared
West Midlands

SC Cleared
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (25.00 %)DV Cleared

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)DV Cleared
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management