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The table below looks at the demand for Security 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 Security Cleared over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1014
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads68
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.009 %
As % of the category below13.04 %8.791 %
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£373£381
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
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£30.97£29.93
% change on same period last year+3.47 %
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 %
Security Cleared West MidlandsSecurity 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.

Security Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Security Cleared Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

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 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 HempsteadUp+25--
HerefordNew entry-1£125-
Security Cleared West MidlandsSecurity Cleared
West Midlands

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

16 (30.00 %)PRINCE2
16 (30.00 %)Government
24 (20.00 %)ITIL
24 (20.00 %)Project Management
24 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
24 (20.00 %)C
33 (15.00 %)SLA
42 (10.00 %)Migration
42 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
42 (10.00 %)Performance Management
42 (10.00 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (10.00 %)Firewall
42 (10.00 %)Cisco
42 (10.00 %)Active Directory
42 (10.00 %)MQSeries
42 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
42 (10.00 %)Windows
42 (10.00 %)Citrix
51 (5.000 %)BEA
51 (5.000 %)TestDirector
51 (5.000 %)Lotus
51 (5.000 %)Thin Client
51 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (5.000 %)OpenView Configuration Management
51 (5.000 %)Middleware
51 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
51 (5.000 %)UML
51 (5.000 %)OO
51 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes
51 (5.000 %)Java

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.000 %)J2EE
11 (5.000 %)Middleware
11 (5.000 %)WebSphere
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.00 %)MQSeries
21 (5.000 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.00 %)Firewall
12 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
21 (5.000 %)Cisco IOS
21 (5.000 %)LAN
21 (5.000 %)TACACS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)Crystal Reports
11 (5.000 %)BusinessObjects
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.000 %)TestDirector
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (30.00 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (20.00 %)Analyst
23 (15.00 %)Report Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Project Manager
32 (10.00 %)Developer
41 (5.000 %)Coordinator
41 (5.000 %)Junior
41 (5.000 %)Deployment Manager
41 (5.000 %)Java Developer
41 (5.000 %)Project Coordinator
41 (5.000 %)Junior Developer
41 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Manager
41 (5.000 %)Junior Java Developer
41 (5.000 %)WebSphere Developer
41 (5.000 %)Junior WebSphere Developer
41 (5.000 %)Test Manager
41 (5.000 %)Consultant
41 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
41 (5.000 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.000 %)Technical Support
41 (5.000 %)Technical Consultant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)Thin Client
11 (5.000 %)Fat Client
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (10.00 %)Windows
21 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
21 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (30.00 %)PRINCE2
24 (20.00 %)ITIL
24 (20.00 %)Project Management
24 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (10.00 %)Performance Management
32 (10.00 %)Migration
32 (10.00 %)Requirements Analysis
32 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
41 (5.000 %)UML
41 (5.000 %)OO
41 (5.000 %)Data Modelling
41 (5.000 %)Use Case
41 (5.000 %)Test Management
41 (5.000 %)Data Migration
41 (5.000 %)DV Cleared
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (20.00 %)C
21 (5.000 %)Java
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.00 %)SLA
21 (5.000 %)QA
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (10.00 %)Active Directory
21 (5.000 %)AquaLogic
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.000 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (10.00 %)Cisco
12 (10.00 %)Citrix
21 (5.000 %)BEA
21 (5.000 %)Lotus
21 (5.000 %)HP
21 (5.000 %)Business Objects