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The table below looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) Clearance skills within the Hertfordshire 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
Rank3349
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads3948
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.052 %
As % of the category below6.270 %5.467 %
Daily rates quoted522
Average minimum daily rate£420£393
Average daily rate£453£426
% change on same period last year+6.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£486£459
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£375
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Hourly rates quoted159
Average minimum hourly rate£33.70£27.26
Average hourly rate£34.97£28.32
% change on same period last year+23.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.24£29.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.63£30.46
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622878
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.943 %
Daily rates quoted209370
Average minimum daily rate£338£346
Average daily rate£364£369
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7291
Average minimum hourly rate£31.59£32.37
Average hourly rate£32.56£33.73
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£35.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
SC Cleared East of EnglandSC Cleared
East of England

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire 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
StevenageUp+1420£358-10.62 %
St AlbansUp+85--
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-1£450-
SC Cleared East of EnglandSC Cleared
East of England

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

194 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
221 (22.34 %)Government
318 (19.15 %)Telelogic
318 (19.15 %)Telelogic DOORS
318 (19.15 %)Firmware
416 (17.02 %)Degree
513 (13.83 %)C
612 (12.77 %)Java
612 (12.77 %)UML
711 (11.70 %)C++
810 (10.64 %)Project Management
810 (10.64 %)Electronics
810 (10.64 %)VHDL
99 (9.574 %)Aerospace
99 (9.574 %)Cisco Certification
99 (9.574 %)Cisco
108 (8.511 %)MATLAB
108 (8.511 %)MS Office
108 (8.511 %)NASTRAN
108 (8.511 %)Mentor Graphics
117 (7.447 %)Publishing
126 (6.383 %)Oracle
126 (6.383 %)CCIE
126 (6.383 %)WebSphere
126 (6.383 %)BC Cleared
135 (5.319 %)Cisco PIX
135 (5.319 %)QA
135 (5.319 %)LAN
144 (4.255 %)Finance
144 (4.255 %)Windows

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (6.383 %)WebSphere
23 (3.191 %)J2EE
23 (3.191 %)XML
32 (2.128 %)HTML
32 (2.128 %)Middleware
41 (1.064 %)LuciadMap
41 (1.064 %).NET
41 (1.064 %)STL
41 (1.064 %)CORBA
41 (1.064 %)OpenGL
41 (1.064 %)DirectX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.064 %)WebLogic
11 (1.064 %)WPS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (8.511 %)MS Office
18 (8.511 %)MATLAB
18 (8.511 %)NASTRAN
24 (4.255 %)Spreadsheet
24 (4.255 %)Simulink
33 (3.191 %)MS Excel
42 (2.128 %)InDesign
51 (1.064 %)CATIA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.128 %)Teamcenter
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (5.319 %)LAN
15 (5.319 %)Cisco PIX
24 (4.255 %)Cisco ASA
33 (3.191 %)OSPF
33 (3.191 %)Firewall
33 (3.191 %)WAN
33 (3.191 %)VPN
42 (2.128 %)IPsec
42 (2.128 %)BGP
42 (2.128 %)Network Security
51 (1.064 %)TELNET
51 (1.064 %)SSH
51 (1.064 %)VLAN
51 (1.064 %)NGN
51 (1.064 %)SAN
51 (1.064 %)Intranet
51 (1.064 %)Internet
51 (1.064 %)FTP
51 (1.064 %)RIP
51 (1.064 %)TCP/IP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.191 %)MS Access
22 (2.128 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.064 %)FileMaker
31 (1.064 %)GIS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (19.15 %)Telelogic DOORS
21 (1.064 %)PVCS
21 (1.064 %)TestDirector
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (22.34 %)Government
210 (10.64 %)Electronics
39 (9.574 %)Aerospace
47 (7.447 %)Publishing
54 (4.255 %)Finance
62 (2.128 %)Military
62 (2.128 %)Law
62 (2.128 %)Manufacturing
71 (1.064 %)Games
71 (1.064 %)Electric
71 (1.064 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (13.83 %)Software Engineer
29 (9.574 %)Electronics Engineer
38 (8.511 %)C Software Engineer
46 (6.383 %)Developer
55 (5.319 %)C++ Software Engineer
64 (4.255 %)Analyst
64 (4.255 %)Quality Engineer
73 (3.191 %)Consultant
73 (3.191 %)Java Developer
73 (3.191 %)WebSphere Developer
73 (3.191 %)WebSphere Portal Developer
82 (2.128 %)Senior Network Engineer
82 (2.128 %)Network Security Specialist
82 (2.128 %)Oracle Project Manager
82 (2.128 %)Finance Project Manager
82 (2.128 %)Transition Manager
82 (2.128 %)Network Analyst
82 (2.128 %)Finance Systems Manager
82 (2.128 %)Systems Manager
82 (2.128 %)Data Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (19.15 %)Firmware
210 (10.64 %)VHDL
31 (1.064 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
31 (1.064 %)Physics
31 (1.064 %)Chemistry
31 (1.064 %)Fat Client
31 (1.064 %)Thin Client
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (4.255 %)Windows
14 (4.255 %)VxWorks
23 (3.191 %)UNIX
32 (2.128 %)Solaris
32 (2.128 %)Linux
41 (1.064 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.064 %)Windows XP
41 (1.064 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.064 %)Windows Vista
41 (1.064 %)AIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
194 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
212 (12.77 %)UML
310 (10.64 %)Project Management
46 (6.383 %)BC Cleared
54 (4.255 %)Configuration Management
62 (2.128 %)Software Engineering
62 (2.128 %)Service Management
62 (2.128 %)CAD
62 (2.128 %)ITIL
71 (1.064 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.064 %)Security Management
71 (1.064 %)Risk Management
71 (1.064 %)Validation
71 (1.064 %)Programme Management
71 (1.064 %)Network Design
71 (1.064 %)Incident Management
71 (1.064 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (1.064 %)Performance Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (13.83 %)C
212 (12.77 %)Java
311 (11.70 %)C++
43 (3.191 %)JavaScript
43 (3.191 %)SQL
52 (2.128 %)PL/SQL
61 (1.064 %)C#
61 (1.064 %)VBScript
61 (1.064 %)VB
61 (1.064 %)Embedded C
61 (1.064 %)Embedded C++
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (17.02 %)Degree
29 (9.574 %)Cisco Certification
36 (6.383 %)CCIE
43 (3.191 %)CCNP
51 (1.064 %)CCNA
51 (1.064 %)HNC
51 (1.064 %)HND
51 (1.064 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.319 %)QA
21 (1.064 %)ISO27001
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.064 %)Active Directory
11 (1.064 %)AquaLogic
11 (1.064 %)VMware Infrastructure
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (19.15 %)Telelogic
29 (9.574 %)Cisco
38 (8.511 %)Mentor Graphics
46 (6.383 %)Oracle
54 (4.255 %)Adobe
62 (2.128 %)Brocade
71 (1.064 %)Microsoft
71 (1.064 %)IronPort
71 (1.064 %)EMC
71 (1.064 %)Citrix
71 (1.064 %)BEA
71 (1.064 %)Hummingbird
71 (1.064 %)VMware
71 (1.064 %)Serena