Hertfordshire SC Cleared Contracts

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.

Security Check (SC) Clearance
Location Aldershot Andover Avon Barrow-in-Furness Basingstoke Bath Beaconsfield Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Brentford Bristol Buckinghamshire Burgess Hill Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cardiff Cheltenham Cheshire Chesterfield Chippenham Chorley City of London Corsham County Antrim Coventry Crawley Croydon Cumbria Darlington Derby Derbyshire Devon Dorking Dorset Durham East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex England Essex Exeter Farnborough Filton Gatwick Gloucester Gloucestershire Gosport Halifax Hammersmith Hampshire Havant Hemel Hempstead Hendon Henlow Hereford Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Home Counties Huntingdon Ipswich Kent Kingston Upon Thames Lancashire Leatherhead Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Luton M4 Corridor Maidstone Manchester Marlow Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Motherwell Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North Lanarkshire North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northwood Norwich Oldham Oxford Oxfordshire Plymouth Portsmouth Preston Reading Rugby Ruislip Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southwark St Albans Staffordshire Stevenage Stirling Suffolk Surrey Sussex Sutton Coldfield Swansea Swindon Taunton Teddington Telford Templecombe Thames Valley Thatcham Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warminster Warrington Warwickshire Waterlooville Wells Welwyn Garden City West Malling West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Wiltshire Woking Wolverhampton Worcester Worcestershire Worthing Yeovil York Yorkshire	3 months to 2 Dec 2008	Same period last year
Rank	33	49
Rank change on same period last year	+16
Matching contract IT job ads	39	48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.063 %	0.052 %
As % of the category below	6.270 %	5.467 %
Daily rates quoted	5	22
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 quoted	15	9
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 %
Processes & Methodologies Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads	622	878
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.999 %	0.943 %
Daily rates quoted	209	370
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 quoted	72	91
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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Location	Rank 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
Stevenage	+14	20	£358	-10.62 %
St Albans	+8	5	-	-
Welwyn Garden City	-	1	£450	-

SC 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.

1 94 (100.00 %) Security Cleared 2 21 (22.34 %) Government 3 18 (19.15 %) Telelogic 3 18 (19.15 %) Telelogic DOORS 3 18 (19.15 %) Firmware 4 16 (17.02 %) Degree 5 13 (13.83 %) C 6 12 (12.77 %) Java 6 12 (12.77 %) UML 7 11 (11.70 %) C++ 8 10 (10.64 %) Project Management 8 10 (10.64 %) Electronics 8 10 (10.64 %) VHDL 9 9 (9.574 %) Aerospace 9 9 (9.574 %) Cisco Certification

9 9 (9.574 %) Cisco 10 8 (8.511 %) MATLAB 10 8 (8.511 %) MS Office 10 8 (8.511 %) NASTRAN 10 8 (8.511 %) Mentor Graphics 11 7 (7.447 %) Publishing 12 6 (6.383 %) Oracle 12 6 (6.383 %) CCIE 12 6 (6.383 %) WebSphere 12 6 (6.383 %) BC Cleared 13 5 (5.319 %) Cisco PIX 13 5 (5.319 %) QA 13 5 (5.319 %) LAN 14 4 (4.255 %) Finance 14 4 (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.

Application Development 1 6 (6.383 %) WebSphere 2 3 (3.191 %) J2EE 2 3 (3.191 %) XML 3 2 (2.128 %) HTML 3 2 (2.128 %) Middleware 4 1 (1.064 %) LuciadMap 4 1 (1.064 %) .NET 4 1 (1.064 %) STL 4 1 (1.064 %) CORBA 4 1 (1.064 %) OpenGL 4 1 (1.064 %) DirectX	Application Platforms 1 1 (1.064 %) WebLogic 1 1 (1.064 %) WPS
Applications 1 8 (8.511 %) MS Office 1 8 (8.511 %) MATLAB 1 8 (8.511 %) NASTRAN 2 4 (4.255 %) Spreadsheet 2 4 (4.255 %) Simulink 3 3 (3.191 %) MS Excel 4 2 (2.128 %) InDesign 5 1 (1.064 %) CATIA	Business Applications 1 2 (2.128 %) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking 1 5 (5.319 %) LAN 1 5 (5.319 %) Cisco PIX 2 4 (4.255 %) Cisco ASA 3 3 (3.191 %) OSPF 3 3 (3.191 %) Firewall 3 3 (3.191 %) WAN 3 3 (3.191 %) VPN 4 2 (2.128 %) IPsec 4 2 (2.128 %) BGP 4 2 (2.128 %) Network Security 5 1 (1.064 %) TELNET 5 1 (1.064 %) SSH 5 1 (1.064 %) VLAN 5 1 (1.064 %) NGN 5 1 (1.064 %) SAN 5 1 (1.064 %) Intranet 5 1 (1.064 %) Internet 5 1 (1.064 %) FTP 5 1 (1.064 %) RIP 5 1 (1.064 %) TCP/IP	Database & Business Intelligence 1 3 (3.191 %) MS Access 2 2 (2.128 %) Oracle 9i 3 1 (1.064 %) FileMaker 3 1 (1.064 %) GIS
Development Applications 1 18 (19.15 %) Telelogic DOORS 2 1 (1.064 %) PVCS 2 1 (1.064 %) TestDirector	General 1 21 (22.34 %) Government 2 10 (10.64 %) Electronics 3 9 (9.574 %) Aerospace 4 7 (7.447 %) Publishing 5 4 (4.255 %) Finance 6 2 (2.128 %) Military 6 2 (2.128 %) Law 6 2 (2.128 %) Manufacturing 7 1 (1.064 %) Games 7 1 (1.064 %) Electric 7 1 (1.064 %) Telecoms
Job Titles 1 13 (13.83 %) Software Engineer 2 9 (9.574 %) Electronics Engineer 3 8 (8.511 %) C Software Engineer 4 6 (6.383 %) Developer 5 5 (5.319 %) C++ Software Engineer 6 4 (4.255 %) Analyst 6 4 (4.255 %) Quality Engineer 7 3 (3.191 %) Consultant 7 3 (3.191 %) Java Developer 7 3 (3.191 %) WebSphere Developer 7 3 (3.191 %) WebSphere Portal Developer 8 2 (2.128 %) Senior Network Engineer 8 2 (2.128 %) Network Security Specialist 8 2 (2.128 %) Oracle Project Manager 8 2 (2.128 %) Finance Project Manager 8 2 (2.128 %) Transition Manager 8 2 (2.128 %) Network Analyst 8 2 (2.128 %) Finance Systems Manager 8 2 (2.128 %) Systems Manager 8 2 (2.128 %) Data Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 18 (19.15 %) Firmware 2 10 (10.64 %) VHDL 3 1 (1.064 %) Field-Programmable Gate Array 3 1 (1.064 %) Physics 3 1 (1.064 %) Chemistry 3 1 (1.064 %) Fat Client 3 1 (1.064 %) Thin Client
Operating Systems 1 4 (4.255 %) Windows 1 4 (4.255 %) VxWorks 2 3 (3.191 %) UNIX 3 2 (2.128 %) Solaris 3 2 (2.128 %) Linux 4 1 (1.064 %) Windows 2000 4 1 (1.064 %) Windows XP 4 1 (1.064 %) Windows Server 2003 4 1 (1.064 %) Windows Vista 4 1 (1.064 %) AIX	Processes & Methodologies 1 94 (100.00 %) Security Cleared 2 12 (12.77 %) UML 3 10 (10.64 %) Project Management 4 6 (6.383 %) BC Cleared 5 4 (4.255 %) Configuration Management 6 2 (2.128 %) Software Engineering 6 2 (2.128 %) Service Management 6 2 (2.128 %) CAD 6 2 (2.128 %) ITIL 7 1 (1.064 %) PRINCE2 7 1 (1.064 %) Security Management 7 1 (1.064 %) Risk Management 7 1 (1.064 %) Validation 7 1 (1.064 %) Programme Management 7 1 (1.064 %) Network Design 7 1 (1.064 %) Incident Management 7 1 (1.064 %) Requirements Analysis 7 1 (1.064 %) Performance Management
Programming Languages 1 13 (13.83 %) C 2 12 (12.77 %) Java 3 11 (11.70 %) C++ 4 3 (3.191 %) JavaScript 4 3 (3.191 %) SQL 5 2 (2.128 %) PL/SQL 6 1 (1.064 %) C# 6 1 (1.064 %) VBScript 6 1 (1.064 %) VB 6 1 (1.064 %) Embedded C 6 1 (1.064 %) Embedded C++	Qualifications 1 16 (17.02 %) Degree 2 9 (9.574 %) Cisco Certification 3 6 (6.383 %) CCIE 4 3 (3.191 %) CCNP 5 1 (1.064 %) CCNA 5 1 (1.064 %) HNC 5 1 (1.064 %) HND 5 1 (1.064 %) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 5 (5.319 %) QA 2 1 (1.064 %) ISO27001	System Software 1 1 (1.064 %) Active Directory 1 1 (1.064 %) AquaLogic 1 1 (1.064 %) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors 1 18 (19.15 %) Telelogic 2 9 (9.574 %) Cisco 3 8 (8.511 %) Mentor Graphics 4 6 (6.383 %) Oracle 5 4 (4.255 %) Adobe 6 2 (2.128 %) Brocade 7 1 (1.064 %) Microsoft 7 1 (1.064 %) IronPort 7 1 (1.064 %) EMC 7 1 (1.064 %) Citrix 7 1 (1.064 %) BEA 7 1 (1.064 %) Hummingbird 7 1 (1.064 %) VMware 7 1 (1.064 %) Serena