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The table below looks at the demand for Security 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 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
Rank1130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads8581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.137 %0.087 %
As % of the category below13.67 %9.226 %
Daily rates quoted1327
Average minimum daily rate£376£401
Average daily rate£409£434
% change on same period last year-5.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£381
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Hourly rates quoted3024
Average minimum hourly rate£32.12£29.06
Average hourly rate£33.55£31.00
% change on same period last year+8.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.99£32.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.97£29.93
% change on same period last year+3.47 %
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 %
Security Cleared East of EnglandSecurity 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.

Security Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire Security Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire Security Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

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 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+1439£390-2.42 %
St AlbansUp+97£500+27.65 %
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-1£450-
WatfordUp+171--
Security Cleared East of EnglandSecurity Cleared
East of England

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

194 (58.39 %)SC Cleared
230 (18.63 %)Government
320 (12.42 %)Degree
419 (11.80 %)C
518 (11.18 %)C++
518 (11.18 %)Firmware
518 (11.18 %)Telelogic
518 (11.18 %)Telelogic DOORS
617 (10.56 %)BC Cleared
716 (9.938 %)Aerospace
716 (9.938 %)MS Office
815 (9.317 %)Windows
815 (9.317 %)Java
914 (8.696 %)Project Management
914 (8.696 %)QA
914 (8.696 %)NASTRAN
1013 (8.075 %)Electronics
1013 (8.075 %)UML
1112 (7.453 %)Oracle
1211 (6.832 %)Cisco Certification
1310 (6.211 %)Citrix
1310 (6.211 %)XML
1310 (6.211 %)Cisco
1310 (6.211 %)VHDL
149 (5.590 %)Telecoms
149 (5.590 %)WebSphere
149 (5.590 %)Mentor Graphics
149 (5.590 %)Linux
149 (5.590 %)UNIX
158 (4.969 %)MATLAB

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (6.211 %)XML
29 (5.590 %)WebSphere
36 (3.727 %)J2EE
44 (2.484 %)WebServices
52 (1.242 %)HTML
52 (1.242 %).NET
52 (1.242 %)SOAP
52 (1.242 %)JMS
52 (1.242 %)Middleware
52 (1.242 %)JMX
61 (0.621 %)LuciadMap
61 (0.621 %)WMI
61 (0.621 %)ADSI
61 (0.621 %)OpenGL
61 (0.621 %)DirectX
61 (0.621 %)STL
61 (0.621 %)CORBA
61 (0.621 %)MFC
61 (0.621 %)ADO
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (2.484 %)Lotus Notes
14 (2.484 %)Lotus Domino
21 (0.621 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (0.621 %)WPS
21 (0.621 %)WebLogic
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (9.938 %)MS Office
214 (8.696 %)NASTRAN
38 (4.969 %)MATLAB
45 (3.106 %)Spreadsheet
54 (2.484 %)Simulink
63 (1.863 %)CATIA
63 (1.863 %)MS Excel
72 (1.242 %)InDesign
72 (1.242 %)Pro/ENGINEER
81 (0.621 %)MS Visio
81 (0.621 %)MS Project
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.242 %)Teamcenter
21 (0.621 %)SAP CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (4.348 %)SAN
26 (3.727 %)Cisco PIX
35 (3.106 %)LAN
35 (3.106 %)TCP/IP
44 (2.484 %)Firewall
44 (2.484 %)Cisco ASA
53 (1.863 %)VPN
53 (1.863 %)WAN
53 (1.863 %)OSPF
53 (1.863 %)ASN.1
62 (1.242 %)BGP
62 (1.242 %)Intranet
62 (1.242 %)SMS
62 (1.242 %)HTTP
62 (1.242 %)IPsec
62 (1.242 %)Network Security
71 (0.621 %)RIP
71 (0.621 %)DNS
71 (0.621 %)DHCP
71 (0.621 %)FTP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (3.727 %)MS Access
23 (1.863 %)DB2
23 (1.863 %)FileMaker
32 (1.242 %)SQL Server
32 (1.242 %)Oracle 9i
32 (1.242 %)RDBMS
41 (0.621 %)GIS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (11.18 %)Telelogic DOORS
24 (2.484 %)TestDirector
31 (0.621 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.621 %)PVCS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (18.63 %)Government
216 (9.938 %)Aerospace
313 (8.075 %)Electronics
49 (5.590 %)Telecoms
58 (4.969 %)Publishing
66 (3.727 %)Finance
74 (2.484 %)Military
82 (1.242 %)Law
82 (1.242 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.621 %)Criminal Justice
91 (0.621 %)Games
91 (0.621 %)Electric
91 (0.621 %)Avionics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (12.42 %)Software Engineer
214 (8.696 %)Developer
39 (5.590 %)Electronics Engineer
48 (4.969 %)Analyst
48 (4.969 %)C Software Engineer
57 (4.348 %)Consultant
65 (3.106 %)C++ Developer
65 (3.106 %)C++ Software Engineer
74 (2.484 %)Quality Engineer
74 (2.484 %)Architect
74 (2.484 %)Project Manager
74 (2.484 %)Systems Engineer
83 (1.863 %)Author
83 (1.863 %)Technical Author
83 (1.863 %)Test Analyst
83 (1.863 %)Finance Systems Manager
83 (1.863 %)Systems Manager
83 (1.863 %)Java Developer
83 (1.863 %)Embedded Software Engineer
83 (1.863 %)QA Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (11.18 %)Firmware
210 (6.211 %)VHDL
32 (1.242 %)Thin Client
32 (1.242 %)Fat Client
41 (0.621 %)Multithreading
41 (0.621 %)Clustering
41 (0.621 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
41 (0.621 %)Physics
41 (0.621 %)Chemistry
41 (0.621 %)German Language
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (9.317 %)Windows
29 (5.590 %)Linux
29 (5.590 %)UNIX
37 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (2.484 %)VxWorks
44 (2.484 %)AIX
53 (1.863 %)Windows 2000
53 (1.863 %)Embedded Linux
62 (1.242 %)Solaris
71 (0.621 %)Windows XP
71 (0.621 %)Windows Vista
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
194 (58.39 %)SC Cleared
217 (10.56 %)BC Cleared
314 (8.696 %)Project Management
413 (8.075 %)UML
57 (4.348 %)ITIL
66 (3.727 %)Validation
75 (3.106 %)Configuration Management
75 (3.106 %)Test Scripting
83 (1.863 %)Software Engineering
83 (1.863 %)Performance Testing
83 (1.863 %)Test Management
83 (1.863 %)Migration
83 (1.863 %)Service Management
92 (1.242 %)Change Management
92 (1.242 %)CAD
92 (1.242 %)SOA
92 (1.242 %)PRINCE2
92 (1.242 %)Risk Management
92 (1.242 %)Release Management
92 (1.242 %)Incident Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (11.80 %)C
218 (11.18 %)C++
315 (9.317 %)Java
46 (3.727 %)SQL
55 (3.106 %)VB
63 (1.863 %)JavaScript
72 (1.242 %)PL/SQL
72 (1.242 %)VBScript
81 (0.621 %)Embedded C
81 (0.621 %)Embedded C++
81 (0.621 %)Transact-SQL
81 (0.621 %)COBOL
81 (0.621 %)C#
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (12.42 %)Degree
211 (6.832 %)Cisco Certification
36 (3.727 %)CCIE
43 (1.863 %)CCNP
43 (1.863 %)CCNA
51 (0.621 %)ISEB
51 (0.621 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.621 %)HNC
51 (0.621 %)HND
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (8.696 %)QA
21 (0.621 %)ISO9001
21 (0.621 %)TickIT
21 (0.621 %)ISO27001
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (3.727 %)Active Directory
22 (1.242 %)NetBackup
22 (1.242 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.621 %)AquaLogic
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.484 %)OpenView Configuration Management
23 (1.863 %)Tivoli
23 (1.863 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
32 (1.242 %)Tivoli NetView
32 (1.242 %)BMC PATROL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (11.18 %)Telelogic
212 (7.453 %)Oracle
310 (6.211 %)Cisco
310 (6.211 %)Citrix
49 (5.590 %)Mentor Graphics
56 (3.727 %)Microsoft
65 (3.106 %)Adobe
65 (3.106 %)Lotus
74 (2.484 %)HP
74 (2.484 %)Brocade
83 (1.863 %)VMware
83 (1.863 %)IBM
83 (1.863 %)Actuate
92 (1.242 %)BMC
92 (1.242 %)Hitachi
92 (1.242 %)VERITAS
92 (1.242 %)Symantec
101 (0.621 %)Remedy
101 (0.621 %)McAfee Security
101 (0.621 %)Primavera