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The table below looks at the demand for Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance skills within the London region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DV Cleared over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDeveloped Vetting (DV) Clearance
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank224386
Rank change on same period last yearUp+162
Matching contract IT job ads19183
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.269 %0.084 %
As % of the category below1.094 %0.343 %
Daily rates quoted7544
Average minimum daily rate£477£473
Average daily rate£520£495
% change on same period last year+5.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£563£517
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£400
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£27.01£20.74
Average hourly rate£27.51£21.36
% change on same period last year+28.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.01£21.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.53£32.72
% change on same period last year-18.92 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
London
Matching contract IT job ads1746024178
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.58 %24.43 %
Daily rates quoted77509333
Average minimum daily rate£407£413
Average daily rate£438£440
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£469£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted667943
Average minimum hourly rate£27.38£27.85
Average hourly rate£29.03£29.69
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.68£31.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
DV Cleared EnglandDV Cleared
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.

DV Cleared
Demand Trend

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

London DV Cleared Demand Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

London DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
City of LondonUp+727£429+55.88 %
CroydonNew entry-2£435-
DV Cleared EnglandDV Cleared
England

DV Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing DV 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 DV Cleared.

1305 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2173 (56.72 %)Government
3151 (49.51 %)SC Cleared
454 (17.70 %)PRINCE2
547 (15.41 %)Oracle
635 (11.48 %)CTC Cleared
727 (8.852 %)Telecoms
824 (7.869 %)ITIL
923 (7.541 %)Criminal Justice
1022 (7.213 %)Finance
1022 (7.213 %)Cisco
1120 (6.557 %)J2EE
1120 (6.557 %)Service Management
1120 (6.557 %)Project Management
1218 (5.902 %)Java
1218 (5.902 %)SAS
1317 (5.574 %)Windows
1317 (5.574 %)C
1317 (5.574 %)Internet
1414 (4.590 %)WebLogic
1513 (4.262 %)MS Office
1513 (4.262 %)SQL
1513 (4.262 %)Windows Server 2003
1513 (4.262 %)Configuration Management
1513 (4.262 %)LAN
1513 (4.262 %)Oracle 10g
1513 (4.262 %)Degree
1513 (4.262 %)Statistical Analysis
1612 (3.934 %)Project Planning
1612 (3.934 %)Microsoft

DV Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing DV 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 DV Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (6.557 %)J2EE
28 (2.623 %)Struts
28 (2.623 %)XML
28 (2.623 %)Hibernate
34 (1.311 %)HTML
34 (1.311 %).NET
43 (0.984 %)Middleware
52 (0.656 %)CSS
52 (0.656 %)JSP
52 (0.656 %)WebSphere
61 (0.328 %).NET Framework
61 (0.328 %)Java EE
61 (0.328 %)SAP XI
61 (0.328 %)XSLT
61 (0.328 %)WSDL
61 (0.328 %)SAML
61 (0.328 %)SOAP
61 (0.328 %)WebServices
61 (0.328 %)ASP.NET
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (5.902 %)SAS
214 (4.590 %)WebLogic
36 (1.967 %)SharePoint
43 (0.984 %)Documentum
43 (0.984 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (0.656 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (0.656 %)CMS
52 (0.656 %)LiveLink
52 (0.656 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (0.656 %)Apache
52 (0.656 %)Tomcat
61 (0.328 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.328 %)WebLogic Portal
61 (0.328 %)ArcGIS
61 (0.328 %)Oracle Workflow
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (4.262 %)MS Office
29 (2.951 %)MS Visio
38 (2.623 %)MS Excel
38 (2.623 %)MS Project
44 (1.311 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.656 %)Adobe Captivate
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (1.967 %)Oracle HRMS
25 (1.639 %)Oracle Financials
33 (0.984 %)Oracle ERP
42 (0.656 %)Oracle EBS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (5.574 %)Internet
213 (4.262 %)LAN
310 (3.279 %)VoIP
310 (3.279 %)WAN
49 (2.951 %)Firewall
49 (2.951 %)Intranet
57 (2.295 %)SAN
66 (1.967 %)MD110
73 (0.984 %)MPLS
82 (0.656 %)TCP/IP
82 (0.656 %)PBX
82 (0.656 %)PSTN
82 (0.656 %)GSM
82 (0.656 %)Cisco PIX
91 (0.328 %)Network Security
91 (0.328 %)Cisco ASA
91 (0.328 %)BSS
91 (0.328 %)Intrusion Detection
91 (0.328 %)SMS
91 (0.328 %)Ethernet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (4.262 %)Oracle 10g
29 (2.951 %)SQL Server
38 (2.623 %)BusinessObjects
38 (2.623 %)Base SAS
46 (1.967 %)Data Cleansing
54 (1.311 %)EDRMS
54 (1.311 %)Datawarehouse
54 (1.311 %)Data Mining
63 (0.984 %)ETL
72 (0.656 %)Oracle Discoverer
72 (0.656 %)OLAP
72 (0.656 %)Oracle Reports
72 (0.656 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (0.328 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.328 %)MS Access
81 (0.328 %)EDMS
81 (0.328 %)Text Mining
81 (0.328 %)SQL Server 2005
81 (0.328 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
81 (0.328 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (2.623 %)Eclipse
25 (1.639 %)LoadRunner
34 (1.311 %)TestDirector
42 (0.656 %)FrontPage
42 (0.656 %)Oracle Designer/2000
42 (0.656 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.328 %)RequisitePro
51 (0.328 %)ClearQuest
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1173 (56.72 %)Government
227 (8.852 %)Telecoms
323 (7.541 %)Criminal Justice
422 (7.213 %)Finance
58 (2.623 %)Home Office
65 (1.639 %)Education
65 (1.639 %)Publishing
73 (0.984 %)Marketing
82 (0.656 %)Police
91 (0.328 %)Graphic Design
91 (0.328 %)Manufacturing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (14.10 %)Project Manager
240 (13.11 %)Analyst
336 (11.80 %)Consultant
431 (10.16 %)Developer
520 (6.557 %)Architect
619 (6.230 %)Test Analyst
714 (4.590 %)Business Analyst
813 (4.262 %)Programme Manager
813 (4.262 %)Network Engineer
911 (3.607 %)Technical Architect
1010 (3.279 %)Java Developer
118 (2.623 %)J2EE Developer
118 (2.623 %)SAS Consultant
118 (2.623 %)Java/J2EE Developer
127 (2.295 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
127 (2.295 %)Technical Consultant
127 (2.295 %)Management Consultant
136 (1.967 %)Tester
136 (1.967 %)IT Manager
145 (1.639 %)Senior Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (3.279 %)Video Conferencing
27 (2.295 %)Data Integration
27 (2.295 %)E-Learning
35 (1.639 %)Biometrics
44 (1.311 %)Firmware
53 (0.984 %)Wiki
53 (0.984 %)Handset
62 (0.656 %)Blog
62 (0.656 %)CESG
71 (0.328 %)PKI
71 (0.328 %)PDA
71 (0.328 %)Statistics
71 (0.328 %)PMI
71 (0.328 %)Smartcard
71 (0.328 %)Management Information System
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (5.574 %)Windows
213 (4.262 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (3.279 %)UNIX
46 (1.967 %)Windows XP
54 (1.311 %)AIX
63 (0.984 %)Solaris
63 (0.984 %)Windows 2000
63 (0.984 %)Tru64
72 (0.656 %)Windows Vista
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1305 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2151 (49.51 %)SC Cleared
354 (17.70 %)PRINCE2
435 (11.48 %)CTC Cleared
524 (7.869 %)ITIL
620 (6.557 %)Project Management
620 (6.557 %)Service Management
713 (4.262 %)Configuration Management
713 (4.262 %)Statistical Analysis
812 (3.934 %)Project Planning
911 (3.607 %)UML
1010 (3.279 %)Change Management
1010 (3.279 %)Test Scripting
119 (2.951 %)User Acceptance Testing
119 (2.951 %)Enterprise Architecture
128 (2.623 %)Data Modelling
137 (2.295 %)Stakeholder Management
137 (2.295 %)Programme Management
137 (2.295 %)TOGAF
137 (2.295 %)BC Cleared
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (5.902 %)Java
217 (5.574 %)C
313 (4.262 %)SQL
43 (0.984 %)PL/SQL
52 (0.656 %)SAS Macro
52 (0.656 %)C#
61 (0.328 %)JavaScript
61 (0.328 %)Transact-SQL
61 (0.328 %)VBScript
61 (0.328 %)VB.NET
61 (0.328 %)Shell Script
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (4.262 %)Degree
210 (3.279 %)PRINCE2 Certification
36 (1.967 %)ISEB
36 (1.967 %)Cisco Certification
44 (1.311 %)CCIE
44 (1.311 %)CCNP
53 (0.984 %)HNC
53 (0.984 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
53 (0.984 %)CCAB
53 (0.984 %)CCDP
62 (0.656 %)HND
62 (0.656 %)CCNA
62 (0.656 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.328 %)MBA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.639 %)SLA
15 (1.639 %)QA
23 (0.984 %)JSP 440
31 (0.328 %)ISO17799
31 (0.328 %)CESG Infosec
31 (0.328 %)BS7799
31 (0.328 %)BS7666
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (1.967 %)Active Directory
23 (0.984 %)Backup Exec
32 (0.656 %)NetBackup
41 (0.328 %)AquaLogic
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.311 %)Tivoli
14 (1.311 %)OVSD
23 (0.984 %)OpenView
23 (0.984 %)CiscoWorks
23 (0.984 %)Legato
31 (0.328 %)ServiceCenter
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (15.41 %)Oracle
222 (7.213 %)Cisco
312 (3.934 %)Microsoft
48 (2.623 %)Business Objects
55 (1.639 %)Ericsson
64 (1.311 %)Symantec
64 (1.311 %)HP
64 (1.311 %)Planview
73 (0.984 %)Popkin
73 (0.984 %)SAP
73 (0.984 %)Telelogic
82 (0.656 %)Adobe
91 (0.328 %)Compuware
91 (0.328 %)Compaq
91 (0.328 %)EMC
91 (0.328 %)BEA
91 (0.328 %)Thunderhead
91 (0.328 %)VMware
91 (0.328 %)Primavera
91 (0.328 %)ESRI