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The table below looks at the demand for Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance skills within the Midlands 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDeveloped Vetting (DV) Clearance
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-71
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.564 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£275
Average daily rate-£413
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£416
% change on same period last year-4.20 %
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£29.52£33.26
% change on same period last year-11.23 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads470709
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.740 %0.760 %
Daily rates quoted60125
Average minimum daily rate£392£382
Average daily rate£417£403
% change on same period last year+3.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted550
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£25.51
Average hourly rate£23.45£25.96
% change on same period last year-9.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.90£26.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

18 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (50.00 %)Government
33 (37.50 %)SC Cleared
42 (25.00 %)Java
42 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
42 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
42 (25.00 %)J2EE
42 (25.00 %)Windows
42 (25.00 %)RUP
42 (25.00 %)IBM
51 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (12.50 %)Oracle
51 (12.50 %)SQL Server
51 (12.50 %)UNIX
51 (12.50 %)Logistics
51 (12.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (12.50 %)SQL
51 (12.50 %).NET
51 (12.50 %)Aerospace

DV Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (25.00 %)J2EE
21 (12.50 %).NET
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Government
21 (12.50 %)Aerospace
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Tester
21 (12.50 %)Deployment Manager
21 (12.50 %)Systems Architect
21 (12.50 %)Security Specialist
21 (12.50 %)IT Architect
21 (12.50 %)Logistics Manager
21 (12.50 %)Architect
21 (12.50 %)Project Manager
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (12.50 %)UNIX
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (37.50 %)SC Cleared
32 (25.00 %)RUP
32 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
32 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
41 (12.50 %)Logistics
41 (12.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)Java
21 (12.50 %)SQL
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)IBM
21 (12.50 %)Oracle