The first table below looks at the demand for SC Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SC Cleared over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Check (SC) Clearance
Rank 32 19 74
Rank change year-on-year
-13 +55
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 125 232 47
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 5.163% 7.770% 1.573%
As % of the Qualifications category 26.10% 37.72% 11.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 134 15
Average daily rate £425 £449 £456
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.29% -1.64%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £320 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £550 £494
UK excluding London average daily rate £360 £375 £367
% change year-on-year
-4.00% +2.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 10
Average hourly rate £19.52 £17.00 £31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.82% -46.03%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £14.15 £12.95
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £31.35 £19.85 £45.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £20.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+7.50% -23.07%
All Qualifications
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
479 615 404
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 19.79% 20.60% 13.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 305 205
Average daily rate £350 £375 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +25.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £275 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £528 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 29 41
Average hourly rate £24.50 £19.50 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.64% -18.75%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.95 £12.40 £15.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £22.75 £39.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £21.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -14.00%
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SC Cleared across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

North West SC Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SC Cleared across the North West region.

North West SC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the North West region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

North West SC Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SC Cleared across the North West region.

North West SC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the North West region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Cheshire -13 37 £450 +5.88% 2
Merseyside +21 31 £400 -8.83% 2
Lancashire -8 23 £388 -12.92% 1
Manchester +21 16 £380 +1.33% 6
Cumbria 0 8 £428 -10.36% 2
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1 210 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 56 (26.67%) Oracle
3 53 (25.24%) Windows
4 45 (21.43%) Microsoft
5 41 (19.52%) Active Directory
6 30 (14.29%) UNIX
7 29 (13.81%) Windows 7
8 27 (12.86%) MS Office
9 26 (12.38%) MS Excel
9 26 (12.38%) Windows XP
9 26 (12.38%) Migration
10 24 (11.43%) Finance
10 24 (11.43%) Microsoft App-V
10 24 (11.43%) SLA
11 23 (10.95%) HP
11 23 (10.95%) Citrix
12 22 (10.48%) SQL
13 20 (9.524%) DV Cleared
14 19 (9.048%) Stakeholder Management
15 18 (8.571%) SCCM
16 17 (8.095%) Incident Management
16 17 (8.095%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 17 (8.095%) Oracle Payroll
16 17 (8.095%) ITIL
17 16 (7.619%) ISO 9000
17 16 (7.619%) Project Management
17 16 (7.619%) Business Intelligence
17 16 (7.619%) Data Migration
18 15 (7.143%) BC Cleared
18 15 (7.143%) Oracle EBS R12

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 15 (7.143%) Application Packaging
2 7 (3.333%) .NET
3 6 (2.857%) EDI
3 6 (2.857%) Oracle ADF
3 6 (2.857%) WebSphere
3 6 (2.857%) Software Packaging
4 4 (1.905%) WebCenter
5 3 (1.429%) JSP
5 3 (1.429%) Middleware
6 2 (0.952%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.476%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.476%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
7 1 (0.476%) jQuery
7 1 (0.476%) LINQ
7 1 (0.476%) WCF
7 1 (0.476%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.476%) Java EE
7 1 (0.476%) Ajax
7 1 (0.476%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.476%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 14 (6.667%) MS Exchange
2 9 (4.286%) Apache
2 9 (4.286%) Tomcat
3 8 (3.810%) IBM Notes
4 7 (3.333%) WebLogic
4 7 (3.333%) IIS
5 6 (2.857%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (1.905%) LiveLink
7 3 (1.429%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.952%) SAS
8 2 (0.952%) Oracle 10gAS
9 1 (0.476%) Lync
9 1 (0.476%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.476%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.476%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 27 (12.86%) MS Office
2 26 (12.38%) MS Excel
3 12 (5.714%) MS Visio
4 11 (5.238%) MS Project
5 7 (3.333%) Windchill
6 6 (2.857%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (8.095%) Oracle Payroll
2 15 (7.143%) Oracle EBS R12
3 14 (6.667%) Oracle Applications
4 13 (6.190%) Oracle EBS
5 7 (3.333%) ENOVIA
5 7 (3.333%) Teamcenter
6 4 (1.905%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.476%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.476%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.762%) VPN
2 6 (2.857%) DNS
3 5 (2.381%) Intranet
4 4 (1.905%) Internet
4 4 (1.905%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.429%) Firewall
6 2 (0.952%) SAN
6 2 (0.952%) WAN
6 2 (0.952%) LAN
6 2 (0.952%) LDAP
6 2 (0.952%) Fibre Channel
6 2 (0.952%) Network Security
7 1 (0.476%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.476%) VoIP
7 1 (0.476%) ATM
7 1 (0.476%) ISDN
7 1 (0.476%) DHCP
7 1 (0.476%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.238%) Oracle 11g
2 9 (4.286%) SQL Server
3 8 (3.810%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (2.381%) Oracle 8/8i
4 5 (2.381%) Oracle 10g
5 2 (0.952%) Siebel EIM
5 2 (0.952%) Base SAS
6 1 (0.476%) Oracle BI EE
6 1 (0.476%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.476%) TOAD
6 1 (0.476%) Oracle Discoverer
6 1 (0.476%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.476%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 14 (6.667%) MSI
2 12 (5.714%) InstallShield
2 12 (5.714%) AdminStudio
3 6 (2.857%) JDeveloper
3 6 (2.857%) Oracle Forms
4 5 (2.381%) Wise Package Studio
5 1 (0.476%) LSMW
5 1 (0.476%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.476%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.476%) ERwin
General
1 24 (11.43%) Finance
2 6 (2.857%) Telecoms
3 4 (1.905%) Banking
4 2 (0.952%) Aerospace
4 2 (0.952%) Marketing
5 1 (0.476%) Retail
5 1 (0.476%) Legal
5 1 (0.476%) Manufacturing
5 1 (0.476%) Publishing
5 1 (0.476%) Games
Job Titles
1 45 (21.43%) Consultant
2 40 (19.05%) Analyst
3 22 (10.48%) Architect
4 17 (8.095%) Support Engineer
5 16 (7.619%) Oracle Consultant
6 14 (6.667%) Applications Packager
7 13 (6.190%) Developer
8 12 (5.714%) 2nd Line Support
8 12 (5.714%) Administrator
9 11 (5.238%) Payroll Consultant
9 11 (5.238%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 11 (5.238%) IT Support
10 10 (4.762%) Help Desk Analyst
10 10 (4.762%) Help Desk Support
10 10 (4.762%) Oracle Payroll Consultant
11 9 (4.286%) Business Consultant
11 9 (4.286%) DBA
11 9 (4.286%) Technical Consultant
12 7 (3.333%) Oracle Developer
12 7 (3.333%) Data Architect
Miscellaneous
1 13 (6.190%) Blackberry
2 12 (5.714%) Statistics
3 5 (2.381%) Mainframe
4 4 (1.905%) Management Information System
4 4 (1.905%) Mobile App
5 3 (1.429%) RMADS
5 3 (1.429%) Computer Science
6 2 (0.952%) CESG
7 1 (0.476%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.476%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.476%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (0.476%) PKI
7 1 (0.476%) CESG CLAS
7 1 (0.476%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (0.476%) Replication
7 1 (0.476%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 53 (25.24%) Windows
2 30 (14.29%) UNIX
3 29 (13.81%) Windows 7
4 26 (12.38%) Windows XP
5 12 (5.714%) Linux
5 12 (5.714%) Windows Vista
6 10 (4.762%) Windows NT
7 9 (4.286%) Windows Server 2003
8 8 (3.810%) Windows Server 2008
9 7 (3.333%) Solaris
10 5 (2.381%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (1.429%) Apple iOS
11 3 (1.429%) AIX
11 3 (1.429%) HPUX
12 2 (0.952%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.476%) Windows 2000 Server
13 1 (0.476%) VME
13 1 (0.476%) MVS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (12.38%) Migration
2 19 (9.048%) Stakeholder Management
3 17 (8.095%) Incident Management
3 17 (8.095%) ITIL
4 16 (7.619%) Project Management
4 16 (7.619%) Business Intelligence
4 16 (7.619%) Data Migration
5 14 (6.667%) CRM
6 13 (6.190%) Service Management
7 11 (5.238%) Test Scripting
8 10 (4.762%) Software Deployment
9 9 (4.286%) User Acceptance Testing
9 9 (4.286%) Programme Management
9 9 (4.286%) PRINCE2
10 8 (3.810%) Information Security
10 8 (3.810%) TOGAF
10 8 (3.810%) Supplier Management
11 7 (3.333%) Enterprise Architecture
11 7 (3.333%) Change Management
11 7 (3.333%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 22 (10.48%) SQL
2 15 (7.143%) PL/SQL
3 14 (6.667%) Java
4 12 (5.714%) C
5 8 (3.810%) VBScript
5 8 (3.810%) VB
6 6 (2.857%) VB.NET
6 6 (2.857%) C++
7 5 (2.381%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.952%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.476%) R
9 1 (0.476%) C#
9 1 (0.476%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 210 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 20 (9.524%) DV Cleared
3 15 (7.143%) BC Cleared
4 12 (5.714%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (4.286%) MCSE
6 8 (3.810%) MCP
7 6 (2.857%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (2.857%) Degree
7 6 (2.857%) MCDST
7 6 (2.857%) MCITP
8 4 (1.905%) CISSP
8 4 (1.905%) ISEB
9 2 (0.952%) CCNA
9 2 (0.952%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.952%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.952%) APMP
10 1 (0.476%) PgMP
10 1 (0.476%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.476%) MCSA
10 1 (0.476%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (11.43%) SLA
2 17 (8.095%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (7.619%) ISO 9000
4 6 (2.857%) BS25999
5 3 (1.429%) JSP 440
6 2 (0.952%) QA
7 1 (0.476%) Data Quality
System Software
1 41 (19.52%) Active Directory
2 24 (11.43%) Microsoft App-V
3 3 (1.429%) vSphere
4 2 (0.952%) VMware ESX
4 2 (0.952%) vCloud
5 1 (0.476%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.476%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.476%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.476%) Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
1 18 (8.571%) SCCM
2 8 (3.810%) OpenView
3 6 (2.857%) ServiceCenter
4 4 (1.905%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (1.429%) SCOM
5 3 (1.429%) NetBackup
5 3 (1.429%) Unicenter
5 3 (1.429%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.476%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.476%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 56 (26.67%) Oracle
2 45 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 23 (10.95%) HP
3 23 (10.95%) Citrix
4 14 (6.667%) CA
5 10 (4.762%) AppSense
5 10 (4.762%) Lumension
6 8 (3.810%) Lotus
7 7 (3.333%) IBM
7 7 (3.333%) NetApp
7 7 (3.333%) Siemens
8 4 (1.905%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.905%) Compuware
8 4 (1.905%) Siebel
8 4 (1.905%) Micro Focus
8 4 (1.905%) F5
9 3 (1.429%) IronPort
9 3 (1.429%) VMware
9 3 (1.429%) EMC
10 2 (0.952%) SAP
Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
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Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £40 - £45 per hour
Posted: 18 June 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Business Architect - MUST BE SC CLEARED... Candidates MUST have CURRENT and ACTIVE SC Clearance. My client is looking for an SC CLEARED Business Architect to join there Liverpool...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Rate: 500 - 600
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
This desk side support engineer will provide software support and hardware support, both remotely and at the desk side on IT products within the required Service Level Agreement (...
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Rate: £12 - £14 per hour
Posted: 14 June 2013
Barrow-In-Furness, North West
using appropriate tools such as Earned Value Management (EVM)Develop, maintain and manage key relationships with sub-contractors, customers and other stakeholders to ensure all deliverables are achieved...
JAM
Rate: £35 - £38 per hour
Posted: 3 June 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Solaris Administrator. 6 Months Liverpool SC - Security Cleared £350 - £400 per day -Design a Unix Server solution -Install and administrate Unix software, -Backup and restore Unix OS... -Knowledge...
LA International
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
Warrington, North West
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Posted: 7 June 2013
North West England
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Posted: 5 June 2013
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