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The table below looks at the demand for Basic Check (BC) Clearance skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BC Cleared over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBasic Check (BC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4956
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads72
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.096 %0.816 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£385-
Average daily rate£386-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£386-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£376
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£18.97-
Average hourly rate£19.30-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.63-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.53£27.49
% change on same period last year+7.41 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads334245
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.451 %0.242 %
Daily rates quoted10053
Average minimum daily rate£311£319
Average daily rate£335£345
% change on same period last year-2.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted5433
Average minimum hourly rate£23.40£21.81
Average hourly rate£24.78£24.04
% change on same period last year+3.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.15£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
BC Cleared South EastBC Cleared
South East

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.

BC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire BC Cleared Demand Trend

BC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire BC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire BC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BC Cleared across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Oxfordshire BC Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

BC Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BC Cleared within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BicesterNew entry-2--
OxfordNew entry-1--
BC Cleared South EastBC Cleared
South East

BC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing BC 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 BC Cleared.

117 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
28 (47.06 %)SC Cleared
28 (47.06 %)UNIX
35 (29.41 %)Shell Script
35 (29.41 %)SQL
35 (29.41 %)Oracle
44 (23.53 %)Ingres
44 (23.53 %)HP
53 (17.65 %)Java
53 (17.65 %)XML
53 (17.65 %)Logistics
53 (17.65 %)Economics
53 (17.65 %)QA
53 (17.65 %)Matrix Management
53 (17.65 %)Unit Testing
62 (11.76 %)PDA
62 (11.76 %)Project Planning
62 (11.76 %)Service Management
62 (11.76 %)ITIL
62 (11.76 %)PRINCE2
62 (11.76 %)MS Office
62 (11.76 %)EAI
62 (11.76 %)SOA
62 (11.76 %)HPUX
62 (11.76 %)Solaris
62 (11.76 %)VPN
62 (11.76 %)Government
71 (5.882 %)Business Continuity
71 (5.882 %)Oracle Discoverer
71 (5.882 %)RDBMS

BC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing BC 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 BC Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (17.65 %)XML
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)SAS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)VPN
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (23.53 %)Ingres
21 (5.882 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (5.882 %)RDBMS
21 (5.882 %)Oracle 10g
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server
21 (5.882 %)Oracle Reports
21 (5.882 %)Oracle 8/8i
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.882 %)Oracle Forms
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.76 %)Government
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Developer
25 (29.41 %)Analyst
33 (17.65 %)Project Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Helpdesk Manager
42 (11.76 %)Integration Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Analyst Developer
42 (11.76 %)Desktop Engineer
42 (11.76 %)DBA
51 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Services Delivery Manager
51 (5.882 %)Service Manager
51 (5.882 %)Oracle DBA
51 (5.882 %)Test Manager
51 (5.882 %)Project Support Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Delivery Manager
51 (5.882 %)Service Desk Manager
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)Economics
22 (11.76 %)PDA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (47.06 %)UNIX
22 (11.76 %)HPUX
22 (11.76 %)Solaris
31 (5.882 %)Windows
31 (5.882 %)AIX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
28 (47.06 %)SC Cleared
33 (17.65 %)Logistics
33 (17.65 %)Matrix Management
33 (17.65 %)Unit Testing
42 (11.76 %)Project Planning
42 (11.76 %)EAI
42 (11.76 %)SOA
42 (11.76 %)ITIL
42 (11.76 %)PRINCE2
42 (11.76 %)Service Management
51 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
51 (5.882 %)Business Continuity
51 (5.882 %)OO
51 (5.882 %)PRINCE
51 (5.882 %)Configuration Management
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (29.41 %)SQL
15 (29.41 %)Shell Script
23 (17.65 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (17.65 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.882 %)Oracle RAC
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (29.41 %)Oracle
24 (23.53 %)HP
31 (5.882 %)Sun