The first table below looks at the demand for Security Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 24 May 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 Reading 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Clearance
Rank 6 4 1
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -3
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 105 151 254
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 12.57% 13.54% 24.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 51.47% 44.28% 67.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 76 81
Average daily rate £450 £365 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.28% -2.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £328 £264 £281
10% offered a daily rate of more than £543 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £400 £366
% change year-on-year
-7.50% +9.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
Average hourly rate £18.50 £19.00 £45.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.63% -57.77%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+16.00% -23.07%
All Qualifications
Reading
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
204 341 376
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 24.43% 30.58% 36.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 122 136
Average daily rate £425 £345 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.18% -1.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £222 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 11
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.00 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.77% +12.50%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Security Cleared
Berkshire

Security Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading Security Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Reading region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Reading Security Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

1 96 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 47 (32.64%) Windows
3 35 (24.31%) Microsoft
4 34 (23.61%) .NET
5 31 (21.53%) Meridio
6 29 (20.14%) C#
7 27 (18.75%) SharePoint
8 21 (14.58%) SharePoint Server
9 19 (13.19%) DV Cleared
10 16 (11.11%) Windows Server 2003
10 16 (11.11%) SQL Server
10 16 (11.11%) SQL
11 15 (10.42%) ASP.NET
12 14 (9.722%) XML
12 14 (9.722%) CESG
13 13 (9.028%) Information Security
13 13 (9.028%) MS Office
13 13 (9.028%) Active Directory
13 13 (9.028%) MS Excel
13 13 (9.028%) Workflow
14 12 (8.333%) Service Delivery
14 12 (8.333%) Citrix
14 12 (8.333%) SQL Server 2005
14 12 (8.333%) PCI DSS
14 12 (8.333%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 11 (7.639%) WCF
15 11 (7.639%) Windows Server 2008
15 11 (7.639%) TOGAF
15 11 (7.639%) OpenView Configuration Management
15 11 (7.639%) Visual Studio

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Application Development
1 34 (23.61%) .NET
2 15 (10.42%) ASP.NET
3 14 (9.722%) XML
4 11 (7.639%) WCF
5 10 (6.944%) Web Services
5 10 (6.944%) .NET Framework
6 9 (6.250%) WF
7 5 (3.472%) Windows SharePoint Services
8 3 (2.083%) AppFabric
8 3 (2.083%) CSS
9 2 (1.389%) HTML
9 2 (1.389%) WinForms
9 2 (1.389%) Application Packaging
10 1 (0.694%) HTML5
10 1 (0.694%) CSS3
10 1 (0.694%) jQuery
10 1 (0.694%) ArcObjects
10 1 (0.694%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 27 (18.75%) SharePoint
2 21 (14.58%) SharePoint Server
3 6 (4.167%) BizTalk Server
4 4 (2.778%) IIS
5 3 (2.083%) SharePoint 2010
5 3 (2.083%) Windows Azure
6 2 (1.389%) MS Exchange
6 2 (1.389%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (1.389%) MS Project Server
6 2 (1.389%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (1.389%) CM System
7 1 (0.694%) Oracle Spatial
7 1 (0.694%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.694%) Documentum
Applications
1 13 (9.028%) MS Office
1 13 (9.028%) MS Excel
2 4 (2.778%) MS Project
3 2 (1.389%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 2 (1.389%) ResourceLink
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.944%) Firewall
1 10 (6.944%) Network Security
2 8 (5.556%) Internet
3 6 (4.167%) Intranet
4 5 (3.472%) LDAP
5 4 (2.778%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (2.083%) DNS
7 1 (0.694%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.694%) IPsec
7 1 (0.694%) SAN
7 1 (0.694%) ADSL
7 1 (0.694%) Broadband
7 1 (0.694%) LAN
7 1 (0.694%) PBX
7 1 (0.694%) WAN
7 1 (0.694%) DHCP
7 1 (0.694%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 12 (8.333%) SQL Server 2005
3 8 (5.556%) IDOL
4 5 (3.472%) SQL Server 2008
4 5 (3.472%) EDRMS
4 5 (3.472%) DTS
4 5 (3.472%) OLAP
5 2 (1.389%) GIS
6 1 (0.694%) Oracle 11g
6 1 (0.694%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.694%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (0.694%) Oracle 10g
6 1 (0.694%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 11 (7.639%) Visual Studio
2 4 (2.778%) MSI
2 4 (2.778%) StarTeam
3 2 (1.389%) VSS/SourceSafe
3 2 (1.389%) InstallShield
3 2 (1.389%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.694%) PVCS
General
1 5 (3.472%) Finance
2 2 (1.389%) Telecoms
3 1 (0.694%) Legal
Job Titles
1 29 (20.14%) Architect
2 26 (18.06%) Developer
3 20 (13.89%) Analyst
4 16 (11.11%) Designer
5 14 (9.722%) SharePoint Developer
6 11 (7.639%) Solutions Designer
7 8 (5.556%) Technical Architect
7 8 (5.556%) Consultant
8 7 (4.861%) C# Application Developer
8 7 (4.861%) Security Analyst
8 7 (4.861%) C# Developer
8 7 (4.861%) Security Architect
8 7 (4.861%) Support Engineer
8 7 (4.861%) Applications Developer
8 7 (4.861%) Project Manager
9 5 (3.472%) Applications Packager
10 4 (2.778%) Programme Manager
10 4 (2.778%) Desktop Support
10 4 (2.778%) Test Analyst
10 4 (2.778%) 2nd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.722%) CESG
2 5 (3.472%) CESG CLAS
3 4 (2.778%) Blackberry
3 4 (2.778%) PDA
4 3 (2.083%) RMADS
4 3 (2.083%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (2.083%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.389%) PMI
6 1 (0.694%) Open Source
6 1 (0.694%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.694%) Computer Science
6 1 (0.694%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 47 (32.64%) Windows
2 16 (11.11%) Windows Server 2003
3 11 (7.639%) Windows Server 2008
4 8 (5.556%) Windows 7
5 3 (2.083%) Windows XP
6 2 (1.389%) Windows 2000
6 2 (1.389%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.694%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (9.028%) Information Security
1 13 (9.028%) Workflow
2 12 (8.333%) Service Delivery
3 11 (7.639%) TOGAF
3 11 (7.639%) ITIL
4 10 (6.944%) Project Management
4 10 (6.944%) Web Development
5 9 (6.250%) Ethical Hacking
5 9 (6.250%) Configuration Management
6 8 (5.556%) Migration
6 8 (5.556%) Technical Architecture
7 7 (4.861%) Change Control
8 6 (4.167%) Security Architecture
8 6 (4.167%) Validation
8 6 (4.167%) Incident Management
8 6 (4.167%) Data Protection
9 5 (3.472%) Programme Management
10 4 (2.778%) PRINCE2
10 4 (2.778%) UML
10 4 (2.778%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 29 (20.14%) C#
2 16 (11.11%) SQL
3 5 (3.472%) T-SQL
4 4 (2.778%) VB.NET
5 3 (2.083%) VBA
6 2 (1.389%) VBScript
6 2 (1.389%) VB
7 1 (0.694%) Python
7 1 (0.694%) C
7 1 (0.694%) Java
7 1 (0.694%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.694%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.694%) C++
Qualifications
1 96 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 19 (13.19%) DV Cleared
3 5 (3.472%) CISA
3 5 (3.472%) CISM
3 5 (3.472%) CISSP
4 3 (2.083%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (1.389%) MCSD
5 2 (1.389%) ISEB
5 2 (1.389%) PMI Certification
5 2 (1.389%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.389%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.694%) PMP
6 1 (0.694%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.694%) CCNP
6 1 (0.694%) CCNA
6 1 (0.694%) HNC
6 1 (0.694%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.333%) PCI DSS
1 12 (8.333%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.694%) JSP 440
2 1 (0.694%) QA
2 1 (0.694%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (9.028%) Active Directory
2 9 (6.250%) Microsoft App-V
3 4 (2.778%) vSphere
4 3 (2.083%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.389%) XenApp
6 1 (0.694%) XenServer
6 1 (0.694%) Xen
Systems Management
1 11 (7.639%) OpenView Configuration Management
2 10 (6.944%) SCCM
3 9 (6.250%) Tivoli
4 5 (3.472%) SCOM
5 3 (2.083%) HP UCMDB
6 2 (1.389%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.694%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.694%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 35 (24.31%) Microsoft
2 31 (21.53%) Meridio
3 12 (8.333%) Citrix
4 11 (7.639%) Oracle
5 9 (6.250%) CA
5 9 (6.250%) HP
6 7 (4.861%) VMware
7 3 (2.083%) Serena
8 2 (1.389%) Cisco
9 1 (0.694%) Lumension
9 1 (0.694%) Brocade
9 1 (0.694%) Altiris
9 1 (0.694%) ESRI
9 1 (0.694%) BT
9 1 (0.694%) McAfee
9 1 (0.694%) EMC
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