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

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank21
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads94122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.127 %0.120 %
As % of the category below38.68 %40.53 %
Daily rates quoted2216
Average minimum daily rate£454£294
Average daily rate£481£327
% change on same period last year+47.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£509£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£377
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted4751
Average minimum hourly rate£32.96£27.69
Average hourly rate£35.21£29.56
% change on same period last year+19.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.47£31.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.64£30.59
% change on same period last year+6.69 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads243301
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.328 %0.297 %
Daily rates quoted6240
Average minimum daily rate£403£324
Average daily rate£435£347
% change on same period last year+25.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£468£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted90127
Average minimum hourly rate£32.30£28.15
Average hourly rate£34.53£29.87
% change on same period last year+15.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.76£31.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Security Cleared South WestSecurity Cleared
South West

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.

Security Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Somerset Security Cleared Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Somerset Security Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Somerset Security Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Somerset 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
BathDown-120£551+89.18 %
YeovilDown-119--
WellsUp+18--
TauntonDown-37£250-39.99 %
Security Cleared South WestSecurity Cleared
South West

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

173 (49.66 %)SC Cleared
253 (36.05 %)Government
337 (25.17 %)C++
430 (20.41 %)Aerospace
528 (19.05 %)Windows
626 (17.69 %)UML
723 (15.65 %)Migration
822 (14.97 %)Oracle
919 (12.93 %)Java
919 (12.93 %)Avionics
1018 (12.24 %)Ada
1117 (11.56 %)PRINCE2
1215 (10.20 %)Finance
1314 (9.524 %)MFC
1413 (8.844 %)Visual Studio
1413 (8.844 %)ITIL
1512 (8.163 %)Software Testing
1512 (8.163 %)Oracle Financials
1610 (6.803 %)Data Migration
1610 (6.803 %)Data Mapping
1610 (6.803 %)Active Directory
179 (6.122 %)MS Exchange
179 (6.122 %)Eclipse
179 (6.122 %)Oracle Reports
188 (5.442 %)PRINCE2 Certification
188 (5.442 %)Scrum
188 (5.442 %)Agile Software Development
188 (5.442 %)BC Cleared
197 (4.762 %)JNI
197 (4.762 %)Software Engineering

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (9.524 %)MFC
27 (4.762 %)JNI
33 (2.041 %)XML
41 (0.680 %)XSLT
41 (0.680 %)SGML
41 (0.680 %).NET
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (6.122 %)MS Exchange
24 (2.721 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (2.041 %)Apache
42 (1.361 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (0.680 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
51 (0.680 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (3.401 %)MS Office
22 (1.361 %)Spreadsheet
31 (0.680 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (8.163 %)Oracle Financials
25 (3.401 %)assyst
32 (1.361 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.680 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
41 (0.680 %)SAP PLM
41 (0.680 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
41 (0.680 %)Oracle EBS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.721 %)SAN
21 (0.680 %)Internet
21 (0.680 %)GSM
21 (0.680 %)PSTN
21 (0.680 %)DNS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (6.122 %)Oracle Reports
26 (4.082 %)Oracle 10g
35 (3.401 %)Oracle 9i
44 (2.721 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (2.041 %)MySQL
61 (0.680 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.680 %)MS Access
61 (0.680 %)Cognos Powerplay
61 (0.680 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.680 %)TOAD
61 (0.680 %)Oracle Discoverer
61 (0.680 %)ReportNet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (8.844 %)Visual Studio
29 (6.122 %)Eclipse
37 (4.762 %)ClearCase
45 (3.401 %)ARTiSAN
45 (3.401 %)ClearQuest
52 (1.361 %)Rational Rose
61 (0.680 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
153 (36.05 %)Government
230 (20.41 %)Aerospace
319 (12.93 %)Avionics
415 (10.20 %)Finance
57 (4.762 %)Education
57 (4.762 %)Military
65 (3.401 %)Publishing
65 (3.401 %)Telecoms
72 (1.361 %)Front Office
81 (0.680 %)Electronics
81 (0.680 %)Electric
81 (0.680 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.680 %)Marketing
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (23.13 %)Software Engineer
217 (11.56 %)Consultant
314 (9.524 %)Project Manager
413 (8.844 %)Developer
413 (8.844 %)Oracle Consultant
512 (8.163 %)Analyst
611 (7.483 %)Programme Manager
611 (7.483 %)Test Engineer
611 (7.483 %)Software Analyst
78 (5.442 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
78 (5.442 %)Software Developer
87 (4.762 %)Java Software Engineer
96 (4.082 %)Functional Consultant
105 (3.401 %)C++ Software Engineer
105 (3.401 %)Software Test Engineer
105 (3.401 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
114 (2.721 %)Integration Engineer
114 (2.721 %)Support Engineer
114 (2.721 %)Systems Engineer
123 (2.041 %)DBA
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.401 %)Client/Server
22 (1.361 %)Blackberry
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (19.05 %)Windows
26 (4.082 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (3.401 %)Mac OS X
35 (3.401 %)UNIX
44 (2.721 %)Windows 2000
44 (2.721 %)Windows XP
44 (2.721 %)VMS
53 (2.041 %)Linux
53 (2.041 %)Red Hat Linux
62 (1.361 %)Windows CE
62 (1.361 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.680 %)Windows Server 2008
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
173 (49.66 %)SC Cleared
226 (17.69 %)UML
323 (15.65 %)Migration
417 (11.56 %)PRINCE2
513 (8.844 %)ITIL
612 (8.163 %)Software Testing
710 (6.803 %)Data Migration
710 (6.803 %)Data Mapping
88 (5.442 %)BC Cleared
88 (5.442 %)Agile Software Development
88 (5.442 %)Scrum
97 (4.762 %)Project Management
97 (4.762 %)Service Management
97 (4.762 %)Service Delivery
97 (4.762 %)Software Engineering
106 (4.082 %)Programme Management
115 (3.401 %)User Acceptance Testing
124 (2.721 %)Configuration Management
133 (2.041 %)Data Management
133 (2.041 %)Unit Testing
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (25.17 %)C++
219 (12.93 %)Java
318 (12.24 %)Ada
47 (4.762 %)C
53 (2.041 %)VC++
62 (1.361 %)VBScript
62 (1.361 %)Perl
71 (0.680 %)SQL
71 (0.680 %)VB.NET
71 (0.680 %)Embedded C
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (5.442 %)PRINCE2 Certification
26 (4.082 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
35 (3.401 %)ACSA
43 (2.041 %)Degree
43 (2.041 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (2.041 %)ISEB
52 (1.361 %)MCSE
52 (1.361 %)CCNA
52 (1.361 %)ITIL Certification
52 (1.361 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.680 %)MCP
61 (0.680 %)ACCA
61 (0.680 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
61 (0.680 %)Citrix Certification
61 (0.680 %)CCEA
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.361 %)SLA
21 (0.680 %)COBIT
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (6.803 %)Active Directory
24 (2.721 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (2.041 %)Oracle RAC
33 (2.041 %)Oracle RMAN
42 (1.361 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
42 (1.361 %)VMware ESX
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.041 %)EMC Navisphere
21 (0.680 %)WSUS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (14.97 %)Oracle
27 (4.762 %)Microsoft
35 (3.401 %)Apple
44 (2.721 %)VMware
53 (2.041 %)Red Hat
53 (2.041 %)HP
53 (2.041 %)EMC
53 (2.041 %)Green Hills
62 (1.361 %)Citrix
62 (1.361 %)Dell
62 (1.361 %)PeopleSoft
62 (1.361 %)SAP
62 (1.361 %)Cisco
71 (0.680 %)Altiris
71 (0.680 %)CheckPoint
71 (0.680 %)Remedy
71 (0.680 %)Telelogic
71 (0.680 %)Cognos