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The table below looks at the demand for Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance skills within the South East 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDeveloped Vetting (DV) Clearance
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank96151
Rank change on same period last yearUp+55
Matching contract IT job ads179152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.253 %0.154 %
As % of the category below2.627 %1.748 %
Daily rates quoted7457
Average minimum daily rate£369£348
Average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£397£398
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted148
Average minimum hourly rate£21.50£28.95
Average hourly rate£22.32£32.45
% change on same period last year-31.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.14£35.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.38£31.68
% change on same period last year-19.90 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching contract IT job ads68158698
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.637 %8.805 %
Daily rates quoted19492590
Average minimum daily rate£351£353
Average daily rate£373£373
% change on same period last year-0.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted640826
Average minimum hourly rate£28.50£28.39
Average hourly rate£30.42£30.14
% change on same period last year+0.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.34£31.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the South East region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

South East DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the South East region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

South East DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the South East region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
BuckinghamshireUp+4370£340-17.30 %
BerkshireUp+7066£400+15.13 %
HampshireDown-914£310-20.92 %
SurreyUp+3014£538+67.30 %
Home CountiesUp+22--
KentUp+92--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
DV Cleared EnglandDV Cleared
England

DV Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1281 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2155 (55.16 %)SC Cleared
3106 (37.72 %)Government
483 (29.54 %)Windows
544 (15.66 %)Oracle
638 (13.52 %)Java
638 (13.52 %)Cisco
734 (12.10 %)Windows Vista
829 (10.32 %)ITIL
928 (9.964 %)J2EE
928 (9.964 %)SQL
1027 (9.609 %)Microsoft
1125 (8.897 %)C
1125 (8.897 %)LAN
1224 (8.541 %)Cisco Certification
1322 (7.829 %)RUP
1421 (7.473 %)HP
1421 (7.473 %)CCNP
1520 (7.117 %)Active Directory
1520 (7.117 %)WAN
1520 (7.117 %)Windows Server 2008
1619 (6.762 %)C++
1718 (6.406 %)Linux
1718 (6.406 %)Windows Server 2003
1817 (6.050 %)UNIX
1916 (5.694 %)PL/SQL
1916 (5.694 %)UML
1916 (5.694 %)OpenView Configuration Management
1916 (5.694 %)Finance
1916 (5.694 %)Migration

DV Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (9.964 %)J2EE
211 (3.915 %)XML
310 (3.559 %)Hibernate
310 (3.559 %)Spring
310 (3.559 %).NET
49 (3.203 %)HTML
49 (3.203 %)JSP
58 (2.847 %)EJB
65 (1.779 %)Application Packaging
72 (0.712 %)WebServices
72 (0.712 %)CSS
81 (0.356 %)SOAP
81 (0.356 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.356 %).NET Framework
81 (0.356 %)WSDL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (5.338 %)MS Exchange
211 (3.915 %)Exchange Server 2007
37 (2.491 %)Exchange Server 2003
37 (2.491 %)WebLogic
44 (1.423 %)Exchange Server 2000
53 (1.068 %)Oracle Application Server
53 (1.068 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (0.356 %)IIS
61 (0.356 %)SharePoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (2.491 %)MS Office
24 (1.423 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.423 %)SoftGrid
22 (0.712 %)Oracle ERP
31 (0.356 %)Oracle 11i
31 (0.356 %)Teamcenter
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (8.897 %)LAN
220 (7.117 %)WAN
312 (4.270 %)Internet
312 (4.270 %)Firewall
410 (3.559 %)Intranet
56 (2.135 %)FTP
65 (1.779 %)SMTP
65 (1.779 %)SNMP
65 (1.779 %)X.400
74 (1.423 %)IPsec
74 (1.423 %)TCP/IP
74 (1.423 %)SAN
74 (1.423 %)DHCP
83 (1.068 %)LDAP
83 (1.068 %)DNS
83 (1.068 %)MPLS
83 (1.068 %)VLAN
92 (0.712 %)Cisco PIX
92 (0.712 %)DMZ
92 (0.712 %)Ethernet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (3.915 %)Oracle 10g
28 (2.847 %)BusinessObjects
28 (2.847 %)Oracle 8/8i
34 (1.423 %)BusinessObjects XI
42 (0.712 %)SQL Server
42 (0.712 %)Oracle Reports
42 (0.712 %)Oracle 11g
51 (0.356 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.356 %)Oracle 9i
51 (0.356 %)MS Access
51 (0.356 %)ETL
51 (0.356 %)BODI
51 (0.356 %)SQL Server 2005
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (3.203 %)Ant
19 (3.203 %)Eclipse
28 (2.847 %)TestDirector
37 (2.491 %)JUnit
37 (2.491 %)Rational Rose
46 (2.135 %)StarTeam
54 (1.423 %)JMeter
62 (0.712 %)ClearQuest
62 (0.712 %)ClearCase
71 (0.356 %)ERwin
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1106 (37.72 %)Government
216 (5.694 %)Finance
315 (5.338 %)Telecoms
46 (2.135 %)Military
53 (1.068 %)Games
62 (0.712 %)Insurance
62 (0.712 %)Auditing
62 (0.712 %)Health
71 (0.356 %)Legal
71 (0.356 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.356 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.356 %)Electric
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (19.22 %)Consultant
228 (9.964 %)Developer
326 (9.253 %)Tester
418 (6.406 %)Architect
516 (5.694 %)Project Manager
516 (5.694 %)Network Engineer
615 (5.338 %)Java Developer
714 (4.982 %)Technical Consultant
812 (4.270 %)Analyst
910 (3.559 %)Support Engineer
109 (3.203 %)Systems Engineer
109 (3.203 %)Java/J2EE Developer
118 (2.847 %)1st Line Support
118 (2.847 %)Systems Tester
127 (2.491 %)Design Engineer
127 (2.491 %)Network Design Engineer
136 (2.135 %)Integration Tester
136 (2.135 %)Administrator
136 (2.135 %)Service Manager
145 (1.779 %)Server Support
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.068 %)CESG
13 (1.068 %)PKI
22 (0.712 %)CESG CLAS
22 (0.712 %)Client/Server
31 (0.356 %)Firmware
31 (0.356 %)Clustering
31 (0.356 %)Cryptography
31 (0.356 %)PDA
31 (0.356 %)RMADS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
183 (29.54 %)Windows
234 (12.10 %)Windows Vista
320 (7.117 %)Windows Server 2008
418 (6.406 %)Linux
418 (6.406 %)Windows Server 2003
517 (6.050 %)UNIX
615 (5.338 %)Windows 2000
79 (3.203 %)Windows XP
88 (2.847 %)Solaris
93 (1.068 %)Windows NT
102 (0.712 %)Tru64
102 (0.712 %)HPUX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1281 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2155 (55.16 %)SC Cleared
329 (10.32 %)ITIL
422 (7.829 %)RUP
516 (5.694 %)UML
516 (5.694 %)Migration
614 (4.982 %)Test Scripting
713 (4.626 %)ITSM
812 (4.270 %)Service Management
911 (3.915 %)Service Delivery
1010 (3.559 %)PRINCE2
119 (3.203 %)Network Design
128 (2.847 %)Operations Management
136 (2.135 %)Project Management
136 (2.135 %)Risk Management
136 (2.135 %)Process Management
145 (1.779 %)DoDAF
145 (1.779 %)MODAF
145 (1.779 %)Manual Testing
154 (1.423 %)Project Planning
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (13.52 %)Java
228 (9.964 %)SQL
325 (8.897 %)C
419 (6.762 %)C++
516 (5.694 %)PL/SQL
69 (3.203 %)C#
73 (1.068 %)JavaScript
81 (0.356 %)VB.NET
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (8.541 %)Cisco Certification
221 (7.473 %)CCNP
313 (4.626 %)MCSE
313 (4.626 %)Microsoft Certification
49 (3.203 %)CNE
49 (3.203 %)Novell Certification
58 (2.847 %)CCNA
67 (2.491 %)ISEB
76 (2.135 %)CCDP
76 (2.135 %)CCIE
84 (1.423 %)ITIL Certification
92 (0.712 %)PRINCE2 Certification
101 (0.356 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
101 (0.356 %)MCP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.135 %)QA
24 (1.423 %)SLA
31 (0.356 %)BS7799
31 (0.356 %)GMP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (7.117 %)Active Directory
27 (2.491 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.068 %)NetBackup
33 (1.068 %)Terminal Server
42 (0.712 %)ISA Server
42 (0.712 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.356 %)Backup Exec
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (5.694 %)OpenView Configuration Management
29 (3.203 %)OVOW
35 (1.779 %)OpenView
44 (1.423 %)Netcool
53 (1.068 %)OVPI
62 (0.712 %)NNM
71 (0.356 %)ServiceCenter
71 (0.356 %)AssetCenter
71 (0.356 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
71 (0.356 %)OVSD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (15.66 %)Oracle
238 (13.52 %)Cisco
327 (9.609 %)Microsoft
421 (7.473 %)HP
59 (3.203 %)VMware
68 (2.847 %)BEA
68 (2.847 %)Business Objects
76 (2.135 %)Altiris
85 (1.779 %)Sun
85 (1.779 %)Citrix
93 (1.068 %)Compaq
93 (1.068 %)CheckPoint
102 (0.712 %)Symantec
102 (0.712 %)Sophos
102 (0.712 %)Borland
111 (0.356 %)Fujitsu
111 (0.356 %)Siemens
111 (0.356 %)EMC
111 (0.356 %)Avaya
111 (0.356 %)PeopleSoft