The first table below looks at the demand for DV Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited DV 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 South 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
Rank 26 15 35
Rank change year-on-year
-11 +20
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 123 291 129
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 6.098% 8.995% 4.558%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.36% 28.84% 17.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 152 56
Average daily rate £450 £475 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.26% +18.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £400 £268
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £565
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £450 £395
% change year-on-year
-11.11% +13.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 10 5
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -33.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £41.50 £25.00 £35.98
% change year-on-year
+66.00% -30.50%
All Qualifications
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
604 1009 719
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 29.95% 31.19% 25.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 344 535 327
Average daily rate £380 £420 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.52% +12.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £250 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £550 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 73 54
Average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% -28.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £14.85 £13.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £48.60 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
DV Cleared
England

DV Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West DV Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South West DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Gloucestershire 0 88 £450 -10.00%
Wiltshire +8 24 £508 +51.49%
Bristol +13 5 £367 -16.11%
Devon - 2 £350 -
DV Cleared
England

DV Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 390 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 229 (58.72%) C
3 123 (31.54%) Windows
4 119 (30.51%) Linux
5 105 (26.92%) Java
6 68 (17.44%) UNIX
7 59 (15.13%) UML
8 58 (14.87%) VMware
9 55 (14.10%) Oracle
10 54 (13.85%) Service Management
11 52 (13.33%) Cisco
12 50 (12.82%) SC Cleared
12 50 (12.82%) VMware Infrastructure
13 46 (11.79%) Finance
14 45 (11.54%) ITIL
15 43 (11.03%) SAN
16 41 (10.51%) Red Hat
17 40 (10.26%) HP
17 40 (10.26%) JBoss
18 39 (10.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
19 38 (9.744%) Web Services
19 38 (9.744%) Shell Script
20 36 (9.231%) NetApp
21 35 (8.974%) Windows 7
22 34 (8.718%) Agile Software Development
23 33 (8.462%) J2EE
24 32 (8.205%) Maven
25 30 (7.692%) Telecoms
25 30 (7.692%) PRINCE2
26 29 (7.436%) Perl

DV Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 38 (9.744%) Web Services
2 33 (8.462%) J2EE
3 25 (6.410%) JPA
4 22 (5.641%) EJB
4 22 (5.641%) JSP
5 21 (5.385%) Swing
5 21 (5.385%) jQuery
6 16 (4.103%) HTML
7 15 (3.846%) XML
7 15 (3.846%) JMS
7 15 (3.846%) EJB 3.0
7 15 (3.846%) Drools
7 15 (3.846%) GWT
8 14 (3.590%) J2SE
9 12 (3.077%) .NET
9 12 (3.077%) Silverlight
10 10 (2.564%) WCF
10 10 (2.564%) Managed Extensibility Framework
10 10 (2.564%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
11 9 (2.308%) RESTful
Application Platforms
1 14 (3.590%) Apache
2 9 (2.308%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.051%) IIS
3 8 (2.051%) ArcGIS
4 6 (1.538%) MS Exchange
4 6 (1.538%) MS Project Server
4 6 (1.538%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.256%) Exchange Server 5.5
5 1 (0.256%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (0.256%) Tomcat
Applications
1 15 (3.846%) MS Excel
2 11 (2.821%) MS Project
3 6 (1.538%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 43 (11.03%) SAN
2 27 (6.923%) DNS
3 24 (6.154%) DHCP
4 22 (5.641%) WAN
5 20 (5.128%) Firewall
6 18 (4.615%) Ethernet
6 18 (4.615%) LAN
7 15 (3.846%) Internet
8 11 (2.821%) VPN
9 7 (1.795%) SNMP
9 7 (1.795%) VoIP
10 6 (1.538%) HTTP
11 5 (1.282%) IPsec
12 4 (1.026%) TCP/IP
12 4 (1.026%) ATM
13 3 (0.769%) Network Security
13 3 (0.769%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.769%) OSPF
14 2 (0.513%) BGP
14 2 (0.513%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.667%) MySQL
2 18 (4.615%) QlikView
3 17 (4.359%) SQL Server
4 15 (3.846%) RDBMS
4 15 (3.846%) SQL Server 2008
5 6 (1.538%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (1.538%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.282%) Oracle 11g
7 3 (0.769%) Oracle BI EE
7 3 (0.769%) Oracle OLAP
7 3 (0.769%) Essbase
7 3 (0.769%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.769%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 32 (8.205%) Maven
2 16 (4.103%) Visual Studio
3 15 (3.846%) MSI
4 10 (2.564%) MSTest
4 10 (2.564%) Moq
5 9 (2.308%) Git (software)
6 8 (2.051%) Ant
6 8 (2.051%) Hudson
7 7 (1.795%) JUnit
8 6 (1.538%) Eclipse
8 6 (1.538%) Dreamweaver
8 6 (1.538%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (1.282%) Eclipse RCP
9 5 (1.282%) JIRA
10 2 (0.513%) ClearQuest
10 2 (0.513%) TestDirector
10 2 (0.513%) Wise Package Studio
11 1 (0.256%) ClearCase
11 1 (0.256%) QuickTest Pro
11 1 (0.256%) LoadRunner
General
1 46 (11.79%) Finance
2 30 (7.692%) Telecoms
3 21 (5.385%) Military
4 2 (0.513%) Games
4 2 (0.513%) Legal
5 1 (0.256%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 110 (28.21%) Developer
2 54 (13.85%) Java Developer
3 33 (8.462%) Architect
4 25 (6.410%) Support Engineer
5 24 (6.154%) Software Engineer
5 24 (6.154%) Consultant
6 23 (5.897%) Linux Engineer
7 22 (5.641%) UNIX Engineer
8 19 (4.872%) Systems Engineer
8 19 (4.872%) Software Developer
8 19 (4.872%) Storage Engineer
9 18 (4.615%) Project Manager
9 18 (4.615%) Technical Architect
10 17 (4.359%) Project Officer
10 17 (4.359%) Project Support Officer
11 16 (4.103%) Network Engineer
11 16 (4.103%) Applications Packager
12 14 (3.590%) Analyst
13 9 (2.308%) 3rd Line Support
13 9 (2.308%) HTML Developer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.154%) Clustering
2 23 (5.897%) RIA
3 19 (4.872%) Client/Server
4 13 (3.333%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.564%) Open Source
6 9 (2.308%) Fat Client
6 9 (2.308%) Thin Client
7 6 (1.538%) Mathematics
7 6 (1.538%) RMADS
8 4 (1.026%) Data Integration
9 3 (0.769%) Visualisation
9 3 (0.769%) Computer Science
9 3 (0.769%) CESG
9 3 (0.769%) CESG CLAS
10 2 (0.513%) CMDB
10 2 (0.513%) Statistics
10 2 (0.513%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.256%) PKI
11 1 (0.256%) Replication
11 1 (0.256%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 123 (31.54%) Windows
2 119 (30.51%) Linux
3 68 (17.44%) UNIX
4 39 (10.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 35 (8.974%) Windows 7
6 21 (5.385%) Solaris
7 15 (3.846%) Windows XP
8 12 (3.077%) Windows Server 2008
9 7 (1.795%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.513%) HPUX
10 2 (0.513%) Windows Vista
10 2 (0.513%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.513%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (15.13%) UML
2 54 (13.85%) Service Management
3 45 (11.54%) ITIL
4 34 (8.718%) Agile Software Development
5 30 (7.692%) PRINCE2
6 26 (6.667%) Stakeholder Management
7 23 (5.897%) Project Management
8 22 (5.641%) Root Cause Analysis
8 22 (5.641%) Software Engineering
9 20 (5.128%) Configuration Management
9 20 (5.128%) Data Modelling
10 19 (4.872%) Document Management
10 19 (4.872%) Enterprise Architecture
11 18 (4.615%) Requirements Management
11 18 (4.615%) Change Control
11 18 (4.615%) Risk Management
12 17 (4.359%) Data Protection
13 16 (4.103%) Release Management
13 16 (4.103%) Continuous Improvement
14 15 (3.846%) OOA/OOD
Programming Languages
1 229 (58.72%) C
2 105 (26.92%) Java
3 38 (9.744%) Shell Script
4 29 (7.436%) Perl
5 25 (6.410%) SQL
6 23 (5.897%) JavaScript
7 18 (4.615%) C#
8 15 (3.846%) Scala
9 11 (2.821%) PowerShell
9 11 (2.821%) Python
10 8 (2.051%) C++
11 7 (1.795%) Bash shell
12 6 (1.538%) PHP
13 4 (1.026%) VB
13 4 (1.026%) Ruby
14 3 (0.769%) IronRuby
15 1 (0.256%) R
15 1 (0.256%) C-shell
15 1 (0.256%) Korn
15 1 (0.256%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 390 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 50 (12.82%) SC Cleared
3 20 (5.128%) Degree
4 14 (3.590%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (3.077%) HNC
5 12 (3.077%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 10 (2.564%) CCNP
6 10 (2.564%) CCNA
7 8 (2.051%) MCSE
7 8 (2.051%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.026%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.513%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (0.513%) JNCIS
9 2 (0.513%) APMP
10 1 (0.256%) VCP5
10 1 (0.256%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.256%) VCP4
10 1 (0.256%) MCTS
10 1 (0.256%) MCITP
10 1 (0.256%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.282%) JSP 440
2 4 (1.026%) QA
3 3 (0.769%) SLA
System Software
1 50 (12.82%) VMware Infrastructure
2 21 (5.385%) Active Directory
3 17 (4.359%) Hyper-V
3 17 (4.359%) XenApp
4 14 (3.590%) Microsoft App-V
4 14 (3.590%) VMware ESX
5 3 (0.769%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.513%) NFS
6 2 (0.513%) vSphere
7 1 (0.256%) Samba
Systems Management
1 18 (4.615%) NetBackup
2 5 (1.282%) SCCM
2 5 (1.282%) WhatsUp Gold
3 3 (0.769%) HP Quality Center
3 3 (0.769%) WSUS
4 2 (0.513%) MIMEsweeper
4 2 (0.513%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 2 (0.513%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.256%) SCOM
5 1 (0.256%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 58 (14.87%) VMware
2 55 (14.10%) Oracle
3 52 (13.33%) Cisco
4 41 (10.51%) Red Hat
5 40 (10.26%) HP
5 40 (10.26%) JBoss
6 36 (9.231%) NetApp
7 29 (7.436%) Citrix
8 18 (4.615%) Symantec
8 18 (4.615%) Microsoft
9 17 (4.359%) IBM
10 14 (3.590%) Juniper
11 8 (2.051%) Sophos
11 8 (2.051%) ESRI
11 8 (2.051%) Lumension
12 6 (1.538%) Perforce
13 5 (1.282%) CheckPoint
13 5 (1.282%) Mercator
14 4 (1.026%) Altiris
14 4 (1.026%) Palantir
Salisbury, Wiltshire
As Web Developer you will be required to have the following skills: - Security Clearance to DV level... - Working knowledge of web application design using HTML, CSS and Javascript...
NES Global Talent
Rate: £350 to £395 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013