The first table below looks at the demand for Risk Assessment skills 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 Risk Assessment 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category 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
Risk Assessment
Rank 99 118 112
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -6
Contract jobs citing Risk Assessment 9 18 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.446% 0.556% 0.353%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.670% 0.817% 0.543%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 5
Average daily rate £375 £475 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-21.05% +58.33%
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £365 £350
% change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
Average hourly rate £29.00 £22.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+31.81% -32.30%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £22.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+31.81% -32.30%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1344 2204 1843
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 66.63% 68.13% 65.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 843 1360 953
Average daily rate £375 £390 £384
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +1.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £263 £265 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £480 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 110 129
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -23.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £16.00 £15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.75 £39.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Risk Assessment
England

Risk Assessment
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Risk Assessment across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West Risk Assessment Jobs Demand Trend

Risk Assessment
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Risk Assessment Daily Rate Trend

Risk Assessment
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Risk Assessment Hourly Rate Trend

Risk Assessment
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Assessment 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
Somerset +11 7 - -
Gloucestershire +27 1 - -
Bristol +11 1 £375 -31.81%
Risk Assessment
England

Risk Assessment
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
2 10 (76.92%) RMADS
2 10 (76.92%) CESG
3 9 (69.23%) Finance
4 8 (61.54%) Risk Management
4 8 (61.54%) Information Assurance
5 7 (53.85%) SC Cleared
5 7 (53.85%) ISMS
5 7 (53.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (53.85%) Information Security
5 7 (53.85%) IIS
5 7 (53.85%) Service Delivery
5 7 (53.85%) Information Security Management
5 7 (53.85%) Security Management
5 7 (53.85%) Management Information System
6 4 (30.77%) DV Cleared
7 3 (23.08%) Service Management
7 3 (23.08%) ITIL
7 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
7 3 (23.08%) CESG CLAS
8 1 (7.692%) Bash shell
8 1 (7.692%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (7.692%) Change Control
8 1 (7.692%) Monte Carlo Method
8 1 (7.692%) Risk Analysis
8 1 (7.692%) User Acceptance Testing
8 1 (7.692%) System Testing
8 1 (7.692%) Dimensional Modelling
8 1 (7.692%) Document Management
8 1 (7.692%) Data Analysis

Risk Assessment
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Risk Assessment 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 Risk Assessment. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 7 (53.85%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (7.692%) MS Excel
1 1 (7.692%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.692%) RDBMS
General
1 9 (69.23%) Finance
2 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) IT Security Officer
1 7 (53.85%) Security Officer
2 3 (23.08%) Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) CLAS Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) Security Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) Ab Initio Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Business Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) RMADS
1 10 (76.92%) CESG
2 7 (53.85%) Management Information System
3 3 (23.08%) CESG CLAS
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.692%) UNIX
1 1 (7.692%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Risk Management
1 8 (61.54%) Information Assurance
2 7 (53.85%) ISMS
2 7 (53.85%) Information Security
2 7 (53.85%) Service Delivery
2 7 (53.85%) Information Security Management
2 7 (53.85%) Security Management
3 3 (23.08%) Service Management
3 3 (23.08%) ITIL
4 1 (7.692%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.692%) Change Control
4 1 (7.692%) Monte Carlo Method
4 1 (7.692%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (7.692%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (7.692%) System Testing
4 1 (7.692%) Dimensional Modelling
4 1 (7.692%) Document Management
4 1 (7.692%) Data Analysis
4 1 (7.692%) Business Analysis
4 1 (7.692%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.692%) Bash shell
1 1 (7.692%) Korn
1 1 (7.692%) Shell Script
1 1 (7.692%) C
1 1 (7.692%) SQL
1 1 (7.692%) VB
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
2 7 (53.85%) SC Cleared
3 4 (30.77%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (7.692%) Ab Initio