The first table below looks at the demand for SC 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 SC 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
Security Check (SC) Clearance
Rank 8 8 17
Rank change year-on-year
0 +9
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 222 362 201
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 11.01% 11.19% 7.102%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.75% 35.88% 27.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 179 88
Average daily rate £375 £400 £390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% +2.56%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £216 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £520 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £360 £375 £371
% change year-on-year
-4.00% +1.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 26 19
Average hourly rate £21.50 £17.00 £32.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+26.47% -47.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.05 £11.75 £12.58
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £46.95 £41.50 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £20.00 £24.75
% change year-on-year
+7.50% -19.19%
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%
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West SC Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West SC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South West SC Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West SC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

South West SC Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

SC Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC 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
Wiltshire -3 64 £375 -
Bristol +25 50 £394 -4.54%
Devon +2 44 £350 +7.69%
Gloucestershire -7 19 £463 -7.50%
Somerset -8 19 £432 +18.21%
Dorset -9 3 - -
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 469 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 68 (14.50%) Oracle
2 68 (14.50%) Windows
3 67 (14.29%) ITIL
4 55 (11.73%) C#
5 54 (11.51%) .NET
6 53 (11.30%) SQL
6 53 (11.30%) Microsoft
7 50 (10.66%) VMware
7 50 (10.66%) DV Cleared
8 48 (10.23%) Service Management
9 45 (9.595%) Web Services
10 43 (9.168%) Finance
11 42 (8.955%) UML
12 40 (8.529%) Linux
13 39 (8.316%) C
13 39 (8.316%) Cisco
13 39 (8.316%) Remedy
14 37 (7.889%) XML
15 35 (7.463%) Project Management
16 34 (7.249%) Telecoms
17 31 (6.610%) Active Directory
17 31 (6.610%) SharePoint
17 31 (6.610%) VMware Infrastructure
18 28 (5.970%) Firewall
18 28 (5.970%) SQL Server
19 27 (5.757%) JavaScript
19 27 (5.757%) Windows 7
20 26 (5.544%) Red Hat
20 26 (5.544%) Military

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 54 (11.51%) .NET
2 45 (9.595%) Web Services
3 37 (7.889%) XML
4 19 (4.051%) HTML
5 17 (3.625%) HTML5
6 15 (3.198%) ASP.NET
6 15 (3.198%) CSS
6 15 (3.198%) .NET Framework
7 12 (2.559%) WCF
8 11 (2.345%) jQuery
8 11 (2.345%) ASP
9 10 (2.132%) CSS3
10 8 (1.706%) JSP
11 7 (1.493%) RESTful
11 7 (1.493%) JAXB
11 7 (1.493%) Dojo
11 7 (1.493%) Hibernate
12 6 (1.279%) Silverlight
12 6 (1.279%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
13 5 (1.066%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 31 (6.610%) SharePoint
2 20 (4.264%) IIS
3 13 (2.772%) SharePoint 2010
4 7 (1.493%) OpenStack
5 6 (1.279%) Oracle Application Server
6 4 (0.853%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.640%) OpenROAD
7 3 (0.640%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.640%) MS Exchange
7 3 (0.640%) MS Project Server
7 3 (0.640%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.426%) Mathematica
8 2 (0.426%) WebSphere Application Server
8 2 (0.426%) Apache
8 2 (0.426%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.426%) GlassFish
8 2 (0.426%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.213%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.213%) Lync
9 1 (0.213%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 19 (4.051%) MS Excel
2 15 (3.198%) MS Office
3 9 (1.919%) InfoPath
4 7 (1.493%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.066%) MS Project
5 5 (1.066%) MS PowerPoint
6 4 (0.853%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.853%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.640%) Fireworks
7 3 (0.640%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.213%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 14 (2.985%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.493%) Summit
3 6 (1.279%) Oracle EBS R12
4 4 (0.853%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.640%) Oracle 11i
6 2 (0.426%) Maximo
6 2 (0.426%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.426%) Sentinel
6 2 (0.426%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.426%) Oracle BPM
7 1 (0.213%) assyst
7 1 (0.213%) Cognos Planning
7 1 (0.213%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.213%) FRx
7 1 (0.213%) Oracle Payroll
7 1 (0.213%) Oracle CRM
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.970%) Firewall
2 19 (4.051%) SAN
3 15 (3.198%) LAN
4 14 (2.985%) WAN
5 10 (2.132%) VoIP
6 9 (1.919%) Cisco IOS
7 7 (1.493%) VPN
8 6 (1.279%) IPsec
9 5 (1.066%) VLAN
10 4 (0.853%) LDAP
10 4 (0.853%) SSL
10 4 (0.853%) MPLS
10 4 (0.853%) Network Security
10 4 (0.853%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (0.640%) Internet
11 3 (0.640%) BGP
11 3 (0.640%) ATM
11 3 (0.640%) DNS
11 3 (0.640%) DHCP
11 3 (0.640%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (5.970%) SQL Server
2 23 (4.904%) Oracle 11g
3 14 (2.985%) Oracle Reports
4 11 (2.345%) Oracle 9i
5 10 (2.132%) Oracle 10g
6 9 (1.919%) TOAD
7 7 (1.493%) SQL Server 2008
8 6 (1.279%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.853%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.853%) MySQL
10 3 (0.640%) Oracle BI EE
10 3 (0.640%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.640%) Ingres
10 3 (0.640%) SQL Server 2005
11 2 (0.426%) DB2
11 2 (0.426%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.426%) SQLPlus
12 1 (0.213%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.213%) SQL Server 2000
12 1 (0.213%) GIS
Development Applications
1 23 (4.904%) Visual Studio
2 11 (2.345%) Team Foundation Server
3 10 (2.132%) ERwin
3 10 (2.132%) MSTest
4 9 (1.919%) MSI
5 8 (1.706%) NUnit
5 8 (1.706%) Subversion
5 8 (1.706%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (1.279%) QuickTest Pro
7 4 (0.853%) NetBeans
7 4 (0.853%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.853%) Moq
7 4 (0.853%) Appcelerator Titanium
8 3 (0.640%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.640%) Selenium
8 3 (0.640%) InstallShield
8 3 (0.640%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.426%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.426%) JDeveloper
9 2 (0.426%) PVCS
General
1 43 (9.168%) Finance
2 34 (7.249%) Telecoms
3 26 (5.544%) Military
4 10 (2.132%) Retail
4 10 (2.132%) Avionics
5 9 (1.919%) Banking
5 9 (1.919%) Corporate Banking
6 8 (1.706%) Electronics
7 6 (1.279%) Aerospace
8 4 (0.853%) Legal
9 3 (0.640%) Back Office
10 2 (0.426%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.426%) Games
11 1 (0.213%) Automotive
11 1 (0.213%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 73 (15.57%) Consultant
2 69 (14.71%) Developer
3 35 (7.463%) Analyst
4 34 (7.249%) Architect
5 29 (6.183%) Software Engineer
6 28 (5.970%) Project Manager
7 26 (5.544%) Linux Engineer
8 24 (5.117%) Network Engineer
8 24 (5.117%) Support Engineer
9 13 (2.772%) Designer
9 13 (2.772%) Security Officer
10 12 (2.559%) SharePoint Developer
10 12 (2.559%) Test Analyst
11 11 (2.345%) Test Manager
11 11 (2.345%) Software Developer
11 11 (2.345%) Administrator
11 11 (2.345%) Senior Analyst
11 11 (2.345%) Systems Manager
12 10 (2.132%) Oracle Developer
12 10 (2.132%) Oracle Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.691%) Management Information System
2 20 (4.264%) RMADS
3 14 (2.985%) CMDB
4 9 (1.919%) CESG
5 8 (1.706%) Mobile App
6 7 (1.493%) Statistics
7 6 (1.279%) Computer Science
7 6 (1.279%) Mathematics
8 5 (1.066%) Embedded Systems
8 5 (1.066%) Digital Media
8 5 (1.066%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.066%) Blackberry
8 5 (1.066%) Client/Server
9 4 (0.853%) Clustering
9 4 (0.853%) RIA
10 3 (0.640%) Open Source
10 3 (0.640%) Visualisation
10 3 (0.640%) Data Integration
10 3 (0.640%) Physics
11 2 (0.426%) CESG CLAS
Operating Systems
1 68 (14.50%) Windows
2 40 (8.529%) Linux
3 27 (5.757%) Windows 7
4 22 (4.691%) Windows Server 2008
5 19 (4.051%) UNIX
6 15 (3.198%) Windows XP
7 11 (2.345%) Windows Server 2003
8 9 (1.919%) Android
9 8 (1.706%) Apple iOS
10 6 (1.279%) HPUX
10 6 (1.279%) VxWorks
11 5 (1.066%) Windows Phone
11 5 (1.066%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.426%) Solaris
12 2 (0.426%) AIX
13 1 (0.213%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (14.29%) ITIL
2 48 (10.23%) Service Management
3 42 (8.955%) UML
4 35 (7.463%) Project Management
5 25 (5.330%) Migration
5 25 (5.330%) Service Delivery
6 24 (5.117%) Information Assurance
7 23 (4.904%) ITSM
7 23 (4.904%) TOGAF
8 22 (4.691%) Agile Software Development
9 21 (4.478%) Workflow
9 21 (4.478%) Risk Management
10 20 (4.264%) PRINCE2
11 19 (4.051%) Stakeholder Management
12 17 (3.625%) Data Modelling
13 15 (3.198%) Test Strategy
13 15 (3.198%) Zachman Framework
14 14 (2.985%) Information Security
14 14 (2.985%) Change Management
14 14 (2.985%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 55 (11.73%) C#
2 53 (11.30%) SQL
3 39 (8.316%) C
4 27 (5.757%) JavaScript
5 22 (4.691%) C++
5 22 (4.691%) VB
6 21 (4.478%) Java
7 15 (3.198%) PL/SQL
8 8 (1.706%) PowerShell
9 7 (1.493%) VBScript
9 7 (1.493%) XQuery
9 7 (1.493%) XPath
10 5 (1.066%) VB.NET
10 5 (1.066%) VB6
11 4 (0.853%) R
12 3 (0.640%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.640%) ABAP
12 3 (0.640%) Perl
12 3 (0.640%) PHP
13 2 (0.426%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 469 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 50 (10.66%) DV Cleared
3 21 (4.478%) Degree
4 20 (4.264%) Microsoft Certification
5 17 (3.625%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.772%) ISEB
7 12 (2.559%) BC Cleared
8 11 (2.345%) CCNP
9 9 (1.919%) ISEB Practitioner
10 8 (1.706%) ISTQB
11 7 (1.493%) APMP
11 7 (1.493%) CCNA
12 6 (1.279%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (1.066%) MCSE
14 4 (0.853%) MCSD
15 3 (0.640%) MCP
15 3 (0.640%) JNCIS
16 2 (0.426%) MCPD
16 2 (0.426%) MCTS
16 2 (0.426%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.330%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (2.559%) ISO 9001
3 10 (2.132%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.132%) JSP 440
4 7 (1.493%) ISO 14001
5 6 (1.279%) ISO 9000
6 5 (1.066%) TickIT
7 3 (0.640%) SLA
7 3 (0.640%) COBIT
8 2 (0.426%) QA
8 2 (0.426%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.213%) DO-254
System Software
1 31 (6.610%) Active Directory
1 31 (6.610%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (1.706%) Microsoft App-V
3 4 (0.853%) XenApp
4 3 (0.640%) vSphere
5 2 (0.426%) VMware Workstation
5 2 (0.426%) Xen
5 2 (0.426%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.213%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.213%) Forefront TMG
6 1 (0.213%) XenServer
6 1 (0.213%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.213%) VMware ESX
6 1 (0.213%) Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
1 11 (2.345%) HP Quality Center
2 8 (1.706%) SCCM
3 5 (1.066%) Puppet
4 4 (0.853%) NetBackup
4 4 (0.853%) BMC PATROL
5 3 (0.640%) Data Guard
5 3 (0.640%) Tivoli
5 3 (0.640%) Netcool
6 2 (0.426%) HP Data Protector
6 2 (0.426%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.213%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.213%) SCOM
7 1 (0.213%) OpenView Configuration Management
7 1 (0.213%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.213%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.213%) OpenView
Vendors
1 68 (14.50%) Oracle
2 53 (11.30%) Microsoft
3 50 (10.66%) VMware
4 39 (8.316%) Cisco
4 39 (8.316%) Remedy
5 26 (5.544%) Red Hat
6 23 (4.904%) HP
7 11 (2.345%) BMC
7 11 (2.345%) IBM
8 10 (2.132%) Citrix
8 10 (2.132%) Siebel
8 10 (2.132%) Mercator
9 9 (1.919%) Symantec
10 8 (1.706%) SAP
10 8 (1.706%) Juniper
10 8 (1.706%) SolarWinds
11 6 (1.279%) Ab Initio
11 6 (1.279%) DataFlux
11 6 (1.279%) Sourcefire
11 6 (1.279%) CheckPoint
Bristol, South West
As this contract is working in the UK defence sector you will need to be eligible for SC clearance. The role; Experience designing high density boards in Mentor...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £30 - £35 per hour
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bristol, South West
It is essential that you understand the full SDLC and that you have worked to industry standards such as ISO 9001. Essential skills: - Full SDLC - Understanding of all...
Computer Futures
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wiltshire, South West
We have an immediate requirement for several SC Cleared C++ application engineers. The ideal candidate will have expert level knowledge of C++ along with a good understanding of...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
SC Cleared Mechanical Engineer - Bristol- Contract Huxley Associates are working with a large nuclear client inBristolwho require a number of high calibre SC cleared Mechanical Engineers to work...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 24 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Update and maintain the group databases and spreadsheets both supply and technical... * Input customer discrepancy reports (DR) on to the master spreadsheet. * Assist in the preparation of reports...
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Materials/Bulk Handling background - Ability to perform FEA analysis and Hand Calculations - Conceptual design experience - 2D/3D Cad skills (Ideally Unigraphics/Autodesk Inventor) - SC Cleared or the ability...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset
Candidates will be required to undergo security clearance to SC (prior to appointment) Accepting and editing purchase requests from various departments... Preparing purchase orders in SAP and send...
Experis Engineering
Rate: £17000 - £19000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Gloucestershire
In addition to Design work you will also be required to integrate and Verify Electrical aspects of Systems and support products through EMC qualification... It would be an...
In Parallel Computer Staff Limited
Rate: From £35 to £38 per hour
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Technical consultant: SC Cleared, Server 2008, Exchange 2007, Hyper-V. SC Security Cleared Windows Consultant required by Microsoft Gold Partner with experience working on MoD sites and systems:...
Sanderson
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Taunton, South West
Work with project teams to produce the Risk Management Accredited Document Set (RMADS) required for successful accreditation... * Experience of producing and maintaining Risk Management Accredited Document Sets (RMADS)...
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 15 May 2013
Devon
The successful CLAS Consultant wll need to have SC Clearance as an Immediate start is required... * Able to provide a level of technical expertise commensurate with that of...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 20 May 2013
Taunton, South West
Skills/ Experience Required Essential Skills The post-holder must have: *Have demonstrable working knowledge of the following programming languages:- oC# oASP.net oSQL *Have demonstrable working knowledge of...
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 14 May 2013
Exeter, Devon
The Web Developer will have previous experience in working in a web development role in an Agile environment using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery/Dojo, Resful Web services, JaxB,...
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
A good understanding of WAN technologies including Ethernet. * Previous experience in IP networking and routing including OSPF, ISIS and BGP. * Previous experience of VPNs using MPLS and IPSec. *...
Experis IT
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 21 May 2013