Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Security Clearance in IT contracts within the South Yorkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2250
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.005 %
As % of the category below23.53 %6.061 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£399
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.99£30.92
% change on same period last year+0.20 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads3466
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted1216
Average minimum daily rate£324£247
Average daily rate£336£257
% change on same period last year+30.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£268
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£364
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Hourly rates quoted726
Average minimum hourly rate£29.43£24.46
Average hourly rate£29.65£25.33
% change on same period last year+17.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.88£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.27£27.12
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Security Cleared YorkshireSecurity Cleared
Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

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 South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
SheffieldUp+248--
Security Cleared YorkshireSecurity Cleared
Yorkshire

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

13 (25.00 %)ITIL
13 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (25.00 %)RUP
13 (25.00 %)Project Management
13 (25.00 %)Release Management
13 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
22 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
22 (16.67 %)QA
22 (16.67 %)Casewise
22 (16.67 %)Systems Analysis
22 (16.67 %)Government
22 (16.67 %)MS Project
22 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
22 (16.67 %)UNIX
22 (16.67 %)Windows
22 (16.67 %)HPUX
22 (16.67 %)Solaris
22 (16.67 %)Cisco
31 (8.333 %)Microsoft
31 (8.333 %)Sun
31 (8.333 %)CCNA
31 (8.333 %)EMC
31 (8.333 %)Nortel
31 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
31 (8.333 %)SAN
31 (8.333 %)NetApp
31 (8.333 %)VERITAS
31 (8.333 %)MS Visio
31 (8.333 %)NFS
31 (8.333 %)Wireless

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MS Project
21 (8.333 %)MS Visio
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)SAN
11 (8.333 %)Wireless
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Government
21 (8.333 %)Finance
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
13 (25.00 %)Release Manager
22 (16.67 %)Business Analyst
22 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Network Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Field Service Engineer
31 (8.333 %)UNIX Support
31 (8.333 %)Field Engineer
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Replication
11 (8.333 %)Celerra
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)UNIX
12 (16.67 %)Windows
12 (16.67 %)HPUX
12 (16.67 %)Solaris
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)ITIL
13 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (25.00 %)RUP
13 (25.00 %)Project Management
13 (25.00 %)Release Management
22 (16.67 %)Systems Analysis
22 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
22 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
31 (8.333 %)BC Cleared
31 (8.333 %)CCNA
31 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)QA
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)NFS
11 (8.333 %)NetBackup
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)EMC Navisphere
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Cisco
12 (16.67 %)Casewise
21 (8.333 %)Brocade
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)Sun
21 (8.333 %)EMC
21 (8.333 %)Nortel
21 (8.333 %)NetApp
21 (8.333 %)VERITAS
21 (8.333 %)3Com