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The table below looks at the demand for Security Clearance skills within the Staffordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3423
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.787 %2.105 %
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£367£368
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00-
Average hourly rate£14.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.57£30.12
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads12795
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.103 %
Daily rates quoted4932
Average minimum daily rate£317£340
Average daily rate£355£359
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£369
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
Hourly rates quoted1315
Average minimum hourly rate£19.94£24.04
Average hourly rate£22.84£25.95
% change on same period last year-11.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.75£27.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.09£29.91
% change on same period last year-6.09 %
Security Cleared West MidlandsSecurity Cleared
West Midlands

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 Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Government
22 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
22 (50.00 %)PDA
31 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (25.00 %)MS Project
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (25.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)MS Visio
31 (25.00 %)VPN
31 (25.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Project
11 (25.00 %)MS Visio
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)VPN
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Technical Support
21 (25.00 %)Administrator
21 (25.00 %)Technical Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Technical Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Project Administrator
21 (25.00 %)Implementation Manager
21 (25.00 %)Implementation Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)PDA
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
31 (25.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory