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The table below looks at the demand for Security Clearance skills within the Stevenage 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank15
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads2215
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.015 %
As % of the category below43.14 %19.74 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£380£350
Average daily rate£422£350
% change on same period last year+20.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£463£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£370
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Hourly rates quoted159
Average minimum hourly rate£30.73£31.33
Average hourly rate£31.86£33.11
% change on same period last year-3.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£34.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.43£30.47
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads5176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted214
Average minimum daily rate£340£336
Average daily rate£373£370
% change on same period last year+0.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted3441
Average minimum hourly rate£33.77£31.56
Average hourly rate£34.62£32.99
% change on same period last year+4.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.47£34.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Security Cleared HertfordshireSecurity Cleared
Hertfordshire

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Stevenage region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Stevenage Security Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

120 (51.28 %)SC Cleared
29 (23.08 %)BC Cleared
29 (23.08 %)C++
37 (17.95 %)Degree
37 (17.95 %)QA
46 (15.38 %)Electronics
46 (15.38 %)Government
46 (15.38 %)Telelogic
46 (15.38 %)Telelogic DOORS
46 (15.38 %)Firmware
55 (12.82 %)VHDL
55 (12.82 %)Telecoms
64 (10.26 %)TCP/IP
64 (10.26 %)Linux
64 (10.26 %)UML
64 (10.26 %)WebServices
64 (10.26 %)XML
64 (10.26 %)C
73 (7.692 %)UNIX
73 (7.692 %)Primavera
73 (7.692 %)Aerospace
73 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
82 (5.128 %)NASTRAN
82 (5.128 %)Mentor Graphics
82 (5.128 %)Pro/ENGINEER
82 (5.128 %)Migration
82 (5.128 %)Service Management
82 (5.128 %)Risk Management
82 (5.128 %)Project Management
82 (5.128 %)Windows

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.26 %)WebServices
14 (10.26 %)XML
21 (2.564 %)OpenGL
21 (2.564 %)DirectX
21 (2.564 %)WebSphere
21 (2.564 %).NET
21 (2.564 %)MFC
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.128 %)Pro/ENGINEER
12 (5.128 %)NASTRAN
21 (2.564 %)MS Project
21 (2.564 %)MS Office
21 (2.564 %)MATLAB
21 (2.564 %)Simulink
21 (2.564 %)CATIA
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (10.26 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.564 %)SAN
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.564 %)SQL Server
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (15.38 %)Telelogic DOORS
21 (2.564 %)Visual Studio
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (15.38 %)Electronics
16 (15.38 %)Government
25 (12.82 %)Telecoms
33 (7.692 %)Aerospace
41 (2.564 %)Finance
41 (2.564 %)Games
41 (2.564 %)Military
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (23.08 %)Software Engineer
27 (17.95 %)Developer
35 (12.82 %)C++ Developer
35 (12.82 %)QA Engineer
44 (10.26 %)Quality Engineer
53 (7.692 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
62 (5.128 %)Desktop Engineer
62 (5.128 %)Oracle Developer
62 (5.128 %)Project Planner
71 (2.564 %)Analyst
71 (2.564 %)Systems Engineer
71 (2.564 %)Support Analyst
71 (2.564 %)Support Engineer
71 (2.564 %)3rd Line Support
71 (2.564 %)2nd Line Support
71 (2.564 %)IT Auditor
71 (2.564 %)Design Engineer
71 (2.564 %)Test Engineer
71 (2.564 %)Integration Engineer
71 (2.564 %)Electronics Engineer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (15.38 %)Firmware
25 (12.82 %)VHDL
31 (2.564 %)Multithreading
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.26 %)Linux
23 (7.692 %)UNIX
32 (5.128 %)Windows
41 (2.564 %)AIX
41 (2.564 %)Windows XP
41 (2.564 %)VxWorks
41 (2.564 %)Windows Vista
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (51.28 %)SC Cleared
29 (23.08 %)BC Cleared
34 (10.26 %)UML
43 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
52 (5.128 %)Migration
52 (5.128 %)Project Management
52 (5.128 %)Service Management
52 (5.128 %)Risk Management
61 (2.564 %)Validation
61 (2.564 %)Programme Management
61 (2.564 %)CAD
61 (2.564 %)Incident Management
61 (2.564 %)Project Planning
61 (2.564 %)Integration Testing
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (23.08 %)C++
24 (10.26 %)C
31 (2.564 %)C#
31 (2.564 %)Java
31 (2.564 %)SQL
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (17.95 %)Degree
22 (5.128 %)HNC
22 (5.128 %)HND
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (17.95 %)QA
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.564 %)Tivoli
11 (2.564 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (15.38 %)Telelogic
23 (7.692 %)Primavera
32 (5.128 %)Mentor Graphics
32 (5.128 %)Oracle
41 (2.564 %)Microsoft
41 (2.564 %)Actuate