The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term CESG CLAS in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CESG CLAS over the 3 months to 17 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category.

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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
CESG Listed Adviser Scheme
Rank 513 517 574
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +57
Contract jobs citing CESG CLAS 17 61 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.037% 0.105% 0.023%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.139% 0.427% 0.081%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 19 6
Average daily rate £525 £575 £579
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.69% -0.64%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £410 £505 £558
10% offered a daily rate of more than £610 £643 £630
UK excluding London average daily rate £525 £575 £550
% change year-on-year
-8.69% +4.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
12228 14275 17282
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 26.35% 24.50% 28.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 7363 8396 10253
Average daily rate £430 £425 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.17% -19.04%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £245 £251 £280
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £342 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.41% +0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 541 663 728
Average hourly rate £22.50 £23.00 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.17% -1.54%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.49 £12.50 £11.32
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £45.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £24.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-10.20% -7.54%

CESG CLAS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing CESG CLAS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

CESG CLAS Jobs Demand Trend

CESG CLAS
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CESG CLAS within the UK.

CESG CLAS Daily Rate Trend

CESG CLAS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CESG CLAS within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

CESG CLAS Daily Rate Histogram

CESG CLAS
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CESG CLAS within the UK.

CESG CLAS Hourly Rate Trend

CESG CLAS
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CESG CLAS within the UK over the 3 months to 17 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
England +2 14 £563 -2.17%
South East +27 7 £525 -
London -1 5 £525 -18.28%
Berkshire - 5 £550 -
Reading - 5 £550 -
Wales - 3 £350 -
South Wales - 3 £350 -
City of London +8 2 £450 -24.05%
Hampshire -4 2 £525 -
North West +9 1 - -
Lancashire +8 1 - -
Blackpool -1 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 £600 -
Newport - 1 £350 -

CESG CLAS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing CESG CLAS 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 CESG CLAS.

1 25 (100.00%) CESG
2 20 (80.00%) Security Cleared
3 11 (44.00%) CISM
3 11 (44.00%) CISSP
3 11 (44.00%) Information Security
3 11 (44.00%) SC Cleared
4 10 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (36.00%) CISA
5 9 (36.00%) RMADS
5 9 (36.00%) Firewall
6 8 (32.00%) Information Assurance
7 7 (28.00%) PCI DSS
7 7 (28.00%) Network Security
7 7 (28.00%) TOGAF
8 6 (24.00%) Degree
8 6 (24.00%) Risk Management
8 6 (24.00%) DV Cleared
9 5 (20.00%) Tivoli
9 5 (20.00%) Telecoms
9 5 (20.00%) CA
9 5 (20.00%) Oracle
9 5 (20.00%) Ethical Hacking
9 5 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
10 4 (16.00%) Technical Architecture
11 3 (12.00%) Computer Science
11 3 (12.00%) Data Protection
11 3 (12.00%) JSP 440
11 3 (12.00%) VPN
11 3 (12.00%) ITIL
11 3 (12.00%) Service Delivery

CESG CLAS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing CESG CLAS 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 CESG CLAS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (8.000%) JSP
2 1 (4.000%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 2 (8.000%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (36.00%) Firewall
2 7 (28.00%) Network Security
3 3 (12.00%) VPN
4 1 (4.000%) ATM
4 1 (4.000%) ISDN
4 1 (4.000%) VoIP
4 1 (4.000%) Ethernet
4 1 (4.000%) TCP/IP
General
1 5 (20.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (4.000%) Finance
2 1 (4.000%) Legal
2 1 (4.000%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 12 (48.00%) Consultant
2 10 (40.00%) CLAS Consultant
3 6 (24.00%) Architect
3 6 (24.00%) Security Architect
4 3 (12.00%) Security Consultant
5 2 (8.000%) Security Specialist
5 2 (8.000%) Security Officer
6 1 (4.000%) Information Security Specialist
6 1 (4.000%) Information Assurance Consultant
6 1 (4.000%) Information Architect
6 1 (4.000%) Information Assurance Specialist
6 1 (4.000%) Information Specialist
6 1 (4.000%) Information Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 25 (100.00%) CESG
2 9 (36.00%) RMADS
3 3 (12.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (8.000%) Management Information System
5 1 (4.000%) Freedom of Information
5 1 (4.000%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (4.000%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.000%) UNIX
1 1 (4.000%) MVS
1 1 (4.000%) VME
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Information Security
2 8 (32.00%) Information Assurance
3 7 (28.00%) TOGAF
4 6 (24.00%) Risk Management
5 5 (20.00%) Ethical Hacking
5 5 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (16.00%) Technical Architecture
7 3 (12.00%) Data Protection
7 3 (12.00%) Service Management
7 3 (12.00%) Service Delivery
7 3 (12.00%) ITIL
8 2 (8.000%) PRINCE2
8 2 (8.000%) Security Management
8 2 (8.000%) Security Architecture
8 2 (8.000%) Business Continuity
8 2 (8.000%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 2 (8.000%) Penetration Testing
9 1 (4.000%) Enterprise Architecture
9 1 (4.000%) ISMS
9 1 (4.000%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 20 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 11 (44.00%) SC Cleared
2 11 (44.00%) CISSP
2 11 (44.00%) CISM
3 9 (36.00%) CISA
4 6 (24.00%) Degree
4 6 (24.00%) DV Cleared
5 2 (8.000%) BC Cleared
5 2 (8.000%) MBA
6 1 (4.000%) CITP
6 1 (4.000%) PCI QSA
6 1 (4.000%) Postgraduate
6 1 (4.000%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (4.000%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (28.00%) PCI DSS
3 3 (12.00%) JSP 440
4 2 (8.000%) HMG Infosec
System Software
1 3 (12.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (20.00%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 5 (20.00%) Oracle
1 5 (20.00%) CA
2 1 (4.000%) Microsoft
Hampshire, South East
Role CESG Clas OfficerStart - ASAPDuration - 9 monthsLocation - HampshireThe roleResponsible for delivering Information Security services to a wide range of MOD projects.This will include detailing the requirement for...
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd.
Rate: Market rates
Posted: 7 May 2013
West Sussex, South East
Project Manager - CESG CLAS6-12monthsWest Sussex£400-500p/d approx.My client, a world leader in the field of electronic systems, are looking to bring on board a...
Computer Futures
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013