Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for DV Cleared in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited DV Cleared over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkDeveloped Vetting (DV) Clearance
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank142108216
Rank change year-on-year
Down-34Up+108
Matching contract IT job ads496664585
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK1.133 %1.444 %0.715 %
As % of the Qualifications category7.951 %8.139 %4.795 %
Daily rates quoted144245234
Average daily rate£425£450£425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.550 %+5.880 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£235£300£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£646£556£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£425£437
% change year-on-year
-5.880 %-2.690 %
Hourly rates quoted273050
Average hourly rate£27.85£24.00£33.83
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.04 %-29.05 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£15.84£12.00£20.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.96£55.00£45.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£17.63£31.50
% change year-on-year
+58.01 %-44.04 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
6238815812200
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK14.25 %17.74 %14.90 %
Daily rates quoted265025843748
Average daily rate£359£375£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.260 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£225£220
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£550£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£360£350
% change year-on-year
-9.720 %+2.850 %
Hourly rates quoted5489661399
Average hourly rate£20.50£27.00£25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-24.07 %+8.000 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.50£13.50£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£38.00£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£29.00£25.50
% change year-on-year
-31.03 %+13.72 %

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.

DV Cleared
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DV Cleared within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

DV Cleared Demand Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DV Cleared within the UK.

DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010.

DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DV Cleared within the UK.

DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010.

DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram

DV Cleared
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010. 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
EnglandDown-38494£425-5.55 %
LondonUp+1234£430-14.00 %
South WestDown-10141£413-5.17 %
South EastDown-29110£368-15.51 %
GloucestershireNo change078£400-5.88 %
City of LondonUp+1473£410-36.67 %
BerkshireDown-2646£425+6.25 %
CheltenhamNo change044£400+20.30 %
HampshireUp+1034£310-20.51 %
BracknellNo change027£400-
BuckinghamshireUp+316£400+6.66 %
Milton KeynesNo change012£370-1.33 %
WiltshireUp+1710£445-6.31 %
GloucesterDown-47£508-
MiddlesexNew entry-7£350-
ReadingDown-226--
BristolNew entry-3--
East of EnglandUp+222£245-38.75 %
North WestUp+62--
KentNew entry-2--
BedfordshireUp+41£200-50.00 %
CorshamUp+11--
CheshireDown-41--
Home CountiesDown-121--
NorfolkNew entry-1£290-
MerseysideNew entry-1--
DevonNew entry-1£435-
CornwallNew entry-1£300-
SloughNew entry-1--
PortsmouthNew entry-1--

DV Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing DV 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 DV Cleared.

1993 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2344 (34.64 %)SC Cleared
3249 (25.08 %)Government
4217 (21.85 %)Windows
5184 (18.53 %)C
6119 (11.98 %)Microsoft
7118 (11.88 %)Windows Server 2003
8100 (10.07 %)HP
991 (9.164 %)Oracle
1087 (8.761 %)Java
1183 (8.359 %)PRINCE2
1282 (8.258 %)UNIX
1378 (7.855 %)VMware
1465 (6.546 %)Configuration Management
1465 (6.546 %)Active Directory
1562 (6.244 %)Windows Server 2008
1660 (6.042 %)Windows Vista
1660 (6.042 %)Project Management
1756 (5.639 %)Finance
1855 (5.539 %)Windows XP
1855 (5.539 %)VMware Infrastructure
1954 (5.438 %)ITIL
2052 (5.237 %)Linux
2052 (5.237 %)SQL
2151 (5.136 %)J2EE
2248 (4.834 %)C++
2345 (4.532 %)MS Office
2441 (4.129 %)SQL Server
2539 (3.927 %)TestDirector
2637 (3.726 %)ClearCase

DV Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing DV 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 DV Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
151 (5.136 %)J2EE
234 (3.424 %)Application Packaging
331 (3.122 %)WebSphere
425 (2.518 %)Hibernate
425 (2.518 %)Spring
522 (2.216 %).NET
618 (1.813 %)XML
716 (1.611 %)STL
814 (1.410 %)Swing
814 (1.410 %)Struts
911 (1.108 %).NET Framework
911 (1.108 %)HTML
911 (1.108 %)DAO
1010 (1.007 %)Web Services
1010 (1.007 %)JDBC
118 (0.806 %)Middleware
118 (0.806 %)CSS
118 (0.806 %)JMS
126 (0.604 %)WinForms
126 (0.604 %)JRules
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
131 (3.122 %)WebLogic
222 (2.216 %)IIS
222 (2.216 %)SharePoint
319 (1.913 %)MS Exchange
414 (1.410 %)Oracle Application Server
512 (1.208 %)WebSphere MQ
512 (1.208 %)Tomcat
611 (1.108 %)Apache
710 (1.007 %)WebSphere Application Server
710 (1.007 %)Exchange Server 2003
89 (0.906 %)WebSphere Message Broker
89 (0.906 %)WebLogic Portal
98 (0.806 %)SharePoint Server 2007
107 (0.705 %)Confluence
116 (0.604 %)Exchange Server 2007
125 (0.504 %)ColdFusion
134 (0.403 %)LiveLink
143 (0.302 %)Documentum
143 (0.302 %)CMS
151 (0.101 %)SharePoint Portal Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
145 (4.532 %)MS Office
229 (2.920 %)MS Excel
315 (1.511 %)MS Visio
414 (1.410 %)Spreadsheet
510 (1.007 %)MS Project
65 (0.504 %)MS PowerPoint
73 (0.302 %)CA Clarity
82 (0.201 %)Vensim
91 (0.101 %)InfoPath
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
133 (3.323 %)SoftGrid
25 (0.504 %)Oracle Applications
34 (0.403 %)Oracle EBS
34 (0.403 %)Oracle Financials
34 (0.403 %)Oracle EBS R12
42 (0.201 %)Oracle 11i
51 (0.101 %)Maximo
51 (0.101 %)Oracle Payroll
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
127 (2.719 %)SAN
226 (2.618 %)Internet
226 (2.618 %)LAN
226 (2.618 %)WAN
226 (2.618 %)DNS
320 (2.014 %)DHCP
418 (1.813 %)TCP/IP
418 (1.813 %)Network Security
516 (1.611 %)Firewall
67 (0.705 %)SMTP
67 (0.705 %)HTTP
76 (0.604 %)Wireless
76 (0.604 %)Ethernet
84 (0.403 %)Intrusion Detection
84 (0.403 %)LDAP
84 (0.403 %)X.400
84 (0.403 %)X.500
93 (0.302 %)Intranet
93 (0.302 %)DMZ
93 (0.302 %)VoIP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (4.129 %)SQL Server
219 (1.913 %)SQL Server 2005
219 (1.913 %)Oracle 11g
318 (1.813 %)Oracle 10g
416 (1.611 %)Oracle 8/8i
511 (1.108 %)Oracle 9i
610 (1.007 %)SQL Server 2008
75 (0.504 %)EDRMS
84 (0.403 %)Datawarehouse
84 (0.403 %)SQLPlus
93 (0.302 %)SQL Server 7
93 (0.302 %)Oracle Reports
93 (0.302 %)ETL
93 (0.302 %)BusinessObjects
102 (0.201 %)MS Access
102 (0.201 %)MySQL
102 (0.201 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (0.201 %)BusinessObjects XI
102 (0.201 %)BODI
111 (0.101 %)Oracle OLAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
139 (3.927 %)TestDirector
237 (3.726 %)ClearCase
311 (1.108 %)Maven
410 (1.007 %)Eclipse
410 (1.007 %)JUnit
410 (1.007 %)StarTeam
56 (0.604 %)Team Foundation Server
65 (0.504 %)Oracle APEX
74 (0.403 %)Oracle Forms
74 (0.403 %)ClearQuest
83 (0.302 %)Subversion
92 (0.201 %)Rational Rose
92 (0.201 %)Ant
101 (0.101 %)InstallShield
101 (0.101 %)PowerDesigner
101 (0.101 %)Visual Studio
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1249 (25.08 %)Government
256 (5.639 %)Finance
319 (1.913 %)Telecoms
319 (1.913 %)Military
414 (1.410 %)Electric
512 (1.208 %)Health
611 (1.108 %)Legal
75 (0.504 %)Police
84 (0.403 %)Construction
84 (0.403 %)Auditing
93 (0.302 %)Marketing
93 (0.302 %)Law
93 (0.302 %)Publishing
93 (0.302 %)Home Office
102 (0.201 %)Aerospace
102 (0.201 %)Chemicals
102 (0.201 %)Multimedia
102 (0.201 %)General Ledger
102 (0.201 %)Avionics
111 (0.101 %)Electronics
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1140 (14.10 %)Analyst
2133 (13.39 %)Developer
3108 (10.88 %)Consultant
467 (6.747 %)Architect
557 (5.740 %)Administrator
655 (5.539 %)Project Manager
751 (5.136 %)Java Developer
842 (4.230 %)Test Analyst
941 (4.129 %)Tester
1030 (3.021 %)Business Analyst
1129 (2.920 %)Security Consultant
1228 (2.820 %)Systems Engineer
1327 (2.719 %)Software Engineer
1327 (2.719 %)C++ Developer
1426 (2.618 %)DBA
1521 (2.115 %)Support Engineer
1521 (2.115 %)Support Analyst
1521 (2.115 %)Applications Packager
1620 (2.014 %)Oracle DBA
1620 (2.014 %)Technical Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
121 (2.115 %)Management Information System
218 (1.813 %)RMADS
317 (1.712 %)CESG
416 (1.611 %)CESG CLAS
416 (1.611 %)HACMP
416 (1.611 %)PKI
512 (1.208 %)Statistics
611 (1.108 %)Fat Client
611 (1.108 %)Thin Client
79 (0.906 %)Video Conferencing
87 (0.705 %)Computer Science
96 (0.604 %)Client/Server
96 (0.604 %)LPAR
105 (0.504 %)Cryptography
105 (0.504 %)Clustering
105 (0.504 %)Replication
114 (0.403 %)VHDL
114 (0.403 %)PMI
123 (0.302 %)Open Source
123 (0.302 %)CMDB
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1217 (21.85 %)Windows
2118 (11.88 %)Windows Server 2003
382 (8.258 %)UNIX
462 (6.244 %)Windows Server 2008
560 (6.042 %)Windows Vista
655 (5.539 %)Windows XP
752 (5.237 %)Linux
836 (3.625 %)AIX
920 (2.014 %)Red Hat Linux
1015 (1.511 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1114 (1.410 %)Windows 2000
1114 (1.410 %)HPUX
1212 (1.208 %)Solaris
1311 (1.108 %)Windows 2000 Server
1311 (1.108 %)Tru64
143 (0.302 %)Windows NT
151 (0.101 %)Windows 7
151 (0.101 %)Embedded Linux
151 (0.101 %)SUSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
183 (8.359 %)PRINCE2
265 (6.546 %)Configuration Management
360 (6.042 %)Project Management
454 (5.438 %)ITIL
533 (3.323 %)Migration
631 (3.122 %)Service Management
730 (3.021 %)Test Scripting
829 (2.920 %)Service Delivery
829 (2.920 %)Change Management
926 (2.618 %)UML
926 (2.618 %)Enterprise Architecture
1024 (2.417 %)Software Testing
1024 (2.417 %)Requirements Analysis
1123 (2.316 %)Software Engineering
1222 (2.216 %)RUP
1321 (2.115 %)Penetration Testing
1419 (1.913 %)Content Management
1518 (1.813 %)OO
1518 (1.813 %)System Testing
1616 (1.611 %)Agile Software Development
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1184 (18.53 %)C
287 (8.761 %)Java
352 (5.237 %)SQL
448 (4.834 %)C++
534 (3.424 %)Perl
621 (2.115 %)C#
718 (1.813 %)AWK
816 (1.611 %)VB
913 (1.309 %)JavaScript
913 (1.309 %)Shell Script
1011 (1.108 %)PL/SQL
1011 (1.108 %)Python
115 (0.504 %)T-SQL
115 (0.504 %)VBScript
115 (0.504 %)PHP
124 (0.403 %)VB.NET
124 (0.403 %)VBA
124 (0.403 %)PowerShell
124 (0.403 %)Bash shell
131 (0.101 %)Bourne shell
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1993 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
2344 (34.64 %)SC Cleared
325 (2.518 %)Cisco Certification
424 (2.417 %)CTC Cleared
520 (2.014 %)Degree
618 (1.813 %)CCNA
713 (1.309 %)MCSE
713 (1.309 %)Microsoft Certification
812 (1.208 %)CISSP
812 (1.208 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
911 (1.108 %)ISEB
911 (1.108 %)PRINCE2 Certification
109 (0.906 %)ITIL Certification
117 (0.705 %)BC Cleared
117 (0.705 %)CCIE
117 (0.705 %)CCNP
126 (0.604 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
135 (0.504 %)CCSA
144 (0.403 %)ECDL
144 (0.403 %)PMI Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (2.216 %)QA
221 (2.115 %)SLA
34 (0.403 %)ISO27001
43 (0.302 %)JSP 440
43 (0.302 %)HMG Infosec
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
165 (6.546 %)Active Directory
255 (5.539 %)VMware Infrastructure
326 (2.618 %)VMware ESX
414 (1.410 %)NetBackup
512 (1.208 %)Oracle RAC
67 (0.705 %)vSphere
67 (0.705 %)NFS
67 (0.705 %)Samba
76 (0.604 %)VMware Workstation
76 (0.604 %)Backup Exec
76 (0.604 %)Citrix Presentation Server
85 (0.504 %)Oracle RMAN
92 (0.201 %)ISA Server
92 (0.201 %)XenServer
101 (0.101 %)Hadoop
101 (0.101 %)MailMarshal
101 (0.101 %)VMware Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
121 (2.115 %)OpenView Configuration Management
220 (2.014 %)HP Quality Center
316 (1.611 %)OpenView
414 (1.410 %)MSI
513 (1.309 %)SCCM
612 (1.208 %)Tivoli
78 (0.806 %)Legato
86 (0.604 %)HP Data Protector
94 (0.403 %)Netcool
94 (0.403 %)Data Guard
103 (0.302 %)SCOM
103 (0.302 %)ServiceCenter
103 (0.302 %)MOM
103 (0.302 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
103 (0.302 %)OVOW
112 (0.201 %)OVSD
112 (0.201 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
112 (0.201 %)CiscoWorks
112 (0.201 %)MIIS
112 (0.201 %)Norton AntiVirus
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1119 (11.98 %)Microsoft
2100 (10.07 %)HP
391 (9.164 %)Oracle
478 (7.855 %)VMware
537 (3.726 %)Cisco
631 (3.122 %)Altiris
720 (2.014 %)Citrix
818 (1.813 %)IBM
915 (1.511 %)Red Hat
1014 (1.410 %)Symantec
1110 (1.007 %)CheckPoint
129 (0.906 %)Opsware
138 (0.806 %)Primavera
138 (0.806 %)Borland
147 (0.705 %)Wyse
156 (0.604 %)JBoss
156 (0.604 %)McAfee
164 (0.403 %)EMC
164 (0.403 %)Sophos
164 (0.403 %)CA