The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Military over the 3 months to 24 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 General 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Military
Rank 438 492 498
Rank change year-on-year
+54 +6
Contract jobs citing Military 91 92 86
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.196% 0.158% 0.141%
As % of the General category 0.455% 0.347% 0.283%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 32 19
Average daily rate £358 £400 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.62% -27.27%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £281 £251 £165
10% offered a daily rate of more than £486 £450 £610
UK excluding London average daily rate £353 £400 £500
% change year-on-year
-11.87% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 22 35
Average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.00 £22.20 £33.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.75 £40.00 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.64 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+4.69% -
All of the General Category
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
19979 26477 30377
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 43.07% 45.40% 49.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 11992 15778 18181
Average daily rate £450 £427 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.32% -14.55%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 653 726 916
Average hourly rate £25.00 £22.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.11% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.00 £11.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.50 £42.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.50 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+2.00% -3.84%

Military
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Military Jobs Demand Trend

Military
Daily Rate Trend

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

Military Daily Rate Trend

Military
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Military within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Military Daily Rate Histogram

Military
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Military Hourly Rate Trend

Military
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Military within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Military Hourly Rate Histogram

Military
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 Military within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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 +37 79 £350 -12.50%
South East +7 36 £346 -13.43%
South West +18 21 £325 -7.28%
Hampshire -7 20 £365 -8.75%
Wiltshire +5 15 £290 -17.28%
London +37 7 £400 -20.00%
East of England +19 7 - -
Andover +7 6 - -
Kent -4 5 £234 -6.50%
Middlesex - 5 £308 -
Hertfordshire +9 4 - -
Stevenage +1 4 - -
Bedfordshire +2 3 - -
Corsham - 3 - -
East Midlands - 3 - -
North West - 3 - -
Home Counties - 3 £550 -
Bristol +14 2 - -
West Midlands +7 2 - -
Berkshire +4 2 £430 +7.50%
Lancashire - 2 - -
Devon - 2 £350 -
Sutton Coldfield - 2 - -
Plymouth - 2 £350 -
Salisbury - 2 £290 -
Rochester - 2 - -
Harrow - 2 - -
Cheltenham +22 1 - -
Gloucestershire +21 1 - -
City of London +15 1 £400 -

Military
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Military 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 Military.

1 107 (60.45%) Security Cleared
2 66 (37.29%) SC Cleared
3 41 (23.16%) DV Cleared
4 39 (22.03%) Windows
5 37 (20.90%) C
6 33 (18.64%) Electronics
7 28 (15.82%) Cisco
7 28 (15.82%) Microsoft
8 27 (15.25%) Telecoms
9 25 (14.12%) VMware
10 21 (11.86%) C++
10 21 (11.86%) Linux
11 18 (10.17%) MS Office
11 18 (10.17%) Degree
12 16 (9.040%) Active Directory
13 15 (8.475%) ITIL
13 15 (8.475%) MS Excel
13 15 (8.475%) Validation
13 15 (8.475%) Windows Server 2008
14 14 (7.910%) Avionics
15 12 (6.780%) Windows Server 2003
15 12 (6.780%) HP
15 12 (6.780%) SharePoint
15 12 (6.780%) UNIX
15 12 (6.780%) Management Information System
15 12 (6.780%) VMware Infrastructure
15 12 (6.780%) Software Engineering
16 11 (6.215%) Time Management
16 11 (6.215%) Data Analysis
16 11 (6.215%) Cisco Certification

Military
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Military 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 Military. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (2.825%) JSP
2 4 (2.260%) .NET
2 4 (2.260%) STL
2 4 (2.260%) ASP.NET
3 3 (1.695%) Django
3 3 (1.695%) LAMP
4 1 (0.565%) KnockoutJS
4 1 (0.565%) CSS3
4 1 (0.565%) OpenCV
4 1 (0.565%) AutoMapper
4 1 (0.565%) jQuery
4 1 (0.565%) HTML5
4 1 (0.565%) OC4J
4 1 (0.565%) NHibernate
4 1 (0.565%) WPF
4 1 (0.565%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.565%) Java EE
4 1 (0.565%) JSF
4 1 (0.565%) COM
4 1 (0.565%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 12 (6.780%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.825%) Apache
2 5 (2.825%) MS Exchange
3 3 (1.695%) Exchange Server 5.5
3 3 (1.695%) IIS
4 2 (1.130%) ArcGIS
4 2 (1.130%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.565%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.565%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.565%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (0.565%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.565%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.565%) Lotus Notes
5 1 (0.565%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 18 (10.17%) MS Office
2 15 (8.475%) MS Excel
3 7 (3.955%) MS PowerPoint
4 6 (3.390%) Simulink
5 2 (1.130%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.130%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.565%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.565%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.565%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.085%) ATM
2 8 (4.520%) VoIP
2 8 (4.520%) SAN
3 7 (3.955%) 3G
4 6 (3.390%) DNS
4 6 (3.390%) GSM
4 6 (3.390%) 2G
4 6 (3.390%) Firewall
5 5 (2.825%) VPN
5 5 (2.825%) OSPF
6 4 (2.260%) WAN
6 4 (2.260%) TDMA
6 4 (2.260%) VLAN
6 4 (2.260%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (1.695%) HSRP
7 3 (1.695%) Network Security
7 3 (1.695%) IPsec
7 3 (1.695%) UMTS
7 3 (1.695%) PPP
7 3 (1.695%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.825%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.260%) Oracle 10g
2 4 (2.260%) SQL Server 2008
3 3 (1.695%) Oracle BI EE
3 3 (1.695%) SQL Server 2005
3 3 (1.695%) Oracle 11g
3 3 (1.695%) Oracle OWB
3 3 (1.695%) Oracle 8/8i
3 3 (1.695%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.695%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (1.130%) SQL Server 2012
5 1 (0.565%) InterSystems Cache
5 1 (0.565%) GIS
5 1 (0.565%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.565%) Oracle Discoverer
5 1 (0.565%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 9 (5.085%) Visual Studio
2 7 (3.955%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (2.825%) Subversion
3 5 (2.825%) Eclipse
4 4 (2.260%) ClearQuest
5 3 (1.695%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (1.695%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (1.695%) QuickTest Pro
5 3 (1.695%) LoadRunner
6 2 (1.130%) NetBeans
7 1 (0.565%) GCC
7 1 (0.565%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.565%) NUnit
7 1 (0.565%) NetAdvantage
7 1 (0.565%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.565%) ClearCase
7 1 (0.565%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.565%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 33 (18.64%) Electronics
2 27 (15.25%) Telecoms
3 14 (7.910%) Avionics
4 9 (5.085%) Finance
5 7 (3.955%) Aerospace
6 3 (1.695%) Multimedia
7 2 (1.130%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.130%) Automotive
7 2 (1.130%) French Language
7 2 (1.130%) German Language
8 1 (0.565%) Law
8 1 (0.565%) Games
Job Titles
1 24 (13.56%) Software Engineer
2 17 (9.605%) Analyst
3 14 (7.910%) Support Engineer
4 13 (7.345%) Architect
5 10 (5.650%) Administrator
5 10 (5.650%) Systems Engineer
6 9 (5.085%) Project Manager
7 8 (4.520%) Network Engineer
8 7 (3.955%) Test Analyst
9 6 (3.390%) Consultant
9 6 (3.390%) Test Engineer
9 6 (3.390%) C++ Software Engineer
9 6 (3.390%) Validation Engineer
10 5 (2.825%) Designer
10 5 (2.825%) Integration Engineer
10 5 (2.825%) Electronics Engineer
10 5 (2.825%) Solutions Architect
11 4 (2.260%) Developer
11 4 (2.260%) Systems Architect
11 4 (2.260%) Installations Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.780%) Management Information System
2 9 (5.085%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 8 (4.520%) Visualisation
3 8 (4.520%) Open Source
4 7 (3.955%) Clustering
5 6 (3.390%) VHDL
5 6 (3.390%) Computer Science
6 5 (2.825%) RMADS
6 5 (2.825%) Mathematics
7 4 (2.260%) Verilog
8 3 (1.695%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.695%) Statistics
8 3 (1.695%) Biometrics
9 2 (1.130%) Chip and PIN
9 2 (1.130%) Client/Server
9 2 (1.130%) CESG
9 2 (1.130%) Chemistry
10 1 (0.565%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.565%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.565%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 39 (22.03%) Windows
2 21 (11.86%) Linux
3 15 (8.475%) Windows Server 2008
4 12 (6.780%) Windows Server 2003
4 12 (6.780%) UNIX
5 9 (5.085%) Windows 7
6 6 (3.390%) Windows XP
7 5 (2.825%) Windows 2000 Server
7 5 (2.825%) Solaris
8 4 (2.260%) VxWorks
8 4 (2.260%) VMS
9 2 (1.130%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.565%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.565%) Android
10 1 (0.565%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (8.475%) ITIL
1 15 (8.475%) Validation
2 12 (6.780%) Software Engineering
3 11 (6.215%) Time Management
3 11 (6.215%) Data Analysis
3 11 (6.215%) Project Management
4 9 (5.085%) OO
5 8 (4.520%) Migration
5 8 (4.520%) Technical Architecture
6 7 (3.955%) System Testing
6 7 (3.955%) Integration Testing
6 7 (3.955%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (3.390%) Service Management
7 6 (3.390%) MODAF
7 6 (3.390%) Enterprise Architecture
7 6 (3.390%) Resource Management
7 6 (3.390%) Test Scripting
8 5 (2.825%) Embedded Software Development
8 5 (2.825%) Information Management
8 5 (2.825%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 37 (20.90%) C
2 21 (11.86%) C++
3 9 (5.085%) SQL
4 7 (3.955%) MATLAB
5 6 (3.390%) C#
6 5 (2.825%) Java
7 4 (2.260%) Python
7 4 (2.260%) Ada
8 3 (1.695%) VC++
8 3 (1.695%) Embedded C
9 2 (1.130%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.565%) R
10 1 (0.565%) Bash shell
10 1 (0.565%) PHP
10 1 (0.565%) VBA
Qualifications
1 107 (60.45%) Security Cleared
2 66 (37.29%) SC Cleared
3 41 (23.16%) DV Cleared
4 18 (10.17%) Degree
5 11 (6.215%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (6.215%) CCNA
6 8 (4.520%) MCSE
6 8 (4.520%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (3.955%) ISEB
7 7 (3.955%) CCNP
8 5 (2.825%) HND
9 4 (2.260%) HNC
10 3 (1.695%) ISEB Practitioner
10 3 (1.695%) ISTQB
10 3 (1.695%) A+ Certification
11 2 (1.130%) HP AIS
12 1 (0.565%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.565%) BC Cleared
12 1 (0.565%) CTC Cleared
12 1 (0.565%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.955%) JSP 440
2 5 (2.825%) QA
3 3 (1.695%) SLA
4 1 (0.565%) DO-178B
System Software
1 16 (9.040%) Active Directory
2 12 (6.780%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.955%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (2.825%) Hyper-V
5 4 (2.260%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (1.695%) Terminal Services
7 2 (1.130%) Snort
8 1 (0.565%) vSphere
8 1 (0.565%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.565%) VMware ESX
8 1 (0.565%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 10 (5.650%) SCOM
2 3 (1.695%) WhatsUp Gold
2 3 (1.695%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (1.695%) Unicenter
3 2 (1.130%) Nessus
3 2 (1.130%) Backup Exec
4 1 (0.565%) SCCM
4 1 (0.565%) HP SIM
4 1 (0.565%) SolarWinds Orion
4 1 (0.565%) Tivoli
4 1 (0.565%) Netcool
4 1 (0.565%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 28 (15.82%) Cisco
1 28 (15.82%) Microsoft
2 25 (14.12%) VMware
3 12 (6.780%) HP
4 8 (4.520%) Oracle
5 7 (3.955%) Citrix
6 6 (3.390%) Juniper
6 6 (3.390%) CA
7 5 (2.825%) IBM
8 4 (2.260%) McAfee
8 4 (2.260%) EMC
8 4 (2.260%) Xilinx
8 4 (2.260%) F5
9 3 (1.695%) M86 Security
9 3 (1.695%) Red Hat
10 2 (1.130%) Symantec
10 2 (1.130%) i2
10 2 (1.130%) Sourcefire
10 2 (1.130%) Actel
10 2 (1.130%) Twitter
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Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £445 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
Hampshire
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Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, South West
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LA International Computer Consultants Ltd.
Posted: 21 May 2013
Fareham, Hampshire
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Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £30 - £35 per hour + Negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
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Posted: 23 May 2013
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (County)
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LA International
Posted: 23 May 2013
Andover, South East
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Posted: 15 May 2013
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
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Posted: 2 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
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s-com
Rate: £0.00 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
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s-com
Rate: £0.00 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
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Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (County)
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Posted: 22 May 2013
Andover, South East
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Andover, Hampshire
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Andover, South East
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Posted: 2 May 2013
Newport, Gwent
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Andover, South East
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Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley
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Rate: £35 - £45 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Andover, South East
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Posted: 17 May 2013
Andover, Hampshire
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Posted: 17 May 2013
Portsmouth, Hampshire
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s-com
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Posted: 20 May 2013
Northamptonshire
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Surrey
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Harrow, Middlesex
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Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
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Posted: 23 May 2013
South West England
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