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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Military' in contract IT jobs across the UK together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Military over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Military
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank335409
Rank change on same period last yearUp+74
Matching contract IT job ads225255
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.357 %0.271 %
As % of the category below0.790 %0.591 %
Daily rates quoted3462
Average minimum daily rate£326£348
Average daily rate£349£387
% change on same period last year-9.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£387
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Hourly rates quoted8198
Average minimum hourly rate£33.77£32.69
Average hourly rate£35.74£34.79
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.70£36.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.17£34.66
% change on same period last year+1.45 %
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
UK
Matching contract IT job ads2847943158
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled45.16 %45.94 %
Daily rates quoted1017415298
Average minimum daily rate£397£417
Average daily rate£425£445
% change on same period last year-4.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£453£474
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted19842798
Average minimum hourly rate£25.18£24.84
Average hourly rate£26.82£26.67
% change on same period last year+0.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.45£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.29£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.73 %

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.

Military
Demand Trend

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

Military Demand Trend

Military
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Military within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Military Daily Rate Histogram

Military
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Military within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

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 1 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+72221£356-4.71 %
South EastUp+54104£337-8.30 %
HampshireUp+1859£341-5.07 %
South WestUp+245£356-3.06 %
North WestUp+3331--
East of EnglandUp+3925£368-
HertfordshireUp+4321£368-
BristolUp+2218£700-
BerkshireUp+2418£330-7.13 %
LancashireUp+1814--
WiltshireDown-814£317-9.15 %
PortsmouthDown-1712£400-
CumbriaNew entry-9--
ManchesterUp+69--
LondonUp+867£488-
BuckinghamshireUp+97£315-
ReadingUp+126£330-12.00 %
West MidlandsUp+266--
SomersetDown-65--
SouthamptonNew entry-5£220-
Milton KeynesNew entry-5£228-
SalisburyDown-64--
WarwickshireNew entry-4--
West SussexUp+173--
KentUp+33--
DorsetUp+43£250-36.70 %
RugbyNew entry-3--
SloughNew entry-3--
YeovilNew entry-3--
PrestonNew entry-2--

Military
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, 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.

1187 (42.89 %)Security Cleared
2123 (28.21 %)SC Cleared
367 (15.37 %)Aerospace
463 (14.45 %)Government
559 (13.53 %)Windows
658 (13.30 %)C
757 (13.07 %)C++
757 (13.07 %)UML
829 (6.651 %)Ada
829 (6.651 %)Avionics
926 (5.963 %)Oracle
1024 (5.505 %)Java
1024 (5.505 %)MS Office
1024 (5.505 %)Degree
1123 (5.275 %)PRINCE2
1123 (5.275 %)Microsoft
1222 (5.046 %)DV Cleared
1320 (4.587 %)Electronics
1320 (4.587 %)EMC
1418 (4.128 %)UNIX
1418 (4.128 %)XML
1418 (4.128 %)C#
1418 (4.128 %)Electric
1517 (3.899 %)MATLAB
1517 (3.899 %)Logistics
1616 (3.670 %)Simulink
1616 (3.670 %)Games
1616 (3.670 %).NET
1616 (3.670 %)OO
1616 (3.670 %)MS Excel

Military
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (4.128 %)XML
216 (3.670 %).NET
311 (2.523 %)OpenGL
46 (1.376 %)CORBA
46 (1.376 %)Motif
55 (1.147 %)DirectX
64 (0.917 %)XSLT
64 (0.917 %)MFC
73 (0.688 %)ASP.NET
82 (0.459 %)COM
82 (0.459 %)CSS
82 (0.459 %)JSP
82 (0.459 %)Middleware
82 (0.459 %)HTML
82 (0.459 %)SGML
91 (0.229 %)Hibernate
91 (0.229 %)AJAX
91 (0.229 %)WebSphere
91 (0.229 %)STL
91 (0.229 %)J2EE
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (1.835 %)MS Exchange
27 (1.606 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (0.688 %)CMS
42 (0.459 %)Oracle 10gAS
42 (0.459 %)Office Project Server
42 (0.459 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (0.459 %)BizTalk Server
42 (0.459 %)Apache
51 (0.229 %)Tomcat
51 (0.229 %)SharePoint
51 (0.229 %)WebSphere Application Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (5.505 %)MS Office
217 (3.899 %)MATLAB
316 (3.670 %)Simulink
316 (3.670 %)MS Excel
412 (2.752 %)MS PowerPoint
57 (1.606 %)Adobe Illustrator
57 (1.606 %)Photoshop
66 (1.376 %)MS Project
75 (1.147 %)Pro/ENGINEER
83 (0.688 %)FrameMaker
92 (0.459 %)3ds Max
92 (0.459 %)Adobe Premiere
92 (0.459 %)Spreadsheet
92 (0.459 %)MS Visio
101 (0.229 %)SPSS
101 (0.229 %)AutoCAD
101 (0.229 %)PageMaker
101 (0.229 %)NASTRAN
101 (0.229 %)CATIA
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.459 %)Oracle Financials
12 (0.459 %)Teamcenter
21 (0.229 %)SAP ERP
21 (0.229 %)SAP PS
21 (0.229 %)Oracle EBS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (2.752 %)X.400
29 (2.064 %)X.500
38 (1.835 %)Ethernet
46 (1.376 %)WAN
46 (1.376 %)LAN
55 (1.147 %)SNMP
55 (1.147 %)Firewall
55 (1.147 %)TETRA
64 (0.917 %)Wireless
64 (0.917 %)TCP/IP
64 (0.917 %)3G
73 (0.688 %)LDAP
73 (0.688 %)SMTP
73 (0.688 %)2G
82 (0.459 %)Cisco IOS
82 (0.459 %)VoIP
82 (0.459 %)Intranet
82 (0.459 %)DNS
91 (0.229 %)SAN
91 (0.229 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (2.064 %)Oracle 10g
26 (1.376 %)Oracle Reports
34 (0.917 %)Oracle 9i
34 (0.917 %)GIS
43 (0.688 %)Oracle Discoverer
43 (0.688 %)Datawarehouse
43 (0.688 %)SQL Server
51 (0.229 %)DB2
51 (0.229 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.229 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.229 %)Adabas
51 (0.229 %)MS Access
51 (0.229 %)BODI
51 (0.229 %)Oracle BI EE
51 (0.229 %)BusinessObjects
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (2.752 %)ClearCase
28 (1.835 %)Eclipse
37 (1.606 %)ARTiSAN
37 (1.606 %)Visual Studio
37 (1.606 %)Flash
37 (1.606 %)Rational Rose
45 (1.147 %)ClearQuest
54 (0.917 %)PVCS
62 (0.459 %)LabVIEW
62 (0.459 %)NUnit
62 (0.459 %)StarTeam
62 (0.459 %)QARun
71 (0.229 %)Oracle APEX
71 (0.229 %)Subversion
71 (0.229 %)Telelogic DOORS
71 (0.229 %)VSS/SourceSafe
71 (0.229 %)JUnit
71 (0.229 %)InstallShield
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
167 (15.37 %)Aerospace
263 (14.45 %)Government
329 (6.651 %)Avionics
420 (4.587 %)Electronics
518 (4.128 %)Electric
616 (3.670 %)Games
712 (2.752 %)Telecoms
810 (2.294 %)Automotive
810 (2.294 %)Manufacturing
97 (1.606 %)Finance
106 (1.376 %)Multimedia
114 (0.917 %)Police
114 (0.917 %)Pharmaceutical
114 (0.917 %)Marketing
122 (0.459 %)Video Editing
122 (0.459 %)Health
131 (0.229 %)Legal
131 (0.229 %)Education
131 (0.229 %)Back Office
131 (0.229 %)Publishing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
153 (12.16 %)Software Engineer
238 (8.716 %)Developer
336 (8.257 %)Systems Engineer
434 (7.798 %)Analyst
523 (5.275 %)Consultant
619 (4.358 %)Test Engineer
718 (4.128 %)Design Engineer
815 (3.440 %)Project Manager
913 (2.982 %)Software Developer
1012 (2.752 %)Architect
1111 (2.523 %)C++ Software Engineer
1111 (2.523 %)Business Consultant
129 (2.064 %)Electronics Engineer
138 (1.835 %)Hardware Engineer
138 (1.835 %)Administrator
147 (1.606 %).NET Developer
147 (1.606 %)C# Developer
147 (1.606 %)Requirements Engineer
156 (1.376 %)Messaging Engineer
156 (1.376 %)EMC Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (2.064 %)Physics
26 (1.376 %)Replication
35 (1.147 %)Firmware
44 (0.917 %)CESG
53 (0.688 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
53 (0.688 %)Handset
62 (0.459 %)Client/Server
62 (0.459 %)ASIC
62 (0.459 %)Mainframe
62 (0.459 %)Management Information System
62 (0.459 %)PKI
62 (0.459 %)CESG CLAS
62 (0.459 %)Cryptography
62 (0.459 %)VAX
62 (0.459 %)VHDL
62 (0.459 %)SCORM
62 (0.459 %)Mathematics
71 (0.229 %)IBM Mainframe
71 (0.229 %)RMADS
71 (0.229 %)Derivative
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
159 (13.53 %)Windows
218 (4.128 %)UNIX
315 (3.440 %)Linux
413 (2.982 %)Windows XP
510 (2.294 %)Windows Server 2003
69 (2.064 %)Solaris
72 (0.459 %)Windows CE
72 (0.459 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.229 %)Red Hat Linux
81 (0.229 %)VxWorks
81 (0.229 %)Windows Vista
81 (0.229 %)Windows Server 2008
81 (0.229 %)VMS
81 (0.229 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.229 %)Windows NT
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1187 (42.89 %)Security Cleared
2123 (28.21 %)SC Cleared
357 (13.07 %)UML
423 (5.275 %)PRINCE2
522 (5.046 %)DV Cleared
617 (3.899 %)Logistics
716 (3.670 %)OO
813 (2.982 %)Requirements Analysis
912 (2.752 %)Programme Management
912 (2.752 %)Configuration Management
1011 (2.523 %)Project Management
1110 (2.294 %)Validation
1110 (2.294 %)Unit Testing
1110 (2.294 %)Requirements Management
129 (2.064 %)Software Engineering
129 (2.064 %)Risk Management
138 (1.835 %)OOD
147 (1.606 %)ITIL
147 (1.606 %)Information Security
147 (1.606 %)Information Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (13.30 %)C
257 (13.07 %)C++
329 (6.651 %)Ada
424 (5.505 %)Java
518 (4.128 %)C#
610 (2.294 %)Embedded C
79 (2.064 %)Perl
86 (1.376 %)Shell Script
95 (1.147 %)VC++
104 (0.917 %)Embedded C++
104 (0.917 %)SQL
113 (0.688 %)VB
113 (0.688 %)Python
122 (0.459 %)Fortran
122 (0.459 %)Assembly Language
122 (0.459 %)VB.NET
122 (0.459 %)JavaScript
131 (0.229 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (5.505 %)Degree
210 (2.294 %)HND
39 (2.064 %)HNC
45 (1.147 %)Cisco Certification
53 (0.688 %)CCNA
53 (0.688 %)ISEB
53 (0.688 %)CISSP
62 (0.459 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
62 (0.459 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (0.459 %)Oracle Certification
62 (0.459 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (0.459 %)MCSE
62 (0.459 %)CCNP
71 (0.229 %)MCP
71 (0.229 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.229 %)ACCA
71 (0.229 %)CIMA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (2.982 %)QA
29 (2.064 %)JSP 440
33 (0.688 %)SLA
42 (0.459 %)BS7799
42 (0.459 %)ISO27001
42 (0.459 %)ISO9000
42 (0.459 %)ISO9001
42 (0.459 %)HMG Infosec
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (2.064 %)Active Directory
23 (0.688 %)Oracle RAC
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.917 %)Netcool
23 (0.688 %)OpenView
31 (0.229 %)OVOW
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (5.963 %)Oracle
223 (5.275 %)Microsoft
320 (4.587 %)EMC
410 (2.294 %)Cisco
59 (2.064 %)VMware
66 (1.376 %)Adobe
66 (1.376 %)SAP
75 (1.147 %)ESRI
84 (0.917 %)SIMUL8
93 (0.688 %)SolidWorks
93 (0.688 %)Mentor Graphics
93 (0.688 %)Nortel
93 (0.688 %)Ericsson
93 (0.688 %)i2
93 (0.688 %)Nokia
93 (0.688 %)HP
93 (0.688 %)IBM
102 (0.459 %)Xilinx
102 (0.459 %)Planview
102 (0.459 %)Autodesk