The first table below looks at the demand for Security Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Cleared 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 Qualifications for the Wales region.

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
Security Clearance
Rank 5 1 1
Rank change year-on-year
-4 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 65 152 222
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 16.09% 27.39% 34.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 55.56% 63.33% 76.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 52 83
Average daily rate £375 £410 £377
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.53% +8.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £306 £235 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £524 £499
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £400 £370
% change year-on-year
-7.50% +8.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 13
Average hourly rate £14.00 £14.50 £42.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.44% -65.88%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year
+16.00% -21.87%
All Qualifications
Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
117 240 290
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 28.96% 43.24% 44.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 110 108
Average daily rate £350 £325 £374
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -13.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £105 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £455 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 10 21
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -47.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.90 £14.50 £10.88
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.20 £15.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £23.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.17% -8.00%
Security Cleared
UK

Security Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Wales Security Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Security Cleared across the Wales region.

Wales Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Wales Security Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Wales region.

Wales Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Wales region 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
South Wales -4 42 £391 +4.33%
West Wales 0 17 £324 -24.06%
Mid Wales -2 1 - -
North Wales - 1 £325 -
Security Cleared
UK

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales 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.

1 104 (58.43%) SC Cleared
2 42 (23.60%) SQL
3 40 (22.47%) Java
4 38 (21.35%) Oracle
5 34 (19.10%) XML
6 24 (13.48%) WebLogic
7 21 (11.80%) XSLT
7 21 (11.80%) ClearCase
7 21 (11.80%) ClearQuest
7 21 (11.80%) Microsoft
8 20 (11.24%) PL/SQL
8 20 (11.24%) Finance
9 19 (10.67%) Spring
10 18 (10.11%) XSD
10 18 (10.11%) Windows
11 17 (9.551%) UML
12 16 (8.989%) C
12 16 (8.989%) Telecoms
12 16 (8.989%) JSF
12 16 (8.989%) Agile Software Development
12 16 (8.989%) Test Scripting
12 16 (8.989%) Liferay
13 15 (8.427%) CSS
13 15 (8.427%) Web Services
13 15 (8.427%) J2EE
13 15 (8.427%) UNIX
13 15 (8.427%) Eclipse
14 14 (7.865%) Internet
14 14 (7.865%) Active Directory
15 13 (7.303%) SAX

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wales 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.

Application Development
1 34 (19.10%) XML
2 21 (11.80%) XSLT
3 19 (10.67%) Spring
4 18 (10.11%) XSD
5 16 (8.989%) JSF
6 15 (8.427%) Web Services
6 15 (8.427%) J2EE
6 15 (8.427%) CSS
7 13 (7.303%) DOM
7 13 (7.303%) SAX
8 12 (6.742%) Hibernate
8 12 (6.742%) JAXP
9 9 (5.056%) HTML
10 8 (4.494%) .NET
11 5 (2.809%) SOAP
11 5 (2.809%) WSDL
12 3 (1.685%) Java EE
12 3 (1.685%) WebSphere
12 3 (1.685%) JPA
12 3 (1.685%) Spring Batch
Application Platforms
1 24 (13.48%) WebLogic
2 16 (8.989%) Liferay
3 10 (5.618%) WebLogic Portal
4 6 (3.371%) SharePoint
5 5 (2.809%) SAS
5 5 (2.809%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (1.685%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (1.685%) GroupWise
7 2 (1.124%) Lotus Notes
7 2 (1.124%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.562%) Apache
8 1 (0.562%) MS Exchange
8 1 (0.562%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.562%) CMS
8 1 (0.562%) WebSphere MQ
8 1 (0.562%) ESB
8 1 (0.562%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.562%) WebSphere Message Broker
8 1 (0.562%) WebSphere Transformation Extender
Applications
1 6 (3.371%) MS Excel
1 6 (3.371%) Spreadsheet
2 4 (2.247%) MS Project
2 4 (2.247%) MS Office
3 2 (1.124%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.124%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.562%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (2.809%) Oracle EBS R12
2 4 (2.247%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (2.247%) Oracle Payroll
3 3 (1.685%) Oracle Financials
3 3 (1.685%) Oracle 11i
4 2 (1.124%) SAP HR
4 2 (1.124%) SAP MM
4 2 (1.124%) SAP SRM
4 2 (1.124%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.562%) assyst
5 1 (0.562%) SAP BPC
Communications & Networking
1 14 (7.865%) Internet
2 11 (6.180%) Firewall
2 11 (6.180%) Intranet
3 4 (2.247%) LAN
3 4 (2.247%) WAN
4 3 (1.685%) VPN
5 2 (1.124%) HTTPS
5 2 (1.124%) SSL
5 2 (1.124%) DAB
6 1 (0.562%) Wireless
6 1 (0.562%) Network Security
6 1 (0.562%) DNS
6 1 (0.562%) DHCP
6 1 (0.562%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.562%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.494%) Oracle 11g
2 6 (3.371%) SQLPlus
3 5 (2.809%) RDBMS
4 4 (2.247%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.247%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 4 (2.247%) Oracle Exadata
5 3 (1.685%) SQL Server 2008
6 2 (1.124%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (1.124%) InterBase
6 2 (1.124%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.124%) Firebird
6 2 (1.124%) SQL Server 2005
6 2 (1.124%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.562%) Oracle 10g
7 1 (0.562%) Big Data
7 1 (0.562%) SQL Server 2012
7 1 (0.562%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.562%) Base SAS
Development Applications
1 21 (11.80%) ClearCase
1 21 (11.80%) ClearQuest
2 15 (8.427%) Eclipse
3 9 (5.056%) LoadRunner
4 6 (3.371%) Maven
5 5 (2.809%) Ant
6 4 (2.247%) TestDirector
7 2 (1.124%) Rational Functional Tester
7 2 (1.124%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (1.124%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.562%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.562%) COOL:Gen
8 1 (0.562%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.562%) ProC
8 1 (0.562%) MSI
General
1 20 (11.24%) Finance
2 16 (8.989%) Telecoms
3 3 (1.685%) General Ledger
4 1 (0.562%) Welsh Language
4 1 (0.562%) Aerospace
4 1 (0.562%) Legal
4 1 (0.562%) Military
Job Titles
1 37 (20.79%) Developer
2 28 (15.73%) Analyst
3 18 (10.11%) Java Developer
4 16 (8.989%) Project Manager
5 13 (7.303%) Architect
6 11 (6.180%) Tester
6 11 (6.180%) Consultant
7 10 (5.618%) Support Engineer
8 9 (5.056%) Performance Tester
9 8 (4.494%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (4.494%) Test Analyst
10 7 (3.933%) Network Engineer
10 7 (3.933%) Lead Developer
10 7 (3.933%) DBA
10 7 (3.933%) Project Analyst
10 7 (3.933%) Lead Java Developer
10 7 (3.933%) Development Analyst
10 7 (3.933%) Senior Development Analyst
11 6 (3.371%) Service Desk Analyst
11 6 (3.371%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 5 (2.809%) Clustering
2 4 (2.247%) NHS
3 3 (1.685%) CESG
3 3 (1.685%) CESG CLAS
4 2 (1.124%) Replication
4 2 (1.124%) DataPower
5 1 (0.562%) Enterprise Storage
5 1 (0.562%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.562%) VLE
5 1 (0.562%) Client/Server
5 1 (0.562%) Grid Computing
5 1 (0.562%) Blackberry
5 1 (0.562%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.562%) e-Health
5 1 (0.562%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.11%) Windows
2 15 (8.427%) UNIX
3 9 (5.056%) AIX
4 6 (3.371%) Windows 7
5 5 (2.809%) Linux
6 4 (2.247%) Windows Vista
6 4 (2.247%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.124%) Solaris
8 1 (0.562%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (9.551%) UML
2 16 (8.989%) Agile Software Development
2 16 (8.989%) Test Scripting
3 12 (6.742%) Scrum
4 10 (5.618%) Risk Management
5 9 (5.056%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (5.056%) Project Management
6 8 (4.494%) RUP
6 8 (4.494%) Migration
7 7 (3.933%) Workflow
7 7 (3.933%) PRINCE2
8 6 (3.371%) Regression Testing
8 6 (3.371%) Incident Management
8 6 (3.371%) Change Control
9 5 (2.809%) Integration Testing
9 5 (2.809%) Test Management
9 5 (2.809%) Data Migration
9 5 (2.809%) Web Development
9 5 (2.809%) Business Analysis
9 5 (2.809%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (23.60%) SQL
2 40 (22.47%) Java
3 20 (11.24%) PL/SQL
4 16 (8.989%) C
5 13 (7.303%) XPath
6 4 (2.247%) Shell Script
6 4 (2.247%) VB.NET
6 4 (2.247%) Perl
7 3 (1.685%) WebLogic Scripting Tool
8 2 (1.124%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.124%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.124%) Korn
9 1 (0.562%) C#
9 1 (0.562%) Delphi
9 1 (0.562%) VB
9 1 (0.562%) Jython
9 1 (0.562%) VB6
9 1 (0.562%) ABAP
9 1 (0.562%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.562%) Python
Qualifications
1 104 (58.43%) SC Cleared
2 7 (3.933%) DV Cleared
3 6 (3.371%) BC Cleared
3 6 (3.371%) CCNA
3 6 (3.371%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (2.809%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 5 (2.809%) Degree
5 4 (2.247%) CTC Cleared
6 3 (1.685%) CISSP
6 3 (1.685%) CISM
7 2 (1.124%) ISEB
8 1 (0.562%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.562%) ISEB Practitioner
8 1 (0.562%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.371%) ISO 9000
1 6 (3.371%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (2.809%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (7.865%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.809%) Microsoft App-V
2 5 (2.809%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.685%) Novell eDirectory
4 1 (0.562%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.562%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (0.562%) XenServer
4 1 (0.562%) XenDesktop
4 1 (0.562%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 10 (5.618%) SCCM
2 4 (2.247%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (2.247%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 4 (2.247%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.562%) OpenView
3 1 (0.562%) AppDNA
Vendors
1 38 (21.35%) Oracle
2 21 (11.80%) Microsoft
3 8 (4.494%) IBM
4 7 (3.933%) Cisco
5 6 (3.371%) VMware
6 5 (2.809%) SAP
7 4 (2.247%) Sophos
8 3 (1.685%) CA
8 3 (1.685%) Novell
9 2 (1.124%) Lotus
9 2 (1.124%) JBoss
9 2 (1.124%) HP
9 2 (1.124%) Nortel
9 2 (1.124%) Citrix
10 1 (0.562%) Sun
10 1 (0.562%) Mercator
10 1 (0.562%) NetApp
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