The first table below looks at the demand for Security Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Wolverhampton region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 18 June 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 Wolverhampton 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Clearance
Rank 13 9 3
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -6
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 1 1 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 2.778% 2.857% 47.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 33.33% 20.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 5
Average daily rate - - £200
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £375 £370
% change year-on-year
-1.33% +1.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £22.00 £31.25
% change year-on-year
+31.81% -29.60%
All Qualifications
Wolverhampton
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
3 5 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 8.333% 14.29% 47.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 5
Average daily rate £200 £150 £200
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+33.33% -25.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £21.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+2.32% -10.41%
Security Cleared
West Midlands

Security Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

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 Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton 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 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Citrix
2 2 (66.67%) LoadRunner
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Test Scripting
3 1 (33.33%) Symantec
3 1 (33.33%) Statistics
3 1 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (33.33%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle
3 1 (33.33%) UNIX
3 1 (33.33%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Linux
3 1 (33.33%) MS Exchange
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) HP
3 1 (33.33%) EMC
3 1 (33.33%) ISEB
3 1 (33.33%) HP Quality Center

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton 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 Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) MS Exchange
1 1 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2003
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) LoadRunner
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Server Support
2 1 (33.33%) 3rd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Tester
2 1 (33.33%) LoadRunner Tester
2 1 (33.33%) 3rd Line Server Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) UNIX
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) ISEB
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) EMC NetWorker
1 1 (33.33%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Citrix
2 1 (33.33%) Symantec
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) HP
2 1 (33.33%) EMC