Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Counter-Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearance skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CTC Cleared over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCounter-Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.878 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£190-
Average daily rate£190-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£190-
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£425
% change on same period last year-12.68 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.33£20.17
% change on same period last year+30.57 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads4127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted124
Average minimum daily rate£377£197
Average daily rate£413£209
% change on same period last year+97.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£449£222
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£27.76£21.13
Average hourly rate£29.62£22.69
% change on same period last year+30.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.47£24.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£29.57
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
CTC Cleared West MidlandsCTC Cleared
West Midlands

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.

CTC Cleared
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CTC Cleared across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Worcestershire CTC Cleared Demand Trend

CTC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CTC Cleared across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire CTC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

CTC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CTC Cleared across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire CTC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

CTC Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CTC Cleared within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 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
WorcesterNew entry-2£190-
CTC Cleared West MidlandsCTC Cleared
West Midlands

CTC Cleared
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing CTC 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 CTC Cleared.

15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
15 (100.00 %)HP
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (80.00 %)Windows XP
33 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (40.00 %)Wyse
42 (40.00 %)Government
42 (40.00 %)Apple
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft

CTC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing CTC 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 CTC Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Government
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Desktop Support
21 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Desktop Engineer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
24 (80.00 %)Windows XP
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)HP
22 (40.00 %)Apple
22 (40.00 %)Wyse
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft