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The table below looks at the demand for Basic Check (BC) Clearance skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BC Cleared over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBasic Check (BC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank106-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.072 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£351
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
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£29.46£25.38
% change on same period last year+16.06 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads13842051
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.195 %2.183 %
Daily rates quoted354556
Average minimum daily rate£364£346
Average daily rate£386£361
% change on same period last year+6.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£371
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted103132
Average minimum hourly rate£23.82£25.64
Average hourly rate£25.54£27.46
% change on same period last year-7.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.25£29.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£29.69
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
BC Cleared EnglandBC Cleared
England

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.

BC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire BC Cleared Demand Trend

BC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire BC Cleared Daily Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire BC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

BC Cleared
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BC Cleared within the Yorkshire region 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
West YorkshireNew entry-1--
BC Cleared EnglandBC Cleared
England

BC Cleared
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing BC 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 BC Cleared.

14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Macromedia
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (50.00 %)MSI
22 (50.00 %)Government
22 (50.00 %)Application Packaging
31 (25.00 %)QA
31 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
31 (25.00 %)Casewise
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server

BC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing BC 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 BC Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)Application Packaging
21 (25.00 %).NET
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)MSI
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Performance Engineer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
21 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
12 (50.00 %)Macromedia
21 (25.00 %)Casewise