Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Security Clearance skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3173
Rank change on same period last yearUp+42
Matching permanent IT job ads450315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.290 %0.141 %
As % of the category below9.250 %4.671 %
Salaries quoted267253
Average minimum salary£37,930£33,836
Average salary£41,896£37,477
% change on same period last year+11.79 %
Average maximum salary£45,862£41,117
UK excluding London average salary£42,621£41,696
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48656744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.139 %3.019 %
Salaries quoted40095328
Average minimum salary£41,983£42,380
Average salary£45,756£46,189
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£49,530£49,997
UK excluding London average salary£43,011£44,526
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Security Cleared South EastSecurity Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Security Cleared Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Security Cleared Salary Trend

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Security Cleared Salary Histogram

Security Cleared
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+19249£43,598+11.99 %
BracknellUp+3036£43,909+34.58 %
SloughUp+1824£37,263-14.82 %
NewburyDown-138£43,094+181.04 %
MaidenheadNew entry-1£65,000-
AscotNew entry-1£30,000-
Security Cleared South EastSecurity Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Security Cleared.

1265 (36.96 %)SC Cleared
2175 (24.41 %)Government
3131 (18.27 %)Windows
4127 (17.71 %)Oracle
599 (13.81 %)DV Cleared
683 (11.58 %)SQL
769 (9.623 %)Linux
868 (9.484 %)PRINCE2
967 (9.344 %)Microsoft
1064 (8.926 %)Java
1159 (8.229 %)Degree
1258 (8.089 %)Cisco
1258 (8.089 %)Telecoms
1352 (7.252 %)UNIX
1450 (6.974 %)Windows Server 2003
1549 (6.834 %)C++
1648 (6.695 %)ITIL
1648 (6.695 %)Active Directory
1745 (6.276 %)Oracle Applications
1745 (6.276 %)Service Management
1844 (6.137 %)C
1943 (5.997 %)Oracle EBS
2042 (5.858 %)Oracle 10g
2138 (5.300 %)Windows XP
2138 (5.300 %)Oracle RAC
2237 (5.160 %)J2EE
2237 (5.160 %)Cisco Certification
2336 (5.021 %)LAN
2336 (5.021 %)WAN
2435 (4.881 %)Windows 2000

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Security Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (5.160 %)J2EE
229 (4.045 %).NET
327 (3.766 %)XML
414 (1.953 %)WebServices
414 (1.953 %)EJB
513 (1.813 %)Struts
513 (1.813 %)OC4J
612 (1.674 %)Hibernate
79 (1.255 %)OpenGL
79 (1.255 %).NET Framework
79 (1.255 %)SOAP
88 (1.116 %)HTML
97 (0.976 %)ASP.NET
106 (0.837 %)Middleware
115 (0.697 %)MVC
115 (0.697 %)CSS
124 (0.558 %)ASP
124 (0.558 %)Swing
124 (0.558 %)WSH
124 (0.558 %)WebSphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (2.929 %)Oracle 10gAS
215 (2.092 %)Apache
215 (2.092 %)Tomcat
314 (1.953 %)JBoss
412 (1.674 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
58 (1.116 %)MS Exchange
67 (0.976 %)SharePoint
67 (0.976 %)Exchange Server 2003
67 (0.976 %)Office Project Server
67 (0.976 %)SharePoint Server 2007
76 (0.837 %)Exchange Server 2007
76 (0.837 %)WebLogic
85 (0.697 %)Lotus Notes
85 (0.697 %)Lotus Domino
92 (0.279 %)SAS
92 (0.279 %)SharePoint Portal Server
92 (0.279 %)ESB
92 (0.279 %)GroupWise
101 (0.139 %)Oracle Workflow
101 (0.139 %)WPS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (4.045 %)MS Office
129 (4.045 %)MS Excel
223 (3.208 %)MS Project
321 (2.929 %)MS Visio
44 (0.558 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (0.558 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.279 %)Acrobat
61 (0.139 %)RoboHelp
61 (0.139 %)Paint Shop Pro
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
145 (6.276 %)Oracle Applications
243 (5.997 %)Oracle EBS
314 (1.953 %)Oracle 11i
48 (1.116 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
52 (0.279 %)SoftGrid
52 (0.279 %)Dynamics AX
61 (0.139 %)Oracle Financials
61 (0.139 %)SAP CO
61 (0.139 %)Oracle Payroll
61 (0.139 %)SAP FI/CO
61 (0.139 %)SAP FI
61 (0.139 %)Oracle HRMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (5.021 %)LAN
136 (5.021 %)WAN
231 (4.324 %)Wireless
328 (3.905 %)MPLS
424 (3.347 %)Firewall
522 (3.068 %)ISDN
621 (2.929 %)DSL
719 (2.650 %)TCP/IP
719 (2.650 %)VPN
814 (1.953 %)GSM
911 (1.534 %)Cisco PIX
109 (1.255 %)Network Security
109 (1.255 %)DNS
118 (1.116 %)UMTS
118 (1.116 %)X.500
118 (1.116 %)SAN
127 (0.976 %)OSPF
127 (0.976 %)BGP
127 (0.976 %)RIP
127 (0.976 %)BIG-IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (5.858 %)Oracle 10g
232 (4.463 %)SQL Server
316 (2.232 %)SQL Server 2005
413 (1.813 %)SQL Server Integration Services
413 (1.813 %)Oracle Discoverer
413 (1.813 %)RDBMS
512 (1.674 %)Oracle 11g
611 (1.534 %)DTS
710 (1.395 %)TOAD
89 (1.255 %)BusinessObjects
89 (1.255 %)Oracle Reports
89 (1.255 %)SQLPlus
96 (0.837 %)Datawarehouse
105 (0.697 %)Oracle 8/8i
105 (0.697 %)DB2
114 (0.558 %)ETL
123 (0.418 %)Informix
123 (0.418 %)Oracle 9i
123 (0.418 %)BusinessObjects XI
132 (0.279 %)Data Cleansing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (2.371 %)Visual Studio
214 (1.953 %)StarTeam
313 (1.813 %)Eclipse
412 (1.674 %)TestDirector
56 (0.837 %)Ant
65 (0.697 %)LoadRunner
65 (0.697 %)Subversion
74 (0.558 %)MSI
83 (0.418 %)WinRunner
92 (0.279 %)Oracle Forms
92 (0.279 %)InstallShield
92 (0.279 %)QALoad
92 (0.279 %)QuickTest Pro
101 (0.139 %)ClearQuest
101 (0.139 %)Flash
101 (0.139 %)ClearCase
101 (0.139 %)JUnit
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1175 (24.41 %)Government
258 (8.089 %)Telecoms
332 (4.463 %)Finance
427 (3.766 %)Pensions
522 (3.068 %)Electronics
621 (2.929 %)Military
713 (1.813 %)Health
89 (1.255 %)Education
97 (0.976 %)Manufacturing
106 (0.837 %)Auditing
106 (0.837 %)Electric
115 (0.697 %)Law
124 (0.558 %)Aerospace
124 (0.558 %)Marketing
133 (0.418 %)Banking
141 (0.139 %)Retail
141 (0.139 %)Publishing
141 (0.139 %)3D Graphics
141 (0.139 %)Pharmaceutical
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
176 (10.60 %)Project Manager
270 (9.763 %)Analyst
360 (8.368 %)Consultant
456 (7.810 %)DBA
555 (7.671 %)Oracle DBA
646 (6.416 %)Developer
745 (6.276 %)Architect
839 (5.439 %)Software Engineer
938 (5.300 %)Oracle Applications DBA
1026 (3.626 %)Cisco Engineer
1125 (3.487 %)Support Analyst
1222 (3.068 %)Design Engineer
1321 (2.929 %)Administrator
1321 (2.929 %)Functional Consultant
1418 (2.510 %)Oracle Consultant
1517 (2.371 %)Security Consultant
1616 (2.232 %)1st Line Support
1616 (2.232 %)Risk Manager
1616 (2.232 %)Requirements Manager
1715 (2.092 %)1st Line Support Analyst
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (2.510 %)Mathematics
214 (1.953 %)Clustering
39 (1.255 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
48 (1.116 %)Physics
56 (0.837 %)N-Tier
65 (0.697 %)PKI
65 (0.697 %)Grid Computing
74 (0.558 %)PMI
74 (0.558 %)Client/Server
74 (0.558 %)Replication
83 (0.418 %)Economics
83 (0.418 %)SecurID
83 (0.418 %)Mainframe
83 (0.418 %)Management Information System
83 (0.418 %)Computer Science
92 (0.279 %)PDA
92 (0.279 %)ASIC
92 (0.279 %)VHDL
101 (0.139 %)IVR
101 (0.139 %)CESG
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1131 (18.27 %)Windows
269 (9.623 %)Linux
352 (7.252 %)UNIX
450 (6.974 %)Windows Server 2003
538 (5.300 %)Windows XP
635 (4.881 %)Windows 2000
716 (2.232 %)Windows Vista
815 (2.092 %)Windows Server 2008
910 (1.395 %)VxWorks
910 (1.395 %)Windows NT
108 (1.116 %)Windows Mobile
108 (1.116 %)Windows 2000 Server
114 (0.558 %)Solaris
123 (0.418 %)AIX
132 (0.279 %)NetWare
132 (0.279 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1265 (36.96 %)SC Cleared
299 (13.81 %)DV Cleared
368 (9.484 %)PRINCE2
448 (6.695 %)ITIL
545 (6.276 %)Service Management
632 (4.463 %)Project Management
731 (4.324 %)Configuration Management
830 (4.184 %)E-business
928 (3.905 %)Risk Management
1020 (2.789 %)PRINCE
1118 (2.510 %)SOA
1217 (2.371 %)Six Sigma
1316 (2.232 %)OO
1316 (2.232 %)OOD
1316 (2.232 %)Quality Management
1415 (2.092 %)BPEL
1514 (1.953 %)Technical Architecture
1514 (1.953 %)CMMI
1613 (1.813 %)Change Management
1613 (1.813 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
183 (11.58 %)SQL
264 (8.926 %)Java
349 (6.834 %)C++
444 (6.137 %)C
532 (4.463 %)Perl
629 (4.045 %)PL/SQL
723 (3.208 %)C#
815 (2.092 %)Transact-SQL
914 (1.953 %)Python
1012 (1.674 %)VB
1012 (1.674 %)Ruby
119 (1.255 %)JavaScript
128 (1.116 %)Embedded C
137 (0.976 %)VBScript
146 (0.837 %)Fortran
155 (0.697 %)DHTML
155 (0.697 %)LotusScript
155 (0.697 %)XPath
164 (0.558 %)VB6
164 (0.558 %)Tcl
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
159 (8.229 %)Degree
237 (5.160 %)Cisco Certification
328 (3.905 %)CCNP
328 (3.905 %)CCNA
425 (3.487 %)Microsoft Certification
522 (3.068 %)CISSP
619 (2.650 %)MCP
718 (2.510 %)ISEB
814 (1.953 %)MCSE
913 (1.813 %)OCP
913 (1.813 %)Oracle Certification
1012 (1.674 %)CISA
1012 (1.674 %)CISM
1110 (1.395 %)ISEB Practitioner
129 (1.255 %)CCSA
137 (0.976 %)HND
137 (0.976 %)EnCE
146 (0.837 %)ISTQB
154 (0.558 %)ITIL Certification
154 (0.558 %)CCSE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (3.068 %)QA
217 (2.371 %)SLA
313 (1.813 %)ISO27001
412 (1.674 %)BS7799
55 (0.697 %)HMG Infosec
63 (0.418 %)BS15000
72 (0.279 %)ISO9001
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
148 (6.695 %)Active Directory
238 (5.300 %)Oracle RAC
317 (2.371 %)NetBackup
317 (2.371 %)Oracle RMAN
49 (1.255 %)VMware Infrastructure
58 (1.116 %)VMware ESX
67 (0.976 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
75 (0.697 %)Backup Exec
83 (0.418 %)ProxySG
91 (0.139 %)MSMQ
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
125 (3.487 %)OpenView Configuration Management
216 (2.232 %)Netcool
312 (1.674 %)MIIS
411 (1.534 %)Tivoli
54 (0.558 %)OpenView
54 (0.558 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
63 (0.418 %)Novell Identity Manager
63 (0.418 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
72 (0.279 %)Unicenter
72 (0.279 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
72 (0.279 %)Netcool/Webtop
72 (0.279 %)ZENworks
81 (0.139 %)EMC Navisphere
81 (0.139 %)EMC NetWorker
81 (0.139 %)Legato
81 (0.139 %)MOM
81 (0.139 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1127 (17.71 %)Oracle
267 (9.344 %)Microsoft
358 (8.089 %)Cisco
431 (4.324 %)HP
523 (3.208 %)CheckPoint
618 (2.510 %)VERITAS
714 (1.953 %)Borland
714 (1.953 %)PeopleSoft
812 (1.674 %)IBM
812 (1.674 %)Nortel
911 (1.534 %)Citrix
911 (1.534 %)Nokia
911 (1.534 %)VMware
1010 (1.395 %)Altiris
119 (1.255 %)Business Objects
128 (1.116 %)Sun
137 (0.976 %)LANDesk
146 (0.837 %)Dell
146 (0.837 %)SAP
155 (0.697 %)Novell