Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Security Clearance in IT jobs within the London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank157244
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching permanent IT job ads585615
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.504 %0.314 %
As % of the category below6.392 %3.666 %
Salaries quoted462517
Average minimum salary£43,001£43,123
Average salary£47,656£47,503
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Average maximum salary£52,311£51,883
UK excluding London average salary£43,777£41,786
% change on same period last year+4.76 %
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
London
Matching permanent IT job ads915216776
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled7.879 %8.566 %
Salaries quoted785613551
Average minimum salary£42,065£43,024
Average salary£45,953£46,989
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
Average maximum salary£49,840£50,954
UK excluding London average salary£38,642£38,193
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
Security Cleared EnglandSecurity Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London Security Cleared Salary Trend

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the London region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

London Security Cleared Salary Histogram

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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 London region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
UxbridgeUp+25163£48,764-5.11 %
City of LondonUp+6970£47,598+5.11 %
New MaldenUp+710£41,857+8.71 %
CroydonUp+74£50,000+46.75 %
HammersmithUp+133£40,000-10.86 %
Canary WharfUp+282£57,500-4.16 %
NorthwoodNew entry-2--
SurbitonNew entry-1£28,500-
TeddingtonNew entry-1£27,000-
WestminsterNew entry-1--
FelthamDown-71£18,000-24.21 %
LutonUp+21£50,000+42.85 %
Docklands, LondonUp+321£23,000-42.50 %
Security Cleared EnglandSecurity Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the London 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.

1598 (46.65 %)SC Cleared
2488 (38.07 %)Government
3229 (17.86 %)Oracle
4190 (14.82 %)Windows
5188 (14.66 %)Java
6173 (13.49 %)J2EE
7139 (10.84 %)DV Cleared
8121 (9.438 %)SQL
9106 (8.268 %)UNIX
10105 (8.190 %)Degree
11103 (8.034 %).NET
12100 (7.800 %)Programme Management
1397 (7.566 %)MS Excel
1495 (7.410 %)Finance
1590 (7.020 %)Health
1688 (6.864 %)Microsoft
1782 (6.396 %)MS Office
1879 (6.162 %)PRINCE2
1879 (6.162 %)Windows Server 2003
1977 (6.006 %)ITIL
2073 (5.694 %)XML
2172 (5.616 %)WebServices
2267 (5.226 %)Cisco
2366 (5.148 %)Information Security
2463 (4.914 %)Pensions
2463 (4.914 %)Configuration Management
2562 (4.836 %)Project Management
2562 (4.836 %)Active Directory
2661 (4.758 %)SQL Server
2757 (4.446 %)PL/SQL

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the London 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.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1173 (13.49 %)J2EE
2103 (8.034 %).NET
373 (5.694 %)XML
472 (5.616 %)WebServices
550 (3.900 %)WebSphere
626 (2.028 %)Middleware
720 (1.560 %)XSLT
819 (1.482 %)EJB
916 (1.248 %)HTML
916 (1.248 %)Spring
1015 (1.170 %)Hibernate
1015 (1.170 %)CSS
1114 (1.092 %)jBPM
1212 (0.936 %)JSP
1212 (0.936 %)XHTML
1310 (0.780 %)ASP.NET
149 (0.702 %)DAO
149 (0.702 %)OC4J
158 (0.624 %)Application Packaging
158 (0.624 %)Servlets
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (3.276 %)MS Exchange
241 (3.198 %)WebLogic
337 (2.886 %)Tomcat
431 (2.418 %)SAS
530 (2.340 %)Apache
626 (2.028 %)ESB
725 (1.950 %)Exchange Server 2003
819 (1.482 %)Oracle Application Server
913 (1.014 %)WebSphere Application Server
109 (0.702 %)Oracle Workflow
109 (0.702 %)SharePoint
117 (0.546 %)Exchange Server 2007
117 (0.546 %)ArcSDE
117 (0.546 %)GroupWise
117 (0.546 %)ArcGIS
117 (0.546 %)ArcIMS
117 (0.546 %)IIS
126 (0.468 %)WPS
126 (0.468 %)Exchange Server 2000
135 (0.390 %)Oracle 10gAS
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
197 (7.566 %)MS Excel
282 (6.396 %)MS Office
348 (3.744 %)MS PowerPoint
440 (3.120 %)MS Project
516 (1.248 %)MS Visio
610 (0.780 %)Spreadsheet
74 (0.312 %)Photoshop
82 (0.156 %)Adobe Illustrator
82 (0.156 %)Acrobat
82 (0.156 %)QuarkXPress
82 (0.156 %)Fireworks
91 (0.078 %)ArcInfo
91 (0.078 %)InDesign
91 (0.078 %)CA Clarity
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (1.482 %)Oracle EBS
215 (1.170 %)Oracle Applications
314 (1.092 %)MAXIMO
410 (0.780 %)Oracle HRMS
57 (0.546 %)SoftGrid
65 (0.390 %)AWD
65 (0.390 %)Oracle EBS R12
65 (0.390 %)Oracle Financials
65 (0.390 %)Oracle 11i
74 (0.312 %)Oracle iRecruitment
74 (0.312 %)assyst
83 (0.234 %)Oracle ERP
92 (0.156 %)SAP R/3
92 (0.156 %)SAP WM
101 (0.078 %)SAP ERP
101 (0.078 %)SAP CO
101 (0.078 %)SAP FI
101 (0.078 %)Oracle Payroll
101 (0.078 %)SAP FI/CO
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
157 (4.446 %)Firewall
255 (4.290 %)LAN
348 (3.744 %)WAN
443 (3.354 %)SAN
533 (2.574 %)TCP/IP
621 (1.638 %)VPN
719 (1.482 %)Internet
817 (1.326 %)Cisco PIX
914 (1.092 %)Network Security
1010 (0.780 %)SMS
119 (0.702 %)DNS
128 (0.624 %)SSL
137 (0.546 %)VoIP
146 (0.468 %)Intrusion Detection
155 (0.390 %)SDH
155 (0.390 %)DHCP
155 (0.390 %)DWDM
164 (0.312 %)MPLS
164 (0.312 %)SMTP
164 (0.312 %)DSL
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
161 (4.758 %)SQL Server
246 (3.588 %)Oracle 10g
344 (3.432 %)Oracle Reports
438 (2.964 %)Oracle 9i
535 (2.730 %)RDBMS
626 (2.028 %)DB2
720 (1.560 %)Datawarehouse
818 (1.404 %)GIS
917 (1.326 %)Base SAS
1016 (1.248 %)ETL
119 (0.702 %)Data Mining
119 (0.702 %)BusinessObjects
119 (0.702 %)OLAP
119 (0.702 %)Oracle 8/8i
119 (0.702 %)SQL Server 2000
119 (0.702 %)SQLPlus
127 (0.546 %)DataStage
127 (0.546 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
127 (0.546 %)SQL Server 2005
135 (0.390 %)Oracle OWB
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
138 (2.964 %)Oracle Forms
223 (1.794 %)QuickTest Pro
223 (1.794 %)LoadRunner
313 (1.014 %)WinRunner
412 (0.936 %)Eclipse
58 (0.624 %)JUnit
58 (0.624 %)MSI
58 (0.624 %)QALoad
67 (0.546 %)ClearQuest
67 (0.546 %)TestDirector
67 (0.546 %)PVCS
67 (0.546 %)ClearCase
76 (0.468 %)Visual Studio
85 (0.390 %)ProC
94 (0.312 %)Dreamweaver
102 (0.156 %)TestPartner
102 (0.156 %)ERwin
111 (0.078 %)Oracle APEX
111 (0.078 %)Ant
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1488 (38.07 %)Government
295 (7.410 %)Finance
390 (7.020 %)Health
463 (4.914 %)Pensions
541 (3.198 %)Telecoms
632 (2.496 %)Military
723 (1.794 %)Education
817 (1.326 %)Banking
916 (1.248 %)Insurance
1012 (0.936 %)Electric
1111 (0.858 %)Manufacturing
129 (0.702 %)Electronics
129 (0.702 %)Financial Institution
129 (0.702 %)Legal
138 (0.624 %)Police
147 (0.546 %)Billing
147 (0.546 %)Auditing
156 (0.468 %)Home Office
156 (0.468 %)Law
165 (0.390 %)Aerospace
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1210 (16.38 %)Consultant
2144 (11.23 %)Developer
3101 (7.878 %)Analyst
496 (7.488 %)Architect
577 (6.006 %)Project Manager
659 (4.602 %)Security Consultant
757 (4.446 %)Java Developer
854 (4.212 %)Test Manager
949 (3.822 %)DBA
1045 (3.510 %)Oracle DBA
1137 (2.886 %)Support Engineer
1236 (2.808 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1334 (2.652 %)Senior Consultant
1432 (2.496 %)Technical Consultant
1529 (2.262 %)Support Analyst
1627 (2.106 %)Technical Architect
1726 (2.028 %)Applications Support
1825 (1.950 %)Programme Manager
1924 (1.872 %)Administrator
1924 (1.872 %)J2EE Developer
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
157 (4.446 %)Biometrics
228 (2.184 %)Management Information System
323 (1.794 %)CESG
323 (1.794 %)Data Integration
420 (1.560 %)Mathematics
518 (1.404 %)Computer Science
617 (1.326 %)VHDL
714 (1.092 %)ASIC
714 (1.092 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
810 (0.780 %)PKI
97 (0.546 %)PDA
106 (0.468 %)Freedom of Information Act
106 (0.468 %)Firmware
106 (0.468 %)Client/Server
106 (0.468 %)N-Tier
115 (0.390 %)Mainframe
124 (0.312 %)Clustering
133 (0.234 %)SCADA
142 (0.156 %)Statistics
142 (0.156 %)CMDB
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1190 (14.82 %)Windows
2106 (8.268 %)UNIX
379 (6.162 %)Windows Server 2003
449 (3.822 %)Windows XP
548 (3.744 %)Windows 2000
647 (3.666 %)Linux
726 (2.028 %)Solaris
821 (1.638 %)Red Hat Linux
918 (1.404 %)Windows 2000 Server
1012 (0.936 %)Windows Vista
1111 (0.858 %)HPUX
127 (0.546 %)NetWare
136 (0.468 %)Windows NT
145 (0.390 %)Windows Server 2008
154 (0.312 %)AIX
161 (0.078 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
161 (0.078 %)VxWorks
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1100 (7.800 %)Programme Management
279 (6.162 %)PRINCE2
377 (6.006 %)ITIL
466 (5.148 %)Information Security
563 (4.914 %)Configuration Management
662 (4.836 %)Project Management
752 (4.056 %)Business Analysis
849 (3.822 %)Workflow
945 (3.510 %)Document Management
1033 (2.574 %)Service Management
1131 (2.418 %)Risk Management
1131 (2.418 %)UML
1131 (2.418 %)User Acceptance Testing
1230 (2.340 %)SOA
1329 (2.262 %)Service Delivery
1427 (2.106 %)Business Intelligence
1525 (1.950 %)Migration
1525 (1.950 %)Stakeholder Management
1525 (1.950 %)Test Scripting
1623 (1.794 %)Penetration Testing
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1188 (14.66 %)Java
2121 (9.438 %)SQL
357 (4.446 %)PL/SQL
452 (4.056 %)C#
550 (3.900 %)C++
634 (2.652 %)C
724 (1.872 %)Perl
822 (1.716 %)Shell Script
916 (1.248 %)SAS Macro
1013 (1.014 %)JavaScript
1013 (1.014 %)VB
118 (0.624 %)VB.NET
125 (0.390 %)VBScript
125 (0.390 %)Ada
134 (0.312 %)PHP
143 (0.234 %)Python
143 (0.234 %)AWK
152 (0.156 %)Ruby
161 (0.078 %)Tcl
161 (0.078 %)ABAP
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1598 (46.65 %)SC Cleared
2139 (10.84 %)DV Cleared
3105 (8.190 %)Degree
442 (3.276 %)Cisco Certification
536 (2.808 %)CISSP
635 (2.730 %)Microsoft Certification
727 (2.106 %)ISEB
826 (2.028 %)MCSE
920 (1.560 %)Oracle Certification
920 (1.560 %)CISM
1019 (1.482 %)CCNP
1118 (1.404 %)ITIL Certification
1217 (1.326 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1315 (1.170 %)CISA
1413 (1.014 %)BC Cleared
1512 (0.936 %)CCNA
1611 (0.858 %)CCSP
1710 (0.780 %)CCSA
1710 (0.780 %)PMP
1710 (0.780 %)PMI Certification
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (3.276 %)QA
236 (2.808 %)SLA
334 (2.652 %)ISO27001
418 (1.404 %)BS7799
516 (1.248 %)PCI DSS
67 (0.546 %)PCI QSA
75 (0.390 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
75 (0.390 %)ISO9001
84 (0.312 %)ISO17799
84 (0.312 %)ISO9000
92 (0.156 %)HMG Infosec
101 (0.078 %)CESG Infosec
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
162 (4.836 %)Active Directory
233 (2.574 %)Oracle RAC
319 (1.482 %)Oracle RMAN
417 (1.326 %)VMware ESX
515 (1.170 %)VMware Infrastructure
67 (0.546 %)Backup Exec
74 (0.312 %)AquaLogic
83 (0.234 %)MetaFrame
92 (0.156 %)NetBackup
92 (0.156 %)Terminal Services
92 (0.156 %)Snort
92 (0.156 %)MailMarshal
101 (0.078 %)VMware Server
101 (0.078 %)Terminal Server
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
118 (1.404 %)Data Guard
215 (1.170 %)ZENworks
38 (0.624 %)OpenView
38 (0.624 %)BMC Marimba
47 (0.546 %)Tivoli
47 (0.546 %)Netcool
56 (0.468 %)BMC PATROL
65 (0.390 %)SCOM
74 (0.312 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
74 (0.312 %)Nagios
83 (0.234 %)Legato
83 (0.234 %)EMC NetWorker
92 (0.156 %)SCCM
92 (0.156 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
92 (0.156 %)Unicenter
92 (0.156 %)MOM
92 (0.156 %)ARCserve
92 (0.156 %)WSUS
92 (0.156 %)Norton AntiVirus
92 (0.156 %)MIIS
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1229 (17.86 %)Oracle
288 (6.864 %)Microsoft
367 (5.226 %)Cisco
452 (4.056 %)HP
540 (3.120 %)Citrix
633 (2.574 %)VMware
728 (2.184 %)IBM
825 (1.950 %)CheckPoint
922 (1.716 %)Red Hat
922 (1.716 %)SAP
1021 (1.638 %)BMC
1120 (1.560 %)Remedy
1219 (1.482 %)Juniper
1313 (1.014 %)BEA
1313 (1.014 %)Sun
1412 (0.936 %)Novell
1412 (0.936 %)ESRI
1511 (0.858 %)Siebel
169 (0.702 %)Business Objects
169 (0.702 %)BT