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The table below looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) Clearance skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SC Cleared over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Check (SC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1969
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching permanent IT job ads12127
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.011 %
As % of the category below13.31 %2.642 %
Salaries quoted11326
Average minimum salary£30,230£27,154
Average salary£34,491£31,058
% change on same period last year+11.05 %
Average maximum salary£38,752£34,962
UK excluding London average salary£41,321£44,551
% change on same period last year-7.24 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads9091022
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.503 %0.429 %
Salaries quoted859940
Average minimum salary£33,225£33,179
Average salary£37,249£37,060
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£41,274£40,942
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
SC Cleared WalesSC Cleared
Wales

SC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

South Wales SC Cleared Demand Trend

SC Cleared
Salary Trend

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

South Wales SC Cleared Salary Trend

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South Wales SC Cleared Salary Histogram

SC Cleared
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CardiffNew entry-39£36,423-
BridgendNew entry-36£26,383-
NewportUp+431£35,638+8.32 %
TorfaenNew entry-5£55,000-
GwentNew entry-1£25,000-
SC Cleared WalesSC Cleared
Wales

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing SC 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 SC Cleared.

1228 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
254 (23.68 %)Oracle
351 (22.37 %)Government
444 (19.30 %)UNIX
542 (18.42 %)SQL
637 (16.23 %)XML
735 (15.35 %)J2EE
834 (14.91 %)SAN
834 (14.91 %)VERITAS
933 (14.47 %)Legato
1032 (14.04 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
1032 (14.04 %)ARCserve
1032 (14.04 %)Java
1131 (13.60 %)C++
1131 (13.60 %)Visual Studio
1230 (13.16 %)JavaScript
1230 (13.16 %)SQL Server
1230 (13.16 %)Solaris
1329 (12.72 %)PL/SQL
1329 (12.72 %)C
1426 (11.40 %)Degree
1518 (7.895 %)Cisco Certification
1518 (7.895 %)ISEB
1518 (7.895 %)Aerospace
1617 (7.456 %)Telecoms
1617 (7.456 %)CCNP
1617 (7.456 %)Cisco
1716 (7.018 %)VPN
1716 (7.018 %)OpenView
1716 (7.018 %)CiscoWorks

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing SC 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 SC Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (16.23 %)XML
235 (15.35 %)J2EE
315 (6.579 %)HTML
413 (5.702 %)JSP
511 (4.825 %).NET
610 (4.386 %)JavaBeans
77 (3.070 %)Struts
85 (2.193 %)Middleware
94 (1.754 %)XSLT
102 (0.877 %)EJB
111 (0.439 %)Servlets
111 (0.439 %)ASP
111 (0.439 %)ASP.NET
111 (0.439 %)WebSphere
111 (0.439 %).NET Framework
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (3.509 %)Lotus Notes
27 (3.070 %)WebLogic
31 (0.439 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (0.439 %)Oracle Application Server
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (1.754 %)MS Project
22 (0.877 %)MS Excel
31 (0.439 %)Acrobat
31 (0.439 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (14.91 %)SAN
216 (7.018 %)VPN
38 (3.509 %)LDAP
47 (3.070 %)DNS
52 (0.877 %)GPRS
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (13.16 %)SQL Server
27 (3.070 %)RDBMS
36 (2.632 %)Oracle 9i
45 (2.193 %)Oracle 10g
54 (1.754 %)Oracle Reports
54 (1.754 %)TOAD
63 (1.316 %)Datawarehouse
72 (0.877 %)BusinessObjects
72 (0.877 %)SQL Server 2005
81 (0.439 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
81 (0.439 %)Oracle Discoverer
81 (0.439 %)SQL Server 7
81 (0.439 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (0.439 %)Oracle 8/8i
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (13.60 %)Visual Studio
28 (3.509 %)TestDirector
37 (3.070 %)LoadRunner
46 (2.632 %)QARun
46 (2.632 %)QuickTest Pro
55 (2.193 %)Oracle Forms
64 (1.754 %)ClearCase
64 (1.754 %)Rational Rose
64 (1.754 %)Eclipse
64 (1.754 %)Ant
64 (1.754 %)JUnit
64 (1.754 %)XDoclet
72 (0.877 %)PowerBuilder
81 (0.439 %)RequisitePro
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
151 (22.37 %)Government
218 (7.895 %)Aerospace
317 (7.456 %)Telecoms
47 (3.070 %)Pensions
56 (2.632 %)Health
65 (2.193 %)Insurance
74 (1.754 %)Finance
81 (0.439 %)Electronics
81 (0.439 %)Military
81 (0.439 %)Retail
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (21.49 %)Developer
240 (17.54 %)Consultant
335 (15.35 %)Analyst
431 (13.60 %)Software Engineer
529 (12.72 %)Storage Consultant
628 (12.28 %)SAN Consultant
727 (11.84 %)C++ Software Developer
727 (11.84 %)C++ Software Engineer
727 (11.84 %)C++ Developer
727 (11.84 %)Software Developer
819 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
916 (7.018 %)Support Analyst
916 (7.018 %)Test Analyst
916 (7.018 %)Telecoms Engineer
1011 (4.825 %)Java Developer
1110 (4.386 %)Project Manager
129 (3.947 %)Systems Engineer
129 (3.947 %)Integration Engineer
129 (3.947 %)Siebel Consultant
138 (3.509 %)Analyst Developer
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (3.070 %)N-Tier
26 (2.632 %)Management Information System
32 (0.877 %)HACMP
32 (0.877 %)Pocket PC
41 (0.439 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (0.439 %)Mainframe
41 (0.439 %)Clustering
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
144 (19.30 %)UNIX
230 (13.16 %)Solaris
315 (6.579 %)Linux
44 (1.754 %)Windows
52 (0.877 %)AIX
52 (0.877 %)HPUX
52 (0.877 %)Windows Mobile
61 (0.439 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (0.439 %)Tru64
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1228 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
215 (6.579 %)Data Migration
215 (6.579 %)Migration
314 (6.140 %)Project Management
314 (6.140 %)Service Delivery
413 (5.702 %)ITIL
413 (5.702 %)PRINCE2
413 (5.702 %)Test Scripting
512 (5.263 %)UML
69 (3.947 %)EAI
69 (3.947 %)Workflow
78 (3.509 %)Use Case
78 (3.509 %)Requirements Analysis
78 (3.509 %)Programme Management
78 (3.509 %)RUP
87 (3.070 %)OOD
87 (3.070 %)OOA/OOD
96 (2.632 %)PRINCE
104 (1.754 %)Project Planning
104 (1.754 %)Test Management
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (18.42 %)SQL
232 (14.04 %)Java
331 (13.60 %)C++
430 (13.16 %)JavaScript
529 (12.72 %)C
529 (12.72 %)PL/SQL
610 (4.386 %)XPath
610 (4.386 %)Shell Script
77 (3.070 %)Perl
84 (1.754 %)C#
92 (0.877 %)VB.NET
101 (0.439 %)VBA
101 (0.439 %)Embedded C++
101 (0.439 %)VB6
101 (0.439 %)COBOL
101 (0.439 %)VB
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (11.40 %)Degree
218 (7.895 %)ISEB
218 (7.895 %)Cisco Certification
317 (7.456 %)CCNP
46 (2.632 %)ISTQB
51 (0.439 %)CCSP
51 (0.439 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (0.439 %)CCDP
51 (0.439 %)CISSP
51 (0.439 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.316 %)SLA
21 (0.439 %)BS7799
21 (0.439 %)ISO27001
21 (0.439 %)QA
21 (0.439 %)JSP 440
21 (0.439 %)ISO17799
South Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (3.947 %)NetBackup
21 (0.439 %)Backup Exec
South Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
133 (14.47 %)Legato
232 (14.04 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
232 (14.04 %)ARCserve
316 (7.018 %)OpenView
316 (7.018 %)CiscoWorks
45 (2.193 %)AutoSys
51 (0.439 %)Nagios
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (23.68 %)Oracle
234 (14.91 %)VERITAS
317 (7.456 %)Cisco
416 (7.018 %)BMC
416 (7.018 %)Nortel
416 (7.018 %)3Com
510 (4.386 %)HP
69 (3.947 %)Siebel
78 (3.509 %)Lotus
87 (3.070 %)Actuate
94 (1.754 %)Microsoft
94 (1.754 %)PolarLake
102 (0.877 %)IBM
102 (0.877 %)Business Objects
111 (0.439 %)Adobe
111 (0.439 %)Sun
111 (0.439 %)EMC
111 (0.439 %)Citrix
111 (0.439 %)Red Hat
111 (0.439 %)NetApp