Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) Clearance skills within the South West 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Check (SC) Clearance
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank65136
Rank change on same period last yearUp+71
Matching permanent IT job ads274154
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.177 %0.069 %
As % of the category below4.542 %2.323 %
Salaries quoted225118
Average minimum salary£32,214£35,382
Average salary£36,636£38,053
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum salary£41,058£40,724
UK excluding London average salary£42,767£44,068
% change on same period last year-2.95 %
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads60326628
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.904 %2.955 %
Salaries quoted52615494
Average minimum salary£35,739£38,566
Average salary£39,056£41,437
% change on same period last year-5.74 %
Average maximum salary£42,374£44,307
UK excluding London average salary£42,986£44,543
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
SC Cleared EnglandSC Cleared
England

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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West 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 West region.

South West SC Cleared Salary Trend

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SC Cleared across the South West region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 18 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
GloucestershireUp+1285£37,830-7.67 %
WiltshireUp+4182£32,346-2.11 %
SomersetUp+1763£39,962-4.61 %
BristolUp+2937£37,194-24.66 %
DorsetUp+296£43,150+7.87 %
DevonDown-81£15,000-52.38 %
SC Cleared EnglandSC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1445 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
284 (18.88 %)Government
368 (15.28 %)Windows
457 (12.81 %)DV Cleared
554 (12.13 %)Java
650 (11.24 %)C
650 (11.24 %)C++
749 (11.01 %)Cisco Certification
844 (9.888 %)Cisco
943 (9.663 %)CCNA
943 (9.663 %)Degree
1042 (9.438 %)ITIL
1141 (9.213 %)Software Engineering
1239 (8.764 %).NET
1239 (8.764 %)Information Security
1336 (8.090 %)3Com
1336 (8.090 %)SQL
1336 (8.090 %)Nortel
1434 (7.640 %)Linux
1434 (7.640 %)UML
1533 (7.416 %)CMMI
1631 (6.966 %)Firewall
1730 (6.742 %)C#
1730 (6.742 %)SQL Server
1829 (6.517 %)Windows Server 2003
1928 (6.292 %)SAN
1928 (6.292 %)UNIX
1928 (6.292 %)Test Scripting
2027 (6.067 %)Project Management
2126 (5.843 %)Change Management

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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 West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (8.764 %).NET
215 (3.371 %)J2EE
215 (3.371 %)JSP
313 (2.921 %)XML
410 (2.247 %)ASP.NET
55 (1.124 %)WebServices
64 (0.899 %)WSDL
64 (0.899 %)XSL
64 (0.899 %)SOAP
73 (0.674 %)AJAX
73 (0.674 %)STL
73 (0.674 %)ASP
73 (0.674 %)Middleware
73 (0.674 %)Motif
82 (0.449 %)HTML
82 (0.449 %)ASP.NET 2.0
82 (0.449 %)Application Packaging
82 (0.449 %)WebSphere
91 (0.225 %)Ruby on Rails
91 (0.225 %)ADO.NET
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (2.472 %)MS Exchange
29 (2.022 %)Lotus Notes
38 (1.798 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (0.674 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (0.674 %)Office Project Server
43 (0.674 %)CMS
52 (0.449 %)Tuxedo
52 (0.449 %)SharePoint
52 (0.449 %)WebLogic
52 (0.449 %)WebSphere Message Broker
52 (0.449 %)WPS
61 (0.225 %)Oracle Application Server
61 (0.225 %)Lotus Domino
61 (0.225 %)SAS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
126 (5.843 %)MS Excel
215 (3.371 %)MS Office
310 (2.247 %)MS Project
45 (1.124 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (0.899 %)AutoCAD
62 (0.449 %)Windchill
71 (0.225 %)NASTRAN
71 (0.225 %)MS Visio
71 (0.225 %)MATLAB
71 (0.225 %)Simulink
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.449 %)assyst
21 (0.225 %)SoftGrid
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (6.966 %)Firewall
228 (6.292 %)SAN
321 (4.719 %)Network Security
321 (4.719 %)Intrusion Detection
416 (3.596 %)LAN
416 (3.596 %)WAN
511 (2.472 %)DHCP
511 (2.472 %)DNS
610 (2.247 %)TCP/IP
74 (0.899 %)HTTP
82 (0.449 %)SMS
82 (0.449 %)VoIP
91 (0.225 %)Broadband
91 (0.225 %)ISDN
91 (0.225 %)VPN
91 (0.225 %)SSL
91 (0.225 %)Intranet
91 (0.225 %)Internet
91 (0.225 %)Wireless
91 (0.225 %)TETRA
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (6.742 %)SQL Server
29 (2.022 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (0.899 %)RDBMS
34 (0.899 %)MySQL
34 (0.899 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
34 (0.899 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
34 (0.899 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (0.674 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (0.674 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (0.449 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (0.449 %)Oracle 10g
52 (0.449 %)TOAD
52 (0.449 %)Oracle 9i
52 (0.449 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.225 %)Data Cleansing
61 (0.225 %)DB2
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (3.820 %)ClearCase
215 (3.371 %)ClearQuest
310 (2.247 %)TestDirector
47 (1.573 %)LoadRunner
56 (1.348 %)QuickTest Pro
62 (0.449 %)PVCS
62 (0.449 %)Ant
62 (0.449 %)QARun
71 (0.225 %)Visual Studio
71 (0.225 %)Eclipse
71 (0.225 %)WinRunner
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
184 (18.88 %)Government
219 (4.270 %)Telecoms
315 (3.371 %)Finance
414 (3.146 %)Military
511 (2.472 %)Pensions
610 (2.247 %)Health
79 (2.022 %)Insurance
79 (2.022 %)Auditing
79 (2.022 %)Aerospace
86 (1.348 %)Education
86 (1.348 %)Electronics
92 (0.449 %)Law
101 (0.225 %)Marketing
101 (0.225 %)Electric
101 (0.225 %)Legal
101 (0.225 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.225 %)Construction
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (9.888 %)Support Engineer
239 (8.764 %)Network Engineer
337 (8.315 %)Analyst
436 (8.090 %)Cisco Support
436 (8.090 %)Network Support Engineer
436 (8.090 %)Cisco Engineer
436 (8.090 %)Network Support
436 (8.090 %)Cisco Network Engineer
531 (6.966 %)Consultant
531 (6.966 %)Software Engineer
628 (6.292 %)Systems Engineer
726 (5.843 %)Developer
824 (5.393 %)Security Consultant
921 (4.719 %)Administrator
1020 (4.494 %)Team Leader
1116 (3.596 %)Tester
1215 (3.371 %)Architect
1215 (3.371 %)Configuration Manager
1215 (3.371 %)DBA
1215 (3.371 %)Systems Administrator
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (2.247 %)Cryptography
29 (2.022 %)PKI
29 (2.022 %)Computer Science
29 (2.022 %)Mathematics
38 (1.798 %)CESG
47 (1.573 %)Physics
56 (1.348 %)N-Tier
65 (1.124 %)PDA
65 (1.124 %)Client/Server
65 (1.124 %)Blackberry
74 (0.899 %)Clustering
74 (0.899 %)Smartphone
83 (0.674 %)CMDB
83 (0.674 %)Management Information System
92 (0.449 %)Biometrics
101 (0.225 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
101 (0.225 %)Video Conferencing
101 (0.225 %)Firmware
101 (0.225 %)PMI
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
168 (15.28 %)Windows
234 (7.640 %)Linux
329 (6.517 %)Windows Server 2003
428 (6.292 %)UNIX
522 (4.944 %)Windows XP
619 (4.270 %)Windows 2000 Server
715 (3.371 %)Windows 2000
812 (2.697 %)Solaris
99 (2.022 %)Windows Vista
105 (1.124 %)Red Hat Linux
111 (0.225 %)Windows Server 2008
111 (0.225 %)HPUX
111 (0.225 %)VMS
111 (0.225 %)OpenVMS
111 (0.225 %)Debian
111 (0.225 %)Fedora
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1445 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
257 (12.81 %)DV Cleared
342 (9.438 %)ITIL
441 (9.213 %)Software Engineering
539 (8.764 %)Information Security
634 (7.640 %)UML
733 (7.416 %)CMMI
828 (6.292 %)Test Scripting
927 (6.067 %)Project Management
1026 (5.843 %)Change Management
1124 (5.393 %)PRINCE2
1221 (4.719 %)Service Management
1316 (3.596 %)Configuration Management
1415 (3.371 %)Service Delivery
1415 (3.371 %)Programme Management
1512 (2.697 %)Penetration Testing
1512 (2.697 %)Data Management
1611 (2.472 %)Requirements Analysis
1611 (2.472 %)PDM
1710 (2.247 %)Risk Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (12.13 %)Java
250 (11.24 %)C
250 (11.24 %)C++
336 (8.090 %)SQL
430 (6.742 %)C#
513 (2.921 %)VBA
513 (2.921 %)Ada
611 (2.472 %)Perl
78 (1.798 %)VB
86 (1.348 %)VB.NET
94 (0.899 %)Shell Script
94 (0.899 %)JavaScript
102 (0.449 %)Embedded C
102 (0.449 %)PL/SQL
102 (0.449 %)DHTML
111 (0.225 %)VB6
111 (0.225 %)Ruby
111 (0.225 %)VBScript
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
149 (11.01 %)Cisco Certification
243 (9.663 %)CCNA
243 (9.663 %)Degree
320 (4.494 %)Microsoft Certification
415 (3.371 %)MCSE
55 (1.124 %)MCP
55 (1.124 %)CCNP
55 (1.124 %)ISEB
64 (0.899 %)OCP
64 (0.899 %)Oracle Certification
64 (0.899 %)CCA
64 (0.899 %)Citrix Certification
73 (0.674 %)Chartered Engineer
73 (0.674 %)HND
73 (0.674 %)MCSA
73 (0.674 %)CCIE
82 (0.449 %)ISTQB
91 (0.225 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (0.225 %)RHCE
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (1.348 %)BS7799
16 (1.348 %)SLA
16 (1.348 %)QA
24 (0.899 %)TickIT
24 (0.899 %)ISO9001
33 (0.674 %)ISO27001
42 (0.449 %)ISO17799
42 (0.449 %)HMG Infosec
42 (0.449 %)JSP 440
51 (0.225 %)ISO/IEC 20000
51 (0.225 %)PCI DSS
51 (0.225 %)BS15000
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (4.944 %)Active Directory
25 (1.124 %)Oracle RAC
34 (0.899 %)NetBackup
34 (0.899 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (0.449 %)Backup Exec
42 (0.449 %)MetaFrame
42 (0.449 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.225 %)NFS
51 (0.225 %)Terminal Services
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.899 %)MOM
22 (0.449 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
31 (0.225 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (9.888 %)Cisco
236 (8.090 %)3Com
236 (8.090 %)Nortel
326 (5.843 %)Microsoft
425 (5.618 %)Oracle
519 (4.270 %)EMC
618 (4.045 %)Citrix
79 (2.022 %)Lotus
79 (2.022 %)VMware
88 (1.798 %)HP
95 (1.124 %)Sun
95 (1.124 %)Red Hat
103 (0.674 %)Altiris
103 (0.674 %)NetApp
112 (0.449 %)VERITAS
112 (0.449 %)Compuware
121 (0.225 %)IBM
121 (0.225 %)CA
121 (0.225 %)Juniper
121 (0.225 %)Dell