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The table below looks at the demand for Security Check (SC) Clearance skills within the 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 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
Rank2637
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads10596
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.043 %
As % of the category below10.69 %7.529 %
Salaries quoted9791
Average minimum salary£32,808£31,312
Average salary£36,717£35,527
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Average maximum salary£40,626£39,742
UK excluding London average salary£42,767£44,068
% change on same period last year-2.95 %
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads9821275
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.636 %0.569 %
Salaries quoted8931160
Average minimum salary£34,175£35,085
Average salary£38,648£38,869
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Average maximum salary£43,121£42,652
UK excluding London average salary£42,986£44,543
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
SC Cleared UKSC Cleared
UK

SC Cleared
Demand Trend

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

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 Wales region.

Wales SC Cleared Salary Trend

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram

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

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 Wales 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
South WalesUp+1699£36,332+1.61 %
West WalesDown-106£45,875+28.99 %
SC Cleared UKSC Cleared
UK

SC Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1205 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
241 (20.00 %)Oracle
337 (18.05 %)Degree
436 (17.56 %)UNIX
535 (17.07 %)SQL
633 (16.10 %)J2EE
731 (15.12 %)Java
829 (14.15 %)C++
928 (13.66 %)C
928 (13.66 %)SQL Server
928 (13.66 %)Visual Studio
928 (13.66 %)Government
1026 (12.68 %)Solaris
1026 (12.68 %)SAN
1026 (12.68 %)Legato
1026 (12.68 %)VERITAS
1026 (12.68 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
1026 (12.68 %)ARCserve
1125 (12.20 %)JavaScript
1220 (9.756 %)XML
1318 (8.780 %)ISEB
1415 (7.317 %)Aerospace
1415 (7.317 %)Nortel
1415 (7.317 %)Cisco Certification
1415 (7.317 %)CCNP
1415 (7.317 %)Cisco
1415 (7.317 %)Test Scripting
1514 (6.829 %)Telecoms
1613 (6.341 %)OpenView
1613 (6.341 %)HP

SC Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (16.10 %)J2EE
220 (9.756 %)XML
39 (4.390 %).NET
39 (4.390 %)HTML
47 (3.415 %)JSP
55 (2.439 %)Struts
63 (1.463 %)JavaBeans
72 (0.976 %)Servlets
72 (0.976 %)XSLT
81 (0.488 %)ASP
81 (0.488 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.488 %)Hibernate
81 (0.488 %).NET Framework
81 (0.488 %)WebSphere
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.951 %)WebLogic
21 (0.488 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (0.488 %)Oracle Application Server
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (1.951 %)MS Excel
23 (1.463 %)MS Project
31 (0.488 %)Acrobat
31 (0.488 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.927 %)Oracle Applications
16 (2.927 %)Oracle EBS
24 (1.951 %)Oracle 11i
32 (0.976 %)Oracle EBS R12
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (12.68 %)SAN
213 (6.341 %)VPN
34 (1.951 %)DNS
34 (1.951 %)LDAP
43 (1.463 %)OSPF
43 (1.463 %)BGP
43 (1.463 %)DHCP
52 (0.976 %)ATM
52 (0.976 %)GPRS
52 (0.976 %)SDH
52 (0.976 %)QSIG
61 (0.488 %)IPv4
61 (0.488 %)TCP/IP
61 (0.488 %)ISDN
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (13.66 %)SQL Server
25 (2.439 %)Oracle 10g
34 (1.951 %)RDBMS
43 (1.463 %)Oracle Reports
52 (0.976 %)TOAD
61 (0.488 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.488 %)SQL Server 7
61 (0.488 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.488 %)ETL
61 (0.488 %)MySQL
61 (0.488 %)Oracle 11g
61 (0.488 %)SQL Server 2005
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (13.66 %)Visual Studio
211 (5.366 %)TestDirector
310 (4.878 %)LoadRunner
49 (4.390 %)QuickTest Pro
49 (4.390 %)QARun
53 (1.463 %)ClearCase
53 (1.463 %)Rational Rose
62 (0.976 %)XDoclet
62 (0.976 %)Ant
62 (0.976 %)JUnit
62 (0.976 %)Eclipse
71 (0.488 %)Oracle Forms
71 (0.488 %)Telelogic DOORS
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (13.66 %)Government
215 (7.317 %)Aerospace
314 (6.829 %)Telecoms
410 (4.878 %)Pensions
410 (4.878 %)Avionics
57 (3.415 %)Health
64 (1.951 %)Military
64 (1.951 %)Finance
72 (0.976 %)Marketing
81 (0.488 %)Electronics
81 (0.488 %)Education
81 (0.488 %)Law
81 (0.488 %)Legal
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (17.07 %)Developer
232 (15.61 %)Software Engineer
326 (12.68 %)C++ Developer
326 (12.68 %)C++ Software Engineer
326 (12.68 %)C++ Software Developer
326 (12.68 %)Consultant
326 (12.68 %)Software Developer
421 (10.24 %)Analyst
518 (8.780 %)Storage Consultant
617 (8.293 %)SAN Consultant
617 (8.293 %)Support Engineer
715 (7.317 %)Test Analyst
813 (6.341 %)Telecoms Engineer
912 (5.854 %)Test Specialist
1011 (5.366 %)Architect
118 (3.902 %)Siebel Consultant
118 (3.902 %)Java Developer
118 (3.902 %)Integration Engineer
118 (3.902 %)Systems Integration Engineer
118 (3.902 %)Systems Engineer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (2.439 %)N-Tier
24 (1.951 %)Cryptography
32 (0.976 %)Pocket PC
41 (0.488 %)Management Information System
41 (0.488 %)Clustering
41 (0.488 %)Replication
41 (0.488 %)CESG
41 (0.488 %)CESG CLAS
41 (0.488 %)Computer Science
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (17.56 %)UNIX
226 (12.68 %)Solaris
311 (5.366 %)Linux
45 (2.439 %)Windows
52 (0.976 %)Windows Mobile
61 (0.488 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.488 %)Windows XP
61 (0.488 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.488 %)Windows Server 2008
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1205 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
215 (7.317 %)Test Scripting
313 (6.341 %)RUP
412 (5.854 %)UML
511 (5.366 %)MODAF
610 (4.878 %)Data Migration
610 (4.878 %)Migration
78 (3.902 %)Requirements Analysis
78 (3.902 %)Use Case
78 (3.902 %)Zachman Framework
78 (3.902 %)TOGAF
78 (3.902 %)EAI
78 (3.902 %)Workflow
87 (3.415 %)DoDAF
96 (2.927 %)Enterprise Architecture
96 (2.927 %)OO
96 (2.927 %)Project Management
105 (2.439 %)Programme Management
114 (1.951 %)Project Planning
114 (1.951 %)Agile Software Development
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (17.07 %)SQL
231 (15.12 %)Java
329 (14.15 %)C++
428 (13.66 %)C
525 (12.20 %)JavaScript
613 (6.341 %)PL/SQL
73 (1.463 %)Shell Script
82 (0.976 %)XPath
82 (0.976 %)C#
82 (0.976 %)Perl
82 (0.976 %)VB
82 (0.976 %)VB.NET
91 (0.488 %)Embedded C
91 (0.488 %)Embedded C++
91 (0.488 %)VBA
91 (0.488 %)VBScript
91 (0.488 %)VB6
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (18.05 %)Degree
218 (8.780 %)ISEB
315 (7.317 %)Cisco Certification
315 (7.317 %)CCNP
46 (2.927 %)ISTQB
52 (0.976 %)Oracle Certification
61 (0.488 %)ISEB Practitioner
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.463 %)SLA
21 (0.488 %)CESG Infosec
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (4.390 %)NetBackup
24 (1.951 %)Oracle RAC
32 (0.976 %)Oracle RMAN
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
126 (12.68 %)Legato
126 (12.68 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
126 (12.68 %)ARCserve
213 (6.341 %)OpenView
213 (6.341 %)CiscoWorks
32 (0.976 %)AutoSys
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
141 (20.00 %)Oracle
226 (12.68 %)VERITAS
315 (7.317 %)Nortel
315 (7.317 %)Cisco
413 (6.341 %)HP
413 (6.341 %)BMC
413 (6.341 %)3Com
58 (3.902 %)Siebel
66 (2.927 %)Actuate
75 (2.439 %)Microsoft
82 (0.976 %)Ericsson
82 (0.976 %)Citrix
91 (0.488 %)QNX
91 (0.488 %)Adobe
91 (0.488 %)Business Objects
91 (0.488 %)Telelogic