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This section looks at the demand for Security 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 Security Cleared over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Clearance
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank49
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads295238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.159 %0.099 %
As % of the category below29.18 %19.72 %
Salaries quoted284232
Average minimum salary£33,807£33,600
Average salary£37,666£37,941
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Average maximum salary£41,526£42,282
UK excluding London average salary£40,840£42,005
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads10111207
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.544 %0.503 %
Salaries quoted8951084
Average minimum salary£32,895£32,853
Average salary£36,491£36,219
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Average maximum salary£40,087£39,585
UK excluding London average salary£42,491£44,465
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Security Cleared UKSecurity Cleared
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Security Cleared
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales Security Cleared Salary Trend

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram

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

Wales Security Cleared Salary Histogram

Security Cleared
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Wales region over the 3 months to 21 August 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+7281£37,835+0.88 %
West WalesDown-119£35,357-26.38 %
Mid WalesNew entry-2£27,000-
North WalesNew entry-2£18,250-
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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

1216 (39.42 %)SC Cleared
2121 (22.08 %)UNIX
3109 (19.89 %)Oracle
4100 (18.25 %)Government
593 (16.97 %)SQL
679 (14.42 %)Java
679 (14.42 %)Project Management
777 (14.05 %)Cisco
868 (12.41 %)Service Delivery
965 (11.86 %)J2EE
1064 (11.68 %)Linux
1163 (11.50 %)XML
1262 (11.31 %)SQL Server
1356 (10.22 %)ISEB
1453 (9.672 %)PL/SQL
1551 (9.307 %)Oracle 9i
1551 (9.307 %)Solaris
1650 (9.124 %)Nortel
1748 (8.759 %)VERITAS
1844 (8.029 %)Oracle 10g
1942 (7.664 %)JSP
2040 (7.299 %)UML
2040 (7.299 %)VoIP
2040 (7.299 %)Test Scripting
2139 (7.117 %)C
2139 (7.117 %)C++
2238 (6.934 %)JavaScript
2336 (6.569 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
2435 (6.387 %)Windows
2534 (6.204 %)HTML

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (11.86 %)J2EE
263 (11.50 %)XML
342 (7.664 %)JSP
434 (6.204 %)HTML
526 (4.745 %)JavaBeans
619 (3.467 %)Hibernate
717 (3.102 %).NET
717 (3.102 %)JPA
810 (1.825 %)Servlets
810 (1.825 %)Struts
96 (1.095 %)XSLT
96 (1.095 %)ASP.NET
105 (0.912 %)Middleware
114 (0.730 %)EJB
123 (0.547 %)ISPF
132 (0.365 %)JDBC
132 (0.365 %)SOAP
132 (0.365 %)Spring
132 (0.365 %)WebServices
141 (0.182 %)ASP
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (2.737 %)WebLogic
213 (2.372 %)Lotus Notes
32 (0.365 %)SAS
32 (0.365 %)OpenROAD
41 (0.182 %)WebLogic Portal
41 (0.182 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (0.182 %)WebSphere Application Server
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (3.467 %)MS Excel
215 (2.737 %)MS Project
34 (0.730 %)MS Office
43 (0.547 %)MS Visio
52 (0.365 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.182 %)Photoshop
61 (0.182 %)Acrobat
61 (0.182 %)FrameMaker
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
126 (4.745 %)SAP PS
23 (0.547 %)Oracle Applications
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (7.299 %)VoIP
233 (6.022 %)SAN
331 (5.657 %)VPN
429 (5.292 %)WAN
429 (5.292 %)LAN
528 (5.109 %)Wireless
624 (4.380 %)MPLS
716 (2.920 %)Firewall
813 (2.372 %)Network Security
98 (1.460 %)OSPF
98 (1.460 %)LDAP
107 (1.277 %)DNS
115 (0.912 %)Intranet
115 (0.912 %)Internet
115 (0.912 %)TETRA
122 (0.365 %)QSIG
122 (0.365 %)GPRS
122 (0.365 %)ISDN
122 (0.365 %)SNMP
122 (0.365 %)TCP/IP
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
162 (11.31 %)SQL Server
251 (9.307 %)Oracle 9i
344 (8.029 %)Oracle 10g
429 (5.292 %)SQL Server 2005
528 (5.109 %)SQL Server 2000
614 (2.555 %)BusinessObjects
79 (1.642 %)Datawarehouse
87 (1.277 %)RDBMS
96 (1.095 %)SQL Server 7
96 (1.095 %)Oracle Reports
104 (0.730 %)Oracle 8/8i
104 (0.730 %)MS Access
104 (0.730 %)TOAD
113 (0.547 %)DB2
122 (0.365 %)Ingres
131 (0.182 %)Oracle Discoverer
131 (0.182 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
134 (6.204 %)Visual Studio
215 (2.737 %)TestDirector
313 (2.372 %)Oracle Forms
411 (2.007 %)Rational Rose
510 (1.825 %)Ant
510 (1.825 %)JUnit
69 (1.642 %)ClearCase
78 (1.460 %)Eclipse
86 (1.095 %)XDoclet
94 (0.730 %)QARun
94 (0.730 %)QuickTest Pro
94 (0.730 %)LoadRunner
103 (0.547 %)COOL:Gen
112 (0.365 %)PowerBuilder
121 (0.182 %)Telelogic DOORS
121 (0.182 %)CruiseControl
121 (0.182 %)CheckStyle
121 (0.182 %)Cactus
121 (0.182 %)RequisitePro
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1100 (18.25 %)Government
234 (6.204 %)Telecoms
326 (4.745 %)Aerospace
419 (3.467 %)Military
514 (2.555 %)Health
612 (2.190 %)Pensions
710 (1.825 %)Finance
88 (1.460 %)Insurance
97 (1.277 %)Retail
106 (1.095 %)Investment Banking
106 (1.095 %)Banking
106 (1.095 %)Pharmaceutical
115 (0.912 %)Education
115 (0.912 %)Electric
123 (0.547 %)Electronics
132 (0.365 %)Local Government
132 (0.365 %)Avionics
132 (0.365 %)Manufacturing
141 (0.182 %)Games
141 (0.182 %)Construction
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
198 (17.88 %)Analyst
271 (12.96 %)Developer
369 (12.59 %)Consultant
443 (7.847 %)Test Analyst
539 (7.117 %)Support Analyst
636 (6.569 %)Software Engineer
734 (6.204 %)Project Controller
833 (6.022 %)Test Engineer
932 (5.839 %)Support Engineer
1031 (5.657 %)Project Manager
1130 (5.474 %)Software Developer
1130 (5.474 %)Tester
1130 (5.474 %)Administrator
1130 (5.474 %)Storage Consultant
1229 (5.292 %)SAN Consultant
1326 (4.745 %)C++ Developer
1326 (4.745 %)C++ Software Engineer
1425 (4.562 %)C++ Software Developer
1522 (4.015 %)UNIX Consultant
1522 (4.015 %)Java Developer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (1.460 %)Management Information System
27 (1.277 %)N-Tier
27 (1.277 %)HACMP
34 (0.730 %)Mainframe
43 (0.547 %)e-Health
43 (0.547 %)PDA
52 (0.365 %)Computer Science
52 (0.365 %)Pocket PC
61 (0.182 %)IBM Mainframe
61 (0.182 %)Clustering
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1121 (22.08 %)UNIX
264 (11.68 %)Linux
351 (9.307 %)Solaris
435 (6.387 %)Windows
533 (6.022 %)AIX
626 (4.745 %)HPUX
716 (2.920 %)Tru64
83 (0.547 %)Red Hat Linux
92 (0.365 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.182 %)Windows Vista
101 (0.182 %)Windows 2000
101 (0.182 %)Windows XP
101 (0.182 %)Windows Server 2003
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1216 (39.42 %)SC Cleared
279 (14.42 %)Project Management
368 (12.41 %)Service Delivery
440 (7.299 %)UML
440 (7.299 %)Test Scripting
533 (6.022 %)RUP
630 (5.474 %)Software Engineering
729 (5.292 %)PRINCE2
826 (4.745 %)ERP
826 (4.745 %)Information Management
924 (4.380 %)OOA/OOD
924 (4.380 %)OOD
1023 (4.197 %)ITIL
1023 (4.197 %)Migration
1121 (3.832 %)Network Design
1220 (3.650 %)Data Migration
1311 (2.007 %)Project Planning
1410 (1.825 %)Test Management
1410 (1.825 %)Programme Management
1410 (1.825 %)OO
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
193 (16.97 %)SQL
279 (14.42 %)Java
353 (9.672 %)PL/SQL
439 (7.117 %)C
439 (7.117 %)C++
538 (6.934 %)JavaScript
625 (4.562 %)Korn
722 (4.015 %)VBScript
821 (3.832 %)Shell Script
917 (3.102 %)Perl
1013 (2.372 %)VB
1112 (2.190 %)XPath
129 (1.642 %)C#
138 (1.460 %)VB.NET
138 (1.460 %)VB6
147 (1.277 %)VBA
153 (0.547 %)JCL
153 (0.547 %)REXX
162 (0.365 %)Transact-SQL
171 (0.182 %)COBOL
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
156 (10.22 %)ISEB
233 (6.022 %)Cisco Certification
327 (4.927 %)CCNP
426 (4.745 %)Degree
57 (1.277 %)CCIE
66 (1.095 %)CCNA
66 (1.095 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
75 (0.912 %)ISTQB
84 (0.730 %)PMP
84 (0.730 %)PMI Certification
84 (0.730 %)ISEB Practitioner
93 (0.547 %)Oracle Certification
93 (0.547 %)PRINCE2 Certification
102 (0.365 %)CISSP
111 (0.182 %)CCDP
111 (0.182 %)CCSP
111 (0.182 %)HNC
111 (0.182 %)MCSE
111 (0.182 %)ITIL Certification
111 (0.182 %)Microsoft Certification
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (4.197 %)SLA
22 (0.365 %)ISO27001
22 (0.365 %)QA
31 (0.182 %)JSP 440
31 (0.182 %)BS7799
31 (0.182 %)ISO17799
31 (0.182 %)ISO9001
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (1.277 %)NetBackup
24 (0.730 %)Terminal Services
33 (0.547 %)Oracle RAC
41 (0.182 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.182 %)ISA Server
41 (0.182 %)Active Directory
41 (0.182 %)MetaFrame
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
136 (6.569 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
232 (5.839 %)Legato
331 (5.657 %)ARCserve
416 (2.920 %)OpenView
416 (2.920 %)CiscoWorks
511 (2.007 %)Nagios
67 (1.277 %)AutoSys
76 (1.095 %)Tivoli
76 (1.095 %)Norton AntiVirus
84 (0.730 %)MAILsweeper
92 (0.365 %)Netcool
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1109 (19.89 %)Oracle
277 (14.05 %)Cisco
350 (9.124 %)Nortel
448 (8.759 %)VERITAS
526 (4.745 %)SAP
619 (3.467 %)Microsoft
716 (2.920 %)Sun
716 (2.920 %)BMC
716 (2.920 %)3Com
814 (2.555 %)Business Objects
913 (2.372 %)Lotus
1012 (2.190 %)HP
118 (1.460 %)Siebel
118 (1.460 %)IBM
126 (1.095 %)Actuate
126 (1.095 %)Symantec
126 (1.095 %)Sophos
135 (0.912 %)Remedy
135 (0.912 %)McAfee Security
135 (0.912 %)Citrix