Security Cleared Contracts in the South West

Security Clearance
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 1,546 1,588 1,143
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 47.55% 46.94% 31.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 87.39% 88.91% 77.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,020 1,172 799
10th Percentile £400 £400 £375
25th Percentile £475 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £531
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +13.10% +6.10%
75th Percentile £672 £675 £638
90th Percentile £725 £727 £691
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 109 80
10th Percentile £43.75 £50.00 £42.24
25th Percentile £53.75 £57.25 £53.94
Median hourly rate £70.00 £67.50 £62.08
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +8.74% +24.15%
75th Percentile £74.44 £80.00 £67.44
90th Percentile £80.00 £88.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £56.50 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -5.83% +20.00% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

Security Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,769 1,786 1,467
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 54.41% 52.79% 39.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,132 1,300 1,038
10th Percentile £363 £400 £338
25th Percentile £473 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £579 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.05% +10.33% +9.38%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £625
90th Percentile £725 £725 £680
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 135 93
10th Percentile £21.26 £39.55 £41.61
25th Percentile £40.00 £56.27 £52.00
Median hourly rate £63.50 £65.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.31% +5.69% +30.16%
75th Percentile £72.50 £78.88 £67.25
90th Percentile £80.00 £85.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £39.75
% change year-on-year -27.27% +38.36% +8.90%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in the South West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the South West over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the South West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in the South West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the South West over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wiltshire 0 701 £550 -5.01% 95
Bristol 0 394 £575 -4.17% 164
Gloucestershire 0 242 £600 +4.35% 116
Devon 0 79 £474 -21.00% 42
Dorset 0 44 £620 +12.73% 30
Somerset -1 39 £580 -13.82% 39
Cornwall -7 1 - - 1
Security Cleared
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 88 (5.69%) Confluence
2 83 (5.37%) SharePoint
3 30 (1.94%) SharePoint Server
4 24 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (0.65%) Apache
6 3 (0.19%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.19%) IIS
7 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.13%) CMS
8 1 (0.065%) nginx
8 1 (0.065%) WebLogic
Applications
1 56 (3.62%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (2.01%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (1.62%) Spreadsheet
5 18 (1.16%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.19%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.065%) CATIA
8 1 (0.065%) Simulink
8 1 (0.065%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 21 (1.36%) Remedy ITSM
2 12 (0.78%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 9 (0.58%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.26%) Primavera
5 3 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.13%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.13%) SAP PS
7 1 (0.065%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 166 (10.74%) Azure
2 118 (7.63%) AWS
3 60 (3.88%) Power Platform
4 53 (3.43%) PaaS
5 50 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (2.85%) SaaS
7 30 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
7 30 (1.94%) IaaS
8 28 (1.81%) Azure Stack
9 26 (1.68%) OpenShift
10 23 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.23%) Power Automate
12 16 (1.03%) GitHub
13 15 (0.97%) GCP
14 14 (0.91%) PowerApps
15 13 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
16 12 (0.78%) Entra ID
17 11 (0.71%) OneDrive
18 10 (0.65%) Serverless
19 9 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 87 (5.63%) Firewall
2 61 (3.95%) WAN
3 56 (3.62%) Network Security
4 55 (3.56%) LAN
5 32 (2.07%) BGP
6 26 (1.68%) VoIP
7 23 (1.49%) DNS
8 22 (1.42%) PBX
8 22 (1.42%) VSAN
9 18 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
10 17 (1.10%) DHCP
11 16 (1.03%) TCP/IP
12 15 (0.97%) SAN
13 13 (0.84%) 4G
14 11 (0.71%) Cisco ISE
15 10 (0.65%) HTTP
15 10 (0.65%) SDH
16 8 (0.52%) 3G
16 8 (0.52%) Internet
16 8 (0.52%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (2.85%) SQL Server
2 36 (2.33%) Power BI
3 23 (1.49%) Relational Database
4 18 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (0.78%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 12 (0.78%) Oracle Database
5 12 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 12 (0.78%) Tableau
6 9 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (0.45%) InfluxDB
7 7 (0.45%) Metadata
7 7 (0.45%) Metadata Repository
7 7 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.32%) SQLite
8 5 (0.32%) Triplestore
9 4 (0.26%) Big Data
9 4 (0.26%) Biml
9 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 135 (8.73%) JIRA
2 58 (3.75%) Jenkins
3 37 (2.39%) Bitbucket
4 34 (2.20%) Rational DOORS
5 27 (1.75%) Git
6 24 (1.55%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 16 (1.03%) GitLab
8 13 (0.84%) SonarQube
9 11 (0.71%) Artifactory
10 7 (0.45%) Cypress.io
11 6 (0.39%) Selenium
12 5 (0.32%) Checkstyle
13 3 (0.19%) Burp Suite
14 2 (0.13%) GoogleTest
14 2 (0.13%) HP UFT
14 2 (0.13%) JUnit
14 2 (0.13%) LoadRunner
14 2 (0.13%) Snyk
14 2 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
15 1 (0.065%) ESLint
General
1 350 (22.64%) Social Skills
2 264 (17.08%) Public Sector
3 151 (9.77%) Analytical Skills
4 144 (9.31%) Telecoms
5 112 (7.24%) Finance
6 66 (4.27%) Manufacturing
7 59 (3.82%) Aerospace
8 54 (3.49%) Military
8 54 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
9 45 (2.91%) Electronics
10 42 (2.72%) Marketing
11 29 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (1.16%) Legal
13 15 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (0.84%) Police
15 7 (0.45%) Digital Economy
15 7 (0.45%) Publishing
16 6 (0.39%) Aviation
16 6 (0.39%) Local Government
17 5 (0.32%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 342 (22.12%) Architect
2 160 (10.35%) Analyst
3 147 (9.51%) Lead
4 94 (6.08%) Solutions Architect
5 80 (5.17%) Project Manager
6 76 (4.92%) Lead Architect
7 74 (4.79%) Network Architect
8 67 (4.33%) Developer
9 60 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 59 (3.82%) Senior
11 51 (3.30%) Software Engineer
12 50 (3.23%) DevOps Engineer
13 48 (3.10%) Network Engineer
14 46 (2.98%) Administrator
14 46 (2.98%) SOC Analyst
15 45 (2.91%) Consultant
16 41 (2.65%) Service Analyst
17 39 (2.52%) Systems Administrator
17 39 (2.52%) Systems Architect
17 39 (2.52%) Wintel Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (2.98%) .NET
2 32 (2.07%) .NET Core
3 25 (1.62%) React
4 23 (1.49%) REST
4 23 (1.49%) XML
5 22 (1.42%) Spring
6 16 (1.03%) YAML
7 15 (0.97%) Elastic Stack
8 14 (0.91%) CSS
9 11 (0.71%) .NET Framework
9 11 (0.71%) AngularJS
9 11 (0.71%) Apache NiFi
10 9 (0.58%) RESTful
11 8 (0.52%) HTML
11 8 (0.52%) Kafka
12 7 (0.45%) ModSecurity
12 7 (0.45%) Spring Boot
13 6 (0.39%) Node.js
13 6 (0.39%) RabbitMQ
14 5 (0.32%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 98 (6.34%) PKI
2 90 (5.82%) Data Centre
3 76 (4.92%) Management Information System
4 66 (4.27%) Cyber Threat
5 58 (3.75%) Security Operations Centre
6 57 (3.69%) Private Cloud
7 56 (3.62%) Cyber Defence
8 44 (2.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 37 (2.39%) CSOC
10 35 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
11 26 (1.68%) Onboarding
12 21 (1.36%) Product Ownership
13 18 (1.16%) Public Cloud
13 18 (1.16%) Replication
14 16 (1.03%) Video Conferencing
15 15 (0.97%) CMDB
15 15 (0.97%) Operational Technology
15 15 (0.97%) Security Posture
16 13 (0.84%) ARM Cortex
16 13 (0.84%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 207 (13.39%) Windows
2 159 (10.28%) Linux
3 47 (3.04%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 17 (1.10%) Windows 10
6 13 (0.84%) FreeRTOS
7 12 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.32%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.26%) Unix
10 3 (0.19%) CentOS
10 3 (0.19%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.13%) SUSE
11 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.065%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.065%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.065%) Solaris
12 1 (0.065%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.065%) VMS
12 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 255 (16.49%) Agile
2 202 (13.07%) Cybersecurity
3 173 (11.19%) Problem-Solving
4 168 (10.87%) ITIL
5 162 (10.48%) Project Management
6 143 (9.25%) DevOps
7 135 (8.73%) SIEM
8 121 (7.83%) Stakeholder Management
9 112 (7.24%) Service Management
10 99 (6.40%) Incident Response
10 99 (6.40%) Security Operations
11 95 (6.14%) Network Management
12 89 (5.76%) CI/CD
13 86 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
14 85 (5.50%) Threat Intelligence
14 85 (5.50%) Use Case
15 83 (5.37%) Business Intelligence
15 83 (5.37%) Configuration Management
16 80 (5.17%) Information Security
17 78 (5.05%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 111 (7.18%) Python
2 98 (6.34%) PowerShell
3 63 (4.08%) Java
4 62 (4.01%) SQL
5 61 (3.95%) C
6 42 (2.72%) JavaScript
7 28 (1.81%) C#
8 26 (1.68%) Bash
9 16 (1.03%) C++
9 16 (1.03%) Go
10 13 (0.84%) Embedded C
11 12 (0.78%) T-SQL
12 8 (0.52%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.39%) Ada
13 6 (0.39%) Shell Script
13 6 (0.39%) TypeScript
14 5 (0.32%) Bicep
14 5 (0.32%) SPARQL
15 3 (0.19%) R
16 2 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 788 (50.97%) SC Cleared
2 783 (50.65%) DV Cleared
3 124 (8.02%) Degree
4 46 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
5 31 (2.01%) CISSP
6 28 (1.81%) APMP
7 26 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
7 26 (1.68%) SANS
8 24 (1.55%) CISM
9 21 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (1.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 18 (1.16%) TOGAF Certification
11 16 (1.03%) HND
12 14 (0.91%) MCSE
13 13 (0.84%) CCNP
14 12 (0.78%) CCNA
14 12 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
15 10 (0.65%) Azure Certification
15 10 (0.65%) CISA
15 10 (0.65%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (5.05%) NIST
2 60 (3.88%) PMO
3 47 (3.04%) NIST 800
4 46 (2.98%) SLA
5 42 (2.72%) QA
6 37 (2.39%) JSP 440
7 34 (2.20%) NCSC
8 33 (2.13%) Government Security Classifications
9 30 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 27 (1.75%) GDPR
11 11 (0.71%) PCI DSS
12 10 (0.65%) HIPAA
12 10 (0.65%) RMADS
13 8 (0.52%) Accessibility
13 8 (0.52%) Def Stans
14 7 (0.45%) P3O
15 5 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
15 5 (0.32%) Data Quality
16 4 (0.26%) COBIT
16 4 (0.26%) MISRA
System Software
1 95 (6.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 78 (5.05%) Active Directory
3 72 (4.66%) Docker
4 55 (3.56%) VMware NSX
5 52 (3.36%) vSphere
6 44 (2.85%) VMware ESXi
7 14 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
8 11 (0.71%) Hyper-V
9 8 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.32%) VMFS
11 3 (0.19%) Firmware
12 2 (0.13%) KVM
12 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.065%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 87 (5.63%) Ansible
2 74 (4.79%) Terraform
3 60 (3.88%) Kubernetes
4 33 (2.13%) vCenter Server
5 27 (1.75%) PowerCLI
6 21 (1.36%) Grafana
6 21 (1.36%) Prometheus
6 21 (1.36%) SCOM
7 17 (1.10%) Progress Chef
7 17 (1.10%) SCCM
8 14 (0.91%) Puppet
9 11 (0.71%) OPNET
10 10 (0.65%) Docker Swarm
10 10 (0.65%) Kibana
11 9 (0.58%) logstash
11 9 (0.58%) Salt
12 6 (0.39%) CSIRT
13 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
13 5 (0.32%) VxRail
14 4 (0.26%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 249 (16.11%) Microsoft
2 153 (9.90%) VMware
3 74 (4.79%) Atlassian
4 72 (4.66%) Cisco
5 63 (4.08%) SAP
6 59 (3.82%) Dell
7 33 (2.13%) IBM
8 30 (1.94%) Red Hat
9 28 (1.81%) Remedy
10 26 (1.68%) Juniper
11 25 (1.62%) HP
12 22 (1.42%) Oracle
13 21 (1.36%) Google
13 21 (1.36%) Nokia
14 18 (1.16%) Palo Alto
15 15 (0.97%) Sparx
16 13 (0.84%) Lauterbach
17 12 (0.78%) Micro Focus
18 11 (0.71%) Splunk
19 10 (0.65%) Ribbon