SC Cleared Contracts in the Midlands

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 15 19
Rank change year-on-year +10 +4 +4
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 377 304 415
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.04% 9.44% 8.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 40.41% 34.90% 39.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 204 278
10th Percentile £275 £360 £352
25th Percentile £358 £480 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £563 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.84% +12.50% +20.68%
75th Percentile £585 £675 £551
90th Percentile £663 £702 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 16 8
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.80 £18.12
25th Percentile £14.00 £12.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £20.00 £21.84 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.40% -0.75% +15.79%
75th Percentile £37.50 £40.25 £27.38
90th Percentile £51.91 £61.75 £37.50
England median hourly rate £50.00 £57.50 £51.43
% change year-on-year -13.04% +11.81% +21.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

SC 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 Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 933 871 1,040
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.27% 27.03% 20.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 590 564 709
10th Percentile £254 £313 £206
25th Percentile £336 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £550
90th Percentile £688 £700 £638
England median daily rate £536 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 49 33
10th Percentile £13.25 £10.77 £11.60
25th Percentile £17.00 £12.50 £13.75
Median hourly rate £24.65 £20.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +23.25% - +21.62%
75th Percentile £42.50 £40.25 £25.25
90th Percentile £58.25 £65.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £40.13 £55.00 £40.50
% change year-on-year -27.05% +35.80% +15.71%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 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
West Midlands +16 276 £500 -14.89% 98
East Midlands +2 100 £525 -8.70% 28
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 15 (3.98%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.86%) CICS
2 7 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.86%) SAS
3 5 (1.33%) IIS
4 3 (0.80%) Confluence
5 2 (0.53%) CMS
5 2 (0.53%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.27%) Appian
Applications
1 17 (4.51%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.27%) Revit
4 1 (0.27%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (0.27%) CA PPM
1 1 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (0.27%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
1 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
1 1 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.27%) SAP HR
1 1 (0.27%) SAP PSCD
1 1 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.31%) Azure
2 8 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (1.86%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (1.33%) AWS
6 4 (1.06%) OCI
7 3 (0.80%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.53%) Amazon EKS
8 2 (0.53%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.53%) IaaS
8 2 (0.53%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.27%) Amazon ECS
9 1 (0.27%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.27%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.27%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.27%) PaaS
9 1 (0.27%) SaaS
9 1 (0.27%) Serverless
9 1 (0.27%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.27%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 34 (9.02%) MPLS
2 32 (8.49%) Firewall
2 32 (8.49%) WAN
3 28 (7.43%) IPsec
4 19 (5.04%) BGP
5 10 (2.65%) SAN
5 10 (2.65%) SD-WAN
6 9 (2.39%) LAN
6 9 (2.39%) NX-OS
7 6 (1.59%) Network Security
7 6 (1.59%) VPN
8 5 (1.33%) Fibre Channel
8 5 (1.33%) Internet
8 5 (1.33%) Kerberos
9 4 (1.06%) Ethernet
9 4 (1.06%) PSTN
9 4 (1.06%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (1.06%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.80%) Cisco Firepower
10 3 (0.80%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.84%) MySQL
2 21 (5.57%) Amazon Redshift
3 9 (2.39%) DB2
4 7 (1.86%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (1.86%) IDMS
5 6 (1.59%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.06%) SAP BW
7 3 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.53%) Adabas
8 2 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.53%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.27%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.27%) Metadata
9 1 (0.27%) Metadata Repository
9 1 (0.27%) Pentaho
9 1 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 42 (11.14%) PVCS
1 42 (11.14%) Visual Studio
2 36 (9.55%) Git
3 5 (1.33%) JIRA
3 5 (1.33%) JMeter
4 4 (1.06%) GitLab
5 3 (0.80%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.53%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.53%) Selenium
6 2 (0.53%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.53%) TestRail
6 2 (0.53%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
General
1 62 (16.45%) Public Sector
2 37 (9.81%) Social Skills
3 23 (6.10%) Finance
4 15 (3.98%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (3.45%) Telecoms
6 12 (3.18%) Legal
7 8 (2.12%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.59%) Aerospace
8 6 (1.59%) Electronics
8 6 (1.59%) Marketing
9 3 (0.80%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.27%) Aeronautics
11 1 (0.27%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.27%) Games
11 1 (0.27%) Law
11 1 (0.27%) Military
11 1 (0.27%) Police
Job Titles
1 52 (13.79%) Architect
2 50 (13.26%) Analyst
3 49 (13.00%) Programmer
4 46 (12.20%) C Programmer
5 32 (8.49%) Network Engineer
6 27 (7.16%) Consultant
7 26 (6.90%) SOC Analyst
8 20 (5.31%) Network Architect
9 18 (4.77%) Developer
10 16 (4.24%) Senior
10 16 (4.24%) Solutions Architect
11 12 (3.18%) Lead
12 11 (2.92%) Test Analyst
13 10 (2.65%) Administrator
14 8 (2.12%) IBM Mainframe Developer
14 8 (2.12%) IT Engineer
14 8 (2.12%) Mainframe Developer
15 7 (1.86%) 2nd Line Support
15 7 (1.86%) IT Technician
15 7 (1.86%) Linux Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.12%) LDAP
1 8 (2.12%) YAML
2 6 (1.59%) Elastic Stack
3 4 (1.06%) Web Services
4 3 (0.80%) FastAPI
4 3 (0.80%) Flask
4 3 (0.80%) SOAP
4 3 (0.80%) XML
5 2 (0.53%) Django
5 2 (0.53%) React
6 1 (0.27%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.27%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.27%) JSON
6 1 (0.27%) Next.js
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.27%) pytest
6 1 (0.27%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.27%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.27%) Vue
6 1 (0.27%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 13 (3.45%) Data Centre
2 11 (2.92%) Cloud Native
2 11 (2.92%) PKI
3 10 (2.65%) Mainframe
4 9 (2.39%) Linux Command Line
5 8 (2.12%) IBM Mainframe
5 8 (2.12%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (1.86%) SCADA
7 6 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.33%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.33%) Replication
9 4 (1.06%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.06%) HP Storage
9 4 (1.06%) Taxonomies
10 3 (0.80%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 3 (0.80%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.53%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.53%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 70 (18.57%) Windows
2 55 (14.59%) Linux
3 25 (6.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 19 (5.04%) Windows 7
5 14 (3.71%) Windows Vista
6 10 (2.65%) Mac OS X
7 9 (2.39%) Android
7 9 (2.39%) Apple iOS
7 9 (2.39%) zOS
8 7 (1.86%) Ubuntu
9 6 (1.59%) Windows Server
10 5 (1.33%) AIX
10 5 (1.33%) Solaris
10 5 (1.33%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.80%) Debian
11 3 (0.80%) Windows 10
12 2 (0.53%) Unix
12 2 (0.53%) VMS
13 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.27%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (10.61%) Agile
2 35 (9.28%) Configuration Management
3 30 (7.96%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (7.96%) Software Engineering
4 29 (7.69%) Requirements Gathering
5 27 (7.16%) Stakeholder Management
6 26 (6.90%) Scrum
7 25 (6.63%) Analytics
7 25 (6.63%) SIEM
8 24 (6.37%) Cybersecurity
8 24 (6.37%) Data Analytics
9 23 (6.10%) Continuous Integration
9 23 (6.10%) Dashboard Development
9 23 (6.10%) ETL
10 22 (5.84%) Data Extraction
11 21 (5.57%) Validation
12 20 (5.31%) Test Strategy
13 18 (4.77%) Customer Service
13 18 (4.77%) Incident Management
13 18 (4.77%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 50 (13.26%) C
2 43 (11.41%) PL/SQL
3 17 (4.51%) PowerShell
4 14 (3.71%) SQL
5 13 (3.45%) C++
6 9 (2.39%) COBOL
6 9 (2.39%) Python
7 7 (1.86%) CLIST
7 7 (1.86%) REXX
7 7 (1.86%) SELCOPY
8 5 (1.33%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.80%) Bash
9 3 (0.80%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.80%) R
10 2 (0.53%) Groovy
10 2 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.53%) Natural
11 1 (0.27%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.27%) ProC
11 1 (0.27%) X++
Qualifications
1 377 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 22 (5.84%) DV Cleared
3 19 (5.04%) BPSS Clearance
4 11 (2.92%) Degree
5 9 (2.39%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (1.86%) CISSP
7 5 (1.33%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.33%) BC Cleared
7 5 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.33%) OSCP
8 4 (1.06%) CCNA
8 4 (1.06%) CCNP
9 3 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.53%) CCIE
10 2 (0.53%) CEH
10 2 (0.53%) Citrix Certification
10 2 (0.53%) JNCIS
10 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (2.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 10 (2.65%) GDPR
2 10 (2.65%) HIPAA
2 10 (2.65%) NIST
2 10 (2.65%) SLA
3 5 (1.33%) QA
4 2 (0.53%) PMO
5 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.27%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.27%) GPG13
5 1 (0.27%) IFRS
System Software
1 28 (7.43%) VMware Infrastructure
2 23 (6.10%) Active Directory
3 11 (2.92%) Virtual Machines
3 11 (2.92%) VMware NSX
3 11 (2.92%) vSphere
4 7 (1.86%) Docker
4 7 (1.86%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.06%) VMFS
5 4 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.80%) iptables
7 2 (0.53%) Firmware
7 2 (0.53%) XenApp
7 2 (0.53%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.27%) KVM
8 1 (0.27%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 21 (5.57%) Ansible
1 21 (5.57%) Grafana
2 13 (3.45%) SCCM
2 13 (3.45%) Terraform
3 9 (2.39%) CSIRT
3 9 (2.39%) Progress Chef
4 8 (2.12%) AirWatch
4 8 (2.12%) Puppet
4 8 (2.12%) Salt
5 7 (1.86%) Kibana
6 6 (1.59%) logstash
7 5 (1.33%) EMC NetWorker
7 5 (1.33%) Red Hat Satellite
8 4 (1.06%) HP Data Protector
8 4 (1.06%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.80%) VxRail
10 2 (0.53%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.53%) SCOM
10 2 (0.53%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 54 (14.32%) Microsoft
2 41 (10.88%) VMware
3 33 (8.75%) Juniper
4 28 (7.43%) Cisco
5 27 (7.16%) Red Hat
6 24 (6.37%) Denodo
7 22 (5.84%) Talend
8 18 (4.77%) Oracle
9 13 (3.45%) SAP
10 10 (2.65%) Apple
10 10 (2.65%) CA
10 10 (2.65%) IBM
11 7 (1.86%) F5
11 7 (1.86%) SolarWinds
11 7 (1.86%) Syncsort
12 6 (1.59%) SaltStack
12 6 (1.59%) Samsung
13 5 (1.33%) Brocade
13 5 (1.33%) EMC
13 5 (1.33%) HP