SC Cleared Contracts in Birmingham

Security Check (SC) Clearance
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 26 36
Rank change year-on-year +18 +10 +1
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 87 58 59
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 11.51% 6.56% 4.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 40.28% 28.71% 25.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 40 39
10th Percentile £263 £410 £339
25th Percentile £325 £470 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £625 £450
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +38.89% -10.00%
75th Percentile £489 £700 £544
90th Percentile £671 £743 £613
West Midlands median daily rate £450 £550 £508
% change year-on-year -18.18% +8.37% +21.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 -
Median hourly rate £13.75 £13.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% - -
75th Percentile £14.00 £17.34 -
90th Percentile - £19.65 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £14.00 £27.50 -
% change year-on-year -49.09% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham

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 Birmingham with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 216 202 231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 28.57% 22.85% 17.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 129 99 160
10th Percentile £263 £257 £185
25th Percentile £325 £381 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £538 £638 £550
90th Percentile £643 £700 £638
West Midlands median daily rate £450 £536 £475
% change year-on-year -16.04% +12.84% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 18 3
10th Percentile £13.40 £11.70 -
25th Percentile £14.00 £12.70 -
Median hourly rate £26.00 £16.75 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +55.22% -16.25% +17.65%
75th Percentile £28.75 £20.00 £21.13
90th Percentile £50.75 £29.51 £21.80
West Midlands median hourly rate £28.50 £19.00 £18.75
% change year-on-year +50.00% +1.33% +14.89%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in Birmingham

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in Birmingham

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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Birmingham over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Birmingham

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in Birmingham

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (4.60%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.30%) SharePoint 2013
3 1 (1.15%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.15%) CA PPM
1 1 (1.15%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (1.15%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (1.15%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (1.15%) Oracle General Ledger
1 1 (1.15%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (1.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (1.15%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.75%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (4.60%) Azure
3 1 (1.15%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.15%) Smartsheet
3 1 (1.15%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 29 (33.33%) MPLS
2 24 (27.59%) Firewall
2 24 (27.59%) IPsec
3 22 (25.29%) WAN
4 14 (16.09%) BGP
5 4 (4.60%) Ethernet
5 4 (4.60%) Internet
6 3 (3.45%) ADSL
6 3 (3.45%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (3.45%) PSTN
7 2 (2.30%) LAN
7 2 (2.30%) Network Security
7 2 (2.30%) SDH
8 1 (1.15%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (1.15%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (1.15%) DWDM
8 1 (1.15%) OSPF
8 1 (1.15%) SONET
8 1 (1.15%) VLAN
8 1 (1.15%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.15%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (1.15%) DB2
Development Applications
1 1 (1.15%) PVCS
1 1 (1.15%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (1.15%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (13.79%) Public Sector
2 11 (12.64%) Legal
3 8 (9.20%) Social Skills
4 6 (6.90%) Telecoms
5 3 (3.45%) Finance
6 2 (2.30%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.15%) Aeronautics
7 1 (1.15%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.15%) Police
Job Titles
1 26 (29.89%) Analyst
2 24 (27.59%) Network Engineer
2 24 (27.59%) SOC Analyst
3 7 (8.05%) Consultant
3 7 (8.05%) WAN Engineer
4 5 (5.75%) Architect
5 4 (4.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 4 (4.60%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
5 4 (4.60%) Lead
5 4 (4.60%) Security Analyst
6 3 (3.45%) Asset Management Consultant
6 3 (3.45%) IT Consultant
6 3 (3.45%) Management Consultant
6 3 (3.45%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 3 (3.45%) Project Coordinator
6 3 (3.45%) Security Engineer
6 3 (3.45%) SharePoint Specialist
6 3 (3.45%) SharePoint Support
6 3 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (3.45%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.30%) Regular Expression
2 1 (1.15%) 802.1X
2 1 (1.15%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.75%) Taxonomies
2 4 (4.60%) PKI
2 4 (4.60%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (3.45%) Cloud Native
3 3 (3.45%) CMDB
3 3 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.30%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 2 (2.30%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.15%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.15%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 12 (13.79%) Linux
2 11 (12.64%) Mac OS X
3 4 (4.60%) Windows
4 1 (1.15%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.15%) Unix
4 1 (1.15%) VMS
4 1 (1.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (19.54%) SIEM
3 14 (16.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (14.94%) Incident Management
4 13 (14.94%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 12 (13.79%) Risk Management
5 12 (13.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 11 (12.64%) Computer Forensics
6 11 (12.64%) Malware Reverse Engineering
6 11 (12.64%) Purple Team
6 11 (12.64%) Reverse Engineering
6 11 (12.64%) Threat Analysis
6 11 (12.64%) Vulnerability Management
7 7 (8.05%) Security Operations
8 6 (6.90%) Change Control
8 6 (6.90%) ITIL
8 6 (6.90%) Line Management
8 6 (6.90%) Threat Detection
9 5 (5.75%) Data Protection
10 4 (4.60%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.15%) C
1 1 (1.15%) C++
1 1 (1.15%) COBOL
1 1 (1.15%) PL/SQL
1 1 (1.15%) ProC
Qualifications
1 87 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (8.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (6.90%) BC Cleared
4 4 (4.60%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (3.45%) CCNP
5 3 (3.45%) CISSP
6 2 (2.30%) CASP
6 2 (2.30%) CCNA
6 2 (2.30%) CISM
6 2 (2.30%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (2.30%) GCED
6 2 (2.30%) GIAC
6 2 (2.30%) GSEC
6 2 (2.30%) JNCIS
7 1 (1.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (1.15%) CRISC
7 1 (1.15%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (14.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (12.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 11 (12.64%) GDPR
2 11 (12.64%) HIPAA
2 11 (12.64%) NIST
3 4 (4.60%) SLA
4 3 (3.45%) QA
5 2 (2.30%) Government Security Classifications
5 2 (2.30%) NCSC
6 1 (1.15%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (2.30%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.75%) SCCM
2 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 25 (28.74%) Juniper
2 8 (9.20%) Microsoft
3 7 (8.05%) Cisco
4 3 (3.45%) BT
4 3 (3.45%) Openreach
4 3 (3.45%) ServiceNow
5 2 (2.30%) Citrix
5 2 (2.30%) IBM
5 2 (2.30%) LogRhythm
5 2 (2.30%) Palo Alto
5 2 (2.30%) TippingPoint
5 2 (2.30%) Trend Micro
6 1 (1.15%) Apple
6 1 (1.15%) F5
6 1 (1.15%) ICL
6 1 (1.15%) Nokia
6 1 (1.15%) Oracle
64 SC Cleared jobs in the West Midlands