Security Cleared Contracts in Birmingham

Security Clearance
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 11 23
Rank change year-on-year +8 +12 -1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 120 96 82
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 15.67% 10.69% 6.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 54.55% 47.52% 35.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 51 55
10th Percentile £263 £375 £335
25th Percentile £325 £425 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £600 £430
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +39.53% -4.44%
75th Percentile £496 £700 £502
90th Percentile £663 £743 £594
West Midlands median daily rate £450 £540 £500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +8.00% +23.46%
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 £19.00 £18.75
% change year-on-year -26.32% +1.33% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham

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 Birmingham with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 220 202 229
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 28.72% 22.49% 17.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 100 159
10th Percentile £262 £303 £197
25th Percentile £325 £388 £352
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £538 £638 £550
90th Percentile £604 £700 £637
West Midlands median daily rate £450 £525 £463
% change year-on-year -14.29% +13.51% +14.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 18 4
10th Percentile £13.48 £11.70 -
25th Percentile £16.08 £12.70 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.00 £16.75 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year +55.22% -19.28% +22.06%
75th Percentile £28.75 £20.00 £23.25
90th Percentile £55.88 £29.51 £25.04
West Midlands median hourly rate £28.50 £19.00 £18.02
% change year-on-year +50.00% +5.47% +12.59%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Birmingham

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Birmingham

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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Birmingham over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Birmingham

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Hourly rate trend for Security 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 7 (5.83%) CMS
2 4 (3.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (3.33%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.67%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 4 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.83%) CA PPM
1 1 (0.83%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (0.83%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (0.83%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (0.83%) Oracle General Ledger
1 1 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.17%) Azure
1 5 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.83%) AWS
2 1 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (0.83%) Entra ID
2 1 (0.83%) Smartsheet
2 1 (0.83%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 35 (29.17%) MPLS
2 30 (25.00%) IPsec
2 30 (25.00%) WAN
3 24 (20.00%) Firewall
4 20 (16.67%) BGP
5 7 (5.83%) Network Security
5 7 (5.83%) VPN
6 5 (4.17%) Junos
7 4 (3.33%) Ethernet
7 4 (3.33%) Internet
7 4 (3.33%) Radio Access Network
8 3 (2.50%) ADSL
8 3 (2.50%) DNS
8 3 (2.50%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (2.50%) PSTN
9 2 (1.67%) LAN
9 2 (1.67%) SDH
9 2 (1.67%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.83%) CATAPAN
10 1 (0.83%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.33%) GIS
1 4 (3.33%) QGIS
1 4 (3.33%) SQL Server
1 4 (3.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 4 (3.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 4 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (0.83%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (0.83%) DB2
2 1 (0.83%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.83%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (3.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 1 (0.83%) GitLab
2 1 (0.83%) JIRA
2 1 (0.83%) PVCS
2 1 (0.83%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.83%) Visual Studio
General
1 22 (18.33%) Public Sector
2 12 (10.00%) Legal
3 9 (7.50%) Social Skills
4 6 (5.00%) Telecoms
5 4 (3.33%) Finance
5 4 (3.33%) Police
6 2 (1.67%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.67%) Games
6 2 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (1.67%) Publishing
7 1 (0.83%) Aeronautics
7 1 (0.83%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 32 (26.67%) Analyst
2 30 (25.00%) SOC Analyst
3 26 (21.67%) Network Engineer
4 14 (11.67%) WAN Engineer
5 10 (8.33%) Consultant
6 7 (5.83%) Security Analyst
7 6 (5.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 6 (5.00%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 5 (4.17%) Architect
8 5 (4.17%) Lead
8 5 (4.17%) Support Engineer
9 4 (3.33%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
9 4 (3.33%) DBA
10 3 (2.50%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 3 (2.50%) Data Consultant
10 3 (2.50%) Data Protection Consultant
10 3 (2.50%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 3 (2.50%) SharePoint Specialist
10 3 (2.50%) Solutions Architect
10 3 (2.50%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.67%) Regular Expression
2 1 (0.83%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.17%) Security Operations Centre
2 10 (8.33%) PKI
3 5 (4.17%) Taxonomies
4 4 (3.33%) Cyberattack
4 4 (3.33%) PACS
5 3 (2.50%) Cloud Native
5 3 (2.50%) CMDB
5 3 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 2 (1.67%) Handset
6 2 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.67%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.83%) Clustering
7 1 (0.83%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.83%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.83%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (14.17%) Linux
2 12 (10.00%) Windows
3 10 (8.33%) Mac OS X
4 1 (0.83%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.83%) Unix
4 1 (0.83%) VMS
4 1 (0.83%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (21.67%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (14.17%) SIEM
3 14 (11.67%) Incident Management
3 14 (11.67%) Security Operations
3 14 (11.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 12 (10.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 11 (9.17%) Risk Management
5 11 (9.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (8.33%) Computer Forensics
6 10 (8.33%) Data Protection
6 10 (8.33%) Malware Reverse Engineering
6 10 (8.33%) Purple Team
6 10 (8.33%) Reverse Engineering
6 10 (8.33%) Threat Analysis
6 10 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management
7 8 (6.67%) Decision-Making
7 8 (6.67%) ITIL
7 8 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (5.00%) Change Control
8 6 (5.00%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.33%) SQL
2 1 (0.83%) C
2 1 (0.83%) C++
2 1 (0.83%) COBOL
2 1 (0.83%) PL/SQL
2 1 (0.83%) ProC
Qualifications
1 88 (73.33%) SC Cleared
2 7 (5.83%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (5.00%) BC Cleared
4 5 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (4.17%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.50%) CCNA
5 3 (2.50%) CCNP
5 3 (2.50%) CISSP
6 2 (1.67%) CASP
6 2 (1.67%) CISM
6 2 (1.67%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.67%) GCED
6 2 (1.67%) GIAC
6 2 (1.67%) GSEC
6 2 (1.67%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (0.83%) CRISC
7 1 (0.83%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.83%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 1 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (10.83%) GDPR
2 12 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (8.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 10 (8.33%) HIPAA
3 10 (8.33%) NIST
4 4 (3.33%) SLA
5 3 (2.50%) QA
6 2 (1.67%) Government Security Classifications
6 2 (1.67%) ISO 9000
6 2 (1.67%) NCSC
7 1 (0.83%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (3.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.83%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (5.83%) SCCM
2 4 (3.33%) Microsoft Clustering
2 4 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.83%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.83%) Terraform
Vendors
1 32 (26.67%) Juniper
2 12 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 10 (8.33%) Cisco
4 6 (5.00%) LogRhythm
5 4 (3.33%) Darktrace
5 4 (3.33%) Ericsson
5 4 (3.33%) ESRI
5 4 (3.33%) FireEye
5 4 (3.33%) Greenplum
5 4 (3.33%) Mapinfo
5 4 (3.33%) Pega
5 4 (3.33%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.33%) Splunk
6 3 (2.50%) BT
6 3 (2.50%) Openreach
7 2 (1.67%) Citrix
7 2 (1.67%) IBM
7 2 (1.67%) Sage
7 2 (1.67%) TippingPoint
7 2 (1.67%) Trend Micro