SC Cleared Desktop Support Contracts in England

Security Check Clearance Desktop Support
UK > England

The median Security Check Clearance Desktop Support daily rate in England is £144 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 528 640 759
Rank change year-on-year +112 +119 -143
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Desktop Support 13 33 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.035% 0.066% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.069% 0.038%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 27 11
10th Percentile £103 £184 £180
25th Percentile £120 £200 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £144 £203 £200
Median % change year-on-year -28.95% +1.34% -
75th Percentile £198 £250 -
90th Percentile £220 £285 £238
UK median daily rate £160 £204 £200
% change year-on-year -21.75% +1.92% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £24.00
25th Percentile £20.22 - £24.25
Median hourly rate £20.82 - £25.00
75th Percentile £21.41 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £20.82 - £25.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,448 47,601 67,845
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.71% 94.62% 95.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,861 33,797 48,247
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,434 1,402 1,905
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.02 £44.77 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.53% +98.96% +0.36%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.95 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £36.02 £45.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -19.95% +91.49% +3.14%

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in England

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support in England.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in England

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support in England.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in England

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
London +107 8 £136 -45.60%
East of England +12 4 £220 -
South West +2 1 - -
SC Cleared Desktop Support
UK

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, SC Cleared Desktop Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 13 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 12 (92.31%) Windows
3 9 (69.23%) Microsoft
4 8 (61.54%) Time Management
5 7 (53.85%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (53.85%) VPN
5 7 (53.85%) Decision-Making
5 7 (53.85%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (53.85%) Customer Service
6 6 (46.15%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (46.15%) iPad
7 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
7 5 (38.46%) Active Directory
7 5 (38.46%) Windows 7
8 4 (30.77%) Azure
8 4 (30.77%) iPhone
8 4 (30.77%) Degree
8 4 (30.77%) SharePoint
8 4 (30.77%) Windows 10
9 3 (23.08%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (23.08%) Customer Requirements
9 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (23.08%) Technical Leadership
9 3 (23.08%) SLA
9 3 (23.08%) Information Security
10 2 (15.38%) Android
10 2 (15.38%) Wireless
10 2 (15.38%) Finance

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (30.77%) SharePoint
2 1 (7.69%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (53.85%) VPN
2 2 (15.38%) Wireless
3 1 (7.69%) Internet
General
1 7 (53.85%) Presentation Skills
2 6 (46.15%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) iPad
2 4 (30.77%) iPhone
3 2 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (7.69%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 12 (92.31%) Windows
2 5 (38.46%) Windows 7
3 4 (30.77%) Windows 10
4 2 (15.38%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Time Management
2 7 (53.85%) Customer Service
2 7 (53.85%) Decision-Making
3 3 (23.08%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (23.08%) Information Security
3 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (23.08%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (15.38%) Antivirus Management
4 2 (15.38%) Customer Experience
4 2 (15.38%) Inventory Management
4 2 (15.38%) ITIL
4 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Application Packaging
5 1 (7.69%) Break/Fix
5 1 (7.69%) Business Strategy
5 1 (7.69%) Creative Thinking
5 1 (7.69%) Network Management
5 1 (7.69%) Server Management
5 1 (7.69%) Software Deployment
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 13 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (30.77%) Degree
3 3 (23.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (15.38%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) McAfee
3 1 (7.69%) Computacenter