SC Cleared Contracts in the North West

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 5 16
Rank change year-on-year -1 +11 -4
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 386 552 352
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 13.86% 17.13% 8.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 46.34% 54.28% 39.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 259 382 245
10th Percentile £370 £389 £368
25th Percentile £451 £463 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +27.17%
75th Percentile £674 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £675
England median daily rate £537 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -2.36% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 38 18
10th Percentile - £21.86 £28.10
25th Percentile £10.95 £27.80 £37.32
Median hourly rate £11.20 £42.50 £41.93
Median % change year-on-year -73.66% +1.37% -11.60%
75th Percentile £46.18 £51.48 £53.95
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £61.50
England median hourly rate £48.56 £60.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -19.07% +14.29% +16.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 North West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 833 1,017 902
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 29.92% 31.56% 22.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 699 589
10th Percentile £248 £325 £261
25th Percentile £415 £425 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.44% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £650 £604 £625
90th Percentile £725 £700 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 68 68
10th Percentile £10.95 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £11.77 £24.75 £18.63
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £39.87
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% -5.94% -4.50%
75th Percentile £39.54 £49.52 £54.11
90th Percentile £54.00 £66.03 £65.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -1.81%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in the North West

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the North West over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in the North West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in the North West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in the North West over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in the North West

SC Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
Cumbria 0 162 £515 +14.44% 29
Manchester -6 145 £550 - 45
Cheshire +3 44 £449 -14.52% 32
Lancashire -14 16 £475 -5.00% 15
Merseyside -17 13 £563 +6.64% 4
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North 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 13 (3.37%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.78%) IIS
3 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.26%) nginx
4 1 (0.26%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.26%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.26%) Traefik
Applications
1 43 (11.14%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.04%) Revit
5 2 (0.52%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.26%) Simulink
6 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.07%) Primavera
2 6 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.78%) Maximo
4 1 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.26%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 53 (13.73%) AWS
2 36 (9.33%) Azure
3 15 (3.89%) Amazon EC2
3 15 (3.89%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 14 (3.63%) Amazon S3
5 12 (3.11%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (2.33%) Amazon EKS
6 9 (2.33%) Route 53
7 7 (1.81%) Amazon SQS
7 7 (1.81%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.55%) Amazon ECR
9 5 (1.30%) IaaS
9 5 (1.30%) SaaS
9 5 (1.30%) Serverless
10 4 (1.04%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (1.04%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.78%) PaaS
12 2 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.52%) GCP
12 2 (0.52%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 41 (10.62%) Firewall
2 35 (9.07%) VPN
3 24 (6.22%) OSPF
4 23 (5.96%) WAN
5 21 (5.44%) LAN
6 16 (4.15%) Network Security
7 15 (3.89%) Cisco ISE
7 15 (3.89%) NetScaler
7 15 (3.89%) Wireless
8 14 (3.63%) BGP
8 14 (3.63%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (3.37%) Cisco ASA
9 13 (3.37%) Cisco Firepower
9 13 (3.37%) EIGRP
9 13 (3.37%) HSRP
9 13 (3.37%) IPsec
10 12 (3.11%) SNMP
10 12 (3.11%) Spanning Tree
11 11 (2.85%) Wireless Security
12 10 (2.59%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (1.55%) Elasticsearch
2 6 (1.55%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.30%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.04%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.78%) Metadata
5 3 (0.78%) SAP BW
5 3 (0.78%) SAP Data Services
6 2 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.52%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.52%) Power BI
7 1 (0.26%) Big Data
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Power View
7 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI EE
7 1 (0.26%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.26%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.15%) Git
2 14 (3.63%) Jenkins
3 13 (3.37%) GitLab
4 9 (2.33%) JIRA
5 7 (1.81%) JUnit
6 6 (1.55%) webpack
7 3 (0.78%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.78%) LSMW
7 3 (0.78%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.52%) Mocha
9 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.26%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.26%) ERwin
9 1 (0.26%) JMeter
9 1 (0.26%) Maven
9 1 (0.26%) Mockito
9 1 (0.26%) Selenium
9 1 (0.26%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 91 (23.58%) Public Sector
2 90 (23.32%) Social Skills
3 28 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (6.48%) Finance
5 12 (3.11%) Legal
6 4 (1.04%) Manufacturing
6 4 (1.04%) Telecoms
7 3 (0.78%) Banking
7 3 (0.78%) Electronics
7 3 (0.78%) Marketing
7 3 (0.78%) Military
7 3 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.26%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.26%) Avionics
9 1 (0.26%) Billing
9 1 (0.26%) Police
9 1 (0.26%) Publishing
9 1 (0.26%) Retail
Job Titles
1 78 (20.21%) Architect
2 43 (11.14%) Lead
3 38 (9.84%) Network Engineer
4 35 (9.07%) Consultant
5 27 (6.99%) Developer
5 27 (6.99%) Senior
6 23 (5.96%) Analyst
7 22 (5.70%) Technical Architect
8 19 (4.92%) Technical Leader
9 17 (4.40%) Java Developer
10 15 (3.89%) DevOps Engineer
10 15 (3.89%) Lead Architect
10 15 (3.89%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
11 13 (3.37%) Capacity Manager
11 13 (3.37%) Domain Architect
11 13 (3.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 13 (3.37%) Problem Manager
11 13 (3.37%) Service Analyst
11 13 (3.37%) Service Desk Analyst
12 11 (2.85%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (8.03%) Node.js
2 21 (5.44%) Spring
3 18 (4.66%) REST
4 17 (4.40%) JPA
4 17 (4.40%) Spring Boot
5 14 (3.63%) Hibernate
5 14 (3.63%) React
6 12 (3.11%) Jinja
7 8 (2.07%) Redux
7 8 (2.07%) Spring Security
8 6 (1.55%) Express.js
9 5 (1.30%) React Native
10 4 (1.04%) .NET
10 4 (1.04%) .NET Framework
10 4 (1.04%) CSS
10 4 (1.04%) HTML
10 4 (1.04%) JSON
11 3 (0.78%) BAPI
11 3 (0.78%) JDBC
11 3 (0.78%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.22%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.70%) Virtual Team
3 14 (3.63%) Public Cloud
4 11 (2.85%) Product Ownership
5 10 (2.59%) Video Conferencing
6 9 (2.33%) CMDB
7 8 (2.07%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.07%) PKI
8 7 (1.81%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.78%) Digital Media
11 3 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.78%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.78%) NHS
12 2 (0.52%) Algorithms
12 2 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.52%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.52%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 78 (20.21%) Windows
2 34 (8.81%) Windows 10
3 25 (6.48%) Android
3 25 (6.48%) Apple iOS
3 25 (6.48%) Windows Server
4 15 (3.89%) Linux
5 1 (0.26%) CentOS
5 1 (0.26%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.26%) Unix
5 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (20.47%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (17.88%) Agile
3 62 (16.06%) DevOps
4 60 (15.54%) CI/CD
5 49 (12.69%) Mentoring
6 45 (11.66%) Risk Management
7 43 (11.14%) Stakeholder Management
8 41 (10.62%) Service Management
9 39 (10.10%) Decision-Making
10 38 (9.84%) Statistics
10 38 (9.84%) Time Management
11 37 (9.59%) Customer Service
11 37 (9.59%) Quality Management
12 35 (9.07%) ITIL
13 33 (8.55%) Security Architecture
14 30 (7.77%) Problem Management
15 25 (6.48%) Zero Trust
16 24 (6.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 23 (5.96%) Mobile Device Management
18 22 (5.70%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 28 (7.25%) Python
2 27 (6.99%) Java
3 14 (3.63%) PowerShell
4 12 (3.11%) Perl
4 12 (3.11%) Tcl
5 9 (2.33%) MATLAB
6 8 (2.07%) SQL
7 7 (1.81%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.55%) C#
8 6 (1.55%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.30%) Bash
10 3 (0.78%) C++
11 2 (0.52%) Bicep
11 2 (0.52%) C
11 2 (0.52%) Go
11 2 (0.52%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.26%) Ruby
12 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 386 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 20 (5.18%) Cisco Certification
3 19 (4.92%) CCNA
3 19 (4.92%) Degree
4 14 (3.63%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (3.11%) CCNP
5 12 (3.11%) DV Cleared
6 3 (0.78%) CISSP
6 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.52%) CISM
7 2 (0.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (0.52%) RIBA
8 1 (0.26%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.26%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.26%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.26%) CRISC
8 1 (0.26%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.26%) IRCA
8 1 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.26%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.25%) Disclosure Scotland
2 26 (6.74%) SLA
3 13 (3.37%) Data Quality
4 11 (2.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.59%) QA
6 8 (2.07%) NIST
7 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 3 (0.78%) ISO17020
7 3 (0.78%) NCSC
8 2 (0.52%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.26%) GDPR
9 1 (0.26%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.26%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 20 (5.18%) Active Directory
1 20 (5.18%) Firmware
2 17 (4.40%) Docker
3 11 (2.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.81%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.81%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.52%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (7.51%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.66%) Ansible
3 15 (3.89%) Terraform
4 6 (1.55%) Dell DRAC
4 6 (1.55%) SCCM
5 4 (1.04%) Grafana
5 4 (1.04%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.52%) CA Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.26%) Consul
8 1 (0.26%) Graphite
8 1 (0.26%) HAProxy
8 1 (0.26%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.26%) Istio
8 1 (0.26%) linkerd
8 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.26%) Packer
8 1 (0.26%) Puppet
8 1 (0.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 71 (18.39%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.40%) Cisco
2 17 (4.40%) VMware
3 16 (4.15%) Palo Alto
4 15 (3.89%) SAP
5 14 (3.63%) Citrix
5 14 (3.63%) SolarWinds
6 9 (2.33%) Dell
7 8 (2.07%) Isilon
8 7 (1.81%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.55%) Oracle
10 5 (1.30%) Apple
10 5 (1.30%) CA
10 5 (1.30%) Google
11 3 (0.78%) HP
11 3 (0.78%) IBM
11 3 (0.78%) Meraki
11 3 (0.78%) Nintex
11 3 (0.78%) Pega
12 2 (0.52%) Databricks