SC Cleared Contracts in the South East

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 4 9
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +1
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 836 1,045 970
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 15.24% 18.36% 12.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 34.30% 49.76% 39.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 583 744 697
10th Percentile £400 £300 £365
25th Percentile £475 £415 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% -2.86% +8.92%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £633
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
England median daily rate £529 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 68 32
10th Percentile £18.00 £23.29 £19.52
25th Percentile £50.00 £52.50 £35.88
Median hourly rate £60.00 £62.55 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% +16.92% +25.88%
75th Percentile £68.75 £70.93 £65.14
90th Percentile £85.56 £76.78 £82.73
England median hourly rate £50.00 £57.50 £50.85
% change year-on-year -13.04% +13.08% +13.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,437 2,100 2,448
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.44% 36.89% 31.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,411 1,371 1,568
10th Percentile £329 £300 £313
25th Percentile £445 £422 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £650 £620 £625
90th Percentile £738 £700 £688
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 208 142 83
10th Percentile £17.13 £20.47 £18.55
25th Percentile £26.39 £42.50 £21.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £58.55 £43.95
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +33.21% +9.19%
75th Percentile £67.01 £68.75 £53.88
90th Percentile £85.65 £75.00 £67.11
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £39.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +32.91% +3.95%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in the South East

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in the South East

SC Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 13 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
Hampshire -1 400 £550 +4.76% 100
Thames Valley -1 360 £600 +22.45% 102
Berkshire +1 245 £605 +6.14% 66
Buckinghamshire 0 113 £500 +8.70% 20
Surrey +11 46 £625 +8.23% 25
West Sussex -17 16 £533 -7.39% 9
Kent +6 9 £294 +1.38% 2
Oxfordshire +4 2 £650 +45.25% 16
Middlesex - 2 £180 -
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 31 (3.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (2.15%) Confluence
3 17 (2.03%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.48%) Apache
4 4 (0.48%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.36%) CICS
5 3 (0.36%) SAS
6 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.12%) CMS
6 1 (0.12%) IIS
6 1 (0.12%) JBoss
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
6 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.12%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 16 (1.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.08%) Simulink
4 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (2.39%) SAP EWM
2 13 (1.56%) SAP QM
3 9 (1.08%) SAP HR
4 8 (0.96%) Primavera
5 7 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
6 5 (0.60%) SAP PSCD
6 5 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.48%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 3 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
8 3 (0.36%) SAP BRIM
8 3 (0.36%) SAP Hybris
8 3 (0.36%) SAP PLM
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financials
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.12%) SAP FI-CA
9 1 (0.12%) SAP MM
9 1 (0.12%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.12%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 123 (14.71%) Azure
2 82 (9.81%) AWS
3 28 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (2.75%) OpenShift
5 22 (2.63%) Entra ID
6 17 (2.03%) Azure Monitor
7 16 (1.91%) Azure Storage
7 16 (1.91%) OCI
8 13 (1.56%) GitHub
8 13 (1.56%) Power Platform
9 12 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (1.20%) SuccessFactors
11 7 (0.84%) Boomi
12 6 (0.72%) GCP
12 6 (0.72%) IaaS
12 6 (0.72%) Serverless
13 4 (0.48%) Amazon ECS
13 4 (0.48%) Amazon EKS
14 3 (0.36%) PaaS
14 3 (0.36%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 75 (8.97%) Firewall
2 59 (7.06%) DNS
3 49 (5.86%) DHCP
4 44 (5.26%) SAN
5 39 (4.67%) SSL
6 31 (3.71%) WAN
7 22 (2.63%) VPN
8 19 (2.27%) Network Security
8 19 (2.27%) TCP/IP
9 16 (1.91%) BGP
9 16 (1.91%) Wireless
10 13 (1.56%) LAN
10 13 (1.56%) MPLS
11 11 (1.32%) Cisco ASA
11 11 (1.32%) Cisco Firepower
12 10 (1.20%) Cisco ISE
13 8 (0.96%) SD-WAN
14 7 (0.84%) Internet
14 7 (0.84%) SNMP
14 7 (0.84%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (6.22%) PostgreSQL
2 23 (2.75%) Oracle Database
3 16 (1.91%) Oracle Database 11g
4 13 (1.56%) SQL Server
5 12 (1.44%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (1.44%) MySQL
6 11 (1.32%) MongoDB
7 10 (1.20%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.60%) Metadata
8 5 (0.60%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (0.48%) MariaDB
9 4 (0.48%) SAP HANA
10 3 (0.36%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.36%) DB2
10 3 (0.36%) IDMS
11 2 (0.24%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.24%) Lumira
11 2 (0.24%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 46 (5.50%) Jenkins
2 39 (4.67%) Git
3 35 (4.19%) GitLab
4 30 (3.59%) JIRA
5 26 (3.11%) Selenium
6 25 (2.99%) Cucumber
6 25 (2.99%) SonarQube
7 24 (2.87%) REST Assured
8 14 (1.67%) Visual Studio
9 9 (1.08%) Bitbucket
9 9 (1.08%) Rational DOORS
10 6 (0.72%) Artifactory
11 5 (0.60%) ClearCase
11 5 (0.60%) ClearQuest
12 4 (0.48%) Eclipse
13 3 (0.36%) GoogleTest
13 3 (0.36%) Robot Framework
14 2 (0.24%) JUnit
14 2 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
15 1 (0.12%) MSI
General
1 131 (15.67%) Social Skills
2 90 (10.77%) Public Sector
3 61 (7.30%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (6.10%) Aerospace
5 36 (4.31%) Finance
6 35 (4.19%) Military
7 23 (2.75%) Law
8 14 (1.67%) Telecoms
9 13 (1.56%) Electronics
9 13 (1.56%) Police
10 9 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.48%) Aviation
13 4 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.36%) Billing
15 2 (0.24%) Advertising
15 2 (0.24%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.24%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.24%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 101 (12.08%) Architect
2 99 (11.84%) Developer
3 82 (9.81%) Consultant
4 62 (7.42%) Senior
5 50 (5.98%) SAP Consultant
6 49 (5.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 44 (5.26%) Network Engineer
8 42 (5.02%) Analyst
9 33 (3.95%) Support Specialist
10 30 (3.59%) Active Directory Support
11 27 (3.23%) Active Directory Specialist
11 27 (3.23%) Azure Specialist
12 25 (2.99%) Software Engineer
13 24 (2.87%) DevOps Engineer
14 22 (2.63%) Network Architect
14 22 (2.63%) Solutions Architect
15 20 (2.39%) Java Engineer
15 20 (2.39%) Project Manager
15 20 (2.39%) Python Developer
16 17 (2.03%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.95%) REST
2 30 (3.59%) Web Services
3 29 (3.47%) ARM Templates
4 25 (2.99%) Java EE
5 20 (2.39%) .NET
6 19 (2.27%) HTML
7 14 (1.67%) ASP.NET
8 12 (1.44%) Flash
9 11 (1.32%) Kafka
10 10 (1.20%) Node.js
11 9 (1.08%) CSS
12 6 (0.72%) AngularJS
12 6 (0.72%) Elastic Stack
13 5 (0.60%) Keycloak
13 5 (0.60%) RESTful
13 5 (0.60%) Spring
13 5 (0.60%) YAML
14 4 (0.48%) LDAP
14 4 (0.48%) SAP Basis
14 4 (0.48%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 71 (8.49%) PKI
2 26 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (2.51%) Data Centre
3 21 (2.51%) Management Information System
4 18 (2.15%) Linux Command Line
5 16 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
6 12 (1.44%) Cloud Native
7 11 (1.32%) Clustering
7 11 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (0.96%) FPGA
8 8 (0.96%) Replication
9 7 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (0.84%) Driving Licence
9 7 (0.84%) Public Cloud
10 6 (0.72%) Mainframe
10 6 (0.72%) PMI
11 5 (0.60%) Operational Technology
12 4 (0.48%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (0.48%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 131 (15.67%) Linux
2 96 (11.48%) Windows
3 51 (6.10%) Windows Server
4 37 (4.43%) Windows Server 2019
5 33 (3.95%) Windows Server 2016
6 24 (2.87%) Windows Server 2012
7 22 (2.63%) Windows 10
8 20 (2.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 14 (1.67%) Ubuntu
9 14 (1.67%) Unix
9 14 (1.67%) Windows XP
10 12 (1.44%) AIX
11 10 (1.20%) Debian
12 9 (1.08%) Windows 7
13 8 (0.96%) VMS
14 3 (0.36%) zOS
15 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (17.34%) Agile
2 109 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (12.56%) DevOps
4 80 (9.57%) Software Engineering
5 77 (9.21%) ITIL
6 63 (7.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 56 (6.70%) Performance Tuning
8 54 (6.46%) Infrastructure as Code
9 51 (6.10%) Containerisation
10 50 (5.98%) Test Automation
11 48 (5.74%) Project Management
12 45 (5.38%) Technical Leadership
13 44 (5.26%) Scrum
14 42 (5.02%) Migration
15 39 (4.67%) Decision-Making
15 39 (4.67%) Service Management
16 37 (4.43%) Configuration Management
16 37 (4.43%) Threat Modelling
17 35 (4.19%) Disaster Recovery
17 35 (4.19%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 69 (8.25%) PowerShell
2 55 (6.58%) Java
3 53 (6.34%) Python
4 47 (5.62%) SQL
5 40 (4.78%) C#
6 24 (2.87%) C++
7 22 (2.63%) JavaScript
8 19 (2.27%) Bash
9 18 (2.15%) PL/SQL
10 17 (2.03%) Shell Script
11 16 (1.91%) Bicep
11 16 (1.91%) C
11 16 (1.91%) VB
11 16 (1.91%) VBScript
12 13 (1.56%) PHP
13 9 (1.08%) MATLAB
14 5 (0.60%) Go
15 3 (0.36%) Ada
15 3 (0.36%) REXX
15 3 (0.36%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 836 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 188 (22.49%) DV Cleared
3 92 (11.00%) Degree
4 34 (4.07%) Cisco Certification
5 33 (3.95%) CCNP
6 31 (3.71%) BPSS Clearance
7 22 (2.63%) CCNA
8 17 (2.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 12 (1.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (1.20%) MCSE
10 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (1.08%) PMI Certification
12 8 (0.96%) JNCIS
13 7 (0.84%) MCSA
14 5 (0.60%) ISEB
14 5 (0.60%) PMP
15 4 (0.48%) CCSA
15 4 (0.48%) HND
15 4 (0.48%) ISTQB
15 4 (0.48%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (2.27%) SLA
2 9 (1.08%) QA
3 8 (0.96%) NIST
3 8 (0.96%) PMO
4 7 (0.84%) NCSC
5 5 (0.60%) GDPR
6 4 (0.48%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.48%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.36%) ISO 9000
7 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.36%) PMBOK
7 3 (0.36%) RMADS
8 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.24%) DO-178B
8 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.12%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.12%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 110 (13.16%) Active Directory
2 44 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (2.87%) Docker
4 23 (2.75%) vSphere
5 22 (2.63%) Hyper-V
6 21 (2.51%) Virtual Machines
7 19 (2.27%) VMware ESXi
8 16 (1.91%) Virtual Desktop
9 12 (1.44%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.60%) Firmware
11 2 (0.24%) XenApp
11 2 (0.24%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.12%) LXC
12 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.12%) vCloud
12 1 (0.12%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 73 (8.73%) Ansible
2 64 (7.66%) Kubernetes
3 41 (4.90%) Terraform
4 38 (4.55%) SCCM
5 36 (4.31%) WSUS
6 33 (3.95%) SCOM
7 21 (2.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 21 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
8 20 (2.39%) vCenter Server
9 16 (1.91%) NetBackup
10 14 (1.67%) EMC NetWorker
11 13 (1.56%) Grafana
11 13 (1.56%) Istio
12 12 (1.44%) Docker Swarm
12 12 (1.44%) Podman
13 9 (1.08%) Argo
13 9 (1.08%) Kibana
13 9 (1.08%) Prometheus
13 9 (1.08%) vRealize
14 8 (0.96%) Packer
Vendors
1 132 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 94 (11.24%) VMware
3 69 (8.25%) Cisco
4 67 (8.01%) SAP
5 62 (7.42%) Oracle
6 53 (6.34%) Juniper
7 47 (5.62%) Red Hat
8 27 (3.23%) Dell
8 27 (3.23%) Palo Alto
9 26 (3.11%) IBM
10 24 (2.87%) HP
11 20 (2.39%) F5
11 20 (2.39%) SolarWinds
12 19 (2.27%) Veeam
13 18 (2.15%) 3PAR
13 18 (2.15%) EMC
14 15 (1.79%) Fortinet
14 15 (1.79%) Symantec
15 14 (1.67%) Extreme Networks
15 14 (1.67%) ServiceNow