Security Cleared Contracts in the West Midlands

Security Clearance
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 2 6 18
Rank change year-on-year +4 +12 -7
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 379 346 333
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 19.69% 14.54% 9.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 60.16% 54.15% 46.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 240 222
10th Percentile £300 £353 £357
25th Percentile £358 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +8.00% +23.46%
75th Percentile £550 £640 £550
90th Percentile £653 £700 £637
England median daily rate £550 £550 £543
% change year-on-year - +1.38% +8.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 3
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 £14.03
25th Percentile £13.63 £18.50 £15.56
Median hourly rate £14.00 £19.00 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% +1.33% +25.00%
75th Percentile £18.00 £57.50 £19.38
90th Percentile £28.20 £66.00 -
England median hourly rate £56.89 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -5.19% +20.00% +16.63%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 630 639 709
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 32.73% 26.85% 19.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 397 395 493
10th Percentile £263 £308 £297
25th Percentile £358 £413 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £463
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +13.51% +14.20%
75th Percentile £575 £606 £563
90th Percentile £675 £700 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 26 16
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.25 £11.00
25th Percentile £22.16 £13.41 £13.38
Median hourly rate £28.50 £19.00 £18.02
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +5.47% +12.59%
75th Percentile £49.38 £25.64 £20.13
90th Percentile £58.75 £61.75 £21.38
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -3.85%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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
Birmingham +8 120 £375 -37.50% 38
Shropshire +4 77 £514 -4.81% 8
Solihull +4 64 £375 -7.98% 12
Herefordshire -1 30 £645 -0.77% 12
Staffordshire +3 22 £375 +3.30% 24
Worcestershire -1 20 £550 -8.33% 2
Warwickshire -5 8 £600 +4.35% 6
Coventry -4 2 £500 -9.09% 4
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 9 (2.37%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.85%) CICS
3 7 (1.85%) CMS
3 7 (1.85%) SAS
4 2 (0.53%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
Applications
1 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) Revit
4 1 (0.26%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.53%) Primavera
2 1 (0.26%) CA PPM
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.28%) Azure
2 8 (2.11%) Azure Sentinel
2 8 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (0.79%) AWS
3 3 (0.79%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.53%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.26%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.26%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.26%) IaaS
5 1 (0.26%) PaaS
5 1 (0.26%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.26%) SaaS
5 1 (0.26%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.26%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 93 (24.54%) WAN
2 88 (23.22%) MPLS
3 83 (21.90%) IPsec
4 75 (19.79%) BGP
5 49 (12.93%) VPN
6 48 (12.66%) Junos
7 36 (9.50%) Firewall
8 32 (8.44%) Network Security
9 17 (4.49%) Intrusion Detection
10 15 (3.96%) LAN
11 13 (3.43%) DNS
12 9 (2.37%) Cisco IOS
12 9 (2.37%) SD-WAN
13 8 (2.11%) TCP/IP
14 7 (1.85%) DHCP
15 5 (1.32%) Wireless
16 4 (1.06%) ADSL
16 4 (1.06%) Ethernet
16 4 (1.06%) Internet
16 4 (1.06%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.69%) Big Data
2 9 (2.37%) Amazon Redshift
2 9 (2.37%) DB2
2 9 (2.37%) MySQL
3 8 (2.11%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (1.85%) IDMS
5 5 (1.32%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.06%) GIS
6 4 (1.06%) QGIS
6 4 (1.06%) SAP BW
6 4 (1.06%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.79%) Power BI
8 2 (0.53%) MS Access
8 2 (0.53%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.26%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 42 (11.08%) PVCS
1 42 (11.08%) Visual Studio
2 16 (4.22%) Git
3 4 (1.06%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.53%) GitLab
5 1 (0.26%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.26%) JIRA
5 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 75 (19.79%) Public Sector
2 33 (8.71%) Social Skills
3 32 (8.44%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (4.22%) Finance
5 13 (3.43%) Legal
6 8 (2.11%) Telecoms
7 5 (1.32%) Police
8 4 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.79%) Military
9 3 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.53%) Games
10 2 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.53%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.53%) Publishing
11 1 (0.26%) Aeronautics
11 1 (0.26%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.26%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.26%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.26%) Law
11 1 (0.26%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 51 (13.46%) Analyst
2 49 (12.93%) Programmer
3 46 (12.14%) C Programmer
4 42 (11.08%) WAN Engineer
5 41 (10.82%) Network Engineer
6 32 (8.44%) SOC Analyst
7 30 (7.92%) Network Support
8 24 (6.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 22 (5.80%) 3rd Line Support
10 20 (5.28%) Architect
11 17 (4.49%) Consultant
12 16 (4.22%) 2nd Line Support
13 15 (3.96%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 14 (3.69%) Developer
15 13 (3.43%) Support Engineer
16 12 (3.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 12 (3.17%) Senior
17 11 (2.90%) Network Architect
18 9 (2.37%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 9 (2.37%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.96%) Apache NiFi
2 8 (2.11%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (0.53%) Regular Expression
4 1 (0.26%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.26%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 59 (15.57%) PKI
2 31 (8.18%) Cyber Defence
3 24 (6.33%) Security Operations Centre
4 23 (6.07%) Management Information System
5 19 (5.01%) Distributed Applications
6 11 (2.90%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 11 (2.90%) Cyber Threat
7 10 (2.64%) Mainframe
8 9 (2.37%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.11%) IBM Mainframe
10 6 (1.58%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (1.32%) Digital Media
11 5 (1.32%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.32%) Taxonomies
12 4 (1.06%) Cloud Native
12 4 (1.06%) Cyberattack
12 4 (1.06%) PACS
13 3 (0.79%) Algorithms
13 3 (0.79%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 47 (12.40%) Windows
2 45 (11.87%) Linux
3 19 (5.01%) Unix
4 13 (3.43%) Apple iOS
5 12 (3.17%) Android
6 10 (2.64%) Mac OS X
7 8 (2.11%) Windows Server
8 7 (1.85%) zOS
9 6 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (1.58%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.26%) VMS
10 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (20.84%) Cybersecurity
2 70 (18.47%) SIEM
3 41 (10.82%) Load Balancing
4 39 (10.29%) Security Operations
5 32 (8.44%) Problem-Solving
6 31 (8.18%) Analytics
7 29 (7.65%) Incident Management
8 28 (7.39%) Information Security
9 26 (6.86%) Stakeholder Management
10 25 (6.60%) Agile
11 22 (5.80%) Actionable Insight
11 22 (5.80%) Requirements Gathering
12 21 (5.54%) Data Pipeline
12 21 (5.54%) Network Design
13 20 (5.28%) Computer Science
13 20 (5.28%) Incident Response
14 19 (5.01%) MITRE ATT&CK
15 18 (4.75%) Software Engineering
16 17 (4.49%) Data Analytics
16 17 (4.49%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 50 (13.19%) C
2 42 (11.08%) PL/SQL
3 15 (3.96%) C++
4 10 (2.64%) SQL
5 9 (2.37%) COBOL
6 8 (2.11%) Java
7 7 (1.85%) C#
7 7 (1.85%) CLIST
7 7 (1.85%) REXX
7 7 (1.85%) SELCOPY
8 6 (1.58%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (1.06%) Python
9 4 (1.06%) R
10 3 (0.79%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.53%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.26%) ProC
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 247 (65.17%) SC Cleared
2 52 (13.72%) DV Cleared
3 23 (6.07%) Degree
4 17 (4.49%) Cisco Certification
4 17 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (3.96%) CISSP
6 14 (3.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (3.69%) CCNP
7 12 (3.17%) CompTIA Security+
8 11 (2.90%) CCNA
9 7 (1.85%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.58%) BC Cleared
10 6 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.32%) JNCIS
12 3 (0.79%) GIAC
13 2 (0.53%) CEH
13 2 (0.53%) CISM
13 2 (0.53%) GSEC
13 2 (0.53%) PhD
13 2 (0.53%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.54%) NIST
2 14 (3.69%) Actionable Recommendations
3 13 (3.43%) GDPR
4 12 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 10 (2.64%) HIPAA
6 9 (2.37%) QA
7 8 (2.11%) SLA
8 7 (1.85%) NIST 800
9 5 (1.32%) ISO 9000
9 5 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 5 (1.32%) ISO17020
10 2 (0.53%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.53%) NCSC
10 2 (0.53%) PMO
11 1 (0.26%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.26%) GPG13
System Software
1 14 (3.69%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.58%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.32%) iptables
4 5 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.53%) Docker
5 2 (0.53%) vSphere
6 1 (0.26%) Firmware
6 1 (0.26%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (4.22%) SCCM
2 9 (2.37%) Grafana
3 8 (2.11%) Kibana
3 8 (2.11%) logstash
4 7 (1.85%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.32%) Terraform
6 4 (1.06%) Ansible
6 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Clustering
6 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.53%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.53%) VxRail
8 1 (0.26%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.26%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 92 (24.27%) Juniper
2 33 (8.71%) Microsoft
3 26 (6.86%) Cisco
4 15 (3.96%) VMware
5 13 (3.43%) Red Hat
6 12 (3.17%) Denodo
7 10 (2.64%) IBM
8 9 (2.37%) Talend
9 8 (2.11%) LogRhythm
9 8 (2.11%) Splunk
10 7 (1.85%) Syncsort
11 6 (1.58%) Oracle
11 6 (1.58%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.32%) SAP
12 5 (1.32%) Veeam
13 4 (1.06%) Ericsson
13 4 (1.06%) FireEye
13 4 (1.06%) Greenplum
13 4 (1.06%) Pega
13 4 (1.06%) ServiceNow