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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 7 17
Rank change year-on-year +5 +10 -3
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 363 330 349
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 19.20% 14.54% 9.75%
As % of the Qualifications category 60.40% 54.46% 48.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 217 239
10th Percentile £300 £355 £351
25th Percentile £360 £458 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +10.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £550 £665 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £650
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 11 1
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 -
25th Percentile £13.63 £15.50 -
Median hourly rate £14.00 £20.71 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.38% +59.27% -13.33%
75th Percentile £18.00 £43.13 -
90th Percentile £28.20 £66.00 -
England median hourly rate £56.15 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -6.43% +20.00% +25.00%

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 601 606 724
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 31.78% 26.71% 20.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 382 368 511
10th Percentile £275 £313 £269
25th Percentile £360 £413 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £537 £475
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +13.00% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £566
90th Percentile £687 £700 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 28 11
10th Percentile £14.00 £11.70 £11.25
25th Percentile £21.44 £13.31 £13.25
Median hourly rate £27.25 £19.50 £17.28
Median % change year-on-year +39.74% +12.85% +11.48%
75th Percentile £43.44 £28.75 £20.26
90th Percentile £58.75 £60.05 £20.51
England median hourly rate £40.00 £53.35 £40.93
% change year-on-year -25.02% +30.35% +9.14%

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 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

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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

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 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
Birmingham +4 109 £400 -32.63% 60
Shropshire +3 85 £513 -5.09% 5
Solihull +2 58 £375 +7.14% 8
Herefordshire -1 32 £645 -0.77% 8
Staffordshire +2 22 £375 +3.30% 34
Worcestershire -1 19 £550 -8.33% 5
Warwickshire -4 11 £563 -2.17% 23
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 (2.48%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.20%) CMS
2 8 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.93%) CICS
3 7 (1.93%) SAS
4 2 (0.55%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 6 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.28%) Revit
4 1 (0.28%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.55%) Primavera
2 1 (0.28%) CA PPM
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle HRMS
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 17 (4.68%) Azure
2 9 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (0.55%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.55%) IaaS
4 2 (0.55%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.28%) PaaS
5 1 (0.28%) SaaS
5 1 (0.28%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.28%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 83 (22.87%) WAN
2 79 (21.76%) MPLS
3 73 (20.11%) IPsec
4 64 (17.63%) BGP
5 46 (12.67%) Junos
6 44 (12.12%) VPN
7 31 (8.54%) Firewall
8 23 (6.34%) Network Security
9 17 (4.68%) Intrusion Detection
10 15 (4.13%) LAN
11 13 (3.58%) DNS
12 8 (2.20%) SD-WAN
12 8 (2.20%) TCP/IP
13 7 (1.93%) Cisco IOS
13 7 (1.93%) DHCP
14 5 (1.38%) Internet
15 4 (1.10%) ADSL
15 4 (1.10%) Ethernet
15 4 (1.10%) Wireless
16 3 (0.83%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.41%) MySQL
2 15 (4.13%) Amazon Redshift
3 14 (3.86%) Big Data
4 9 (2.48%) DB2
5 8 (2.20%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (1.93%) IDMS
7 6 (1.65%) SQL Server
8 4 (1.10%) SAP BW
8 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.55%) MS Access
10 2 (0.55%) Power BI
11 1 (0.28%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.28%) DataStage
11 1 (0.28%) Pentaho
11 1 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 42 (11.57%) PVCS
1 42 (11.57%) Visual Studio
2 22 (6.06%) Git
3 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.28%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.28%) GitLab
4 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
General
1 73 (20.11%) Public Sector
2 31 (8.54%) Social Skills
3 29 (7.99%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (4.41%) Finance
5 13 (3.58%) Legal
6 8 (2.20%) Telecoms
7 3 (0.83%) Games
7 3 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (0.83%) Military
7 3 (0.83%) Police
7 3 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (0.55%) Publishing
9 1 (0.28%) Aeronautics
9 1 (0.28%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.28%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (0.28%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 53 (14.60%) Analyst
2 49 (13.50%) Programmer
3 46 (12.67%) C Programmer
4 35 (9.64%) SOC Analyst
5 33 (9.09%) Network Engineer
6 32 (8.82%) WAN Engineer
7 28 (7.71%) Network Support
8 24 (6.61%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 23 (6.34%) 3rd Line Support
9 23 (6.34%) Architect
10 14 (3.86%) Developer
11 13 (3.58%) 2nd Line Support
11 13 (3.58%) Consultant
12 12 (3.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (3.31%) Support Engineer
13 11 (3.03%) Network Architect
13 11 (3.03%) Senior
14 10 (2.75%) Lead
15 8 (2.20%) Mainframe Developer
15 8 (2.20%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.13%) Apache NiFi
2 8 (2.20%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (0.55%) Regular Expression
4 1 (0.28%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.28%) REST
4 1 (0.28%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 47 (12.95%) PKI
2 30 (8.26%) Cyber Defence
3 20 (5.51%) Management Information System
4 19 (5.23%) Security Operations Centre
5 18 (4.96%) Distributed Applications
6 10 (2.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 10 (2.75%) Cyber Threat
6 10 (2.75%) Mainframe
7 8 (2.20%) IBM Mainframe
8 6 (1.65%) Linux Command Line
8 6 (1.65%) Operational Technology
9 5 (1.38%) Cyberattack
9 5 (1.38%) Digital Media
9 5 (1.38%) Taxonomies
10 4 (1.10%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.10%) CMDB
10 4 (1.10%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.83%) Algorithms
11 3 (0.83%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 46 (12.67%) Linux
1 46 (12.67%) Windows
2 19 (5.23%) Unix
3 13 (3.58%) Apple iOS
4 12 (3.31%) Android
5 11 (3.03%) Mac OS X
6 8 (2.20%) Windows Server
7 7 (1.93%) zOS
8 6 (1.65%) Ubuntu
9 5 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.55%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (18.73%) Cybersecurity
2 62 (17.08%) SIEM
3 39 (10.74%) Load Balancing
4 34 (9.37%) Security Operations
5 31 (8.54%) Agile
6 29 (7.99%) Analytics
6 29 (7.99%) Stakeholder Management
7 28 (7.71%) Requirements Gathering
8 27 (7.44%) Incident Management
9 26 (7.16%) Software Engineering
10 25 (6.89%) Information Security
11 22 (6.06%) Network Design
11 22 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
12 20 (5.51%) Data Analytics
12 20 (5.51%) Data Pipeline
12 20 (5.51%) Scrum
13 19 (5.23%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 18 (4.96%) ETL
14 18 (4.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 17 (4.68%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 50 (13.77%) C
2 43 (11.85%) PL/SQL
3 15 (4.13%) C++
4 12 (3.31%) SQL
5 9 (2.48%) COBOL
6 8 (2.20%) Java
7 7 (1.93%) C#
7 7 (1.93%) CLIST
7 7 (1.93%) REXX
7 7 (1.93%) SELCOPY
8 4 (1.10%) Python
8 4 (1.10%) R
9 3 (0.83%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.55%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.28%) ProC
11 1 (0.28%) VB
Qualifications
1 236 (65.01%) SC Cleared
2 51 (14.05%) DV Cleared
3 18 (4.96%) Degree
4 15 (4.13%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (3.31%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (3.31%) CCNP
5 12 (3.31%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (2.75%) CCNA
7 6 (1.65%) BC Cleared
7 6 (1.65%) CISSP
8 5 (1.38%) JNCIS
9 4 (1.10%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.10%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (0.83%) GIAC
10 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.55%) CASP
11 2 (0.55%) CEH
11 2 (0.55%) GSEC
11 2 (0.55%) PhD
11 2 (0.55%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.06%) NIST
2 14 (3.86%) Actionable Recommendations
3 12 (3.31%) GDPR
3 12 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 11 (3.03%) HIPAA
5 10 (2.75%) QA
6 9 (2.48%) SLA
7 6 (1.65%) NIST 800
8 5 (1.38%) ISO 9000
8 5 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 5 (1.38%) ISO17020
9 2 (0.55%) PMO
10 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.28%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.28%) GPG13
10 1 (0.28%) NCSC
System Software
1 13 (3.58%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.65%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.38%) iptables
4 5 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.55%) vSphere
6 1 (0.28%) Docker
6 1 (0.28%) Firmware
6 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (4.13%) Grafana
2 14 (3.86%) SCCM
3 8 (2.20%) Kibana
3 8 (2.20%) logstash
4 7 (1.93%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.38%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.55%) Ansible
7 2 (0.55%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.55%) Terraform
7 2 (0.55%) VxRail
8 1 (0.28%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 81 (22.31%) Juniper
2 32 (8.82%) Microsoft
3 24 (6.61%) Cisco
4 18 (4.96%) Denodo
5 16 (4.41%) Talend
6 15 (4.13%) VMware
7 11 (3.03%) Red Hat
8 10 (2.75%) IBM
9 9 (2.48%) LogRhythm
9 9 (2.48%) Oracle
10 7 (1.93%) Syncsort
11 5 (1.38%) Darktrace
11 5 (1.38%) FireEye
11 5 (1.38%) SAP
11 5 (1.38%) Splunk
11 5 (1.38%) Veeam
12 3 (0.83%) BT
12 3 (0.83%) Fujitsu
12 3 (0.83%) Openreach
12 3 (0.83%) Palo Alto