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

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 6 17
Rank change year-on-year +4 +11 -5
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 383 351 336
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 19.77% 14.90% 9.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 60.60% 55.10% 47.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 254 240 224
10th Percentile £309 £356 £358
25th Percentile £358 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.15% +8.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £566 £649 £550
90th Percentile £663 £700 £636
England median daily rate £550 £550 £547
% change year-on-year - +0.55% +9.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 11 3
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 £14.03
25th Percentile £13.63 £15.50 £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 £43.13 £19.38
90th Percentile £28.20 £66.00 -
England median hourly rate £57.30 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -4.50% +20.00% +17.65%

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 632 637 710
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 32.63% 27.05% 19.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 401 391 495
10th Percentile £275 £313 £279
25th Percentile £358 £413 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £536 £475
Median % change year-on-year -16.04% +12.84% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £609 £563
90th Percentile £675 £700 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 28 13
10th Percentile £14.00 £11.70 £11.60
25th Percentile £22.08 £13.31 £13.50
Median hourly rate £28.50 £19.00 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +1.33% +14.89%
75th Percentile £43.44 £27.54 £20.00
90th Percentile £58.75 £60.05 £20.51
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £38.00
% change year-on-year -23.81% +38.16% -

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 6 May 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 6 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 6 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 +6 119 £400 -32.63% 46
Shropshire +2 83 £513 -5.09% 4
Solihull +2 62 £375 -7.98% 11
Herefordshire -1 31 £639 -1.63% 9
Staffordshire +2 22 £375 +3.15% 22
Worcestershire 0 20 £550 -8.33% 2
Warwickshire -8 9 £563 -4.26% 12
Coventry -6 1 £500 -9.09% 6
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 (2.35%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.09%) CMS
2 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.83%) CICS
3 7 (1.83%) SAS
4 2 (0.52%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
Applications
1 6 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) Revit
4 1 (0.26%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) 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 19 (4.96%) Azure
2 9 (2.35%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (0.78%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.52%) Entra ID
5 2 (0.52%) IaaS
6 1 (0.26%) AWS
6 1 (0.26%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.26%) PaaS
6 1 (0.26%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.26%) SaaS
6 1 (0.26%) Smartsheet
6 1 (0.26%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 91 (23.76%) WAN
2 86 (22.45%) MPLS
3 81 (21.15%) IPsec
4 73 (19.06%) BGP
5 48 (12.53%) Junos
5 48 (12.53%) VPN
6 36 (9.40%) Firewall
7 29 (7.57%) Network Security
8 17 (4.44%) Intrusion Detection
9 15 (3.92%) LAN
10 13 (3.39%) DNS
11 9 (2.35%) Cisco IOS
11 9 (2.35%) SD-WAN
12 8 (2.09%) TCP/IP
13 7 (1.83%) DHCP
14 5 (1.31%) Wireless
15 4 (1.04%) ADSL
15 4 (1.04%) Ethernet
15 4 (1.04%) Internet
16 3 (0.78%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.66%) Amazon Redshift
1 14 (3.66%) Big Data
1 14 (3.66%) MySQL
2 9 (2.35%) DB2
3 8 (2.09%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (1.83%) IDMS
5 5 (1.31%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.04%) SAP BW
6 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.78%) GIS
7 3 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.78%) Power BI
7 3 (0.78%) QGIS
8 2 (0.52%) MS Access
9 1 (0.26%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.26%) DataStage
9 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 42 (10.97%) PVCS
1 42 (10.97%) Visual Studio
2 21 (5.48%) Git
3 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.26%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.26%) GitLab
4 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 78 (20.37%) Public Sector
2 34 (8.88%) Social Skills
3 32 (8.36%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (4.18%) Finance
5 13 (3.39%) Legal
6 8 (2.09%) Telecoms
7 5 (1.31%) Police
8 3 (0.78%) Games
8 3 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (0.78%) Military
8 3 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (0.52%) Publishing
10 1 (0.26%) Aeronautics
10 1 (0.26%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.26%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.26%) Law
10 1 (0.26%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 55 (14.36%) Analyst
2 49 (12.79%) Programmer
3 46 (12.01%) C Programmer
4 41 (10.70%) Network Engineer
4 41 (10.70%) WAN Engineer
5 35 (9.14%) SOC Analyst
6 30 (7.83%) Network Support
7 25 (6.53%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 23 (6.01%) 3rd Line Support
9 21 (5.48%) Architect
10 17 (4.44%) Consultant
11 15 (3.92%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 15 (3.92%) 2nd Line Support
11 15 (3.92%) Developer
12 14 (3.66%) Support Engineer
13 12 (3.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 11 (2.87%) Network Architect
14 11 (2.87%) Senior
15 10 (2.61%) Lead
16 9 (2.35%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.92%) Apache NiFi
2 8 (2.09%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (0.52%) Regular Expression
4 1 (0.26%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.26%) REST
4 1 (0.26%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 56 (14.62%) PKI
2 31 (8.09%) Cyber Defence
3 25 (6.53%) Security Operations Centre
4 22 (5.74%) Management Information System
5 19 (4.96%) Distributed Applications
6 11 (2.87%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 11 (2.87%) Cyber Threat
7 10 (2.61%) Mainframe
8 8 (2.09%) IBM Mainframe
8 8 (2.09%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.57%) Linux Command Line
10 5 (1.31%) Cyberattack
10 5 (1.31%) Digital Media
10 5 (1.31%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.31%) Taxonomies
11 4 (1.04%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.78%) Algorithms
12 3 (0.78%) CMDB
12 3 (0.78%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 47 (12.27%) Linux
2 46 (12.01%) Windows
3 19 (4.96%) Unix
4 13 (3.39%) Apple iOS
5 12 (3.13%) Android
6 11 (2.87%) Mac OS X
7 8 (2.09%) Windows Server
8 7 (1.83%) zOS
9 6 (1.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (1.57%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.52%) VMS
11 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (20.89%) Cybersecurity
2 71 (18.54%) SIEM
3 41 (10.70%) Load Balancing
4 40 (10.44%) Security Operations
5 35 (9.14%) Analytics
6 32 (8.36%) Problem-Solving
7 30 (7.83%) Agile
8 29 (7.57%) Incident Management
9 28 (7.31%) Information Security
10 27 (7.05%) Requirements Gathering
10 27 (7.05%) Stakeholder Management
11 23 (6.01%) Software Engineering
12 22 (5.74%) Actionable Insight
12 22 (5.74%) Network Design
13 21 (5.48%) Data Analytics
13 21 (5.48%) Data Pipeline
14 20 (5.22%) Computer Science
14 20 (5.22%) Incident Response
14 20 (5.22%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 20 (5.22%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 50 (13.05%) C
2 43 (11.23%) PL/SQL
3 15 (3.92%) C++
4 11 (2.87%) SQL
5 9 (2.35%) COBOL
6 8 (2.09%) Java
7 7 (1.83%) C#
7 7 (1.83%) CLIST
7 7 (1.83%) REXX
7 7 (1.83%) SELCOPY
8 5 (1.31%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (1.04%) Python
9 4 (1.04%) R
10 3 (0.78%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.52%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.26%) ProC
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 250 (65.27%) SC Cleared
2 53 (13.84%) DV Cleared
3 23 (6.01%) Degree
4 17 (4.44%) Cisco Certification
4 17 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (3.66%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (3.66%) CCNP
5 14 (3.66%) CISSP
6 11 (2.87%) CCNA
6 11 (2.87%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (1.83%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.57%) BC Cleared
9 5 (1.31%) JNCIS
9 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.78%) GIAC
11 2 (0.52%) CEH
11 2 (0.52%) CISM
11 2 (0.52%) GSEC
11 2 (0.52%) PhD
11 2 (0.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.74%) NIST
2 14 (3.66%) Actionable Recommendations
2 14 (3.66%) GDPR
3 13 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.87%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 11 (2.87%) HIPAA
5 9 (2.35%) QA
6 8 (2.09%) SLA
7 7 (1.83%) NIST 800
8 5 (1.31%) ISO 9000
8 5 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 5 (1.31%) ISO17020
9 2 (0.52%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.52%) NCSC
9 2 (0.52%) PMO
10 1 (0.26%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.26%) GPG13
System Software
1 13 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.57%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.31%) iptables
4 5 (1.31%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.52%) vSphere
6 1 (0.26%) Docker
6 1 (0.26%) Firmware
6 1 (0.26%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (3.66%) Grafana
1 14 (3.66%) SCCM
2 8 (2.09%) Kibana
2 8 (2.09%) logstash
3 7 (1.83%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Clustering
6 3 (0.78%) Ansible
6 3 (0.78%) Terraform
7 2 (0.52%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.52%) VxRail
8 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.26%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 90 (23.50%) Juniper
2 34 (8.88%) Microsoft
3 26 (6.79%) Cisco
4 17 (4.44%) Denodo
5 15 (3.92%) Talend
5 15 (3.92%) VMware
6 13 (3.39%) Red Hat
7 10 (2.61%) IBM
8 9 (2.35%) LogRhythm
8 9 (2.35%) Splunk
9 7 (1.83%) Oracle
9 7 (1.83%) Syncsort
10 5 (1.31%) Darktrace
10 5 (1.31%) FireEye
10 5 (1.31%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.31%) SAP
10 5 (1.31%) Veeam
11 3 (0.78%) Greenplum
11 3 (0.78%) Openreach
11 3 (0.78%) Pega