SC Cleared Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Security Check Clearance Desktop Support
South West > Bristol

The median Security Check Clearance Desktop Support daily rate in Bristol is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Desktop Support 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £205 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - -
75th Percentile £221 - -
90th Percentile £231 - -
South West median daily rate £210 - £215
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £23.67 - -
25th Percentile £26.98 - -
Median hourly rate £35.00 - -
75th Percentile £37.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £35.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 677 867 1,015
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.61% 95.17% 95.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 346 468 684
10th Percentile £250 £246 £313
25th Percentile £376 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £462 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.18% -7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £598 £590 £641
90th Percentile £741 £688 £713
South West median daily rate £500 £513 £536
% change year-on-year -2.44% -4.43% +2.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 165 113
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £18.23
25th Percentile £18.51 £59.25 £45.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.14% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £73.75
90th Percentile £68.00 £79.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +9.09%

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in Bristol

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support job vacancies in Bristol

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support job vacancies in Bristol

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support in Bristol over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared Desktop Support in Bristol

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, SC Cleared Desktop Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region featuring SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
3 4 (57.14%) Service Management
3 4 (57.14%) ITSM
3 4 (57.14%) Workflow
3 4 (57.14%) Windows
3 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
4 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (28.57%) ServiceNow
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
3 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
3 4 (57.14%) ITSM
3 4 (57.14%) Service Management
3 4 (57.14%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) ServiceNow