SC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Security Check (SC) Clearance
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 269 216 331
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 32.57% 30.42% 33.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 72.90% 62.79% 71.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 86 182
10th Percentile £313 £400 £332
25th Percentile £450 £443 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -10.42% +9.09%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £669
90th Percentile £775 £775 £700
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +1.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 53 64
10th Percentile £17.69 £52.45 £55.38
25th Percentile £24.23 £62.00 £60.00
Median hourly rate £59.93 £67.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.22% -3.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £66.46 £75.00 £81.25
90th Percentile £73.75 - £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.02 £65.00
% change year-on-year -62.47% +3.11% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

SC Cleared falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bristol.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 369 344 466
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 44.67% 48.45% 47.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 191 164 259
10th Percentile £225 £231 £312
25th Percentile £413 £425 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £595
Median % change year-on-year - -11.76% +8.18%
75th Percentile £631 £650 £668
90th Percentile £775 £768 £700
South West median daily rate £550 £551 £575
% change year-on-year -0.09% -4.26% +1.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 69 84
10th Percentile £17.69 £35.00 £36.60
25th Percentile £22.63 £60.75 £58.13
Median hourly rate £59.93 £66.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.89% -5.00% +7.69%
75th Percentile £67.84 £73.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £62.05
% change year-on-year -61.60% +5.56% -4.54%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in Bristol

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Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing SC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing SC Cleared

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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Bristol over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Bristol

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Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing SC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing SC Cleared

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

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

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in Bristol

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.97%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.86%) Skype for Business
3 4 (1.49%) Confluence
4 1 (0.37%) Apache
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.37%) CMS
4 1 (0.37%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 11 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.23%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.86%) Simulink
4 5 (1.86%) Stateflow
5 3 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (2.60%) SAP PP
2 6 (2.23%) SAP EWM
2 6 (2.23%) SAP WM
3 2 (0.74%) Primavera
3 2 (0.74%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.37%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 24 (8.92%) AWS
1 24 (8.92%) Azure
2 11 (4.09%) GCP
3 8 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (2.97%) npm
3 8 (2.97%) OpenShift
4 6 (2.23%) Power Automate
5 5 (1.86%) GitHub
6 3 (1.12%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.12%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.74%) Amazon ECS
7 2 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (0.74%) AWS CodePipeline
7 2 (0.74%) AWS Lambda
7 2 (0.74%) Azure AKS
7 2 (0.74%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 2 (0.74%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.74%) IaaS
7 2 (0.74%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (0.74%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.60%) DNS
2 5 (1.86%) DHCP
2 5 (1.86%) HTTP
2 5 (1.86%) Skype
2 5 (1.86%) Unified Communications
3 3 (1.12%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.74%) Reverse Proxy
5 1 (0.37%) VPN
5 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.46%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.86%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.12%) Power BI
4 2 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.74%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.74%) Metadata
5 1 (0.37%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.37%) Scylla
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 17 (6.32%) JIRA
2 13 (4.83%) Jenkins
3 12 (4.46%) Git
4 11 (4.09%) Cypress.io
4 11 (4.09%) Selenium
5 10 (3.72%) Postman
5 10 (3.72%) REST Assured
6 9 (3.35%) Oracle APEX
7 7 (2.60%) GitLab
8 5 (1.86%) Rational DOORS
8 5 (1.86%) Rational Team Concert
9 3 (1.12%) Rational Rhapsody
10 2 (0.74%) Artifactory
10 2 (0.74%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.74%) Sonatype Nexus
11 1 (0.37%) Maven
11 1 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
General
1 57 (21.19%) Social Skills
2 56 (20.82%) Public Sector
3 20 (7.43%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (5.95%) Aerospace
4 16 (5.95%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.58%) Finance
6 9 (3.35%) Military
7 8 (2.97%) Aviation
8 7 (2.60%) Telecoms
9 6 (2.23%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.86%) Electronics
11 4 (1.49%) Back Office
12 3 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.12%) Marketing
13 2 (0.74%) Law
14 1 (0.37%) Legal
Job Titles
1 45 (16.73%) Architect
2 34 (12.64%) Lead
3 33 (12.27%) Developer
4 20 (7.43%) Software Engineer
5 19 (7.06%) Consultant
6 18 (6.69%) Integration Architect
7 17 (6.32%) Senior
8 13 (4.83%) Team Leader
9 12 (4.46%) C++ Software Engineer
9 12 (4.46%) Solutions Architect
10 11 (4.09%) Analyst
10 11 (4.09%) SAP Consultant
11 10 (3.72%) Administrator
11 10 (3.72%) Information Security Advisor
11 10 (3.72%) Security Advisor
12 9 (3.35%) Project Manager
12 9 (3.35%) Support Engineer
13 8 (2.97%) IT Administrator
13 8 (2.97%) QA Leader
13 8 (2.97%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (8.55%) React
2 15 (5.58%) Node.js
3 10 (3.72%) Middleware
4 8 (2.97%) AngularJS
5 7 (2.60%) Oracle Fusion
5 7 (2.60%) SOAP
5 7 (2.60%) XML
6 6 (2.23%) CSS
6 6 (2.23%) HTML
7 5 (1.86%) JMS
7 5 (1.86%) XSD
8 4 (1.49%) Elastic Stack
8 4 (1.49%) Spring
9 3 (1.12%) .NET
9 3 (1.12%) Next.js
9 3 (1.12%) REST
9 3 (1.12%) Ruby on Rails
9 3 (1.12%) Vue
10 2 (0.74%) Qt
10 2 (0.74%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.95%) Management Information System
2 11 (4.09%) Security Posture
2 11 (4.09%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (3.72%) Cloud Native
3 10 (3.72%) Driving Licence
4 6 (2.23%) Onboarding
4 6 (2.23%) PKI
5 5 (1.86%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.49%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.12%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.74%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.74%) e-Learning
8 2 (0.74%) Embedded Systems
8 2 (0.74%) FPGA
8 2 (0.74%) IoT
8 2 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (0.74%) Verilog
8 2 (0.74%) VHDL
9 1 (0.37%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 37 (13.75%) Windows
2 27 (10.04%) Linux
3 9 (3.35%) Android
3 9 (3.35%) Ubuntu
4 6 (2.23%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (15.61%) Agile
2 37 (13.75%) Software Engineering
3 33 (12.27%) Stakeholder Management
4 27 (10.04%) ITIL
4 27 (10.04%) Logistics
5 25 (9.29%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (7.81%) CI/CD
6 21 (7.81%) Customer Service
6 21 (7.81%) Visualisation
7 20 (7.43%) DevOps
8 19 (7.06%) Computer Science
9 18 (6.69%) Service Management
9 18 (6.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 17 (6.32%) ERP
10 17 (6.32%) Mentoring
10 17 (6.32%) Test Automation
11 16 (5.95%) Identity Management
11 16 (5.95%) User Experience
12 15 (5.58%) Service Delivery
13 14 (5.20%) Facilities Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (10.04%) JavaScript
2 23 (8.55%) C++
3 19 (7.06%) TypeScript
4 18 (6.69%) C
5 17 (6.32%) SQL
6 15 (5.58%) Ada
7 10 (3.72%) Python
8 9 (3.35%) Shell Script
9 8 (2.97%) PowerShell
10 6 (2.23%) C#
11 5 (1.86%) Fortran
11 5 (1.86%) Java
11 5 (1.86%) MATLAB
11 5 (1.86%) PL/SQL
11 5 (1.86%) Ruby
12 2 (0.74%) Bicep
13 1 (0.37%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.37%) SAPscript
13 1 (0.37%) SOQL
13 1 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 269 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 34 (12.64%) Degree
3 16 (5.95%) Master's Degree
4 14 (5.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (4.83%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (4.09%) MOS
7 10 (3.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 9 (3.35%) DV Cleared
9 8 (2.97%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (2.23%) SAP Certification
12 5 (1.86%) CCNA
12 5 (1.86%) CCNP
12 5 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.86%) MCSE
13 3 (1.12%) APMP
14 2 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 1 (0.37%) A+ Certification
15 1 (0.37%) PMI Certification
15 1 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.43%) QA
2 15 (5.58%) Def Stans
3 12 (4.46%) SLA
4 10 (3.72%) GRC
4 10 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.86%) NIST
5 5 (1.86%) PMO
6 4 (1.49%) JSP 440
6 4 (1.49%) MISRA
6 4 (1.49%) NCSC
7 3 (1.12%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.12%) IEC 61508
8 2 (0.74%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.74%) DO-178B
8 2 (0.74%) MISRA C
9 1 (0.37%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.37%) WCAG
System Software
1 15 (5.58%) Docker
2 11 (4.09%) Active Directory
3 9 (3.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.86%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (1.86%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.74%) Firmware
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (5.95%) Kubernetes
2 15 (5.58%) Terraform
3 6 (2.23%) SCCM
4 5 (1.86%) Grafana
4 5 (1.86%) Prometheus
4 5 (1.86%) WSUS
5 3 (1.12%) Ansible
5 3 (1.12%) Argo
6 2 (0.74%) Kibana
6 2 (0.74%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.74%) SCOM
7 1 (0.37%) Cilium
7 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.37%) Podman
7 1 (0.37%) Rancher
7 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.37%) yum
Vendors
1 26 (9.67%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.69%) SAP
3 17 (6.32%) Oracle
4 14 (5.20%) Red Hat
5 10 (3.72%) ServiceNow
6 9 (3.35%) VMware
7 8 (2.97%) Cisco
7 8 (2.97%) Dell
8 7 (2.60%) Computacenter
8 7 (2.60%) HP
9 6 (2.23%) Blue Prism
10 5 (1.86%) Google
10 5 (1.86%) MathWorks
10 5 (1.86%) SolarWinds
10 5 (1.86%) Splunk
10 5 (1.86%) Veeam
11 3 (1.12%) CyberArk
12 2 (0.74%) Databricks
12 2 (0.74%) IBM
13 1 (0.37%) Salesforce