Security Cleared Contracts in Dorset

Security Clearance
South West > Dorset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +7 -2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 51 76 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 30.18% 35.35% 14.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 75.00% 83.52% 64.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 40 12
10th Percentile £525 £288 £368
25th Percentile £544 £459 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £531 £503
Median % change year-on-year +22.35% +5.72% +136.10%
75th Percentile £825 £612 £550
90th Percentile - £650 -
South West median daily rate £553 £590 £525
% change year-on-year -6.36% +12.38% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 16 13
10th Percentile £46.68 £50.18 £47.52
25th Percentile £47.83 £55.06 £51.25
Median hourly rate £56.49 £60.25 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.24% +7.59% -3.75%
75th Percentile £57.33 £62.72 £71.08
90th Percentile £68.03 £65.90 £80.79
South West median hourly rate £67.50 £65.50 £63.50
% change year-on-year +3.05% +3.15% +27.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

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 Dorset with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 68 91 42
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 40.24% 42.33% 22.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 46 17
10th Percentile £350 £288 £340
25th Percentile £525 £453 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% +5.00% +45.45%
75th Percentile £825 £612 £550
90th Percentile - £644 £564
South West median daily rate £550 £577 £519
% change year-on-year -4.68% +11.18% +9.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 20 21
10th Percentile - £51.13 £43.67
25th Percentile £13.69 £57.07 £47.41
Median hourly rate £47.83 £62.00 £54.84
Median % change year-on-year -22.85% +13.06% -5.74%
75th Percentile £57.33 £68.56 £67.00
90th Percentile £58.81 £72.98 £79.04
South West median hourly rate £57.33 £65.25 £61.58
% change year-on-year -12.14% +5.97% +29.63%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Dorset

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Dorset.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Dorset

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Daily Rate Histogram in Dorset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Dorset over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Dorset

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Dorset.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Dorset

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Dorset

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Dorset over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Dorset

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Contract Job Locations in Dorset

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 Dorset region over the 6 months to 19 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
Bournemouth +3 12 £800 +60.00%
Poole +1 1 £550 +2.33% 2
Blandford Forum -1 1 £500 -18.03%
Weymouth - 1 £73 - 2
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South West

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Business Applications
1 12 (23.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.80%) 4G
1 5 (9.80%) 5G
1 5 (9.80%) WAN
2 4 (7.84%) Network Security
2 4 (7.84%) VoIP
3 3 (5.88%) Internet
4 2 (3.92%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.96%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (21.57%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 6 (11.76%) Rational DOORS
General
1 23 (45.10%) Military
2 5 (9.80%) Public Sector
2 5 (9.80%) Social Skills
3 4 (7.84%) Aerospace
3 4 (7.84%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (25.49%) Systems Engineer
2 11 (21.57%) SIEM Engineer
3 10 (19.61%) Architect
4 6 (11.76%) Systems Architect
5 4 (7.84%) Developer
5 4 (7.84%) IT Engineer
5 4 (7.84%) MATLAB Developer
5 4 (7.84%) Network Architect
6 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Integration Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Network Communications Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Network Systems Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Senior
6 3 (5.88%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 3 (5.88%) Support Engineer
7 2 (3.92%) Product Engineer
7 2 (3.92%) Security Engineer
7 2 (3.92%) Test and Integration Engineer
8 1 (1.96%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
8 1 (1.96%) Senior IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.84%) Product Ownership
2 3 (5.88%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (1.96%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.80%) Windows
2 4 (7.84%) Linux
3 1 (1.96%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (33.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 17 (33.33%) SysML
2 16 (31.37%) ArchiMate
2 16 (31.37%) MODAF
2 16 (31.37%) Systems Engineering
3 11 (21.57%) Customer Requirements
3 11 (21.57%) Observability
3 11 (21.57%) SIEM
4 9 (17.65%) DevOps
4 9 (17.65%) UML
5 8 (15.69%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (15.69%) Information Assurance
5 8 (15.69%) TOGAF
6 7 (13.73%) Enterprise Architecture
6 7 (13.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 6 (11.76%) Agile
7 6 (11.76%) Mentoring
7 6 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (11.76%) Validation
8 4 (7.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.84%) C++
1 4 (7.84%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 38 (74.51%) SC Cleared
2 21 (41.18%) DV Cleared
3 8 (15.69%) Degree
4 6 (11.76%) TOGAF Certification
5 3 (5.88%) CESG Certified Professional
5 3 (5.88%) CISM
5 3 (5.88%) CISSP
6 2 (3.92%) CLAS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (15.69%) NCSC
2 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (5.88%) JSP 440
2 3 (5.88%) NIST
3 2 (3.92%) RMADS
4 1 (1.96%) Def Stans
System Software
1 2 (3.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (1.96%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 12 (23.53%) Sparx
2 4 (7.84%) Cisco
3 3 (5.88%) VMware
4 1 (1.96%) Dell
4 1 (1.96%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.96%) Juniper
4 1 (1.96%) Splunk