CLAS Contracts in England

CESG Listed Adviser Scheme (CLAS)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CLAS qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 527 626 754
Rank change year-on-year +99 +128 -141
Contract jobs citing CLAS 6 21 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.016% 0.043% 0.017%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.053% 0.16% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 11 4
10th Percentile - - £553
25th Percentile £613 £613 £558
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £580
Median % change year-on-year - +7.76% +0.87%
75th Percentile £638 £713 £675
90th Percentile - - £720
UK median daily rate £625 £625 £580
% change year-on-year - +7.76% +0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 5
10th Percentile - £59.73 £49.73
25th Percentile - £69.31 £53.22
Median hourly rate - £73.99 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year - +17.44% -
75th Percentile - £78.06 £69.83
90th Percentile - £82.08 £70.58
UK median hourly rate - £73.99 £63.00
% change year-on-year - +17.44% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CLAS 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 England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,274 13,419 15,363
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.92% 27.53% 21.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,955 8,985 10,132
10th Percentile £313 £335 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £718
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 978 701 691
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.00 £20.22 £19.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +32.91% +2.92%
75th Percentile £61.60 £67.50 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £80.00 £68.30
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £43.57
% change year-on-year -25.93% +23.94% +14.66%

CLAS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CLAS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CLAS in England

CLAS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CLAS in England.

Daily rate trend for CLAS in England

CLAS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CLAS in England.

Hourly rate trend for CLAS in England

CLAS
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CLAS within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
South West +2 6 £625 -
CLAS
UK

CLAS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Internet
1 1 (16.67%) WAN
General
1 4 (66.67%) Electronics
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
1 4 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 4 (66.67%) Marketing
1 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 4 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Consultant
1 5 (83.33%) Information Assurance Consultant
1 5 (83.33%) Information Security Consultant
1 5 (83.33%) Security Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Product Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Product Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Security Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Information Assurance
2 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (66.67%) Programme Management
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 6 (100.00%) CISSP
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) DV Cleared
3 2 (33.33%) CISM
3 2 (33.33%) Degree
3 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
1 6 (100.00%) RMADS
2 2 (33.33%) NCSC
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) SAP