SC Cleared Contracts in Gloucestershire

Security Check (SC) Clearance
South West > Gloucestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 3 2
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 +1
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 73 173 148
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 17.59% 36.04% 27.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 28.19% 49.29% 52.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 139 104
10th Percentile £279 £275 £377
25th Percentile £413 £400 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £706 £650 £625
90th Percentile £713 £725 -
South West median daily rate £550 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 11 1
10th Percentile - £50.00 -
25th Percentile £15.75 £55.00 -
Median hourly rate £33.00 £68.00 £117.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.47% -41.88% +103.48%
75th Percentile £68.75 £83.31 -
90th Percentile £74.61 - -
South West median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +6.87% +0.77% +33.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Gloucestershire

SC 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 Gloucestershire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 259 351 283
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 62.41% 73.13% 53.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 251 225
10th Percentile £425 £375 £313
25th Percentile £513 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% +7.89%
75th Percentile £706 £675 £625
90th Percentile £755 £713 £680
South West median daily rate £550 £575 £520
% change year-on-year -4.35% +10.58% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 30 2
10th Percentile £15.75 £49.75 £65.70
25th Percentile £15.89 £59.88 £74.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £78.00 £88.50
Median % change year-on-year -64.74% -11.86% +96.67%
75th Percentile £68.75 £83.31 £102.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £83.40 £111.30
South West median hourly rate £58.50 £65.50 £61.58
% change year-on-year -10.69% +6.37% +36.83%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in Gloucestershire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Gloucestershire.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in Gloucestershire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Gloucestershire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Gloucestershire.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in Gloucestershire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in Gloucestershire

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Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 24 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
Gloucester -2 31 £500 +25.00% 7
Cheltenham -17 11 £500 -16.67% 15
Filton -1 5 £656 +42.66%
Tewkesbury -1 4 - - 1
SC Cleared
South West

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 10 (13.70%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.48%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 28 (38.36%) Azure
2 21 (28.77%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (12.33%) AWS
4 6 (8.22%) OneDrive
4 6 (8.22%) Power Automate
4 6 (8.22%) Power Platform
5 5 (6.85%) PowerApps
6 4 (5.48%) GitHub
7 3 (4.11%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (4.11%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (2.74%) Amazon EKS
8 2 (2.74%) Azure AKS
8 2 (2.74%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (2.74%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (2.74%) Entra ID
8 2 (2.74%) GCP
8 2 (2.74%) PaaS
9 1 (1.37%) Azure Functions
9 1 (1.37%) SaaS
9 1 (1.37%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.59%) LAN
1 7 (9.59%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (5.48%) Network Security
3 2 (2.74%) DMZ
3 2 (2.74%) Firewall
3 2 (2.74%) Internet
3 2 (2.74%) MPLS
3 2 (2.74%) VPN
3 2 (2.74%) WAN
3 2 (2.74%) WLAN
4 1 (1.37%) WAAS
4 1 (1.37%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 5 (6.85%) JIRA
2 3 (4.11%) Jenkins
3 2 (2.74%) GitLab
3 2 (2.74%) Snyk
3 2 (2.74%) SonarQube
4 1 (1.37%) Git
4 1 (1.37%) GoogleTest
4 1 (1.37%) MSI
General
1 12 (16.44%) Social Skills
2 5 (6.85%) Public Sector
3 4 (5.48%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (5.48%) Electronics
4 3 (4.11%) Manufacturing
4 3 (4.11%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (2.74%) Military
5 2 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.37%) Law
Job Titles
1 13 (17.81%) Developer
2 8 (10.96%) Desktop Engineer
2 8 (10.96%) Full Stack Developer
3 6 (8.22%) Azure Engineer
3 6 (8.22%) Desktop Support
3 6 (8.22%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 6 (8.22%) Support Engineer
4 5 (6.85%) 1st Line Support
4 5 (6.85%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 5 (6.85%) Network Engineer
5 4 (5.48%) Administrator
5 4 (5.48%) Analyst
5 4 (5.48%) Applications Developer
5 4 (5.48%) Hardware Engineer
5 4 (5.48%) Lead
5 4 (5.48%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
5 4 (5.48%) Power Apps Developer
5 4 (5.48%) Power Platform Developer
5 4 (5.48%) Security Engineer
6 3 (4.11%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.85%) AngularJS
1 5 (6.85%) CSS
1 5 (6.85%) React
1 5 (6.85%) REST
1 5 (6.85%) Spring
2 2 (2.74%) ARM Templates
3 1 (1.37%) ModSecurity
3 1 (1.37%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.59%) CMDB
2 6 (8.22%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.85%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.74%) PKI
4 2 (2.74%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.37%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (1.37%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.37%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 12 (16.44%) Windows
2 6 (8.22%) Windows 10
3 5 (6.85%) Linux
4 4 (5.48%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (20.55%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (17.81%) Agile
2 13 (17.81%) DevOps
3 12 (16.44%) Project Management
4 10 (13.70%) Migration
5 8 (10.96%) Full Stack Development
6 7 (9.59%) SDLC
7 6 (8.22%) Change Management
7 6 (8.22%) Infrastructure as Code
7 6 (8.22%) Roadmaps
8 5 (6.85%) Information Security
8 5 (6.85%) OO
8 5 (6.85%) OOP
8 5 (6.85%) Patch Management
8 5 (6.85%) Programme Management
8 5 (6.85%) Secure Coding
8 5 (6.85%) Software Architecture
8 5 (6.85%) Unit Testing
9 4 (5.48%) Problem Management
9 4 (5.48%) Schematic Capture
Programming Languages
1 13 (17.81%) PowerShell
2 10 (13.70%) JavaScript
3 7 (9.59%) Python
4 6 (8.22%) Java
5 5 (6.85%) C
6 4 (5.48%) Bicep
7 1 (1.37%) Bash
7 1 (1.37%) C++
7 1 (1.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 73 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (8.22%) DV Cleared
3 5 (6.85%) Azure Certification
4 4 (5.48%) Degree
5 3 (4.11%) HNC
6 2 (2.74%) CCNA
6 2 (2.74%) CCNP
6 2 (2.74%) CESG Certified Professional
6 2 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (2.74%) JNCIP
7 1 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.37%) CISM
7 1 (1.37%) CISSP
7 1 (1.37%) ISTQB
7 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.59%) QA
2 4 (5.48%) Def Stans
3 2 (2.74%) RMADS
4 1 (1.37%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.37%) MISRA
4 1 (1.37%) NCSC
4 1 (1.37%) NIST
4 1 (1.37%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (8.22%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.74%) Hyper-V
2 2 (2.74%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.37%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (10.96%) Terraform
2 5 (6.85%) SCCM
3 3 (4.11%) Ansible
4 2 (2.74%) Argo
4 2 (2.74%) Kubernetes
4 2 (2.74%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (1.37%) Packer
5 1 (1.37%) Puppet
Vendors
1 11 (15.07%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.48%) EMC
3 2 (2.74%) Cisco
3 2 (2.74%) F5
3 2 (2.74%) Fortinet
3 2 (2.74%) Juniper
3 2 (2.74%) Palo Alto
3 2 (2.74%) VMware
4 1 (1.37%) CA
4 1 (1.37%) Citrix
4 1 (1.37%) Dell
4 1 (1.37%) Google