Security Cleared Contracts in the Midlands

Security Clearance
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 6 13
Rank change year-on-year +4 +7 -1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 514 522 469
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 18.73% 15.13% 9.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.30% 53.21% 46.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 357 295
10th Percentile £289 £325 £274
25th Percentile £361 £428 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £488
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +10.77% +21.88%
75th Percentile £584 £638 £540
90th Percentile £668 £700 £625
England median daily rate £550 £550 £540
% change year-on-year - +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 31 13
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.80 £13.73
25th Percentile £14.00 £12.50 £18.13
Median hourly rate £17.86 £20.71 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.74% +3.53% +12.68%
75th Percentile £24.06 £61.25 £24.00
90th Percentile £51.91 £65.00 £37.50
England median hourly rate £56.49 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -5.85% +20.00% +17.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 897 981 1,003
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.69% 28.43% 19.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 558 626 671
10th Percentile £229 £250 £213
25th Percentile £325 £400 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +11.80%
75th Percentile £575 £594 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 75 38
10th Percentile £13.25 £11.32 £11.10
25th Percentile £17.00 £14.75 £13.73
Median hourly rate £24.65 £18.75 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.47% -6.25% +18.91%
75th Percentile £43.13 £26.81 £23.69
90th Percentile £56.25 £65.00 £37.50
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -2.60%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 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
West Midlands +4 379 £450 -16.67% 117
East Midlands +1 135 £550 - 38
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 15 (2.92%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.36%) CICS
3 7 (1.36%) CMS
3 7 (1.36%) SAS
4 3 (0.58%) Confluence
5 2 (0.39%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.19%) Appian
Applications
1 10 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) Revit
5 1 (0.19%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.39%) Primavera
2 1 (0.19%) CA PPM
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 32 (6.23%) Azure
2 11 (2.14%) Azure Sentinel
2 11 (2.14%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (1.95%) AWS
4 7 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (0.97%) Power Platform
6 4 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (0.78%) OCI
7 3 (0.58%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.39%) GCP
8 2 (0.39%) IaaS
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 1 (0.19%) AWS CloudTrail
9 1 (0.19%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.19%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.19%) PaaS
9 1 (0.19%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.19%) SaaS
9 1 (0.19%) Serverless
9 1 (0.19%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 95 (18.48%) WAN
2 88 (17.12%) MPLS
3 83 (16.15%) IPsec
4 75 (14.59%) BGP
5 54 (10.51%) VPN
6 48 (9.34%) Junos
7 43 (8.37%) Firewall
8 32 (6.23%) Network Security
9 18 (3.50%) LAN
9 18 (3.50%) SAN
10 17 (3.31%) Intrusion Detection
11 15 (2.92%) DNS
12 13 (2.53%) TCP/IP
13 9 (1.75%) Cisco IOS
13 9 (1.75%) SD-WAN
14 8 (1.56%) DHCP
14 8 (1.56%) Fibre Channel
15 7 (1.36%) Wireless
16 4 (0.78%) Ethernet
16 4 (0.78%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.92%) Big Data
2 12 (2.33%) MySQL
3 10 (1.95%) Amazon Redshift
4 9 (1.75%) DB2
4 9 (1.75%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.56%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (1.36%) IDMS
7 4 (0.78%) GIS
7 4 (0.78%) QGIS
7 4 (0.78%) SAP BW
7 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.58%) Power BI
9 2 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.39%) Metadata
9 2 (0.39%) MS Access
9 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 42 (8.17%) PVCS
1 42 (8.17%) Visual Studio
2 17 (3.31%) Git
3 7 (1.36%) JMeter
4 5 (0.97%) JIRA
5 4 (0.78%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (0.78%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.58%) GitLab
7 2 (0.39%) Selenium
7 2 (0.39%) TestRail
8 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.19%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 101 (19.65%) Public Sector
2 63 (12.26%) Social Skills
3 39 (7.59%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (5.64%) Finance
5 14 (2.72%) Telecoms
6 13 (2.53%) Legal
7 10 (1.95%) Aerospace
8 9 (1.75%) Electronics
9 8 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.17%) Manufacturing
11 5 (0.97%) Marketing
11 5 (0.97%) Police
12 4 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.58%) Military
14 2 (0.39%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.39%) Games
14 2 (0.39%) Law
14 2 (0.39%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.39%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 70 (13.62%) Analyst
2 49 (9.53%) Network Engineer
2 49 (9.53%) Programmer
3 46 (8.95%) C Programmer
4 42 (8.17%) WAN Engineer
5 35 (6.81%) Architect
6 32 (6.23%) SOC Analyst
7 30 (5.84%) Network Support
8 25 (4.86%) Consultant
8 25 (4.86%) Developer
9 24 (4.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 22 (4.28%) 3rd Line Support
11 20 (3.89%) Senior
11 20 (3.89%) Support Engineer
12 16 (3.11%) 2nd Line Support
13 15 (2.92%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 15 (2.92%) Administrator
14 14 (2.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 14 (2.72%) Network Architect
15 11 (2.14%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.92%) Apache NiFi
2 8 (1.56%) Elastic Stack
3 3 (0.58%) CSS
3 3 (0.58%) HTML
3 3 (0.58%) LDAP
4 2 (0.39%) CSS3
4 2 (0.39%) Laravel
4 2 (0.39%) Regular Expression
4 2 (0.39%) REST
4 2 (0.39%) SOAP
4 2 (0.39%) Twitter Bootstrap
4 2 (0.39%) XML
4 2 (0.39%) Yii
5 1 (0.19%) .NET
5 1 (0.19%) 802.1X
5 1 (0.19%) Anaconda
5 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.19%) JSON
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 59 (11.48%) PKI
2 31 (6.03%) Cyber Defence
3 25 (4.86%) Management Information System
4 24 (4.67%) Security Operations Centre
5 19 (3.70%) Distributed Applications
6 14 (2.72%) Cyber Threat
7 11 (2.14%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 10 (1.95%) Mainframe
9 9 (1.75%) Security Posture
10 8 (1.56%) IBM Mainframe
10 8 (1.56%) Linux Command Line
11 6 (1.17%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.17%) HP Storage
12 5 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.97%) Digital Media
12 5 (0.97%) Operational Technology
12 5 (0.97%) Taxonomies
13 4 (0.78%) Cloud Native
13 4 (0.78%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 4 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 95 (18.48%) Windows
2 71 (13.81%) Linux
3 24 (4.67%) Windows 7
4 19 (3.70%) Unix
4 19 (3.70%) Windows Vista
5 14 (2.72%) Apple iOS
6 13 (2.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.53%) Ubuntu
7 12 (2.33%) Android
8 11 (2.14%) Windows Server
9 10 (1.95%) Mac OS X
10 8 (1.56%) AIX
10 8 (1.56%) Solaris
11 7 (1.36%) zOS
12 5 (0.97%) Debian
13 2 (0.39%) VMS
13 2 (0.39%) Windows 10
13 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
14 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (16.34%) Cybersecurity
2 70 (13.62%) SIEM
3 47 (9.14%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (7.98%) Load Balancing
5 40 (7.78%) Security Operations
6 36 (7.00%) Agile
7 33 (6.42%) Analytics
8 32 (6.23%) Information Security
9 29 (5.64%) Incident Management
10 28 (5.45%) Software Engineering
11 27 (5.25%) Stakeholder Management
12 25 (4.86%) Computer Science
13 24 (4.67%) Requirements Gathering
14 22 (4.28%) Actionable Insight
14 22 (4.28%) ITIL
15 21 (4.09%) Data Pipeline
15 21 (4.09%) Network Design
15 21 (4.09%) Scrum
16 20 (3.89%) Incident Response
17 19 (3.70%) MITRE ATT&CK
Programming Languages
1 50 (9.73%) C
2 42 (8.17%) PL/SQL
3 21 (4.09%) SQL
4 15 (2.92%) C++
5 13 (2.53%) Python
6 9 (1.75%) COBOL
6 9 (1.75%) Java
7 8 (1.56%) C#
7 8 (1.56%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.36%) CLIST
8 7 (1.36%) REXX
8 7 (1.36%) SELCOPY
9 6 (1.17%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (0.97%) Bash
10 5 (0.97%) R
11 4 (0.78%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.58%) MATLAB
13 2 (0.39%) JavaScript
13 2 (0.39%) PHP
14 1 (0.19%) ProC
Qualifications
1 347 (67.51%) SC Cleared
2 87 (16.93%) DV Cleared
3 30 (5.84%) Degree
4 18 (3.50%) BPSS Clearance
5 17 (3.31%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (3.31%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (2.92%) CISSP
7 14 (2.72%) CCNP
8 12 (2.33%) CompTIA Security+
9 11 (2.14%) CCNA
9 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.75%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.17%) BC Cleared
11 6 (1.17%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.97%) JNCIS
13 4 (0.78%) Chartered Engineer
14 3 (0.58%) GIAC
14 3 (0.58%) ISEB
15 2 (0.39%) CEH
15 2 (0.39%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.09%) NIST
2 15 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (2.72%) Actionable Recommendations
3 14 (2.72%) SLA
4 13 (2.53%) GDPR
5 10 (1.95%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 10 (1.95%) HIPAA
5 10 (1.95%) QA
6 7 (1.36%) NIST 800
7 5 (0.97%) ISO 9000
7 5 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 5 (0.97%) ISO17020
8 2 (0.39%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.39%) NCSC
8 2 (0.39%) PMO
9 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.19%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.19%) GPG13
9 1 (0.19%) IFRS
System Software
1 22 (4.28%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.17%) VMware NSX
4 5 (0.97%) Docker
4 5 (0.97%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.97%) iptables
4 5 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.39%) vSphere
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) KVM
6 1 (0.19%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.19%) XenApp
6 1 (0.19%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 17 (3.31%) SCCM
2 11 (2.14%) Ansible
3 10 (1.95%) Grafana
4 8 (1.56%) EMC NetWorker
4 8 (1.56%) Kibana
4 8 (1.56%) logstash
5 7 (1.36%) NetBackup
5 7 (1.36%) vCenter Server
6 6 (1.17%) HP Data Protector
6 6 (1.17%) Terraform
7 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Clustering
8 4 (0.78%) VxRail
9 2 (0.39%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.39%) Red Hat Satellite
9 2 (0.39%) SCOM
10 1 (0.19%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 95 (18.48%) Juniper
2 57 (11.09%) Microsoft
3 37 (7.20%) Cisco
4 25 (4.86%) VMware
5 23 (4.47%) Red Hat
6 17 (3.31%) Oracle
7 13 (2.53%) Denodo
8 11 (2.14%) SAP
9 10 (1.95%) HP
9 10 (1.95%) IBM
9 10 (1.95%) Talend
10 8 (1.56%) Brocade
10 8 (1.56%) EMC
10 8 (1.56%) F5
10 8 (1.56%) LogRhythm
10 8 (1.56%) Splunk
11 7 (1.36%) SolarWinds
11 7 (1.36%) Syncsort
12 6 (1.17%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.17%) Symantec