Security Cleared Contracts in Somerset

Security Clearance
South West > Somerset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 38 74 59
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 18.63% 35.92% 29.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 46.91% 78.72% 78.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 54 37
10th Percentile £269 £513 £408
25th Percentile £506 £600 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £660 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.95% +31.95% +5.82%
75th Percentile £625 £723 £594
90th Percentile £625 £750 £654
South West median daily rate £550 £600 £530
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 4
10th Percentile - £37.50 £43.92
25th Percentile £53.75 £42.63 £47.67
Median hourly rate £57.50 £56.25 £52.38
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% +7.40% +13.32%
75th Percentile £61.25 £76.84 £58.13
90th Percentile - £85.50 £61.50
South West median hourly rate £70.00 £65.25 £65.00
% change year-on-year +7.28% +0.38% +30.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Somerset

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 Somerset with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 81 94 75
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 39.71% 45.63% 36.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 67 53
10th Percentile £193 £363 £266
25th Percentile £399 £508 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £638 £467
Median % change year-on-year -9.80% +36.51% -1.16%
75th Percentile £625 £699 £532
90th Percentile £625 £747 £621
South West median daily rate £550 £579 £522
% change year-on-year -5.01% +11.03% +9.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 4
10th Percentile - £19.78 £43.92
25th Percentile £25.00 £35.94 £47.67
Median hourly rate £32.50 £50.00 £52.38
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% -4.53% +16.39%
75th Percentile £40.00 £62.89 £58.13
90th Percentile - £81.37 £61.50
South West median hourly rate £62.00 £65.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -4.62% +4.00% +38.89%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Somerset

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Somerset

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Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Somerset over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Somerset

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Somerset

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Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 4 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
Taunton 0 11 £588 -12.70%
Bath +1 9 £500 -16.67% 3
Yeovil -5 8 £260 -59.22% 12
Bridgwater - 3 - - 10
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South West

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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 3 (7.89%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 3 (7.89%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.63%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (2.63%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.63%) Azure
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.89%) Internet
2 2 (5.26%) PBX
2 2 (5.26%) Tactical Data Link
2 2 (5.26%) VoIP
3 1 (2.63%) DHCP
3 1 (2.63%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 2 (5.26%) Git
1 2 (5.26%) JIRA
1 2 (5.26%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.63%) NUnit
2 1 (2.63%) SpecFlow
General
1 8 (21.05%) Social Skills
2 7 (18.42%) Public Sector
3 4 (10.53%) Law
3 4 (10.53%) Telecoms
4 3 (7.89%) Aerospace
4 3 (7.89%) Military
5 2 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Electronics
6 1 (2.63%) Finance
6 1 (2.63%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.63%) Marketing
6 1 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (15.79%) Service Manager
1 6 (15.79%) Service Transition Manager
1 6 (15.79%) Transition Manager
2 5 (13.16%) Desktop Engineer
2 5 (13.16%) Support Engineer
3 4 (10.53%) Desktop Support
3 4 (10.53%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 4 (10.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (7.89%) Architect
4 3 (7.89%) Developer
4 3 (7.89%) Security Specialist
4 3 (7.89%) Support Specialist
4 3 (7.89%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) IT Manager
5 2 (5.26%) IT Services Manager
5 2 (5.26%) Network Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Senior
5 2 (5.26%) Software Developer
5 2 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (5.26%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) .NET
1 1 (2.63%) .NET Core
1 1 (2.63%) ASP.NET
1 1 (2.63%) Razor View Engine
1 1 (2.63%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) Data Centre
1 3 (7.89%) Management Information System
1 3 (7.89%) Onboarding
1 3 (7.89%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (5.26%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.63%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.63%) Replication
3 1 (2.63%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 9 (23.68%) Windows
2 3 (7.89%) Linux
3 1 (2.63%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.63%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (18.42%) Change Management
2 6 (15.79%) Acceptance Criteria
2 6 (15.79%) ITIL
2 6 (15.79%) Service Management
3 5 (13.16%) Conflict Resolution
3 5 (13.16%) Critical Path Analysis
3 5 (13.16%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (13.16%) Work Breakdown Structure
4 4 (10.53%) Agile
4 4 (10.53%) Decision-Making
4 4 (10.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 4 (10.53%) Programme Management
4 4 (10.53%) Project Delivery
4 4 (10.53%) Security Operations
4 4 (10.53%) SFIA
4 4 (10.53%) SIEM
5 3 (7.89%) Break/Fix
5 3 (7.89%) Creative Thinking
5 3 (7.89%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.89%) Java
2 1 (2.63%) C#
2 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (63.16%) SC Cleared
2 9 (23.68%) DV Cleared
3 2 (5.26%) Degree
3 2 (5.26%) ISEB
4 1 (2.63%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.63%) CCNA
4 1 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.63%) CISSP
4 1 (2.63%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.63%) MCDST
4 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.63%) OSCP
4 1 (2.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.53%) PMO
2 3 (7.89%) JSP 440
3 2 (5.26%) COBIT
System Software
1 7 (18.42%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.63%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) SCCM
2 1 (2.63%) Terraform
2 1 (2.63%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 5 (13.16%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.26%) McAfee
3 1 (2.63%) Dell
3 1 (2.63%) SAP
3 1 (2.63%) VMware