CLAS Contract Job Trends in the South West

CESG Listed Adviser Scheme (CLAS)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CLAS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 131 141
Rank change year-on-year -1 +10 +31
Contract jobs citing CLAS 3 2 14
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.13% 0.085% 0.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.24% 0.17% 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 9
10th Percentile - - £609
25th Percentile £613 £613 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.66%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £788
90th Percentile - - £790
England median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% -1.89%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

CLAS falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,262 1,193 1,742
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 55.87% 50.94% 55.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 793 734 1,093
10th Percentile £263 £350 £380
25th Percentile £450 £462 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +2.68%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £675
90th Percentile £749 £750 £729
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 82 180
10th Percentile £17.74 £30.00 £35.70
25th Percentile £22.66 £55.75 £50.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -61.60% +4.80% -3.85%
75th Percentile £63.75 £72.19 £78.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £50.00 £53.67
% change year-on-year -49.70% -6.83% +19.26%

CLAS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CLAS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

CLAS job vacancy trend in the South West

CLAS
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CLAS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CLAS

CLAS
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CLAS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CLAS

CLAS
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CLAS within the South West region over the 6 months to 25 November 2025. 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
Wiltshire +2 3 £625 - 1
CLAS
England

CLAS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Consultant
1 3 (100.00%) Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 3 (100.00%) CISSP
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
1 3 (100.00%) RMADS
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP