SC Cleared Desktop Support Contracts in the South West

Security Check Clearance Desktop Support
England > South West

The median Security Check Clearance Desktop Support daily rate in the South West is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 153 153
Rank change year-on-year +51 0 +15
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Desktop Support 14 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.75% 0.031% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% 0.034% 0.090%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - £201
25th Percentile £205 - £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - £205
75th Percentile £221 - £228
90th Percentile £231 - £241
England median daily rate £155 £220 £205
% change year-on-year -29.55% +7.32% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32.50 - -
Median hourly rate £35.00 - -
75th Percentile £37.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £35.00 £21.85 £16.94
% change year-on-year +60.22% +28.99% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 1,680 2,975 3,321
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.84% 92.68% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,008 1,891 2,367
10th Percentile £235 £250 £312
25th Percentile £375 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £619 £613 £650
90th Percentile £688 £700 £724
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 178 452 270
10th Percentile £15.22 £14.00 £17.70
25th Percentile £18.51 £29.75 £39.91
Median hourly rate £32.50 £56.97 £62.78
Median % change year-on-year -42.95% -9.26% +36.47%
75th Percentile £65.75 £71.25 £75.38
90th Percentile £70.75 £75.00 £83.75
England median hourly rate £28.18 £40.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -29.55% -6.98% +72.00%

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in the South West

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support in the South West.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in the South West

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared Desktop Support in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in the South West

SC Cleared Desktop Support
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 SC Cleared Desktop Support within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 July 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
Somerset +12 8 - -
Bristol - 6 £210 -
SC Cleared Desktop Support
England

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 14 July 2025, SC Cleared Desktop Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 14 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 14 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) Mathematics
2 8 (57.14%) Driving Licence
2 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 8 (57.14%) Customer Experience
2 8 (57.14%) Finance
2 8 (57.14%) HP
2 8 (57.14%) Dell
2 8 (57.14%) SLA
2 8 (57.14%) Dell Certification
3 6 (42.86%) ITIL
3 6 (42.86%) Customer Service
4 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 4 (28.57%) Service Management
4 4 (28.57%) ITSM
4 4 (28.57%) Workflow
5 3 (21.43%) Windows
6 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (14.29%) Windows 10
6 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
General
1 8 (57.14%) Finance
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (57.14%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
2 2 (14.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Customer Experience
1 8 (57.14%) Mathematics
2 6 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 6 (42.86%) ITIL
3 4 (28.57%) Data Analysis
3 4 (28.57%) ITSM
3 4 (28.57%) Service Management
3 4 (28.57%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 14 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) Dell Certification
3 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (57.14%) SLA
Vendors
1 14 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (57.14%) Dell
2 8 (57.14%) HP
3 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow