SC Cleared Contracts in the West Midlands

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 17 22
Rank change year-on-year +12 +5 +1
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 237 218 261
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 12.53% 9.69% 7.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 38.98% 36.27% 36.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 170 156 185
10th Percentile £297 £375 £373
25th Percentile £352 £516 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £568 £513
Median % change year-on-year -20.70% +10.73% +20.59%
75th Percentile £538 £675 £580
90th Percentile £645 £700 £652
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 8 0
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 -
25th Percentile £13.44 £18.29 -
Median hourly rate £14.00 £27.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -49.09% - -
75th Percentile £20.00 £59.63 -
90th Percentile £29.75 £66.00 -
England median hourly rate £48.56 £57.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -15.55% +9.52% +18.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 608 601 716
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 32.14% 26.71% 20.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 384 363 499
10th Percentile £275 £313 £274
25th Percentile £360 £413 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £536 £475
Median % change year-on-year -11.38% +12.84% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £575
90th Percentile £686 £700 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 28 11
10th Percentile £14.00 £11.70 £11.25
25th Percentile £21.44 £13.31 £13.25
Median hourly rate £27.25 £19.50 £17.28
Median % change year-on-year +39.74% +12.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £43.44 £28.75 £20.26
90th Percentile £58.75 £60.05 £20.51
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £40.93
% change year-on-year -23.81% +28.28% +8.71%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the West Midlands

SC Cleared
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in the West Midlands

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in the West Midlands

SC Cleared
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in the West Midlands

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in the West Midlands

SC Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 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
Shropshire +5 84 £513 -5.09% 2
Birmingham +15 82 £388 -39.22% 36
Staffordshire +4 21 £375 +3.30% 20
Solihull -5 11 £325 -7.14% 5
Warwickshire +2 8 £700 +2.94% 4
Worcestershire -9 5 £590 -5.60% 3
Herefordshire -16 4 £538 -17.31% 3
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 9 (3.80%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.95%) CICS
3 7 (2.95%) SAS
4 2 (0.84%) CMS
4 2 (0.84%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (2.11%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.42%) Revit
4 1 (0.42%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Primavera
2 1 (0.42%) CA PPM
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 13 (5.49%) Azure
2 8 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (0.84%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.42%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.42%) IaaS
5 1 (0.42%) PaaS
5 1 (0.42%) SaaS
5 1 (0.42%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.42%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 34 (14.35%) MPLS
2 31 (13.08%) WAN
3 28 (11.81%) IPsec
4 26 (10.97%) Firewall
5 19 (8.02%) BGP
6 8 (3.38%) LAN
7 7 (2.95%) Network Security
8 5 (2.11%) Internet
9 4 (1.69%) ADSL
9 4 (1.69%) Ethernet
9 4 (1.69%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (1.27%) Junos
10 3 (1.27%) PSTN
10 3 (1.27%) Wireless
11 2 (0.84%) CATAPAN
11 2 (0.84%) Cisco Firepower
11 2 (0.84%) OSPF
11 2 (0.84%) SAN
11 2 (0.84%) SDH
11 2 (0.84%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.75%) MySQL
2 15 (6.33%) Amazon Redshift
3 9 (3.80%) DB2
4 7 (2.95%) IDMS
5 6 (2.53%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (1.69%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.84%) MS Access
7 2 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.42%) Big Data
8 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.42%) Metadata
8 1 (0.42%) Metadata Repository
8 1 (0.42%) Pentaho
8 1 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.42%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 42 (17.72%) PVCS
1 42 (17.72%) Visual Studio
2 22 (9.28%) Git
3 1 (0.42%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
General
1 46 (19.41%) Public Sector
2 20 (8.44%) Social Skills
3 11 (4.64%) Legal
4 10 (4.22%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (3.80%) Finance
6 6 (2.53%) Telecoms
7 3 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (0.84%) Police
9 1 (0.42%) Aeronautics
9 1 (0.42%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.42%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.42%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (0.42%) Games
9 1 (0.42%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.42%) Military
Job Titles
1 49 (20.68%) Programmer
2 46 (19.41%) C Programmer
3 39 (16.46%) Analyst
4 26 (10.97%) SOC Analyst
5 23 (9.70%) Network Engineer
6 18 (7.59%) Architect
7 12 (5.06%) Consultant
8 11 (4.64%) Developer
9 10 (4.22%) Senior
10 8 (3.38%) IBM Mainframe Developer
10 8 (3.38%) Mainframe Developer
11 7 (2.95%) Lead
11 7 (2.95%) Network Architect
11 7 (2.95%) Solutions Architect
12 6 (2.53%) 2nd Line Support
12 6 (2.53%) Data Analyst
12 6 (2.53%) Network Support
12 6 (2.53%) Security Consultant
12 6 (2.53%) Test Analyst
13 5 (2.11%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.53%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (0.84%) Regular Expression
3 1 (0.42%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.42%) Apache NiFi
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.22%) Mainframe
2 8 (3.38%) IBM Mainframe
3 7 (2.95%) Cyber Defence
3 7 (2.95%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.95%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (2.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 6 (2.53%) PKI
5 5 (2.11%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (2.11%) Digital Media
5 5 (2.11%) Taxonomies
6 4 (1.69%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.69%) CMDB
6 4 (1.69%) Linux Command Line
6 4 (1.69%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.27%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.27%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.84%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.84%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 18 (7.59%) Linux
2 15 (6.33%) Windows
3 10 (4.22%) Mac OS X
4 7 (2.95%) zOS
5 4 (1.69%) Ubuntu
6 3 (1.27%) Unix
6 3 (1.27%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.84%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.42%) Android
8 1 (0.42%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (12.66%) Agile
1 30 (12.66%) Cybersecurity
1 30 (12.66%) SIEM
2 26 (10.97%) Stakeholder Management
3 23 (9.70%) Requirements Gathering
4 20 (8.44%) Incident Management
4 20 (8.44%) Scrum
4 20 (8.44%) Software Engineering
5 19 (8.02%) Analytics
5 19 (8.02%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (7.59%) Data Analytics
7 17 (7.17%) Configuration Management
7 17 (7.17%) Continuous Integration
7 17 (7.17%) Dashboard Development
7 17 (7.17%) ETL
8 16 (6.75%) Data Extraction
8 16 (6.75%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 15 (6.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 14 (5.91%) Test Strategy
11 13 (5.49%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 50 (21.10%) C
2 43 (18.14%) PL/SQL
3 15 (6.33%) C++
4 9 (3.80%) COBOL
5 7 (2.95%) CLIST
5 7 (2.95%) REXX
5 7 (2.95%) SELCOPY
6 5 (2.11%) SQL
7 3 (1.27%) MATLAB
7 3 (1.27%) Python
7 3 (1.27%) R
8 2 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.42%) Java
9 1 (0.42%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.42%) ProC
9 1 (0.42%) VB
Qualifications
1 237 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 12 (5.06%) BPSS Clearance
3 10 (4.22%) Degree
4 9 (3.80%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.95%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.53%) BC Cleared
6 6 (2.53%) CISSP
7 5 (2.11%) CCNA
7 5 (2.11%) CCNP
7 5 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.69%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (1.27%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.27%) GIAC
9 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.84%) CEH
10 2 (0.84%) GSEC
10 2 (0.84%) JNCIS
10 2 (0.84%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.84%) PhD
10 2 (0.84%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (4.64%) NIST
2 10 (4.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 10 (4.22%) GDPR
2 10 (4.22%) HIPAA
3 6 (2.53%) QA
4 5 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 5 (2.11%) ISO17020
4 5 (2.11%) SLA
5 2 (0.84%) NIST 800
5 2 (0.84%) PMO
6 1 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.42%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.42%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.42%) GPG13
6 1 (0.42%) NCSC
System Software
1 11 (4.64%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.27%) iptables
4 2 (0.84%) vSphere
5 1 (0.42%) Docker
5 1 (0.42%) Firmware
5 1 (0.42%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.42%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (6.33%) Grafana
2 6 (2.53%) Kibana
2 6 (2.53%) logstash
2 6 (2.53%) SCCM
3 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.84%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.84%) VxRail
5 1 (0.42%) Ansible
5 1 (0.42%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.42%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.42%) Terraform
Vendors
1 32 (13.50%) Juniper
2 22 (9.28%) Microsoft
3 18 (7.59%) Denodo
4 16 (6.75%) Talend
5 11 (4.64%) Cisco
6 10 (4.22%) IBM
6 10 (4.22%) VMware
7 7 (2.95%) Oracle
7 7 (2.95%) Syncsort
8 5 (2.11%) LogRhythm
8 5 (2.11%) SAP
9 3 (1.27%) BT
9 3 (1.27%) Openreach
9 3 (1.27%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.27%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.27%) TippingPoint
10 2 (0.84%) Citrix
10 2 (0.84%) NEC
10 2 (0.84%) Trend Micro
11 1 (0.42%) Nokia