SC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire

Security Check (SC) Clearance
South West > Wiltshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wiltshire with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 229 229 337
As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire 50.33% 39.35% 40.80%
As % of the Qualifications category 61.73% 55.85% 60.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 171 236
10th Percentile £418 £420 £413
25th Percentile £519 £494 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £551 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.36% +0.18% -
75th Percentile £651 £638 £655
90th Percentile £725 £688 £725
South West median daily rate £550 £568 £575
% change year-on-year -3.08% -1.30% +0.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 1 17
10th Percentile £18.87 - £40.85
25th Percentile £20.82 - £46.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £60.00 £48.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +23.71% -10.19%
75th Percentile £25.15 - £50.00
90th Percentile - - £65.30
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +3.85% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wiltshire

SC Cleared 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 Wiltshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 371 410 555
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire 81.54% 70.45% 67.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 242 296 393
10th Percentile £414 £393 £413
25th Percentile £519 £499 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £570 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -
75th Percentile £670 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £725
South West median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 1 19
10th Percentile £12.50 - £40.85
25th Percentile £18.87 - £46.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £60.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £25.15 - £55.13
90th Percentile - - £67.00
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -61.60% +4.80% -3.85%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in Wiltshire

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing SC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing SC Cleared

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in Wiltshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Wiltshire over the 6 months to 31 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Wiltshire

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing SC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing SC Cleared

SC Cleared
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Corsham 0 119 £575 -1.71% 19
Salisbury 0 20 £653 +63.13% 7
Swindon +10 13 £569 +13.75% 3
Pewsey - 12 £160 -
Tidworth - 8 £153 -
Chippenham +1 6 £578 +0.43% 2
Marlborough - 1 - -
Warminster - 1 £725 -
SC Cleared
South West

SC Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (9.61%) Confluence
2 19 (8.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (6.11%) SharePoint
4 10 (4.37%) Skype for Business
5 4 (1.75%) SharePoint Server
6 3 (1.31%) Documentum
7 2 (0.87%) Alfresco
7 2 (0.87%) Camunda
8 1 (0.44%) Tomcat
Applications
1 13 (5.68%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.62%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (2.18%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (2.62%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.75%) Maximo
2 4 (1.75%) Primavera
3 2 (0.87%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 16 (6.99%) AWS
2 15 (6.55%) Azure
3 10 (4.37%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (2.62%) GCP
5 4 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.31%) AWS CloudFormation
6 3 (1.31%) OpenShift
7 2 (0.87%) Azure AKS
7 2 (0.87%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 2 (0.87%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (0.87%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.87%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.87%) IaaS
7 2 (0.87%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.44%) BrowserStack
8 1 (0.44%) GitHub
8 1 (0.44%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.44%) Pulumi
8 1 (0.44%) Sauce Labs
Communications & Networking
1 19 (8.30%) Skype
2 16 (6.99%) DNS
3 9 (3.93%) DHCP
3 9 (3.93%) TCP/IP
3 9 (3.93%) Unified Communications
4 6 (2.62%) VPN
5 5 (2.18%) BGP
6 4 (1.75%) MPLS
7 3 (1.31%) Firewall
7 3 (1.31%) IPsec
7 3 (1.31%) VoIP
8 2 (0.87%) LAN
8 2 (0.87%) VSAN
9 1 (0.44%) DWDM
9 1 (0.44%) Internet
9 1 (0.44%) Network Security
9 1 (0.44%) OSPF
9 1 (0.44%) SDH
9 1 (0.44%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.44%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.06%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.31%) Metadata
2 3 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.87%) Looker
3 2 (0.87%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.87%) MySQL
3 2 (0.87%) Power BI
3 2 (0.87%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.87%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (10.92%) JIRA
2 8 (3.49%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.62%) Bitbucket
4 5 (2.18%) Git
4 5 (2.18%) GitLab
5 3 (1.31%) Selenium
5 3 (1.31%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.87%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.87%) JUnit
6 2 (0.87%) MSI
6 2 (0.87%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.44%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.44%) Appium
7 1 (0.44%) Bazaar
7 1 (0.44%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.44%) Maven
7 1 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.44%) Snyk
7 1 (0.44%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.44%) TestRail
General
1 80 (34.93%) Public Sector
2 71 (31.00%) Social Skills
3 34 (14.85%) Telecoms
4 33 (14.41%) Finance
5 32 (13.97%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (12.66%) Electronics
6 29 (12.66%) Manufacturing
6 29 (12.66%) Marketing
7 19 (8.30%) Military
8 8 (3.49%) Legal
9 7 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.18%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.87%) Law
13 1 (0.44%) Advertising
13 1 (0.44%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.44%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 33 (14.41%) Architect
2 21 (9.17%) Lead
3 20 (8.73%) Support Engineer
4 19 (8.30%) Consultant
5 17 (7.42%) IT Engineer
6 14 (6.11%) IT Support
7 11 (4.80%) IT Support Engineer
8 10 (4.37%) Incident Manager
8 10 (4.37%) Migration Engineer
9 9 (3.93%) Analyst
9 9 (3.93%) Service Manager
10 8 (3.49%) Project Planner
11 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Engineer
11 7 (3.06%) Security Consultant
11 7 (3.06%) Service Management Specialist
12 6 (2.62%) ITIL Manager
13 5 (2.18%) Delivery Manager
13 5 (2.18%) Service Delivery Manager
13 5 (2.18%) Technical Engineer
13 5 (2.18%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.99%) REST
2 3 (1.31%) NETCONF
2 3 (1.31%) RESTCONF
2 3 (1.31%) SailPoint
2 3 (1.31%) XML
3 2 (0.87%) .NET
3 2 (0.87%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.87%) ARM Templates
3 2 (0.87%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (0.87%) Hibernate
3 2 (0.87%) HTML
3 2 (0.87%) JPA
3 2 (0.87%) Kafka
3 2 (0.87%) Keycloak
3 2 (0.87%) ModSecurity
3 2 (0.87%) Playwright
3 2 (0.87%) Spring
3 2 (0.87%) Spring Boot
4 1 (0.44%) JFC
4 1 (0.44%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.86%) CMDB
2 16 (6.99%) PKI
3 8 (3.49%) Management Information System
3 8 (3.49%) Private Cloud
4 7 (3.06%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (2.18%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.18%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.31%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.87%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.87%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.44%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.44%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.44%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (0.44%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.44%) Replication
8 1 (0.44%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.44%) STB
Operating Systems
1 30 (13.10%) Windows
2 11 (4.80%) Linux
2 11 (4.80%) Windows Server
3 10 (4.37%) Windows 10
4 5 (2.18%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.75%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.87%) Android
6 2 (0.87%) CentOS
6 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.44%) Solaris
7 1 (0.44%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (24.02%) Service Management
2 49 (21.40%) ITIL
3 39 (17.03%) Agile
4 33 (14.41%) Migration
5 32 (13.97%) Business Intelligence
5 32 (13.97%) Programme Management
6 31 (13.54%) ITSM
6 31 (13.54%) Problem-Solving
7 29 (12.66%) Digital Marketing
8 24 (10.48%) Service Delivery
8 24 (10.48%) Workflow
9 23 (10.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 23 (10.04%) Stakeholder Management
10 20 (8.73%) Change Management
11 17 (7.42%) DevOps
11 17 (7.42%) Workflow Management
12 16 (6.99%) Configuration Management
13 15 (6.55%) Workshop Facilitation
14 14 (6.11%) Asset Management
15 13 (5.68%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (14.41%) PowerShell
2 25 (10.92%) Python
3 10 (4.37%) SQL
4 4 (1.75%) Bash
4 4 (1.75%) Java
5 3 (1.31%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.87%) Bicep
7 1 (0.44%) Groovy
7 1 (0.44%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.44%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 229 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 50 (21.83%) DV Cleared
3 26 (11.35%) Degree
4 12 (5.24%) CISSP
5 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (2.18%) APMP
6 5 (2.18%) CCNP
6 5 (2.18%) CESG Certified Professional
6 5 (2.18%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.75%) CLAS
7 4 (1.75%) CompTIA CySA+
7 4 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.75%) ISTQB
7 4 (1.75%) MCSE
7 4 (1.75%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.75%) SANS
8 3 (1.31%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.31%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.87%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (3.93%) NIST
3 8 (3.49%) QA
4 7 (3.06%) JSP 440
4 7 (3.06%) NCSC
4 7 (3.06%) PMO
5 5 (2.18%) RMADS
5 5 (2.18%) SLA
6 4 (1.75%) P3O
7 2 (0.87%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 2 (0.87%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.44%) GDPR
8 1 (0.44%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 15 (6.55%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (5.68%) Active Directory
3 9 (3.93%) VMware NSX
4 5 (2.18%) Docker
4 5 (2.18%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.31%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.87%) Firmware
6 2 (0.87%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (5.24%) Ansible
2 10 (4.37%) Terraform
3 8 (3.49%) Kubernetes
4 7 (3.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (2.62%) vCenter Server
6 5 (2.18%) WSUS
7 3 (1.31%) Grafana
7 3 (1.31%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.87%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.87%) OPNET
8 2 (0.87%) SCCM
9 1 (0.44%) Dell DRAC
9 1 (0.44%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.44%) Packer
9 1 (0.44%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.44%) Puppet
Vendors
1 38 (16.59%) Microsoft
2 29 (12.66%) SAP
3 25 (10.92%) Atlassian
4 19 (8.30%) VMware
5 15 (6.55%) ServiceNow
6 14 (6.11%) Cisco
7 12 (5.24%) Remedy
8 7 (3.06%) SolarWinds
9 6 (2.62%) Veeam
10 5 (2.18%) IBM
10 5 (2.18%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.75%) Oracle
12 3 (1.31%) Dell
12 3 (1.31%) HP
12 3 (1.31%) Juniper
12 3 (1.31%) Palo Alto
13 2 (0.87%) F5
13 2 (0.87%) ForgeRock
13 2 (0.87%) Okta
13 2 (0.87%) Splunk