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 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 185 233 349
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire 42.63% 37.16% 40.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.81% 52.95% 58.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 132 177 250
10th Percentile £366 £400 £425
25th Percentile £511 £489 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £551 £550 £567
Median % change year-on-year +0.23% -3.04% +3.14%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £650
90th Percentile £706 £688 £714
South West median daily rate £550 £570 £579
% change year-on-year -3.51% -1.55% +1.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 0 16
10th Percentile - - £40.85
25th Percentile £18.87 - £45.75
Median hourly rate £25.08 - £48.00
75th Percentile £25.15 - £50.00
90th Percentile - - £55.13
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £70.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -64.07% +12.00% -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 320 440 592
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire 73.73% 70.18% 68.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 331 427
10th Percentile £387 £400 £413
25th Percentile £511 £488 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £644 £650 £650
90th Percentile £695 £725 £723
South West median daily rate £550 £556 £575
% change year-on-year -0.99% -3.39% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 0 20
10th Percentile - - £40.85
25th Percentile £18.87 - £46.25
Median hourly rate £25.08 - £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -24.01%
75th Percentile £25.15 - £58.13
90th Percentile - - £64.50
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £70.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -64.07% +12.00% +3.73%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 +1 114 £550 -4.35% 17
Salisbury 0 14 £635 +58.75% 1
Tidworth - 7 £153 - 1
Swindon +3 5 £650 +30.00% 7
Pewsey - 3 £160 - 2
Chippenham -1 1 - - 2
Marlborough - 1 - -
Warminster - 1 £725 -
SC Cleared
South West

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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 12 (6.49%) Confluence
2 7 (3.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.62%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.62%) Skype for Business
4 2 (1.08%) Alfresco
4 2 (1.08%) Camunda
4 2 (1.08%) Documentum
4 2 (1.08%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.54%) Apache
5 1 (0.54%) Tomcat
Applications
1 11 (5.95%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.24%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (2.70%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.16%) Primavera
2 3 (1.62%) Maximo
2 3 (1.62%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (1.08%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 12 (6.49%) Azure
2 8 (4.32%) AWS
3 5 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (2.70%) GCP
4 3 (1.62%) AWS CloudFormation
4 3 (1.62%) IaaS
4 3 (1.62%) OpenShift
5 2 (1.08%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.08%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.54%) Azure AKS
6 1 (0.54%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 1 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.54%) BrowserStack
6 1 (0.54%) GitHub
6 1 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.54%) Pulumi
6 1 (0.54%) Sauce Labs
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.86%) DNS
1 9 (4.86%) Skype
2 8 (4.32%) VPN
3 7 (3.78%) Unified Communications
4 6 (3.24%) BGP
4 6 (3.24%) Firewall
5 4 (2.16%) MPLS
5 4 (2.16%) VSAN
6 3 (1.62%) DHCP
6 3 (1.62%) IPsec
6 3 (1.62%) VoIP
7 2 (1.08%) OSPF
7 2 (1.08%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.08%) VLAN
8 1 (0.54%) Internet
8 1 (0.54%) LAN
8 1 (0.54%) Network Security
8 1 (0.54%) NGFW
8 1 (0.54%) Software-Defined Networking
8 1 (0.54%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.16%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.62%) MySQL
2 3 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.08%) Looker
3 2 (1.08%) MongoDB
3 2 (1.08%) Power BI
3 2 (1.08%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.08%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (7.57%) JIRA
2 8 (4.32%) Bitbucket
2 8 (4.32%) Git
3 6 (3.24%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.70%) GitLab
5 3 (1.62%) Selenium
5 3 (1.62%) SonarQube
6 2 (1.08%) Cypress.io
6 2 (1.08%) JUnit
6 2 (1.08%) MSI
6 2 (1.08%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.54%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.54%) Appium
7 1 (0.54%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.54%) Maven
7 1 (0.54%) Snyk
7 1 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.54%) TestRail
General
1 61 (32.97%) Public Sector
2 51 (27.57%) Social Skills
3 27 (14.59%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (14.05%) Finance
5 24 (12.97%) Telecoms
6 20 (10.81%) Electronics
6 20 (10.81%) Manufacturing
6 20 (10.81%) Marketing
7 14 (7.57%) Military
8 8 (4.32%) Legal
9 5 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.62%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.08%) Law
13 1 (0.54%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.54%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.54%) Local Government
13 1 (0.54%) Police
Job Titles
1 29 (15.68%) Architect
2 20 (10.81%) Lead
3 15 (8.11%) Service Manager
4 11 (5.95%) IT Engineer
5 9 (4.86%) Coordinator
6 8 (4.32%) Consultant
6 8 (4.32%) Delivery Manager
6 8 (4.32%) Project Planner
6 8 (4.32%) Service Delivery Manager
7 7 (3.78%) Incident Manager
7 7 (3.78%) Network Engineer
7 7 (3.78%) Security Consultant
8 6 (3.24%) ITIL Manager
8 6 (3.24%) Project Manager
9 5 (2.70%) Availability Manager
9 5 (2.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (2.70%) ITIL Incident Manager
9 5 (2.70%) Platform Engineer
9 5 (2.70%) Project Coordinator
9 5 (2.70%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.16%) REST
2 3 (1.62%) ModSecurity
2 3 (1.62%) NETCONF
2 3 (1.62%) RESTCONF
2 3 (1.62%) SailPoint
3 2 (1.08%) .NET
3 2 (1.08%) AngularJS
3 2 (1.08%) Elastic Stack
3 2 (1.08%) Hibernate
3 2 (1.08%) HTML
3 2 (1.08%) JPA
3 2 (1.08%) Kafka
3 2 (1.08%) Keycloak
3 2 (1.08%) Playwright
3 2 (1.08%) SOAP
3 2 (1.08%) Spring
3 2 (1.08%) Spring Boot
3 2 (1.08%) XML
4 1 (0.54%) JFC
4 1 (0.54%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.73%) CMDB
2 14 (7.57%) PKI
3 9 (4.86%) Data Centre
4 8 (4.32%) Private Cloud
5 7 (3.78%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.78%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.16%) Cyber Defence
6 4 (2.16%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.62%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.08%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.54%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.54%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.54%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.54%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.54%) STB
Operating Systems
1 37 (20.00%) Windows
2 14 (7.57%) Linux
3 10 (5.41%) Windows Server
4 9 (4.86%) Windows 10
5 4 (2.16%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.62%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (1.08%) Ubuntu
7 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.54%) Solaris
8 1 (0.54%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (21.08%) Service Management
2 35 (18.92%) ITIL
3 25 (13.51%) Agile
3 25 (13.51%) Migration
4 23 (12.43%) Business Intelligence
4 23 (12.43%) Configuration Management
4 23 (12.43%) Programme Management
4 23 (12.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 20 (10.81%) Digital Marketing
5 20 (10.81%) Project Management
5 20 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
6 19 (10.27%) Service Delivery
7 17 (9.19%) Problem-Solving
8 16 (8.65%) Waterfall
9 15 (8.11%) ITSM
9 15 (8.11%) NsoIT
9 15 (8.11%) Workshop Facilitation
10 14 (7.57%) Service Catalogue
11 12 (6.49%) Change Management
11 12 (6.49%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 17 (9.19%) Python
2 11 (5.95%) PowerShell
3 9 (4.86%) SQL
4 7 (3.78%) Bash
5 3 (1.62%) Java
5 3 (1.62%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.54%) Bicep
6 1 (0.54%) Groovy
6 1 (0.54%) PHP
6 1 (0.54%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.54%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 185 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 29 (15.68%) DV Cleared
3 18 (9.73%) Degree
4 10 (5.41%) CISSP
5 8 (4.32%) CESG Certified Professional
6 7 (3.78%) CCNP
6 7 (3.78%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (3.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 5 (2.70%) APMP
8 5 (2.70%) ISTQB
9 4 (2.16%) CISA
9 4 (2.16%) CLAS
10 3 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (1.08%) AWS Certification
11 2 (1.08%) Azure Certification
11 2 (1.08%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (1.08%) MCSA
11 2 (1.08%) MCSE
11 2 (1.08%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (4.86%) NIST
3 8 (4.32%) JSP 440
3 8 (4.32%) NCSC
3 8 (4.32%) PMO
3 8 (4.32%) RMADS
4 7 (3.78%) QA
5 6 (3.24%) SLA
6 4 (2.16%) P3O
7 2 (1.08%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.54%) GRC
8 1 (0.54%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 13 (7.03%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (5.95%) Active Directory
3 7 (3.78%) VMware ESXi
4 6 (3.24%) Docker
5 5 (2.70%) VMware NSX
6 3 (1.62%) Hyper-V
7 2 (1.08%) Firmware
8 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.54%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (9.19%) Ansible
2 11 (5.95%) Kubernetes
2 11 (5.95%) Terraform
3 6 (3.24%) OPNET
3 6 (3.24%) vCenter Server
4 5 (2.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 5 (2.70%) Puppet
5 4 (2.16%) Prometheus
6 3 (1.62%) Grafana
6 3 (1.62%) SCCM
6 3 (1.62%) WSUS
7 2 (1.08%) FortiGate
7 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (1.08%) Nessus
7 2 (1.08%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.54%) Dell DRAC
8 1 (0.54%) Packer
8 1 (0.54%) VxRail
Vendors
1 23 (12.43%) Microsoft
2 22 (11.89%) VMware
3 20 (10.81%) SAP
4 15 (8.11%) ServiceNow
5 12 (6.49%) Cisco
6 10 (5.41%) Atlassian
6 10 (5.41%) Remedy
7 6 (3.24%) Dell
7 6 (3.24%) SolarWinds
8 5 (2.70%) HP
9 3 (1.62%) IBM
9 3 (1.62%) Red Hat
9 3 (1.62%) Splunk
9 3 (1.62%) Veeam
10 2 (1.08%) ForgeRock
10 2 (1.08%) McAfee
10 2 (1.08%) MobileIron
10 2 (1.08%) NetIQ
10 2 (1.08%) Okta
10 2 (1.08%) Sparx