SC Cleared Desktop Support Contracts

Security Check Clearance Desktop Support
UK

The median Security Check Clearance Desktop Support daily rate in the UK is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 565 661 823
Rank change year-on-year +96 +162 -95
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Desktop Support 25 25 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.057% 0.045% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 0.048% 0.030%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 23 14
10th Percentile £126 £181 £168
25th Percentile £144 £200 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £203 £200
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% +1.34% +6.67%
75th Percentile £219 £244 -
90th Percentile £220 £250 £246
UK excluding London median daily rate £206 £203 £200
% change year-on-year +1.76% +1.34% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.22 - -
Median hourly rate £20.82 - £24.00
75th Percentile £21.41 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £24.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 40,530 52,517 83,153
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.88% 94.52% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,076 36,648 58,643
10th Percentile £280 £313 £316
25th Percentile £408 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £539 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.64% +2.71% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,932 1,488 1,934
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.39 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.75 £49.96
90th Percentile £73.75 £76.33 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +7.99%

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in the UK

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in the UK

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared Desktop Support in the UK

SC Cleared Desktop Support
Top 7 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 10 June 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
UK excluding London +29 16 £206 +1.76% 1
England +89 13 £144 -28.48%
Scotland - 11 £200 - 1
London +94 8 £136 -45.60%
East of England - 4 £220 -
Work from Home +106 2 £103 -49.18%
South West -8 1 - -

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, 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 featuring SC Cleared Desktop Support in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 25 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 19 (76.00%) Windows
3 15 (60.00%) Microsoft
4 13 (52.00%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (52.00%) VPN
4 13 (52.00%) Customer Service
5 12 (48.00%) Windows 10
5 12 (48.00%) Active Directory
6 11 (44.00%) Windows 7
7 9 (36.00%) ITIL
8 8 (32.00%) Time Management
8 8 (32.00%) Break/Fix
9 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
9 7 (28.00%) SCCM
9 7 (28.00%) Service Delivery
9 7 (28.00%) DNS
9 7 (28.00%) DHCP
9 7 (28.00%) Cisco
9 7 (28.00%) A+ Certification
10 6 (24.00%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (24.00%) Social Skills
10 6 (24.00%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (24.00%) iPad
11 5 (20.00%) iPhone
12 4 (16.00%) Degree
12 4 (16.00%) SharePoint
12 4 (16.00%) Azure
12 4 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
13 3 (12.00%) BPSS Clearance

SC Cleared Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 4 (16.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 13 (52.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.00%) Azure
2 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (52.00%) VPN
2 7 (28.00%) DHCP
2 7 (28.00%) DNS
3 2 (8.00%) Wireless
4 1 (4.00%) Internet
General
1 6 (24.00%) Organisational Skills
1 6 (24.00%) Presentation Skills
1 6 (24.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (24.00%) iPad
2 5 (20.00%) iPhone
3 2 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 19 (76.00%) Windows
2 12 (48.00%) Windows 10
3 11 (44.00%) Windows 7
4 2 (8.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (52.00%) Customer Service
2 9 (36.00%) ITIL
3 8 (32.00%) Break/Fix
3 8 (32.00%) Time Management
4 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
4 7 (28.00%) Service Delivery
5 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (8.00%) Antivirus Management
6 2 (8.00%) Customer Experience
6 2 (8.00%) Customer Requirements
6 2 (8.00%) Information Security
6 2 (8.00%) Inventory Management
6 2 (8.00%) Root Cause Analysis
6 2 (8.00%) Technical Leadership
7 1 (4.00%) Application Packaging
7 1 (4.00%) Network Management
7 1 (4.00%) Runbook
7 1 (4.00%) Server Management
7 1 (4.00%) Software Deployment
7 1 (4.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 25 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 25 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (28.00%) A+ Certification
3 4 (16.00%) Degree
4 3 (12.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (8.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (48.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (28.00%) SCCM
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (28.00%) Cisco
3 2 (8.00%) McAfee
4 1 (4.00%) HP