Security Cleared Contracts in Berkshire

Security Clearance
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 3 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 +12 -3
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 629 342 224
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 31.85% 18.85% 9.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 70.52% 58.56% 34.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 216 156
10th Percentile £210 £400 £383
25th Percentile £436 £473 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £586 £535
Median % change year-on-year -1.88% +9.53% +15.68%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £628
90th Percentile £688 £721 £691
South East median daily rate £582 £549 £543
% change year-on-year +6.01% +1.20% +14.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 31 13
10th Percentile £49.45 £23.00 -
25th Percentile £56.25 £50.45 £17.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £64.68 £21.05
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% +207.24% -
75th Percentile £84.40 £74.19 £23.50
90th Percentile £87.46 £79.19 £64.60
South East median hourly rate £62.07 £62.55 £46.25
% change year-on-year -0.76% +35.24% +23.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

Security 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 Berkshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 892 584 649
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 45.16% 32.19% 27.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 425 344 390
10th Percentile £209 £349 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £489
Median % change year-on-year - +12.53% +5.68%
75th Percentile £625 £635 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £663
South East median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 39 15
10th Percentile £41.50 £20.70 -
25th Percentile £52.90 £50.45 £17.00
Median hourly rate £61.60 £65.00 £21.05
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% +208.79% -
75th Percentile £76.12 £75.38 £38.25
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £75.24
South East median hourly rate £57.35 £57.32 £44.50
% change year-on-year +0.05% +28.81% +11.25%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Reading +2 366 £605 +3.11% 96
Bracknell +7 88 £400 +10.34% 11
Wokingham 0 31 £479 -20.25% 3
Newbury +6 21 £525 +20.00% 2
Maidenhead - 13 £625 -
Slough +3 4 £328 -46.75%
Thatcham 0 1 £625 +316.67%
Security Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 19 (3.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (0.95%) OpenStack
3 3 (0.48%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.16%) Confluence
4 1 (0.16%) JBoss
4 1 (0.16%) Moodle
4 1 (0.16%) nginx
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Spatial
4 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 59 (9.38%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.95%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (0.79%) Siemens NX
4 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.32%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.16%) 3ds Max
6 1 (0.16%) Blender
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 26 (4.13%) Primavera
1 26 (4.13%) SAP QM
2 20 (3.18%) SAP EWM
3 8 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (1.27%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.48%) SAP PLM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.16%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 95 (15.10%) Azure
2 49 (7.79%) AWS
3 32 (5.09%) PaaS
4 31 (4.93%) IaaS
4 31 (4.93%) SaaS
5 24 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (2.70%) Azure Monitor
6 17 (2.70%) Entra ID
7 16 (2.54%) Azure Storage
8 15 (2.38%) OpenShift
9 13 (2.07%) OCI
10 10 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.11%) Amazon EKS
12 6 (0.95%) Amazon ECS
12 6 (0.95%) Serverless
13 3 (0.48%) GitHub
13 3 (0.48%) Power Automate
14 2 (0.32%) Amazon S3
14 2 (0.32%) Amazon SQS
14 2 (0.32%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 79 (12.56%) Firewall
2 53 (8.43%) LAN
3 51 (8.11%) DNS
4 47 (7.47%) WAN
5 43 (6.84%) DHCP
6 32 (5.09%) 5G
7 31 (4.93%) Broadband
8 28 (4.45%) Intrusion Detection
9 19 (3.02%) SAN
10 11 (1.75%) BGP
11 10 (1.59%) SSL
12 9 (1.43%) MPLS
13 7 (1.11%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.11%) TCP/IP
13 7 (1.11%) VPN
14 6 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
15 5 (0.79%) Internet
15 5 (0.79%) OSPF
16 4 (0.64%) IPsec
16 4 (0.64%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (6.04%) PostgreSQL
2 26 (4.13%) Oracle Database
3 18 (2.86%) Oracle Database 11g
4 16 (2.54%) SQL Server
5 9 (1.43%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (1.11%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.95%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.48%) MySQL
8 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.32%) Power BI
10 1 (0.16%) GIS
10 1 (0.16%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 39 (6.20%) Jenkins
2 29 (4.61%) Selenium
3 25 (3.97%) Cucumber
4 24 (3.82%) REST Assured
4 24 (3.82%) SonarQube
5 17 (2.70%) GitLab
6 15 (2.38%) Git
7 14 (2.23%) JIRA
8 7 (1.11%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.64%) Artifactory
9 4 (0.64%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.64%) JUnit
10 3 (0.48%) JMeter
10 3 (0.48%) LoadRunner
10 3 (0.48%) Robot Framework
11 2 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
12 1 (0.16%) Appium
12 1 (0.16%) Axure RP
12 1 (0.16%) MSTest
12 1 (0.16%) SpecFlow
General
1 159 (25.28%) Social Skills
2 125 (19.87%) Public Sector
3 68 (10.81%) Organisational Skills
4 51 (8.11%) Law
5 45 (7.15%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (2.07%) Police
7 11 (1.75%) Aviation
8 7 (1.11%) Telecoms
9 6 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (0.95%) Manufacturing
9 6 (0.95%) Military
10 5 (0.79%) Finance
11 3 (0.48%) Legal
11 3 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.32%) Electronics
12 2 (0.32%) Environmental Health
13 1 (0.16%) Advertising
13 1 (0.16%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.16%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 115 (18.28%) Architect
2 86 (13.67%) Senior
3 66 (10.49%) Consultant
4 59 (9.38%) SAP Consultant
5 54 (8.59%) Security Architect
6 44 (7.00%) Developer
7 35 (5.56%) Tester
8 32 (5.09%) Support Specialist
9 31 (4.93%) Penetration Tester
9 31 (4.93%) Security Penetration Tester
9 31 (4.93%) Security Specialist
9 31 (4.93%) Security Tester
9 31 (4.93%) Testing Specialist
10 28 (4.45%) Administrator
10 28 (4.45%) Systems Administrator
11 26 (4.13%) Active Directory Support
11 26 (4.13%) Azure Specialist
11 26 (4.13%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 26 (4.13%) Support Engineer
12 25 (3.97%) Active Directory Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (7.31%) Web Services
2 31 (4.93%) REST
3 28 (4.45%) ARM Templates
4 25 (3.97%) Java EE
5 13 (2.07%) Itk
6 10 (1.59%) .NET
7 8 (1.27%) ASP.NET
7 8 (1.27%) Kafka
8 7 (1.11%) Elastic Stack
9 6 (0.95%) Node.js
9 6 (0.95%) SAP Basis
9 6 (0.95%) Spring
9 6 (0.95%) Spring Boot
10 4 (0.64%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.64%) RESTful
10 4 (0.64%) SAP Fiori
10 4 (0.64%) SOAP
10 4 (0.64%) YAML
11 3 (0.48%) J2EE
11 3 (0.48%) React
Miscellaneous
1 36 (5.72%) Driving Licence
2 33 (5.25%) PKI
3 32 (5.09%) Mobile App
4 28 (4.45%) Data Centre
5 21 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (1.59%) Cloud Native
6 10 (1.59%) Private Cloud
7 8 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (1.11%) Client/Server
8 7 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.79%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.64%) Enterprise Storage
11 4 (0.64%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.48%) Fat Client
12 3 (0.48%) iPad
12 3 (0.48%) Robotics
12 3 (0.48%) Thin Client
13 2 (0.32%) Motion Graphics
13 2 (0.32%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 131 (20.83%) Windows
2 79 (12.56%) Windows 10
3 74 (11.76%) Windows Server
4 69 (10.97%) Linux
5 64 (10.17%) Windows Server 2019
6 61 (9.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 38 (6.04%) Windows 7
8 37 (5.88%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (3.34%) Windows NT
10 15 (2.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 13 (2.07%) Windows XP
12 7 (1.11%) Unix
13 3 (0.48%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.32%) VMS
15 1 (0.16%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (20.03%) DevOps
2 116 (18.44%) Problem-Solving
3 100 (15.90%) ITIL
4 74 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 70 (11.13%) Cybersecurity
6 67 (10.65%) Customer Service
7 53 (8.43%) Agile
8 48 (7.63%) Software Engineering
9 46 (7.31%) Performance Tuning
10 45 (7.15%) Release Management
11 44 (7.00%) User Acceptance Testing
12 41 (6.52%) Security Architecture
12 41 (6.52%) Service Management
13 36 (5.72%) Decision-Making
14 35 (5.56%) Project Management
14 35 (5.56%) Software Testing
15 33 (5.25%) Test Automation
16 32 (5.09%) Security Testing
16 32 (5.09%) Service Delivery
17 31 (4.93%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 54 (8.59%) PowerShell
2 34 (5.41%) Java
3 33 (5.25%) SQL
4 31 (4.93%) C#
5 23 (3.66%) VBScript
6 19 (3.02%) PL/SQL
7 16 (2.54%) VB
8 15 (2.38%) Bicep
9 13 (2.07%) Python
10 10 (1.59%) C
11 8 (1.27%) JavaScript
12 6 (0.95%) Bash
12 6 (0.95%) C++
13 5 (0.79%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.16%) Go
14 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 336 (53.42%) DV Cleared
2 244 (38.79%) SC Cleared
3 76 (12.08%) Degree
4 31 (4.93%) CREST Certified
4 31 (4.93%) GIAC
4 31 (4.93%) GPEN
4 31 (4.93%) OSCP
4 31 (4.93%) SANS
5 18 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (2.70%) CCNP
7 16 (2.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 15 (2.38%) CCNA
9 6 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.64%) CCDP
11 3 (0.48%) APMP
11 3 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.48%) JNCIS
12 2 (0.32%) BC Cleared
12 2 (0.32%) Chartered Engineer
12 2 (0.32%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.09%) NCSC
2 31 (4.93%) GDPR
2 31 (4.93%) PCI DSS
3 25 (3.97%) QA
4 19 (3.02%) SLA
5 5 (0.79%) ISO 9000
6 3 (0.48%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 88 (13.99%) Active Directory
2 40 (6.36%) Firmware
3 33 (5.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (3.66%) Docker
5 18 (2.86%) Hyper-V
5 18 (2.86%) Virtual Machines
6 16 (2.54%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (2.54%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.32%) vSphere
7 2 (0.32%) XenApp
7 2 (0.32%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 100 (15.90%) SCCM
2 54 (8.59%) WSUS
3 48 (7.63%) Kubernetes
4 43 (6.84%) Ansible
5 36 (5.72%) SCOM
6 21 (3.34%) Sysprep
7 20 (3.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 20 (3.18%) Terraform
8 17 (2.70%) EMC NetWorker
9 16 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
9 16 (2.54%) vCenter Server
10 15 (2.38%) NetBackup
11 12 (1.91%) Docker Swarm
11 12 (1.91%) Podman
12 10 (1.59%) Grafana
12 10 (1.59%) Istio
13 7 (1.11%) Kibana
14 6 (0.95%) Argo
14 6 (0.95%) Prometheus
15 3 (0.48%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 149 (23.69%) Microsoft
2 67 (10.65%) SAP
3 61 (9.70%) HP
4 53 (8.43%) Oracle
5 43 (6.84%) Cisco
6 42 (6.68%) VMware
7 38 (6.04%) Juniper
8 31 (4.93%) Virgin Media
9 20 (3.18%) ServiceNow
10 17 (2.70%) 3PAR
10 17 (2.70%) EMC
11 16 (2.54%) Dell
11 16 (2.54%) Red Hat
11 16 (2.54%) Veeam
12 13 (2.07%) Extreme Networks
12 13 (2.07%) Palo Alto
12 13 (2.07%) Symantec
13 9 (1.43%) Citrix
14 5 (0.79%) Siemens
15 4 (0.64%) NetApp