Security Cleared Contracts in the North of England

Security Clearance
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 4 14
Rank change year-on-year -2 +10 -4
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 614 908 666
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 13.08% 15.91% 9.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.08% 62.97% 45.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 411 652 450
10th Percentile £400 £375 £324
25th Percentile £456 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £725 £712 £676
England median daily rate £550 £550 £547
% change year-on-year - +0.58% +9.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 49 24
10th Percentile - £20.00 £23.08
25th Percentile £10.95 £25.00 £35.74
Median hourly rate £14.50 £40.58 £44.61
Median % change year-on-year -64.26% -9.05% +31.24%
75th Percentile £48.25 £52.13 £59.06
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £65.00
England median hourly rate £57.29 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -4.53% +20.00% +18.59%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,226 1,442 1,454
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 26.12% 25.26% 20.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 673 1,019 989
10th Percentile £306 £322 £200
25th Percentile £415 £431 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £525 £488
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £615 £625 £588
90th Percentile £724 £700 £673
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 68 81
10th Percentile £10.95 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £13.35 £25.75 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £40.29 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.14% +29.96% +16.98%
75th Percentile £38.43 £52.34 £50.78
90th Percentile £63.75 £67.90 £60.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -1.06%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 8 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
North West -1 439 £525 -1.87% 194
Yorkshire +3 130 £525 -12.50% 35
North East -3 47 £525 -7.08% 23
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 16 (2.61%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.49%) IIS
2 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.33%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.16%) Alfresco
4 1 (0.16%) Camunda
4 1 (0.16%) nginx
4 1 (0.16%) SAS
4 1 (0.16%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.16%) Traefik
Applications
1 46 (7.49%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (4.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (3.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.98%) Revit
5 4 (0.65%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.98%) Primavera
3 5 (0.81%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.65%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.49%) Maximo
6 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.16%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 90 (14.66%) AWS
2 57 (9.28%) Azure
3 20 (3.26%) Amazon EC2
3 20 (3.26%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 18 (2.93%) Amazon S3
5 13 (2.12%) Route 53
6 12 (1.95%) Amazon EKS
6 12 (1.95%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (1.63%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.47%) SaaS
9 8 (1.30%) Amazon SQS
10 7 (1.14%) Serverless
11 6 (0.98%) Amazon ECR
11 6 (0.98%) GitHub
11 6 (0.98%) IaaS
11 6 (0.98%) PaaS
12 5 (0.81%) AWS KMS
12 5 (0.81%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (0.81%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 43 (7.00%) Firewall
2 37 (6.03%) VPN
3 24 (3.91%) OSPF
4 21 (3.42%) Wireless
5 15 (2.44%) Cisco ISE
5 15 (2.44%) NetScaler
5 15 (2.44%) WAN
6 14 (2.28%) BGP
6 14 (2.28%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (2.12%) Cisco ASA
7 13 (2.12%) Cisco Firepower
7 13 (2.12%) EIGRP
7 13 (2.12%) HSRP
7 13 (2.12%) IPsec
7 13 (2.12%) LAN
8 12 (1.95%) SNMP
8 12 (1.95%) Spanning Tree
9 11 (1.79%) Wireless Security
10 10 (1.63%) Ethernet
11 7 (1.14%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.77%) PostgreSQL
2 13 (2.12%) MongoDB
2 13 (2.12%) Relational Database
3 8 (1.30%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (1.14%) SAP BW
4 7 (1.14%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.98%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.81%) Power BI
6 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.49%) MySQL
8 3 (0.49%) SAP Data Services
9 2 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.33%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.33%) Metadata
9 2 (0.33%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.16%) Impala
10 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Power View
Development Applications
1 40 (6.51%) Git
2 29 (4.72%) GitLab
3 28 (4.56%) Jenkins
4 16 (2.61%) JIRA
5 15 (2.44%) JUnit
6 7 (1.14%) Selenium
7 6 (0.98%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.98%) webpack
8 5 (0.81%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.81%) Team Foundation Server
9 4 (0.65%) JMeter
9 4 (0.65%) Maven
9 4 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.49%) Burp Suite
10 3 (0.49%) LSMW
10 3 (0.49%) Mocha
10 3 (0.49%) Mockito
11 2 (0.33%) Gradle
11 2 (0.33%) gulp
11 2 (0.33%) WebDriver
General
1 159 (25.90%) Public Sector
2 142 (23.13%) Social Skills
3 45 (7.33%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (5.86%) Finance
5 22 (3.58%) Legal
6 13 (2.12%) Telecoms
7 10 (1.63%) Manufacturing
7 10 (1.63%) Police
8 7 (1.14%) Electronics
8 7 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (0.81%) Banking
10 4 (0.65%) Marketing
10 4 (0.65%) Military
11 2 (0.33%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.33%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.33%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.16%) Billing
12 1 (0.16%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.16%) Publishing
12 1 (0.16%) Retail
Job Titles
1 93 (15.15%) Developer
2 78 (12.70%) Architect
3 63 (10.26%) Consultant
4 62 (10.10%) Lead
5 50 (8.14%) Senior
6 41 (6.68%) Analyst
7 38 (6.19%) Network Engineer
8 29 (4.72%) Java Developer
9 27 (4.40%) DevOps Engineer
10 24 (3.91%) Technical Architect
11 20 (3.26%) Technical Leader
12 19 (3.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (2.61%) Lead Architect
13 16 (2.61%) ServiceNow Developer
13 16 (2.61%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (2.44%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
15 14 (2.28%) Capacity Manager
15 14 (2.28%) Service Analyst
15 14 (2.28%) Service Desk Analyst
16 13 (2.12%) Problem Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (7.33%) Node.js
2 32 (5.21%) Spring
3 29 (4.72%) Spring Boot
4 28 (4.56%) REST
5 23 (3.75%) JPA
5 23 (3.75%) Web Services
6 22 (3.58%) React
7 21 (3.42%) Hibernate
8 13 (2.12%) .NET
9 12 (1.95%) Jinja
10 10 (1.63%) Redux
11 9 (1.47%) RESTful
12 8 (1.30%) .NET Framework
12 8 (1.30%) CSS
12 8 (1.30%) HTML
12 8 (1.30%) Spring Security
13 7 (1.14%) PyTorch
13 7 (1.14%) TensorFlow
14 6 (0.98%) Express.js
14 6 (0.98%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.00%) Management Information System
2 25 (4.07%) Cyber Defence
3 24 (3.91%) Virtual Team
4 23 (3.75%) Cyber Threat
5 22 (3.58%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 16 (2.61%) Mobile App
6 16 (2.61%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.95%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.79%) CMDB
8 11 (1.79%) Onboarding
9 8 (1.30%) PKI
10 7 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.14%) Operational Technology
11 5 (0.81%) Mainframe
11 5 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.65%) Clustering
12 4 (0.65%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.65%) NHS
13 3 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 93 (15.15%) Windows
2 37 (6.03%) Linux
3 34 (5.54%) Windows 10
3 34 (5.54%) Windows Server
4 32 (5.21%) Android
5 31 (5.05%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.98%) Unix
7 5 (0.81%) CentOS
7 5 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.65%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.49%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (16.94%) Agile
2 95 (15.47%) DevOps
3 93 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
4 77 (12.54%) Mentoring
5 74 (12.05%) CI/CD
6 63 (10.26%) Service Management
7 62 (10.10%) Customer Service
8 55 (8.96%) ITIL
9 54 (8.79%) Cybersecurity
10 48 (7.82%) Risk Management
11 45 (7.33%) Information Security
12 44 (7.17%) Stakeholder Management
13 40 (6.51%) Service Delivery
13 40 (6.51%) Statistics
13 40 (6.51%) Time Management
14 39 (6.35%) Quality Management
15 38 (6.19%) ITSM
16 37 (6.03%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
16 37 (6.03%) Decision-Making
16 37 (6.03%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 54 (8.79%) Java
1 54 (8.79%) Python
2 26 (4.23%) JavaScript
3 17 (2.77%) C#
3 17 (2.77%) SQL
4 14 (2.28%) PowerShell
4 14 (2.28%) TypeScript
5 13 (2.12%) Perl
6 12 (1.95%) Tcl
7 9 (1.47%) Bash
8 8 (1.30%) ABAP
8 8 (1.30%) MATLAB
9 7 (1.14%) C++
10 4 (0.65%) Scala
10 4 (0.65%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.65%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.65%) VBA
11 3 (0.49%) C
11 3 (0.49%) Go
11 3 (0.49%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 489 (79.64%) SC Cleared
2 59 (9.61%) DV Cleared
3 36 (5.86%) BPSS Clearance
4 35 (5.70%) Degree
5 22 (3.58%) Cisco Certification
6 19 (3.09%) CCNA
7 14 (2.28%) CCNP
8 9 (1.47%) CISSP
8 9 (1.47%) OSCP
9 8 (1.30%) CISM
10 6 (0.98%) CEH
10 6 (0.98%) CREST Certified
10 6 (0.98%) GIAC
10 6 (0.98%) GPEN
11 5 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.65%) CISA
12 4 (0.65%) ISSAP
13 3 (0.49%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.70%) NIST
2 31 (5.05%) SLA
3 29 (4.72%) Disclosure Scotland
4 18 (2.93%) QA
5 17 (2.77%) NIST 800
6 16 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (2.12%) Data Quality
8 10 (1.63%) GDPR
9 7 (1.14%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.81%) NCSC
11 4 (0.65%) COBIT
11 4 (0.65%) Government Security Classifications
11 4 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 3 (0.49%) ISO17020
12 3 (0.49%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.33%) PMO
14 1 (0.16%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 33 (5.37%) Docker
2 32 (5.21%) Active Directory
3 18 (2.93%) Firmware
4 17 (2.77%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (2.12%) Hyper-V
6 8 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.33%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.33%) vSphere
9 1 (0.16%) ACF2
9 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.16%) RACF
9 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.16%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 56 (9.12%) Kubernetes
2 35 (5.70%) Terraform
3 23 (3.75%) Ansible
4 8 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.14%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.14%) Puppet
6 6 (0.98%) Packer
6 6 (0.98%) SCCM
7 5 (0.81%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.65%) Dell DRAC
8 4 (0.65%) EMC NetWorker
8 4 (0.65%) Grafana
8 4 (0.65%) Rancher
8 4 (0.65%) VxRail
9 3 (0.49%) vRealize
10 2 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.33%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
10 2 (0.33%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.33%) vMotion
Vendors
1 115 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.89%) SAP
3 29 (4.72%) ServiceNow
3 29 (4.72%) VMware
4 22 (3.58%) Cisco
5 16 (2.61%) Palo Alto
6 15 (2.44%) SolarWinds
7 14 (2.28%) Citrix
8 13 (2.12%) Google
9 8 (1.30%) Dell
9 8 (1.30%) Oracle
10 5 (0.81%) Apple
10 5 (0.81%) CA
11 4 (0.65%) HP
11 4 (0.65%) IBM
11 4 (0.65%) Isilon
11 4 (0.65%) Red Hat
11 4 (0.65%) Siemens
11 4 (0.65%) Splunk
12 3 (0.49%) Meraki