Security Cleared Contracts in Northern Ireland

Security Clearance
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 26 31
Rank change year-on-year +23 +5 -7
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 38 2 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 21.23% 1.12% 1.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.67% 8.00% 8.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 1 0
10th Percentile £200 - -
25th Percentile £411 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
Median hourly rate £24.18 - -
UK median hourly rate £55.80 £60.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -7.00% +11.11% +40.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

Security 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 Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 75 25 35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 41.90% 14.04% 17.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 12 18
10th Percentile £196 £213 £251
25th Percentile £361 £344 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £425 £444
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -4.23% -5.59%
75th Percentile £650 £500 £545
90th Percentile £675 £568 £565
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 3 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.25 - £17.00
Median hourly rate £22.56 £13.91 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.19% -26.79% +21.17%
75th Percentile £24.18 - £21.00
90th Percentile £26.49 - -
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Northern Ireland

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Northern Ireland

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Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 14 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Northern Ireland

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Northern Ireland

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Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 14 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
County Antrim +21 35 £550 +10.00% 30
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (7.89%) Oracle ERP
1 3 (7.89%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 12 (31.58%) Azure
1 12 (31.58%) Azure DevOps
1 12 (31.58%) GitHub
2 3 (7.89%) AWS
2 3 (7.89%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) Adabas
2 1 (2.63%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 9 (23.68%) Maven
General
1 8 (21.05%) Public Sector
2 7 (18.42%) Finance
3 5 (13.16%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (13.16%) Legal
3 5 (13.16%) Social Skills
4 3 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (7.89%) Telecoms
5 2 (5.26%) Electronics
5 2 (5.26%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.26%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 10 (26.32%) Developer
2 8 (21.05%) Consultant
3 6 (15.79%) Java Developer
4 5 (13.16%) DV Cleared Java Developer
4 5 (13.16%) IT Support
5 4 (10.53%) Software Developer
5 4 (10.53%) Software Tester
5 4 (10.53%) Tester
6 3 (7.89%) Architect
6 3 (7.89%) Functional Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Oracle Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Oracle Functional Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Oracle Payroll Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Oracle Payroll Functional Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Senior Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Senior Oracle Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Senior Oracle Functional Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Senior Oracle Payroll Consultant
6 3 (7.89%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (7.89%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (31.58%) REST
1 12 (31.58%) Spring Boot
2 6 (15.79%) Software Packaging
3 3 (7.89%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (7.89%) Spring
3 3 (7.89%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.63%) BYOD
2 1 (2.63%) iPad
2 1 (2.63%) iPhone
2 1 (2.63%) Mainframe
2 1 (2.63%) PDA
2 1 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.63%) Smartphone
2 1 (2.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 14 (36.84%) Windows
2 3 (7.89%) Windows 10
3 2 (5.26%) Windows 7
3 2 (5.26%) zOS
4 1 (2.63%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.63%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (2.63%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (2.63%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (31.58%) DevOps
2 9 (23.68%) Software Testing
3 6 (15.79%) Customer Service
4 5 (13.16%) Break/Fix
4 5 (13.16%) Business Strategy
4 5 (13.16%) Customer Requirements
5 3 (7.89%) Analytics
5 3 (7.89%) Coaching
5 3 (7.89%) ERP
5 3 (7.89%) PLM
5 3 (7.89%) Presales
5 3 (7.89%) Roadmaps
5 3 (7.89%) SDET
6 2 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (5.26%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (5.26%) Programme Management
7 1 (2.63%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (2.63%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 1 (2.63%) Mentoring
7 1 (2.63%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 13 (34.21%) Java
2 3 (7.89%) SQL
3 2 (5.26%) Natural
Qualifications
1 19 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 14 (36.84%) DV Cleared
3 5 (13.16%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.63%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.16%) SLA
Vendors
1 12 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 8 (21.05%) Dell
3 3 (7.89%) Hyperion
3 3 (7.89%) JD Edwards
3 3 (7.89%) Oracle
3 3 (7.89%) PeopleSoft
4 2 (5.26%) SAP
4 2 (5.26%) Software AG
5 1 (2.63%) Intel
5 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow