Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Security Clearance
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 3 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen 6.25% 16.00% -
As % of the Qualifications category 30.00% 33.33% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £251 - -
25th Percentile £311 £159 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £168 -
Median % change year-on-year +153.73% - -
75th Percentile £500 £176 -
90th Percentile £538 - -
Scotland median daily rate £493 £483 £425
% change year-on-year +1.97% +13.65% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £25.15 -
Scotland median hourly rate £60.91 £25.15 £18.00
% change year-on-year +142.19% +39.72% -67.72%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Aberdeen

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 Aberdeen.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 10 12 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen 20.83% 48.00% 24.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 7 5
10th Percentile £242 £184 £461
25th Percentile £325 £255 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £455 £600
Median % change year-on-year -12.09% -24.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £475 £479 £638
90th Percentile £568 £488 -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £438
% change year-on-year - +2.74% -7.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36.25 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 -
Median % change year-on-year +49.11% - -
75th Percentile £38.75 £26.55 -
90th Percentile - £27.39 -
Scotland median hourly rate £50.00 £20.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +150.00% +14.29% -64.10%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

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Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Security Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Security Cleared

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Daily Rate Histogram in Aberdeen

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Aberdeen

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Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Security Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Security Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Project Planner
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Project Planner
2 1 (33.33%) IT Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Signage
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Case
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Line Management
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (66.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) SAP