Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Security Clearance
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Barrow-in-Furness with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 83 100 99
As % of all contract jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 82.18% 80.65% 79.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 97.65% 94.34% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 43 91
10th Percentile £419 £426 £493
25th Percentile £460 £469 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £523 £625
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% -16.40% +46.37%
75th Percentile £563 £631 £672
90th Percentile £690 £675 £725
Cumbria median daily rate £519 £500 £625
% change year-on-year +3.70% -20.00% +46.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 10 2
10th Percentile £53.06 £43.22 £33.97
25th Percentile £56.51 £47.77 £34.70
Median hourly rate £63.14 £53.35 £38.59
Median % change year-on-year +18.34% +38.25% -43.65%
75th Percentile £67.84 £74.45 £42.66
90th Percentile - £81.11 £43.51
Cumbria median hourly rate £63.14 £53.35 £35.95
% change year-on-year +18.34% +48.40% -42.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Barrow-in-Furness

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 Barrow-in-Furness.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 85 106 105
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness 84.16% 85.48% 84.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 46 97
10th Percentile £419 £428 £491
25th Percentile £460 £463 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £517 £625
Median % change year-on-year +0.24% -17.24% +46.37%
75th Percentile £563 £634 £672
90th Percentile £690 £681 £725
Cumbria median daily rate £519 £500 £625
% change year-on-year +3.70% -20.00% +46.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 13 2
10th Percentile £54.59 £23.22 £33.97
25th Percentile £58.43 £45.22 £34.70
Median hourly rate £63.27 £52.19 £38.59
Median % change year-on-year +21.23% +35.24% -43.65%
75th Percentile £67.19 £73.56 £42.66
90th Percentile £67.84 £79.42 £43.51
Cumbria median hourly rate £63.27 £52.19 £52.50
% change year-on-year +21.23% -0.59% -6.00%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

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Daily Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Security Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in Barrow-in-Furness

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Barrow-in-Furness over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Barrow-in-Furness

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Security Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Security Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (6.02%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (10.84%) Siemens NX
2 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 9 (10.84%) Teamcenter
2 2 (2.41%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (1.20%) SAP HCM
3 1 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.41%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (21.69%) Firewall
2 17 (20.48%) WAN
2 17 (20.48%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (14.46%) Cisco ISE
3 12 (14.46%) NetScaler
4 10 (12.05%) SAN
5 9 (10.84%) VPN
6 5 (6.02%) DHCP
6 5 (6.02%) DNS
6 5 (6.02%) LAN
6 5 (6.02%) Skype
6 5 (6.02%) VLAN
7 4 (4.82%) SNMP
8 3 (3.61%) TCP/IP
9 1 (1.20%) NAS
9 1 (1.20%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.41%) MySQL
1 2 (2.41%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (2.41%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.20%) Eclipse
General
1 24 (28.92%) Social Skills
2 19 (22.89%) Public Sector
3 8 (9.64%) Aerospace
3 8 (9.64%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (9.64%) Manufacturing
4 3 (3.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.41%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (2.41%) Legal
5 2 (2.41%) Military
6 1 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (27.71%) Architect
2 17 (20.48%) Network Engineer
3 10 (12.05%) Engagement Manager
4 8 (9.64%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
4 8 (9.64%) Technical Architect
5 7 (8.43%) Network Architect
6 6 (7.23%) Domain Architect
6 6 (7.23%) Senior
6 6 (7.23%) Senior Architect
6 6 (7.23%) Senior Network Architect
7 4 (4.82%) Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Designer
7 4 (4.82%) Security Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Storage Engineer
8 3 (3.61%) Infrastructure Architect
8 3 (3.61%) Network Designer
8 3 (3.61%) Vulnerability Manager
9 2 (2.41%) Deployment Engineer
9 2 (2.41%) Lead
9 2 (2.41%) SC Cleared Deployment Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (14.46%) 802.1X
2 2 (2.41%) IDoc
3 1 (1.20%) BAPI
3 1 (1.20%) LDAP
3 1 (1.20%) SAPUI5
3 1 (1.20%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (25.30%) Data Centre
2 8 (9.64%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (4.82%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.41%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.20%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 11 (13.25%) Windows
2 7 (8.43%) Windows 10
3 5 (6.02%) Linux
3 5 (6.02%) Windows 7
4 1 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (18.07%) Load Balancing
2 13 (15.66%) Network Architecture
3 12 (14.46%) Impact Assessments
4 11 (13.25%) Impact Analysis
4 11 (13.25%) ITSM
4 11 (13.25%) Network Design
4 11 (13.25%) Network Management
4 11 (13.25%) Project Management
4 11 (13.25%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (10.84%) CAD
5 9 (10.84%) Coaching
5 9 (10.84%) Mentoring
5 9 (10.84%) PLM
5 9 (10.84%) Use Case
6 8 (9.64%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (9.64%) Knowledge Management
6 8 (9.64%) Knowledge Transfer
6 8 (9.64%) Visualisation
7 7 (8.43%) Service Management
8 6 (7.23%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.84%) PowerShell
2 5 (6.02%) VB
2 5 (6.02%) VBScript
3 4 (4.82%) Bash
3 4 (4.82%) Python
4 3 (3.61%) Perl
5 1 (1.20%) ABAP
5 1 (1.20%) C++
Qualifications
1 71 (85.54%) SC Cleared
2 12 (14.46%) DV Cleared
3 3 (3.61%) DBS Check
4 2 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.41%) Degree
4 2 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.20%) CCNP
5 1 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.02%) NIST
2 1 (1.20%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (6.02%) BitLocker
2 4 (4.82%) Docker
2 4 (4.82%) Firmware
2 4 (4.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (6.02%) SCCM
2 4 (4.82%) Nessus
3 1 (1.20%) SELinux
Vendors
1 18 (21.69%) Cisco
2 13 (15.66%) Palo Alto
3 12 (14.46%) Meraki
4 10 (12.05%) Microsoft
5 7 (8.43%) ServiceNow
5 7 (8.43%) Siemens
6 4 (4.82%) EMC
6 4 (4.82%) Juniper
6 4 (4.82%) NetApp
6 4 (4.82%) Qualys
6 4 (4.82%) Tanium
6 4 (4.82%) Veritas
6 4 (4.82%) VMware
7 3 (3.61%) Capita
8 2 (2.41%) Oracle
8 2 (2.41%) Remedy
8 2 (2.41%) SAP
9 1 (1.20%) Citrix
9 1 (1.20%) Red Hat
9 1 (1.20%) Splunk