SC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Berkshire
Security Check (SC) Clearance
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +1 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 506 | 198 | 282 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 27.62% | 15.94% | 17.44% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 57.57% | 43.71% | 43.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 300 | 164 | 192 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £238 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £495 | £340 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £492 | £583 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.87% | -15.61% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £550 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £600 | £738 |
| South East median daily rate | £564 | £500 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.85% | -6.54% | -1.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 118 | 8 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £66.34 | £23.31 | £41.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £77.47 | £28.87 | £56.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £88.00 | £40.44 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +117.63% | -34.36% | +11.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £100.00 | £65.00 | £75.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £104.65 | £67.10 | £86.65 |
| South East median hourly rate | £71.00 | £25.15 | £59.19 |
| % change year-on-year | +182.31% | -57.51% | -1.35% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire
SC 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 Berkshire.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 879 | 453 | 653 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 47.98% | 36.47% | 40.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 511 | 300 | 352 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £255 | £283 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £500 | £558 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.00% | -10.39% | +6.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £659 | £575 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £638 | £722 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | -1.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 152 | 19 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £20.43 | £41.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.18 | £25.95 | £55.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £87.33 | £40.44 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +115.98% | -34.36% | -3.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £92.50 | £79.63 | £75.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £104.45 | £88.87 | £100.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £62.25 | £25.15 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +147.51% | -58.08% | - |
SC Cleared Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
SC Cleared Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing SC Cleared.
SC Cleared Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
SC Cleared Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing SC Cleared.
SC Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
SC Cleared 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 SC Cleared within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 20 October 2026. 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 | +8 | 375 | £600 | +20.00% | 96 |
| Wokingham | +1 | 90 | £461 | +8.41% | 14 |
| Bracknell | -6 | 7 | £675 | +22.73% | |
| Maidenhead | - | 6 | £500 | - | 17 |
| SC Cleared South East |
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SC Cleared Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Qualifications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 506 |
| 2 | Degree | 14.6% | 74 |
| 3 | DV Cleared | 12.1% | 61 |
| 4 | Azure Certification | 7.7% | 39 |
| 5 | CISSP | 5.5% | 28 |
| 6 | Computer Science Degree | 3.8% | 19 |
| 7 | Cisco Certification | 3.0% | 15 |
| 7 | PMI Certification | 3.0% | 15 |
| 9 | PMP | 2.6% | 13 |
| 10 | CISM | 2.0% | 10 |
| 10 | Microsoft Certification | 2.0% | 10 |
| 12 | (ISC)2 CCSP | 1.8% | 9 |
| 13 | AWS Certification | 1.6% | 8 |
| 14 | PRINCE2 Certification | 1.4% | 7 |
| 14 | TOGAF Certification | 1.4% | 7 |
| 16 | CEH | 1.2% | 6 |
| 17 | CSPO | 1.0% | 5 |
| 17 | VMware Certified Professional (VCP) | 1.0% | 5 |
| 19 | CompTIA Security+ | 0.8% | 4 |
| 19 | GIAC | 0.8% | 4 |