SC Cleared Contracts 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 9 7
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 +21
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 149 236 208
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 12.80% 12.35% 12.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 35.22% 28.33% 38.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 176 134
10th Percentile £323 £376 £359
25th Percentile £406 £510 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £605 £570
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +6.14% +10.14%
75th Percentile £606 £678 £635
90th Percentile £665 £716 £721
South East median daily rate £525 £560 £510
% change year-on-year -6.25% +9.80% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 14 17
10th Percentile £22.81 £26.10 £22.50
25th Percentile £51.73 £52.90 £55.94
Median hourly rate £67.75 £56.89 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.10% -13.81% -8.97%
75th Percentile £77.89 £61.60 £75.75
90th Percentile £84.65 £68.47 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £57.50 £60.00 £62.55
% change year-on-year -4.17% -4.08% +15.83%

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.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 423 833 540
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 36.34% 43.59% 31.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 239 405 302
10th Percentile £313 £213 £326
25th Percentile £438 £430 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £569 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.34% +3.45% +13.05%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £631
90th Percentile £700 £688 £721
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 78 37
10th Percentile £32.05 £41.25 £21.60
25th Percentile £59.00 £51.86 £54.56
Median hourly rate £70.00 £61.60 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -5.23% +208.79%
75th Percentile £80.00 £75.24 £75.75
90th Percentile £88.87 £87.46 £80.25
South East median hourly rate £56.75 £57.35 £58.67
% change year-on-year -1.05% -2.25% +31.84%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in Berkshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in Berkshire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Berkshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in Berkshire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in Berkshire

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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 16 May 2025. 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 -2 66 £588 -4.08% 63
Wokingham -1 52 £450 -6.93% 7
Bracknell +8 3 £550 +37.50% 14
Maidenhead +6 2 £525 -16.00% 3
Slough -4 2 - -
SC Cleared
South East

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 6 (4.03%) Apache
2 5 (3.36%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.34%) IIS
4 1 (0.67%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.67%) nginx
Applications
1 2 (1.34%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.67%) Infor CloudSuite
2 1 (0.67%) Primavera
2 1 (0.67%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.67%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.67%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 38 (25.50%) Azure
2 23 (15.44%) AWS
3 7 (4.70%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (4.03%) Entra ID
4 6 (4.03%) SaaS
5 5 (3.36%) Tricentis Tosca
6 4 (2.68%) Power Platform
7 3 (2.01%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (2.01%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (2.01%) Azure Stack
7 3 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.34%) Azure AKS
8 2 (1.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.67%) Amazon EC2
9 1 (0.67%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.67%) Amazon SQS
9 1 (0.67%) AWS KMS
9 1 (0.67%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.67%) Azure Storage
9 1 (0.67%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (13.42%) DNS
2 15 (10.07%) DHCP
3 11 (7.38%) SMTP
4 9 (6.04%) Firewall
4 9 (6.04%) FTP
4 9 (6.04%) Telnet
5 7 (4.70%) TCP/IP
6 6 (4.03%) Network Security
7 4 (2.68%) VoIP
8 3 (2.01%) Ethernet
8 3 (2.01%) MPLS
8 3 (2.01%) Unified Communications
8 3 (2.01%) WAN
9 2 (1.34%) BGP
9 2 (1.34%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (1.34%) EIGRP
9 2 (1.34%) NetScaler
9 2 (1.34%) OSPF
9 2 (1.34%) tcpdump
9 2 (1.34%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.03%) GIS
1 6 (4.03%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (2.68%) Oracle Database
2 4 (2.68%) Oracle Database 11g
2 4 (2.68%) Power BI
3 3 (2.01%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.34%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.67%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.67%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.67%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 17 (11.41%) JIRA
2 14 (9.40%) Jenkins
3 13 (8.72%) Cucumber
3 13 (8.72%) GitLab
3 13 (8.72%) REST Assured
3 13 (8.72%) Selenium
4 10 (6.71%) SonarQube
5 4 (2.68%) SpecFlow
6 2 (1.34%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.67%) Bitbucket Server
7 1 (0.67%) DbUnit
7 1 (0.67%) Git
7 1 (0.67%) jMock
7 1 (0.67%) JUnit
7 1 (0.67%) Maven
7 1 (0.67%) Mockito
7 1 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 40 (26.85%) Social Skills
2 24 (16.11%) Public Sector
3 17 (11.41%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (9.40%) Telecoms
5 10 (6.71%) Finance
6 8 (5.37%) Law
7 7 (4.70%) Manufacturing
8 6 (4.03%) Electronics
8 6 (4.03%) Marketing
9 4 (2.68%) Police
10 3 (2.01%) Military
11 2 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.67%) Banking
12 1 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (12.08%) Architect
2 16 (10.74%) Senior
3 15 (10.07%) Analyst
4 12 (8.05%) Software Engineer
5 11 (7.38%) Consultant
6 9 (6.04%) Java Engineer
6 9 (6.04%) Java Software Engineer
6 9 (6.04%) Solutions Consultant
6 9 (6.04%) Support Engineer
7 8 (5.37%) Developer
8 7 (4.70%) Azure Engineer
9 6 (4.03%) DevOps Engineer
9 6 (4.03%) Information Security Specialist
9 6 (4.03%) Information Specialist
9 6 (4.03%) Lead
9 6 (4.03%) Security Specialist
9 6 (4.03%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
9 6 (4.03%) Senior Information Security Specialist
9 6 (4.03%) Senior Security Specialist
10 5 (3.36%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (9.40%) REST
2 13 (8.72%) Java EE
3 10 (6.71%) ARM Templates
4 6 (4.03%) SOAP
5 4 (2.68%) PySpark
5 4 (2.68%) RFC 2544
6 3 (2.01%) .NET
6 3 (2.01%) Apache Axis
6 3 (2.01%) Gherkin
7 2 (1.34%) LDAP
7 2 (1.34%) YAML
8 1 (0.67%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.67%) Bootstrap
8 1 (0.67%) JPA
8 1 (0.67%) Oracle Fusion
8 1 (0.67%) PowerMock
8 1 (0.67%) RESTful
8 1 (0.67%) Spring Batch
8 1 (0.67%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.67%) Spring Integration
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.41%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.37%) CMDB
3 7 (4.70%) SCADA
4 6 (4.03%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.68%) Enterprise Storage
5 4 (2.68%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.01%) Low-Code
6 3 (2.01%) PKI
6 3 (2.01%) Security Operations Centre
7 2 (1.34%) Clustering
7 2 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.34%) Fibre Optics
7 2 (1.34%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.34%) Replication
8 1 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.67%) IoT
8 1 (0.67%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.67%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (15.44%) Windows
2 18 (12.08%) Linux
3 13 (8.72%) Windows Server
4 8 (5.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (4.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (2.68%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.34%) Windows 10
7 2 (1.34%) Windows 7
7 2 (1.34%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.67%) Android
8 1 (0.67%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (18.12%) DevOps
2 23 (15.44%) Test Automation
3 22 (14.77%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (13.42%) Technical Leadership
5 17 (11.41%) Configuration Management
5 17 (11.41%) ITIL
6 16 (10.74%) Containerisation
6 16 (10.74%) Software Engineering
7 15 (10.07%) Migration
8 14 (9.40%) Agile
8 14 (9.40%) Continuous Integration
8 14 (9.40%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (8.72%) Decision-Making
9 13 (8.72%) Software Architecture
10 11 (7.38%) Business Intelligence
10 11 (7.38%) Infrastructure as Code
10 11 (7.38%) Vulnerability Management
11 10 (6.71%) Performance Tuning
12 8 (5.37%) High Availability
12 8 (5.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 23 (15.44%) SQL
2 17 (11.41%) Java
3 10 (6.71%) PL/SQL
4 7 (4.70%) PowerShell
4 7 (4.70%) Python
5 5 (3.36%) Perl
6 4 (2.68%) C#
7 3 (2.01%) Bicep
7 3 (2.01%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.34%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (1.34%) Ruby
9 1 (0.67%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.67%) VB
9 1 (0.67%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 149 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 11 (7.38%) DV Cleared
3 8 (5.37%) CCNP
3 8 (5.37%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (4.70%) Degree
5 6 (4.03%) CISM
6 5 (3.36%) CCNA
7 3 (2.01%) AWS Certification
7 3 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (2.01%) CCDP
7 3 (2.01%) CISSP
7 3 (2.01%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.67%) CCIE
9 1 (0.67%) CCIP
9 1 (0.67%) ISEB
9 1 (0.67%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.67%) PMP
9 1 (0.67%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (6.04%) QA
2 7 (4.70%) NCSC
3 3 (2.01%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.34%) SLA
5 1 (0.67%) COBIT
5 1 (0.67%) GDPR
5 1 (0.67%) NIST
5 1 (0.67%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (8.05%) Active Directory
2 10 (6.71%) Docker
2 10 (6.71%) NFS
3 6 (4.03%) Samba
4 2 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.34%) vSphere
4 2 (1.34%) XenApp
4 2 (1.34%) XenDesktop
5 1 (0.67%) Postfix
5 1 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.67%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (9.40%) Ansible
2 13 (8.72%) Kubernetes
3 10 (6.71%) Terraform
4 9 (6.04%) Docker Swarm
4 9 (6.04%) Podman
5 8 (5.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (5.37%) yum
6 4 (2.68%) NetBackup
7 3 (2.01%) SCCM
7 3 (2.01%) WSUS
8 2 (1.34%) BMC PATROL
8 2 (1.34%) HP ALM
8 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.67%) Argo
9 1 (0.67%) Grafana
9 1 (0.67%) Istio
9 1 (0.67%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.67%) vRealize
9 1 (0.67%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 13 (8.72%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.05%) HP
3 11 (7.38%) Cisco
3 11 (7.38%) SAP
3 11 (7.38%) VMware
4 8 (5.37%) Red Hat
5 7 (4.70%) Dell
6 6 (4.03%) BMC
6 6 (4.03%) Oracle
7 4 (2.68%) 3PAR
7 4 (2.68%) Databricks
7 4 (2.68%) ServiceNow
7 4 (2.68%) Veritas
8 3 (2.01%) Juniper
9 2 (1.34%) Citrix
10 1 (0.67%) Alcatel-Lucent
10 1 (0.67%) Apple
10 1 (0.67%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.67%) IBM
10 1 (0.67%) Remedy