Security Cleared Contracts in Berkshire

Security Clearance
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 1 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 +9
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 259 626 329
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 22.54% 31.92% 18.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 63.48% 70.02% 56.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 327 163
10th Percentile £313 £308 £370
25th Percentile £450 £474 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £600 £558
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +7.62% +1.36%
75th Percentile £653 £656 £623
90th Percentile £700 £726 £721
South East median daily rate £550 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 87 34
10th Percentile £25.50 £48.40 £18.80
25th Percentile £60.75 £56.51 £49.94
Median hourly rate £77.19 £61.80 £64.68
Median % change year-on-year +24.91% -4.45% +207.98%
75th Percentile £88.87 £86.32 £74.66
90th Percentile £91.05 £93.00 £78.53
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £61.60 £62.55
% change year-on-year -47.24% -1.52% +25.10%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 408 894 582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 35.51% 45.59% 31.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 240 420 306
10th Percentile £313 £279 £343
25th Percentile £433 £462 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £718 £709
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 96 42
10th Percentile £27.81 £41.50 £18.50
25th Percentile £42.91 £54.50 £49.94
Median hourly rate £70.00 £61.60 £65.34
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -5.72% +211.13%
75th Percentile £87.38 £85.65 £75.50
90th Percentile £88.87 £88.77 £80.14
South East median hourly rate £47.81 £57.35 £60.00
% change year-on-year -16.64% -4.42% +33.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Berkshire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security 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 Security Cleared within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 July 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 -3 105 £600 -0.83% 151
Wokingham -2 53 £492 +1.44% 16
Bracknell -1 27 £575 +39.39% 45
Maidenhead +4 11 - - 7
Slough -4 3 - - 116
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South East

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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 7 (2.70%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.77%) Apache
2 2 (0.77%) IIS
3 1 (0.39%) Anypoint
3 1 (0.39%) Cloud Foundry
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.39%) Mule
3 1 (0.39%) nginx
Applications
1 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.77%) MS Visio
1 2 (0.77%) Windchill
2 1 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.77%) SAP EWM
2 2 (0.77%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.39%) Infor CloudSuite
3 1 (0.39%) Primavera
3 1 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.39%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 43 (16.60%) Azure
2 28 (10.81%) AWS
3 9 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (2.70%) SaaS
5 6 (2.32%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.32%) GCP
5 6 (2.32%) Tricentis Tosca
6 5 (1.93%) Azure Storage
7 4 (1.54%) Azure Stack
8 3 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.16%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.39%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 1 (0.39%) Amazon SQS
9 1 (0.39%) AWS KMS
9 1 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.39%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.39%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.39%) PaaS
9 1 (0.39%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 30 (11.58%) Firewall
2 16 (6.18%) DNS
3 12 (4.63%) DHCP
4 8 (3.09%) Intrusion Detection
5 7 (2.70%) SMTP
6 6 (2.32%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.93%) FTP
7 5 (1.93%) Network Security
7 5 (1.93%) Telnet
8 4 (1.54%) NAS
8 4 (1.54%) SAN
8 4 (1.54%) WAN
9 3 (1.16%) LAN
9 3 (1.16%) VoIP
9 3 (1.16%) VSAN
10 2 (0.77%) IP Telephony
10 2 (0.77%) PBX
10 2 (0.77%) SSL
10 2 (0.77%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.77%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.32%) GIS
2 5 (1.93%) NoSQL
3 3 (1.16%) Power BI
4 2 (0.77%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.77%) Oracle Database 12c
4 2 (0.77%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.39%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.39%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.39%) MS Access
5 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 18 (6.95%) JIRA
2 15 (5.79%) Jenkins
3 14 (5.41%) Selenium
4 13 (5.02%) Cucumber
4 13 (5.02%) GitLab
4 13 (5.02%) REST Assured
5 10 (3.86%) SonarQube
6 4 (1.54%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.77%) Git
8 1 (0.39%) Bitbucket Server
8 1 (0.39%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.39%) jMock
8 1 (0.39%) JUnit
8 1 (0.39%) Maven
8 1 (0.39%) Mockito
8 1 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 78 (30.12%) Social Skills
2 57 (22.01%) Public Sector
3 34 (13.13%) Telecoms
4 29 (11.20%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (10.42%) Finance
6 24 (9.27%) Manufacturing
7 23 (8.88%) Marketing
8 22 (8.49%) Electronics
9 8 (3.09%) Law
10 7 (2.70%) Military
11 4 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.54%) Police
12 3 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.39%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.39%) Automotive
14 1 (0.39%) Banking
14 1 (0.39%) Billing
14 1 (0.39%) Legal
Job Titles
1 58 (22.39%) Architect
2 35 (13.51%) Senior
3 21 (8.11%) Active Directory Architect
4 20 (7.72%) Consultant
5 17 (6.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 17 (6.56%) Lead
6 14 (5.41%) Network Engineer
7 13 (5.02%) Analyst
8 12 (4.63%) Information Security Specialist
8 12 (4.63%) Information Specialist
8 12 (4.63%) Security Specialist
9 11 (4.25%) Security Architect
9 11 (4.25%) Solutions Consultant
10 10 (3.86%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 10 (3.86%) Senior Information Security Specialist
10 10 (3.86%) Senior Security Specialist
10 10 (3.86%) VMware Engineer
11 9 (3.47%) Java Engineer
11 9 (3.47%) Java Software Engineer
11 9 (3.47%) Network Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.79%) REST
2 13 (5.02%) Java EE
3 10 (3.86%) ARM Templates
4 9 (3.47%) RFC 2544
5 8 (3.09%) Elastic Stack
5 8 (3.09%) JBoss Seam
6 6 (2.32%) SOAP
7 3 (1.16%) .NET
7 3 (1.16%) Apache Axis
8 2 (0.77%) Middleware
9 1 (0.39%) ActiveMQ
9 1 (0.39%) ADO
9 1 (0.39%) Hibernate
9 1 (0.39%) JPA
9 1 (0.39%) JSON
9 1 (0.39%) LDAP
9 1 (0.39%) Oracle Fusion
9 1 (0.39%) RESTful
9 1 (0.39%) Spring
9 1 (0.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (10.04%) Management Information System
2 23 (8.88%) Data Centre
3 20 (7.72%) Onboarding
4 8 (3.09%) CMDB
5 7 (2.70%) Fibre Optics
5 7 (2.70%) Operational Technology
6 5 (1.93%) SCADA
7 4 (1.54%) Enterprise Storage
7 4 (1.54%) PKI
8 3 (1.16%) Low-Code
8 3 (1.16%) Replication
9 2 (0.77%) CESG
9 2 (0.77%) Clustering
9 2 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.39%) Algorithms
10 1 (0.39%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.39%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.39%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.39%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.39%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 55 (21.24%) Windows
2 25 (9.65%) Windows Server
3 16 (6.18%) Linux
4 13 (5.02%) Windows 10
5 9 (3.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (1.54%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.77%) VMS
8 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.39%) Android
9 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (18.92%) Test Automation
2 38 (14.67%) Agile
3 33 (12.74%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (11.97%) DevOps
5 27 (10.42%) Decision-Making
5 27 (10.42%) Risk Management
5 27 (10.42%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 26 (10.04%) Business Intelligence
6 26 (10.04%) Security Architecture
7 25 (9.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 23 (8.88%) Cybersecurity
8 23 (8.88%) Programme Management
9 22 (8.49%) Digital Marketing
10 21 (8.11%) Identity Access Management
11 19 (7.34%) Configuration Management
11 19 (7.34%) Technical Leadership
12 18 (6.95%) Risk Assessment
13 17 (6.56%) Collaborative Working
13 17 (6.56%) Migration
13 17 (6.56%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (15.06%) PowerShell
2 18 (6.95%) Java
3 17 (6.56%) SQL
4 11 (4.25%) Python
5 5 (1.93%) Perl
5 5 (1.93%) PL/SQL
6 4 (1.54%) C#
7 3 (1.16%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.77%) Ruby
8 2 (0.77%) VB
9 1 (0.39%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.39%) Bicep
9 1 (0.39%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 148 (57.14%) SC Cleared
2 112 (43.24%) DV Cleared
3 11 (4.25%) CISM
4 10 (3.86%) CISSP
5 9 (3.47%) AWS Certification
5 9 (3.47%) Degree
6 7 (2.70%) CCNP
6 7 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.93%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.54%) CCNA
9 3 (1.16%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.77%) CCDP
10 2 (0.77%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.39%) CEH
11 1 (0.39%) GIAC
11 1 (0.39%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.39%) JNCIP
11 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (6.56%) NCSC
3 9 (3.47%) QA
4 4 (1.54%) GDPR
4 4 (1.54%) NIST
5 3 (1.16%) SLA
6 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.77%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.77%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.77%) RMADS
7 1 (0.39%) JSP 440
System Software
1 46 (17.76%) Active Directory
2 24 (9.27%) VMware ESXi
3 11 (4.25%) vSphere
4 10 (3.86%) Docker
5 7 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (2.32%) NFS
7 3 (1.16%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.77%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.77%) Samba
8 2 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.77%) XenApp
8 2 (0.77%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.39%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.39%) Postfix
9 1 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 15 (5.79%) Ansible
2 11 (4.25%) Kubernetes
3 9 (3.47%) Docker Swarm
3 9 (3.47%) Podman
3 9 (3.47%) Terraform
4 8 (3.09%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.54%) NetBackup
5 4 (1.54%) yum
6 3 (1.16%) vCenter Server
6 3 (1.16%) WSUS
7 2 (0.77%) BMC PATROL
7 2 (0.77%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.77%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.77%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.77%) SCCM
7 2 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.39%) Grafana
8 1 (0.39%) QRadar
8 1 (0.39%) vRealize
Vendors
1 34 (13.13%) VMware
2 30 (11.58%) SAP
3 29 (11.20%) Cisco
4 18 (6.95%) Dell
5 14 (5.41%) Microsoft
6 13 (5.02%) Juniper
7 11 (4.25%) HP
7 11 (4.25%) Wyse
8 9 (3.47%) Red Hat
9 8 (3.09%) Darktrace
10 6 (2.32%) BMC
10 6 (2.32%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.93%) NetApp
12 4 (1.54%) 3PAR
12 4 (1.54%) EMC
12 4 (1.54%) Oracle
12 4 (1.54%) Pure Storage
12 4 (1.54%) Veritas
13 3 (1.16%) Citrix
14 2 (0.77%) IBM