Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Blackburn

Security Clearance
Lancashire > Blackburn

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Blackburn with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Blackburn 11.11% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £590 £550 £338
% change year-on-year +7.27% +62.96% -38.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £30.42 - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £46.96 £47.12 £46.18
% change year-on-year -0.34% +2.04% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Blackburn

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 Blackburn.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackburn 11.11% 12.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £575 £550 £475
% change year-on-year +4.55% +15.79% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £30.42 - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.18 £58.64 £46.18
% change year-on-year -22.95% +26.98% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Blackburn

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Daily Rate Trend in Blackburn

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in Blackburn

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

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

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Construction Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Contracts Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Security Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Design Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Security Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) HNC
2 1 (50.00%) HND