Security Check (SC) Clearance
Manchester > Bolton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bolton with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | - | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bolton | 30.61% | - | 51.52% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 57.69% | - | 89.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £610 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £615 | - | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £623 | - | £420 |
| 75th Percentile | £624 | - | £487 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | - | £500 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £550 | £501 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.73% | -4.52% | -12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.22 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.16 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.32 | - | £70.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £35.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £53.49 | - | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £23.73 | £35.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -50.00% | +27.27% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bolton
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 Bolton.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 26 | 4 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton | 53.06% | 30.77% | 57.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £602 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £605 | - | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £618 | - | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £624 | - | £487 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | - | £500 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.29 | £48.00 | £38.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.16 | £67.50 | £43.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.63 | £100.00 | £52.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -77.37% | +89.57% | +16.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.50 | - | £61.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.30 | - | £66.63 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £28.58 | £51.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.51% | +164.10% | -64.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing SC Cleared.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing SC Cleared.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bolton
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in Bolton over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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: