SC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Bradford

Security Check (SC) Clearance
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bradford with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bradford 5.30% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 21.21% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £474 - -
25th Percentile £491 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £492 £498
% change year-on-year +1.63% -1.11% -23.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.33 - -
Median hourly rate £22.81 - -
75th Percentile £24.29 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 - £52.50

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bradford

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 Bradford.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 33 11 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bradford 25.00% 18.03% 14.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 8 6
10th Percentile £275 £300 £398
25th Percentile £283 £309 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £498 £416
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% +19.52% -24.32%
75th Percentile £501 £618 £642
90th Percentile £618 £641 £718
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £492 £495
% change year-on-year -3.46% -0.61% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.33 - -
Median hourly rate £22.81 - -
75th Percentile £24.60 - -
90th Percentile £25.17 - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £27.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -6.29% -31.25% +33.22%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

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

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in Bradford

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Daily Rate Trend in Bradford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bradford citing SC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bradford citing SC Cleared

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Hourly Rate Trend in Bradford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bradford citing SC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bradford citing SC Cleared

SC Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Azure
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (57.14%) BGP
2 4 (57.14%) Cisco ASA
2 4 (57.14%) Cisco Firepower
2 4 (57.14%) Cisco Nexus
2 4 (57.14%) DHCP
2 4 (57.14%) DNS
2 4 (57.14%) Firewall
2 4 (57.14%) IPsec
2 4 (57.14%) LAN
2 4 (57.14%) OSPF
2 4 (57.14%) TCP/IP
2 4 (57.14%) VLAN
2 4 (57.14%) VoIP
2 4 (57.14%) VPN
2 4 (57.14%) Wireless
2 4 (57.14%) WLAN
3 1 (14.29%) WAN
General
1 3 (42.86%) Police
1 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Network Engineer
1 4 (57.14%) Senior
1 4 (57.14%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Data Centre
1 4 (57.14%) PKI
1 4 (57.14%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Network Management
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) CCNP
2 4 (57.14%) Cisco Certification
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) CheckPoint
1 4 (57.14%) Cisco
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft