SC Cleared Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Security Check Clearance Test Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Security Check Clearance Test Analyst daily rate in Cardiff is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
6 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £325 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title 245 151 195
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.96% 96.18% 92.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 121 158
10th Percentile £257 £180 £199
25th Percentile £333 £263 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £490
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -18.37% +8.89%
75th Percentile £538 £488 £548
90th Percentile £685 £613 £617
South Wales median daily rate £425 £395 £470
% change year-on-year +7.59% -15.96% -1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 6 5
10th Percentile - £12.21 £11.32
25th Percentile £12.21 £13.79 £11.75
Median hourly rate £12.46 £20.51 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.23% +51.89% -21.75%
75th Percentile £13.97 £23.75 £18.00
90th Percentile £21.00 £38.75 £39.45
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £22.68
% change year-on-year -5.56% -0.79% +25.03%

SC Cleared Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, SC Cleared Test Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring SC Cleared Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

SC Cleared Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility