Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Central London

Security Clearance
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 18 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +20
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 205 215 300
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 10.56% 9.40% 9.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 42.09% 41.03% 43.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 133 170
10th Percentile £362 £400 £409
25th Percentile £439 £463 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £548
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -1.83% -8.75%
75th Percentile £610 £638 £645
90th Percentile £686 £738 £730
London median daily rate £538 £538 £550
% change year-on-year - -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile £18.67 - £23.45
25th Percentile £21.06 £20.22 £31.63
Median hourly rate £25.08 £20.82 £46.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.47% -55.24% +10.71%
75th Percentile £45.34 £21.41 £62.63
90th Percentile £57.48 - £71.55
London median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £60.00
% change year-on-year +4.01% -59.70% +20.19%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 487 524 688
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 25.09% 22.91% 20.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 321 325 424
10th Percentile £313 £363 £325
25th Percentile £440 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £650 £684
90th Percentile £738 £750 £813
London median daily rate £538 £538 £550
% change year-on-year - -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 4 3
10th Percentile £25.04 £20.31 £16.89
25th Percentile £26.00 £20.43 £17.31
Median hourly rate £34.48 £24.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +43.67% +33.33% -58.26%
75th Percentile £57.96 £27.00 £47.75
90th Percentile £65.57 - £65.60
London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.29 £54.50
% change year-on-year -22.11% -40.75% +22.32%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Central London

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Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Security Cleared

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Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Central London over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Central London

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Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Security Cleared

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Central London over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Central London

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Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
City of London -1 183 £525 - 108
City of Westminster +9 10 £600 +11.11% 2
West End of London +1 7 £600 +24.22% 3
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London

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 11 (5.37%) Confluence
2 10 (4.88%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.46%) Apache
4 2 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.98%) CMS
5 1 (0.49%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.49%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.49%) Mattermost
5 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.49%) nginx
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.49%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (1.46%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.46%) Remedy ITSM
1 3 (1.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.49%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.49%) Maximo
2 1 (0.49%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.49%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.49%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.49%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.49%) SAP HCM
2 1 (0.49%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 48 (23.41%) AWS
2 33 (16.10%) Azure
3 21 (10.24%) Power Platform
4 12 (5.85%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (4.88%) AWS Lambda
5 10 (4.88%) Serverless
6 9 (4.39%) GCP
7 8 (3.90%) Amazon S3
7 8 (3.90%) SaaS
8 6 (2.93%) Amazon SQS
8 6 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (2.44%) Amazon EC2
9 5 (2.44%) GitHub
9 5 (2.44%) IaaS
10 4 (1.95%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (1.95%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (1.95%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.95%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (1.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.88%) Firewall
2 6 (2.93%) SSL
3 5 (2.44%) DNS
3 5 (2.44%) VPN
4 3 (1.46%) Network Security
4 3 (1.46%) SAN
4 3 (1.46%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.46%) WAN
5 2 (0.98%) BGP
5 2 (0.98%) DKIM
5 2 (0.98%) EIGRP
5 2 (0.98%) HTTP
5 2 (0.98%) MPLS
5 2 (0.98%) OSPF
5 2 (0.98%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.49%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.49%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.49%) OpenLDAP
6 1 (0.49%) SNMP
6 1 (0.49%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.83%) Power BI
2 12 (5.85%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (4.39%) NoSQL
4 8 (3.90%) MongoDB
5 7 (3.41%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (3.41%) Redis
6 6 (2.93%) SQL Server
7 5 (2.44%) DocumentDB
7 5 (2.44%) Tableau
8 4 (1.95%) Data Lake
9 3 (1.46%) Amazon QuickSight
9 3 (1.46%) Metadata
10 2 (0.98%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.98%) Apache Hive
10 2 (0.98%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.98%) DataStage
10 2 (0.98%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.98%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.98%) Power Query
10 2 (0.98%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (8.29%) JIRA
2 14 (6.83%) Git
3 5 (2.44%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.44%) SonarQube
4 4 (1.95%) Selenium
5 2 (0.98%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.98%) GitLab
5 2 (0.98%) MLflow
5 2 (0.98%) ScriptRunner
6 1 (0.49%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.49%) RStudio
6 1 (0.49%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 86 (41.95%) Public Sector
2 48 (23.41%) Social Skills
3 33 (16.10%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (8.29%) Finance
5 7 (3.41%) Police
6 6 (2.93%) Law
7 5 (2.44%) Military
7 5 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (1.46%) Banking
10 2 (0.98%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.98%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.49%) Billing
11 1 (0.49%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.49%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.49%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.49%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (14.63%) Developer
2 26 (12.68%) Architect
3 25 (12.20%) Analyst
4 21 (10.24%) Senior
5 13 (6.34%) Consultant
5 13 (6.34%) Lead
6 10 (4.88%) Data Engineer
7 8 (3.90%) Business Analyst
8 7 (3.41%) Security Architect
9 6 (2.93%) DevOps Engineer
9 6 (2.93%) Java Developer
9 6 (2.93%) SC Cleared Java Developer
9 6 (2.93%) Support Analyst
10 5 (2.44%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
10 5 (2.44%) Fraud Analyst
10 5 (2.44%) JavaScript Engineer
10 5 (2.44%) Salesforce Developer
10 5 (2.44%) Security Engineer
10 5 (2.44%) Senior Architect
10 5 (2.44%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.34%) React
2 12 (5.85%) HTML
2 12 (5.85%) Node.js
3 10 (4.88%) CSS
4 9 (4.39%) Kafka
4 9 (4.39%) REST
5 7 (3.41%) Spring
6 6 (2.93%) JSON
6 6 (2.93%) Spring Boot
7 5 (2.44%) Web Services
7 5 (2.44%) XML
8 4 (1.95%) HTML5
8 4 (1.95%) jQuery
8 4 (1.95%) LDAP
8 4 (1.95%) Pandas
8 4 (1.95%) scikit-learn
8 4 (1.95%) SOAP
8 4 (1.95%) TensorFlow
8 4 (1.95%) Visualforce
9 3 (1.46%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 7 (3.41%) Algorithms
2 6 (2.93%) Data Centre
2 6 (2.93%) Product Ownership
3 5 (2.44%) Management Information System
4 4 (1.95%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.46%) Cloud Native
5 3 (1.46%) Low-Code
5 3 (1.46%) PKI
6 2 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (0.98%) Data Structures
6 2 (0.98%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.98%) Enterprise Storage
6 2 (0.98%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (0.98%) Private Cloud
6 2 (0.98%) Replication
6 2 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.39%) Linux
2 7 (3.41%) Windows
3 3 (1.46%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.49%) AIX
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.49%) Unix
4 1 (0.49%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (29.27%) Agile
2 29 (14.15%) DevOps
2 29 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (9.76%) Stakeholder Management
4 19 (9.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 18 (8.78%) Microservices
6 16 (7.80%) Decision-Making
7 15 (7.32%) CI/CD
8 14 (6.83%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (6.83%) Migration
8 14 (6.83%) Project Management
8 14 (6.83%) Roadmaps
9 13 (6.34%) Business Intelligence
9 13 (6.34%) Machine Learning
9 13 (6.34%) Scrum
10 12 (5.85%) Mentoring
10 12 (5.85%) Workshop Facilitation
11 11 (5.37%) Artificial Intelligence
11 11 (5.37%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (5.37%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (15.61%) Python
2 29 (14.15%) JavaScript
3 27 (13.17%) SQL
4 18 (8.78%) Java
5 7 (3.41%) PowerShell
6 6 (2.93%) Apex Code
6 6 (2.93%) R
7 5 (2.44%) Bash
7 5 (2.44%) Go
8 4 (1.95%) C#
9 2 (0.98%) C++
9 2 (0.98%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.98%) Groovy
9 2 (0.98%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.98%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.49%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.49%) Scala
10 1 (0.49%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.49%) SOQL
10 1 (0.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 167 (81.46%) SC Cleared
2 15 (7.32%) DV Cleared
3 11 (5.37%) Degree
4 6 (2.93%) AWS Certified Developer
4 6 (2.93%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (2.44%) CISSP
5 5 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.95%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.46%) CISM
7 3 (1.46%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.98%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.98%) CEH
8 2 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.98%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.98%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (0.98%) GIAC
8 2 (0.98%) MCITP
8 2 (0.98%) OSCP
8 2 (0.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.41%) Data Quality
2 6 (2.93%) GDPR
3 4 (1.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.95%) NIST
3 4 (1.95%) QA
4 3 (1.46%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.46%) PMO
5 2 (0.98%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (0.98%) SLA
6 1 (0.49%) COBIT
6 1 (0.49%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 8 (3.90%) Docker
2 7 (3.41%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.49%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (9.76%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.90%) Terraform
3 5 (2.44%) Ansible
3 5 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.95%) Argo
4 4 (1.95%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.46%) Grafana
5 3 (1.46%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.98%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.98%) SCCM
6 2 (0.98%) SCOM
6 2 (0.98%) vRealize
7 1 (0.49%) Ambari
7 1 (0.49%) Consul
7 1 (0.49%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.49%) Nessus
7 1 (0.49%) Packer
7 1 (0.49%) Puppet
7 1 (0.49%) WSUS
7 1 (0.49%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 27 (13.17%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.37%) Salesforce
3 7 (3.41%) Oracle
3 7 (3.41%) SAP
4 6 (2.93%) Cisco
4 6 (2.93%) Databricks
5 5 (2.44%) Palo Alto
5 5 (2.44%) UiPath
6 4 (1.95%) Blue Prism
6 4 (1.95%) HP
6 4 (1.95%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.95%) VMware
7 3 (1.46%) Atlassian
7 3 (1.46%) Axway
7 3 (1.46%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.46%) Dell
7 3 (1.46%) Dynatrace
7 3 (1.46%) Google
7 3 (1.46%) IBM
7 3 (1.46%) Remedy