SC Cleared Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Security Check Clearance Software Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Security Check Clearance Software Engineer daily rate in Cheltenham is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Software Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 1.45% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £535 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £565 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 133 52 208
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.38% 92.86% 93.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 32 92
10th Percentile £264 £514 £363
25th Percentile £380 £568 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £615 £563
Median % change year-on-year -11.38% +9.33% -2.17%
75th Percentile £625 £678 £675
90th Percentile £700 £749 £736
Gloucestershire median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +3.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 0 16
10th Percentile £12.43 - -
25th Percentile £19.34 - £63.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 - £70.50
75th Percentile - - £72.81
90th Percentile - - £73.75
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £51.21 £61.25 £57.50
% change year-on-year -16.39% +6.51% -26.28%

SC Cleared Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SC Cleared Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

SC Cleared Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

SC Cleared Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Software Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Software Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham

SC Cleared Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 10 June 2026, SC Cleared Software Engineer 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 Cheltenham region featuring SC Cleared Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) FastAPI
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Natural Language Processing
2 1 (50.00%) Platform Engineering

SC Cleared Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Native
2 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Natural Language Processing
2 1 (50.00%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared