Security Check (SC) Clearance
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 12 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +8 | - |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 6.25% | 1.75% | 4.55% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 20.00% | 12.50% | 35.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £514 | - | £493 |
| 25th Percentile | £548 | - | £498 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £604 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.80% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | - | £503 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | - | £507 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £325 | £449 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.58% | -16.90% | +70.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £25.15 | - | £67.00 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chester
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 Chester.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 20 | 8 | 14 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 31.25% | 14.04% | 12.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £301 | £494 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £415 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -5.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £500 | £510 |
| 90th Percentile | £718 | £643 | £624 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £453 | £507 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.65% | -6.11% | +8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | - | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +214.22% |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £32.50 | £14.00 | £52.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +132.14% | -73.46% | +88.39% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Chester.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Chester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Chester over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Chester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
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