Government Security Classifications (GSC)
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Government Security Classifications skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Government Security Classifications over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 164 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Government Security Classifications | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | - | - | 0.028% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | - | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £606 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £613 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | - | - | £613 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
City of London
Government Security Classifications falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 335 | 367 | 492 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 18.44% | 17.16% | 13.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 235 | 256 | 364 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £436 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.05% | -8.29% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £702 | £650 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £770 | £824 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.05 | £16.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37.13 | £17.96 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £20.61 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +164.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.75 | £22.65 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £82.35 | £23.46 | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £34.48 | £23.40 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.35% | -6.40% | -39.76% |
Government Security Classifications
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Government Security Classifications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Government Security Classifications
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Government Security Classifications in the City of London.