Government Security Classifications Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Government Security Classifications (GSC)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Government Security Classifications skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
15 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 116 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Contract jobs citing Government Security Classifications 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.052% 0.11% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.25% 0.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £538 £588 -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £525 £575 -
% change year-on-year -8.70% - -

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 402 297 391
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 20.97% 16.29% 16.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 259 165 290
10th Percentile £363 £348 £399
25th Percentile £425 £425 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £657 £653 £669
90th Percentile £825 £775 £750
Central London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £20.94 - £25.05
25th Percentile £26.50 - £32.75
Median hourly rate £27.50 - £46.55
Median % change year-on-year - - +138.73%
75th Percentile £29.50 - £60.64
90th Percentile £33.10 - £68.50
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £28.75 £46.55
% change year-on-year -9.18% -38.24% +124.35%

Government Security Classifications
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Government Security Classifications relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Government Security Classifications job vacancy trend in the City of London

Government Security Classifications
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Government Security Classifications.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Government Security Classifications

Government Security Classifications
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Security Advisor
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
Government Security Classifications jobs