SC Cleared Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Security Check Clearance Software Engineer Central London> City of London
The median Security Check Clearance Software Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
120
-
146
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+52
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Software Engineer
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title
1,682
1,963
2,544
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.76%
93.30%
94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,178
1,199
1,794
10th Percentile
£325
£363
£350
25th Percentile
£413
£463
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-
-
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£688
90th Percentile
£768
£776
£800
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£575
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
14
14
10th Percentile
£17.02
£15.95
£17.00
25th Percentile
£20.18
£28.06
£19.51
Median hourly rate
£28.25
£67.50
£37.00
Median % change year-on-year
-58.15%
+82.43%
-13.95%
75th Percentile
£43.33
£112.00
£51.56
90th Percentile
£63.93
£137.50
£72.25
Central London median hourly rate
£27.50
£35.00
£36.00
% change year-on-year
-21.43%
-2.78%
-15.29%
SC Cleared Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
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 the City of London.
SC Cleared Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Software Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
SC Cleared Software Engineer Skill Set Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, 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 City of London region featuring SC Cleared Software Engineer in the job title.
SC Cleared Software Engineer Skill Set 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:
