Government Security Classifications Contract Job Trends in the City of Westminster

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

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of Westminster requiring Government Security Classifications skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Government Security Classifications 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of Westminster 1.39% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.69% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £625 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
City of Westminster

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 Westminster.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13 4 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of Westminster 18.06% 9.30% 10.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 3 3
10th Percentile £301 - £478
25th Percentile £500 - £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £540
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +20.37% -38.29%
75th Percentile £600 £738 £669
90th Percentile £645 £790 £746
Central London median daily rate £550 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.32% -8.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56.25 - -
Median hourly rate £57.50 - -
75th Percentile £58.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £66.00 £34.48 £23.80
% change year-on-year +91.42% +44.87% -4.80%

Government Security Classifications
Contract Job Locations in the City of Westminster

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Government Security Classifications within the City of Westminster region over the 6 months to 7 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Westminster - 1 £625 -
Government Security Classifications
Central London

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework