The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in County Down with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 25 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
5 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Security Cleared |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in County Down |
10.00% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
100.00% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£286 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£288 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£289 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate |
£650 |
£475 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
+36.84% |
-17.39% |
+15.00% |
Security 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 County Down.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Down |
10.00% |
- |
66.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£286 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£288 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£289 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate |
£600 |
£450 |
£563 |
| % change year-on-year |
+33.33% |
-20.00% |
+25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£12.25 |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate |
£14.50 |
£25.15 |
£12.25 |
| % change year-on-year |
-42.35% |
+105.31% |
-11.93% |