Security Cleared Contracts in Cumbria

Security Clearance
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 145 171 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cumbria 74.36% 66.02% 63.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 92.36% 96.61% 83.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 113 17
10th Percentile £390 £443 £420
25th Percentile £451 £493 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £515 £463
Median % change year-on-year +4.85% +11.35% -3.65%
75th Percentile £613 £665 £575
90th Percentile £639 £725 £730
North West median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 32 5
10th Percentile - - £32.31
25th Percentile £25.26 - £51.75
Median hourly rate £54.51 £10.95 £55.50
Median % change year-on-year +397.81% -80.27% -7.50%
75th Percentile £68.08 £11.32 £83.40
90th Percentile £80.59 £38.43 -
North West median hourly rate £60.00 £14.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +313.79% -61.33% -15.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 157 177 43
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 80.51% 68.34% 75.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 114 21
10th Percentile £388 £441 £425
25th Percentile £436 £493 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £515 £463
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +11.35% -3.65%
75th Percentile £605 £665 £575
90th Percentile £638 £725 £700
North West median daily rate £494 £513 £520
% change year-on-year -3.66% -1.44% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 37 7
10th Percentile £22.72 - £22.14
25th Percentile £25.26 - £37.88
Median hourly rate £35.30 £10.95 £55.25
Median % change year-on-year +222.33% -80.18% +4.09%
75th Percentile £59.57 £26.39 £71.33
90th Percentile £81.43 £47.20 £83.40
North West median hourly rate £32.50 £16.06 £37.50
% change year-on-year +102.37% -57.17% -5.60%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Cumbria

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Cumbria.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Cumbria

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Daily Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Cumbria over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Cumbria

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Cumbria.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Cumbria

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Cumbria over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Cumbria

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Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 0 122 £540 +4.85% 6
Security Cleared
North West

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (7.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (5.52%) Skype for Business
3 4 (2.76%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (2.07%) Mendix
5 1 (0.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (4.14%) Siemens NX
2 4 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.76%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (6.90%) Teamcenter
2 2 (1.38%) SAP PP
2 2 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.14%) Azure
2 5 (3.45%) AWS
3 2 (1.38%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.69%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.69%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 50 (34.48%) Firewall
2 32 (22.07%) BGP
2 32 (22.07%) OSPF
3 31 (21.38%) Cisco ASA
3 31 (21.38%) Cisco Firepower
3 31 (21.38%) HSRP
3 31 (21.38%) IPsec
4 28 (19.31%) EIGRP
5 26 (17.93%) Wi-Fi
6 25 (17.24%) WAN
7 20 (13.79%) NetScaler
8 17 (11.72%) Cisco ISE
9 16 (11.03%) VPN
10 11 (7.59%) Skype
11 10 (6.90%) LAN
11 10 (6.90%) Wireless
12 9 (6.21%) Cisco Wireless
12 9 (6.21%) SAN
13 8 (5.52%) Network Security
14 7 (4.83%) Cisco Nexus
Development Applications
1 3 (2.07%) Eclipse
2 2 (1.38%) JIRA
3 1 (0.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 17 (11.72%) Social Skills
2 15 (10.34%) Public Sector
3 7 (4.83%) Finance
4 5 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (3.45%) Manufacturing
5 3 (2.07%) Legal
6 2 (1.38%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.69%) Advertising
7 1 (0.69%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.69%) Electronics
7 1 (0.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 70 (48.28%) Network Engineer
2 37 (25.52%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
3 13 (8.97%) Architect
4 9 (6.21%) Senior
4 9 (6.21%) Test Manager
5 7 (4.83%) Storage Engineer
6 6 (4.14%) Junior
6 6 (4.14%) Junior Network Engineer
6 6 (4.14%) Network Architect
7 5 (3.45%) Applications Engineer
7 5 (3.45%) Configuration Engineer
7 5 (3.45%) Senior Network Engineer
7 5 (3.45%) Technical Architect
8 4 (2.76%) Analyst
8 4 (2.76%) Business Analyst
8 4 (2.76%) Exchange Engineer
8 4 (2.76%) Project Manager
8 4 (2.76%) Senior Architect
8 4 (2.76%) Senior Network Architect
8 4 (2.76%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.34%) 802.1X
2 6 (4.14%) XML
3 3 (2.07%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.28%) Data Centre
2 4 (2.76%) Blackberry
2 4 (2.76%) Handset
3 1 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.69%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.83%) Linux
2 6 (4.14%) Windows
3 4 (2.76%) Android
3 4 (2.76%) Windows 10
3 4 (2.76%) Windows 7
3 4 (2.76%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (2.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.38%) AIX
5 2 (1.38%) CentOS
5 2 (1.38%) HPUX
5 2 (1.38%) Solaris
5 2 (1.38%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (16.55%) Network Management
2 22 (15.17%) Load Balancing
3 20 (13.79%) Network Design
3 20 (13.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 19 (13.10%) ITSM
5 15 (10.34%) Network Architecture
6 14 (9.66%) CAD
6 14 (9.66%) Problem Management
7 12 (8.28%) Impact Assessments
8 11 (7.59%) Agile
9 10 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (6.21%) PLM
11 8 (5.52%) Customer Service
11 8 (5.52%) ITIL
11 8 (5.52%) Project Management
12 7 (4.83%) Disaster Recovery
13 6 (4.14%) Change Management
13 6 (4.14%) Project Delivery
13 6 (4.14%) Technical Leadership
13 6 (4.14%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.76%) PowerShell
1 4 (2.76%) VB
1 4 (2.76%) VBScript
2 3 (2.07%) C++
3 2 (1.38%) Bash
3 2 (1.38%) Perl
3 2 (1.38%) Python
3 2 (1.38%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 139 (95.86%) SC Cleared
2 5 (3.45%) CCNA
2 5 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (3.45%) DBS Check
3 3 (2.07%) Degree
4 2 (1.38%) PMI Certification
4 2 (1.38%) PMP
5 1 (0.69%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.14%) Data Quality
2 5 (3.45%) QA
3 4 (2.76%) SLA
4 2 (1.38%) NIST
5 1 (0.69%) PMO
System Software
1 6 (4.14%) Firmware
2 5 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.76%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.38%) Active Directory
4 2 (1.38%) KVM
Systems Management
1 12 (8.28%) SCCM
2 4 (2.76%) NetBackup
3 3 (2.07%) EMC NetWorker
3 3 (2.07%) HP Data Protector
3 3 (2.07%) SELinux
4 2 (1.38%) Ansible
4 2 (1.38%) Progress Chef
4 2 (1.38%) Puppet
Vendors
1 64 (44.14%) Cisco
2 50 (34.48%) Palo Alto
3 19 (13.10%) CheckPoint
4 16 (11.03%) Microsoft
5 14 (9.66%) Meraki
6 7 (4.83%) SolarWinds
6 7 (4.83%) VMware
7 5 (3.45%) Brocade
7 5 (3.45%) EMC
7 5 (3.45%) HP
7 5 (3.45%) Red Hat
8 4 (2.76%) Clearswift
8 4 (2.76%) Ribbon
8 4 (2.76%) ServiceNow
9 3 (2.07%) SAP
9 3 (2.07%) Splunk
9 3 (2.07%) Veritas
9 3 (2.07%) Wyse
10 2 (1.38%) Ariba
11 1 (0.69%) Siemens