Security Cleared Contracts in Durham

Security Clearance
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Durham 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 3 11 6
Rank change year-on-year +8 -5 +2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 7 1 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Durham 16.67% 1.39% 14.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 41.18% 11.11% 56.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 5
10th Percentile - - £153
25th Percentile £153 - £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.08%
75th Percentile £374 - £700
90th Percentile £462 - £745
North East median daily rate £508 £538 £565
% change year-on-year -5.58% -4.87% -13.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Durham

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 Durham.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17 9 16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham 40.48% 12.50% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 1 12
10th Percentile £153 - £145
25th Percentile £177 £513 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £381 £525 £238
Median % change year-on-year -27.38% +121.05% +18.75%
75th Percentile £578 £538 £308
90th Percentile £701 - £680
North East median daily rate £500 £523 £565
% change year-on-year -4.31% -7.52% +7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £13.58 -
25th Percentile £18.13 £18.20 -
Median hourly rate £18.75 £20.77 -
Median % change year-on-year -9.73% - -
75th Percentile £19.38 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate £18.81 £20.77 £49.00
% change year-on-year -9.44% -57.61% -1.01%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Durham

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Durham

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

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Durham

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Daily Rate Histogram in Durham

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

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Durham

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Durham

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Durham

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Contract Job Locations in Durham

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 Durham 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
Darlington +2 2 £380 -
Security Cleared
North East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham 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 1 (14.29%) Confluence
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (14.29%) Miro
1 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
1 1 (14.29%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) Structured Cabling
2 1 (14.29%) Radio Access Network
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Desktop Engineer
1 4 (57.14%) Desktop Support
1 4 (57.14%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
1 4 (57.14%) Support Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Business Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Field Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365 Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Developer
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) CSS
1 1 (14.29%) HTML
1 1 (14.29%) React
1 1 (14.29%) SPFx
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Agile
1 1 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (14.29%) Task Automation
1 1 (14.29%) Waterfall
1 1 (14.29%) Web Development
1 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
1 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
1 1 (14.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Ericsson
1 1 (14.29%) Huawei
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) Nokia