Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Security Clearance
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 7 3
Rank change year-on-year +3 -4 +4
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 154 66 127
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 16.28% 11.79% 16.02%
As % of the Qualifications category 53.47% 48.89% 45.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 30 81
10th Percentile £154 £201 £160
25th Percentile £326 £396 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year -21.93% -1.32% -
75th Percentile £537 £651 £650
90th Percentile £590 £715 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -3.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 12 17
10th Percentile £16.35 - £16.52
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £22.50 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +4.21% +21.84% +15.63%
75th Percentile £25.06 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile £25.15 - £21.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £59.00
% change year-on-year -58.08% +1.69% -1.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 288 135 279
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 30.44% 24.11% 35.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 67 179
10th Percentile £168 £240 £184
25th Percentile £336 £359 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £465 £400
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +16.25% -20.00%
75th Percentile £538 £594 £550
90th Percentile £575 £715 £664
England median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 14 25
10th Percentile £16.35 - £15.50
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.50 £22.89 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.68% +14.43% +18.84%
75th Percentile £25.14 £24.18 £23.73
90th Percentile £25.15 £30.88 £26.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year -45.54% - +2.62%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Security Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the East Midlands

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Security Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 February 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
Derbyshire +1 65 £413 +21.92% 15
Lincolnshire +11 43 £158 -69.27% 16
Nottinghamshire +3 22 £415 -2.35% 12
Northamptonshire -13 13 £424 +33.05% 4
Leicestershire -13 10 £475 -26.95% 1
Security Cleared
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (5.19%) Jupyter
2 3 (1.95%) Apache
2 3 (1.95%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.95%) Confluence
3 2 (1.30%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.65%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.65%) IIS
4 1 (0.65%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.30%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.95%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 22 (14.29%) Azure
2 11 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (5.19%) AWS
4 7 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (3.90%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.95%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.95%) GCP
7 2 (1.30%) Azure Functions
7 2 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (1.30%) Azure Service Bus
7 2 (1.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 2 (1.30%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.30%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.30%) Serverless
7 2 (1.30%) ShareGate
8 1 (0.65%) Amazon EventBridge
8 1 (0.65%) Amazon Neptune
8 1 (0.65%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.65%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.90%) Wireless
2 2 (1.30%) ATM
2 2 (1.30%) NetScaler
2 2 (1.30%) WAN
3 1 (0.65%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (0.65%) DHCP
3 1 (0.65%) DNS
3 1 (0.65%) Firewall
3 1 (0.65%) LAN
3 1 (0.65%) Network Security
3 1 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.65%) VPN
3 1 (0.65%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.60%) Power BI
2 2 (1.30%) Big Data
2 2 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.30%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.65%) Aerospike
3 1 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.65%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.65%) BigQuery
3 1 (0.65%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.65%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.65%) Metadata
3 1 (0.65%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (3.25%) JIRA
2 4 (2.60%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (1.95%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.30%) Cypress.io
4 2 (1.30%) Git
4 2 (1.30%) GitLab
5 1 (0.65%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.65%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.65%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.65%) Postman
5 1 (0.65%) Selenium
5 1 (0.65%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 42 (27.27%) Public Sector
2 34 (22.08%) Social Skills
3 22 (14.29%) Finance
4 16 (10.39%) Manufacturing
5 15 (9.74%) Marketing
6 14 (9.09%) Electronics
6 14 (9.09%) Telecoms
7 9 (5.84%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.60%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (1.95%) Legal
10 3 (1.95%) Military
10 3 (1.95%) Retail
11 2 (1.30%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.30%) Banking
12 1 (0.65%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 20 (12.99%) Analyst
2 16 (10.39%) Support Engineer
3 15 (9.74%) IT Support
4 14 (9.09%) Consultant
5 13 (8.44%) IT Engineer
6 11 (7.14%) Architect
7 9 (5.84%) IT Support Engineer
8 8 (5.19%) Senior
9 6 (3.90%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
9 6 (3.90%) 2nd Line Support
9 6 (3.90%) Azure Engineer
9 6 (3.90%) Desktop Support
9 6 (3.90%) DevOps Engineer
9 6 (3.90%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
10 5 (3.25%) Azure DevOps Engineer
10 5 (3.25%) Deployment Engineer
10 5 (3.25%) Developer
10 5 (3.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 4 (2.60%) Build Engineer
11 4 (2.60%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (7.14%) ADO
2 2 (1.30%) Apache NiFi
2 2 (1.30%) Kafka
2 2 (1.30%) Node.js
2 2 (1.30%) REST
2 2 (1.30%) SailPoint
2 2 (1.30%) Spring
2 2 (1.30%) X-Windows
3 1 (0.65%) A2A Protocol
3 1 (0.65%) CrewAI
3 1 (0.65%) Express.js
3 1 (0.65%) FHIR
3 1 (0.65%) LangGraph
3 1 (0.65%) Lightning Web Components
3 1 (0.65%) MERN Stack
3 1 (0.65%) Model Context Protocol
3 1 (0.65%) Pandas
3 1 (0.65%) Playwright
3 1 (0.65%) pytest
3 1 (0.65%) Semantic Kernel
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.19%) Beowulf
2 6 (3.90%) Data Centre
2 6 (3.90%) Driving Licence
3 4 (2.60%) Cloud Native
3 4 (2.60%) Contract for Difference
4 3 (1.95%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (1.95%) Onboarding
4 3 (1.95%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.30%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (1.30%) Data Fabric
5 2 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.30%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.65%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.65%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.65%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.65%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.65%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 26 (16.88%) Windows
2 8 (5.19%) Windows Server
3 6 (3.90%) Android
3 6 (3.90%) Mac OS
4 4 (2.60%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (1.95%) Windows Server 2003
5 3 (1.95%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (1.30%) Linux
6 2 (1.30%) Unix
6 2 (1.30%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.65%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (21.43%) Migration
2 24 (15.58%) Workflow
3 19 (12.34%) Business Intelligence
3 19 (12.34%) DevOps
3 19 (12.34%) Service Delivery
4 18 (11.69%) Workflow Management
5 15 (9.74%) Coaching
5 15 (9.74%) Programme Management
6 14 (9.09%) Digital Marketing
7 13 (8.44%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (8.44%) Stakeholder Management
8 12 (7.79%) Agile
9 10 (6.49%) Analytics
9 10 (6.49%) Data Science
10 9 (5.84%) AI
10 9 (5.84%) CI/CD
10 9 (5.84%) Continuous Improvement
10 9 (5.84%) ITIL
10 9 (5.84%) SDLC
11 8 (5.19%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.49%) SQL
2 7 (4.55%) Java
3 4 (2.60%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.95%) Python
5 2 (1.30%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.30%) T-SQL
5 2 (1.30%) X++
6 1 (0.65%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.65%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.65%) R
6 1 (0.65%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.65%) SOQL
6 1 (0.65%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 120 (77.92%) SC Cleared
2 9 (5.84%) DV Cleared
3 2 (1.30%) Azure Certification
3 2 (1.30%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.65%) AWS Certification
4 1 (0.65%) CISA
4 1 (0.65%) CISSP
4 1 (0.65%) Degree
4 1 (0.65%) GIAC
4 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.65%) PMP
4 1 (0.65%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (0.65%) VCAP
4 1 (0.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.95%) PMO
1 3 (1.95%) SLA
2 2 (1.30%) GDPR
3 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.65%) GRC
3 1 (0.65%) HIPAA
3 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.65%) QA
3 1 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (8.44%) Active Directory
2 10 (6.49%) Docker
3 8 (5.19%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 7 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (3.25%) Hyper-V
6 4 (2.60%) BitLocker
7 2 (1.30%) Terminal Services
7 2 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (1.30%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.65%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (7.14%) Kubernetes
2 8 (5.19%) Podman
3 4 (2.60%) SCCM
4 1 (0.65%) Ansible
4 1 (0.65%) Istio
4 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.65%) Puppet
4 1 (0.65%) SCOM
Vendors
1 16 (10.39%) SAP
2 12 (7.79%) ServiceNow
3 11 (7.14%) Cisco
4 10 (6.49%) Microsoft
5 9 (5.84%) Dell
5 9 (5.84%) HP
6 8 (5.19%) VMware
7 6 (3.90%) Apple
7 6 (3.90%) Oracle
8 5 (3.25%) Citrix
9 4 (2.60%) NVIDIA
10 3 (1.95%) Computacenter
10 3 (1.95%) Fortinet
10 3 (1.95%) NetApp
11 2 (1.30%) CyberArk
11 2 (1.30%) Databricks
12 1 (0.65%) Google
12 1 (0.65%) Meraki
12 1 (0.65%) Palo Alto
12 1 (0.65%) Workday