SC Cleared Contracts in the East of England

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 8 7
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +3
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 168 173 291
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 14.56% 9.13% 14.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 43.98% 30.62% 42.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 52 138
10th Percentile £153 £175 £273
25th Percentile £200 £218 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £339 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.32% -32.25% -4.76%
75th Percentile £550 £492 £631
90th Percentile £575 £648 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 88 90
10th Percentile £15.08 £21.37 £19.06
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £20.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £41.27 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +33.28% -28.23% +15.00%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £87.55 £70.98 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.19 £57.33
% change year-on-year -51.81% -8.97% +6.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

SC 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 of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 382 565 689
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 33.10% 29.83% 34.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 210 341
10th Percentile £178 £219 £260
25th Percentile £249 £325 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £650
90th Percentile £605 £650 £725
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 209 166
10th Percentile £15.48 £14.48 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.37 £14.25
Median hourly rate £35.37 £43.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.75% +104.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £72.50 £64.25 £61.25
90th Percentile £84.53 £75.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £28.18 £42.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -33.69% -22.73% +35.80%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the East of England

SC Cleared
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in the East of England

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the East of England over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in the East of England

SC Cleared
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in the East of England

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in the East of England over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in the East of England

SC Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the East of England region over the 6 months to 7 July 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
Hertfordshire 0 70 £500 +48.15% 110
Cambridgeshire +14 32 £500 +7.53% 24
Bedfordshire -2 32 £198 -59.44% 30
Suffolk +2 19 £225 +2.27% 8
Essex +14 9 £153 -78.90% 46
Norfolk - 6 £538 - 7
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 15 (8.93%) SharePoint
2 11 (6.55%) Confluence
3 6 (3.57%) WebSphere
4 4 (2.38%) Apache
4 4 (2.38%) IIS
5 3 (1.79%) CMS
6 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.60%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (13.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (6.55%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (5.36%) Simulink
5 7 (4.17%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (1.79%) Windchill
7 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (6.55%) Teamcenter
2 4 (2.38%) Maximo
3 3 (1.79%) Primavera
4 1 (0.60%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 18 (10.71%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (4.76%) Entra ID
3 6 (3.57%) Azure
4 3 (1.79%) GitHub
5 1 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.60%) Cohesity
5 1 (0.60%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.60%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 15 (8.93%) DNS
2 13 (7.74%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (5.95%) Ethernet
3 10 (5.95%) Network Security
3 10 (5.95%) VPN
4 9 (5.36%) TCP/IP
5 8 (4.76%) FTP
5 8 (4.76%) HTTP
5 8 (4.76%) SMTP
5 8 (4.76%) SSL
6 6 (3.57%) SpaceWire
7 5 (2.98%) Firewall
8 3 (1.79%) VSAN
9 2 (1.19%) RS-232
9 2 (1.19%) SAN
10 1 (0.60%) Fibre Channel
10 1 (0.60%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.60%) Skype
10 1 (0.60%) SNA
10 1 (0.60%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.57%) DB2
1 6 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.38%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.60%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.60%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.60%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.60%) Power BI
3 1 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (3.57%) Hudson
2 5 (2.98%) Eclipse
2 5 (2.98%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.19%) Rational Statemate
4 1 (0.60%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.60%) Git
4 1 (0.60%) GitLab
4 1 (0.60%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.60%) JIRA
4 1 (0.60%) MSI
4 1 (0.60%) Rational DOORS
General
1 86 (51.19%) Social Skills
2 20 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (11.31%) Presentation Skills
4 13 (7.74%) Aerospace
5 11 (6.55%) Electronics
5 11 (6.55%) Military
6 7 (4.17%) Finance
6 7 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (3.57%) Aviation
7 6 (3.57%) Games
7 6 (3.57%) Legal
7 6 (3.57%) Manufacturing
7 6 (3.57%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.98%) Law
9 3 (1.79%) Billing
9 3 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.19%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.60%) Avionics
11 1 (0.60%) Banking
Job Titles
1 28 (16.67%) Analyst
2 18 (10.71%) Systems Engineer
3 15 (8.93%) Service Analyst
3 15 (8.93%) Service Desk Analyst
4 12 (7.14%) Technical Analyst
4 12 (7.14%) Technical Services Analyst
5 11 (6.55%) Consultant
5 11 (6.55%) SOC Analyst
6 10 (5.95%) Security Engineer
7 9 (5.36%) Desktop Engineer
7 9 (5.36%) Lead
7 9 (5.36%) Senior
8 8 (4.76%) Principal Engineer
8 8 (4.76%) Project Manager
8 8 (4.76%) Support Engineer
9 6 (3.57%) Desktop Support
9 6 (3.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 6 (3.57%) IFS Consultant
9 6 (3.57%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 5 (2.98%) FPGA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.36%) Web Services
2 8 (4.76%) LDAP
3 5 (2.98%) XML
4 4 (2.38%) Node.js
4 4 (2.38%) SOAP
5 1 (0.60%) Flash
5 1 (0.60%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.93%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 10 (5.95%) Security Operations Centre
4 9 (5.36%) Algorithms
4 9 (5.36%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (5.36%) FPGA
5 8 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (4.17%) Cyberattack
6 7 (4.17%) Verilog
7 6 (3.57%) CMDB
7 6 (3.57%) Driving Licence
7 6 (3.57%) PCIe
8 4 (2.38%) CSOC
8 4 (2.38%) iPad
8 4 (2.38%) iPhone
9 3 (1.79%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.79%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (1.79%) VHDL
10 2 (1.19%) CAN bus
10 2 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 44 (26.19%) Windows
2 16 (9.52%) Linux
3 6 (3.57%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.98%) Windows 10
5 4 (2.38%) Unix
6 1 (0.60%) Android
6 1 (0.60%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (31.55%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (16.07%) Agile
3 24 (14.29%) ITIL
4 21 (12.50%) Time Management
5 20 (11.90%) Incident Management
6 17 (10.12%) Customer Service
6 17 (10.12%) ITSM
7 16 (9.52%) Asset Management
7 16 (9.52%) Validation
8 15 (8.93%) PRINCE2
9 14 (8.33%) Customer Requirements
9 14 (8.33%) Service Delivery
9 14 (8.33%) Verification and Validation
10 13 (7.74%) Cryptography
10 13 (7.74%) Migration
11 12 (7.14%) Mathematics
11 12 (7.14%) Project Management
11 12 (7.14%) Service Management
12 11 (6.55%) Data Management
12 11 (6.55%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (8.93%) PowerShell
2 12 (7.14%) Python
3 11 (6.55%) MATLAB
4 10 (5.95%) SQL
4 10 (5.95%) Tcl
5 8 (4.76%) JavaScript
6 7 (4.17%) C++
6 7 (4.17%) SystemVerilog
7 6 (3.57%) C#
8 5 (2.98%) Bash
8 5 (2.98%) C
9 4 (2.38%) Java
10 3 (1.79%) PL/SQL
10 3 (1.79%) VBA
11 1 (0.60%) Ada
Qualifications
1 168 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 22 (13.10%) Degree
3 15 (8.93%) DV Cleared
4 12 (7.14%) A+ Certification
4 12 (7.14%) MCSA
4 12 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (4.17%) HNC
6 7 (4.17%) HND
7 6 (3.57%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (2.38%) CISSP
9 3 (1.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (1.19%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (1.19%) DBS Check
10 2 (1.19%) GCIA
10 2 (1.19%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.60%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.60%) CBAP
11 1 (0.60%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.60%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.95%) QA
2 8 (4.76%) SLA
3 7 (4.17%) JSP 440
3 7 (4.17%) NCSC
3 7 (4.17%) NIST
4 6 (3.57%) DO-254
4 6 (3.57%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.60%) Data Quality
System Software
1 22 (13.10%) Active Directory
2 15 (8.93%) Firmware
3 5 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.38%) VMware NSX
5 3 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.79%) vSphere
6 1 (0.60%) Docker
6 1 (0.60%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (4.17%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (3.57%) Ansible
3 5 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (2.38%) VxRail
5 3 (1.79%) Terraform
6 2 (1.19%) PowerCLI
6 2 (1.19%) SCCM
6 2 (1.19%) vCenter Server
6 2 (1.19%) vRealize
6 2 (1.19%) WSUS
7 1 (0.60%) Avamar
7 1 (0.60%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.60%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.60%) Puppet
7 1 (0.60%) SCOM
Vendors
1 51 (30.36%) Microsoft
2 20 (11.90%) ServiceNow
3 12 (7.14%) Citrix
4 8 (4.76%) Apple
4 8 (4.76%) IFS
4 8 (4.76%) VMware
5 7 (4.17%) Samsung
5 7 (4.17%) SOTI
5 7 (4.17%) Xilinx
6 6 (3.57%) Actel
6 6 (3.57%) Altera
6 6 (3.57%) Intel
6 6 (3.57%) Microsemi
6 6 (3.57%) Twitter
7 5 (2.98%) Dell
7 5 (2.98%) LogRhythm
7 5 (2.98%) SAP
8 4 (2.38%) IBM
8 4 (2.38%) McAfee
8 4 (2.38%) Splunk