SC Cleared Contract Job Trends 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 22 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 5 11
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 -6
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 260 197 131
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 10.87% 15.38% 8.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 41.07% 47.82% 30.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 63 44
10th Percentile £211 £153 £182
25th Percentile £422 £350 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £331
Median % change year-on-year - +50.94% -39.77%
75th Percentile £641 £575 £478
90th Percentile £788 £625 £584
England median daily rate £540 £530 £525
% change year-on-year +1.89% +0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 105 58
10th Percentile £22.68 £17.34 £21.37
25th Percentile £57.50 £18.87 £38.40
Median hourly rate £68.21 £25.15 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year +171.21% -58.94% +37.64%
75th Percentile £80.00 £67.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £87.10 £67.50
England median hourly rate £63.14 £25.15 £60.00
% change year-on-year +151.03% -58.08% +6.21%

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 633 412 435
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 26.47% 32.16% 28.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 158 155
10th Percentile £195 £199 £191
25th Percentile £400 £376 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £529 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% +5.80% -9.09%
75th Percentile £675 £575 £575
90th Percentile £750 £666 £588
England median daily rate £530 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +0.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 140 129
10th Percentile £18.69 £16.30 £16.30
25th Percentile £42.06 £18.87 £35.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +158.45% -41.51% +91.11%
75th Percentile £75.00 £59.81 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £85.08 £67.60
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £54.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -53.43% +0.12%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in the East of England

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SC Cleared

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 22 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in the East of England

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SC Cleared

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 22 September 2026.

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 22 September 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
Hertfordshire +2 135 £552 +0.36% 75
Bedfordshire +4 71 £220 -41.33% 62
Suffolk -8 19 £625 +117.39% 1
Cambridgeshire -8 17 £475 -5.00% 33
Essex -15 17 £500 +226.80% 59
Norfolk -20 1 - - 5
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 10 (3.85%) CMS
2 6 (2.31%) Confluence
3 5 (1.92%) NetWeaver
4 4 (1.54%) IIS
5 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.77%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.38%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.38%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.38%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 11 (4.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.69%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (2.69%) Windchill
3 5 (1.92%) Simulink
4 4 (1.54%) OrCAD
5 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (6.15%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (3.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (2.31%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (1.92%) SAP PP
5 2 (0.77%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.77%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.77%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.77%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.38%) Primavera
6 1 (0.38%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 22 (8.46%) Azure
2 16 (6.15%) AWS
3 14 (5.38%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (3.46%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.31%) OCI
6 5 (1.92%) Google Workspace
7 4 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 3 (1.15%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (1.15%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.15%) SaaS
9 2 (0.77%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.77%) iPaaS
9 2 (0.77%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.77%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.38%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.38%) Cohesity
10 1 (0.38%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.38%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.54%) DNS
2 14 (5.38%) Firewall
3 13 (5.00%) SAN
4 11 (4.23%) VLAN
5 10 (3.85%) H.323
6 9 (3.46%) Ethernet
7 8 (3.08%) Network Security
8 6 (2.31%) HTTP
8 6 (2.31%) LAN
9 5 (1.92%) VSAN
9 5 (1.92%) WAN
9 5 (1.92%) WebEx
10 4 (1.54%) SNMP
10 4 (1.54%) TCP/IP
10 4 (1.54%) VPN
10 4 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (1.15%) DHCP
11 3 (1.15%) NGFW
11 3 (1.15%) Structured Cabling
11 3 (1.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.31%) Relational Database
2 5 (1.92%) MaxDB
2 5 (1.92%) SAP HANA
2 5 (1.92%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.92%) Sybase ASE
3 3 (1.15%) Data Mining
3 3 (1.15%) Metadata
3 3 (1.15%) Power BI
4 2 (0.77%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.38%) GIS
5 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.38%) Power Query
5 1 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (9.23%) JIRA
2 14 (5.38%) Git
3 7 (2.69%) Rational DOORS
4 6 (2.31%) GitLab
5 5 (1.92%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.92%) Visual Studio
6 3 (1.15%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.77%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.38%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.38%) CppUnit
8 1 (0.38%) eggPlant
8 1 (0.38%) MSI
8 1 (0.38%) PVCS
8 1 (0.38%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.38%) VectorCAST
General
1 66 (25.38%) Social Skills
2 36 (13.85%) Aerospace
3 29 (11.15%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
5 17 (6.54%) Manufacturing
6 16 (6.15%) Finance
7 15 (5.77%) Electronics
8 12 (4.62%) Military
9 11 (4.23%) Law
10 9 (3.46%) Public Sector
11 8 (3.08%) Legal
12 5 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.54%) Aviation
13 4 (1.54%) Back Office
13 4 (1.54%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.54%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.38%) Games
15 1 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 32 (12.31%) Software Engineer
2 29 (11.15%) Consultant
3 21 (8.08%) Lead
4 19 (7.31%) Senior
5 17 (6.54%) Principal Engineer
6 14 (5.38%) Administrator
6 14 (5.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 13 (5.00%) Principal Software Engineer
8 10 (3.85%) Architect
8 10 (3.85%) Support Engineer
8 10 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
9 9 (3.46%) Hardware Engineer
10 8 (3.08%) Data Engineer
10 8 (3.08%) Project Manager
10 8 (3.08%) Technical Administrator
10 8 (3.08%) VMware Consultant
11 7 (2.69%) Ada Software Engineer
11 7 (2.69%) Analyst
11 7 (2.69%) IT Manager
11 7 (2.69%) NetApp Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.77%) LDAP
2 10 (3.85%) XMPP
3 8 (3.08%) REST
4 7 (2.69%) SAP Fiori
5 6 (2.31%) JSON
5 6 (2.31%) React
5 6 (2.31%) Terraform
6 5 (1.92%) OpenTelemetry
6 5 (1.92%) SAP Basis
6 5 (1.92%) SAPUI5
7 4 (1.54%) .NET
7 4 (1.54%) eBPF
7 4 (1.54%) Middleware
7 4 (1.54%) Node.js
7 4 (1.54%) Regular Expression
7 4 (1.54%) SOAP
7 4 (1.54%) Web Services
7 4 (1.54%) XML
8 3 (1.15%) JSP
9 2 (0.77%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.54%) Onboarding
2 16 (6.15%) Embedded Systems
2 16 (6.15%) Management Information System
3 14 (5.38%) FPGA
4 13 (5.00%) Data Centre
5 12 (4.62%) CMDB
6 11 (4.23%) Replication
7 10 (3.85%) Video Conferencing
8 9 (3.46%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (3.08%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (3.08%) Product Ownership
10 6 (2.31%) PKI
11 5 (1.92%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.92%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.92%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (1.92%) PCIe
12 4 (1.54%) Analogue Electronics
12 4 (1.54%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 35 (13.46%) Windows
2 29 (11.15%) Linux
3 20 (7.69%) Windows Server
4 16 (6.15%) CentOS
4 16 (6.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (4.62%) Rocky
6 4 (1.54%) Android
6 4 (1.54%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.77%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.38%) Unix
8 1 (0.38%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (14.23%) Software Engineering
3 28 (10.77%) ITSM
4 27 (10.38%) Agile
4 27 (10.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 25 (9.62%) Migration
6 22 (8.46%) ITIL
6 22 (8.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 20 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 20 (7.69%) Validation
8 18 (6.92%) Cybersecurity
8 18 (6.92%) ERP
8 18 (6.92%) Test Automation
9 17 (6.54%) CI/CD
9 17 (6.54%) Root Cause Analysis
10 16 (6.15%) Roadmaps
11 15 (5.77%) AI
11 15 (5.77%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (5.77%) Risk Management
11 15 (5.77%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.85%) PowerShell
1 23 (8.85%) Python
2 12 (4.62%) SQL
3 11 (4.23%) C++
4 9 (3.46%) C#
4 9 (3.46%) MATLAB
5 8 (3.08%) Ada
6 7 (2.69%) C
7 6 (2.31%) Bash
7 6 (2.31%) JavaScript
7 6 (2.31%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.92%) Java
8 5 (1.92%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.54%) SystemVerilog
10 1 (0.38%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.38%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.38%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 260 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 26 (10.00%) Degree
3 18 (6.92%) BPSS Clearance
4 17 (6.54%) DV Cleared
5 11 (4.23%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (3.08%) CCNP
7 5 (1.92%) HND
8 4 (1.54%) CCNP Voice
8 4 (1.54%) HNC
9 3 (1.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 3 (1.15%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (0.77%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.77%) ISACA
11 1 (0.38%) APMG
11 1 (0.38%) City & Guilds
11 1 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.38%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.15%) SLA
2 12 (4.62%) QA
3 8 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.69%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.92%) Def Stans
5 5 (1.92%) GDPR
6 4 (1.54%) DO-254
6 4 (1.54%) GRC
6 4 (1.54%) NIST
7 3 (1.15%) IEC 61508
7 3 (1.15%) NCSC
7 3 (1.15%) PMO
8 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.77%) DO-178B
8 2 (0.77%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.38%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.38%) MISRA
System Software
1 28 (10.77%) VMware Infrastructure
2 23 (8.85%) Active Directory
3 11 (4.23%) Firmware
4 10 (3.85%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (1.92%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.92%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.54%) NFS
6 4 (1.54%) VMware NSX
7 3 (1.15%) vSphere
8 1 (0.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 25 (9.62%) Ansible
2 12 (4.62%) NetBackup
3 10 (3.85%) Cisco CUCM
4 8 (3.08%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (2.69%) vCenter Server
6 6 (2.31%) Grafana
7 5 (1.92%) vRealize
8 4 (1.54%) Check_MK
8 4 (1.54%) Podman
8 4 (1.54%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.54%) Red Hat Satellite
8 4 (1.54%) VxRail
9 3 (1.15%) Functional Safety
9 3 (1.15%) SCCM
10 2 (0.77%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.38%) Nessus
11 1 (0.38%) QRadar
11 1 (0.38%) ServiceCenter
11 1 (0.38%) WSUS
Vendors
1 37 (14.23%) Microsoft
2 34 (13.08%) VMware
3 27 (10.38%) SAP
4 18 (6.92%) ServiceNow
5 17 (6.54%) Remedy
6 16 (6.15%) Cisco
7 15 (5.77%) NetApp
7 15 (5.77%) Veeam
8 13 (5.00%) Oracle
9 10 (3.85%) EMC
10 9 (3.46%) Xilinx
11 8 (3.08%) Intel
12 7 (2.69%) BMC
12 7 (2.69%) Dynatrace
13 5 (1.92%) Altera
13 5 (1.92%) Cribl.io
13 5 (1.92%) Google
13 5 (1.92%) Snow
13 5 (1.92%) Splunk
13 5 (1.92%) Sybase