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 15 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 5 10
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 -3
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 229 156 185
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 10.30% 15.18% 9.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 39.08% 44.07% 30.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 57 53
10th Percentile £192 £193 £175
25th Percentile £400 £200 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year +39.93% - -30.00%
75th Percentile £638 £550 £513
90th Percentile £725 £585 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 67 89
10th Percentile £16.42 £14.99 £21.37
25th Percentile £19.93 £21.77 £21.46
Median hourly rate £63.75 £62.50 £41.27
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% +51.46% -28.23%
75th Percentile £74.00 £78.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.73 £86.65 £73.60
England median hourly rate £55.50 £25.15 £50.00
% change year-on-year +120.68% -49.70% -13.04%

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 586 354 602
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 26.36% 34.44% 30.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 152 223
10th Percentile £183 £195 £220
25th Percentile £400 £303 £332
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.40% - -
75th Percentile £669 £575 £581
90th Percentile £738 £625 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 102 227
10th Percentile £16.80 £15.34 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.75 £19.15 £21.37
Median hourly rate £47.00 £47.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% +18.75% +90.48%
75th Percentile £73.46 £75.00 £64.00
90th Percentile £79.00 £85.00 £71.30
England median hourly rate £51.22 £30.31 £41.27
% change year-on-year +69.02% -26.56% -24.97%

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 15 June 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 15 June 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 15 June 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 +2 105 £492 -4.00% 21
Bedfordshire +5 61 £475 +54.22% 15
Suffolk 0 25 £650 +188.89% 2
Cambridgeshire -1 18 £450 -10.00% 11
Essex -1 18 £450 +194.12% 3
Norfolk -20 2 £295 -45.12% 1
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 6 (2.62%) NetWeaver
2 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.87%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.44%) Apache
4 1 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.44%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.44%) CMS
Applications
1 14 (6.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.49%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.06%) Simulink
4 4 (1.75%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.44%) CATIA
5 1 (0.44%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.44%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (4.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (3.93%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.87%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.87%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.44%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 18 (7.86%) Azure
2 10 (4.37%) AWS
3 4 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (1.75%) Entra ID
3 4 (1.75%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.75%) SaaS
4 3 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
4 3 (1.31%) GCP
4 3 (1.31%) Google Workspace
4 3 (1.31%) IaaS
4 3 (1.31%) iPaaS
4 3 (1.31%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.87%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 2 (0.87%) Azure Monitor
5 2 (0.87%) Boomi
5 2 (0.87%) Cohesity
5 2 (0.87%) OneDrive
5 2 (0.87%) PaaS
6 1 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.44%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.80%) Ethernet
2 10 (4.37%) Firewall
2 10 (4.37%) VPN
3 9 (3.93%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (3.49%) Network Security
5 6 (2.62%) DNS
5 6 (2.62%) Structured Cabling
5 6 (2.62%) TCP/IP
6 5 (2.18%) LAN
6 5 (2.18%) WAN
7 3 (1.31%) SAN
7 3 (1.31%) SNMP
7 3 (1.31%) VoIP
8 2 (0.87%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (0.87%) IPsec
8 2 (0.87%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.87%) NAS
8 2 (0.87%) Skype
8 2 (0.87%) VLAN
8 2 (0.87%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.06%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.62%) MaxDB
2 6 (2.62%) SAP HANA
2 6 (2.62%) Sybase ASE
3 3 (1.31%) Power BI
4 2 (0.87%) Metadata
5 1 (0.44%) Big Data
5 1 (0.44%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.44%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.44%) MySQL
5 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (6.99%) Git
2 13 (5.68%) JIRA
3 10 (4.37%) GitLab
3 10 (4.37%) Jenkins
4 7 (3.06%) Rational DOORS
4 7 (3.06%) Visual Studio
5 6 (2.62%) Rational Rhapsody
6 5 (2.18%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.44%) Bitbucket Server
7 1 (0.44%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.44%) Hudson
7 1 (0.44%) JMeter
7 1 (0.44%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.44%) MSI
7 1 (0.44%) Selenium
7 1 (0.44%) Serenity BDD
7 1 (0.44%) VectorCAST
General
1 49 (21.40%) Social Skills
2 22 (9.61%) Aerospace
3 15 (6.55%) Documentation Skills
4 14 (6.11%) Legal
5 13 (5.68%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (3.06%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.62%) Finance
7 6 (2.62%) Law
7 6 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (2.18%) Electronics
8 5 (2.18%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.18%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.75%) Military
10 3 (1.31%) Automotive
10 3 (1.31%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.87%) Games
11 2 (0.87%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.87%) Publishing
12 1 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (17.03%) Software Engineer
2 24 (10.48%) Administrator
2 24 (10.48%) Analyst
3 14 (6.11%) Consultant
4 13 (5.68%) Architect
4 13 (5.68%) Principal Engineer
4 13 (5.68%) Senior
5 12 (5.24%) SAP Support
6 11 (4.80%) Principal Software Engineer
7 10 (4.37%) Support Engineer
8 9 (3.93%) Ada Engineer
8 9 (3.93%) Linux Administrator
8 9 (3.93%) Project Manager
8 9 (3.93%) Technical Architect
9 8 (3.49%) Ada Software Engineer
9 8 (3.49%) FPGA Engineer
9 8 (3.49%) IT Support
9 8 (3.49%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (3.49%) Systems Engineer
10 7 (3.06%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.80%) React
2 9 (3.93%) LDAP
2 9 (3.93%) Middleware
3 8 (3.49%) SAP Fiori
4 6 (2.62%) .NET
4 6 (2.62%) SAP Basis
4 6 (2.62%) SAPUI5
5 5 (2.18%) Node.js
5 5 (2.18%) Web Services
6 4 (1.75%) REST
6 4 (1.75%) SOAP
7 3 (1.31%) eBPF
7 3 (1.31%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.87%) WinForms
8 2 (0.87%) WPF
9 1 (0.44%) Kafka
9 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.44%) SGML
9 1 (0.44%) XML
9 1 (0.44%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.86%) Data Centre
2 13 (5.68%) FPGA
3 11 (4.80%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (4.37%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.93%) Operational Technology
5 9 (3.93%) Product Ownership
6 8 (3.49%) CMDB
7 7 (3.06%) SCADA
8 6 (2.62%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.62%) PCIe
8 6 (2.62%) Virtual Team
9 5 (2.18%) Driving Licence
9 5 (2.18%) Insider Threat
9 5 (2.18%) Verilog
10 4 (1.75%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.75%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (1.75%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.75%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.75%) VHDL
11 3 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 33 (14.41%) Windows
2 28 (12.23%) Linux
3 10 (4.37%) Windows Server
4 9 (3.93%) CentOS
4 9 (3.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.87%) Android
5 2 (0.87%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.87%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.87%) Unix
5 2 (0.87%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.44%) Data ONTAP
6 1 (0.44%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (21.83%) Software Engineering
2 37 (16.16%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (11.79%) Agile
4 24 (10.48%) ITSM
5 21 (9.17%) Change Management
5 21 (9.17%) Migration
5 21 (9.17%) Test Automation
6 20 (8.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 18 (7.86%) ITIL
8 16 (6.99%) Disaster Recovery
8 16 (6.99%) Service Management
9 15 (6.55%) CI/CD
9 15 (6.55%) SDLC
10 14 (6.11%) Mentoring
11 13 (5.68%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 13 (5.68%) Stakeholder Management
11 13 (5.68%) Validation
12 12 (5.24%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (5.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 12 (5.24%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 20 (8.73%) C++
2 17 (7.42%) C#
2 17 (7.42%) Python
3 15 (6.55%) MATLAB
4 12 (5.24%) Ada
4 12 (5.24%) C
5 11 (4.80%) TypeScript
6 9 (3.93%) JavaScript
6 9 (3.93%) PowerShell
6 9 (3.93%) Shell Script
7 6 (2.62%) SQL
7 6 (2.62%) SystemVerilog
8 5 (2.18%) Bash
9 3 (1.31%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.87%) Java
10 2 (0.87%) Tcl
11 1 (0.44%) Korn
11 1 (0.44%) Perl
Qualifications
1 229 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 21 (9.17%) DV Cleared
3 14 (6.11%) Degree
4 6 (2.62%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (2.62%) ITIL Certification
4 6 (2.62%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 5 (2.18%) CTC Cleared
6 3 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.31%) HNC
6 3 (1.31%) HND
6 3 (1.31%) ISTQB
6 3 (1.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 3 (1.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (0.87%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.87%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.44%) City & Guilds
8 1 (0.44%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.99%) SLA
2 11 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (3.49%) Def Stans
4 6 (2.62%) NIST
5 5 (2.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.31%) GDPR
7 3 (1.31%) QA
8 2 (0.87%) DO-254
8 2 (0.87%) GRC
8 2 (0.87%) ISA99
8 2 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.87%) NCSC
9 1 (0.44%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.44%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.44%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.44%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (7.86%) Active Directory
2 14 (6.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.62%) Firmware
4 4 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.31%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.87%) vSphere
7 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (7.86%) Ansible
2 9 (3.93%) Check_MK
2 9 (3.93%) Podman
2 9 (3.93%) Red Hat Satellite
3 6 (2.62%) Terraform
4 5 (2.18%) Grafana
4 5 (2.18%) vCenter Server
5 3 (1.31%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.31%) SCCM
5 3 (1.31%) VxRail
6 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.87%) Nessus
6 2 (0.87%) vRealize
6 2 (0.87%) WSUS
7 1 (0.44%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.44%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.44%) ServiceCenter
7 1 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (13.97%) Microsoft
2 31 (13.54%) VMware
3 23 (10.04%) SAP
4 22 (9.61%) ServiceNow
5 10 (4.37%) Remedy
6 9 (3.93%) Cisco
6 9 (3.93%) Red Hat
7 8 (3.49%) Dell
7 8 (3.49%) Oracle
8 7 (3.06%) BMC
8 7 (3.06%) Xilinx
9 6 (2.62%) Altera
9 6 (2.62%) HP
9 6 (2.62%) Intel
9 6 (2.62%) Microsemi
9 6 (2.62%) Sybase
10 5 (2.18%) Barracuda Networks
10 5 (2.18%) Canon
10 5 (2.18%) Dynatrace
10 5 (2.18%) Palo Alto