Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Security 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 Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 -1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 357 175 281
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 18.76% 17.21% 14.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 63.86% 48.61% 45.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 72 136
10th Percentile £193 £195 £290
25th Percentile £316 £225 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.30% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £591 £713
90th Percentile £675 £625 £775
England median daily rate £525 £547 £550
% change year-on-year -4.07% -0.50% -2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 63 70
10th Percentile £16.35 £21.46 £21.37
25th Percentile £18.55 £40.00 £21.46
Median hourly rate £23.22 £65.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -64.28% +62.50% -30.43%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £59.69
90th Percentile £70.00 £81.95 £75.73
England median hourly rate £27.50 £60.00 £53.50
% change year-on-year -54.17% +12.15% -10.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 559 360 612
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 29.37% 35.40% 31.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 153 281
10th Percentile £193 £179 £225
25th Percentile £350 £278 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £650
90th Percentile £675 £675 £731
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 201 96 180
10th Percentile £15.50 £21.46 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.87 £30.78 £14.48
Median hourly rate £22.63 £65.00 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year -65.18% +168.04% +15.48%
75th Percentile £64.00 £81.01 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £27.50 £52.00 £39.92
% change year-on-year -47.12% +30.26% -20.16%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in the East of England

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the East of England over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the East of England

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the East of England over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in the East of England

Security 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 Security Cleared within the East of England region over the 6 months to 15 March 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 0 185 £525 -4.55% 83
Bedfordshire +18 53 £513 +22.39% 13
Cambridgeshire +7 45 £550 +22.28% 40
Suffolk +3 38 £280 +24.44% 7
Essex +3 19 £425 -26.09% 20
Norfolk -14 17 £253 +91.06% 7
Security Cleared
England

Security 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 (1.68%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.56%) CMS
3 2 (0.56%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.28%) Apache
4 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.28%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 27 (7.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.32%) Spreadsheet
3 17 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.68%) Simulink
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.56%) Windchill
6 1 (0.28%) CATIA
6 1 (0.28%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.28%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.28%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.84%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.56%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.28%) assyst
4 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.28%) Primavera
4 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.28%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.28%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 18 (5.04%) Azure
2 16 (4.48%) AWS
3 8 (2.24%) GCP
4 7 (1.96%) Google Workspace
5 5 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (1.40%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.12%) SaaS
7 3 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (0.84%) GitHub
7 3 (0.84%) OneDrive
7 3 (0.84%) PaaS
8 2 (0.56%) Azure AKS
8 2 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.56%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.56%) IaaS
8 2 (0.56%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.56%) Serverless
9 1 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.28%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.92%) Ethernet
2 12 (3.36%) Network Security
2 12 (3.36%) VPN
2 12 (3.36%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (3.08%) Firewall
4 8 (2.24%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.96%) DNS
5 7 (1.96%) LAN
5 7 (1.96%) Structured Cabling
5 7 (1.96%) VoIP
5 7 (1.96%) WAN
6 6 (1.68%) SSL
7 5 (1.40%) FTP
7 5 (1.40%) HTTP
7 5 (1.40%) SMTP
8 3 (0.84%) SAN
9 1 (0.28%) Broadband
9 1 (0.28%) DWDM
9 1 (0.28%) Internet
9 1 (0.28%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.12%) Power BI
1 4 (1.12%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (0.84%) Metadata
2 3 (0.84%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.28%) Big Data
3 1 (0.28%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.28%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.28%) MaxDB
3 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.28%) MySQL
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.28%) QlikView
3 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.28%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 12 (3.36%) JIRA
2 10 (2.80%) Rational DOORS
3 8 (2.24%) Git
4 7 (1.96%) GitLab
4 7 (1.96%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.96%) Rational Rhapsody
4 7 (1.96%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.40%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket Server
6 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.28%) Hudson
6 1 (0.28%) JMeter
6 1 (0.28%) MLflow
6 1 (0.28%) Selenium
6 1 (0.28%) Serenity BDD
General
1 111 (31.09%) Social Skills
2 56 (15.69%) Public Sector
3 37 (10.36%) Aerospace
4 31 (8.68%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (7.00%) Organisational Skills
6 21 (5.88%) Legal
7 20 (5.60%) Electronics
7 20 (5.60%) Manufacturing
8 18 (5.04%) Finance
9 14 (3.92%) Telecoms
10 13 (3.64%) Marketing
11 12 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (3.08%) Military
13 9 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.96%) Aviation
15 6 (1.68%) Law
16 5 (1.40%) Games
17 3 (0.84%) Automotive
18 2 (0.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 2 (0.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 43 (12.04%) Software Engineer
2 39 (10.92%) Analyst
3 28 (7.84%) Administrator
4 26 (7.28%) Architect
5 22 (6.16%) Senior
6 19 (5.32%) Support Engineer
7 18 (5.04%) IT Engineer
8 17 (4.76%) Consultant
8 17 (4.76%) Embedded Engineer
9 16 (4.48%) Desktop Engineer
9 16 (4.48%) Desktop Support
10 15 (4.20%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 15 (4.20%) Developer
10 15 (4.20%) IT Support
11 14 (3.92%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
11 14 (3.92%) Security Officer
12 13 (3.64%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 12 (3.36%) Technical Architect
14 11 (3.08%) Project Manager
14 11 (3.08%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.80%) LDAP
2 9 (2.52%) .NET
2 9 (2.52%) React
3 7 (1.96%) Node.js
4 6 (1.68%) Web Services
5 5 (1.40%) Middleware
6 3 (0.84%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.84%) CSS
6 3 (0.84%) HTML
6 3 (0.84%) REST
6 3 (0.84%) SOAP
7 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (0.56%) Express.js
7 2 (0.56%) jQuery
7 2 (0.56%) Kafka
7 2 (0.56%) RESTful
7 2 (0.56%) Spring
7 2 (0.56%) WPF
7 2 (0.56%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.04%) Data Centre
2 15 (4.20%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.92%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (3.64%) Insider Threat
5 11 (3.08%) FPGA
6 10 (2.80%) PCIe
7 8 (2.24%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.96%) Driving Licence
8 7 (1.96%) Operational Technology
8 7 (1.96%) Security Posture
8 7 (1.96%) Smartphone
9 6 (1.68%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.68%) CSOC
9 6 (1.68%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (1.68%) Verilog
10 5 (1.40%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.40%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (1.40%) Cyberattack
10 5 (1.40%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 48 (13.45%) Windows
2 22 (6.16%) Linux
3 13 (3.64%) Windows 10
4 12 (3.36%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.24%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.96%) Android
6 7 (1.96%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (1.40%) CentOS
9 1 (0.28%) AIX
9 1 (0.28%) Data ONTAP
9 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.28%) Unix
9 1 (0.28%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (15.13%) Software Engineering
2 53 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (10.64%) Migration
4 35 (9.80%) Workflow
5 29 (8.12%) Time Management
6 27 (7.56%) Change Management
6 27 (7.56%) Workflow Management
7 26 (7.28%) Agile
7 26 (7.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (6.72%) Information Security
9 23 (6.44%) Customer Service
9 23 (6.44%) ITIL
9 23 (6.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 18 (5.04%) CI/CD
10 18 (5.04%) DevOps
11 17 (4.76%) AI
11 17 (4.76%) Business Intelligence
11 17 (4.76%) Cybersecurity
11 17 (4.76%) Logistics
12 16 (4.48%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.00%) C++
2 20 (5.60%) Python
3 19 (5.32%) C#
4 18 (5.04%) Ada
5 17 (4.76%) C
6 12 (3.36%) JavaScript
7 11 (3.08%) MATLAB
8 9 (2.52%) PowerShell
9 8 (2.24%) SQL
10 7 (1.96%) Java
11 6 (1.68%) Embedded C
11 6 (1.68%) Shell Script
11 6 (1.68%) SystemVerilog
11 6 (1.68%) TypeScript
12 5 (1.40%) Tcl
13 1 (0.28%) ABAP
13 1 (0.28%) Korn
13 1 (0.28%) Perl
13 1 (0.28%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 267 (74.79%) SC Cleared
2 63 (17.65%) DV Cleared
3 21 (5.88%) Degree
4 14 (3.92%) CTC Cleared
5 13 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.36%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (2.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 6 (1.68%) HNC
8 6 (1.68%) HND
9 5 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.84%) ISTQB
10 3 (0.84%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.28%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.28%) BC Cleared
11 1 (0.28%) CFA
11 1 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.28%) CISSP
11 1 (0.28%) MCSE
11 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 1 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.72%) SLA
2 16 (4.48%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (3.64%) NIST
4 10 (2.80%) Def Stans
5 9 (2.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (2.24%) GDPR
6 8 (2.24%) GRC
6 8 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.96%) QA
8 5 (1.40%) DO-254
9 3 (0.84%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.56%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.28%) EU AI Act
11 1 (0.28%) GxP
11 1 (0.28%) NCSC
11 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.28%) PMO
11 1 (0.28%) RMADS
System Software
1 19 (5.32%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.96%) Firmware
4 4 (1.12%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.56%) Docker
5 2 (0.56%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.56%) vSphere
6 1 (0.28%) Sendmail
6 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (1.68%) Ansible
1 6 (1.68%) SCCM
2 5 (1.40%) Check_MK
2 5 (1.40%) Podman
2 5 (1.40%) Red Hat Satellite
3 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.84%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.56%) ServiceCenter
4 2 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.56%) VxRail
5 1 (0.28%) Grafana
5 1 (0.28%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.28%) Nessus
5 1 (0.28%) Terraform
5 1 (0.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 63 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 37 (10.36%) SAP
3 28 (7.84%) VMware
4 17 (4.76%) ServiceNow
5 11 (3.08%) Dell
6 9 (2.52%) Altera
6 9 (2.52%) HP
7 8 (2.24%) Cisco
7 8 (2.24%) Google
8 7 (1.96%) Intel
8 7 (1.96%) Oracle
8 7 (1.96%) Xilinx
9 6 (1.68%) Canon
9 6 (1.68%) Microsemi
9 6 (1.68%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.68%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.40%) Actel
10 5 (1.40%) Barracuda Networks
10 5 (1.40%) Computacenter
11 4 (1.12%) Meraki