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 6 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 4 2
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 300 170 331
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 19.14% 13.74% 18.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 61.98% 47.35% 53.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 73 170
10th Percentile £153 £220 £406
25th Percentile £220 £313 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £613
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -16.33% +10.11%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £708
90th Percentile £650 £670 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 53 72
10th Percentile £17.59 £21.46 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £35.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £23.75 £63.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.30% +41.57% -11.00%
75th Percentile £61.18 £66.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.75 £73.63
England median hourly rate £25.15 £58.05 £60.00
% change year-on-year -56.67% -3.26% -

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 484 359 619
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 30.89% 29.02% 34.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 139 302
10th Percentile £193 £184 £275
25th Percentile £363 £306 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £475 £528
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% -9.95% +5.50%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £675
90th Percentile £688 £650 £743
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 185 84 151
10th Percentile £15.50 £21.46 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.87 £30.64 £14.25
Median hourly rate £22.63 £61.25 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -63.05% +104.17% +42.86%
75th Percentile £51.53 £68.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £68.25 £92.00 £72.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £49.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -49.19% -5.71% +16.67%

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 6 December 2025.

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 6 December 2025.

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 6 December 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 0 154 £528 -4.00% 249
Cambridgeshire +21 44 £550 +70.02% 30
Bedfordshire +6 38 £413 +13.01% 19
Suffolk +1 22 £220 -3.30% 14
Essex +8 21 £153 -73.96% 17
Norfolk -3 21 £545 +21.11% 4
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 11 (3.67%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.00%) Apache
3 3 (1.00%) IIS
3 3 (1.00%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 17 (5.67%) Spreadsheet
2 13 (4.33%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (3.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (2.67%) Simulink
5 5 (1.67%) FrameMaker
6 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.67%) Windchill
7 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.33%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.33%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 3 (1.00%) Maximo
2 1 (0.33%) assyst
2 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.33%) Primavera
2 1 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.33%) SAP HCM
2 1 (0.33%) SAP Payroll
2 1 (0.33%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.33%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 16 (5.33%) Azure
2 8 (2.67%) AWS
3 7 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (2.00%) npm
5 4 (1.33%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.00%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.00%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.67%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (0.67%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.67%) GCP
7 2 (0.67%) PaaS
7 2 (0.67%) Power Automate
7 2 (0.67%) SaaS
8 1 (0.33%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.33%) GitHub
8 1 (0.33%) GitHub Copilot
8 1 (0.33%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.33%) OCI
8 1 (0.33%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.67%) VPN
2 9 (3.00%) Ethernet
3 8 (2.67%) DNS
3 8 (2.67%) Firewall
4 7 (2.33%) Network Security
5 6 (2.00%) FTP
5 6 (2.00%) HTTP
5 6 (2.00%) SMTP
5 6 (2.00%) SSL
5 6 (2.00%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.67%) Structured Cabling
6 5 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.33%) BGP
7 4 (1.33%) OSPF
7 4 (1.33%) SpaceWire
7 4 (1.33%) VLAN
8 3 (1.00%) LAN
8 3 (1.00%) RS-232
8 3 (1.00%) SAN
8 3 (1.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.67%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.00%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (1.00%) DB2
2 3 (1.00%) Power BI
3 2 (0.67%) Crystal Reports
3 2 (0.67%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.67%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.33%) Big Data
4 1 (0.33%) Metadata
4 1 (0.33%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.33%) Pentaho
4 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.00%) JIRA
1 9 (3.00%) Visual Studio
2 6 (2.00%) Artifactory
2 6 (2.00%) GitLab
2 6 (2.00%) Hudson
3 4 (1.33%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (1.00%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.67%) Git
6 1 (0.33%) SonarQube
General
1 108 (36.00%) Social Skills
2 39 (13.00%) Public Sector
3 27 (9.00%) Aerospace
3 27 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (7.33%) Manufacturing
4 22 (7.33%) Military
5 21 (7.00%) Electronics
5 21 (7.00%) Finance
6 17 (5.67%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (4.33%) Marketing
7 13 (4.33%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.67%) Aviation
8 11 (3.67%) Legal
9 10 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (3.00%) Law
11 6 (2.00%) Publishing
12 5 (1.67%) Games
13 3 (1.00%) General Ledger
14 1 (0.33%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 24 (8.00%) Consultant
2 23 (7.67%) Software Engineer
3 20 (6.67%) Analyst
4 18 (6.00%) Developer
5 16 (5.33%) Security Engineer
5 16 (5.33%) Support Engineer
6 15 (5.00%) Desktop Engineer
6 15 (5.00%) IT Engineer
6 15 (5.00%) Lead
7 13 (4.33%) Desktop Support
8 12 (4.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 11 (3.67%) Administrator
10 10 (3.33%) Network Engineer
11 9 (3.00%) Embedded Engineer
11 9 (3.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 9 (3.00%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
11 9 (3.00%) SOC Analyst
11 9 (3.00%) Windows Engineer
12 8 (2.67%) IT Support
12 8 (2.67%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.67%) XML
2 9 (3.00%) .NET
2 9 (3.00%) Node.js
2 9 (3.00%) Web Services
3 7 (2.33%) AngularJS
3 7 (2.33%) SOAP
4 6 (2.00%) .NET Framework
4 6 (2.00%) CSS
4 6 (2.00%) HTML
4 6 (2.00%) LDAP
4 6 (2.00%) React
4 6 (2.00%) SGML
4 6 (2.00%) Svelte
4 6 (2.00%) Vue
5 3 (1.00%) Flash
5 3 (1.00%) REST
6 2 (0.67%) RESTful
7 1 (0.33%) OpenID
7 1 (0.33%) Qt
7 1 (0.33%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.33%) Algorithms
2 12 (4.00%) Management Information System
3 11 (3.67%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (3.33%) FPGA
5 9 (3.00%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.67%) Onboarding
7 7 (2.33%) Verilog
8 6 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (2.00%) CSOC
8 6 (2.00%) Cyberattack
8 6 (2.00%) Data Structures
8 6 (2.00%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (2.00%) Insider Threat
8 6 (2.00%) PCIe
8 6 (2.00%) Security Operations Centre
9 5 (1.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 5 (1.67%) VHDL
10 4 (1.33%) iPad
10 4 (1.33%) iPhone
10 4 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 40 (13.33%) Windows
2 16 (5.33%) Linux
2 16 (5.33%) Windows 10
3 11 (3.67%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.67%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.33%) Android
5 1 (0.33%) CentOS
5 1 (0.33%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.33%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.33%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.33%) Unix
5 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (13.67%) Migration
2 36 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
3 34 (11.33%) Workflow
4 32 (10.67%) Time Management
5 31 (10.33%) Asset Management
6 28 (9.33%) Software Engineering
7 27 (9.00%) Ticket Management
8 26 (8.67%) Workflow Management
9 22 (7.33%) Agile
10 21 (7.00%) Logistics
11 19 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
12 17 (5.67%) Business Intelligence
12 17 (5.67%) Customer Service
13 16 (5.33%) AI
13 16 (5.33%) Information Security
14 15 (5.00%) CI/CD
14 15 (5.00%) Information Assurance
14 15 (5.00%) ITIL
15 14 (4.67%) Computer Science
15 14 (4.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 19 (6.33%) Python
2 18 (6.00%) C++
2 18 (6.00%) JavaScript
3 14 (4.67%) C
3 14 (4.67%) C#
4 10 (3.33%) SQL
5 9 (3.00%) PowerShell
6 8 (2.67%) MATLAB
7 6 (2.00%) Ada
7 6 (2.00%) Tcl
7 6 (2.00%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.67%) SystemVerilog
9 4 (1.33%) PL/SQL
10 3 (1.00%) Embedded C
10 3 (1.00%) Java
11 1 (0.33%) ABAP
11 1 (0.33%) Bash
11 1 (0.33%) Scala
11 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 247 (82.33%) SC Cleared
2 31 (10.33%) Degree
3 30 (10.00%) DV Cleared
4 15 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (3.67%) HNC
5 11 (3.67%) HND
6 7 (2.33%) CISSP
6 7 (2.33%) CTC Cleared
7 5 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.67%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (1.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 4 (1.33%) CCNP
9 3 (1.00%) CISM
9 3 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.00%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.33%) CompTIA CySA+
10 1 (0.33%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.33%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.67%) NIST
2 18 (6.00%) SLA
3 15 (5.00%) JSP 440
3 15 (5.00%) QA
4 14 (4.67%) NCSC
5 13 (4.33%) NIST 800
6 8 (2.67%) GDPR
6 8 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.67%) DO-254
8 4 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.67%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.33%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.33%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.33%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (8.00%) Active Directory
2 21 (7.00%) Firmware
3 8 (2.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.00%) Docker
5 4 (1.33%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.33%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.33%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 8 (2.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.33%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.67%) SCCM
3 5 (1.67%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (1.33%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.00%) PingFederate
6 2 (0.67%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.33%) Ansible
7 1 (0.33%) Istio
7 1 (0.33%) SCOM
7 1 (0.33%) Terraform
7 1 (0.33%) vRealize
Vendors
1 66 (22.00%) Microsoft
2 24 (8.00%) SAP
3 17 (5.67%) ServiceNow
4 13 (4.33%) VMware
5 10 (3.33%) IFS
6 7 (2.33%) Intel
6 7 (2.33%) Xilinx
7 6 (2.00%) Cisco
8 5 (1.67%) Actel
8 5 (1.67%) Altera
8 5 (1.67%) Computacenter
8 5 (1.67%) Microsemi
8 5 (1.67%) Palo Alto
9 4 (1.33%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.33%) IBM
9 4 (1.33%) McAfee
9 4 (1.33%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.33%) Starlink
10 3 (1.00%) Aruba
10 3 (1.00%) HP