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 31 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 -1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 360 174 254
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 17.94% 18.01% 13.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 62.94% 51.33% 44.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 67 120
10th Percentile £193 £195 £258
25th Percentile £313 £225 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £450 £545
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -17.36% -1.00%
75th Percentile £616 £550 £700
90th Percentile £675 £625 £753
England median daily rate £525 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -3.23% -1.36% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 150 69 64
10th Percentile £16.35 £21.46 £21.37
25th Percentile £18.47 £35.00 £21.46
Median hourly rate £23.22 £63.00 £30.25
Median % change year-on-year -63.15% +108.26% -47.39%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £61.06
90th Percentile £70.00 £81.50 £78.58
England median hourly rate £47.50 £57.50 £52.77
% change year-on-year -17.39% +8.97% -12.06%

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 572 339 576
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 28.50% 35.09% 30.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 233 142 260
10th Percentile £193 £182 £224
25th Percentile £335 £260 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £600 £650
90th Percentile £675 £675 £725
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 102 173
10th Percentile £16.00 £21.05 £14.03
25th Percentile £17.87 £30.90 £14.48
Median hourly rate £22.63 £63.00 £21.46
Median % change year-on-year -64.08% +193.57% -1.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £76.25 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £74.00
England median hourly rate £36.85 £50.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -26.30% +33.33% -25.00%

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 31 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 31 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 31 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 0 189 £525 +2.44% 83
Bedfordshire +15 50 £513 +22.39% 12
Cambridgeshire +6 44 £557 +39.13% 30
Suffolk +2 40 £280 +24.44% 6
Norfolk -10 19 £295 +122.36% 5
Essex +4 18 £425 -26.09% 17
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 (1.67%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.56%) CMS
4 2 (0.56%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.28%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 27 (7.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.28%) Spreadsheet
3 17 (4.72%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.39%) Simulink
5 1 (0.28%) CATIA
5 1 (0.28%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.28%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.28%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.28%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.83%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.28%) assyst
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.28%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.28%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 19 (5.28%) Azure
2 18 (5.00%) AWS
3 9 (2.50%) GCP
4 7 (1.94%) Google Workspace
5 5 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.11%) GitHub
6 4 (1.11%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (1.11%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.11%) SaaS
7 3 (0.83%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (0.83%) Serverless
8 2 (0.56%) Azure AKS
8 2 (0.56%) dbt
8 2 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.56%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.56%) IaaS
8 2 (0.56%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.56%) PaaS
8 2 (0.56%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.28%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.89%) Firewall
1 14 (3.89%) Network Security
1 14 (3.89%) VPN
2 13 (3.61%) Ethernet
2 13 (3.61%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (2.22%) Structured Cabling
3 8 (2.22%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.94%) DNS
4 7 (1.94%) LAN
4 7 (1.94%) VoIP
4 7 (1.94%) WAN
5 6 (1.67%) SSL
6 5 (1.39%) FTP
6 5 (1.39%) HTTP
6 5 (1.39%) SMTP
7 4 (1.11%) IPsec
8 3 (0.83%) SAN
9 2 (0.56%) ADSL
9 2 (0.56%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.28%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.94%) Metadata
2 4 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.11%) NoSQL
2 4 (1.11%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.83%) Power BI
4 2 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (0.56%) MySQL
4 2 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.28%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.28%) Big Data
5 1 (0.28%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.28%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.28%) MaxDB
5 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.28%) QlikView
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.28%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 12 (3.33%) Git
2 11 (3.06%) JIRA
3 10 (2.78%) Jenkins
3 10 (2.78%) Rational DOORS
4 9 (2.50%) GitLab
5 7 (1.94%) Rational Rhapsody
5 7 (1.94%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.39%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket Server
7 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.28%) Hudson
7 1 (0.28%) JMeter
7 1 (0.28%) MLflow
7 1 (0.28%) Selenium
7 1 (0.28%) Serenity BDD
General
1 109 (30.28%) Social Skills
2 52 (14.44%) Public Sector
3 36 (10.00%) Aerospace
4 31 (8.61%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (6.94%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (5.56%) Legal
6 20 (5.56%) Manufacturing
7 19 (5.28%) Electronics
8 18 (5.00%) Finance
9 14 (3.89%) Documentation Skills
9 14 (3.89%) Telecoms
10 13 (3.61%) Marketing
11 10 (2.78%) Military
12 8 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.67%) Aviation
13 6 (1.67%) Law
14 4 (1.11%) Games
15 3 (0.83%) Automotive
16 2 (0.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 2 (0.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 43 (11.94%) Software Engineer
2 37 (10.28%) Analyst
3 31 (8.61%) Administrator
4 28 (7.78%) Architect
5 24 (6.67%) Senior
6 18 (5.00%) Support Engineer
7 17 (4.72%) Embedded Engineer
8 16 (4.44%) Desktop Engineer
8 16 (4.44%) Desktop Support
8 16 (4.44%) IT Engineer
9 15 (4.17%) Consultant
9 15 (4.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 15 (4.17%) Developer
10 14 (3.89%) IT Support
10 14 (3.89%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
10 14 (3.89%) Security Officer
10 14 (3.89%) Technical Architect
11 13 (3.61%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 11 (3.06%) Project Manager
12 11 (3.06%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.33%) LDAP
2 9 (2.50%) .NET
2 9 (2.50%) React
3 7 (1.94%) Middleware
3 7 (1.94%) Node.js
4 6 (1.67%) Web Services
5 5 (1.39%) REST
6 4 (1.11%) Kafka
7 3 (0.83%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.83%) CSS
7 3 (0.83%) HTML
7 3 (0.83%) JSON
7 3 (0.83%) SOAP
8 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.56%) Express.js
8 2 (0.56%) jQuery
8 2 (0.56%) RESTful
8 2 (0.56%) Spring
8 2 (0.56%) WPF
8 2 (0.56%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.56%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.44%) Management Information System
3 13 (3.61%) Cyber Threat
3 13 (3.61%) Insider Threat
4 9 (2.50%) FPGA
4 9 (2.50%) Operational Technology
4 9 (2.50%) PCIe
5 8 (2.22%) Virtual Team
6 7 (1.94%) SCADA
6 7 (1.94%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.67%) CSOC
7 6 (1.67%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.67%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (1.67%) Smartphone
8 5 (1.39%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.39%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.39%) Cyberattack
8 5 (1.39%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.11%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 47 (13.06%) Windows
2 27 (7.50%) Linux
3 12 (3.33%) Windows 10
3 12 (3.33%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.22%) Apple iOS
4 8 (2.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.94%) Android
5 7 (1.94%) CentOS
5 7 (1.94%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.28%) AIX
6 1 (0.28%) Data ONTAP
6 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.28%) Unix
6 1 (0.28%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (15.00%) Software Engineering
2 53 (14.72%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (9.17%) Migration
4 31 (8.61%) Workflow
5 27 (7.50%) Agile
5 27 (7.50%) Time Management
6 26 (7.22%) Change Management
6 26 (7.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 24 (6.67%) Information Security
8 23 (6.39%) Customer Service
8 23 (6.39%) Workflow Management
9 22 (6.11%) ITIL
10 21 (5.83%) CI/CD
10 21 (5.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 20 (5.56%) Cybersecurity
12 19 (5.28%) Validation
13 18 (5.00%) DevOps
14 17 (4.72%) AI
14 17 (4.72%) Business Intelligence
15 16 (4.44%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (6.94%) C++
2 24 (6.67%) Python
3 19 (5.28%) C#
4 18 (5.00%) Ada
4 18 (5.00%) C
5 13 (3.61%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.61%) PowerShell
6 12 (3.33%) MATLAB
7 11 (3.06%) SQL
8 8 (2.22%) Shell Script
9 7 (1.94%) Java
10 6 (1.67%) Embedded C
10 6 (1.67%) TypeScript
11 5 (1.39%) SystemVerilog
12 4 (1.11%) Tcl
13 1 (0.28%) ABAP
13 1 (0.28%) Bash
13 1 (0.28%) Korn
13 1 (0.28%) Ruby
13 1 (0.28%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 262 (72.78%) SC Cleared
2 66 (18.33%) DV Cleared
3 18 (5.00%) Degree
4 13 (3.61%) CTC Cleared
5 12 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (3.33%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (2.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.39%) HNC
7 5 (1.39%) HND
8 3 (0.83%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.83%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.28%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.28%) CCNA
9 1 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.28%) MCSE
9 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.94%) SLA
2 15 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (3.33%) NIST
4 10 (2.78%) Def Stans
4 10 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 9 (2.50%) GDPR
6 8 (2.22%) GRC
7 7 (1.94%) QA
8 6 (1.67%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.11%) DO-254
10 2 (0.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.56%) ISA99
10 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.56%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.56%) NCSC
11 1 (0.28%) EU AI Act
11 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.28%) RMADS
System Software
1 20 (5.56%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.39%) Firmware
4 4 (1.11%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.83%) Docker
6 2 (0.56%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.56%) vSphere
7 1 (0.28%) Sendmail
7 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.50%) Ansible
2 7 (1.94%) Check_MK
2 7 (1.94%) Podman
2 7 (1.94%) Red Hat Satellite
3 5 (1.39%) SCCM
4 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.83%) Terraform
4 3 (0.83%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.56%) Grafana
5 2 (0.56%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.56%) ServiceCenter
5 2 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.56%) VxRail
6 1 (0.28%) Nessus
6 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.28%) vRealize
6 1 (0.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 61 (16.94%) Microsoft
2 35 (9.72%) SAP
3 33 (9.17%) VMware
4 17 (4.72%) ServiceNow
5 12 (3.33%) Dell
6 11 (3.06%) Cisco
7 9 (2.50%) HP
8 8 (2.22%) Altera
8 8 (2.22%) Google
8 8 (2.22%) Red Hat
9 7 (1.94%) Oracle
10 6 (1.67%) Canon
10 6 (1.67%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.39%) Barracuda Networks
11 5 (1.39%) Computacenter
11 5 (1.39%) Intel
11 5 (1.39%) Microsemi
11 5 (1.39%) Xilinx
12 4 (1.11%) Actel
12 4 (1.11%) Meraki