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 25 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 4 2
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 315 246 247
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 14.32% 19.90% 14.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.44% 60.15% 49.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 95 127
10th Percentile £350 £192 £200
25th Percentile £450 £320 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £675 £575 £575
90th Percentile £750 £590 £660
England median daily rate £533 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -0.93% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 108 87
10th Percentile £17.87 £15.77 £21.37
25th Percentile £32.86 £18.87 £21.46
Median hourly rate £65.00 £42.50 £41.27
Median % change year-on-year +52.94% +2.99% -23.23%
75th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.73 £85.23 £69.25
England median hourly rate £63.50 £25.15 £57.50
% change year-on-year +152.49% -56.26% -4.17%

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 539 409 502
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 24.51% 33.09% 29.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 271 163 191
10th Percentile £168 £178 £205
25th Percentile £413 £309 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £675 £575 £575
90th Percentile £738 £638 £650
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 133 182
10th Percentile £17.74 £15.58 £15.10
25th Percentile £22.63 £18.87 £21.37
Median hourly rate £59.50 £32.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +83.08% -24.42% +77.87%
75th Percentile £74.25 £67.00 £64.25
90th Percentile £81.73 £84.80 £72.93
England median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +114.71% -41.51% -23.76%

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 25 July 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 25 July 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 25 July 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 +1 177 £600 +9.09% 53
Bedfordshire +4 58 £220 -41.33% 15
Cambridgeshire -1 34 £575 +15.00% 31
Suffolk -2 22 £625 +177.78% 4
Essex -16 16 £425 +177.78% 13
Norfolk -17 8 £475 -12.84%
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 10 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.90%) NetWeaver
3 3 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.95%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.63%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.32%) Apache
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.32%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) Mendix
Applications
1 17 (5.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.59%) Simulink
3 1 (0.32%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.32%) CATIA
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (3.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (3.17%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.63%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.63%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (0.32%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 30 (9.52%) Azure
2 22 (6.98%) AWS
3 8 (2.54%) SaaS
4 6 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (1.90%) Cohesity
4 6 (1.90%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.59%) Amazon ECS
5 5 (1.59%) Azure Monitor
5 5 (1.59%) IaaS
5 5 (1.59%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.27%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 4 (1.27%) GCP
6 4 (1.27%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (1.27%) PaaS
7 3 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (0.95%) GitHub
7 3 (0.95%) iPaaS
7 3 (0.95%) Serverless
8 2 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.03%) DNS
2 17 (5.40%) Firewall
3 10 (3.17%) SAN
4 9 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (2.54%) Ethernet
5 8 (2.54%) Skype
5 8 (2.54%) VLAN
6 7 (2.22%) Network Security
6 7 (2.22%) Structured Cabling
7 5 (1.59%) Cisco ISE
7 5 (1.59%) DHCP
7 5 (1.59%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.59%) VSAN
7 5 (1.59%) Wireless
8 4 (1.27%) IPsec
8 4 (1.27%) SNMP
8 4 (1.27%) VPN
9 3 (0.95%) LAN
9 3 (0.95%) WAN
10 2 (0.63%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.86%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.54%) Metadata
3 6 (1.90%) MaxDB
3 6 (1.90%) SAP HANA
3 6 (1.90%) Sybase ASE
4 5 (1.59%) Power BI
5 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.95%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.95%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.63%) MySQL
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.32%) Big Data
8 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.32%) Hazelcast
8 1 (0.32%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.32%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (5.08%) Git
2 11 (3.49%) JIRA
3 9 (2.86%) GitLab
4 7 (2.22%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.22%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.90%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (1.59%) Eclipse
7 4 (1.27%) Rational Rhapsody
8 2 (0.63%) Gradle
8 2 (0.63%) Selenium
8 2 (0.63%) VectorCAST
9 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket Server
9 1 (0.32%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.32%) Hudson
9 1 (0.32%) JMeter
9 1 (0.32%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.32%) MSI
9 1 (0.32%) Newman
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.32%) Serenity BDD
General
1 57 (18.10%) Social Skills
2 26 (8.25%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (5.08%) Aerospace
4 14 (4.44%) Documentation Skills
5 13 (4.13%) Public Sector
6 10 (3.17%) Finance
7 9 (2.86%) Law
8 7 (2.22%) Legal
8 7 (2.22%) Military
9 6 (1.90%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.27%) Aviation
10 4 (1.27%) Electronics
10 4 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.95%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.63%) Automotive
12 2 (0.63%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.63%) Retail
13 1 (0.32%) Games
13 1 (0.32%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 41 (13.02%) Software Engineer
2 28 (8.89%) Senior
3 22 (6.98%) Architect
3 22 (6.98%) Principal Engineer
4 19 (6.03%) Consultant
4 19 (6.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 18 (5.71%) Administrator
5 18 (5.71%) Principal Software Engineer
6 16 (5.08%) SAP Support
6 16 (5.08%) SOC Engineer
7 14 (4.44%) Network Engineer
8 12 (3.81%) Analyst
9 11 (3.49%) Monitoring Engineer
9 11 (3.49%) Senior Network Engineer
10 10 (3.17%) Project Manager
10 10 (3.17%) SAP Administrator
11 9 (2.86%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
11 9 (2.86%) Systems Engineer
12 8 (2.54%) Ada Engineer
12 8 (2.54%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.54%) Kafka
1 8 (2.54%) SAP Fiori
2 7 (2.22%) REST
3 6 (1.90%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (1.90%) React
3 6 (1.90%) SAP Basis
3 6 (1.90%) SAPUI5
4 5 (1.59%) .NET
4 5 (1.59%) Node.js
4 5 (1.59%) OpenTelemetry
4 5 (1.59%) Web Services
5 4 (1.27%) eBPF
5 4 (1.27%) LDAP
5 4 (1.27%) Middleware
5 4 (1.27%) SOAP
6 3 (0.95%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.63%) JSON
7 2 (0.63%) WinForms
7 2 (0.63%) WPF
7 2 (0.63%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.08%) Embedded Systems
2 12 (3.81%) Data Centre
3 10 (3.17%) Cyber Threat
3 10 (3.17%) Onboarding
4 9 (2.86%) CMDB
4 9 (2.86%) FPGA
4 9 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (2.86%) Management Information System
4 9 (2.86%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.86%) Replication
5 7 (2.22%) Cloud Native
5 7 (2.22%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (1.90%) Smartcard
6 6 (1.90%) YubiKey
7 5 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.59%) Reference Data
8 4 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (1.27%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.27%) Verilog
8 4 (1.27%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 55 (17.46%) Windows
2 30 (9.52%) Linux
3 20 (6.35%) Windows Server
4 14 (4.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (4.13%) CentOS
6 9 (2.86%) Rocky
7 4 (1.27%) Unix
8 2 (0.63%) Android
8 2 (0.63%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.63%) VxWorks
8 2 (0.63%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.32%) Data ONTAP
9 1 (0.32%) VMS
9 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (15.87%) Software Engineering
2 47 (14.92%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (10.48%) Agile
4 32 (10.16%) CI/CD
5 27 (8.57%) Change Management
5 27 (8.57%) Test Automation
6 25 (7.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 24 (7.62%) Validation
8 22 (6.98%) DevOps
8 22 (6.98%) Migration
8 22 (6.98%) Stakeholder Management
9 21 (6.67%) ITSM
9 21 (6.67%) SDLC
10 18 (5.71%) Software Testing
11 17 (5.40%) Security Monitoring
12 16 (5.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 16 (5.08%) Test Scripting
13 15 (4.76%) Cybersecurity
14 14 (4.44%) ITIL
14 14 (4.44%) SAP Security
Programming Languages
1 32 (10.16%) Python
2 20 (6.35%) PowerShell
3 19 (6.03%) C++
3 19 (6.03%) SQL
4 13 (4.13%) C
4 13 (4.13%) C#
5 12 (3.81%) Ada
6 9 (2.86%) Bash
7 8 (2.54%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.54%) MATLAB
8 6 (1.90%) Java
8 6 (1.90%) Search Processing Language
8 6 (1.90%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.59%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (1.27%) Shell Script
10 4 (1.27%) SystemVerilog
11 3 (0.95%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.32%) ProC
12 1 (0.32%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 188 (59.68%) SC Cleared
2 97 (30.79%) DV Cleared
3 20 (6.35%) Degree
4 11 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (1.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 5 (1.59%) ISTQB
6 5 (1.59%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.27%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (0.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.63%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.63%) MCSE
9 2 (0.63%) PMP
10 1 (0.32%) HNC
10 1 (0.32%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.81%) SLA
2 10 (3.17%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.17%) GDPR
2 10 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.22%) QA
4 6 (1.90%) GRC
5 4 (1.27%) Def Stans
6 3 (0.95%) DO-178B
7 2 (0.63%) ISA99
7 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.63%) NCSC
7 2 (0.63%) NIST
7 2 (0.63%) PMO
8 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.32%) DO-254
8 1 (0.32%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.32%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.32%) MISRA
System Software
1 22 (6.98%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.54%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (2.22%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.90%) Firmware
6 4 (1.27%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.95%) Docker
8 2 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.63%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (9.84%) Ansible
2 14 (4.44%) Terraform
3 9 (2.86%) NetBackup
3 9 (2.86%) vCenter Server
4 8 (2.54%) Grafana
4 8 (2.54%) SCCM
5 6 (1.90%) Nessus
5 6 (1.90%) vRealize
5 6 (1.90%) VxRail
5 6 (1.90%) WSUS
6 5 (1.59%) Check_MK
6 5 (1.59%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.59%) Prometheus
7 4 (1.27%) Podman
7 4 (1.27%) Red Hat Satellite
8 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.63%) SCOM
10 1 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.32%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 27 (8.57%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.25%) SAP
3 25 (7.94%) VMware
4 23 (7.30%) Splunk
5 16 (5.08%) ServiceNow
6 12 (3.81%) Oracle
7 11 (3.49%) Cisco
7 11 (3.49%) Remedy
8 10 (3.17%) NetApp
8 10 (3.17%) Veeam
9 8 (2.54%) Dell
10 7 (2.22%) BMC
10 7 (2.22%) Dynatrace
10 7 (2.22%) Tenable
11 6 (1.90%) Sybase
12 5 (1.59%) Cribl.io
12 5 (1.59%) Xilinx
13 4 (1.27%) Intel
13 4 (1.27%) Microsemi
13 4 (1.27%) Red Hat