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 2 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 -1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 382 168 253
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 17.25% 17.93% 13.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 64.20% 52.50% 42.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 61 118
10th Percentile £193 £195 £200
25th Percentile £413 £210 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £506
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -11.11% -7.95%
75th Percentile £675 £560 £650
90th Percentile £738 £625 £725
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -0.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 134 65 75
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.99 £21.37
25th Percentile £18.35 £31.25 £21.42
Median hourly rate £23.25 £62.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.80% +160.42% -58.26%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £64.25
90th Percentile £72.42 £81.80 £78.10
England median hourly rate £55.00 £55.52 £57.30
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.11% -4.50%

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 595 320 597
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 26.87% 34.15% 31.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 284 130 226
10th Percentile £191 £189 £210
25th Percentile £350 £231 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £638 £580 £600
90th Percentile £713 £675 £719
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 169 98 220
10th Percentile £16.35 £15.23 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.69 £21.46 £16.30
Median hourly rate £23.83 £57.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.57% +64.29% +66.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.94 £43.19
90th Percentile £70.69 £85.00 £70.50
England median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +5.56% +12.50% -23.81%

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 2 May 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 2 May 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 2 May 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 0 198 £526 +0.10% 58
Cambridgeshire +9 51 £569 +15.19% 30
Bedfordshire +11 50 £525 +69.22% 12
Suffolk +1 44 £350 +55.56% 1
Norfolk -5 21 £295 - 2
Essex +2 18 £488 -22.00% 12
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 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (0.79%) CMS
2 3 (0.79%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.52%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.26%) Apache
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.26%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 22 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (3.93%) Spreadsheet
3 13 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.31%) Simulink
5 1 (0.26%) CATIA
5 1 (0.26%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.26%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.79%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.26%) assyst
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.26%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 23 (6.02%) Azure
2 22 (5.76%) AWS
3 10 (2.62%) GCP
4 7 (1.83%) Google Workspace
4 7 (1.83%) SaaS
5 5 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (1.31%) Cohesity
6 4 (1.05%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.05%) IaaS
7 3 (0.79%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 3 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (0.79%) GitHub
7 3 (0.79%) PaaS
7 3 (0.79%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.79%) Serverless
8 2 (0.52%) Amazon ECS
8 2 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (0.52%) dbt
8 2 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.52%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.19%) Network Security
1 16 (4.19%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (3.66%) Firewall
3 13 (3.40%) DNS
3 13 (3.40%) VPN
4 12 (3.14%) Ethernet
5 10 (2.62%) Structured Cabling
6 8 (2.09%) LAN
6 8 (2.09%) TCP/IP
6 8 (2.09%) VoIP
6 8 (2.09%) WAN
7 6 (1.57%) Skype
7 6 (1.57%) SSL
8 5 (1.31%) FTP
8 5 (1.31%) HTTP
8 5 (1.31%) SAN
8 5 (1.31%) SMTP
9 4 (1.05%) IPsec
10 3 (0.79%) Internet
10 3 (0.79%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.57%) Metadata
2 4 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.05%) NoSQL
2 4 (1.05%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.79%) Power BI
4 2 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (0.52%) MySQL
4 2 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.26%) Big Data
5 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.26%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.26%) MaxDB
5 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.26%) QlikView
5 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.26%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 20 (5.24%) Git
2 15 (3.93%) JIRA
3 11 (2.88%) GitLab
4 10 (2.62%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.83%) Rational DOORS
5 7 (1.83%) Rational Rhapsody
5 7 (1.83%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.31%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.52%) Gradle
8 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket Server
8 1 (0.26%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.26%) Hudson
8 1 (0.26%) JMeter
8 1 (0.26%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.26%) MLflow
8 1 (0.26%) MSI
8 1 (0.26%) Selenium
8 1 (0.26%) Serenity BDD
General
1 99 (25.92%) Social Skills
2 43 (11.26%) Public Sector
3 36 (9.42%) Aerospace
4 28 (7.33%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (4.45%) Electronics
5 17 (4.45%) Legal
6 16 (4.19%) Manufacturing
6 16 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (3.93%) Finance
8 14 (3.66%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (2.62%) Marketing
9 10 (2.62%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.36%) Military
11 5 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.05%) Aviation
12 4 (1.05%) Games
12 4 (1.05%) Law
13 3 (0.79%) Automotive
14 2 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.52%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 44 (11.52%) Software Engineer
2 36 (9.42%) Analyst
3 32 (8.38%) Architect
4 31 (8.12%) Administrator
5 27 (7.07%) Senior
6 18 (4.71%) Technical Architect
7 15 (3.93%) IT Engineer
7 15 (3.93%) Support Engineer
8 14 (3.66%) Consultant
8 14 (3.66%) Desktop Engineer
8 14 (3.66%) Embedded Engineer
9 13 (3.40%) Desktop Support
9 13 (3.40%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 13 (3.40%) Developer
9 13 (3.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 13 (3.40%) Project Manager
10 12 (3.14%) IT Support
10 12 (3.14%) Network Engineer
10 12 (3.14%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
11 11 (2.88%) SOC Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.93%) React
2 12 (3.14%) LDAP
3 8 (2.09%) .NET
3 8 (2.09%) Node.js
4 7 (1.83%) Middleware
5 6 (1.57%) Kafka
5 6 (1.57%) REST
5 6 (1.57%) Web Services
6 4 (1.05%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (1.05%) SOAP
7 3 (0.79%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.79%) CSS
7 3 (0.79%) eBPF
7 3 (0.79%) HTML
7 3 (0.79%) JSON
7 3 (0.79%) OpenTelemetry
7 3 (0.79%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.52%) Express.js
8 2 (0.52%) jQuery
8 2 (0.52%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.76%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.19%) Management Information System
3 12 (3.14%) Product Ownership
4 11 (2.88%) Cyber Threat
4 11 (2.88%) FPGA
5 10 (2.62%) Security Operations Centre
6 9 (2.36%) Insider Threat
6 9 (2.36%) Operational Technology
7 8 (2.09%) PCIe
8 7 (1.83%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.83%) SCADA
8 7 (1.83%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.57%) CSOC
9 6 (1.57%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.57%) Smartphone
10 5 (1.31%) Cyberattack
10 5 (1.31%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.31%) Smartcard
10 5 (1.31%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 57 (14.92%) Windows
2 27 (7.07%) Linux
3 17 (4.45%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.62%) Apple iOS
5 9 (2.36%) Android
5 9 (2.36%) Mac OS
5 9 (2.36%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.83%) CentOS
6 7 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.26%) AIX
7 1 (0.26%) Data ONTAP
7 1 (0.26%) Unix
7 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (14.92%) Software Engineering
2 55 (14.40%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (8.38%) Agile
4 30 (7.85%) Migration
5 29 (7.59%) Change Management
6 28 (7.33%) Workflow
7 25 (6.54%) CI/CD
8 23 (6.02%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (6.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 21 (5.50%) DevOps
10 20 (5.24%) Customer Service
10 20 (5.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 20 (5.24%) ITIL
10 20 (5.24%) Workflow Management
11 19 (4.97%) Cybersecurity
11 19 (4.97%) SDLC
11 19 (4.97%) Validation
12 17 (4.45%) Information Security
12 17 (4.45%) Time Management
13 16 (4.19%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (7.59%) Python
2 25 (6.54%) C++
3 21 (5.50%) C#
4 17 (4.45%) C
5 16 (4.19%) Ada
6 14 (3.66%) MATLAB
6 14 (3.66%) PowerShell
7 13 (3.40%) JavaScript
7 13 (3.40%) SQL
8 12 (3.14%) TypeScript
9 9 (2.36%) Java
10 7 (1.83%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.31%) Embedded C
11 5 (1.31%) SystemVerilog
12 4 (1.05%) Bash
12 4 (1.05%) Search Processing Language
12 4 (1.05%) Tcl
13 2 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.26%) R
14 1 (0.26%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 255 (66.75%) SC Cleared
2 96 (25.13%) DV Cleared
3 18 (4.71%) Degree
4 12 (3.14%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (2.62%) ITIL Certification
6 9 (2.36%) CTC Cleared
6 9 (2.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (1.31%) HNC
7 5 (1.31%) HND
8 4 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.79%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.79%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.52%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.26%) CFA
11 1 (0.26%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.26%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.54%) SLA
2 12 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (2.62%) Def Stans
4 8 (2.09%) GRC
4 8 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.09%) NIST
5 6 (1.57%) GDPR
6 5 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.31%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.31%) QA
7 4 (1.05%) DO-254
8 2 (0.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.52%) ISA99
8 2 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.52%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.52%) NCSC
9 1 (0.26%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.26%) RMADS
System Software
1 24 (6.28%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.83%) Firmware
4 6 (1.57%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.05%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.79%) Docker
7 2 (0.52%) vSphere
8 1 (0.26%) Sendmail
8 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (4.71%) Ansible
2 9 (2.36%) SCCM
3 8 (2.09%) Terraform
4 7 (1.83%) Check_MK
4 7 (1.83%) Podman
4 7 (1.83%) Red Hat Satellite
5 5 (1.31%) Grafana
5 5 (1.31%) Nessus
5 5 (1.31%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.31%) WSUS
6 4 (1.05%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.52%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.52%) ServiceCenter
8 2 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.52%) VxRail
9 1 (0.26%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.26%) vRealize
Vendors
1 54 (14.14%) Microsoft
2 36 (9.42%) VMware
3 33 (8.64%) SAP
4 15 (3.93%) Splunk
5 14 (3.66%) ServiceNow
6 13 (3.40%) Cisco
6 13 (3.40%) Dell
7 9 (2.36%) HP
8 8 (2.09%) Altera
8 8 (2.09%) Google
9 7 (1.83%) Oracle
9 7 (1.83%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.57%) Canon
10 6 (1.57%) Tenable
11 5 (1.31%) Barracuda Networks
11 5 (1.31%) Intel
11 5 (1.31%) Microsemi
11 5 (1.31%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.31%) Xilinx
12 4 (1.05%) Meraki