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 29 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 -1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 384 170 246
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 17.48% 18.09% 12.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 64.43% 52.80% 41.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 61 112
10th Percentile £193 £195 £200
25th Percentile £406 £210 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +13.89% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £663 £560 £650
90th Percentile £725 £625 £725
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 65 74
10th Percentile £16.35 £15.17 £21.37
25th Percentile £18.51 £31.64 £21.39
Median hourly rate £23.83 £63.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.18% +162.50% -58.26%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £64.25
90th Percentile £70.69 £81.80 £78.58
England median hourly rate £55.00 £56.40 £57.29
% change year-on-year -2.47% -1.55% -4.53%

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 596 322 588
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 27.13% 34.26% 30.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 280 128 222
10th Percentile £192 £181 £208
25th Percentile £350 £244 £346
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £638 £580 £600
90th Percentile £701 £675 £724
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 99 217
10th Percentile £16.35 £15.42 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.64 £25.46 £16.30
Median hourly rate £23.83 £61.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.26% +75.71% +66.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.63 £43.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £72.00
England median hourly rate £47.50 £46.90 £40.00
% change year-on-year +1.28% +17.25% -23.51%

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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 0 199 £525 - 79
Cambridgeshire +9 51 £569 +15.19% 24
Bedfordshire +12 50 £525 +69.22% 10
Suffolk +1 45 £350 +55.56%
Norfolk -6 21 £295 -
Essex +2 18 £488 -22.00% 14
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 (2.34%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (0.78%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.52%) CMS
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 (5.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.17%) Spreadsheet
3 13 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.30%) Simulink
5 1 (0.26%) CATIA
5 1 (0.26%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.26%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.78%) 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 (5.99%) Azure
2 22 (5.73%) AWS
3 10 (2.60%) GCP
4 7 (1.82%) Google Workspace
4 7 (1.82%) SaaS
5 5 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (1.30%) Cohesity
6 4 (1.04%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.04%) IaaS
7 3 (0.78%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 3 (0.78%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (0.78%) GitHub
7 3 (0.78%) PaaS
7 3 (0.78%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.78%) Serverless
8 2 (0.52%) Amazon ECS
8 2 (0.52%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (0.52%) Boomi
8 2 (0.52%) dbt
8 2 (0.52%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.17%) Network Security
1 16 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (3.65%) Firewall
3 13 (3.39%) DNS
3 13 (3.39%) VPN
4 12 (3.13%) Ethernet
5 10 (2.60%) Structured Cabling
6 8 (2.08%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.82%) LAN
7 7 (1.82%) VoIP
7 7 (1.82%) WAN
8 6 (1.56%) Skype
8 6 (1.56%) SSL
9 5 (1.30%) FTP
9 5 (1.30%) HTTP
9 5 (1.30%) SAN
9 5 (1.30%) SMTP
10 4 (1.04%) IPsec
11 3 (0.78%) Internet
11 3 (0.78%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.56%) Metadata
2 4 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.04%) NoSQL
2 4 (1.04%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.78%) 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 (5.21%) Git
2 16 (4.17%) JIRA
3 11 (2.86%) GitLab
4 10 (2.60%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.82%) Rational DOORS
5 7 (1.82%) Rational Rhapsody
5 7 (1.82%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.30%) 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
1 101 (26.30%) Social Skills
2 44 (11.46%) Public Sector
3 37 (9.64%) Aerospace
4 28 (7.29%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (4.69%) Electronics
6 17 (4.43%) Manufacturing
7 16 (4.17%) Finance
7 16 (4.17%) Legal
7 16 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (3.65%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.86%) Marketing
9 11 (2.86%) Telecoms
10 10 (2.60%) Military
11 5 (1.30%) Law
11 5 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.04%) Aviation
12 4 (1.04%) Games
13 3 (0.78%) Automotive
14 2 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.52%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 46 (11.98%) Software Engineer
2 36 (9.38%) Analyst
3 32 (8.33%) Administrator
3 32 (8.33%) Architect
4 27 (7.03%) Senior
5 18 (4.69%) Technical Architect
6 16 (4.17%) Support Engineer
7 15 (3.91%) IT Engineer
8 14 (3.65%) Consultant
8 14 (3.65%) Desktop Engineer
8 14 (3.65%) Embedded Engineer
9 13 (3.39%) Desktop Support
9 13 (3.39%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 13 (3.39%) Developer
9 13 (3.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 13 (3.39%) IT Support
9 13 (3.39%) Project Manager
10 12 (3.13%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
11 11 (2.86%) Network Engineer
11 11 (2.86%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.91%) React
2 12 (3.13%) LDAP
3 8 (2.08%) .NET
3 8 (2.08%) Node.js
4 7 (1.82%) Middleware
5 6 (1.56%) Kafka
5 6 (1.56%) REST
5 6 (1.56%) Web Services
6 4 (1.04%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (1.04%) SOAP
7 3 (0.78%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.78%) CSS
7 3 (0.78%) eBPF
7 3 (0.78%) HTML
7 3 (0.78%) JSON
7 3 (0.78%) OpenTelemetry
7 3 (0.78%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.52%) Express.js
8 2 (0.52%) jQuery
8 2 (0.52%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.73%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.17%) Management Information System
3 12 (3.13%) Product Ownership
4 11 (2.86%) Cyber Threat
4 11 (2.86%) FPGA
5 10 (2.60%) Security Operations Centre
6 9 (2.34%) Insider Threat
6 9 (2.34%) Operational Technology
7 8 (2.08%) PCIe
8 7 (1.82%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.82%) SCADA
8 7 (1.82%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.56%) CSOC
9 6 (1.56%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.56%) Smartphone
10 5 (1.30%) Cyberattack
10 5 (1.30%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.30%) Smartcard
10 5 (1.30%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 57 (14.84%) Windows
2 27 (7.03%) Linux
3 17 (4.43%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.60%) Apple iOS
5 9 (2.34%) Android
5 9 (2.34%) Mac OS
5 9 (2.34%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.82%) CentOS
6 7 (1.82%) 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 59 (15.36%) Software Engineering
2 55 (14.32%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (8.59%) Agile
4 31 (8.07%) Migration
5 29 (7.55%) Change Management
5 29 (7.55%) Workflow
6 25 (6.51%) CI/CD
7 24 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 24 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 21 (5.47%) DevOps
8 21 (5.47%) Workflow Management
9 20 (5.21%) Customer Service
9 20 (5.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 20 (5.21%) ITIL
10 19 (4.95%) Cybersecurity
10 19 (4.95%) SDLC
10 19 (4.95%) Validation
11 18 (4.69%) Time Management
12 17 (4.43%) Information Security
13 16 (4.17%) AI
Programming Languages
1 29 (7.55%) Python
2 27 (7.03%) C++
3 21 (5.47%) C#
4 19 (4.95%) C
5 16 (4.17%) Ada
6 14 (3.65%) MATLAB
6 14 (3.65%) PowerShell
7 13 (3.39%) JavaScript
7 13 (3.39%) SQL
8 12 (3.13%) TypeScript
9 9 (2.34%) Java
10 7 (1.82%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.30%) Embedded C
11 5 (1.30%) SystemVerilog
12 4 (1.04%) Bash
12 4 (1.04%) Search Processing Language
12 4 (1.04%) Tcl
13 2 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.26%) Korn
14 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 260 (67.71%) SC Cleared
2 93 (24.22%) DV Cleared
3 19 (4.95%) Degree
4 12 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (2.60%) ITIL Certification
5 10 (2.60%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 9 (2.34%) CTC Cleared
7 5 (1.30%) HNC
7 5 (1.30%) HND
8 4 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.78%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.78%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.52%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.77%) SLA
2 12 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (2.60%) Def Stans
4 8 (2.08%) GRC
4 8 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.08%) NIST
5 6 (1.56%) GDPR
6 5 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.30%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.30%) QA
7 4 (1.04%) 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 (6.25%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.82%) Firmware
4 6 (1.56%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.04%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.04%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.78%) Docker
7 2 (0.52%) vSphere
8 1 (0.26%) Sendmail
8 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (4.69%) Ansible
2 9 (2.34%) SCCM
3 8 (2.08%) Terraform
4 7 (1.82%) Check_MK
4 7 (1.82%) Podman
4 7 (1.82%) Red Hat Satellite
5 5 (1.30%) Grafana
5 5 (1.30%) Nessus
5 5 (1.30%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.30%) WSUS
6 4 (1.04%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.78%) 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%) vRealize
Vendors
1 55 (14.32%) Microsoft
2 35 (9.11%) VMware
3 34 (8.85%) SAP
4 14 (3.65%) ServiceNow
5 13 (3.39%) Dell
5 13 (3.39%) Splunk
6 12 (3.13%) Cisco
7 9 (2.34%) HP
8 8 (2.08%) Altera
8 8 (2.08%) Google
9 7 (1.82%) Oracle
9 7 (1.82%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.56%) Canon
10 6 (1.56%) Tenable
11 5 (1.30%) Barracuda Networks
11 5 (1.30%) Intel
11 5 (1.30%) Microsemi
11 5 (1.30%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.30%) Xilinx
12 4 (1.04%) Actel