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 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 4 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 269 197 366
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 18.59% 15.07% 19.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 59.91% 54.27% 55.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 91 197
10th Percentile £189 £220 £404
25th Percentile £400 £329 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £613
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -14.29% +11.36%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £700
90th Percentile £639 £638 £750
England median daily rate £537 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.36% - -1.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 59 75
10th Percentile £18.70 £21.46 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £39.20 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -61.31% +46.07% -11.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £56.53
90th Percentile £85.00 £73.35 £71.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £59.84
% change year-on-year -57.00% -2.26% -0.27%

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 449 363 657
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 31.03% 27.77% 35.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 150 335
10th Percentile £197 £200 £274
25th Percentile £400 £308 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.60% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £580 £575 £675
90th Percentile £688 £615 £746
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 80 149
10th Percentile £15.50 £22.43 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.87 £38.40 £14.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £65.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -61.54% +136.36% +30.95%
75th Percentile £56.00 £67.63 £58.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.85 £70.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £51.25 £52.50
% change year-on-year -50.93% -2.38% +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 8 November 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 8 November 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 8 November 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 0 139 £550 - 229
Bedfordshire -1 45 £472 +4.78% 30
Cambridgeshire +19 31 £550 +70.02% 35
Essex +10 20 £153 -73.96% 17
Norfolk -2 20 £545 +21.11% 3
Suffolk -1 14 £220 -3.30% 3
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 12 (4.46%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.86%) Apache
2 5 (1.86%) IIS
2 5 (1.86%) WebSphere
3 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.74%) Confluence
5 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 11 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
1 11 (4.09%) Simulink
2 10 (3.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.97%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (1.86%) FrameMaker
5 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.37%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.37%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.37%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (1.86%) Maximo
2 3 (1.12%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.37%) Primavera
3 1 (0.37%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.37%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.37%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (0.37%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.37%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 17 (6.32%) Cohesity
2 14 (5.20%) Azure
3 7 (2.60%) AWS
3 7 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (2.23%) npm
5 4 (1.49%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.12%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.74%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.74%) PaaS
8 1 (0.37%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.37%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.37%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.37%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.37%) GitHub Copilot
8 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.37%) OCI
8 1 (0.37%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.37%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (8.92%) DNS
2 17 (6.32%) SAN
3 10 (3.72%) Ethernet
4 9 (3.35%) Firewall
5 8 (2.97%) VPN
6 7 (2.60%) Network Security
7 6 (2.23%) FTP
7 6 (2.23%) HTTP
7 6 (2.23%) SMTP
7 6 (2.23%) SSL
8 4 (1.49%) BGP
8 4 (1.49%) OSPF
8 4 (1.49%) SpaceWire
8 4 (1.49%) VLAN
9 3 (1.12%) RS-232
9 3 (1.12%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.74%) Structured Cabling
11 1 (0.37%) LAN
11 1 (0.37%) SDH
11 1 (0.37%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.60%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.86%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.86%) DB2
3 3 (1.12%) Power BI
4 2 (0.74%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (0.74%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.37%) Big Data
5 1 (0.37%) Metadata
5 1 (0.37%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.37%) Pentaho
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.35%) JIRA
2 8 (2.97%) Visual Studio
3 7 (2.60%) Hudson
4 6 (2.23%) Artifactory
4 6 (2.23%) GitLab
5 4 (1.49%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.74%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.37%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.37%) Git
7 1 (0.37%) Rational Statemate
7 1 (0.37%) SonarQube
General
1 92 (34.20%) Social Skills
2 27 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
2 27 (10.04%) Public Sector
3 20 (7.43%) Aerospace
3 20 (7.43%) Electronics
3 20 (7.43%) Military
4 17 (6.32%) Finance
4 17 (6.32%) Manufacturing
5 13 (4.83%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (4.09%) Aviation
7 9 (3.35%) Law
7 9 (3.35%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.60%) Games
9 7 (2.60%) Legal
9 7 (2.60%) Marketing
9 7 (2.60%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.23%) Publishing
11 3 (1.12%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.37%) Billing
Job Titles
1 24 (8.92%) Consultant
2 18 (6.69%) Analyst
2 18 (6.69%) Security Engineer
3 17 (6.32%) Developer
4 16 (5.95%) Lead
5 12 (4.46%) Software Engineer
5 12 (4.46%) Support Engineer
6 10 (3.72%) Desktop Engineer
6 10 (3.72%) Network Engineer
7 9 (3.35%) Desktop Support
7 9 (3.35%) IT Engineer
7 9 (3.35%) SOC Analyst
8 8 (2.97%) Administrator
8 8 (2.97%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 8 (2.97%) Security Officer
9 7 (2.60%) ServiceNow Developer
10 6 (2.23%) Design Engineer
10 6 (2.23%) Firmware Engineer
10 6 (2.23%) IFS Consultant
10 6 (2.23%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.83%) XML
2 10 (3.72%) Web Services
3 9 (3.35%) .NET
4 8 (2.97%) Node.js
4 8 (2.97%) SOAP
5 7 (2.60%) AngularJS
6 6 (2.23%) .NET Framework
6 6 (2.23%) CSS
6 6 (2.23%) HTML
6 6 (2.23%) LDAP
6 6 (2.23%) React
6 6 (2.23%) SGML
6 6 (2.23%) Svelte
6 6 (2.23%) Vue
7 3 (1.12%) Flash
8 2 (0.74%) REST
8 2 (0.74%) RESTful
9 1 (0.37%) OpenID
9 1 (0.37%) Qt
9 1 (0.37%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.95%) Algorithms
2 15 (5.58%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.83%) FPGA
4 11 (4.09%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (3.72%) Verilog
6 8 (2.97%) PCIe
7 7 (2.60%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (2.23%) CSOC
8 6 (2.23%) Cyberattack
8 6 (2.23%) Data Structures
8 6 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (2.23%) Security Operations Centre
8 6 (2.23%) VHDL
9 5 (1.86%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (1.49%) Analogue Electronics
10 4 (1.49%) Insider Threat
10 4 (1.49%) iPad
10 4 (1.49%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 50 (18.59%) Windows
2 26 (9.67%) Windows Server
3 17 (6.32%) Windows Server 2019
4 16 (5.95%) Windows Server 2016
5 15 (5.58%) Linux
6 11 (4.09%) Windows 10
7 3 (1.12%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.37%) CentOS
8 1 (0.37%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.37%) Unix
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (13.01%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (11.52%) Migration
3 30 (11.15%) Asset Management
4 27 (10.04%) Ticket Management
5 25 (9.29%) Agile
5 25 (9.29%) SIEM
6 24 (8.92%) Workflow
7 23 (8.55%) Time Management
8 18 (6.69%) AI
8 18 (6.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (6.69%) Workflow Management
9 16 (5.95%) Build Automation
9 16 (5.95%) CI/CD
9 16 (5.95%) Deployment Automation
9 16 (5.95%) Incident Management
9 16 (5.95%) Information Assurance
9 16 (5.95%) ITIL
9 16 (5.95%) Logistics
9 16 (5.95%) Operations Management
9 16 (5.95%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 25 (9.29%) PowerShell
2 21 (7.81%) Python
3 17 (6.32%) JavaScript
4 14 (5.20%) C++
5 12 (4.46%) SQL
6 11 (4.09%) C#
6 11 (4.09%) MATLAB
7 10 (3.72%) C
8 8 (2.97%) SystemVerilog
8 8 (2.97%) Tcl
9 6 (2.23%) TypeScript
10 4 (1.49%) PL/SQL
11 3 (1.12%) Ada
11 3 (1.12%) Java
12 2 (0.74%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.37%) ABAP
13 1 (0.37%) Bash
13 1 (0.37%) PHP
13 1 (0.37%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.37%) VBA
Qualifications
1 212 (78.81%) SC Cleared
2 41 (15.24%) DV Cleared
3 35 (13.01%) Degree
4 14 (5.20%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (5.20%) HNC
4 14 (5.20%) HND
5 7 (2.60%) CISSP
6 6 (2.23%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.86%) CTC Cleared
8 4 (1.49%) CCNP
9 3 (1.12%) CISM
9 3 (1.12%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.74%) SANS
11 1 (0.37%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.37%) BC Cleared
11 1 (0.37%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.92%) NIST
2 16 (5.95%) QA
3 15 (5.58%) JSP 440
3 15 (5.58%) NCSC
4 14 (5.20%) NIST 800
5 11 (4.09%) SLA
6 7 (2.60%) DO-254
6 7 (2.60%) GDPR
6 7 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.37%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.37%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.37%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.37%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.37%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 34 (12.64%) Active Directory
2 25 (9.29%) Firmware
3 17 (6.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (5.95%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 16 (5.95%) Virtual Servers
5 6 (2.23%) Docker
6 2 (0.74%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (7.06%) SCCM
2 18 (6.69%) Ansible
3 17 (6.32%) WSUS
4 8 (2.97%) Kubernetes
5 7 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.49%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.12%) PingFederate
8 2 (0.74%) Terraform
9 1 (0.37%) Istio
9 1 (0.37%) Nessus
9 1 (0.37%) SCOM
9 1 (0.37%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.37%) vRealize
Vendors
1 67 (24.91%) Microsoft
2 20 (7.43%) VMware
3 19 (7.06%) SAP
4 16 (5.95%) NetApp
4 16 (5.95%) ServiceNow
4 16 (5.95%) Splunk
5 11 (4.09%) IFS
6 9 (3.35%) Intel
6 9 (3.35%) Xilinx
7 7 (2.60%) Actel
7 7 (2.60%) Altera
7 7 (2.60%) Microsemi
8 6 (2.23%) Cisco
8 6 (2.23%) IBM
9 5 (1.86%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.49%) Computacenter
10 4 (1.49%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.49%) Starlink
11 3 (1.12%) McAfee
11 3 (1.12%) Salesforce