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 15 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 4 2
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +4
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 251 201 385
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 19.50% 13.31% 20.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 60.92% 47.29% 61.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 97 194
10th Percentile £196 £203 £329
25th Percentile £391 £300 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £606
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -17.53% +10.23%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £700
90th Percentile £625 - £738
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 63 86
10th Percentile £17.23 £21.37 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £35.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.32 £59.50 £34.71
Median % change year-on-year -57.45% +71.41% -30.58%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.94
90th Percentile £85.38 £67.50 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £61.60 £60.00
% change year-on-year -59.17% +2.67% +7.14%

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 412 425 631
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 32.01% 28.15% 33.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 151 303
10th Percentile £198 £200 £273
25th Percentile £363 £309 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.60% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £675
90th Percentile £675 £588 £742
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 134 154
10th Percentile £16.30 £16.30 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.51 £15.27
Median hourly rate £30.00 £43.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.23% +104.76% -
75th Percentile £60.63 £65.00 £62.19
90th Percentile £85.15 £67.50 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £54.00 £54.78
% change year-on-year -53.43% -1.42% +21.73%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 0 127 £550 - 131
Bedfordshire -1 45 £375 -16.67% 24
Cambridgeshire +19 32 £525 +191.67% 53
Essex +9 18 £153 -73.96% 60
Norfolk +2 16 £545 +21.11% 18
Suffolk -2 13 £225 +2.27% 21
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (5.98%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.19%) Confluence
3 6 (2.39%) Apache
4 5 (1.99%) IIS
4 5 (1.99%) WebSphere
5 3 (1.20%) CMS
6 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.40%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 14 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (4.78%) Simulink
3 6 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.99%) FrameMaker
5 3 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.80%) Windchill
7 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.19%) Teamcenter
2 5 (1.99%) Maximo
3 1 (0.40%) Primavera
3 1 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.40%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.40%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 21 (8.37%) Cohesity
2 12 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (4.38%) Azure
4 9 (3.59%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.39%) npm
6 3 (1.20%) AWS
7 2 (0.80%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.80%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.40%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.40%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.40%) GCP
8 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.40%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 30 (11.95%) DNS
2 21 (8.37%) SAN
3 8 (3.19%) Ethernet
3 8 (3.19%) Firewall
3 8 (3.19%) FTP
3 8 (3.19%) HTTP
3 8 (3.19%) SMTP
3 8 (3.19%) SSL
4 7 (2.79%) Network Security
4 7 (2.79%) VPN
5 6 (2.39%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.99%) SpaceWire
7 4 (1.59%) BGP
7 4 (1.59%) OSPF
7 4 (1.59%) VLAN
8 3 (1.20%) RS-232
8 3 (1.20%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.80%) Structured Cabling
10 1 (0.40%) DHCP
10 1 (0.40%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.79%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.99%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.99%) DB2
3 3 (1.20%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (1.20%) Data Lake
3 3 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.80%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.80%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.80%) Power BI
4 2 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.40%) Big Data
5 1 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.40%) Flink
5 1 (0.40%) Pentaho
5 1 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (3.19%) Hudson
1 8 (3.19%) Visual Studio
2 6 (2.39%) Artifactory
2 6 (2.39%) GitLab
2 6 (2.39%) JIRA
3 2 (0.80%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.80%) Rational Statemate
4 1 (0.40%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.40%) MSI
4 1 (0.40%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.40%) SonarQube
General
1 88 (35.06%) Social Skills
2 23 (9.16%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (7.57%) Aerospace
4 17 (6.77%) Military
5 14 (5.58%) Electronics
6 13 (5.18%) Finance
6 13 (5.18%) Public Sector
7 12 (4.78%) Manufacturing
8 11 (4.38%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (3.59%) Aviation
10 6 (2.39%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (2.39%) Games
10 6 (2.39%) Law
10 6 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.39%) Publishing
11 4 (1.59%) Billing
11 4 (1.59%) Legal
11 4 (1.59%) Marketing
12 3 (1.20%) General Ledger
12 3 (1.20%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 26 (10.36%) Analyst
2 18 (7.17%) Consultant
2 18 (7.17%) Security Engineer
3 15 (5.98%) Lead
4 12 (4.78%) Developer
4 12 (4.78%) SOC Analyst
5 11 (4.38%) Systems Engineer
6 10 (3.98%) Project Manager
7 9 (3.59%) Desktop Engineer
7 9 (3.59%) Network Engineer
8 8 (3.19%) Principal Engineer
8 8 (3.19%) Support Engineer
9 7 (2.79%) Author
9 7 (2.79%) Desktop Support
9 7 (2.79%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 7 (2.79%) IFS Consultant
9 7 (2.79%) Technical Author
10 6 (2.39%) Service Desk Analyst
10 6 (2.39%) Technical Analyst
10 6 (2.39%) Technical Services Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.18%) XML
2 10 (3.98%) Web Services
3 8 (3.19%) LDAP
3 8 (3.19%) Node.js
4 6 (2.39%) .NET
4 6 (2.39%) .NET Framework
4 6 (2.39%) AngularJS
4 6 (2.39%) CSS
4 6 (2.39%) HTML
4 6 (2.39%) React
4 6 (2.39%) SGML
4 6 (2.39%) SOAP
4 6 (2.39%) Svelte
4 6 (2.39%) Vue
5 3 (1.20%) Flash
6 1 (0.40%) Apache NiFi
6 1 (0.40%) Kafka
6 1 (0.40%) Keycloak
6 1 (0.40%) PySpark
6 1 (0.40%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.37%) Algorithms
1 16 (6.37%) Management Information System
2 11 (4.38%) FPGA
2 11 (4.38%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (3.98%) Security Operations Centre
4 9 (3.59%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (3.19%) Cyberattack
5 8 (3.19%) Verilog
6 7 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.39%) CSOC
7 6 (2.39%) Data Structures
7 6 (2.39%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (2.39%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.39%) PCIe
8 5 (1.99%) VHDL
9 4 (1.59%) Analogue Electronics
10 3 (1.20%) CAN bus
10 3 (1.20%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 3 (1.20%) iPad
10 3 (1.20%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 60 (23.90%) Windows
2 29 (11.55%) Windows Server
3 21 (8.37%) Windows Server 2019
4 20 (7.97%) Windows Server 2016
5 18 (7.17%) Linux
6 7 (2.79%) Windows 10
7 3 (1.20%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.80%) Unix
9 1 (0.40%) CentOS
9 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (18.73%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (12.75%) Asset Management
3 31 (12.35%) Agile
4 30 (11.95%) SIEM
5 27 (10.76%) Ticket Management
6 20 (7.97%) Build Automation
6 20 (7.97%) Deployment Automation
6 20 (7.97%) Incident Management
6 20 (7.97%) Migration
6 20 (7.97%) Operations Management
7 19 (7.57%) Customer Requirements
8 18 (7.17%) ITIL
9 17 (6.77%) Customer Service
10 15 (5.98%) Artificial Intelligence
10 15 (5.98%) CI/CD
10 15 (5.98%) Time Management
10 15 (5.98%) Validation
10 15 (5.98%) Workflow
11 14 (5.58%) GAP Analysis
11 14 (5.58%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (14.74%) PowerShell
2 20 (7.97%) Python
3 16 (6.37%) JavaScript
4 15 (5.98%) SQL
5 14 (5.58%) MATLAB
6 12 (4.78%) C++
7 9 (3.59%) C#
8 8 (3.19%) Tcl
9 7 (2.79%) C
9 7 (2.79%) SystemVerilog
10 6 (2.39%) TypeScript
11 5 (1.99%) PL/SQL
12 3 (1.20%) Java
13 2 (0.80%) Bash
14 1 (0.40%) Ada
14 1 (0.40%) PHP
14 1 (0.40%) Scala
14 1 (0.40%) VBA
Qualifications
1 201 (80.08%) SC Cleared
2 41 (16.33%) DV Cleared
3 30 (11.95%) Degree
4 16 (6.37%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (5.18%) HNC
5 13 (5.18%) HND
6 7 (2.79%) CISSP
6 7 (2.79%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.39%) A+ Certification
7 6 (2.39%) MCSA
8 5 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.99%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.59%) CCNP
10 3 (1.20%) DBS Check
10 3 (1.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.80%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.80%) CISM
11 2 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.80%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.80%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.77%) NIST
2 14 (5.58%) JSP 440
2 14 (5.58%) NCSC
2 14 (5.58%) QA
3 13 (5.18%) NIST 800
4 7 (2.79%) SLA
5 6 (2.39%) DO-254
6 2 (0.80%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.80%) GDPR
6 2 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.40%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.40%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.40%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 41 (16.33%) Active Directory
2 23 (9.16%) Firmware
3 21 (8.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (7.97%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 20 (7.97%) Virtual Servers
5 8 (3.19%) Docker
6 2 (0.80%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 23 (9.16%) Ansible
2 22 (8.76%) SCCM
3 21 (8.37%) WSUS
4 10 (3.98%) Kubernetes
5 7 (2.79%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (2.79%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.59%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.20%) PingFederate
8 2 (0.80%) Terraform
9 1 (0.40%) Istio
9 1 (0.40%) Nessus
9 1 (0.40%) SCOM
9 1 (0.40%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.40%) vRealize
Vendors
1 68 (27.09%) Microsoft
2 25 (9.96%) VMware
3 23 (9.16%) Splunk
4 20 (7.97%) NetApp
5 16 (6.37%) ServiceNow
6 11 (4.38%) IFS
6 11 (4.38%) SAP
7 9 (3.59%) Twitter
8 7 (2.79%) Apple
8 7 (2.79%) Citrix
8 7 (2.79%) Intel
8 7 (2.79%) Samsung
8 7 (2.79%) SOTI
8 7 (2.79%) Xilinx
9 6 (2.39%) Actel
9 6 (2.39%) Altera
9 6 (2.39%) Microsemi
10 5 (1.99%) Cisco
10 5 (1.99%) IBM
11 4 (1.59%) Fortinet