CTC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Counter-Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearance
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for CTC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 66 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs citing CTC Cleared 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.16% 0.48% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.91% 2.52% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £167 £523 -
Median % change year-on-year -68.04% - -
Scotland median daily rate £167 £523 -
% change year-on-year -68.04% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh

CTC 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 Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 110 119 164
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 18.00% 19.07% 18.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 69 93
10th Percentile £65 £195 £202
25th Percentile £390 £388 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £438 £483
Median % change year-on-year +3.43% -9.42% +6.50%
75th Percentile £578 £544 £575
90th Percentile £676 £685 £625
Scotland median daily rate £450 £455 £500
% change year-on-year -1.10% -9.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 14 14
10th Percentile £17.23 £21.00 £14.17
25th Percentile £50.00 £21.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £64.00 £23.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +178.26% -35.21% -4.93%
75th Percentile £78.12 £24.54 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.24 £57.51 £62.20
Scotland median hourly rate £30.00 £23.00 £55.70
% change year-on-year +30.43% -58.71% +159.49%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CTC Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

CTC Cleared job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

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Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CTC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CTC Cleared

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Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CTC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CTC Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) ICT Support
1 1 (100.00%) ICT Support Technician
1 1 (100.00%) ICT Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft