Security Cleared Contracts in Hampshire

Security Clearance
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 369 981 681
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 49.46% 60.93% 48.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 86.62% 91.85% 84.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 290 569 446
10th Percentile £380 £425 £350
25th Percentile £490 £513 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £625 £675 £650
90th Percentile £663 £750 £725
South East median daily rate £550 £582 £549
% change year-on-year -5.50% +6.01% +1.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 31 47
10th Percentile £20.12 - £25.53
25th Percentile £24.66 £60.00 £51.63
Median hourly rate £60.00 £70.00 £62.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +12.90% +7.87%
75th Percentile £63.75 £80.00 £70.64
90th Percentile £75.00 £90.00 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £60.25 £61.65 £62.55
% change year-on-year -2.26% -1.45% +31.68%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 426 1,068 805
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 57.10% 66.34% 57.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 603 527
10th Percentile £375 £425 £250
25th Percentile £488 £500 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +3.48%
75th Percentile £613 £675 £638
90th Percentile £660 £743 £713
South East median daily rate £537 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.32% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 74 62
10th Percentile £20.09 £26.00 £25.39
25th Percentile £24.66 £53.40 £50.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £57.35 £61.59
Median % change year-on-year +8.98% -6.88% +26.78%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £70.96
90th Percentile - £80.00 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £56.75 £57.35 £57.76
% change year-on-year -1.05% -0.71% +28.75%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Hampshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Hampshire.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Hampshire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Hampshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Hampshire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Hampshire

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Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Basingstoke 0 96 £575 -8.00% 61
Portsmouth 0 84 £525 -11.28% 69
Farnborough 0 56 £525 -12.50% 41
Southampton +1 29 £550 - 43
Winchester 0 10 £513 -1.35% 4
Andover 0 10 £513 -24.07% 3
Hook 0 5 £520 -10.34% 2
Gosport 0 5 £600 +33.33% 12
Fareham -3 4 £455 -1.27% 6
Aldershot 0 1 £525 - 1
Security Cleared
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (4.07%) Confluence
1 15 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (2.98%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2003
3 3 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (0.81%) IIS
3 3 (0.81%) Office Communications Server
3 3 (0.81%) SharePoint Server
3 3 (0.81%) Skype for Business
3 3 (0.81%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.54%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.54%) Mule
4 2 (0.54%) Mule ESB
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) Gunicorn
Applications
1 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.81%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.27%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 36 (9.76%) Azure
2 32 (8.67%) AWS
3 26 (7.05%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (4.34%) OpenShift
5 15 (4.07%) GCP
6 10 (2.71%) IaaS
6 10 (2.71%) PaaS
7 9 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (1.90%) SaaS
9 6 (1.63%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.36%) Entra ID
10 5 (1.36%) GitHub
11 3 (0.81%) AWS KMS
12 2 (0.54%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.27%) Amazon EC2
13 1 (0.27%) Amazon S3
13 1 (0.27%) GitHub Actions
13 1 (0.27%) MinIO
13 1 (0.27%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.40%) Firewall
2 28 (7.59%) DNS
3 26 (7.05%) VPN
4 21 (5.69%) Network Security
5 19 (5.15%) DHCP
6 16 (4.34%) LAN
7 11 (2.98%) Cisco ISE
8 10 (2.71%) Software-Defined Radio
9 9 (2.44%) iSCSI
9 9 (2.44%) SSL
9 9 (2.44%) WAN
10 8 (2.17%) SMTP
11 7 (1.90%) SAN
12 6 (1.63%) Cisco Firepower
12 6 (1.63%) Internet
12 6 (1.63%) Junos
12 6 (1.63%) SNMP
13 5 (1.36%) BGP
13 5 (1.36%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (1.36%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.79%) Elasticsearch
2 8 (2.17%) Amazon RDS
2 8 (2.17%) Big Data
3 7 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.90%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.63%) Power BI
4 6 (1.63%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.08%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.81%) Apache Cassandra
6 3 (0.81%) GIS
7 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.54%) Redis
8 1 (0.27%) MySQL
8 1 (0.27%) ObjectStore
Development Applications
1 23 (6.23%) JIRA
2 15 (4.07%) Jenkins
3 13 (3.52%) Robot Framework
4 12 (3.25%) GoogleTest
5 11 (2.98%) Bitbucket
5 11 (2.98%) Git
5 11 (2.98%) TestRail
6 10 (2.71%) Eclipse
7 8 (2.17%) GitLab
8 5 (1.36%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.81%) MSI
10 1 (0.27%) Poetry
General
1 92 (24.93%) Public Sector
2 89 (24.12%) Social Skills
3 21 (5.69%) Finance
4 17 (4.61%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (2.71%) Manufacturing
5 10 (2.71%) Telecoms
6 7 (1.90%) Electronics
6 7 (1.90%) Military
7 6 (1.63%) Aerospace
7 6 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (1.63%) Marketing
8 4 (1.08%) Legal
9 3 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.54%) Aviation
10 2 (0.54%) Billing
10 2 (0.54%) Law
11 1 (0.27%) Automotive
11 1 (0.27%) French Language
11 1 (0.27%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 65 (17.62%) Architect
2 32 (8.67%) Analyst
3 28 (7.59%) Network Engineer
4 25 (6.78%) Senior
5 20 (5.42%) Infrastructure Architect
6 19 (5.15%) Consultant
7 18 (4.88%) Network Architect
7 18 (4.88%) Support Engineer
7 18 (4.88%) Test Engineer
8 16 (4.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 14 (3.79%) Test Analyst
10 13 (3.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 13 (3.52%) Developer
10 13 (3.52%) DevOps Engineer
11 11 (2.98%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
11 11 (2.98%) Project Manager
11 11 (2.98%) Software Engineer
12 10 (2.71%) 3rd Line Support
12 10 (2.71%) Business Analyst
12 10 (2.71%) Communications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.71%) CSS
1 10 (2.71%) SOAP
2 8 (2.17%) HTML
3 7 (1.90%) Web Services
3 7 (1.90%) XML
4 6 (1.63%) .NET
4 6 (1.63%) Kafka
5 4 (1.08%) Node.js
6 3 (0.81%) FastAPI
6 3 (0.81%) Flask
6 3 (0.81%) Playwright
6 3 (0.81%) RabbitMQ
6 3 (0.81%) React
6 3 (0.81%) REST
6 3 (0.81%) RESTful
7 2 (0.54%) Angular 2
7 2 (0.54%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.54%) Keycloak
7 2 (0.54%) Next.js
7 2 (0.54%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.23%) Data Centre
2 22 (5.96%) PKI
3 11 (2.98%) Clustering
4 10 (2.71%) Public Cloud
5 7 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (1.63%) Client/Server
6 6 (1.63%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.36%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.08%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.08%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.08%) FPGA
8 4 (1.08%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.08%) Verilog
8 4 (1.08%) VHDL
9 3 (0.81%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.81%) Replication
9 3 (0.81%) SCADA
9 3 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (0.81%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 77 (20.87%) Windows
2 61 (16.53%) Linux
3 41 (11.11%) Windows Server
4 15 (4.07%) Windows 10
5 10 (2.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (2.44%) CentOS
6 9 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (2.17%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (1.90%) Ubuntu
9 6 (1.63%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.54%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.54%) Solaris
11 2 (0.54%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.27%) Fedora
12 1 (0.27%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (26.29%) Agile
2 38 (10.30%) Migration
3 36 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (8.94%) DevOps
5 31 (8.40%) Test Automation
6 29 (7.86%) Cybersecurity
7 27 (7.32%) Software Engineering
8 24 (6.50%) CI/CD
9 22 (5.96%) Stakeholder Management
10 20 (5.42%) ITIL
11 19 (5.15%) Customer Requirements
11 19 (5.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 19 (5.15%) Software Testing
12 18 (4.88%) Scrum
13 17 (4.61%) Project Management
14 16 (4.34%) Network Architecture
14 16 (4.34%) Scaled Agile Framework
14 16 (4.34%) Validation
15 15 (4.07%) Business Intelligence
16 14 (3.79%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 47 (12.74%) PowerShell
2 39 (10.57%) Python
3 26 (7.05%) SQL
4 15 (4.07%) C++
5 12 (3.25%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.44%) Bash
7 6 (1.63%) Java
7 6 (1.63%) VBScript
8 5 (1.36%) C#
8 5 (1.36%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.36%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.36%) VB
9 3 (0.81%) Perl
10 2 (0.54%) DataWeave
10 2 (0.54%) Go
11 1 (0.27%) PHP
11 1 (0.27%) Rust
11 1 (0.27%) SystemVerilog
11 1 (0.27%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 199 (53.93%) SC Cleared
2 164 (44.44%) DV Cleared
3 22 (5.96%) Degree
4 18 (4.88%) CCNP
4 18 (4.88%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (4.07%) CCNA
6 12 (3.25%) ISTQB
6 12 (3.25%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 9 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (2.44%) JNCIS
8 6 (1.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 5 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.08%) MCSE
10 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.08%) PMP
10 4 (1.08%) VCP5
10 4 (1.08%) VCP6
11 3 (0.81%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.54%) CISSP
12 2 (0.54%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.59%) SLA
2 9 (2.44%) NIST
3 7 (1.90%) QA
4 6 (1.63%) JSP 440
5 5 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.36%) PMO
6 4 (1.08%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 3 (0.81%) NCSC
7 3 (0.81%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.81%) P3O
8 1 (0.27%) GDPR
8 1 (0.27%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.27%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.27%) PMBOK
System Software
1 50 (13.55%) Active Directory
2 42 (11.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (5.42%) vSphere
4 17 (4.61%) Docker
5 15 (4.07%) Hyper-V
6 14 (3.79%) VMware ESXi
7 11 (2.98%) Microsoft App-V
8 9 (2.44%) BitLocker
9 8 (2.17%) Terminal Services
10 7 (1.90%) Firmware
11 5 (1.36%) NFS
12 4 (1.08%) VMware NSX
13 3 (0.81%) Apache ZooKeeper
13 3 (0.81%) Brightmail
13 3 (0.81%) ISA Server
14 2 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 37 (10.03%) Ansible
2 29 (7.86%) Kubernetes
3 26 (7.05%) Terraform
4 21 (5.69%) vCenter Server
5 11 (2.98%) SCCM
6 9 (2.44%) Puppet
7 8 (2.17%) Nagios
7 8 (2.17%) vMotion
8 7 (1.90%) FortiGate
8 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
8 7 (1.90%) Nessus
8 7 (1.90%) SCOM
9 6 (1.63%) WSUS
10 3 (0.81%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Clustering
10 3 (0.81%) Norton AntiVirus
10 3 (0.81%) SCSM
10 3 (0.81%) vRealize
10 3 (0.81%) vRealize Orchestrator
10 3 (0.81%) WMI
Vendors
1 61 (16.53%) Microsoft
2 56 (15.18%) VMware
3 36 (9.76%) Google
4 34 (9.21%) Cisco
5 26 (7.05%) Juniper
6 15 (4.07%) Citrix
7 12 (3.25%) Red Hat
7 12 (3.25%) Splunk
8 11 (2.98%) Atlassian
8 11 (2.98%) Fortinet
8 11 (2.98%) Symantec
9 10 (2.71%) F5
9 10 (2.71%) HP
10 9 (2.44%) Intel
10 9 (2.44%) SolarWinds
11 8 (2.17%) Fujitsu
11 8 (2.17%) SAP
12 7 (1.90%) ServiceNow
13 5 (1.36%) Palo Alto
14 4 (1.08%) Veeam