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 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 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 369 997 646
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 48.55% 61.09% 48.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 86.42% 92.06% 84.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 592 428
10th Percentile £375 £425 £381
25th Percentile £488 £513 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £613 £675 £650
90th Percentile £661 £750 £725
South East median daily rate £550 £590 £535
% change year-on-year -6.78% +10.28% -1.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 32 45
10th Percentile £20.12 - £23.84
25th Percentile £24.66 £60.00 £52.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £70.00 £62.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +12.90% +7.87%
75th Percentile £63.75 £81.11 £71.28
90th Percentile £75.00 £92.33 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £60.50 £61.65 £62.55
% change year-on-year -1.86% -1.45% +35.24%

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 427 1,083 767
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 56.18% 66.36% 57.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 625 508
10th Percentile £375 £425 £254
25th Percentile £485 £500 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +3.77%
75th Percentile £613 £675 £638
90th Percentile £660 £747 £713
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 75 61
10th Percentile £20.09 £26.22 £20.47
25th Percentile £24.66 £53.40 £50.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £57.35 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.98% -4.42% +26.32%
75th Percentile £75.00 £66.01 £71.28
90th Percentile - £82.67 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £57.50 £57.35 £58.55
% change year-on-year +0.26% -2.04% +31.56%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 92 £575 -8.00% 44
Portsmouth 0 84 £525 -11.28% 60
Farnborough 0 56 £525 -12.50% 42
Southampton +1 35 £516 -6.14% 41
Winchester 0 10 £513 -0.29% 4
Andover 0 9 £594 -12.04% 2
Gosport 0 5 £600 +33.33% 11
Hook 0 4 £500 -13.79% 1
Fareham -3 4 £455 -1.27% 10
Romsey -1 2 £508 +1.50% 4
Aldershot 0 1 £525 - 2
Security Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
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
2 14 (3.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.98%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2003
4 3 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.81%) IIS
4 3 (0.81%) Office Communications Server
4 3 (0.81%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (0.81%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.81%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.54%) Anypoint
5 2 (0.54%) Mule
5 2 (0.54%) Mule ESB
6 1 (0.27%) Apache
6 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 34 (9.21%) Azure
2 32 (8.67%) AWS
3 23 (6.23%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (4.07%) GCP
5 14 (3.79%) OpenShift
6 10 (2.71%) IaaS
7 9 (2.44%) PaaS
8 8 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.90%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.36%) Entra ID
10 5 (1.36%) GitHub
10 5 (1.36%) SaaS
11 3 (0.81%) AWS KMS
12 2 (0.54%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.27%) AWS Lambda
13 1 (0.27%) Azure Data Factory
13 1 (0.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 1 (0.27%) iPaaS
13 1 (0.27%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 31 (8.40%) Firewall
2 28 (7.59%) DNS
3 26 (7.05%) VPN
4 22 (5.96%) Network Security
5 19 (5.15%) DHCP
6 15 (4.07%) LAN
7 11 (2.98%) Cisco ISE
8 10 (2.71%) Software-Defined Radio
9 9 (2.44%) SSL
10 8 (2.17%) iSCSI
10 8 (2.17%) SMTP
10 8 (2.17%) WAN
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%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (1.36%) HTTP
14 4 (1.08%) BGP
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%) Power BI
3 7 (1.90%) Relational Database
3 7 (1.90%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.08%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.81%) Apache Cassandra
5 3 (0.81%) GIS
6 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.54%) Redis
7 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.27%) MySQL
7 1 (0.27%) ObjectStore
7 1 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
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
7 8 (2.17%) MSI
8 5 (1.36%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.27%) Poetry
General
1 93 (25.20%) Social Skills
2 91 (24.66%) Public Sector
3 21 (5.69%) Finance
4 17 (4.61%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (3.25%) Manufacturing
6 10 (2.71%) Telecoms
7 7 (1.90%) Electronics
7 7 (1.90%) Military
8 6 (1.63%) Aerospace
8 6 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (1.63%) Marketing
9 4 (1.08%) Legal
10 3 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.54%) Aviation
11 2 (0.54%) Billing
11 2 (0.54%) Law
12 1 (0.27%) Automotive
12 1 (0.27%) French Language
12 1 (0.27%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 63 (17.07%) Architect
2 32 (8.67%) Analyst
3 26 (7.05%) Network Engineer
4 25 (6.78%) Senior
5 19 (5.15%) Infrastructure Architect
6 18 (4.88%) Network Architect
6 18 (4.88%) Test Engineer
7 17 (4.61%) Consultant
7 17 (4.61%) Support Engineer
8 14 (3.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 14 (3.79%) Test Analyst
9 13 (3.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 13 (3.52%) Developer
10 12 (3.25%) DevOps Engineer
11 11 (2.98%) Communications Engineer
11 11 (2.98%) Project Manager
11 11 (2.98%) Software Engineer
12 10 (2.71%) 3rd Line Support
12 10 (2.71%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 10 (2.71%) Business Analyst
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%) Celery
7 2 (0.54%) Keycloak
7 2 (0.54%) Next.js
7 2 (0.54%) pytest
7 2 (0.54%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.50%) Data Centre
2 21 (5.69%) PKI
3 11 (2.98%) Clustering
4 8 (2.17%) Public Cloud
5 6 (1.63%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (1.36%) Client/Server
6 5 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.36%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.08%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.08%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.08%) FPGA
7 4 (1.08%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.08%) Verilog
7 4 (1.08%) VHDL
8 3 (0.81%) Operational Technology
8 3 (0.81%) PMI
8 3 (0.81%) Replication
8 3 (0.81%) SCADA
8 3 (0.81%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 77 (20.87%) Windows
2 58 (15.72%) Linux
3 41 (11.11%) Windows Server
4 18 (4.88%) Windows 10
5 9 (2.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (2.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (1.90%) CentOS
7 7 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (1.63%) Windows Server 2003
9 5 (1.36%) Ubuntu
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 95 (25.75%) Agile
2 39 (10.57%) Migration
3 36 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (8.67%) DevOps
5 31 (8.40%) Test Automation
6 29 (7.86%) Cybersecurity
7 27 (7.32%) Software Engineering
8 23 (6.23%) CI/CD
8 23 (6.23%) Stakeholder Management
9 20 (5.42%) ITIL
10 19 (5.15%) Customer Requirements
10 19 (5.15%) Software Testing
11 18 (4.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 18 (4.88%) Project Management
11 18 (4.88%) Scrum
12 16 (4.34%) Business Intelligence
12 16 (4.34%) Change Management
12 16 (4.34%) Network Architecture
12 16 (4.34%) Validation
13 15 (4.07%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 49 (13.28%) PowerShell
2 38 (10.30%) Python
3 27 (7.32%) SQL
4 15 (4.07%) C++
5 12 (3.25%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.71%) C#
7 9 (2.44%) Bash
7 9 (2.44%) VB
8 6 (1.63%) Java
9 5 (1.36%) PL/SQL
9 5 (1.36%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.36%) VBScript
10 3 (0.81%) Perl
11 2 (0.54%) DataWeave
11 2 (0.54%) Go
12 1 (0.27%) PHP
12 1 (0.27%) Rust
12 1 (0.27%) SystemVerilog
12 1 (0.27%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 205 (55.56%) SC Cleared
2 158 (42.82%) 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%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.25%) ISTQB
6 12 (3.25%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
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%) CISM
12 2 (0.54%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.86%) SLA
2 9 (2.44%) NIST
3 7 (1.90%) QA
4 6 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.63%) JSP 440
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%) Data Quality
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 49 (13.28%) Active Directory
2 40 (10.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.88%) vSphere
4 17 (4.61%) Docker
5 15 (4.07%) Hyper-V
6 13 (3.52%) 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 4 (1.08%) NFS
12 3 (0.81%) Apache ZooKeeper
12 3 (0.81%) Brightmail
12 3 (0.81%) ISA Server
12 3 (0.81%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 36 (9.76%) Ansible
2 27 (7.32%) Kubernetes
3 24 (6.50%) Terraform
4 19 (5.15%) vCenter Server
5 15 (4.07%) SCCM
6 9 (2.44%) Puppet
7 8 (2.17%) Nagios
7 8 (2.17%) vMotion
8 7 (1.90%) SCOM
9 6 (1.63%) FortiGate
9 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
9 6 (1.63%) WSUS
10 5 (1.36%) Nessus
11 3 (0.81%) Failover Clustering
11 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Clustering
11 3 (0.81%) Norton AntiVirus
11 3 (0.81%) SCSM
11 3 (0.81%) WMI
12 2 (0.54%) Iperf
12 2 (0.54%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 63 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 53 (14.36%) VMware
3 37 (10.03%) Google
4 33 (8.94%) Cisco
5 23 (6.23%) Juniper
6 15 (4.07%) Citrix
7 12 (3.25%) Splunk
8 11 (2.98%) Atlassian
8 11 (2.98%) Symantec
9 10 (2.71%) Fortinet
9 10 (2.71%) Red Hat
10 9 (2.44%) F5
10 9 (2.44%) 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