SC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Hatfield

Security Check (SC) Clearance
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hatfield with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 5 10
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 -6
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 45 4 6
As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield 34.88% 20.00% 10.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 83.33% 100.00% 30.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 2 2
10th Percentile £249 - £142
25th Percentile £413 £475 £198
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £500 £305
Median % change year-on-year +5.60% +63.93% -44.55%
75th Percentile £553 £525 £423
90th Percentile £579 - £484
Hertfordshire median daily rate £528 £513 £475
% change year-on-year +3.02% +7.89% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 2 4
10th Percentile £15.69 - £16.90
25th Percentile £16.45 - £17.43
Median hourly rate £18.03 £15.73 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +14.59% -11.23% +14.32%
75th Percentile £19.87 - £19.54
90th Percentile £20.35 - £22.82
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £64.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -33.59% +30.61% -24.62%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hatfield

SC 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 Hatfield.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 54 4 20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 41.86% 20.00% 34.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 2 14
10th Percentile £325 - £259
25th Percentile £413 £475 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.60% - -
75th Percentile £574 £525 -
90th Percentile £653 - £518
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £550 £606
% change year-on-year - -9.28% +8.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 2 4
10th Percentile £15.99 - £16.90
25th Percentile £16.77 - £17.43
Median hourly rate £18.03 £15.73 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +14.59% -11.23% +1.26%
75th Percentile £19.76 - £19.54
90th Percentile £20.35 - £22.82
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £43.00 £66.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -34.85% +10.00% -7.69%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

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

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in Hatfield

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Daily Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing SC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing SC Cleared

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Daily Rate Histogram in Hatfield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Hatfield over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Hatfield

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Hourly Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing SC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing SC Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield 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 14 (31.11%) Spreadsheet
2 9 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (17.78%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.22%) Azure
1 1 (2.22%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.89%) Structured Cabling
1 4 (8.89%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 37 (82.22%) Social Skills
2 14 (31.11%) Organisational Skills
3 12 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (17.78%) Legal
5 7 (15.56%) Public Sector
6 4 (8.89%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (4.44%) Electronics
7 2 (4.44%) Finance
7 2 (4.44%) Manufacturing
7 2 (4.44%) Marketing
7 2 (4.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (15.56%) Security Officer
2 6 (13.33%) Administrator
2 6 (13.33%) Developer
2 6 (13.33%) IT Support
2 6 (13.33%) ServiceNow Developer
3 5 (11.11%) IT Administrator
4 4 (8.89%) Analyst
4 4 (8.89%) Project Manager
5 3 (6.67%) Consultant
5 3 (6.67%) Data Centre Manager
5 3 (6.67%) Data Centre Project Manager
5 3 (6.67%) Infrastructure Manager
5 3 (6.67%) Infrastructure Project Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Cyber Threat Analyst
6 2 (4.44%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
6 2 (4.44%) SOC Analyst
6 2 (4.44%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
7 1 (2.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
7 1 (2.22%) Threat Intelligence Consultant
7 1 (2.22%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 8 (17.78%) Insider Threat
2 4 (8.89%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 4 (8.89%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (8.89%) Data Centre
3 3 (6.67%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.22%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (53.33%) Time Management
2 13 (28.89%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (24.44%) Information Security
4 8 (17.78%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (17.78%) Data Protection
4 8 (17.78%) Risk Management
5 7 (15.56%) Analytical Thinking
5 7 (15.56%) Customer Requirements
5 7 (15.56%) Customer Service
5 7 (15.56%) Knowledge Transfer
5 7 (15.56%) Product Strategy
5 7 (15.56%) System Testing
5 7 (15.56%) User Acceptance Testing
6 6 (13.33%) Project Management
7 4 (8.89%) Change Management
7 4 (8.89%) Data Entry
7 4 (8.89%) Incident Response
7 4 (8.89%) ITSM
7 4 (8.89%) Logistics
7 4 (8.89%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.22%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 45 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (17.78%) CTC Cleared
2 8 (17.78%) DV Cleared
3 4 (8.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (2.22%) CISM
4 1 (2.22%) CISSP
4 1 (2.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (33.33%) SLA
2 5 (11.11%) QA
3 4 (8.89%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (8.89%) GDPR
3 4 (8.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (8.89%) NIST
4 3 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.22%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 26 (57.78%) Microsoft
2 8 (17.78%) ServiceNow
3 5 (11.11%) Computacenter
4 3 (6.67%) SAP
5 1 (2.22%) Apple
5 1 (2.22%) Dell
5 1 (2.22%) HP