Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Hatfield

Security Clearance
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hatfield with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 4 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 30 5 9
As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield 38.96% 18.52% 18.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 88.24% 100.00% 56.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 2 3
10th Percentile £98 £174 £240
25th Percentile £419 £224 £299
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £326 £415
Median % change year-on-year +61.84% -21.39% -24.55%
75th Percentile £553 £435 £485
90th Percentile £593 £489 £517
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £550 £650
% change year-on-year - -15.38% +18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 6
10th Percentile £15.35 £15.23 £13.69
25th Percentile £16.43 £15.42 £14.54
Median hourly rate £17.29 £15.73 £17.33
Median % change year-on-year +9.90% -9.22% +11.79%
75th Percentile £18.49 - £17.72
90th Percentile £18.98 - £21.36
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £41.50 £60.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -30.83% +22.45% -18.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hatfield

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 Hatfield.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 34 5 16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 44.16% 18.52% 32.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 2 7
10th Percentile £98 £174 £319
25th Percentile £477 £224 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £326 £440
Median % change year-on-year +62.30% -25.85% -12.00%
75th Percentile £613 £435 £480
90th Percentile £663 £489 £515
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £550 £613
% change year-on-year - -10.20% +11.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 6
10th Percentile £15.35 £15.23 £13.69
25th Percentile £16.43 £15.42 £14.54
Median hourly rate £17.29 £15.73 £17.33
Median % change year-on-year +9.90% -9.22% +11.79%
75th Percentile £18.49 - £17.72
90th Percentile £18.98 - £21.36
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £57.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -26.09% -4.17% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

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

Security 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 Security Cleared.

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in Hatfield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Hatfield over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Hatfield

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Hourly Rate Trend in Hatfield

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Security 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 6 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (20.00%) Spreadsheet
2 5 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.33%) Azure
1 1 (3.33%) Entra ID
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 23 (76.67%) Social Skills
2 10 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (26.67%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 4 (13.33%) Legal
5 4 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (6.67%) Finance
7 1 (3.33%) Electronics
7 1 (3.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.33%) Marketing
7 1 (3.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (20.00%) Developer
1 6 (20.00%) ServiceNow Developer
2 3 (10.00%) Analyst
2 3 (10.00%) Consultant
2 3 (10.00%) Security Officer
3 2 (6.67%) Administrator
3 2 (6.67%) Cyber Threat Analyst
3 2 (6.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
3 2 (6.67%) Desktop Technician
3 2 (6.67%) IT Technician
3 2 (6.67%) SOC Analyst
3 2 (6.67%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (3.33%) Configuration Administrator
4 1 (3.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
4 1 (3.33%) Cyber Threat Specialist
4 1 (3.33%) Desktop Support
4 1 (3.33%) IT Support
4 1 (3.33%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
4 1 (3.33%) Threat Intelligence Consultant
4 1 (3.33%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 4 (13.33%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (13.33%) Insider Threat
2 3 (10.00%) Security Posture
3 1 (3.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (46.67%) Time Management
2 11 (36.67%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (23.33%) Customer Requirements
3 7 (23.33%) Customer Service
3 7 (23.33%) Information Security
3 7 (23.33%) Knowledge Transfer
3 7 (23.33%) Product Strategy
3 7 (23.33%) System Testing
3 7 (23.33%) User Acceptance Testing
4 6 (20.00%) Logistics
5 4 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (13.33%) Cyber Threat Analysis
5 4 (13.33%) Data Protection
5 4 (13.33%) Decision-Making
5 4 (13.33%) Incident Response
5 4 (13.33%) ITSM
5 4 (13.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 4 (13.33%) OSINT
5 4 (13.33%) Risk Management
5 4 (13.33%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 27 (90.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (13.33%) CTC Cleared
2 4 (13.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (3.33%) CISM
3 1 (3.33%) CISSP
3 1 (3.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (23.33%) SLA
2 6 (20.00%) QA
3 4 (13.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (13.33%) GDPR
3 4 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (13.33%) NIST
4 3 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (3.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (43.33%) Microsoft
2 8 (26.67%) ServiceNow
3 6 (20.00%) SAP
4 3 (10.00%) Computacenter
5 1 (3.33%) Dell
5 1 (3.33%) HP