Security Cleared Contracts in Kent

Security Clearance
South East > Kent

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 26 26
Rank change year-on-year +9 0 -8
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 13 8 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 6.34% 3.69% 3.97%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.11% 30.77% 21.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 7
10th Percentile - £293 -
25th Percentile - £298 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £294 £300 £440
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% -31.82% +1.44%
75th Percentile - £359 £525
90th Percentile - £466 £538
South East median daily rate £582 £548 £540
% change year-on-year +6.12% +1.56% +13.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile - £47.26 -
25th Percentile - £51.20 £43.36
Median hourly rate £66.74 £57.76 £44.73
Median % change year-on-year +15.55% +29.14% +19.27%
75th Percentile - £62.25 £46.09
90th Percentile - £64.94 -
South East median hourly rate £61.65 £62.55 £47.50
% change year-on-year -1.45% +31.68% +31.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

Security Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 36 26 51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 17.56% 11.98% 18.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 17 45
10th Percentile £297 £245 £231
25th Percentile £329 £300 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £413 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.12% -2.94% -
75th Percentile £536 £538 £525
90th Percentile £675 £630 £635
South East median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile £23.22 £41.39 £43.95
25th Percentile £39.54 £43.48 £44.83
Median hourly rate £66.74 £52.92 £47.61
Median % change year-on-year +26.11% +11.15% +24.61%
75th Percentile - £60.01 £50.33
90th Percentile - £64.05 £51.18
South East median hourly rate £57.35 £57.76 £44.73
% change year-on-year -0.71% +29.14% +11.81%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Kent

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Kent

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Kent

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Contract Job Locations in Kent

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 Kent region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Folkestone - 4 - -
Gravesend - 2 - - 3
Rochester 0 1 - -
Stansted - 1 £294 -
Security Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (15.38%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
2 2 (15.38%) Military
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Electronics
3 1 (7.69%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (23.08%) Deskside Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 2 (15.38%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) C# Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Deskside Support
3 2 (15.38%) Deskside Support Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Support
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Developer
3 2 (15.38%) IT Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) JavaScript Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Power Platform Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Senior
3 2 (15.38%) Senior C# Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Senior JavaScript Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) CMDB
1 4 (30.77%) Smartphone
2 1 (7.69%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (7.69%) Coaching
1 1 (7.69%) Mentoring
1 1 (7.69%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) C#
1 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
2 1 (7.69%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) HND
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) ServiceNow
2 1 (7.69%) Mentor Graphics