Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Kingston Upon Thames

Security Clearance
South London > Kingston Upon Thames

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 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 3 4 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +5
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 5 8 18
As % of all contract jobs in Kingston Upon Thames 26.32% 29.63% 37.50%
As % of the Qualifications category 62.50% 72.73% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 4
10th Percentile £430 - £377
25th Percentile £475 - £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £200 £450
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -55.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £525 - £494
90th Percentile - £575 £528
South London median daily rate £525 £500 £535
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.50% -10.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 12
10th Percentile - - £35.58
25th Percentile - - £47.62
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
75th Percentile - - £65.70
90th Percentile - - £72.00
South London median hourly rate - - £55.00
% change year-on-year - - +13.31%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8 11 21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 42.11% 40.74% 43.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 7 6
10th Percentile £368 £183 £256
25th Percentile £419 - £367
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £200 £425
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -52.94% -8.11%
75th Percentile £525 £244 £475
90th Percentile - £503 £513
South London median daily rate £525 £483 £531
% change year-on-year +8.81% -9.13% -7.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 13
10th Percentile - - £31.00
25th Percentile - £68.80 £40.82
Median hourly rate - £73.60 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +33.82% +10.03%
75th Percentile - £78.40 £65.11
90th Percentile - - £71.50
South London median hourly rate - £73.60 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +33.82% +10.03%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Kingston Upon Thames

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Daily Rate Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Security Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Security Cleared

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Hourly Rate Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Security Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Security Cleared

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Contract Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 27 October 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
New Malden 0 5 £500 -33.33% 7
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South London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (60.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) Test Management
2 3 (60.00%) Validation
2 3 (60.00%) Verification and Validation
2 3 (60.00%) Workload Management
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Contract Management
3 1 (20.00%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) EMC Certification
2 3 (60.00%) HNC
2 3 (60.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Def Stans
1 3 (60.00%) IEC 61508
1 3 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) EMC
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft