Security Clearance
Leicestershire > Leicester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicester with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | 0 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Security Cleared | 7 | 15 | 39 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leicester | 7.78% | 18.75% | 27.66% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 35.00% | 65.22% | 86.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £374 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £475 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £548 | £595 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.94% | +18.95% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £711 | £715 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £720 | £631 |
| Leicestershire median daily rate | £475 | £595 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.13% | +16.05% | +10.81% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicester
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 Leicester.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 20 | 23 | 45 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester | 22.22% | 28.75% | 31.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 15 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £146 | £259 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £222 | £419 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £520 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.65% | +4.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £715 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £718 | £665 |
| Leicestershire median daily rate | £475 | £520 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.65% | +2.97% | +12.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Security Cleared.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Leicester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Leicester over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Security Cleared.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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: