Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Livingston

Security Clearance
West Lothian > Livingston

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Livingston with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 8 11
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 -
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 8 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Livingston 24.24% 4.76% 3.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 88.89% 16.67% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £308 - -
25th Percentile £377 - £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 - £338
75th Percentile £482 - £344
90th Percentile £485 - -
West Lothian median daily rate £445 - £338
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £17.15 -
West Lothian median hourly rate - £17.15 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Livingston

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 Livingston.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9 6 10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston 27.27% 28.57% 32.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 6
10th Percentile £308 £188 -
25th Percentile £377 £197 £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £225 £149
Median % change year-on-year +97.78% +51.01% -62.75%
75th Percentile £482 £328 £187
90th Percentile £485 £383 £269
West Lothian median daily rate £445 £225 £149
% change year-on-year +97.78% +51.01% -62.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £16.40
25th Percentile - £17.08 £17.38
Median hourly rate - £17.15 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year - -20.23% -
75th Percentile - £17.23 £27.38
90th Percentile - - £29.40
West Lothian median hourly rate £62.50 £17.15 £21.50
% change year-on-year +264.43% -20.23% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Livingston

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Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Security Cleared.

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in Livingston

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Livingston over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Livingston

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Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Security Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Livingston 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Project Manager
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Desktop Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Desktop Support
2 2 (25.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
3 1 (12.50%) Security Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Onboarding
2 2 (25.00%) Smartphone
3 1 (12.50%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (12.50%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Linux
2 2 (25.00%) Windows
2 2 (25.00%) Windows 7
2 2 (25.00%) Windows XP
3 1 (12.50%) Android
3 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (62.50%) Project Delivery
2 5 (62.50%) Project Management
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
3 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
3 3 (37.50%) Scrum
3 3 (37.50%) Waterfall
4 2 (25.00%) Application Packaging
4 2 (25.00%) Migration
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Change Management
5 1 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (12.50%) Problem Management
5 1 (12.50%) Release Management
5 1 (12.50%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Apple