BC Cleared Contract Job Trends in London

Basic Check (BC) Clearance
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for BC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 376 376 398
Rank change year-on-year 0 +22 +166
Contract jobs citing BC Cleared 5 5 5
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.035% 0.033% 0.026%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.12% 0.13% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 4
10th Percentile £344 £700 £556
25th Percentile £438 £712 £564
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £738 £581
Median % change year-on-year -18.64% +26.88% +5.68%
75th Percentile £700 £757 £590
90th Percentile £760 £765 -
England median daily rate £438 £705 £561
% change year-on-year -37.94% +25.61% +52.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £24.25
Median hourly rate - - £24.50
75th Percentile - - £24.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £22.50 £19.00 £24.50
% change year-on-year +18.42% -22.45% -6.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

BC 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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,041 3,913 4,516
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.33% 25.62% 23.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,817 2,474 3,025
10th Percentile £357 £350 £350
25th Percentile £426 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £668
90th Percentile £750 £768 £775
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.99% -3.59% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 57 89
10th Percentile £19.49 £20.75 £19.20
25th Percentile - £27.00 £24.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% -28.57% +11.70%
75th Percentile £54.06 £60.00 £65.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £83.20 £86.30
England median hourly rate £25.15 £50.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -49.70% -4.76% +16.67%

BC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

BC Cleared job vacancy trend in London

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Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing BC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing BC Cleared

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BC Cleared in London over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for BC Cleared in London

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing BC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing BC Cleared

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BC Cleared within the London region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
East London - 2 £750 -
BC Cleared
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (60.00%) Banking
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Architect
1 2 (40.00%) SAP Architect
1 2 (40.00%) SAP Solutions Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (20.00%) DBA
2 1 (20.00%) Engagement Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Governance Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Manager
2 1 (20.00%) SAP Financial Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior DBA
2 1 (20.00%) Senior SQL DBA
2 1 (20.00%) SQL DBA
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) AI
1 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (20.00%) Change Management
1 1 (20.00%) CRM
1 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (20.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Map
1 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Ariba
1 2 (40.00%) Concur
1 2 (40.00%) SAP