Security Check (SC) Clearance
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 21 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -14 | +23 |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 14 | 8 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton | 14.29% | 5.26% | 17.86% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 43.75% | 25.00% | 52.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £394 | £457 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £432 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £473 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.25% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £506 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £509 | £644 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £310 | £473 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.34% | -21.25% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.30 | £45.13 | £56.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £70.00 | £50.94 | £65.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | £61.25 | £82.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.61% | -25.76% | +43.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £70.94 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.80 | £76.38 | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £80.00 | £61.25 | £82.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.61% | -25.76% | +39.83% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Luton
SC 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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 32 | 32 | 38 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton | 32.65% | 21.05% | 33.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 20 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £300 | £430 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £414 | £453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -2.44% | +2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £550 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £576 | £644 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | - | +25.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.30 | £45.13 | £56.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £70.00 | £50.94 | £65.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | £61.25 | £82.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.61% | -25.76% | +132.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £70.94 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.80 | £76.38 | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £63.25 | £31.80 | £82.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +98.90% | -61.45% | +43.48% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Luton.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Luton.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Luton
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in Luton over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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: