Security Cleared Contracts in Luton

Security Clearance
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton 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 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 9 15
Rank change year-on-year +5 +6 +7
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 41 16 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton 24.70% 14.04% 10.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 55.41% 44.44% 45.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 6 5
10th Percentile £83 £394 £453
25th Percentile £155 £425 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -20.83% +26.32%
75th Percentile £543 £509 £631
90th Percentile £605 £519 £635
Bedfordshire median daily rate £375 £450 £575
% change year-on-year -16.67% -21.74% +12.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 7 1
10th Percentile £65.00 £49.50 -
25th Percentile £75.00 £55.63 -
Median hourly rate £87.50 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% +13.64% -24.14%
75th Percentile £91.50 £73.75 -
90th Percentile - £80.50 -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £84.75 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +30.38% +18.18% -18.52%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Luton

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 Luton.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 74 36 20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton 44.58% 31.58% 23.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 17 11
10th Percentile £92 £300 £450
25th Percentile £394 £425 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.00% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £584 £550 £613
90th Percentile £643 £578 £631
Bedfordshire median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 8 1
10th Percentile £65.50 £47.38 -
25th Percentile £76.25 £53.75 -
Median hourly rate £88.00 £60.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% +9.09% -24.14%
75th Percentile £91.50 £70.63 -
90th Percentile £92.30 £80.38 -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £85.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +30.77% +18.18% -13.04%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Luton

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Luton.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Luton

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Daily Rate Histogram in Luton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Luton over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Luton

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Luton.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Luton

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Luton

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Luton over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Luton

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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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (26.83%) Confluence
1 11 (26.83%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (19.51%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 11 (26.83%) Teamcenter
2 1 (2.44%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.44%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (19.51%) Ethernet
2 2 (4.88%) Structured Cabling
Development Applications
1 1 (2.44%) AdminStudio
General
1 24 (58.54%) Social Skills
2 13 (31.71%) Military
3 11 (26.83%) Electronics
4 10 (24.39%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (19.51%) Games
6 4 (9.76%) Aerospace
7 2 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (2.44%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 16 (39.02%) Security Engineer
2 11 (26.83%) Lead
3 10 (24.39%) Systems Engineer
4 9 (21.95%) Principal Engineer
5 6 (14.63%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 5 (12.20%) Firmware Engineer
6 5 (12.20%) FPGA Engineer
7 3 (7.32%) Network Engineer
8 2 (4.88%) Electronics Engineer
8 2 (4.88%) Validation Engineer
8 2 (4.88%) Verification Engineer
9 1 (2.44%) Architect
9 1 (2.44%) SC Cleared Technical Consultant
9 1 (2.44%) Senior
9 1 (2.44%) Senior Test Engineer
9 1 (2.44%) ServiceNow Consultant
9 1 (2.44%) Systems Test Engineer
9 1 (2.44%) Technical Architect
9 1 (2.44%) Test Engineer
9 1 (2.44%) Workday Architect
Miscellaneous
1 12 (29.27%) Management Information System
2 10 (24.39%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (21.95%) FPGA
3 9 (21.95%) Verilog
4 8 (19.51%) Algorithms
4 8 (19.51%) PCIe
5 1 (2.44%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (2.44%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.44%) Windows
1 1 (2.44%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (36.59%) Cryptography
1 15 (36.59%) Security Management
2 12 (29.27%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (26.83%) Data Management
3 11 (26.83%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 11 (26.83%) Patch Management
3 11 (26.83%) PDM
4 10 (24.39%) GAP Analysis
4 10 (24.39%) Incident Management
4 10 (24.39%) Information Assurance
4 10 (24.39%) Key Management
4 10 (24.39%) MODAF
4 10 (24.39%) SABSA
5 9 (21.95%) UVM
5 9 (21.95%) Validation
5 9 (21.95%) Verification and Validation
6 8 (19.51%) Artificial Intelligence
6 8 (19.51%) Computer Science
6 8 (19.51%) Machine Learning
6 8 (19.51%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 10 (24.39%) MATLAB
2 9 (21.95%) SystemVerilog
3 8 (19.51%) Tcl
4 1 (2.44%) Java
4 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.44%) PHP
4 1 (2.44%) Python
4 1 (2.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (95.12%) SC Cleared
2 17 (41.46%) Degree
3 8 (19.51%) HNC
3 8 (19.51%) HND
4 5 (12.20%) CISSP
5 2 (4.88%) CISM
6 1 (2.44%) CBAP
6 1 (2.44%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (31.71%) JSP 440
1 13 (31.71%) NCSC
1 13 (31.71%) NIST
2 12 (29.27%) NIST 800
3 8 (19.51%) DO-254
4 1 (2.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (2.44%) GDPR
System Software
1 21 (51.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (19.51%) Actel
1 8 (19.51%) Altera
1 8 (19.51%) Intel
1 8 (19.51%) Microsemi
1 8 (19.51%) Xilinx
2 3 (7.32%) Aruba
3 2 (4.88%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.44%) mParticle
4 1 (2.44%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.44%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 1 (2.44%) Workday