Security Cleared Contracts in Manchester

Security Clearance
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 9 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -6 +8
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 138 159 291
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 15.10% 10.81% 16.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 54.33% 49.69% 64.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 103 222
10th Percentile £401 £350 £407
25th Percentile £443 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.57% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £703 £650
90th Percentile £716 £825 £724
North West median daily rate £500 £513 £535
% change year-on-year -2.44% -4.21% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 15 7
10th Percentile £29.83 £29.95 £18.95
25th Percentile £46.48 £34.00 £19.74
Median hourly rate £60.00 £60.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - +140.00% -64.29%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £26.78
90th Percentile £70.75 £83.50 £45.13
North West median hourly rate £47.12 £14.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year +224.97% -65.88% -32.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 254 320 448
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 27.79% 21.75% 25.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 189 335
10th Percentile £331 £313 £363
25th Percentile £423 £425 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.82% -2.44% -
75th Percentile £632 £675 £638
90th Percentile £738 £825 £700
North West median daily rate £490 £500 £520
% change year-on-year -2.00% -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 29 10
10th Percentile £31.00 £22.65 £18.22
25th Percentile £40.61 £25.50 £19.49
Median hourly rate £60.00 £35.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +71.43% +40.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £67.50 £73.75 £35.26
90th Percentile £73.75 £91.50 £40.75
North West median hourly rate £32.00 £16.06 £40.59
% change year-on-year +99.25% -60.43% +24.91%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Manchester

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Manchester

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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Manchester over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Manchester

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Manchester

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Manchester over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Manchester

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Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 24 June 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
Salford +1 7 £716 +68.47% 2
Bolton -2 5 - - 21
Stockport - 3 £501 - 13
Wigan - 2 - - 2
Altrincham - 1 - - 5
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North West

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (2.17%) Confluence
2 1 (0.72%) Documentum
2 1 (0.72%) FileNet
2 1 (0.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.90%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (4.35%) Primavera
2 4 (2.90%) SAP PS
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.72%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.72%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 49 (35.51%) AWS
2 17 (12.32%) Azure
3 12 (8.70%) GitHub
4 11 (7.97%) Serverless
5 9 (6.52%) GitHub Actions
6 8 (5.80%) Amazon EKS
6 8 (5.80%) SaaS
7 6 (4.35%) GCP
8 4 (2.90%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (2.90%) dbt
8 4 (2.90%) Google Workspace
9 3 (2.17%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (2.17%) Google Sheets
9 3 (2.17%) Power Platform
10 2 (1.45%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.45%) Azure App Service
10 2 (1.45%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (1.45%) Azure Machine Learning
10 2 (1.45%) Azure Storage
10 2 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.90%) Firewall
2 3 (2.17%) DNS
3 2 (1.45%) DMZ
3 2 (1.45%) DWDM
3 2 (1.45%) Ethernet
3 2 (1.45%) Network Security
3 2 (1.45%) WAN
4 1 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.72%) tcpdump
4 1 (0.72%) VPN
4 1 (0.72%) VSAN
4 1 (0.72%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (12.32%) Relational Database
2 16 (11.59%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (5.07%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (2.90%) Airbyte
4 4 (2.90%) Azure SQL Database
4 4 (2.90%) Big Data
4 4 (2.90%) Geospatial Data
4 4 (2.90%) MongoDB
4 4 (2.90%) NoSQL
4 4 (2.90%) ObjectStore
5 3 (2.17%) GIS
5 3 (2.17%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.45%) Data Lake
6 2 (1.45%) Delta Lake
6 2 (1.45%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (1.45%) Metadata
6 2 (1.45%) Power BI
6 2 (1.45%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.72%) Apache Accumulo
7 1 (0.72%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 13 (9.42%) GitLab
1 13 (9.42%) Jenkins
2 11 (7.97%) Gradle
2 11 (7.97%) JUnit
3 10 (7.25%) Liquibase
3 10 (7.25%) Mockito
4 9 (6.52%) Git
5 3 (2.17%) JIRA
5 3 (2.17%) Maven
6 2 (1.45%) Artifactory
6 2 (1.45%) ERwin
6 2 (1.45%) gulp
6 2 (1.45%) Jasmine
6 2 (1.45%) Mocha
6 2 (1.45%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (1.45%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.72%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.72%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.72%) ScriptRunner
7 1 (0.72%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 45 (32.61%) Public Sector
2 27 (19.57%) Social Skills
3 16 (11.59%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (11.59%) Finance
4 15 (10.87%) Telecoms
5 11 (7.97%) Electronics
5 11 (7.97%) Manufacturing
6 10 (7.25%) Marketing
7 9 (6.52%) Military
8 7 (5.07%) Legal
9 5 (3.62%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.72%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.72%) Banking
11 1 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.72%) Law
11 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (22.46%) Architect
2 27 (19.57%) Developer
3 22 (15.94%) Senior
4 12 (8.70%) Data Engineer
5 10 (7.25%) Lead
5 10 (7.25%) Software Engineer
6 9 (6.52%) Data Architect
7 8 (5.80%) Consultant
7 8 (5.80%) Java Engineer
7 8 (5.80%) Java Software Engineer
7 8 (5.80%) Senior Developer
7 8 (5.80%) Software Developer
7 8 (5.80%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (5.07%) Analyst
8 7 (5.07%) Desktop Support
8 7 (5.07%) Project Planner
8 7 (5.07%) Support Analyst
9 6 (4.35%) Java Developer
9 6 (4.35%) Node.js Developer
9 6 (4.35%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (15.22%) Kafka
2 18 (13.04%) Node.js
3 17 (12.32%) React
4 14 (10.14%) Spring
5 13 (9.42%) Spring Boot
6 10 (7.25%) OpenAPI
6 10 (7.25%) Swagger
7 6 (4.35%) AngularJS
8 5 (3.62%) RESTful
9 4 (2.90%) OAuth
9 4 (2.90%) OAuth2
9 4 (2.90%) OpenID
9 4 (2.90%) REST
9 4 (2.90%) SAML
10 2 (1.45%) .NET
10 2 (1.45%) Apache NiFi
10 2 (1.45%) Express.js
10 2 (1.45%) GeoJSON
10 2 (1.45%) Jest
10 2 (1.45%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.62%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (2.90%) Mobile App
2 4 (2.90%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.17%) CSOC
3 3 (2.17%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.17%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.17%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (1.45%) Data Centre
4 2 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.72%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (0.72%) Cloud Native
5 1 (0.72%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.72%) EMC VNX
5 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Storage
5 1 (0.72%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (0.72%) IBM XIV
5 1 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.72%) Private Cloud
5 1 (0.72%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.62%) Linux
2 2 (1.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.72%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.72%) Windows
3 1 (0.72%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (20.29%) Containerisation
2 27 (19.57%) Software Engineering
3 23 (16.67%) Agile
3 23 (16.67%) CI/CD
4 19 (13.77%) Analytics
4 19 (13.77%) Microservices
4 19 (13.77%) Migration
5 18 (13.04%) Data Pipeline
5 18 (13.04%) DevOps
6 16 (11.59%) Digital Twin
6 16 (11.59%) Visualisation
7 15 (10.87%) Continuous Integration
8 14 (10.14%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (7.97%) Business Intelligence
9 11 (7.97%) Infrastructure as Code
9 11 (7.97%) RBAC
10 10 (7.25%) Digital Marketing
10 10 (7.25%) ETL
10 10 (7.25%) Programme Management
10 10 (7.25%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (17.39%) Java
2 18 (13.04%) SQL
3 14 (10.14%) Python
4 13 (9.42%) TypeScript
5 8 (5.80%) JavaScript
6 4 (2.90%) SPARQL
7 3 (2.17%) PL/SQL
8 2 (1.45%) Bash
8 2 (1.45%) Bicep
8 2 (1.45%) C#
8 2 (1.45%) Go
8 2 (1.45%) Kotlin
8 2 (1.45%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.72%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.72%) C++
9 1 (0.72%) Groovy
9 1 (0.72%) Rust
9 1 (0.72%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 105 (76.09%) SC Cleared
2 9 (6.52%) DV Cleared
3 8 (5.80%) Degree
4 5 (3.62%) AWS Certification
4 5 (3.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 5 (3.62%) Azure Certification
4 5 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.45%) CCNA
6 2 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.45%) CTC Cleared
6 2 (1.45%) ISTQB
6 2 (1.45%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.72%) CISM
7 1 (0.72%) CISSP
7 1 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 1 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.72%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.80%) QA
2 4 (2.90%) SLA
3 3 (2.17%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.45%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.45%) WCAG
5 1 (0.72%) COBIT
5 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.72%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (9.42%) Docker
2 3 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.45%) UAG
3 2 (1.45%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.72%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.72%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (13.77%) Kubernetes
2 13 (9.42%) Terraform
3 3 (2.17%) Ansible
3 3 (2.17%) Istio
3 3 (2.17%) Kustomize
4 2 (1.45%) Kibana
4 2 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.72%) Grafana
5 1 (0.72%) Graylog
5 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.72%) Nessus
5 1 (0.72%) OpenVAS
5 1 (0.72%) Packer
5 1 (0.72%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.72%) Puppet
5 1 (0.72%) QRadar
5 1 (0.72%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.72%) VxRail
Vendors
1 21 (15.22%) Microsoft
2 18 (13.04%) Google
3 17 (12.32%) SAP
4 6 (4.35%) Databricks
4 6 (4.35%) Splunk
4 6 (4.35%) VMware
5 3 (2.17%) IBM
5 3 (2.17%) Informatica
5 3 (2.17%) Oracle
6 2 (1.45%) Atlassian
6 2 (1.45%) Cloudera
6 2 (1.45%) Mapbox
6 2 (1.45%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.72%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.72%) Carbon Black
7 1 (0.72%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.72%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.72%) LogRhythm
7 1 (0.72%) Rapid7
7 1 (0.72%) Zscaler