Government Security Classifications Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Government Security Classifications (GSC)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Government Security Classifications skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 38 -
Rank change year-on-year -11 - -
Contract jobs citing Government Security Classifications 5 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.99% 0.98% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.88% 3.39% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile £533 - -
25th Percentile £560 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £593 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year +24.84% - -
75th Percentile - £488 -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £593 £475 -
% change year-on-year +24.84% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Milton Keynes

Government Security Classifications falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 85 59 89
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 16.87% 28.92% 18.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 46 62
10th Percentile £288 £255 £213
25th Percentile £348 £361 £339
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% +2.63% +5.56%
75th Percentile £595 £630 £600
90th Percentile £645 £650 £625
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £499 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -0.25% +5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 9
10th Percentile - - £16.96
25th Percentile £18.32 - £18.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £12.00 £24.43
Median % change year-on-year +200.00% -50.88% -
75th Percentile - - £30.00
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.32 £65.00 £26.25
% change year-on-year -71.82% +147.62% -

Government Security Classifications
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Government Security Classifications relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Government Security Classifications job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Government Security Classifications
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Government Security Classifications.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Government Security Classifications

Government Security Classifications
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

General
1 3 (60.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Designer
1 5 (100.00%) Service Designer
2 2 (40.00%) Lead
2 2 (40.00%) Lead Designer
2 2 (40.00%) Lead Service Designer
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL Service Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Senior
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Service Designer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) AI
1 5 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 5 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 5 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) ITSM
1 5 (100.00%) Lean Six Sigma
1 5 (100.00%) Service Design
1 5 (100.00%) Service Management
1 5 (100.00%) SIAM
1 5 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 5 (100.00%) TOGAF
2 4 (80.00%) Agile
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Technical Architecture
3 3 (60.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 2 (40.00%) Human-Centred Design
5 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
1 5 (100.00%) NCSC
2 2 (40.00%) Accessibility