SC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Security Check (SC) Clearance
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 3 2
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 0
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 75 78 159
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 21.80% 27.96% 32.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 53.19% 54.17% 71.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 65 142
10th Percentile £389 £339 £279
25th Percentile £463 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £522 £488 £545
Median % change year-on-year +7.08% -10.55% +21.11%
75th Percentile £562 £560 £610
90th Percentile £625 £630 £650
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £522 £486 £545
% change year-on-year +7.36% -10.78% +21.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile £13.74 - £13.29
25th Percentile £14.71 - £13.47
Median hourly rate £15.50 - £14.79
75th Percentile £15.75 - £17.00
90th Percentile - - £18.80
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.15 - £14.79

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 141 144 222
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 40.99% 51.61% 45.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 114 184
10th Percentile £346 £267 £279
25th Percentile £423 £365 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £464 £524
Median % change year-on-year +11.48% -11.46% +16.39%
75th Percentile £575 £530 £623
90th Percentile £638 £627 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £517 £464 £525
% change year-on-year +11.48% -11.67% +14.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 3 4
10th Percentile - £13.34 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.35 £13.47
Median hourly rate £29.61 £18.70 £14.79
Median % change year-on-year +58.34% +26.48% -10.39%
75th Percentile - £28.35 £17.00
90th Percentile - £34.14 £18.80
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.15 £18.70 £16.00
% change year-on-year +34.49% +16.88% -3.03%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

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Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing SC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing SC Cleared

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Milton Keynes

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Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing SC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing SC Cleared

SC Cleared
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (8.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.67%) Apache
4 1 (1.33%) CMS
4 1 (1.33%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 9 (12.00%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (5.33%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (6.67%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.33%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 14 (18.67%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (13.33%) Azure
3 7 (9.33%) AWS
4 6 (8.00%) Power Platform
5 5 (6.67%) Entra ID
6 3 (4.00%) GCP
6 3 (4.00%) GitHub
6 3 (4.00%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (1.33%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.33%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.67%) TCP/IP
2 4 (5.33%) SAN
3 3 (4.00%) Firewall
4 2 (2.67%) DNS
4 2 (2.67%) Network Security
5 1 (1.33%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (12.00%) SQL Server
2 6 (8.00%) Power BI
3 3 (4.00%) MySQL
3 3 (4.00%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (2.67%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (2.67%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (1.33%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 3 (4.00%) Jenkins
1 3 (4.00%) JUnit
1 3 (4.00%) Storybook
2 1 (1.33%) JIRA
2 1 (1.33%) SoapUI
General
1 16 (21.33%) Analytical Skills
1 16 (21.33%) Social Skills
2 14 (18.67%) Public Sector
3 8 (10.67%) Finance
4 6 (8.00%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (5.33%) Law
6 4 (5.33%) Telecoms
7 3 (4.00%) Electronics
7 3 (4.00%) Manufacturing
7 3 (4.00%) Marketing
8 2 (2.67%) Military
8 2 (2.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (32.00%) Analyst
2 9 (12.00%) Lead
3 7 (9.33%) Data Analyst
3 7 (9.33%) Service Analyst
3 7 (9.33%) Service Desk Analyst
4 6 (8.00%) Change Manager
4 6 (8.00%) Developer
4 6 (8.00%) Senior
4 6 (8.00%) SOC Analyst
5 5 (6.67%) Architect
5 5 (6.67%) Project Manager
5 5 (6.67%) Technical Architect
6 4 (5.33%) Service Manager
6 4 (5.33%) Service Transition Manager
6 4 (5.33%) Transition Manager
7 3 (4.00%) Business Manager
7 3 (4.00%) Cloud Engineer
7 3 (4.00%) Full-Stack Developer
7 3 (4.00%) Information Manager
7 3 (4.00%) Microsoft 365 Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.33%) .NET
2 3 (4.00%) CSS
2 3 (4.00%) HTML
2 3 (4.00%) React
2 3 (4.00%) RESTful
2 3 (4.00%) Spring
2 3 (4.00%) Spring Boot
2 3 (4.00%) Vitest
3 1 (1.33%) .NET Core
3 1 (1.33%) SOAP
3 1 (1.33%) XML
3 1 (1.33%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 4 (5.33%) CSOC
2 4 (5.33%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (5.33%) Freedom of Information Act
3 3 (4.00%) Freedom of Information
3 3 (4.00%) Management Information System
3 3 (4.00%) PMI
3 3 (4.00%) Public Cloud
4 2 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (2.67%) Taxonomies
5 1 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (1.33%) Cyberattack
5 1 (1.33%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.33%) PKI
5 1 (1.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (10.67%) Windows
2 4 (5.33%) Linux
3 3 (4.00%) Debian
3 3 (4.00%) Ubuntu
3 3 (4.00%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.67%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.33%) Unix
5 1 (1.33%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (18.67%) ITIL
2 13 (17.33%) Agile
3 12 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 11 (14.67%) Business Intelligence
4 11 (14.67%) Project Management
5 10 (13.33%) Migration
5 10 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (13.33%) Security Operations
6 9 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (12.00%) Service Management
6 9 (12.00%) SIEM
6 9 (12.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 8 (10.67%) Change Management
8 7 (9.33%) Impact Assessments
8 7 (9.33%) ITSM
9 6 (8.00%) Customer Service
9 6 (8.00%) Decision-Making
9 6 (8.00%) Risk Management
10 5 (6.67%) Coaching
10 5 (6.67%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.00%) SQL
2 3 (4.00%) Java
2 3 (4.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (4.00%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.00%) Python
2 3 (4.00%) TypeScript
3 2 (2.67%) Shell Script
4 1 (1.33%) Bicep
4 1 (1.33%) C#
4 1 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 75 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 32 (42.67%) DV Cleared
3 7 (9.33%) Degree
4 3 (4.00%) APMG
4 3 (4.00%) APMP
4 3 (4.00%) PMI Certification
4 3 (4.00%) PMP
5 2 (2.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.33%) CEH
6 1 (1.33%) CISSP
6 1 (1.33%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (1.33%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.33%) GCIH
6 1 (1.33%) ISEB
6 1 (1.33%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (1.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (1.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.67%) SLA
2 4 (5.33%) GDPR
3 2 (2.67%) GMP
3 2 (2.67%) ISO 9001
3 2 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 2 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.33%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.67%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (2.67%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (2.67%) PaperCut
1 2 (2.67%) SCCM
2 1 (1.33%) HP ALM
2 1 (1.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 19 (25.33%) Microsoft
2 13 (17.33%) ServiceNow
3 5 (6.67%) Oracle
3 5 (6.67%) Salesforce
4 3 (4.00%) Red Hat
4 3 (4.00%) SAP
4 3 (4.00%) Splunk
4 3 (4.00%) VMware
5 2 (2.67%) Autodesk
5 2 (2.67%) Citrix
5 2 (2.67%) HP
6 1 (1.33%) BMC
6 1 (1.33%) Compaq
6 1 (1.33%) Foundry
6 1 (1.33%) JDA
6 1 (1.33%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.33%) Palantir
6 1 (1.33%) Qualys
6 1 (1.33%) Remedy
6 1 (1.33%) webMethods