SC Cleared Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Newport

Security Check Clearance Network Engineer
South Wales > Newport

The median Security Check Clearance Network Engineer daily rate in Newport is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - 21
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Network Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 2.63% - 2.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% - 2.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £285
25th Percentile £525 - £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £338
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.78%
75th Percentile £575 - £369
90th Percentile - - £388
South Wales median daily rate £550 - £338
% change year-on-year - - -12.34%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Newport with a recognized job title 38 66 102
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.29% 92.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 26 79
10th Percentile £265 £181 £177
25th Percentile £405 £218 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £400 £525
Median % change year-on-year +12.81% -23.81% -7.89%
75th Percentile £580 - £638
90th Percentile £713 £603 £655
South Wales median daily rate £400 £425 £438
% change year-on-year -5.88% -2.86% -7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 30 11
10th Percentile £78.25 £19.63 £13.33
25th Percentile £79.38 £20.12 £21.34
Median hourly rate £82.50 £25.93 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +218.16% -30.85% +67.00%
75th Percentile £84.38 £48.44 £55.25
90th Percentile £84.75 £50.38 -
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
% change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +30.59%

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SC Cleared Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.

SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Newport

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Newport.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Newport

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Newport.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Newport

SC Cleared Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, SC Cleared Network Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newport region featuring SC Cleared Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Prime
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) NX-OS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

SC Cleared Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) NX-OS
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco