SC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Newport

Security Check (SC) Clearance
South Wales > Newport

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 0
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 12 29 69
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 35.29% 43.94% 60.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 63.16% 63.04% 89.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 11 59
10th Percentile - - £450
25th Percentile £638 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £400 £600
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -33.33% +5.26%
75th Percentile £725 - £644
90th Percentile £733 - £675
South Wales median daily rate £600 £400 £600
% change year-on-year +50.00% -33.33% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 16 1
10th Percentile - £15.11 -
25th Percentile - £18.89 £36.25
Median hourly rate £85.00 £20.24 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +320.06% -46.04% +88.35%
75th Percentile - £22.82 £38.75
90th Percentile - £25.36 -
South Wales median hourly rate £38.70 £20.24 £33.50
% change year-on-year +91.25% -39.60% +68.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newport

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 Newport.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19 46 77
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 55.88% 69.70% 67.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 16 60
10th Percentile £296 £226 £450
25th Percentile £500 £327 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £400 £600
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -33.33% +5.26%
75th Percentile £713 - £645
90th Percentile £728 £419 £676
South Wales median daily rate £415 £400 £525
% change year-on-year +3.63% -23.81% -5.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 25 7
10th Percentile £78.25 £15.20 £13.03
25th Percentile £79.38 £20.12 £24.79
Median hourly rate £82.50 £25.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +227.64% -49.64% +150.56%
75th Percentile £84.38 £48.75 £55.25
90th Percentile £84.75 £52.25 -
South Wales median hourly rate £22.84 £25.18 £37.50
% change year-on-year -9.29% -32.85% +87.50%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in Newport

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing SC Cleared

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Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing SC Cleared

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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:

Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (25.00%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 5 (41.67%) Azure
1 5 (41.67%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (25.00%) GitHub
2 3 (25.00%) Miro
3 2 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Metadata
1 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (33.33%) JMeter
1 4 (33.33%) MSTest
1 4 (33.33%) Selenium
1 4 (33.33%) Visual Studio
2 1 (8.33%) SpecFlow
General
1 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Architect
1 4 (33.33%) Security Architect
1 4 (33.33%) Senior
2 3 (25.00%) Automation Tester
2 3 (25.00%) Tester
2 3 (25.00%) User Researcher
3 2 (16.67%) Lead
3 2 (16.67%) Senior Automation Tester
3 2 (16.67%) Senior Tester
4 1 (8.33%) Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Automation Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Data Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) DevOps Automation Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) DevOps Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Automation Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Senior DevOps
4 1 (8.33%) Senior DevOps Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Senior User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (25.00%) Web Services
2 2 (16.67%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (8.33%) Reference Data
2 1 (8.33%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Agile
2 5 (41.67%) DevOps
3 4 (33.33%) Architectural Design
3 4 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 4 (33.33%) Design Patterns
3 4 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 4 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 4 (33.33%) Test Strategy
4 3 (25.00%) AI
4 3 (25.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 3 (25.00%) Machine Learning
4 3 (25.00%) Non-Functional Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
4 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 3 (25.00%) Service Design
4 3 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
4 3 (25.00%) User Research
4 3 (25.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (16.67%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) C#
1 4 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 4 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (41.67%) Degree
3 2 (16.67%) CISM
3 2 (16.67%) CISSP
3 2 (16.67%) ISTQB
3 2 (16.67%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (33.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 2 (16.67%) Def Stans
3 2 (16.67%) JSP 440
3 2 (16.67%) NCSC
3 2 (16.67%) NIST
3 2 (16.67%) NIST 800
4 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
4 1 (8.33%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (16.67%) Docker
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft