Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Newport

Security Clearance
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 14 40 74
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 42.42% 60.61% 65.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 77.78% 86.96% 97.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 12 60
10th Percentile - £355 £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 - £645
90th Percentile £733 - £676
South Wales median daily rate £558 £400 £600
% change year-on-year +39.40% -33.33% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 25 6
10th Percentile - £15.20 £12.96
25th Percentile - £20.12 £19.06
Median hourly rate £85.00 £25.18 £45.50
Median % change year-on-year +237.57% -44.66% +128.53%
75th Percentile - £48.75 £55.25
90th Percentile - £52.25 -
South Wales median hourly rate £38.70 £25.18 £35.50
% change year-on-year +53.69% -29.07% +78.30%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newport

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 Newport.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18 46 76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 54.55% 69.70% 67.26%
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% -4.55%
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%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Newport

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Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Security 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 (21.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (21.43%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (57.14%) Azure
1 8 (57.14%) Azure DevOps
2 5 (35.71%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (28.57%) GitHub
3 4 (28.57%) Power Platform
4 3 (21.43%) Miro
5 1 (7.14%) Azure App Service
5 1 (7.14%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (7.14%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (7.14%) Azure Service Bus
5 1 (7.14%) Power Automate
5 1 (7.14%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (7.14%) Metadata
1 1 (7.14%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (35.71%) JMeter
1 5 (35.71%) MSTest
1 5 (35.71%) Selenium
1 5 (35.71%) Visual Studio
2 2 (14.29%) Git
3 1 (7.14%) SpecFlow
General
1 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Aerospace
2 2 (14.29%) Military
2 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (50.00%) Senior
2 4 (28.57%) Automation Tester
2 4 (28.57%) Tester
3 3 (21.43%) Architect
3 3 (21.43%) Security Architect
3 3 (21.43%) Senior Automation Tester
3 3 (21.43%) Senior Tester
3 3 (21.43%) User Researcher
4 2 (14.29%) DevOps Engineer
4 2 (14.29%) Lead
4 2 (14.29%) Senior DevOps
4 2 (14.29%) Senior DevOps Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Automation Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Data Analyst
5 1 (7.14%) DevOps Automation Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 1 (7.14%) Power Platform Developer
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Automation Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Senior Dynamics 365 Developer
5 1 (7.14%) Senior User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (35.71%) Web Services
2 2 (14.29%) ModSecurity
3 1 (7.14%) .NET
3 1 (7.14%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (7.14%) Node.js
3 1 (7.14%) React
3 1 (7.14%) RESTful
3 1 (7.14%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.14%) Reference Data
2 1 (7.14%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Agile
2 8 (57.14%) DevOps
3 6 (42.86%) Test Automation
4 5 (35.71%) Architectural Design
4 5 (35.71%) Data Modelling
4 5 (35.71%) Design Patterns
4 5 (35.71%) Test Strategy
5 4 (28.57%) Acceptance Criteria
5 4 (28.57%) AI
5 4 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 4 (28.57%) Machine Learning
5 4 (28.57%) Non-Functional Testing
5 4 (28.57%) Unit Testing
6 3 (21.43%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 3 (21.43%) Product Roadmap
6 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
6 3 (21.43%) Service Design
6 3 (21.43%) Sprint Planning
6 3 (21.43%) User Research
6 3 (21.43%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 6 (42.86%) C#
1 6 (42.86%) JavaScript
1 6 (42.86%) SQL
2 4 (28.57%) Python
3 1 (7.14%) Bash
3 1 (7.14%) PowerShell
3 1 (7.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 11 (78.57%) SC Cleared
2 6 (42.86%) Degree
3 3 (21.43%) ISTQB
3 3 (21.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 2 (14.29%) CISM
4 2 (14.29%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (35.71%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 2 (14.29%) Def Stans
3 2 (14.29%) JSP 440
3 2 (14.29%) NCSC
3 2 (14.29%) NIST
3 2 (14.29%) NIST 800
4 1 (7.14%) Data Quality
4 1 (7.14%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (21.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft