Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in North London

Security Clearance
London > North London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in North London with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 3 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 2 11 0
As % of all contract jobs in North London 8.00% 33.33% -
As % of the Qualifications category 50.00% 84.62% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £405 -
Median % change year-on-year +26.08% - -
London median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - -7.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North London

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 North London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4 13 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in North London 16.00% 39.39% 14.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 6 3
10th Percentile £502 £370 £203
25th Percentile £505 £378 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £409 £225
Median % change year-on-year +24.85% +81.56% -59.09%
75th Percentile £605 £453 £406
90th Percentile £662 £465 £508
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%

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Job Vacancy Trend in North London

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in North London

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Daily Rate Trend in North London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in North London citing Security Cleared

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Hourly Rate Trend in North London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in North London citing Security Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North London 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) 3rd Line Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) 3rd Line Support
1 1 (50.00%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Support Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) B2B
1 1 (50.00%) B2G
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft