SC Cleared Contracts in the North of England

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 10 10
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 +15
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 484 505 782
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 14.69% 10.59% 13.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 45.23% 40.73% 52.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 354 573
10th Percentile £250 £400 £379
25th Percentile £412 £450 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £601 £648 £650
90th Percentile £700 £725 £705
England median daily rate £525 £536 £550
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 56 38
10th Percentile £23.13 - £21.86
25th Percentile £25.26 £10.95 £27.80
Median hourly rate £55.28 £13.99 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +295.10% -67.08% +2.77%
75th Percentile £63.44 £48.25 £51.48
90th Percentile £78.42 £73.75 £70.00
England median hourly rate £52.50 £50.00 £57.63
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.24% +10.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,070 1,240 1,501
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 32.47% 26.01% 25.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 650 684 1,063
10th Percentile £230 £300 £325
25th Percentile £375 £415 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £491 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% -2.38% +9.38%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £625
90th Percentile £652 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 165 70
10th Percentile £17.44 £10.95 £20.00
25th Percentile £22.61 £12.75 £25.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £16.06 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +102.37% -57.17% +15.62%
75th Percentile £59.24 £38.43 £49.52
90th Percentile £80.59 £61.50 £65.84
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the North of England

SC Cleared
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in the North of England

SC Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in the North of England

SC Cleared
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in the North of England

SC Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in the North of England

SC Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West 0 344 £500 -4.76% 157
Yorkshire +4 79 £525 - 65
North East +9 65 £500 -0.05% 28
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (4.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.31%) Confluence
2 16 (3.31%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.69%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 11 (2.27%) Skype for Business
5 10 (2.07%) nginx
6 6 (1.24%) Traefik
7 4 (0.83%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.62%) IIS
9 2 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.41%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.41%) Mendix
9 2 (0.41%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.41%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.21%) Apache
10 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.21%) CMS
10 1 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.45%) Spreadsheet
3 6 (1.24%) Siemens NX
4 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 19 (3.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.86%) Teamcenter
3 7 (1.45%) SAP PP
4 5 (1.03%) Primavera
5 3 (0.62%) SAP LE
5 3 (0.62%) SAP PS
6 2 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.21%) LabWindows
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.21%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 94 (19.42%) AWS
2 55 (11.36%) Azure
3 24 (4.96%) Entra ID
4 21 (4.34%) Serverless
5 18 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (2.89%) AWS CloudFormation
7 12 (2.48%) SaaS
8 11 (2.27%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 11 (2.27%) Amazon ECS
8 11 (2.27%) GCP
9 10 (2.07%) Google Workspace
10 9 (1.86%) AWS Fargate
11 8 (1.65%) Amazon S3
11 8 (1.65%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (1.45%) Power Platform
12 7 (1.45%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 6 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (1.24%) Kong
13 6 (1.24%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 55 (11.36%) Firewall
2 36 (7.44%) DNS
3 32 (6.61%) BGP
3 32 (6.61%) OSPF
4 31 (6.40%) Cisco ASA
4 31 (6.40%) Cisco Firepower
4 31 (6.40%) HSRP
4 31 (6.40%) IPsec
5 28 (5.79%) EIGRP
5 28 (5.79%) WAN
6 26 (5.37%) Wi-Fi
7 23 (4.75%) VPN
8 20 (4.13%) NetScaler
9 17 (3.51%) Cisco ISE
9 17 (3.51%) Structured Cabling
10 14 (2.89%) Skype
11 11 (2.27%) LAN
11 11 (2.27%) Wireless
12 10 (2.07%) DHCP
12 10 (2.07%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.96%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (4.34%) MongoDB
3 19 (3.93%) Oracle Database
4 14 (2.89%) MySQL
5 11 (2.27%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.86%) SAP HANA
7 8 (1.65%) Apache Cassandra
8 6 (1.24%) DynamoDB
8 6 (1.24%) Power BI
9 5 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (1.03%) Metadata
9 5 (1.03%) NoSQL
9 5 (1.03%) Siebel EIM
10 4 (0.83%) Big Data
11 3 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.62%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.62%) Metadata Repository
11 3 (0.62%) Tableau
12 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database 11g
12 2 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 35 (7.23%) Jenkins
2 30 (6.20%) GitLab
3 27 (5.58%) JIRA
4 18 (3.72%) JUnit
5 15 (3.10%) Git
6 10 (2.07%) Gradle
6 10 (2.07%) Liquibase
6 10 (2.07%) Mockito
7 9 (1.86%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.45%) Jasmine
9 6 (1.24%) Selenium
10 5 (1.03%) Cypress.io
10 5 (1.03%) gulp
10 5 (1.03%) Maven
10 5 (1.03%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.83%) Artifactory
11 4 (0.83%) Postman
11 4 (0.83%) ScriptRunner
11 4 (0.83%) SoapUI
11 4 (0.83%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 119 (24.59%) Public Sector
2 93 (19.21%) Social Skills
3 36 (7.44%) Finance
4 25 (5.17%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (5.17%) Manufacturing
5 23 (4.75%) Telecoms
6 15 (3.10%) Military
7 13 (2.69%) Electronics
7 13 (2.69%) Marketing
8 12 (2.48%) Legal
9 9 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.45%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.03%) Banking
13 3 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.21%) Advertising
15 1 (0.21%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.21%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 77 (15.91%) Developer
2 74 (15.29%) Network Engineer
3 62 (12.81%) Senior
4 48 (9.92%) Architect
5 37 (7.64%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 28 (5.79%) Analyst
7 26 (5.37%) DevOps Engineer
8 24 (4.96%) Lead
9 22 (4.55%) Support Engineer
10 20 (4.13%) ABAP Developer
10 20 (4.13%) Data Engineer
10 20 (4.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (3.51%) SAP Developer
11 17 (3.51%) Senior Developer
12 16 (3.31%) Consultant
12 16 (3.31%) Senior DevOps
13 15 (3.10%) Java Developer
13 15 (3.10%) Technical Architect
14 12 (2.48%) Service Analyst
14 12 (2.48%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (6.61%) Kafka
2 27 (5.58%) Spring
2 27 (5.58%) Spring Boot
3 24 (4.96%) Node.js
4 18 (3.72%) React
5 16 (3.31%) Swagger
6 15 (3.10%) 802.1X
6 15 (3.10%) OpenAPI
7 14 (2.89%) Web Services
8 13 (2.69%) cloud-init
9 9 (1.86%) BAPI
9 9 (1.86%) SOAP
9 9 (1.86%) XML
10 8 (1.65%) RESTful
10 8 (1.65%) SAP Fiori
10 8 (1.65%) SAPUI5
10 8 (1.65%) Spring Security
11 7 (1.45%) JMS
11 7 (1.45%) Keycloak
11 7 (1.45%) Spring Batch
Miscellaneous
1 17 (3.51%) Linux Command Line
2 14 (2.89%) Data Centre
2 14 (2.89%) Onboarding
3 10 (2.07%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (1.86%) Fibre Optics
5 8 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (1.65%) PKI
5 8 (1.65%) Virtual Team
6 6 (1.24%) Smartphone
7 5 (1.03%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (1.03%) Life Science
7 5 (1.03%) Management Information System
8 4 (0.83%) Blackberry
8 4 (0.83%) Driving Licence
8 4 (0.83%) Handset
8 4 (0.83%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.62%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.62%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.62%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 57 (11.78%) Linux
2 47 (9.71%) Windows
3 29 (5.99%) Windows Server
4 25 (5.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 18 (3.72%) Unix
6 16 (3.31%) CentOS
7 11 (2.27%) Windows 10
7 11 (2.27%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (1.45%) Android
8 7 (1.45%) Mac OS
8 7 (1.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (1.24%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.83%) Solaris
10 4 (0.83%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.62%) AIX
11 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.62%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.41%) HPUX
13 1 (0.21%) VMS
13 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (17.98%) Agile
2 67 (13.84%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (12.19%) DevOps
4 50 (10.33%) Migration
5 47 (9.71%) Microservices
6 43 (8.88%) CI/CD
7 38 (7.85%) ITSM
8 37 (7.64%) ITIL
9 35 (7.23%) Stakeholder Management
10 34 (7.02%) Software Engineering
11 29 (5.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 27 (5.58%) Performance Tuning
12 27 (5.58%) Roadmaps
13 24 (4.96%) Load Balancing
13 24 (4.96%) Network Management
14 23 (4.75%) Continuous Integration
14 23 (4.75%) Project Management
15 22 (4.55%) Containerisation
15 22 (4.55%) TDD
16 21 (4.34%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 60 (12.40%) SQL
2 47 (9.71%) Java
3 44 (9.09%) Bash
4 35 (7.23%) Python
5 32 (6.61%) PowerShell
6 25 (5.17%) PL/SQL
7 23 (4.75%) ABAP
8 18 (3.72%) TypeScript
9 15 (3.10%) Go
9 15 (3.10%) Perl
10 12 (2.48%) JavaScript
11 5 (1.03%) Groovy
11 5 (1.03%) VB
11 5 (1.03%) VBScript
12 4 (0.83%) C++
13 3 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.41%) Bicep
14 2 (0.41%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.41%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.21%) C
Qualifications
1 484 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 28 (5.79%) BPSS Clearance
3 23 (4.75%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (3.31%) Degree
4 16 (3.31%) DV Cleared
5 14 (2.89%) AWS Certification
6 9 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.65%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.45%) CCNA
8 7 (1.45%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.24%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 6 (1.24%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.03%) CTC Cleared
11 3 (0.62%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (0.41%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.41%) PMP
12 2 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 1 (0.21%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.79%) QA
2 18 (3.72%) SLA
3 8 (1.65%) NCSC
4 7 (1.45%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.24%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.62%) WCAG
7 2 (0.41%) NIST
8 1 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.21%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.21%) PMO
System Software
1 48 (9.92%) Active Directory
2 27 (5.58%) Docker
3 18 (3.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.86%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.65%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.24%) Firmware
6 6 (1.24%) Hyper-V
7 5 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.83%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.41%) KVM
10 1 (0.21%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 50 (10.33%) Terraform
2 28 (5.79%) Kubernetes
3 17 (3.51%) Packer
4 16 (3.31%) SCCM
5 15 (3.10%) Single Sign-On
6 14 (2.89%) Grafana
7 12 (2.48%) Microsoft Intune
8 11 (2.27%) Prometheus
9 9 (1.86%) Ansible
10 8 (1.65%) vCenter Server
11 7 (1.45%) Consul
11 7 (1.45%) Istio
11 7 (1.45%) Jamf Pro
11 7 (1.45%) linkerd
11 7 (1.45%) Rancher
11 7 (1.45%) ZABBIX
12 6 (1.24%) HAProxy
13 4 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 4 (0.83%) NetBackup
13 4 (0.83%) WSUS
Vendors
1 82 (16.94%) Cisco
2 59 (12.19%) Microsoft
3 54 (11.16%) SAP
4 51 (10.54%) Palo Alto
5 29 (5.99%) Oracle
6 23 (4.75%) CheckPoint
7 22 (4.55%) VMware
8 21 (4.34%) Google
9 18 (3.72%) Splunk
10 15 (3.10%) Meraki
11 14 (2.89%) ServiceNow
12 9 (1.86%) Databricks
12 9 (1.86%) HP
13 8 (1.65%) Siebel
14 7 (1.45%) Okta
14 7 (1.45%) Red Hat
14 7 (1.45%) SolarWinds
15 6 (1.24%) Apple
15 6 (1.24%) EMC
15 6 (1.24%) ESET