Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in North Wales

Security Clearance
Wales > North Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in North Wales with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 0
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in North Wales 6.38% 7.69% 5.88%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.43% 25.00% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £230 - -
25th Percentile £234 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £245 - -
75th Percentile £251 - -
90th Percentile £253 - -
Wales median daily rate £515 £540 £600
% change year-on-year -4.59% -10.00% +13.21%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North Wales

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 Wales.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14 4 3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in North Wales 29.79% 30.77% 17.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £155 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 - -
75th Percentile £190 - -
90th Percentile £253 - -
Wales median daily rate £425 £450 £514
% change year-on-year -5.56% -12.41% -2.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30.25 - -
Median hourly rate £30.50 - £19.17
75th Percentile £30.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median hourly rate £31.50 £21.01 £21.58
% change year-on-year +49.93% -2.62% +14.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in North Wales

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Daily Rate Trend in North Wales

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in North Wales

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

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

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Contract Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 11 March 2026. 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
Conwy - 2 £235 - 1
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Wales

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SQLite
General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Desktop Technician
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (33.33%) Process Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared