Security Cleared Contracts in the North West

Security Clearance
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +11
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 415 456 673
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 21.41% 16.41% 20.85%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.78% 54.55% 66.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 298 466
10th Percentile £250 £359 £376
25th Percentile £419 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £522 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.21% -3.33% +2.86%
75th Percentile £588 £662 £638
90th Percentile £650 £725 £700
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 60 51
10th Percentile £25.26 - £20.00
25th Percentile £37.80 £10.95 £23.56
Median hourly rate £60.00 £14.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +313.79% -61.33% -19.73%
75th Percentile £76.25 £46.18 £49.52
90th Percentile £85.87 £73.75 £67.00
England median hourly rate £56.75 £56.15 £60.00
% change year-on-year +1.08% -6.43% +20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 706 836 1,011
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 36.43% 30.09% 31.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 404 482 692
10th Percentile £227 £248 £325
25th Percentile £390 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £513 £520
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -1.44% +4.00%
75th Percentile £575 £650 £610
90th Percentile £650 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 123 68
10th Percentile £17.70 £10.95 £20.00
25th Percentile £25.26 £11.77 £24.75
Median hourly rate £32.50 £16.06 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +102.37% -57.17% -5.94%
75th Percentile £60.00 £38.43 £49.52
90th Percentile £83.13 £54.00 £66.03
England median hourly rate £47.65 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +19.13% -23.81% +40.00%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in the North West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the North West over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the North West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in the North West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the North West over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Cumbria 0 146 £540 +4.85% 18
Manchester -2 135 £500 -9.09% 211
Cheshire +1 52 £350 -21.79% 29
Lancashire +8 30 £447 -23.91% 85
Merseyside +9 29 £550 +4.76% 12
Security Cleared
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 25 (6.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (4.82%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.89%) Skype for Business
4 10 (2.41%) Confluence
5 4 (0.96%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.72%) IIS
6 3 (0.72%) Mendix
7 2 (0.48%) NetWeaver
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.48%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.24%) CICS
8 1 (0.24%) Documentum
8 1 (0.24%) FileNet
8 1 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 13 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.93%) Spreadsheet
3 6 (1.45%) Siemens NX
4 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 22 (5.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.65%) Teamcenter
3 9 (2.17%) SAP PP
4 5 (1.20%) Primavera
5 3 (0.72%) SAP LE
5 3 (0.72%) SAP PS
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Applications
6 2 (0.48%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.48%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.48%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.48%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.48%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.24%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.24%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 64 (15.42%) AWS
2 49 (11.81%) Azure
3 20 (4.82%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (4.34%) Entra ID
5 13 (3.13%) SaaS
6 11 (2.65%) GitHub
6 11 (2.65%) Serverless
7 9 (2.17%) GCP
7 9 (2.17%) GitHub Actions
8 8 (1.93%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (1.69%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.96%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.96%) dbt
10 4 (0.96%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.72%) IaaS
11 3 (0.72%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.48%) Amazon ELB
12 2 (0.48%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.48%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 55 (13.25%) Firewall
2 32 (7.71%) BGP
2 32 (7.71%) OSPF
3 31 (7.47%) Cisco ASA
3 31 (7.47%) Cisco Firepower
3 31 (7.47%) HSRP
3 31 (7.47%) IPsec
4 28 (6.75%) EIGRP
4 28 (6.75%) WAN
5 26 (6.27%) Wi-Fi
6 22 (5.30%) VPN
7 20 (4.82%) NetScaler
8 19 (4.58%) DNS
9 17 (4.10%) Cisco ISE
10 16 (3.86%) Skype
11 13 (3.13%) Structured Cabling
12 12 (2.89%) DHCP
13 11 (2.65%) LAN
14 10 (2.41%) Network Security
14 10 (2.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.58%) PostgreSQL
2 18 (4.34%) Relational Database
3 10 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.17%) SAP HANA
5 7 (1.69%) NoSQL
6 6 (1.45%) Hadoop
6 6 (1.45%) MongoDB
7 5 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.20%) Big Data
7 5 (1.20%) Siebel EIM
8 4 (0.96%) Airbyte
8 4 (0.96%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.96%) MySQL
8 4 (0.96%) ObjectStore
9 3 (0.72%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.72%) GIS
9 3 (0.72%) Metadata
9 3 (0.72%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.72%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 18 (4.34%) Jenkins
1 18 (4.34%) JIRA
2 17 (4.10%) GitLab
3 14 (3.37%) Git
4 12 (2.89%) JUnit
5 10 (2.41%) Gradle
5 10 (2.41%) Liquibase
5 10 (2.41%) Mockito
6 4 (0.96%) Jasmine
6 4 (0.96%) Maven
7 3 (0.72%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.72%) ERwin
7 3 (0.72%) ScriptRunner
7 3 (0.72%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.48%) gulp
8 2 (0.48%) Mocha
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
General
1 100 (24.10%) Public Sector
2 78 (18.80%) Social Skills
3 34 (8.19%) Finance
4 27 (6.51%) Manufacturing
5 20 (4.82%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (3.86%) Telecoms
7 14 (3.37%) Military
8 11 (2.65%) Electronics
8 11 (2.65%) Legal
9 10 (2.41%) Marketing
10 9 (2.17%) Aerospace
10 9 (2.17%) Banking
10 9 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.48%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.48%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.24%) Advertising
14 1 (0.24%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 70 (16.87%) Network Engineer
2 67 (16.14%) Developer
3 53 (12.77%) Architect
4 47 (11.33%) Senior
5 37 (8.92%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 21 (5.06%) Analyst
6 21 (5.06%) Data Engineer
7 20 (4.82%) ABAP Developer
8 17 (4.10%) Consultant
8 17 (4.10%) SAP Developer
9 14 (3.37%) Technical Architect
10 13 (3.13%) Support Engineer
11 12 (2.89%) Change Manager
11 12 (2.89%) SAP Consultant
11 12 (2.89%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.65%) Data Architect
12 11 (2.65%) Project Manager
12 11 (2.65%) Release Manager
12 11 (2.65%) Senior Developer
12 11 (2.65%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.06%) Kafka
2 20 (4.82%) Node.js
2 20 (4.82%) React
3 15 (3.61%) 802.1X
3 15 (3.61%) Spring
3 15 (3.61%) Spring Boot
3 15 (3.61%) Web Services
4 12 (2.89%) OpenAPI
4 12 (2.89%) Swagger
5 9 (2.17%) BAPI
5 9 (2.17%) RESTful
5 9 (2.17%) XML
6 8 (1.93%) SAP Fiori
6 8 (1.93%) SAPUI5
6 8 (1.93%) SOAP
7 7 (1.69%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.69%) JMS
7 7 (1.69%) REST
8 5 (1.20%) OAuth
8 5 (1.20%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 14 (3.37%) Data Centre
2 10 (2.41%) Onboarding
2 10 (2.41%) Virtual Team
3 9 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
3 9 (2.17%) Fibre Optics
3 9 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (1.20%) Life Science
4 5 (1.20%) Management Information System
5 4 (0.96%) Blackberry
5 4 (0.96%) Handset
5 4 (0.96%) Mobile App
6 3 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (0.72%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.48%) BYOD
7 2 (0.48%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (0.48%) Legacy Applications
7 2 (0.48%) PKI
7 2 (0.48%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.24%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 26 (6.27%) Windows
2 22 (5.30%) Linux
3 14 (3.37%) Windows Server
4 11 (2.65%) Windows 10
4 11 (2.65%) Windows Server 2019
5 9 (2.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (1.69%) Windows Server 2012
6 7 (1.69%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (1.45%) Android
7 6 (1.45%) Unix
8 4 (0.96%) CentOS
8 4 (0.96%) Solaris
8 4 (0.96%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.48%) AIX
10 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.48%) HPUX
10 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (16.63%) Agile
2 57 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (9.64%) Migration
4 37 (8.92%) Stakeholder Management
5 36 (8.67%) ITIL
5 36 (8.67%) ITSM
6 34 (8.19%) DevOps
7 31 (7.47%) CI/CD
7 31 (7.47%) Containerisation
8 29 (6.99%) Software Engineering
9 27 (6.51%) Load Balancing
9 27 (6.51%) Performance Tuning
10 24 (5.78%) Network Management
11 23 (5.54%) Data Pipeline
12 22 (5.30%) Continuous Integration
12 22 (5.30%) Microservices
13 21 (5.06%) Analytics
13 21 (5.06%) Network Design
14 20 (4.82%) Roadmaps
15 19 (4.58%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (8.43%) SQL
2 29 (6.99%) Java
3 23 (5.54%) ABAP
3 23 (5.54%) Python
4 19 (4.58%) PowerShell
5 15 (3.61%) TypeScript
6 12 (2.89%) JavaScript
7 10 (2.41%) PL/SQL
8 8 (1.93%) Bash
9 5 (1.20%) VB
9 5 (1.20%) VBScript
10 4 (0.96%) C++
10 4 (0.96%) Go
10 4 (0.96%) SPARQL
11 3 (0.72%) Groovy
12 2 (0.48%) Bicep
12 2 (0.48%) C#
12 2 (0.48%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.48%) Perl
12 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 349 (84.10%) SC Cleared
2 22 (5.30%) BPSS Clearance
3 21 (5.06%) Degree
4 17 (4.10%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.93%) CCNA
6 8 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (1.69%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.45%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 6 (1.45%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.48%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.48%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.48%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.48%) PMP
9 2 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.82%) QA
2 17 (4.10%) SLA
3 9 (2.17%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.96%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.72%) NIST
6 2 (0.48%) PMO
6 2 (0.48%) WCAG
7 1 (0.24%) COBIT
7 1 (0.24%) GDPR
7 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.24%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.24%) NCSC
7 1 (0.24%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 31 (7.47%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.34%) Docker
3 14 (3.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.17%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.93%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.69%) Firmware
7 6 (1.45%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.72%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.48%) KVM
10 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (5.78%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.58%) Terraform
3 16 (3.86%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (3.37%) SCCM
5 12 (2.89%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (1.93%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.20%) Ansible
7 5 (1.20%) Grafana
8 4 (0.96%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.96%) WSUS
9 3 (0.72%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.72%) HP Data Protector
9 3 (0.72%) Istio
9 3 (0.72%) Kibana
9 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Clustering
9 3 (0.72%) NetApp OnCommand
9 3 (0.72%) Packer
9 3 (0.72%) Puppet
9 3 (0.72%) SELinux
9 3 (0.72%) vMotion
Vendors
1 65 (15.66%) Cisco
2 60 (14.46%) Microsoft
3 55 (13.25%) SAP
4 51 (12.29%) Palo Alto
5 23 (5.54%) CheckPoint
6 21 (5.06%) Google
7 18 (4.34%) VMware
8 15 (3.61%) Meraki
8 15 (3.61%) Oracle
9 11 (2.65%) Splunk
10 10 (2.41%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.93%) Databricks
11 8 (1.93%) Siebel
12 7 (1.69%) SolarWinds
13 6 (1.45%) EMC
13 6 (1.45%) HP
13 6 (1.45%) Red Hat
14 5 (1.20%) Brocade
14 5 (1.20%) Citrix
14 5 (1.20%) CyberArk