Security Cleared Contracts in Oxford

Security Clearance
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxford with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 14 4
Rank change year-on-year +1 -10 +22
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Security Cleared 8 1 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxford 12.70% 1.15% 15.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.36% 6.25% 56.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £291 - -
25th Percentile £353 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +5.56% -25.00%
75th Percentile £578 £488 -
90th Percentile £644 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £185 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -63.10% +5.26% -19.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £25.15 - -
25th Percentile £30.44 - -
Median hourly rate £61.65 - -
75th Percentile £87.97 - -
90th Percentile £89.63 - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £25.15 £25.50 £32.32
% change year-on-year -1.35% -21.12% -31.96%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Oxford

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 Oxford.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 22 16 32
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford 34.92% 18.39% 28.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 10 10
10th Percentile - £160 £406
25th Percentile £222 £210 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £425 £525
Median % change year-on-year -47.06% -19.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £245 £484 £675
90th Percentile £469 £500 £716
Oxfordshire median daily rate £250 £450 £518
% change year-on-year -44.44% -13.17% +3.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 0
10th Percentile £25.15 £25.80 -
25th Percentile £35.73 £40.50 -
Median hourly rate £46.30 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.77% - -
75th Percentile £86.32 - -
90th Percentile £89.63 - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £25.30 £25.99 £32.32
% change year-on-year -2.65% -19.59% +193.82%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Oxford

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Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in Oxford

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Oxford over the 6 months to 25 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Oxford

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Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Security Cleared

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxford

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Oxford over the 6 months to 25 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Oxford

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
1 1 (12.50%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) DHCP
1 3 (37.50%) DNS
1 3 (37.50%) Firewall
1 3 (37.50%) TCP/IP
1 3 (37.50%) VPN
1 3 (37.50%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) JIRA
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) IT Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Network Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) 3rd Line Network Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Information Security Specialist
3 1 (12.50%) Information Specialist
3 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Project Planner
3 1 (12.50%) Security Specialist
3 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Service Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Service Support Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (50.00%) Windows
2 3 (37.50%) Mac OS
3 1 (12.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
1 3 (37.50%) ITIL
1 3 (37.50%) ITSM
1 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (37.50%) Service Management
1 3 (37.50%) Time Management
2 2 (25.00%) Migration
2 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (25.00%) Workflow
2 2 (25.00%) Workflow Management
3 1 (12.50%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (12.50%) Critical Path Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Information Assurance
3 1 (12.50%) Information Security
3 1 (12.50%) Project Management
3 1 (12.50%) Project Planning
3 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
3 1 (12.50%) Security Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
3 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (37.50%) A+ Certification
2 3 (37.50%) Degree
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) GDPR
2 1 (12.50%) NCSC
2 1 (12.50%) PMO
2 1 (12.50%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (25.00%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) vCenter Server
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (12.50%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) CheckPoint
1 3 (37.50%) Cisco
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
1 3 (37.50%) Palo Alto
1 3 (37.50%) ServiceNow
2 1 (12.50%) Google