Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Paddington

Security Clearance
City of Westminster > Paddington

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Paddington with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 5 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Paddington 6.67% 11.11% -
As % of the Qualifications category 16.67% 100.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
City of Westminster median daily rate £584 £575 £450
% change year-on-year +1.52% +27.78% +136.84%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Paddington

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 Paddington.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6 2 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Paddington 40.00% 11.11% 5.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £528 - -
25th Percentile £550 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £425
75th Percentile £763 - £438
90th Percentile - - -
City of Westminster median daily rate £531 £575 £450
% change year-on-year -7.61% +27.78% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £44.75 - -
Median hourly rate £54.50 - -
75th Percentile £64.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
City of Westminster median hourly rate £54.50 £25.08 -
% change year-on-year +117.35% - -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Paddington

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Paddington

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in Paddington

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

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

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paddington 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST