Security Check (SC) Clearance
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Peterborough with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 16 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -5 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Peterborough | 5.93% | 5.06% | 14.48% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 38.89% | 37.50% | 35.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £195 | £170 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £180 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -48.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £205 | £190 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £500 | £180 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +177.78% | -67.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.99 | - | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.14 | £21.37 | £19.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.15% | +7.87% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £15.29 | - | £20.56 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £22.00 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £17.01 | £21.37 | £19.81 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.43% | +7.87% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Peterborough
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 Peterborough.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 18 | 24 | 89 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Peterborough | 15.25% | 13.48% | 40.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £196 | - | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £198 | £170 | £310 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £180 | £443 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -59.32% | -26.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £221 | £190 | £551 |
| 90th Percentile | £231 | - | £567 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £488 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.71% | -10.53% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 21 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.99 | £14.16 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.30 | £16.30 | £17.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.07% | +14.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.15 | £21.37 | £20.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.00 | - | £22.00 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.30 | £21.37 | £19.81 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.72% | +7.87% | +27.81% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Peterborough.
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Daily Rate Trend in Peterborough
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing SC Cleared.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Peterborough
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing SC Cleared.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Peterborough 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: