Security Check (SC) Clearance
Devon > Plymouth
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Plymouth with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +4 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 23 | 6 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Plymouth | 60.53% | 9.38% | 8.62% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 76.67% | 31.58% | 45.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £205 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | £210 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.19% | -72.00% | +14.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | £215 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Devon median daily rate | £538 | £475 | £630 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.16% | -24.60% | +6.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.05 | £54.00 | £56.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.25 | £60.00 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.55 | £88.00 | £80.00 |
| Devon median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Plymouth
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 Plymouth.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth | 78.95% | 29.69% | 18.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £304 | £470 |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £453 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | £700 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -77.86% | -6.67% | +14.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | £725 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £740 | - |
| Devon median daily rate | £450 | £470 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.15% | -21.75% | +20.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.14 | £37.50 | £56.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £40.63 | £58.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.00 | £80.50 |
| Devon median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Plymouth.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Plymouth.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Plymouth
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in Plymouth over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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: