SC Cleared Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in Preston

Security Check Clearance Test Analyst
Lancashire > Preston

The median Security Check Clearance Test Analyst daily rate in Preston is £411, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
25 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Test Analyst 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 1.76% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.04% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £402 - -
25th Percentile £406 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £411 - -
75th Percentile £491 - -
90th Percentile £539 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £411 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title 147 72 41
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.47% 92.31% 85.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 47 28
10th Percentile £411 £310 £200
25th Percentile £506 £408 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £455 £563
Median % change year-on-year +31.87% -19.11% +30.64%
75th Percentile £671 £630 £628
90th Percentile £950 £674 £835
Lancashire median daily rate £589 £495 £475
% change year-on-year +18.94% +4.21% -5.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 11 6
10th Percentile £27.93 £26.88 £19.57
25th Percentile £47.00 £32.34 £24.06
Median hourly rate £70.00 £47.12 £26.65
Median % change year-on-year +48.56% +76.81% -41.91%
75th Percentile £76.33 £70.16 £45.91
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.79 £59.69
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.56 £41.06 £40.33
% change year-on-year +10.95% +1.82% -12.68%

SC Cleared Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 25 August 2026, SC Cleared Test Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region featuring SC Cleared Test Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 3 (100.00%) SIAM
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

SC Cleared Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 3 (100.00%) SIAM
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) ServiceNow