Security Check (SC) Clearance
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -6 | +8 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing SC Cleared | 26 | 7 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston | 33.33% | 15.22% | 31.03% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 65.00% | 35.00% | 64.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £408 | - | £401 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £200 | £428 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £325 | £481 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.46% | -32.43% | +85.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £671 | £338 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £428 | £575 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £449 | £325 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.00% | -40.91% | -1.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £65.75 | - | £25.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.49 | £50.63 | £29.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.34 | £51.25 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.25% | +20.59% | +2.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.38 | £51.88 | £49.52 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.22 | - | £50.25 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £70.16 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.93% | - | +11.67% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Preston
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 Preston.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 40 | 20 | 42 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 51.28% | 43.48% | 48.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 12 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £407 | £211 | £382 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £313 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £538 | £478 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.86% | +12.45% | +83.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £640 | £628 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £648 | £563 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £528 | £509 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -7.45% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £29.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.12 | - | £37.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.16 | £16.06 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +336.86% | -65.22% | +11.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £49.52 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.54 | £37.55 | £55.03 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £70.16 | £40.33 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.99% | -12.68% | +11.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing SC Cleared.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Preston over the 6 months to 26 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing SC Cleared.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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: