Security Cleared Contracts in the South East

Security Clearance
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 829 1,905 1,445
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 26.54% 33.57% 25.08%
As % of the Qualifications category 66.43% 75.24% 69.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 576 1,163 915
10th Percentile £300 £400 £334
25th Percentile £450 £484 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -2.33%
75th Percentile £606 £675 £613
90th Percentile £675 £738 £700
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 138 88
10th Percentile £18.87 £22.50 £21.02
25th Percentile £20.32 £52.90 £52.19
Median hourly rate £36.75 £61.60 £62.55
Median % change year-on-year -40.34% -1.52% +25.10%
75th Percentile £67.50 £84.44 £72.65
90th Percentile £87.33 £90.60 £75.67
England median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -56.26% -4.17% +14.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,248 2,532 2,089
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 39.96% 44.62% 36.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 791 1,471 1,327
10th Percentile £250 £351 £300
25th Percentile £406 £450 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £618
90th Percentile £663 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 224 128
10th Percentile £18.87 £17.80 £19.20
25th Percentile £25.15 £29.18 £42.50
Median hourly rate £47.81 £57.35 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.64% -4.42% +33.33%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.39 £71.54
90th Percentile £80.10 £87.46 £75.67
England median hourly rate £28.60 £42.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -32.71% -22.73% +32.53%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hampshire 0 415 £550 -8.33% 508
Thames Valley -1 332 £550 -4.35% 535
Berkshire -1 257 £567 -5.66% 344
Buckinghamshire -2 59 £513 +2.50% 133
Surrey +7 37 £525 -16.00% 185
West Sussex +12 20 £505 -12.22% 100
Oxfordshire +8 16 £179 -62.32% 65
Kent +6 15 £375 +27.55% 58
East Sussex - 1 - - 50
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England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (2.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (2.53%) SharePoint
3 19 (2.29%) Confluence
4 12 (1.45%) Apache
5 8 (0.97%) IIS
6 6 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2003
6 6 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2013
6 6 (0.72%) Office Communications Server
6 6 (0.72%) SharePoint Server
6 6 (0.72%) Skype for Business
7 5 (0.60%) NetWeaver
7 5 (0.60%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.48%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.36%) Mule
10 2 (0.24%) Camunda
10 2 (0.24%) Mule ESB
11 1 (0.12%) Gunicorn
11 1 (0.12%) nginx
Applications
1 16 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.48%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.36%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.36%) Windchill
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.72%) SAP CRM
3 4 (0.48%) SAP HCM
4 3 (0.36%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.36%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.24%) Primavera
5 2 (0.24%) SAP EWM
5 2 (0.24%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.12%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 97 (11.70%) Azure
2 67 (8.08%) AWS
3 27 (3.26%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (2.53%) GCP
5 16 (1.93%) OpenShift
5 16 (1.93%) Power Platform
6 13 (1.57%) Entra ID
7 11 (1.33%) GitHub
7 11 (1.33%) IaaS
7 11 (1.33%) PaaS
8 9 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.09%) SaaS
9 6 (0.72%) Amazon EKS
9 6 (0.72%) Tricentis Tosca
10 5 (0.60%) Azure Storage
10 5 (0.60%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.60%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (0.48%) AWS KMS
11 4 (0.48%) Azure Monitor
11 4 (0.48%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 66 (7.96%) Firewall
2 46 (5.55%) DNS
3 39 (4.70%) VPN
4 34 (4.10%) Network Security
5 31 (3.74%) DHCP
6 29 (3.50%) LAN
7 19 (2.29%) SMTP
8 18 (2.17%) WAN
9 14 (1.69%) SAN
10 13 (1.57%) iSCSI
11 12 (1.45%) Fibre Channel
11 12 (1.45%) TCP/IP
12 10 (1.21%) Cisco ISE
12 10 (1.21%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (1.21%) SSL
13 9 (1.09%) Cisco Firepower
13 9 (1.09%) Junos
14 8 (0.97%) Cisco IOS
15 6 (0.72%) FTP
15 6 (0.72%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.69%) Power BI
2 12 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
3 11 (1.33%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (1.21%) Relational Database
5 8 (0.97%) Big Data
5 8 (0.97%) SQL Server
6 7 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.72%) GIS
8 5 (0.60%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.48%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.36%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.24%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.24%) MS Access
11 2 (0.24%) MySQL
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database 12c
11 2 (0.24%) Redis
Development Applications
1 51 (6.15%) JIRA
2 46 (5.55%) Jenkins
3 23 (2.77%) GitLab
4 18 (2.17%) Git
5 15 (1.81%) Selenium
6 14 (1.69%) Cucumber
6 14 (1.69%) MSI
7 13 (1.57%) REST Assured
7 13 (1.57%) Robot Framework
8 10 (1.21%) SoapUI
8 10 (1.21%) SonarQube
9 9 (1.09%) GoogleTest
10 8 (0.97%) Bitbucket
10 8 (0.97%) TestRail
11 7 (0.84%) Eclipse
12 5 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
13 4 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
14 3 (0.36%) Maven
15 2 (0.24%) Terragrunt
16 1 (0.12%) Postman
General
1 245 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 164 (19.78%) Public Sector
3 66 (7.96%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (7.48%) Finance
5 46 (5.55%) Telecoms
6 35 (4.22%) Manufacturing
7 30 (3.62%) Electronics
8 26 (3.14%) Marketing
9 18 (2.17%) Aerospace
10 16 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (1.81%) Military
12 11 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.21%) Law
14 8 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (0.60%) Police
16 4 (0.48%) Aviation
16 4 (0.48%) Legal
16 4 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.48%) Retail
Job Titles
1 144 (17.37%) Architect
2 77 (9.29%) Senior
3 56 (6.76%) Consultant
4 47 (5.67%) Analyst
5 44 (5.31%) Developer
5 44 (5.31%) Network Engineer
6 38 (4.58%) Support Engineer
7 35 (4.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 34 (4.10%) Network Architect
9 28 (3.38%) Active Directory Architect
10 25 (3.02%) Lead
10 25 (3.02%) Project Manager
11 23 (2.77%) Infrastructure Architect
12 21 (2.53%) Security Specialist
13 20 (2.41%) Software Engineer
14 19 (2.29%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 19 (2.29%) Communications Engineer
14 19 (2.29%) Security Architect
15 18 (2.17%) Test Engineer
16 17 (2.05%) VMware Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.53%) REST
2 18 (2.17%) SOAP
3 15 (1.81%) Java EE
4 14 (1.69%) XML
5 11 (1.33%) React
6 10 (1.21%) .NET
6 10 (1.21%) ARM Templates
6 10 (1.21%) Elastic Stack
6 10 (1.21%) RFC 2544
7 9 (1.09%) Web Services
8 8 (0.97%) JBoss Seam
8 8 (0.97%) Kafka
8 8 (0.97%) Middleware
8 8 (0.97%) RESTful
9 7 (0.84%) JSON
9 7 (0.84%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (0.72%) CSS
10 6 (0.72%) Node.js
10 6 (0.72%) YAML
11 5 (0.60%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 61 (7.36%) Data Centre
2 32 (3.86%) Management Information System
2 32 (3.86%) PKI
3 25 (3.02%) Onboarding
4 15 (1.81%) Product Ownership
4 15 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (1.57%) Clustering
6 11 (1.33%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.21%) CMDB
7 10 (1.21%) Fibre Optics
8 9 (1.09%) Replication
9 8 (0.97%) Private Cloud
10 7 (0.84%) Operational Technology
10 7 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.60%) FPGA
12 5 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.60%) SCADA
12 5 (0.60%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 155 (18.70%) Windows
2 70 (8.44%) Windows Server
3 66 (7.96%) Linux
4 37 (4.46%) Windows 10
5 26 (3.14%) Windows Server 2019
6 22 (2.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 15 (1.81%) Windows Server 2003
8 9 (1.09%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.72%) CentOS
10 4 (0.48%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.36%) Debian
11 3 (0.36%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.36%) VMS
12 2 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
12 2 (0.24%) Solaris
12 2 (0.24%) Unix
13 1 (0.12%) Android
13 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (22.44%) Agile
2 108 (13.03%) Problem-Solving
3 95 (11.46%) Test Automation
4 79 (9.53%) Migration
5 69 (8.32%) DevOps
6 58 (7.00%) Cybersecurity
7 55 (6.63%) Risk Management
8 54 (6.51%) Stakeholder Management
9 50 (6.03%) Business Intelligence
10 49 (5.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 47 (5.67%) ITIL
12 44 (5.31%) CI/CD
13 41 (4.95%) Decision-Making
13 41 (4.95%) Project Management
14 40 (4.83%) Software Engineering
15 36 (4.34%) Security Architecture
15 36 (4.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 34 (4.10%) Customer Requirements
17 31 (3.74%) Configuration Management
18 30 (3.62%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 100 (12.06%) PowerShell
2 65 (7.84%) SQL
3 64 (7.72%) Python
4 51 (6.15%) Java
5 23 (2.77%) JavaScript
6 21 (2.53%) C#
7 15 (1.81%) VB
8 14 (1.69%) ABAP
8 14 (1.69%) C++
9 9 (1.09%) Bash
9 9 (1.09%) Perl
10 6 (0.72%) PHP
10 6 (0.72%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.72%) Rust
10 6 (0.72%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.24%) DataWeave
12 2 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.24%) Ruby
12 2 (0.24%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 494 (59.59%) SC Cleared
2 323 (38.96%) DV Cleared
3 56 (6.76%) Degree
4 37 (4.46%) BPSS Clearance
5 29 (3.50%) Cisco Certification
6 26 (3.14%) CCNP
7 20 (2.41%) CCNA
7 20 (2.41%) CISM
8 18 (2.17%) CISSP
9 14 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
10 13 (1.57%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 12 (1.45%) MCSE
12 11 (1.33%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.21%) ISTQB
13 10 (1.21%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 10 (1.21%) VCP5
13 10 (1.21%) VCP6
14 9 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
14 9 (1.09%) JNCIS
15 6 (0.72%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (5.79%) SLA
2 40 (4.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (3.02%) QA
4 24 (2.90%) NCSC
5 19 (2.29%) NIST
6 9 (1.09%) NIST 800
7 8 (0.97%) GDPR
7 8 (0.97%) PMO
8 5 (0.60%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.60%) JSP 440
8 5 (0.60%) RMADS
9 4 (0.48%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.36%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.36%) P3O
11 2 (0.24%) ARP4754
12 1 (0.12%) ECSS
12 1 (0.12%) Government Security Classifications
12 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 99 (11.94%) Active Directory
2 51 (6.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (5.43%) VMware ESXi
4 33 (3.98%) vSphere
5 27 (3.26%) Docker
6 18 (2.17%) Hyper-V
7 17 (2.05%) NFS
8 9 (1.09%) Microsoft App-V
9 8 (0.97%) BitLocker
9 8 (0.97%) Terminal Services
10 7 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
11 6 (0.72%) Brightmail
11 6 (0.72%) ISA Server
11 6 (0.72%) VMware NSX
12 5 (0.60%) Firmware
13 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
13 2 (0.24%) Samba
13 2 (0.24%) XenApp
13 2 (0.24%) XenDesktop
14 1 (0.12%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 60 (7.24%) Ansible
2 38 (4.58%) Terraform
3 37 (4.46%) Kubernetes
4 21 (2.53%) SCCM
5 18 (2.17%) vCenter Server
6 15 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
7 12 (1.45%) SCOM
8 9 (1.09%) Docker Swarm
8 9 (1.09%) FortiGate
8 9 (1.09%) Podman
8 9 (1.09%) Puppet
9 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Clustering
9 8 (0.97%) Nagios
9 8 (0.97%) vMotion
10 7 (0.84%) WMI
10 7 (0.84%) WSUS
11 5 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 4 (0.48%) NetBackup
12 4 (0.48%) Tivoli
12 4 (0.48%) yum
Vendors
1 99 (11.94%) Microsoft
2 97 (11.70%) VMware
3 71 (8.56%) Cisco
4 61 (7.36%) SAP
5 43 (5.19%) Google
6 42 (5.07%) Juniper
7 24 (2.90%) Citrix
7 24 (2.90%) Red Hat
8 22 (2.65%) HP
9 20 (2.41%) Dell
9 20 (2.41%) ServiceNow
10 19 (2.29%) SolarWinds
11 17 (2.05%) NetApp
11 17 (2.05%) Splunk
11 17 (2.05%) Veeam
12 12 (1.45%) Oracle
13 11 (1.33%) Fortinet
13 11 (1.33%) Symantec
13 11 (1.33%) Wyse
14 10 (1.21%) Intel