SC Cleared Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Security Check Clearance Network Engineer
Wales > South Wales

The median Security Check Clearance Network Engineer daily rate in South Wales is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 - 50
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Network Engineer 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.85% - 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% - 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £285
25th Percentile £525 - £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £338
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.34%
75th Percentile £575 - £369
90th Percentile - - £388
Wales median daily rate £550 - £338
% change year-on-year - - -12.34%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 324 336 377
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 90.81% 95.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 198 294
10th Percentile £190 £140 £156
25th Percentile £266 £201 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £419 £438
Median % change year-on-year -4.48% -4.29% -7.89%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £575
90th Percentile £600 £641 £649
Wales median daily rate £400 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 47 27
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.71 £20.12 £19.63
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.36 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.16% -2.46% +30.59%
75th Percentile £22.00 £43.75 £47.50
90th Percentile £32.63 £52.50 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £24.96
% change year-on-year -19.92% +2.57% +51.26%

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SC Cleared Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancy trend in South Wales

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in South Wales

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in South Wales

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared Network Engineer within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 18 November 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
Newport - 3 £550 - 2
SC Cleared Network Engineer
Wales

SC Cleared Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 18 November 2025, SC Cleared Network Engineer 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 South Wales region featuring SC Cleared Network Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) CCNA
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) NX-OS
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) Zero Trust

SC Cleared Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) NX-OS
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CCNA
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco