SC Cleared Test Analyst Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Security Check Clearance Test Analyst
Wales > South Wales

The median Security Check Clearance Test Analyst daily rate in South Wales is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £325 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 382 224 296
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 93.72% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 162 215
10th Percentile £275 £161 £168
25th Percentile £370 £257 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £395 £470
Median % change year-on-year +7.59% -15.96% -1.05%
75th Percentile £550 £488 £563
90th Percentile £675 £613 £642
Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £470
% change year-on-year +6.25% -14.89% +2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 21 21
10th Percentile £12.21 £16.00 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.88 £18.51 £15.20
Median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £22.68
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -0.79% +25.03%
75th Percentile £35.25 £41.25 £53.75
90th Percentile £53.88 £45.00 £87.80
Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £21.01 £19.09
% change year-on-year +1.14% +10.09% +5.21%

SC Cleared Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

SC Cleared Test Analyst job vacancy trend in South Wales

SC Cleared Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Test Analyst job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Test Analyst job vacancies in South Wales

SC Cleared Test Analyst
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 Test Analyst within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 6 May 2026. 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
Cardiff - 1 £325 - 1
SC Cleared Test Analyst
Wales

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

For the 6 months to 6 May 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 South Wales region featuring SC Cleared Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

SC Cleared Test Analyst 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility