Security Clearance
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -3 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Security Cleared | 18 | 62 | 165 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales | 6.92% | 16.58% | 36.26% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 18.56% | 59.05% | 78.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 31 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £237 | £331 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £309 | £400 | £461 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.25% | +9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £649 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £684 | £723 | £651 |
| Wales median daily rate | £475 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.32% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 20 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.12 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £46.25 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.27% | +154.96% | -49.44% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £76.56 | £19.98 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.80 | £40.27 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £25.15 | £46.25 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.62% | +154.96% | -49.44% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 97 | 105 | 211 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 37.31% | 28.07% | 46.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 65 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | £137 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £298 | £220 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £495 | £549 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.72% | -9.84% | -0.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £625 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £664 | £650 |
| Wales median daily rate | £400 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 24 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.28 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.08 | £20.12 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £35.18 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.62% | +93.94% | -28.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £58.75 | £20.23 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.26 | £49.50 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £25.15 | £25.27 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.47% | +39.31% | -28.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in South Wales.
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Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in South Wales over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in South Wales.
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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 Security Cleared within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 6 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | +5 | 11 | £475 | -20.83% | 18 |
| Newport | -6 | 6 | £563 | +40.63% | 25 |
| Gwent | 0 | 1 | £540 | - | 18 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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: