Security Check Clearance Software Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton
The median Security Check Clearance Software Engineer daily rate in Southampton is £640, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
18 |
22 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Software Engineer |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton |
0.59% |
0.70% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.70% |
0.72% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£620 |
£563 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£640 |
£575 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.30% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£660 |
£588 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£640 |
£575 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.30% |
+4.55% |
-9.09% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title |
142 |
139 |
148 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
84.02% |
97.89% |
95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
85 |
92 |
106 |
| 10th Percentile |
£163 |
£208 |
£222 |
| 25th Percentile |
£353 |
£322 |
£411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£400 |
£521 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.75% |
-23.22% |
+2.16% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£578 |
£614 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£638 |
£657 |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£535 |
£550 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.73% |
+2.33% |
+2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
15 |
0 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£22.50 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.00 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£30.00 |
- |
£16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-20.72% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72.25 |
- |
£33.94 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74.87 |
- |
£39.45 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate |
£23.89 |
£55.00 |
£50.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-56.56% |
+10.00% |
+14.94% |
