Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Security Clearance
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +7 +27
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 45 58 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton 35.43% 34.94% 13.07%
As % of the Qualifications category 73.77% 95.08% 46.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 37 13
10th Percentile £72 £200 £165
25th Percentile £420 £208 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £450 £495
Median % change year-on-year +11.94% -9.09% -20.80%
75th Percentile £640 £600 £538
90th Percentile £720 £643 -
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £575 £539
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.73% -6.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 4
10th Percentile - - £24.93
25th Percentile - £65.00 £30.44
Median hourly rate - £80.00 £35.75
Median % change year-on-year - +123.78% +58.89%
75th Percentile - - £46.88
90th Percentile - - £61.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -58.08% - -5.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 61 61 50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 48.03% 36.75% 28.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 40 33
10th Percentile £149 £200 £205
25th Percentile £353 £239 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £438 £495
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -11.62% -11.21%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £538
90th Percentile £675 £639 £575
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% -7.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 5
10th Percentile - - £18.25
25th Percentile - £65.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate - £80.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year - +135.29% +51.11%
75th Percentile - - £38.75
90th Percentile - - £58.25
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £60.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% -4.42% -4.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Southampton

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Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Security Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Security Cleared

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Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Southampton over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Southampton

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Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Security Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Security Cleared

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (4.44%) Azure
2 1 (2.22%) AWS
2 1 (2.22%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 9 (20.00%) Network Security
2 5 (11.11%) Firewall
3 4 (8.89%) VPN
4 3 (6.67%) BGP
4 3 (6.67%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (6.67%) MPLS
4 3 (6.67%) Multicast
4 3 (6.67%) OSPF
4 3 (6.67%) TCP/IP
4 3 (6.67%) VLAN
4 3 (6.67%) Wireshark
5 2 (4.44%) HTTPS
5 2 (4.44%) Wireless
6 1 (2.22%) HTTP
6 1 (2.22%) NX-OS
6 1 (2.22%) SSL
6 1 (2.22%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.22%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (6.67%) MSI
2 1 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 15 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 10 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 5 (11.11%) Telecoms
4 4 (8.89%) Manufacturing
5 3 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.44%) Electronics
7 1 (2.22%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.22%) Games
Job Titles
1 7 (15.56%) Test Manager
2 6 (13.33%) Security Specialist
2 6 (13.33%) Senior
3 5 (11.11%) Network Manager
4 4 (8.89%) Consultant
5 3 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
5 3 (6.67%) Test Validation Manager
5 3 (6.67%) Tester
6 2 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 2 (4.44%) Designer
6 2 (4.44%) Developer
6 2 (4.44%) PCB Designer
6 2 (4.44%) Project Manager
6 2 (4.44%) SCCM Engineer
6 2 (4.44%) Senior Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Senior Project Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Senior Tester
6 2 (4.44%) Technical Assurance Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Technical Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Validation Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) EntireX
1 1 (2.22%) React
1 1 (2.22%) SOAP
1 1 (2.22%) Spring
1 1 (2.22%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.44%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.22%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.22%) FMCG
3 1 (2.22%) FPGA
3 1 (2.22%) PMI
3 1 (2.22%) SCADA
3 1 (2.22%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.22%) State Machine
3 1 (2.22%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (2.22%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.67%) Windows
1 3 (6.67%) Windows 10
2 2 (4.44%) Linux
2 2 (4.44%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (2.22%) Ubuntu
3 1 (2.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (20.00%) Agile
2 8 (17.78%) Validation
3 7 (15.56%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (13.33%) Customer Engagement
4 6 (13.33%) Information Assurance
4 6 (13.33%) ISMS
5 5 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (11.11%) Test Planning
6 4 (8.89%) Security Architecture
6 4 (8.89%) Test Scripting
6 4 (8.89%) Vulnerability Management
7 3 (6.67%) Change Management
7 3 (6.67%) Decision-Making
7 3 (6.67%) Risk Management
7 3 (6.67%) Schematic Capture
7 3 (6.67%) Security Patching
7 3 (6.67%) Test Automation
7 3 (6.67%) Test Strategy
8 2 (4.44%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 5 (11.11%) C#
2 4 (8.89%) Python
3 3 (6.67%) Bash
3 3 (6.67%) PowerShell
4 2 (4.44%) C
4 2 (4.44%) C++
4 2 (4.44%) SQL
4 2 (4.44%) VB
5 1 (2.22%) Java
5 1 (2.22%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 32 (71.11%) SC Cleared
2 8 (17.78%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (15.56%) CISM
4 6 (13.33%) DV Cleared
5 4 (8.89%) CCIE
5 4 (8.89%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (6.67%) CCNP
7 2 (4.44%) Degree
8 1 (2.22%) CISSP
8 1 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (2.22%) PMI Certification
8 1 (2.22%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 1 (2.22%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (4.44%) QA
3 1 (2.22%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (2.22%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (13.33%) Ansible
2 3 (6.67%) Iperf
2 3 (6.67%) Nmap
2 3 (6.67%) SCCM
3 2 (4.44%) Rsyslog
3 2 (4.44%) SCOM
4 1 (2.22%) Kubernetes
4 1 (2.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (20.00%) Cisco
2 3 (6.67%) CheckPoint
2 3 (6.67%) Fortinet
2 3 (6.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.67%) Palo Alto
2 3 (6.67%) SolarWinds
3 2 (4.44%) IBM
4 1 (2.22%) BT
4 1 (2.22%) Intel
4 1 (2.22%) Mentor Graphics
4 1 (2.22%) Oracle
4 1 (2.22%) Qualys
4 1 (2.22%) Red Hat
4 1 (2.22%) SAP
4 1 (2.22%) Software AG
4 1 (2.22%) Tenable
4 1 (2.22%) webMethods