Security Cleared Contracts 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 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 2 9
Rank change year-on-year +1 +7 +35
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 46 49 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton 39.66% 26.06% 10.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 76.67% 85.96% 43.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 26 7
10th Percentile £218 £200 £426
25th Percentile £425 £370 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £494 £495
Median % change year-on-year +6.33% -0.25% -5.71%
75th Percentile £613 £633 £528
90th Percentile £692 £678 £538
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £600 £538
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.63% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 11 3
10th Percentile - - £24.25
25th Percentile - £65.00 £28.75
Median hourly rate - £80.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year - +113.33% -
75th Percentile - - £55.00
90th Percentile - - £64.75
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £70.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -64.07% +12.00% +1.42%

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 60 57 39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 51.72% 30.32% 23.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 34 24
10th Percentile £200 £200 £240
25th Percentile £414 £300 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £488 £498
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -2.01% -0.50%
75th Percentile £609 £597 £550
90th Percentile £660 £668 -
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 11 4
10th Percentile - - £17.75
25th Percentile - £65.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate - £80.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year - +166.67% -
75th Percentile - - £46.88
90th Percentile - - £61.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £52.50 £57.35 £62.00
% change year-on-year -8.46% -7.50% +14.81%

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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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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Southampton.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Southampton

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Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Southampton over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Southampton

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Southampton.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Southampton

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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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (15.22%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (19.57%) Azure
2 6 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (13.04%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.17%) AWS
3 1 (2.17%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 15 (32.61%) Network Security
2 11 (23.91%) Firewall
3 7 (15.22%) VPN
4 6 (13.04%) Internet
5 2 (4.35%) NGFW
6 1 (2.17%) NX-OS
6 1 (2.17%) VoIP
6 1 (2.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (13.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (6.52%) MSI
General
1 16 (34.78%) Public Sector
2 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
3 3 (6.52%) Military
4 2 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.35%) Law
4 2 (4.35%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.17%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.17%) Electronics
5 1 (2.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (19.57%) Senior
2 8 (17.39%) IT Manager
3 7 (15.22%) IT Services Manager
3 7 (15.22%) Senior Manager
3 7 (15.22%) Service Manager
4 6 (13.04%) Security Specialist
4 6 (13.04%) Senior IT Manager
4 6 (13.04%) Senior Service Manager
5 5 (10.87%) Consultant
5 5 (10.87%) Test Manager
6 4 (8.70%) Network Manager
7 2 (4.35%) Analyst
7 2 (4.35%) CAD Designer
7 2 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 2 (4.35%) Designer
7 2 (4.35%) Network Engineer
7 2 (4.35%) SCCM Engineer
7 2 (4.35%) Security Consultant
7 2 (4.35%) Technical Assurance Manager
7 2 (4.35%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.17%) EntireX
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.22%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (4.35%) Driving Licence
2 2 (4.35%) Smartphone
3 1 (2.17%) FPGA
3 1 (2.17%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.87%) Windows
1 5 (10.87%) Windows 10
2 2 (4.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (28.26%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (19.57%) Penetration Testing
3 8 (17.39%) Disaster Recovery
4 7 (15.22%) Agile
4 7 (15.22%) Security Monitoring
5 6 (13.04%) Business Intelligence
5 6 (13.04%) Case Management
5 6 (13.04%) Contract Management
5 6 (13.04%) Customer Engagement
5 6 (13.04%) Information Assurance
5 6 (13.04%) ISMS
5 6 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (10.87%) Analytics
6 5 (10.87%) Antivirus Management
7 4 (8.70%) Design for Test
7 4 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (8.70%) Security Architecture
7 4 (8.70%) Server Management
7 4 (8.70%) Storage Management
7 4 (8.70%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) C#
1 3 (6.52%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.35%) VB
3 1 (2.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 38 (82.61%) SC Cleared
2 8 (17.39%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (15.22%) CISM
4 4 (8.70%) DV Cleared
5 2 (4.35%) Degree
6 1 (2.17%) CCIE
6 1 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.17%) CISSP
6 1 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (6.52%) SLA
3 1 (2.17%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (10.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (6.52%) SCCM
3 1 (2.17%) Ansible
Vendors
1 9 (19.57%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.70%) Cisco
3 2 (4.35%) IBM
3 2 (4.35%) Palo Alto
3 2 (4.35%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.17%) BT
4 1 (2.17%) Mentor Graphics
4 1 (2.17%) Qualys
4 1 (2.17%) Software AG
4 1 (2.17%) Tenable
4 1 (2.17%) webMethods