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 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 +22
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 47 47 29
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 29.19% 31.33% 15.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 75.81% 94.00% 46.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 35 14
10th Percentile £71 £200 £165
25th Percentile £353 £208 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £360 £491
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -26.72% -25.57%
75th Percentile £649 £588 £534
90th Percentile £825 £611 £538
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £575 £570
% change year-on-year -4.35% +0.88% -0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 7
10th Percentile - - £27.25
25th Percentile £25.15 - £32.38
Median hourly rate £41.83 - £37.50
75th Percentile £73.56 - £50.00
90th Percentile £97.53 - £64.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -41.67% -

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 62 50 62
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 38.51% 33.33% 32.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 37 43
10th Percentile £84 £194 £165
25th Percentile £398 £208 £251
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £360 £500
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -28.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £569 £588 £538
90th Percentile £808 £608 £575
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -6.52% +4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 7
10th Percentile - - £27.25
25th Percentile £25.15 - £32.38
Median hourly rate £41.83 - £37.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +66.67%
75th Percentile £73.56 - £50.00
90th Percentile £97.53 - £64.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £24.33 £35.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -30.50% -41.67% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend 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 November 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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Hourly Rate Histogram in Southampton

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Southampton over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Southampton

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (2.13%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.51%) AWS
2 2 (4.26%) Amazon ECS
2 2 (4.26%) Amazon EKS
2 2 (4.26%) Azure
3 1 (2.13%) GCP
3 1 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.64%) Firewall
1 5 (10.64%) Network Security
2 4 (8.51%) VPN
3 3 (6.38%) BGP
3 3 (6.38%) Cisco ASA
3 3 (6.38%) MPLS
3 3 (6.38%) Multicast
3 3 (6.38%) OSPF
3 3 (6.38%) TCP/IP
3 3 (6.38%) VLAN
3 3 (6.38%) Wireshark
4 2 (4.26%) HTTP
4 2 (4.26%) HTTPS
4 2 (4.26%) Wireless
5 1 (2.13%) NX-OS
5 1 (2.13%) SSL
5 1 (2.13%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.13%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (8.51%) JIRA
2 2 (4.26%) Git
2 2 (4.26%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (21.28%) Social Skills
2 9 (19.15%) Public Sector
3 4 (8.51%) Telecoms
4 3 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (6.38%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.26%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.13%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.13%) Electronics
6 1 (2.13%) Games
6 1 (2.13%) Police
Job Titles
1 7 (14.89%) Consultant
2 6 (12.77%) Senior
3 4 (8.51%) Developer
3 4 (8.51%) Security Specialist
4 3 (6.38%) CyberArk Consultant
4 3 (6.38%) DevOps Engineer
4 3 (6.38%) Project Manager
4 3 (6.38%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (6.38%) Tester
5 2 (4.26%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 2 (4.26%) Deployment Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Lead
5 2 (4.26%) Network Manager
5 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared Deployment Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Security Consultant
5 2 (4.26%) Senior Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Senior Tester
5 2 (4.26%) Software Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Test Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Test Validation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) JSON
1 1 (2.13%) Protocol Buffers
1 1 (2.13%) React
1 1 (2.13%) SOAP
1 1 (2.13%) Spring
1 1 (2.13%) Spring Boot
1 1 (2.13%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.38%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.26%) CAN bus
2 2 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.13%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.13%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.13%) FMCG
3 1 (2.13%) PMI
3 1 (2.13%) SCADA
3 1 (2.13%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.13%) State Machine
3 1 (2.13%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.51%) Linux
2 3 (6.38%) Windows
3 2 (4.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (4.26%) Ubuntu
4 1 (2.13%) VMS
4 1 (2.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (21.28%) Agile
2 6 (12.77%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (12.77%) Validation
3 5 (10.64%) CI/CD
3 5 (10.64%) DevOps
3 5 (10.64%) Software Engineering
4 4 (8.51%) Configuration Management
4 4 (8.51%) Containerisation
4 4 (8.51%) Customer Engagement
4 4 (8.51%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (8.51%) Information Assurance
4 4 (8.51%) ISMS
4 4 (8.51%) Project Management
4 4 (8.51%) Security Architecture
4 4 (8.51%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (8.51%) Test Planning
4 4 (8.51%) Test Scripting
5 3 (6.38%) Budget Management
5 3 (6.38%) Decision-Making
5 3 (6.38%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 6 (12.77%) Python
2 5 (10.64%) C++
3 4 (8.51%) Bash
3 4 (8.51%) C#
4 3 (6.38%) C
5 2 (4.26%) Embedded C++
5 2 (4.26%) SQL
6 1 (2.13%) Java
6 1 (2.13%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 37 (78.72%) SC Cleared
2 5 (10.64%) DV Cleared
3 4 (8.51%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (8.51%) CCIE
3 4 (8.51%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (8.51%) CISM
3 4 (8.51%) Degree
4 3 (6.38%) CCNP
5 1 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.13%) ISEB
5 1 (2.13%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.13%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.13%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 1 (2.13%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (4.26%) QA
3 1 (2.13%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (2.13%) COBIT
3 1 (2.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (2.13%) ISO 9001
3 1 (2.13%) JSP 440
System Software
1 5 (10.64%) Docker
2 2 (4.26%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (2.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (17.02%) Ansible
2 3 (6.38%) Iperf
2 3 (6.38%) Kubernetes
2 3 (6.38%) Nmap
2 3 (6.38%) SCOM
2 3 (6.38%) Terraform
3 2 (4.26%) Puppet
3 2 (4.26%) Rsyslog
4 1 (2.13%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 7 (14.89%) Cisco
2 3 (6.38%) CheckPoint
2 3 (6.38%) CyberArk
2 3 (6.38%) Fortinet
2 3 (6.38%) Palo Alto
2 3 (6.38%) SolarWinds
3 1 (2.13%) EMC
3 1 (2.13%) Google
3 1 (2.13%) IBM
3 1 (2.13%) Intel
3 1 (2.13%) Oracle
3 1 (2.13%) PTC
3 1 (2.13%) Red Hat
3 1 (2.13%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.13%) SAP
3 1 (2.13%) ServiceNow