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 22 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 2 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 +16
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 38 21 39
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 24.20% 17.80% 22.81%
As % of the Qualifications category 76.00% 70.00% 65.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 17 27
10th Percentile £70 £211 £299
25th Percentile £280 £249 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £658 £569 £680
90th Percentile £726 £588 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £570 £595
% change year-on-year -3.51% -4.14% +3.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 5
10th Percentile - - £32.15
25th Percentile £25.15 - £33.50
Median hourly rate £41.83 - £40.00
75th Percentile £73.56 - £60.00
90th Percentile £97.53 - £70.50
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 50 30 60
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 31.85% 25.42% 35.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 23 48
10th Percentile £72 £209 £193
25th Percentile £351 £287 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £420 £500
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -16.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £630 £559 £575
90th Percentile £726 £588 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £551 £584
% change year-on-year -0.09% -5.70% +2.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 5
10th Percentile £12.21 - £32.15
25th Percentile £15.45 - £33.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £40.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +77.78%
75th Percentile £51.48 - £60.00
90th Percentile £86.88 - £70.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £23.58 £35.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -32.64% -41.67% +3.90%

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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 22 January 2026.

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 22 January 2026.

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.26%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (2.63%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.89%) AWS
2 2 (5.26%) Amazon ECS
2 2 (5.26%) Amazon EKS
3 1 (2.63%) GCP
3 1 (2.63%) IaaS
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.89%) BGP
1 3 (7.89%) Cisco ASA
1 3 (7.89%) Firewall
1 3 (7.89%) MPLS
1 3 (7.89%) Multicast
1 3 (7.89%) OSPF
1 3 (7.89%) TCP/IP
1 3 (7.89%) VLAN
1 3 (7.89%) VPN
1 3 (7.89%) Wireshark
2 2 (5.26%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (2.63%) HTTP
3 1 (2.63%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) Relational Database
1 2 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.63%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (10.53%) Git
2 3 (7.89%) JIRA
3 2 (5.26%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (26.32%) Social Skills
2 8 (21.05%) Public Sector
3 4 (10.53%) Telecoms
4 2 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (5.26%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.63%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.63%) Electronics
5 1 (2.63%) Games
5 1 (2.63%) Police
Job Titles
1 7 (18.42%) Senior
2 6 (15.79%) Software Engineer
3 5 (13.16%) Consultant
4 3 (7.89%) CyberArk Consultant
4 3 (7.89%) Developer
4 3 (7.89%) DevOps Engineer
4 3 (7.89%) Lead
4 3 (7.89%) Senior Software Engineer
4 3 (7.89%) Tester
5 2 (5.26%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Deployment Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Embedded Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Network Manager
5 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared Deployment Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Senior Tester
5 2 (5.26%) Test Validation Manager
5 2 (5.26%) Validation Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.89%) REST
2 2 (5.26%) AngularJS
2 2 (5.26%) React
2 2 (5.26%) Vue
2 2 (5.26%) WebSockets
3 1 (2.63%) JSON
3 1 (2.63%) Protocol Buffers
3 1 (2.63%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.26%) Algorithms
2 2 (5.26%) CAN bus
3 1 (2.63%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.63%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.63%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (2.63%) FMCG
3 1 (2.63%) FPGA
3 1 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.63%) SCADA
3 1 (2.63%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.63%) State Machine
3 1 (2.63%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 6 (15.79%) Windows
2 4 (10.53%) Linux
3 2 (5.26%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.63%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (2.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (2.63%) Ubuntu
4 1 (2.63%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (23.68%) Software Engineering
2 7 (18.42%) DevOps
3 6 (15.79%) Agile
3 6 (15.79%) CI/CD
3 6 (15.79%) Containerisation
4 5 (13.16%) Validation
5 4 (10.53%) Configuration Management
5 4 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (10.53%) Test Planning
6 3 (7.89%) Continuous Integration
6 3 (7.89%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (7.89%) ITIL
6 3 (7.89%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (7.89%) Test Automation
6 3 (7.89%) Test Scripting
7 2 (5.26%) Project Management
7 2 (5.26%) Risk Management
7 2 (5.26%) SysML
7 2 (5.26%) Systems Engineering
7 2 (5.26%) UML
Programming Languages
1 7 (18.42%) C++
1 7 (18.42%) Python
2 6 (15.79%) Bash
3 5 (13.16%) C#
4 3 (7.89%) C
4 3 (7.89%) SQL
5 2 (5.26%) Embedded C++
5 2 (5.26%) Java
5 2 (5.26%) JavaScript
5 2 (5.26%) PowerShell
6 1 (2.63%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 29 (76.32%) SC Cleared
2 3 (7.89%) CCIE
2 3 (7.89%) CCNP
2 3 (7.89%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (7.89%) Degree
3 2 (5.26%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.63%) ISEB
4 1 (2.63%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.63%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 1 (2.63%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.63%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (2.63%) COBIT
1 1 (2.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 1 (2.63%) ISO 9001
1 1 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.63%) JSP 440
System Software
1 6 (15.79%) Docker
2 2 (5.26%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (2.63%) Active Directory
3 1 (2.63%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (13.16%) Ansible
2 4 (10.53%) Kubernetes
3 3 (7.89%) Iperf
3 3 (7.89%) Nmap
4 2 (5.26%) Puppet
4 2 (5.26%) Terraform
5 1 (2.63%) Progress Chef
5 1 (2.63%) SCOM
Vendors
1 5 (13.16%) Cisco
2 3 (7.89%) CheckPoint
2 3 (7.89%) CyberArk
2 3 (7.89%) Fortinet
2 3 (7.89%) Palo Alto
2 3 (7.89%) SolarWinds
3 1 (2.63%) EMC
3 1 (2.63%) Google
3 1 (2.63%) Intel
3 1 (2.63%) Oracle
3 1 (2.63%) PTC
3 1 (2.63%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.63%) SAP
3 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow