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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +11
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 42 38 22
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 24.85% 26.76% 14.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 77.78% 82.61% 47.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 29 10
10th Percentile £71 £200 £165
25th Percentile £328 £227 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £340
Median % change year-on-year - +47.06% -47.91%
75th Percentile £650 £588 £520
90th Percentile £776 £604 £561
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £575 £590
% change year-on-year -4.35% -2.46% +2.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile - - £31.93
25th Percentile £25.15 - £32.94
Median hourly rate £41.83 - £37.00
75th Percentile £73.56 - £45.00
90th Percentile £97.53 - £54.00
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.11 £35.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -28.25% -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 54 46 46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 31.95% 32.39% 29.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 34 34
10th Percentile £84 £200 £165
25th Percentile £398 £232 £251
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £435 £494
Median % change year-on-year +14.94% -11.90% -15.60%
75th Percentile £589 £588 £542
90th Percentile £660 £600 £575
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £560 £568
% change year-on-year -1.79% -1.32% -0.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile - - £31.93
25th Percentile £25.15 - £32.94
Median hourly rate £41.83 - £37.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +64.44%
75th Percentile £73.56 - £45.00
90th Percentile £97.53 - £54.00
Hampshire median hourly rate £23.04 £35.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -34.18% -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 20 December 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 20 December 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.76%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (2.38%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.14%) AWS
2 2 (4.76%) Amazon ECS
2 2 (4.76%) Amazon EKS
3 1 (2.38%) Azure
3 1 (2.38%) GCP
3 1 (2.38%) IaaS
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.52%) Firewall
2 3 (7.14%) BGP
2 3 (7.14%) Cisco ASA
2 3 (7.14%) MPLS
2 3 (7.14%) Multicast
2 3 (7.14%) OSPF
2 3 (7.14%) TCP/IP
2 3 (7.14%) VLAN
2 3 (7.14%) VPN
2 3 (7.14%) Wireshark
3 2 (4.76%) HTTP
3 2 (4.76%) HTTPS
4 1 (2.38%) SSL
4 1 (2.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Relational Database
1 2 (4.76%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.38%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (9.52%) JIRA
2 2 (4.76%) Git
2 2 (4.76%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.43%) Public Sector
3 4 (9.52%) Telecoms
4 3 (7.14%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.38%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.38%) Electronics
6 1 (2.38%) Games
6 1 (2.38%) Police
Job Titles
1 6 (14.29%) Consultant
1 6 (14.29%) Senior
2 4 (9.52%) Developer
2 4 (9.52%) DevOps Engineer
2 4 (9.52%) Software Engineer
3 3 (7.14%) CyberArk Consultant
3 3 (7.14%) Lead
3 3 (7.14%) Tester
4 2 (4.76%) Deployment Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Network Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Project Manager
4 2 (4.76%) SC Cleared Deployment Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Security Consultant
4 2 (4.76%) Senior Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Senior Tester
4 2 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Test Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Test Validation Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Validation Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.14%) React
2 2 (4.76%) AngularJS
2 2 (4.76%) REST
2 2 (4.76%) Vue
3 1 (2.38%) JSON
3 1 (2.38%) Protocol Buffers
3 1 (2.38%) SOAP
3 1 (2.38%) Spring
3 1 (2.38%) Spring Boot
3 1 (2.38%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.76%) CAN bus
2 2 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.38%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.38%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.38%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.38%) FMCG
3 1 (2.38%) PMI
3 1 (2.38%) SCADA
3 1 (2.38%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.38%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.90%) Windows
2 4 (9.52%) Linux
3 2 (4.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (4.76%) Ubuntu
3 2 (4.76%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.38%) VMS
4 1 (2.38%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (16.67%) Agile
1 7 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 6 (14.29%) Containerisation
2 6 (14.29%) DevOps
2 6 (14.29%) Validation
3 5 (11.90%) CI/CD
4 4 (9.52%) Configuration Management
4 4 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (9.52%) Test Planning
4 4 (9.52%) Test Scripting
5 3 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (7.14%) ITIL
5 3 (7.14%) Project Management
5 3 (7.14%) Secure Coding
5 3 (7.14%) Test Automation
6 2 (4.76%) Infrastructure as Code
6 2 (4.76%) Prototyping
6 2 (4.76%) Scenario Testing
6 2 (4.76%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 7 (16.67%) Python
2 6 (14.29%) Bash
2 6 (14.29%) C#
3 5 (11.90%) C++
4 3 (7.14%) C
4 3 (7.14%) Java
4 3 (7.14%) JavaScript
5 2 (4.76%) Embedded C++
5 2 (4.76%) PowerShell
5 2 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (78.57%) SC Cleared
2 3 (7.14%) CCIE
2 3 (7.14%) CCNP
2 3 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (7.14%) Degree
2 3 (7.14%) DV Cleared
3 1 (2.38%) ISEB
3 1 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (2.38%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.38%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (2.38%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.76%) QA
2 1 (2.38%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (2.38%) COBIT
2 1 (2.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 1 (2.38%) ISO 9001
2 1 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.38%) JSP 440
System Software
1 7 (16.67%) Docker
2 2 (4.76%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (2.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (16.67%) Ansible
2 5 (11.90%) Kubernetes
3 3 (7.14%) Iperf
3 3 (7.14%) Nmap
3 3 (7.14%) SCOM
3 3 (7.14%) Terraform
4 2 (4.76%) Puppet
4 2 (4.76%) Rsyslog
5 1 (2.38%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 5 (11.90%) Cisco
2 3 (7.14%) CheckPoint
2 3 (7.14%) CyberArk
2 3 (7.14%) Fortinet
2 3 (7.14%) Palo Alto
2 3 (7.14%) SolarWinds
3 1 (2.38%) EMC
3 1 (2.38%) Google
3 1 (2.38%) IBM
3 1 (2.38%) Intel
3 1 (2.38%) Oracle
3 1 (2.38%) PTC
3 1 (2.38%) Red Hat
3 1 (2.38%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.38%) SAP
3 1 (2.38%) ServiceNow