Security Check (SC) Clearance
South East > Surrey
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 19 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +9 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 34 | 45 | 48 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey | 12.41% | 7.11% | 6.45% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 37.36% | 25.14% | 24.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 36 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £424 | £488 | £495 |
| 25th Percentile | £482 | £604 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +4.17% | +5.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £552 | £688 | £676 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | £694 | £750 |
| South East median daily rate | £513 | £575 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.74% | +12.20% | -2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.25 | £62.09 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £24.69 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £51.50 | £62.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.17% | -17.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60.13 | £64.39 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65.25 | £65.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £60.00 | £62.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.08% | -4.08% | -1.11% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey
SC 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 Surrey.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 91 | 179 | 193 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey | 33.21% | 28.28% | 25.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 134 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £207 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £347 | £400 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £625 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £594 | £688 | £838 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 23 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.15 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £11.71 | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £17.80 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.30% | -64.40% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £38.37 | £62.55 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.50 | £64.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.81 | £57.35 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.64% | -4.42% | +33.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Surrey.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Surrey over the 6 months to 29 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Surrey.
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Contract Job Locations in Surrey
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 29 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camberley | - | 12 | £537 | - | 1 |
| Guildford | +2 | 7 | £514 | -12.88% | 16 |
| Redhill | - | 3 | £200 | - | 3 |
| Staines | - | 3 | £425 | - | |
| Woking | +2 | 2 | £550 | +20.88% | 16 |
| Leatherhead | -7 | 1 | £650 | +4.00% | 1 |
| Horley | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Chertsey | - | 1 | £525 | - | 4 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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: