Security Clearance
Somerset > Taunton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Taunton 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 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -1 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Security Cleared | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Taunton | 36.36% | 22.58% | 77.42% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 88.89% | 100.00% | 96.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £485 | £544 | £636 |
| 25th Percentile | £631 | £565 | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £713 | £575 | £697 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.91% | -17.47% | +19.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £767 | £597 | £746 |
| 90th Percentile | £956 | £644 | £801 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £650 | £598 | £685 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.79% | -12.77% | +21.24% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Taunton
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 Taunton.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton | 40.91% | 22.58% | 80.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £490 | £544 | £589 |
| 25th Percentile | £675 | £565 | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £715 | £575 | £694 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.35% | -17.09% | +28.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £597 | £745 |
| 90th Percentile | £928 | £644 | £801 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £650 | £563 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.56% | -13.46% | +24.46% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Taunton.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Taunton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Taunton over the 6 months to 18 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Taunton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Taunton.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Taunton 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: