SC Cleared Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Wales

Security Check Clearance Network Engineer
UK > Wales

The median Security Check Clearance Network Engineer daily rate in Wales is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 - 52
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Network Engineer 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.64% - 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% - 0.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £285
25th Percentile £525 - £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £338
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.34%
75th Percentile £575 - £369
90th Percentile - - £388
UK median daily rate £550 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +15.79% +5.56% -0.99%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Wales with a recognized job title 412 413 456
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.47% 91.78% 95.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 262 246 350
10th Percentile £181 £135 £157
25th Percentile £256 £206 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £495 £550 £551
90th Percentile £611 £634 £644
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 58 28
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £15.66
25th Percentile £16.75 £20.12 £18.00
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £24.96
Median % change year-on-year -19.92% +2.57% +51.26%
75th Percentile £22.00 £40.00 £45.00
90th Percentile £31.35 £50.75 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £36.08 £45.00
% change year-on-year -30.30% -19.82% +60.06%

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SC Cleared Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Wales

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Wales

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SC Cleared Network Engineer job vacancies in Wales

SC Cleared Network Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared Network Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 18 November 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
South Wales - 3 £550 - 2
SC Cleared Network Engineer
UK

SC Cleared Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 18 November 2025, SC Cleared Network Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring SC Cleared Network Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) CCNA
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Prime
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) NX-OS
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) Zero Trust

SC Cleared Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) NX-OS
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CCNA
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco