Security Check (SC) Clearance
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Watford with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 17 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +3 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford | 9.09% | 1.15% | 1.67% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 35.71% | 12.50% | 9.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £530 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £531 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.68% | -31.55% | +82.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £531 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £550 | £455 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.88% | -9.00% | -1.96% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Watford
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 Watford.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford | 25.45% | 9.20% | 18.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | - | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £306 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £350 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.14% | -44.00% | +104.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £400 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £478 | £900 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.20% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28.52 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £31.49 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34.16 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £34.58 | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £42.50 | £43.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.16% | -28.33% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing SC Cleared.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing SC Cleared.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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: