Security Cleared Contracts in Worcester

Security Clearance
Worcestershire > Worcester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcester with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 5 7
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 11 2 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcester 39.29% 6.90% 13.73%
As % of the Qualifications category 52.38% 66.67% 70.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 2 5
10th Percentile £689 £530 £265
25th Percentile - £536 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £560 £465
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +20.43% -4.12%
75th Percentile £875 £574 £600
90th Percentile £900 £575 £675
Worcestershire median daily rate £700 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +27.27% -8.33% +10.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £18.13 - -
Worcestershire median hourly rate £50.07 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Worcester

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 Worcester.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21 3 10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcester 75.00% 10.34% 19.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 2 8
10th Percentile £128 £530 £311
25th Percentile £145 £536 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £560 £425
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +31.76% +36.00%
75th Percentile £725 £574 £504
90th Percentile £900 £575 £638
Worcestershire median daily rate £600 £550 £590
% change year-on-year +9.09% -6.78% +38.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.22 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £17.16 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.73% - -
75th Percentile £18.13 £23.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
Worcestershire median hourly rate £18.13 £22.50 -
% change year-on-year -19.42% - -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcester.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Worcester

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Worcester.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Worcester

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Daily Rate Histogram in Worcester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Worcester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Worcester

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Worcester.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Worcester

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester 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:

Cloud Services
1 9 (81.82%) Azure
2 4 (36.36%) Entra ID
3 3 (27.27%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (18.18%) AWS
4 2 (18.18%) GCP
5 1 (9.09%) Azure Stack
5 1 (9.09%) IaaS
5 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (9.09%) PaaS
5 1 (9.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Git
1 2 (18.18%) JIRA
General
1 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Architect
1 3 (27.27%) DevSecOps Engineer
1 3 (27.27%) Security Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Developer
2 2 (18.18%) Full-Stack Developer
2 2 (18.18%) IT Engineer
2 2 (18.18%) Senior
2 2 (18.18%) Senior Developer
2 2 (18.18%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (9.09%) DevOps Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) IT Support
3 1 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Junior
3 1 (9.09%) Junior IT Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Junior IT Support
3 1 (9.09%) Junior Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) Node.js
1 2 (18.18%) React
1 2 (18.18%) RESTful
2 1 (9.09%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Security Posture
2 2 (18.18%) Product Ownership
3 1 (9.09%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (9.09%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
2 1 (9.09%) Linux
2 1 (9.09%) Rocky
2 1 (9.09%) Windows Server
2 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) DevSecOps
2 4 (36.36%) CI/CD
2 4 (36.36%) Containerisation
3 3 (27.27%) DevOps
3 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure as Code
3 3 (27.27%) Threat Modelling
3 3 (27.27%) Zero Trust
4 2 (18.18%) Agile
4 2 (18.18%) API Design
4 2 (18.18%) API Development
4 2 (18.18%) Code Quality
4 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (18.18%) Deployment Automation
4 2 (18.18%) Full-Stack Development
4 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) SDLC
4 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
4 2 (18.18%) Test Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) Go
1 2 (18.18%) JavaScript
1 2 (18.18%) Python
1 2 (18.18%) SQL
1 2 (18.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) DV Cleared
2 8 (72.73%) SC Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Azure Certification
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) NCSC
1 3 (27.27%) PMO
2 1 (9.09%) QA
System Software
1 5 (45.45%) Active Directory
1 5 (45.45%) Docker
2 1 (9.09%) BitLocker
2 1 (9.09%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (54.55%) Kubernetes
2 5 (45.45%) Terraform
3 2 (18.18%) Ansible
4 1 (9.09%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Cisco
2 1 (9.09%) Citrix
2 1 (9.09%) Dell
2 1 (9.09%) Nexthink