Security Check (SC) Clearance
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 15 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -11 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing SC Cleared | 41 | 3 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire | 38.68% | 3.57% | 21.52% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 50.62% | 8.33% | 44.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 2 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £525 | £375 | £432 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £413 | £586 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £475 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.84% | -20.83% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £538 | £658 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £575 | £674 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £515 | £551 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.45% | +4.86% | +5.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 81 | 36 | 38 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 76.42% | 42.86% | 48.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 29 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £525 | £490 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £525 | £524 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -2.13% | +17.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £613 | £635 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £701 | £660 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.93% | +2.38% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.57 | £28.70 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £30.48 | £45.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £82.00 | £44.49 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +84.33% | -40.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60.99 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69.40 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.14% | +27.27% | +20.88% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing SC Cleared.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing SC Cleared.
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Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern | +4 | 34 | £650 | +85.71% | |
| Worcester | - | 22 | £700 | - | |
| SC Cleared West Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:
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