Security Check Clearance Java Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Security Check Clearance Java Developer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
291 |
309 |
396 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+18 |
+87 |
+151 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Java Developer |
13 |
16 |
17 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.13% |
0.13% |
0.085% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.14% |
0.14% |
0.090% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
13 |
15 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£475 |
£444 |
| 25th Percentile |
£500 |
£518 |
£491 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£550 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£694 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£730 |
£660 |
| UK median daily rate |
£530 |
£500 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.95% |
+2.62% |
-12.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£70.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£71.25 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£73.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median hourly rate |
- |
£67.50 |
£70.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-3.57% |
+13.59% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,170 |
11,733 |
18,974 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.71% |
93.49% |
94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,052 |
7,467 |
13,418 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£338 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£420 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£750 |
£745 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£530 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-0.94% |
-3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
289 |
282 |
423 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.67 |
£20.75 |
£16.98 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.66 |
£34.20 |
£25.23 |
| Median hourly rate |
£39.50 |
£45.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.22% |
-10.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£67.38 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£75.00 |
£80.00 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.51% |
-3.37% |
+71.15% |
