Hybrid/Remote SC Cleared Test Analyst Contract Job Trends

Security Check Clearance Test Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Check Clearance Test Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 334 297 339
Rank change year-on-year -37 +42 +132
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared Test Analyst 7 7 9
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.058% 0.071% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 0.075% 0.064%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 3
10th Percentile £335 £454 £305
25th Percentile - £460 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £470 £325
Median % change year-on-year -25.53% +44.62% -23.10%
75th Percentile £380 £480 £356
90th Percentile £430 £486 £375
UK median daily rate £355 £425 £398
% change year-on-year -16.47% +6.92% -5.94%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work 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 11,368 9,279 14,168
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 93.83% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,286 6,351 9,497
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £419 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -2.33%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £774 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £514 £525
% change year-on-year -1.75% -2.10% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 540 227 575
10th Percentile £17.50 £14.00 £14.33
25th Percentile £27.94 £17.95 £23.29
Median hourly rate £57.50 £35.25 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.12% -18.02% -20.37%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.75 £62.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £29.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.72% -20.55% -18.89%

SC Cleared Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SC Cleared Test Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

SC Cleared Test Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

SC Cleared Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid SC Cleared Test Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid SC Cleared Test Analyst job vacancies

SC Cleared Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SC Cleared Test Analyst over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

SC Cleared Test Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SC Cleared Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, SC Cleared Test Analyst 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring SC Cleared Test Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 4 (57.14%) Confluence
3 4 (57.14%) Customer Requirements
3 4 (57.14%) Data Migration
3 4 (57.14%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (57.14%) End-to-End Testing
3 4 (57.14%) ETL
3 4 (57.14%) Integration Testing
3 4 (57.14%) JIRA
3 4 (57.14%) Manual Testing
3 4 (57.14%) Migration
3 4 (57.14%) Oracle
3 4 (57.14%) Oracle Reports
3 4 (57.14%) Postman
3 4 (57.14%) Scenario Testing
3 4 (57.14%) System Testing
3 4 (57.14%) Test Automation
3 4 (57.14%) Test Management
3 4 (57.14%) Test Scripting
3 4 (57.14%) Zephyr
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Selenium
5 2 (28.57%) Information Security
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (28.57%) OneDrive
5 2 (28.57%) SharePoint

SC Cleared Test Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (57.14%) Confluence
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (28.57%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (57.14%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (57.14%) JIRA
1 4 (57.14%) Postman
1 4 (57.14%) Zephyr
2 3 (42.86%) Selenium
General
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (57.14%) Data Migration
2 4 (57.14%) End-to-End Testing
2 4 (57.14%) ETL
2 4 (57.14%) Integration Testing
2 4 (57.14%) Manual Testing
2 4 (57.14%) Migration
2 4 (57.14%) Scenario Testing
2 4 (57.14%) System Testing
2 4 (57.14%) Test Automation
2 4 (57.14%) Test Management
2 4 (57.14%) Test Scripting
3 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Information Security
4 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy
5 1 (14.29%) Exploratory Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Regression Testing
5 1 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (14.29%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
1 1 (14.29%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Oracle
2 1 (14.29%) Talend