Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in York

Security Clearance
North Yorkshire > York

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in York with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 8 13
Rank change year-on-year +4 +5 -8
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 9 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in York 16.07% 3.70% 2.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 90.00% 16.67% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £625 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
North Yorkshire median daily rate £700 £463 £691
% change year-on-year +51.35% -33.07% +64.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Median hourly rate £22.10 - £11.00
North Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.81 £21.00 £11.00
% change year-on-year +8.62% +90.91% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
York

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 York.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 10 6 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in York 17.86% 22.22% 13.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £237 - £368
25th Percentile £281 £613 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £354 £625 £400
Median % change year-on-year -43.36% +56.25% -
75th Percentile £427 £638 £425
90th Percentile £471 - £433
North Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £582
% change year-on-year -9.09% -5.50% +32.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £12.60
25th Percentile - - £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.10 - £19.00
75th Percentile - - £23.00
90th Percentile - - £25.40
North Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.81 £21.00 £13.50
% change year-on-year +8.62% +55.56% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in York

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in York.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in York

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Daily Rate Trend in York

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in York citing Security Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in York citing Security Cleared

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Hourly Rate Trend in York

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in York citing Security Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in York citing Security Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) GCP
2 3 (33.33%) Azure
2 3 (33.33%) Google Workspace
3 2 (22.22%) AWS
3 2 (22.22%) IaaS
3 2 (22.22%) PaaS
3 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
3 2 (22.22%) SaaS
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) VoIP
2 2 (22.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) MS Access
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
General
1 6 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 5 (55.56%) Military
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Service Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Service Desk Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Data Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Field Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Senior
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Smartphone
2 2 (22.22%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (22.22%) Web Conferencing
3 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Android
1 5 (55.56%) Apple iOS
1 5 (55.56%) Mac OS
1 5 (55.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) ITIL
2 3 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 2 (22.22%) Asset Management
3 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Data Management
3 2 (22.22%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (22.22%) Information Architecture
3 2 (22.22%) Information Management
3 2 (22.22%) Service Catalogue
3 2 (22.22%) Visualisation
4 1 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (11.11%) Change Control
4 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (11.11%) Service Management
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (11.11%) PMO
1 1 (11.11%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Google
2 2 (22.22%) Salesforce