Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Security Clearance
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 15 14
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +6
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 293 157 145
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 10.17% 10.16% 9.74%
As % of the Qualifications category 48.03% 43.73% 47.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 104 111
10th Percentile £388 £360 £381
25th Percentile £450 £412 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £491 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.83% +3.37% -17.39%
75th Percentile £550 £561 £593
90th Percentile £688 £675 £700
England median daily rate £550 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 17 1
10th Percentile - £18.51 -
25th Percentile £21.33 £25.04 £48.75
Median hourly rate £25.77 £25.15 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.47% -52.10% +133.23%
75th Percentile - - £56.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £25.15 £61.60
% change year-on-year +158.45% -59.17% +2.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 610 359 308
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 21.17% 23.24% 20.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 389 257 212
10th Percentile £312 £275 £276
25th Percentile £420 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £485 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £688 £675 £650
England median daily rate £530 £525 £528
% change year-on-year +0.95% -0.57% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 18 10
10th Percentile £17.01 £18.51 £14.83
25th Percentile £21.33 £25.07 £20.88
Median hourly rate £25.66 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.01% -37.13% +33.33%
75th Percentile £25.77 - £54.38
90th Percentile £43.96 - £63.75
England median hourly rate £52.25 £25.15 £53.00
% change year-on-year +107.75% -52.55% -0.93%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

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Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 28 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Yorkshire

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Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

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Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 28 September 2026. 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
West Yorkshire -3 193 £500 +1.63% 82
South Yorkshire -8 57 £492 +6.38% 16
North Yorkshire +1 35 £510 - 9
East Yorkshire - 7 £600 - 3
Security Cleared
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 8 (2.73%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.05%) Palantir Foundry
4 5 (1.71%) Confluence
5 2 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.68%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.68%) CMS
6 1 (0.34%) Apache
6 1 (0.34%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.34%) SAS
6 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (0.34%) AutoCAD
1 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.34%) Navisworks
1 1 (0.34%) ProjectWise
1 1 (0.34%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 63 (21.50%) AWS
2 57 (19.45%) Azure
3 31 (10.58%) GitHub
4 23 (7.85%) GitHub Actions
5 16 (5.46%) Power Platform
6 15 (5.12%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (4.78%) GCP
8 11 (3.75%) Entra ID
9 7 (2.39%) OCI
9 7 (2.39%) OpenShift
10 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
10 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.71%) PowerApps
10 5 (1.71%) SaaS
11 3 (1.02%) Copilot Studio
11 3 (1.02%) Figma
11 3 (1.02%) Miro
11 3 (1.02%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.02%) Serverless
11 3 (1.02%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 51 (17.41%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (3.41%) Firewall
3 8 (2.73%) BGP
3 8 (2.73%) OSPF
4 7 (2.39%) VoIP
4 7 (2.39%) WLAN
5 5 (1.71%) Cisco Nexus
5 5 (1.71%) DHCP
5 5 (1.71%) DNS
5 5 (1.71%) IPsec
5 5 (1.71%) LAN
5 5 (1.71%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.71%) VLAN
5 5 (1.71%) VPN
5 5 (1.71%) WAN
6 4 (1.37%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (1.37%) Cisco Firepower
6 4 (1.37%) Wireless
7 3 (1.02%) BIG-IP
7 3 (1.02%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.80%) Metadata
2 11 (3.75%) Power BI
2 11 (3.75%) SQL Server
3 10 (3.41%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.71%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.71%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.37%) Tableau
7 3 (1.02%) Amazon Athena
7 3 (1.02%) Big Data
7 3 (1.02%) Metadata Repository
8 2 (0.68%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.68%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.34%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.34%) DataStage
9 1 (0.34%) Db2
9 1 (0.34%) MySQL
9 1 (0.34%) OLAP
9 1 (0.34%) OLTP
9 1 (0.34%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 26 (8.87%) Jenkins
2 11 (3.75%) GitLab
3 10 (3.41%) JIRA
4 9 (3.07%) Gatling
4 9 (3.07%) Selenium
5 8 (2.73%) Git
6 7 (2.39%) JMeter
7 6 (2.05%) Cucumber
7 6 (2.05%) LoadRunner
7 6 (2.05%) Maven
8 5 (1.71%) Gradle
9 4 (1.37%) Cypress.io
9 4 (1.37%) JUnit
9 4 (1.37%) Postman
10 3 (1.02%) Artifactory
10 3 (1.02%) REST Assured
10 3 (1.02%) Serenity BDD
10 3 (1.02%) SoapUI
10 3 (1.02%) TestNG
11 2 (0.68%) SonarQube
General
1 81 (27.65%) Public Sector
2 79 (26.96%) Social Skills
3 22 (7.51%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (5.80%) Finance
5 11 (3.75%) Banking
6 10 (3.41%) Military
7 8 (2.73%) Law
8 7 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (2.39%) Publishing
9 6 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.71%) Police
11 2 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.68%) Marketing
11 2 (0.68%) Retail
11 2 (0.68%) Social Science
12 1 (0.34%) Legal
12 1 (0.34%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 51 (17.41%) Developer
2 48 (16.38%) Senior
3 44 (15.02%) Architect
4 22 (7.51%) IT Technician
5 20 (6.83%) Data Architect
6 19 (6.48%) Lead
7 16 (5.46%) Python Developer
8 14 (4.78%) Tester
9 13 (4.44%) Data Engineer
9 13 (4.44%) Senior Developer
9 13 (4.44%) Technical Architect
10 11 (3.75%) Analyst
11 10 (3.41%) Software Developer
11 10 (3.41%) User Researcher
12 9 (3.07%) Java Developer
12 9 (3.07%) Software Engineer
12 9 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
13 8 (2.73%) Test Engineer
14 7 (2.39%) Python Engineer
15 6 (2.05%) Lead Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (8.87%) Terraform
2 17 (5.80%) Kafka
3 12 (4.10%) Playwright
4 11 (3.75%) Spring
4 11 (3.75%) Spring Boot
5 9 (3.07%) React
6 8 (2.73%) Node.js
7 5 (1.71%) .NET
7 5 (1.71%) Hibernate
7 5 (1.71%) Middleware
7 5 (1.71%) Redux
8 4 (1.37%) CSS
8 4 (1.37%) HTML
9 3 (1.02%) Elastic Stack
9 3 (1.02%) FHIR
9 3 (1.02%) Flask
9 3 (1.02%) Nunjucks
9 3 (1.02%) OAuth
9 3 (1.02%) pytest
9 3 (1.02%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.90%) Cloud Native
2 17 (5.80%) Public Cloud
3 11 (3.75%) NHS
4 9 (3.07%) Data Centre
4 9 (3.07%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.73%) PKI
6 7 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.39%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.39%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.71%) CMDB
7 5 (1.71%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.71%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.71%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.37%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.68%) Distributed Architecture
9 2 (0.68%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.68%) SCADA
9 2 (0.68%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.68%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.12%) Windows
2 7 (2.39%) Mac OS
2 7 (2.39%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.05%) Linux
4 4 (1.37%) Android
4 4 (1.37%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.68%) Unix
6 1 (0.34%) Data ONTAP
6 1 (0.34%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (23.89%) Agile
2 52 (17.75%) CI/CD
2 52 (17.75%) Stakeholder Management
3 47 (16.04%) DevOps
4 30 (10.24%) Collaborative Working
5 28 (9.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 28 (9.56%) Problem-Solving
6 27 (9.22%) Data Modelling
6 27 (9.22%) Infrastructure as Code
7 25 (8.53%) Software Engineering
8 23 (7.85%) Data Governance
8 23 (7.85%) Roadmaps
9 22 (7.51%) Asset Management
9 22 (7.51%) Migration
10 21 (7.17%) Test Automation
11 20 (6.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 18 (6.14%) Data Architecture
12 18 (6.14%) Observability
12 18 (6.14%) User Research
13 17 (5.80%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 49 (16.72%) Python
2 37 (12.63%) Java
3 21 (7.17%) SQL
4 13 (4.44%) JavaScript
4 13 (4.44%) TypeScript
5 10 (3.41%) Kotlin
6 8 (2.73%) Scala
7 7 (2.39%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.71%) Ruby
9 4 (1.37%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.02%) C#
11 2 (0.68%) C
11 2 (0.68%) PHP
11 2 (0.68%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.34%) Bash
12 1 (0.34%) COBOL
12 1 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.34%) Groovy
12 1 (0.34%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 248 (84.64%) SC Cleared
2 21 (7.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 14 (4.78%) DV Cleared
4 5 (1.71%) CCNP
4 5 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.37%) PMP
6 2 (0.68%) AWS Certification
6 2 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 2 (0.68%) ISTQB
6 2 (0.68%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 2 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.34%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.34%) Degree
7 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.34%) NCDA
7 1 (0.34%) NCIE
7 1 (0.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.48%) Data Quality
2 17 (5.80%) Accessibility
3 12 (4.10%) QA
4 5 (1.71%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 3 (1.02%) SNOMED CT
5 3 (1.02%) WCAG
6 2 (0.68%) GRC
6 2 (0.68%) ISO 14001
6 2 (0.68%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.34%) GDPR
7 1 (0.34%) HL7
7 1 (0.34%) ISO 19650
7 1 (0.34%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.34%) NIST
7 1 (0.34%) PMO
7 1 (0.34%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (7.51%) Docker
2 8 (2.73%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.05%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.68%) vSphere
7 1 (0.34%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.34%) NFS
7 1 (0.34%) SRDF
7 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.34%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (5.46%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.73%) Grafana
3 7 (2.39%) Control-M
4 6 (2.05%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.71%) HAProxy
6 4 (1.37%) Ansible
7 3 (1.02%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.68%) McAfee ePO
8 2 (0.68%) Nessus
8 2 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.68%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.68%) VxRail
9 1 (0.34%) Argo
9 1 (0.34%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.34%) EMC VPLEX
9 1 (0.34%) SCCM
9 1 (0.34%) SnapMirror
9 1 (0.34%) SnapVault
9 1 (0.34%) vMotion
Vendors
1 28 (9.56%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.78%) Oracle
3 9 (3.07%) Databricks
3 9 (3.07%) Foundry
3 9 (3.07%) Splunk
4 8 (2.73%) IBM
4 8 (2.73%) ServiceNow
5 7 (2.39%) Palantir
6 6 (2.05%) Apple
6 6 (2.05%) BeyondTrust
6 6 (2.05%) Cisco
6 6 (2.05%) Citrix
6 6 (2.05%) CyberArk
7 5 (1.71%) CheckPoint
7 5 (1.71%) Dynatrace
7 5 (1.71%) Google
7 5 (1.71%) New Relic
8 4 (1.37%) VMware
9 3 (1.02%) Atlassian
9 3 (1.02%) Dell