Security Cleared Contracts in the North of England

Security Clearance
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 4 12
Rank change year-on-year -3 +8 -2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 571 864 682
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 12.34% 15.49% 9.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.35% 62.52% 46.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 377 609 461
10th Percentile £400 £388 £325
25th Percentile £450 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.64% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £630
90th Percentile £725 £700 £675
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 50 28
10th Percentile - £20.00 £21.25
25th Percentile £10.95 £25.19 £35.74
Median hourly rate £14.50 £41.54 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -65.09% -20.88% +133.33%
75th Percentile £46.18 £51.48 £75.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £81.00
England median hourly rate £55.80 £60.00 £50.85
% change year-on-year -7.00% +17.99% +27.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Security Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,134 1,382 1,457
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 24.50% 24.78% 20.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 634 951 991
10th Percentile £311 £325 £205
25th Percentile £415 £439 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £485
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +8.25% +7.78%
75th Percentile £604 £625 £589
90th Percentile £725 £700 £663
England median daily rate £537 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.28% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 169 72 76
10th Percentile £10.95 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £13.30 £25.75 £17.38
Median hourly rate £16.06 £40.58 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.43% +12.74% +46.60%
75th Percentile £38.43 £50.17 £56.25
90th Percentile £63.75 £66.97 £75.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +13.70%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in the North of England

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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
North West -1 410 £515 -1.90% 208
Yorkshire 0 123 £525 -12.50% 49
North East -3 40 £500 -11.46% 26
Security Cleared
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.28%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.53%) IIS
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.18%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.18%) Apache
5 1 (0.18%) Camunda
5 1 (0.18%) Mendix
5 1 (0.18%) nginx
5 1 (0.18%) SAS
5 1 (0.18%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.18%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.18%) Traefik
Applications
1 39 (6.83%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.05%) Revit
5 4 (0.70%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.05%) Teamcenter
3 4 (0.70%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.53%) Maximo
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 81 (14.19%) AWS
2 53 (9.28%) Azure
3 19 (3.33%) Amazon EC2
3 19 (3.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
4 18 (3.15%) Amazon S3
5 13 (2.28%) Route 53
6 12 (2.10%) Amazon EKS
7 11 (1.93%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (1.75%) Entra ID
9 9 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.40%) Amazon SQS
10 8 (1.40%) SaaS
11 7 (1.23%) Serverless
12 6 (1.05%) Amazon ECR
12 6 (1.05%) GCP
12 6 (1.05%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.05%) Power Platform
13 5 (0.88%) AWS KMS
13 5 (0.88%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (0.88%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 43 (7.53%) Firewall
2 36 (6.30%) VPN
3 24 (4.20%) OSPF
4 21 (3.68%) Wireless
5 15 (2.63%) Cisco ISE
5 15 (2.63%) NetScaler
6 14 (2.45%) BGP
6 14 (2.45%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (2.28%) Cisco ASA
7 13 (2.28%) Cisco Firepower
7 13 (2.28%) EIGRP
7 13 (2.28%) HSRP
7 13 (2.28%) IPsec
7 13 (2.28%) WAN
8 12 (2.10%) SNMP
8 12 (2.10%) Spanning Tree
9 11 (1.93%) LAN
9 11 (1.93%) Wireless Security
10 10 (1.75%) Ethernet
11 7 (1.23%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.98%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (2.10%) Relational Database
3 8 (1.40%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (1.23%) SAP BW
4 7 (1.23%) SQL Server
5 5 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.88%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.88%) Power BI
5 5 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.53%) MySQL
7 3 (0.53%) SAP Data Services
8 2 (0.35%) Apache Cassandra
8 2 (0.35%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.35%) Metadata
8 2 (0.35%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.18%) Impala
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Power View
Development Applications
1 41 (7.18%) Git
2 29 (5.08%) Jenkins
3 23 (4.03%) GitLab
4 15 (2.63%) JUnit
5 14 (2.45%) JIRA
6 7 (1.23%) Selenium
7 6 (1.05%) Bitbucket
7 6 (1.05%) webpack
8 5 (0.88%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.88%) Team Foundation Server
9 4 (0.70%) JMeter
9 4 (0.70%) Maven
9 4 (0.70%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.53%) Burp Suite
10 3 (0.53%) LSMW
10 3 (0.53%) Mocha
10 3 (0.53%) Mockito
11 2 (0.35%) Gatling
11 2 (0.35%) gulp
11 2 (0.35%) WebDriver
General
1 141 (24.69%) Public Sector
2 128 (22.42%) Social Skills
3 42 (7.36%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (5.95%) Finance
5 22 (3.85%) Legal
6 11 (1.93%) Telecoms
7 8 (1.40%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.05%) Banking
10 4 (0.70%) Electronics
10 4 (0.70%) Military
11 2 (0.35%) Marketing
11 2 (0.35%) Police
11 2 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.35%) Publishing
12 1 (0.18%) Billing
12 1 (0.18%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.18%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.18%) Public Speaking
12 1 (0.18%) Retail
Job Titles
1 88 (15.41%) Developer
2 71 (12.43%) Architect
3 60 (10.51%) Lead
4 51 (8.93%) Consultant
5 46 (8.06%) Senior
6 40 (7.01%) Analyst
7 38 (6.65%) Network Engineer
8 27 (4.73%) Java Developer
9 26 (4.55%) DevOps Engineer
10 22 (3.85%) Technical Architect
11 20 (3.50%) Technical Leader
12 19 (3.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (2.80%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (2.63%) Lead Architect
14 15 (2.63%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
14 15 (2.63%) ServiceNow Developer
15 14 (2.45%) Capacity Manager
15 14 (2.45%) Problem Manager
15 14 (2.45%) Service Analyst
15 14 (2.45%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (6.83%) Node.js
2 33 (5.78%) Spring
3 30 (5.25%) Spring Boot
4 29 (5.08%) REST
5 23 (4.03%) JPA
5 23 (4.03%) Web Services
6 22 (3.85%) React
7 21 (3.68%) Hibernate
8 12 (2.10%) .NET
8 12 (2.10%) Jinja
9 10 (1.75%) Redux
10 9 (1.58%) .NET Framework
11 8 (1.40%) CSS
11 8 (1.40%) HTML
11 8 (1.40%) Spring Security
12 7 (1.23%) PyTorch
12 7 (1.23%) TensorFlow
13 6 (1.05%) Express.js
13 6 (1.05%) React Native
14 5 (0.88%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.18%) Management Information System
2 25 (4.38%) Cyber Defence
2 25 (4.38%) Virtual Team
3 23 (4.03%) Cyber Threat
4 22 (3.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 16 (2.80%) Mobile App
5 16 (2.80%) Public Cloud
6 13 (2.28%) Product Ownership
7 10 (1.75%) CMDB
8 8 (1.40%) PKI
9 7 (1.23%) Operational Technology
10 6 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.05%) Onboarding
11 5 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.88%) Mainframe
12 4 (0.70%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.70%) NHS
12 4 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.53%) Digital Media
13 3 (0.53%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 86 (15.06%) Windows
2 35 (6.13%) Linux
3 33 (5.78%) Windows 10
4 32 (5.60%) Android
4 32 (5.60%) Windows Server
5 31 (5.43%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.05%) Unix
7 5 (0.88%) CentOS
7 5 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.70%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.53%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.18%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.18%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (16.46%) DevOps
2 93 (16.29%) Agile
2 93 (16.29%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (13.31%) Mentoring
4 67 (11.73%) CI/CD
5 61 (10.68%) Service Management
6 58 (10.16%) Customer Service
7 55 (9.63%) ITIL
8 43 (7.53%) Cybersecurity
9 42 (7.36%) Risk Management
10 40 (7.01%) Quality Management
10 40 (7.01%) Service Delivery
10 40 (7.01%) Time Management
11 39 (6.83%) Statistics
12 37 (6.48%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 37 (6.48%) Threat Intelligence
13 36 (6.30%) ITSM
14 34 (5.95%) Problem Management
14 34 (5.95%) Security Architecture
15 33 (5.78%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 55 (9.63%) Java
1 55 (9.63%) Python
2 27 (4.73%) JavaScript
3 18 (3.15%) SQL
4 16 (2.80%) C#
5 14 (2.45%) PowerShell
5 14 (2.45%) TypeScript
6 13 (2.28%) Perl
7 12 (2.10%) Tcl
8 9 (1.58%) Bash
9 8 (1.40%) ABAP
10 7 (1.23%) C++
11 5 (0.88%) Scala
12 4 (0.70%) C
12 4 (0.70%) MATLAB
12 4 (0.70%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.70%) VB.NET
12 4 (0.70%) VBA
13 3 (0.53%) Go
13 3 (0.53%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 463 (81.09%) SC Cleared
2 57 (9.98%) DV Cleared
3 31 (5.43%) Degree
4 28 (4.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
6 19 (3.33%) CCNA
7 14 (2.45%) CCNP
8 9 (1.58%) OSCP
9 7 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.05%) CEH
10 6 (1.05%) CREST Certified
10 6 (1.05%) GIAC
10 6 (1.05%) GPEN
11 5 (0.88%) CISSP
12 4 (0.70%) CISA
12 4 (0.70%) CISM
12 4 (0.70%) ISSAP
12 4 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.13%) NIST
2 31 (5.43%) SLA
3 28 (4.90%) Disclosure Scotland
4 18 (3.15%) QA
5 17 (2.98%) NIST 800
6 13 (2.28%) Data Quality
7 11 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.23%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.70%) COBIT
9 4 (0.70%) GDPR
9 4 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 3 (0.53%) ISO17020
10 3 (0.53%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.35%) PMO
12 1 (0.18%) NCSC
12 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 35 (6.13%) Docker
2 27 (4.73%) Active Directory
3 14 (2.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.28%) Firmware
5 11 (1.93%) Hyper-V
6 8 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.53%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.53%) vSphere
8 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.18%) ACF2
9 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.18%) RACF
9 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.18%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 58 (10.16%) Kubernetes
2 30 (5.25%) Terraform
3 24 (4.20%) Ansible
4 8 (1.40%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.23%) Puppet
5 7 (1.23%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.05%) Packer
6 6 (1.05%) SCCM
7 4 (0.70%) EMC NetWorker
7 4 (0.70%) Grafana
7 4 (0.70%) Rancher
7 4 (0.70%) VxRail
8 3 (0.53%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.35%) CA Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.35%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.35%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.35%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.18%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 110 (19.26%) Microsoft
2 28 (4.90%) SAP
3 26 (4.55%) VMware
4 25 (4.38%) ServiceNow
5 22 (3.85%) Cisco
6 16 (2.80%) Palo Alto
7 15 (2.63%) SolarWinds
8 14 (2.45%) Citrix
9 13 (2.28%) Google
10 10 (1.75%) Oracle
11 5 (0.88%) Apple
11 5 (0.88%) CA
12 4 (0.70%) Dell
12 4 (0.70%) IBM
12 4 (0.70%) Siemens
13 3 (0.53%) Databricks
13 3 (0.53%) IFS
13 3 (0.53%) Pega
13 3 (0.53%) Splunk
13 3 (0.53%) Veeam