Security Cleared Contract Job Trends in Reading

Security Clearance
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 442 110 360
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 38.77% 19.00% 30.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 84.67% 63.58% 68.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 72 226
10th Percentile £310 £359 £363
25th Percentile £500 £480 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £588 £605
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% -2.89% +6.14%
75th Percentile £729 £700 £688
90th Percentile £805 - £765
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £550 £602
% change year-on-year - -8.64% +9.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 1 47
10th Percentile £72.76 - £48.67
25th Percentile £80.75 £26.75 £56.65
Median hourly rate £85.00 £28.50 £71.17
Median % change year-on-year +198.25% -59.95% +5.04%
75th Percentile £88.00 £30.25 £87.53
90th Percentile £104.50 - £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £84.00 £80.00 £64.72
% change year-on-year +5.00% +23.62% +0.06%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 522 173 523
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 45.79% 29.88% 44.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 258 107 263
10th Percentile £310 £352 £350
25th Percentile £500 £459 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £563 £605
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -7.02% +10.00%
75th Percentile £725 £694 £688
90th Percentile £791 £700 £762
Berkshire median daily rate £546 £525 £585
% change year-on-year +4.05% -10.26% +6.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 149 4 49
10th Percentile £35.22 £39.73 £46.94
25th Percentile £80.75 £59.19 £56.50
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £71.17
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -1.64% +5.04%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £87.53
90th Percentile £104.50 - £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.58 £70.00 £61.65
% change year-on-year +19.39% +13.54% -5.00%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Reading

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Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Reading over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Reading

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Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Reading over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Reading

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 9 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.68%) Confluence
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.23%) Apache
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
Applications
1 19 (4.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.45%) Lectora
5 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.23%) CATIA
6 1 (0.23%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 38 (8.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (3.39%) Teamcenter
3 8 (1.81%) iTrent
4 6 (1.36%) SAP EWM
5 4 (0.90%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.68%) Primavera
6 3 (0.68%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.23%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.23%) SAP PS
7 1 (0.23%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (13.80%) Azure
2 21 (4.75%) Power Platform
3 19 (4.30%) AWS
4 16 (3.62%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (2.49%) GCP
6 10 (2.26%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.04%) SuccessFactors
8 7 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (1.13%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (1.13%) SaaS
10 4 (0.90%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.90%) Viva Engage
11 3 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.68%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.45%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.23%) Azure AKS
13 1 (0.23%) Azure Service Bus
13 1 (0.23%) Miro
13 1 (0.23%) SAP Fieldglass
13 1 (0.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.43%) Firewall
2 18 (4.07%) LAN
3 16 (3.62%) DNS
3 16 (3.62%) WAN
4 15 (3.39%) VXLAN
5 14 (3.17%) BGP
5 14 (3.17%) BIG-IP
5 14 (3.17%) Cisco ISE
5 14 (3.17%) DHCP
5 14 (3.17%) OSPF
6 12 (2.71%) Ethernet VPN
6 12 (2.71%) Junos
7 9 (2.04%) Network Security
8 6 (1.36%) VPN
8 6 (1.36%) Wireless
9 4 (0.90%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (0.90%) SSL
10 3 (0.68%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 3 (0.68%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 3 (0.68%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.20%) Oracle Database
2 17 (3.85%) Power BI
3 7 (1.58%) Oracle Database 12c
4 6 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.36%) Tableau
5 4 (0.90%) Oracle Database 11g
5 4 (0.90%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.68%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.45%) Big Data
7 2 (0.45%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.45%) Metadata
7 2 (0.45%) Oracle Database 10g
7 2 (0.45%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.23%) MySQL
8 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.23%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.23%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 37 (8.37%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (1.36%) JIRA
3 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.23%) Git
3 1 (0.23%) GitLab
3 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.23%) JUnit
3 1 (0.23%) Liquibase
3 1 (0.23%) Mockito
3 1 (0.23%) TestDirector
General
1 131 (29.64%) Aerospace
2 94 (21.27%) Social Skills
3 40 (9.05%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.01%) Finance
5 20 (4.52%) Public Sector
6 17 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (2.49%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.58%) Advertising
8 7 (1.58%) Legal
8 7 (1.58%) Military
8 7 (1.58%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.13%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.45%) Local Government
12 1 (0.23%) Avionics
12 1 (0.23%) Banking
12 1 (0.23%) Billing
12 1 (0.23%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.23%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 94 (21.27%) Lead
2 46 (10.41%) Consultant
3 45 (10.18%) Analyst
4 44 (9.95%) Senior
5 42 (9.50%) Product Manager
6 39 (8.82%) Delivery Manager
7 38 (8.60%) Product Delivery Manager
8 37 (8.37%) Architect
9 23 (5.20%) Network Engineer
9 23 (5.20%) SAP Consultant
10 22 (4.98%) Systems Delivery Manager
10 22 (4.98%) Systems Manager
11 20 (4.52%) Data Migration Lead
12 19 (4.30%) DBA
13 17 (3.85%) Administrator
13 17 (3.85%) Oracle DBA
14 16 (3.62%) Data Analyst
14 16 (3.62%) IT Manager
14 16 (3.62%) Product Owner
15 15 (3.39%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.39%) 802.1X
2 7 (1.58%) OAuth
2 7 (1.58%) OpenID
2 7 (1.58%) SAML
3 6 (1.36%) LDAP
4 4 (0.90%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 4 (0.90%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.68%) SAP PI
6 2 (0.45%) .NET
6 2 (0.45%) Apache NiFi
6 2 (0.45%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (0.45%) Middleware
6 2 (0.45%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.23%) CSS
7 1 (0.23%) HTML
7 1 (0.23%) LAMP
7 1 (0.23%) MERN Stack
7 1 (0.23%) React
7 1 (0.23%) Web Services
7 1 (0.23%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.99%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.20%) Data Structures
3 20 (4.52%) Greenfield Project
4 19 (4.30%) Onboarding
5 13 (2.94%) Data Centre
5 13 (2.94%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.71%) Clustering
6 12 (2.71%) PKI
7 10 (2.26%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (2.04%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.90%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.90%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.68%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.68%) CMDB
11 3 (0.68%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.68%) Taxonomies
11 3 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.62%) Windows
2 13 (2.94%) Linux
3 9 (2.04%) Unix
4 3 (0.68%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.23%) Android
6 1 (0.23%) Solaris
6 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (20.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 81 (18.33%) Agile
3 78 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 78 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 61 (13.80%) Roadmaps
5 60 (13.57%) Computer Science
6 53 (11.99%) Cybersecurity
7 48 (10.86%) Migration
8 46 (10.41%) Systems Engineering
9 44 (9.95%) ITIL
10 41 (9.28%) Scaled Agile Framework
11 39 (8.82%) Change Control
12 38 (8.60%) ITSM
12 38 (8.60%) PRINCE2
12 38 (8.60%) Programme Management
13 37 (8.37%) Configuration Management
14 36 (8.14%) DevOps
15 35 (7.92%) Data Migration
16 34 (7.69%) Service Management
17 33 (7.47%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.66%) Python
2 22 (4.98%) SQL
3 13 (2.94%) Kusto Query Language
4 12 (2.71%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.13%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.90%) Java
6 4 (0.90%) Korn
6 4 (0.90%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.68%) C++
8 2 (0.45%) Bash
9 1 (0.23%) Bicep
9 1 (0.23%) C#
9 1 (0.23%) Go
9 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.23%) Perl
9 1 (0.23%) PHP
9 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 293 (66.29%) SC Cleared
2 91 (20.59%) DV Cleared
3 70 (15.84%) Degree
4 19 (4.30%) Azure Certification
5 17 (3.85%) PMP
6 16 (3.62%) Cisco Certification
6 16 (3.62%) PMI Certification
7 12 (2.71%) CISSP
8 8 (1.81%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.36%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.36%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.90%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (0.90%) CSPO
10 4 (0.90%) JNCIA
10 4 (0.90%) JNCIP
10 4 (0.90%) JNCIS
11 3 (0.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 3 (0.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 26 (5.88%) NIST
2 16 (3.62%) NIST 800
2 16 (3.62%) PMO
3 10 (2.26%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.26%) GDPR
3 10 (2.26%) GRC
4 7 (1.58%) NCSC
5 6 (1.36%) QA
6 5 (1.13%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.13%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.68%) DO-254
7 3 (0.68%) IEC 61508
7 3 (0.68%) ISO 26262
7 3 (0.68%) JSP 440
7 3 (0.68%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (2.04%) Oracle RAC
2 8 (1.81%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.90%) Docker
4 2 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (2.94%) FortiGate
2 11 (2.49%) Oracle RMAN
3 7 (1.58%) Terraform
4 5 (1.13%) Ansible
4 5 (1.13%) Data Guard
4 5 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.90%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.68%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.68%) SCCM
7 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.23%) Nessus
7 1 (0.23%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.23%) SCOM
7 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 78 (17.65%) SAP
2 54 (12.22%) Microsoft
3 33 (7.47%) Oracle
4 28 (6.33%) IBM
5 27 (6.11%) Juniper
6 26 (5.88%) Cisco
7 22 (4.98%) ServiceNow
8 20 (4.52%) F5
9 15 (3.39%) Extreme Networks
10 14 (3.17%) Splunk
11 13 (2.94%) SolarWinds
12 11 (2.49%) Workday
13 7 (1.58%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.13%) CheckPoint
14 5 (1.13%) Okta
14 5 (1.13%) Ping Identity
14 5 (1.13%) Siemens
15 4 (0.90%) ForgeRock
15 4 (0.90%) Google
16 3 (0.68%) Fortinet