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 15 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +3
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 437 109 379
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 38.33% 18.79% 31.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 84.36% 62.29% 69.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 72 228
10th Percentile £303 £359 £347
25th Percentile £500 £480 £572
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £588 £605
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% -2.89% +6.14%
75th Percentile £725 £700 £688
90th Percentile £805 - £747
Berkshire median daily rate £549 £550 £603
% change year-on-year -0.23% -8.83% +9.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 1 55
10th Percentile £72.60 - £48.51
25th Percentile £80.75 £26.75 £56.58
Median hourly rate £85.00 £28.50 £69.38
Median % change year-on-year +198.25% -58.92% +2.40%
75th Percentile £88.00 £30.25 £87.52
90th Percentile £104.50 - £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £84.00 £80.00 £62.15
% change year-on-year +5.00% +28.73% -3.91%

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 518 175 549
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 45.44% 30.17% 44.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 253 108 266
10th Percentile £307 £353 £249
25th Percentile £500 £455 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £563 £605
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -7.02% +10.00%
75th Percentile £713 £691 £688
90th Percentile £785 £700 £746
Berkshire median daily rate £527 £525 £580
% change year-on-year +0.43% -9.48% +5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 148 4 57
10th Percentile £35.22 £39.73 £45.71
25th Percentile £80.75 £59.19 £56.50
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +12.00% -9.26%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £87.50
90th Percentile £104.50 - £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.58 £70.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +19.39% +13.64% -5.41%

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 15 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 15 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 7 (1.60%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.69%) Confluence
4 2 (0.46%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.23%) Apache
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
Applications
1 19 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.29%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.46%) Lectora
5 2 (0.46%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.23%) CATIA
6 1 (0.23%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 38 (8.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (3.20%) Teamcenter
3 8 (1.83%) iTrent
4 6 (1.37%) SAP EWM
5 4 (0.92%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.69%) Primavera
6 3 (0.69%) 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 (13.96%) Azure
2 21 (4.81%) Power Platform
3 20 (4.58%) AWS
4 16 (3.66%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (2.75%) GCP
6 10 (2.29%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.06%) SuccessFactors
8 7 (1.60%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (1.14%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (1.14%) SaaS
10 4 (0.92%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.92%) Viva Engage
11 3 (0.69%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.69%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.23%) Azure AKS
13 1 (0.23%) Azure Service Bus
13 1 (0.23%) Miro
13 1 (0.23%) Rubrik
13 1 (0.23%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.03%) Firewall
2 18 (4.12%) LAN
3 15 (3.43%) VXLAN
4 14 (3.20%) BGP
4 14 (3.20%) BIG-IP
4 14 (3.20%) Cisco ISE
4 14 (3.20%) DHCP
4 14 (3.20%) DNS
4 14 (3.20%) OSPF
4 14 (3.20%) WAN
5 12 (2.75%) Ethernet VPN
5 12 (2.75%) Junos
6 8 (1.83%) Network Security
7 4 (0.92%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (0.92%) VPN
7 4 (0.92%) Wireless
8 3 (0.69%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 3 (0.69%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 3 (0.69%) MPLS
8 3 (0.69%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.26%) Oracle Database
2 17 (3.89%) Power BI
3 7 (1.60%) Oracle Database 12c
4 6 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.37%) Tableau
5 4 (0.92%) Oracle Database 11g
5 4 (0.92%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.69%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.46%) Big Data
7 2 (0.46%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle Database 10g
7 2 (0.46%) 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 (8.47%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (1.37%) JIRA
3 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
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
1 130 (29.75%) Aerospace
2 95 (21.74%) Social Skills
3 39 (8.92%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.09%) Finance
5 22 (5.03%) Public Sector
6 14 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
7 10 (2.29%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.60%) Advertising
8 7 (1.60%) Military
9 5 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.14%) Legal
9 5 (1.14%) Telecoms
10 4 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.46%) Local Government
12 1 (0.23%) Aviation
12 1 (0.23%) Avionics
12 1 (0.23%) Banking
12 1 (0.23%) Billing
12 1 (0.23%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 92 (21.05%) Lead
2 46 (10.53%) Senior
3 44 (10.07%) Analyst
4 42 (9.61%) Consultant
4 42 (9.61%) Product Manager
5 39 (8.92%) Delivery Manager
6 38 (8.70%) Architect
6 38 (8.70%) Product Delivery Manager
7 22 (5.03%) Network Engineer
7 22 (5.03%) SAP Consultant
7 22 (5.03%) Systems Delivery Manager
7 22 (5.03%) Systems Manager
8 20 (4.58%) Data Migration Lead
9 19 (4.35%) DBA
9 19 (4.35%) IT Manager
10 17 (3.89%) Administrator
10 17 (3.89%) Oracle DBA
11 16 (3.66%) Product Owner
12 15 (3.43%) Data Analyst
12 15 (3.43%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.97%) 802.1X
2 7 (1.60%) OAuth
2 7 (1.60%) OpenID
2 7 (1.60%) SAML
3 6 (1.37%) LDAP
4 4 (0.92%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 4 (0.92%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.69%) Elastic Stack
5 3 (0.69%) SAP PI
6 2 (0.46%) .NET
6 2 (0.46%) Apache NiFi
6 2 (0.46%) Middleware
6 2 (0.46%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.23%) CSS
7 1 (0.23%) HTML
7 1 (0.23%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.23%) iOS SDK
7 1 (0.23%) LAMP
7 1 (0.23%) React
7 1 (0.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.13%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.26%) Data Structures
3 20 (4.58%) Greenfield Project
4 18 (4.12%) Onboarding
5 14 (3.20%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.75%) Clustering
6 12 (2.75%) PKI
7 11 (2.52%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.29%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (2.06%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.92%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.92%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.69%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.69%) CMDB
12 3 (0.69%) Operational Technology
12 3 (0.69%) Security Operations Centre
12 3 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.69%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.89%) Windows
2 15 (3.43%) Linux
3 9 (2.06%) Unix
4 3 (0.69%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.46%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.23%) Android
6 1 (0.23%) Solaris
6 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (19.91%) Continuous Improvement
2 79 (18.08%) Agile
3 78 (17.85%) Stakeholder Management
4 75 (17.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 62 (14.19%) Roadmaps
6 57 (13.04%) Computer Science
7 54 (12.36%) Cybersecurity
8 48 (10.98%) Migration
9 46 (10.53%) Systems Engineering
10 44 (10.07%) ITIL
11 41 (9.38%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 38 (8.70%) Change Control
12 38 (8.70%) ITSM
12 38 (8.70%) PRINCE2
12 38 (8.70%) Programme Management
13 37 (8.47%) Configuration Management
14 35 (8.01%) Data Migration
14 35 (8.01%) DevOps
15 34 (7.78%) Service Management
16 33 (7.55%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 29 (6.64%) Python
2 22 (5.03%) SQL
3 16 (3.66%) PowerShell
4 14 (3.20%) Kusto Query Language
5 5 (1.14%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.92%) Java
6 4 (0.92%) Korn
6 4 (0.92%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.69%) C++
8 2 (0.46%) 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
1 285 (65.22%) SC Cleared
2 87 (19.91%) DV Cleared
3 67 (15.33%) Degree
4 19 (4.35%) Azure Certification
5 17 (3.89%) PMP
6 16 (3.66%) PMI Certification
7 15 (3.43%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (2.97%) CISSP
9 8 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.37%) AWS Certification
10 6 (1.37%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.92%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.92%) CSPO
11 4 (0.92%) JNCIA
11 4 (0.92%) JNCIP
11 4 (0.92%) JNCIS
12 3 (0.69%) APMP
12 3 (0.69%) MAPM
13 2 (0.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 26 (5.95%) NIST
2 15 (3.43%) NIST 800
2 15 (3.43%) PMO
3 10 (2.29%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.29%) GRC
4 9 (2.06%) GDPR
5 7 (1.60%) NCSC
6 6 (1.37%) QA
7 5 (1.14%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.92%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.69%) DO-254
9 3 (0.69%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.69%) ISO 26262
9 3 (0.69%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.69%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (2.06%) Oracle RAC
2 8 (1.83%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.92%) Docker
4 2 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (2.97%) FortiGate
2 11 (2.52%) Oracle RMAN
3 7 (1.60%) Terraform
4 5 (1.14%) Ansible
4 5 (1.14%) Data Guard
4 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.92%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.69%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.69%) SCCM
7 2 (0.46%) Nessus
8 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.23%) Kibana
8 1 (0.23%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.23%) OpenVAS
8 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.23%) SCOM
8 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 77 (17.62%) SAP
2 55 (12.59%) Microsoft
3 33 (7.55%) Oracle
4 28 (6.41%) IBM
5 25 (5.72%) Cisco
5 25 (5.72%) Juniper
6 22 (5.03%) ServiceNow
7 18 (4.12%) F5
8 15 (3.43%) Extreme Networks
8 15 (3.43%) Splunk
9 13 (2.97%) SolarWinds
10 11 (2.52%) Workday
11 5 (1.14%) Google
11 5 (1.14%) Okta
11 5 (1.14%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.14%) Ping Identity
12 4 (0.92%) ForgeRock
12 4 (0.92%) Siemens
13 3 (0.69%) LogRhythm
13 3 (0.69%) Tanium