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 7 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 5 1
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 453 108 339
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 39.67% 17.85% 29.97%
As % of the Qualifications category 83.58% 62.07% 70.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 72 225
10th Percentile £318 £375 £443
25th Percentile £500 £509 £582
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £595 £605
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% -1.61% +10.00%
75th Percentile £733 £700 £688
90th Percentile £813 £768 £765
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £550 £605
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +13.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 1 37
10th Percentile £71.04 - £50.51
25th Percentile £80.75 £26.75 £58.49
Median hourly rate £84.50 £28.50 £72.33
Median % change year-on-year +196.49% -60.60% +3.33%
75th Percentile £88.00 £30.25 £87.53
90th Percentile £104.45 - £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £84.00 £85.75 £62.97
% change year-on-year -2.04% +36.19% -3.32%

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 542 174 484
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 47.46% 28.76% 42.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 271 107 258
10th Percentile £325 £356 £362
25th Percentile £500 £459 £564
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £563 £605
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -7.02% +10.00%
75th Percentile £729 £700 £688
90th Percentile £805 - £765
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £525 £600
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 154 4 38
10th Percentile £41.25 £39.73 £48.75
25th Percentile £80.56 £59.19 £57.75
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £71.75
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £87.52
90th Percentile £104.35 - £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.54 £70.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +19.34% +13.64% -5.08%

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 7 August 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 7 August 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 12 (2.65%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.66%) Apache Spark
2 3 (0.66%) Confluence
2 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.22%) Apache
3 1 (0.22%) Apache Superset
3 1 (0.22%) Kinematics
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle Service Bus
3 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
Applications
1 21 (4.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.44%) Lectora
5 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 39 (8.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (3.09%) Teamcenter
3 8 (1.77%) iTrent
4 6 (1.32%) SAP EWM
5 4 (0.88%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.66%) Primavera
6 3 (0.66%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.22%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.22%) SAP PS
7 1 (0.22%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 72 (15.89%) Azure
2 25 (5.52%) Power Platform
3 22 (4.86%) AWS
4 19 (4.19%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (3.31%) GCP
6 11 (2.43%) Entra ID
7 9 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (1.99%) SuccessFactors
8 7 (1.55%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.10%) SaaS
10 4 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (0.88%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (0.66%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.66%) GitHub
11 3 (0.66%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (0.66%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.44%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.44%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.44%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 30 (6.62%) Firewall
2 22 (4.86%) DNS
3 20 (4.42%) DHCP
4 17 (3.75%) LAN
5 16 (3.53%) WAN
6 15 (3.31%) VXLAN
7 14 (3.09%) BGP
7 14 (3.09%) BIG-IP
7 14 (3.09%) OSPF
8 13 (2.87%) Cisco ISE
9 12 (2.65%) Ethernet VPN
9 12 (2.65%) Junos
10 11 (2.43%) VPN
11 8 (1.77%) Network Security
12 6 (1.32%) TCP/IP
13 4 (0.88%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
13 4 (0.88%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
13 4 (0.88%) MPLS
13 4 (0.88%) SSL
13 4 (0.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.08%) Oracle Database
2 18 (3.97%) Power BI
3 7 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.55%) Oracle Database 12c
4 6 (1.32%) Tableau
5 4 (0.88%) Oracle Database 11g
5 4 (0.88%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.66%) Big Data
6 3 (0.66%) Hadoop
6 3 (0.66%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.66%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.44%) Metadata
7 2 (0.44%) Oracle Database 10g
7 2 (0.44%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.22%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 38 (8.39%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (1.32%) JIRA
3 4 (0.88%) GitLab
3 4 (0.88%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.66%) Git
5 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.22%) JUnit
5 1 (0.22%) Liquibase
5 1 (0.22%) Mockito
5 1 (0.22%) TestDirector
General
1 145 (32.01%) Aerospace
2 101 (22.30%) Social Skills
3 44 (9.71%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (6.18%) Finance
5 21 (4.64%) Influencing Skills
6 18 (3.97%) Public Sector
7 11 (2.43%) Manufacturing
8 8 (1.77%) Advertising
9 7 (1.55%) Military
9 7 (1.55%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.32%) Legal
11 5 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.44%) Local Government
14 1 (0.22%) Avionics
14 1 (0.22%) Banking
14 1 (0.22%) Billing
14 1 (0.22%) General Ledger
14 1 (0.22%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 90 (19.87%) Lead
2 52 (11.48%) Analyst
3 50 (11.04%) Consultant
4 48 (10.60%) Product Manager
5 45 (9.93%) Delivery Manager
6 44 (9.71%) Product Delivery Manager
7 42 (9.27%) Senior
8 37 (8.17%) Architect
9 25 (5.52%) SAP Consultant
10 22 (4.86%) Systems Delivery Manager
10 22 (4.86%) Systems Manager
11 21 (4.64%) DBA
12 20 (4.42%) Data Migration Lead
12 20 (4.42%) Network Engineer
12 20 (4.42%) Systems Engineer
13 19 (4.19%) Oracle DBA
14 18 (3.97%) Data Analyst
15 17 (3.75%) Administrator
16 16 (3.53%) Product Owner
17 14 (3.09%) Change Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.31%) 802.1X
2 8 (1.77%) OAuth
2 8 (1.77%) SAML
3 7 (1.55%) OpenID
4 6 (1.32%) LDAP
5 4 (0.88%) Oracle GoldenGate
5 4 (0.88%) SailPoint
6 3 (0.66%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.66%) SAP PI
7 2 (0.44%) .NET
7 2 (0.44%) Apache NiFi
7 2 (0.44%) Middleware
7 2 (0.44%) SAP Fiori
8 1 (0.22%) CSS
8 1 (0.22%) HTML
8 1 (0.22%) HTML5 Canvas
8 1 (0.22%) iOS SDK
8 1 (0.22%) React
8 1 (0.22%) Web Services
8 1 (0.22%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 55 (12.14%) Product Ownership
2 24 (5.30%) Data Structures
3 21 (4.64%) Greenfield Project
4 16 (3.53%) Onboarding
5 14 (3.09%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.65%) Clustering
6 12 (2.65%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.65%) Hybrid Cloud
6 12 (2.65%) PKI
7 11 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.99%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.10%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.88%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.88%) Operational Technology
12 3 (0.66%) PMI
12 3 (0.66%) Taxonomies
13 2 (0.44%) CMDB
13 2 (0.44%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.64%) Windows
2 16 (3.53%) Linux
3 9 (1.99%) Unix
4 5 (1.10%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.66%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.22%) Android
7 1 (0.22%) Solaris
7 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (19.87%) Continuous Improvement
2 87 (19.21%) Agile
3 80 (17.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 75 (16.56%) Stakeholder Management
5 67 (14.79%) Computer Science
5 67 (14.79%) Roadmaps
6 54 (11.92%) Cybersecurity
7 51 (11.26%) Migration
8 50 (11.04%) Systems Engineering
9 49 (10.82%) ITIL
10 47 (10.38%) DevOps
11 43 (9.49%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 41 (9.05%) Change Control
13 40 (8.83%) PRINCE2
13 40 (8.83%) Programme Management
14 39 (8.61%) ITSM
15 38 (8.39%) Service Management
16 35 (7.73%) Data Migration
17 34 (7.51%) Configuration Management
17 34 (7.51%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.06%) Python
2 26 (5.74%) SQL
3 19 (4.19%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.21%) Bash
4 10 (2.21%) Kusto Query Language
5 7 (1.55%) PL/SQL
6 5 (1.10%) Bicep
6 5 (1.10%) Java
7 4 (0.88%) Korn
7 4 (0.88%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.66%) C++
9 1 (0.22%) C#
9 1 (0.22%) Go
9 1 (0.22%) Scala
9 1 (0.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 304 (67.11%) SC Cleared
2 91 (20.09%) DV Cleared
3 81 (17.88%) Degree
4 22 (4.86%) Azure Certification
5 20 (4.42%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (4.42%) PMP
6 19 (4.19%) PMI Certification
7 15 (3.31%) CISSP
8 8 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (1.55%) TOGAF Certification
10 5 (1.10%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.88%) CISM
11 4 (0.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (0.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (0.88%) JNCIA
11 4 (0.88%) JNCIP
11 4 (0.88%) JNCIS
11 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (5.30%) NIST
3 16 (3.53%) PMO
4 14 (3.09%) NIST 800
5 12 (2.65%) Data Quality
6 10 (2.21%) GDPR
6 10 (2.21%) GRC
7 6 (1.32%) Def Stans
7 6 (1.32%) QA
8 5 (1.10%) NCSC
9 4 (0.88%) DO-254
9 4 (0.88%) IEC 61508
9 4 (0.88%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.66%) SLA
11 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.22%) ARP4761
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.22%) DO-160
11 1 (0.22%) JSP 440
System Software
1 11 (2.43%) Oracle RAC
2 10 (2.21%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.77%) Docker
4 7 (1.55%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (3.53%) Terraform
2 14 (3.09%) Ansible
3 13 (2.87%) FortiGate
3 13 (2.87%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.87%) Oracle RMAN
4 7 (1.55%) Data Guard
5 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.88%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 4 (0.88%) SCCM
7 3 (0.66%) Grafana
8 2 (0.44%) Istio
8 2 (0.44%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.44%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.44%) SCOM
9 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.22%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.22%) Nessus
9 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Satellite
9 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 84 (18.54%) SAP
2 68 (15.01%) Microsoft
3 35 (7.73%) Oracle
4 29 (6.40%) IBM
5 26 (5.74%) Juniper
6 25 (5.52%) Cisco
7 24 (5.30%) ServiceNow
8 21 (4.64%) F5
9 15 (3.31%) Extreme Networks
10 14 (3.09%) SolarWinds
10 14 (3.09%) Splunk
11 11 (2.43%) Workday
12 8 (1.77%) VMware
13 7 (1.55%) Google
14 6 (1.32%) Palo Alto
15 5 (1.10%) CheckPoint
15 5 (1.10%) Okta
15 5 (1.10%) Ping Identity
16 4 (0.88%) Red Hat
16 4 (0.88%) Siemens