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 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 +7
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 140 274 279
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 21.28% 25.32% 26.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 67.96% 67.82% 64.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 158 181
10th Percentile £255 £418 £210
25th Percentile £358 £531 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £605 £525
Median % change year-on-year -17.36% +15.24% -4.55%
75th Percentile £550 £675 £615
90th Percentile £613 £738 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £582 £525
% change year-on-year -14.09% +10.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 24 8
10th Percentile £38.23 £50.45 £58.38
25th Percentile £55.44 £60.07 £62.16
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.26 £66.44
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% -0.26% +20.80%
75th Percentile £66.75 £100.00 £75.06
90th Percentile £69.90 - £75.77
Berkshire median hourly rate £40.44 £61.76 £64.52
% change year-on-year -34.53% -4.27% +180.50%

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 206 404 432
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 31.31% 37.34% 40.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 143 212 286
10th Percentile £255 £331 £210
25th Percentile £378 £492 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% +0.29%
75th Percentile £550 £663 £622
90th Percentile £617 £738 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £565 £525
% change year-on-year -11.50% +7.62% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 24 8
10th Percentile £42.05 £50.45 £58.38
25th Percentile - £60.07 £62.16
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.26 £66.44
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% -0.26% +20.80%
75th Percentile £72.00 £100.00 £75.06
90th Percentile £85.05 - £75.77
Berkshire median hourly rate £30.11 £61.60 £63.60
% change year-on-year -51.12% -3.14% +170.63%

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 5 November 2025.

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 5 November 2025.

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 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.43%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.71%) CMS
3 1 (0.71%) Drupal
3 1 (0.71%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.71%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 3 (2.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.43%) SAP HCM
2 2 (1.43%) SAP PS
2 2 (1.43%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.71%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 1 (0.71%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.71%) Primavera
3 1 (0.71%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.71%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 15 (10.71%) AWS
1 15 (10.71%) Azure
1 15 (10.71%) OneDrive
2 9 (6.43%) Entra ID
3 7 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (4.29%) GCP
5 4 (2.86%) OpenShift
6 2 (1.43%) Power Automate
6 2 (1.43%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.43%) PowerApps
6 2 (1.43%) Slack
7 1 (0.71%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.71%) Boomi
7 1 (0.71%) IaaS
7 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.14%) Unified Communications
2 9 (6.43%) 4G
2 9 (6.43%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (4.29%) Firewall
4 5 (3.57%) WebEx
5 4 (2.86%) LAN
6 2 (1.43%) DNS
6 2 (1.43%) DWDM
6 2 (1.43%) Network Security
6 2 (1.43%) SAN
6 2 (1.43%) WAN
6 2 (1.43%) Wireless
7 1 (0.71%) Cisco ICM
7 1 (0.71%) CTI
7 1 (0.71%) DHCP
7 1 (0.71%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.71%) H.323
7 1 (0.71%) Internet
7 1 (0.71%) Intranet
7 1 (0.71%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.00%) NoSQL
2 2 (1.43%) Power BI
2 2 (1.43%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.71%) Data Hub
3 1 (0.71%) MySQL
3 1 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (5.00%) JIRA
2 3 (2.14%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.43%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.71%) Git
4 1 (0.71%) GitLab
4 1 (0.71%) Jenkins
General
1 51 (36.43%) Public Sector
1 51 (36.43%) Social Skills
2 16 (11.43%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (3.57%) Legal
4 3 (2.14%) Finance
4 3 (2.14%) Telecoms
5 2 (1.43%) Aerospace
5 2 (1.43%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.71%) Billing
6 1 (0.71%) Electronics
6 1 (0.71%) Marketing
6 1 (0.71%) Military
6 1 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (32.86%) Consultant
2 33 (23.57%) Network Consultant
3 10 (7.14%) Senior
4 9 (6.43%) Analyst
4 9 (6.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 8 (5.71%) Cloud Engineer
5 8 (5.71%) Support Engineer
6 7 (5.00%) Infrastructure Support
6 7 (5.00%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
7 6 (4.29%) Administrator
7 6 (4.29%) Architect
7 6 (4.29%) AWS Engineer
7 6 (4.29%) Developer
7 6 (4.29%) Network Engineer
7 6 (4.29%) Windows Engineer
7 6 (4.29%) Windows Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (4.29%) Windows Support Engineer
8 5 (3.57%) DevOps Engineer
8 5 (3.57%) Project Manager
8 5 (3.57%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.86%) Loki
2 3 (2.14%) Web Services
3 2 (1.43%) .NET
3 2 (1.43%) AngularJS
3 2 (1.43%) jQuery
3 2 (1.43%) Node.js
3 2 (1.43%) React
3 2 (1.43%) RESTful
3 2 (1.43%) RFC 2544
4 1 (0.71%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.71%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.71%) Google JAX
4 1 (0.71%) JAX
4 1 (0.71%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.71%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.71%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.71%) scikit-learn
4 1 (0.71%) Spring Boot
4 1 (0.71%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.71%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.86%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.57%) Cloud Native
2 5 (3.57%) Data Centre
2 5 (3.57%) Driving Licence
2 5 (3.57%) Handset
2 5 (3.57%) Security Operations Centre
3 4 (2.86%) Virtual Team
4 3 (2.14%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (2.14%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.43%) Enterprise Storage
5 2 (1.43%) PKI
6 1 (0.71%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.71%) CESG
6 1 (0.71%) HP Storage
6 1 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.71%) Private Cloud
6 1 (0.71%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.71%) Replication
6 1 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 25 (17.86%) Windows
2 14 (10.00%) Windows 10
3 13 (9.29%) Linux
4 6 (4.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (2.14%) Windows Server
6 2 (1.43%) Android
6 2 (1.43%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (27.86%) Migration
2 38 (27.14%) Roadmaps
2 38 (27.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 29 (20.71%) Collaborative Working
4 17 (12.14%) CI/CD
5 16 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (9.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 12 (8.57%) DevOps
8 11 (7.86%) Risk Management
8 11 (7.86%) Test Automation
9 10 (7.14%) Agile
9 10 (7.14%) Analytical Thinking
9 10 (7.14%) High Availability
9 10 (7.14%) Validation
10 9 (6.43%) Test Scripting
11 8 (5.71%) Information Security
11 8 (5.71%) ITIL
11 8 (5.71%) Risk Analysis
12 7 (5.00%) Load Testing
12 7 (5.00%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 20 (14.29%) Python
2 11 (7.86%) PowerShell
3 7 (5.00%) Java
3 7 (5.00%) SQL
4 6 (4.29%) Bash
5 4 (2.86%) C#
6 3 (2.14%) C
6 3 (2.14%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.43%) Ada
7 2 (1.43%) Assembly Language
7 2 (1.43%) MATLAB
7 2 (1.43%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.71%) C++
8 1 (0.71%) Go
8 1 (0.71%) R
Qualifications
1 108 (77.14%) SC Cleared
2 21 (15.00%) DV Cleared
3 11 (7.86%) Degree
4 8 (5.71%) AWS Certification
5 7 (5.00%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (4.29%) CCNP
6 6 (4.29%) CISSP
7 4 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (2.86%) CCNA
7 4 (2.86%) CFCE
7 4 (2.86%) GCFA
7 4 (2.86%) GCIA
7 4 (2.86%) GCIH
7 4 (2.86%) GIAC
8 3 (2.14%) CISM
9 2 (1.43%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.71%) CCIE Collaboration
10 1 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.71%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (7.14%) QA
3 8 (5.71%) NIST
4 7 (5.00%) GDPR
5 4 (2.86%) HIPAA
6 3 (2.14%) NCSC
7 2 (1.43%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.43%) RMADS
7 2 (1.43%) SLA
8 1 (0.71%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.71%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.71%) PSD2
System Software
1 20 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (3.57%) vSphere
3 3 (2.14%) Docker
4 1 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.71%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (8.57%) SCCM
2 10 (7.14%) Kubernetes
3 6 (4.29%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (2.86%) Argo
4 4 (2.86%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (2.86%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (2.86%) Grafana
4 4 (2.86%) Kustomize
4 4 (2.86%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.43%) NetBackup
6 2 (1.43%) Terraform
7 1 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.71%) Ansible
7 1 (0.71%) Cisco UCCE
7 1 (0.71%) Nessus
7 1 (0.71%) vRealize
7 1 (0.71%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 44 (31.43%) Cisco
2 34 (24.29%) Aruba
2 34 (24.29%) Microsoft
3 14 (10.00%) ServiceNow
4 6 (4.29%) Red Hat
4 6 (4.29%) SAP
4 6 (4.29%) VMware
5 4 (2.86%) ArcSight
5 4 (2.86%) LogRhythm
5 4 (2.86%) Splunk
6 3 (2.14%) CrowdStrike
6 3 (2.14%) IBM
6 3 (2.14%) Nokia
6 3 (2.14%) Oracle
7 2 (1.43%) 3PAR
7 2 (1.43%) Dell
7 2 (1.43%) Google
7 2 (1.43%) HP
7 2 (1.43%) Juniper
7 2 (1.43%) Veritas