Security Cleared Contracts 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 14 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 2 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 +4 +16
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 276 288 189
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 25.21% 26.82% 13.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 68.66% 64.72% 46.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 192 147
10th Percentile £415 £210 £419
25th Percentile £525 £355 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £605 £539 £550
Median % change year-on-year +12.35% -2.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £675 £619 £607
90th Percentile £738 £663 £703
Berkshire median daily rate £581 £525 £570
% change year-on-year +10.67% -7.89% +14.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 8 2
10th Percentile £49.69 £58.38 -
25th Percentile £59.55 £62.16 £52.50
Median hourly rate £69.38 £66.44 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.42% +20.80% +30.95%
75th Percentile £100.00 £75.06 £57.50
90th Percentile - £75.77 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £61.78 £63.91 £23.00
% change year-on-year -3.33% +177.85% +9.26%

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 402 445 403
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 36.71% 41.43% 28.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 299 246
10th Percentile £330 £210 £350
25th Percentile £491 £400 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £540 £546
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -1.01% +9.10%
75th Percentile £669 £623 £613
90th Percentile £738 £678 £690
Berkshire median daily rate £562 £525 £546
% change year-on-year +6.95% -3.76% +9.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 8 2
10th Percentile £49.69 £58.38 -
25th Percentile £59.55 £62.16 £52.50
Median hourly rate £69.38 £66.44 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.42% +20.80% +37.50%
75th Percentile £100.00 £75.06 £57.50
90th Percentile - £75.77 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £61.60 £63.29 £23.50
% change year-on-year -2.67% +169.32% +11.64%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Reading

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Security Cleared in Reading

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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Reading over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Cleared in Reading

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Security Cleared in Reading

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Cleared in Reading over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Cleared in Reading

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 10 (3.62%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.09%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.36%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.36%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.36%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 7 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.36%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 17 (6.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.90%) SAP EWM
3 4 (1.45%) Primavera
4 2 (0.72%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.36%) SAP PLM
5 1 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 40 (14.49%) Azure
2 36 (13.04%) AWS
3 19 (6.88%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (5.43%) Azure Monitor
4 15 (5.43%) Azure Storage
5 11 (3.99%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.62%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (3.26%) Azure Service Bus
7 9 (3.26%) Entra ID
8 8 (2.90%) OCI
8 8 (2.90%) PaaS
8 8 (2.90%) SaaS
9 7 (2.54%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 7 (2.54%) Azure Key Vault
10 5 (1.81%) GCP
11 4 (1.45%) Azure AKS
12 2 (0.72%) Serverless
13 1 (0.36%) Amazon EKS
13 1 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
13 1 (0.36%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.43%) DNS
1 15 (5.43%) Firewall
2 13 (4.71%) DHCP
3 10 (3.62%) VoIP
4 9 (3.26%) PBX
5 6 (2.17%) BGP
5 6 (2.17%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (2.17%) DMVPN
5 6 (2.17%) EIGRP
5 6 (2.17%) OSPF
6 5 (1.81%) SD-WAN
6 5 (1.81%) WLAN
7 3 (1.09%) SAN
8 2 (0.72%) SMTP
8 2 (0.72%) Telnet
8 2 (0.72%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.36%) LAN
9 1 (0.36%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.36%) Skype
9 1 (0.36%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (10.51%) PostgreSQL
2 27 (9.78%) Oracle Database
3 26 (9.42%) Oracle Database 11g
4 11 (3.99%) Power BI
5 7 (2.54%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (2.54%) SAP Data Services
5 7 (2.54%) SAP HANA
6 4 (1.45%) GIS
7 2 (0.72%) Metadata
7 2 (0.72%) NonStop SQL
8 1 (0.36%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.36%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.36%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 7 (2.54%) LSMW
2 6 (2.17%) Git
2 6 (2.17%) MSI
3 4 (1.45%) InstallShield
3 4 (1.45%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.36%) JIRA
4 1 (0.36%) TestDirector
General
1 65 (23.55%) Public Sector
2 33 (11.96%) Telecoms
3 31 (11.23%) Manufacturing
4 27 (9.78%) Finance
5 26 (9.42%) Social Skills
6 25 (9.06%) Marketing
7 24 (8.70%) Electronics
8 7 (2.54%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (2.17%) Military
10 3 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.36%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.36%) Billing
12 1 (0.36%) Legal
12 1 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (19.93%) Consultant
2 48 (17.39%) SAP Consultant
3 46 (16.67%) Senior
4 30 (10.87%) Architect
5 24 (8.70%) Azure Engineer
6 22 (7.97%) Active Directory Engineer
7 21 (7.61%) Active Directory Support
7 21 (7.61%) Active Directory Support Engineer
7 21 (7.61%) Support Engineer
8 15 (5.43%) Developer
9 13 (4.71%) Active Directory Architect
9 13 (4.71%) Project Manager
10 12 (4.35%) Analyst
11 11 (3.99%) Senior Manager
12 10 (3.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (3.26%) Administrator
13 9 (3.26%) Lead
13 9 (3.26%) Portfolio Analyst
14 8 (2.90%) SAP EWM Consultant
14 8 (2.90%) Senior Portfolio Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.07%) .NET
1 14 (5.07%) BAPI
2 12 (4.35%) SAP PI
3 10 (3.62%) ARM Templates
4 9 (3.26%) SAP Fiori
5 8 (2.90%) SAPUI5
6 7 (2.54%) Web Services
7 6 (2.17%) SAP Smart Forms
8 5 (1.81%) .NET Framework
8 5 (1.81%) COM
8 5 (1.81%) Entity Framework
8 5 (1.81%) GraphQL
8 5 (1.81%) RESTful
8 5 (1.81%) SOAP
9 4 (1.45%) RFC 2544
10 2 (0.72%) ATL
10 2 (0.72%) LDAP
10 2 (0.72%) SAP ALE
11 1 (0.36%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.36%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.07%) Data Centre
2 13 (4.71%) Greenfield Project
3 10 (3.62%) Onboarding
4 9 (3.26%) Blackberry
4 9 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.90%) PKI
5 8 (2.90%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.90%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (2.54%) Client/Server
6 7 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.17%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.45%) Fibre Optics
8 4 (1.45%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.09%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.36%) Distributed Systems
10 1 (0.36%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 35 (12.68%) Windows
2 17 (6.16%) Linux
3 14 (5.07%) Windows Server
4 12 (4.35%) Windows Server 2016
4 12 (4.35%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (1.81%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.72%) CentOS
7 2 (0.72%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.72%) Unix
8 1 (0.36%) AIX
8 1 (0.36%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (17.39%) Migration
2 46 (16.67%) DevOps
3 44 (15.94%) Agile
4 38 (13.77%) Business Intelligence
5 36 (13.04%) Unit Testing
6 35 (12.68%) Performance Tuning
7 27 (9.78%) Data Migration
8 26 (9.42%) Process Improvement
8 26 (9.42%) Stakeholder Management
9 24 (8.70%) Digital Marketing
9 24 (8.70%) Programme Management
9 24 (8.70%) Secure Coding
10 22 (7.97%) Clean Code
10 22 (7.97%) CRUD
11 20 (7.25%) Roadmaps
12 18 (6.52%) Problem-Solving
13 16 (5.80%) ITIL
13 16 (5.80%) Scrum
14 15 (5.43%) Identity Management
14 15 (5.43%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 51 (18.48%) SQL
2 35 (12.68%) PowerShell
3 28 (10.14%) PL/SQL
4 23 (8.33%) ABAP
4 23 (8.33%) C#
5 10 (3.62%) Bicep
5 10 (3.62%) VBScript
6 8 (2.90%) VB
7 7 (2.54%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (2.17%) Delphi
8 6 (2.17%) T-SQL
9 4 (1.45%) Python
10 2 (0.72%) Bash
11 1 (0.36%) Java
11 1 (0.36%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.36%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 179 (64.86%) SC Cleared
2 163 (59.06%) DV Cleared
3 14 (5.07%) Degree
4 12 (4.35%) CCNP
4 12 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (4.35%) SAP Certification
5 8 (2.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 8 (2.90%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 4 (1.45%) CCNA
7 3 (1.09%) CISM
8 1 (0.36%) CCIE
8 1 (0.36%) CCVP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.26%) PMO
2 3 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (1.09%) NIST
3 2 (0.72%) QA
4 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.36%) COBIT
4 1 (0.36%) GDPR
4 1 (0.36%) NIST 800
System Software
1 43 (15.58%) Active Directory
2 21 (7.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.90%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (2.90%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (2.17%) Microsoft App-V
5 5 (1.81%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.81%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.45%) Docker
7 2 (0.72%) KVM
7 2 (0.72%) NFS
7 2 (0.72%) Samba
7 2 (0.72%) vSphere
7 2 (0.72%) XenApp
7 2 (0.72%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 20 (7.25%) Kubernetes
2 19 (6.88%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (5.80%) Ansible
4 15 (5.43%) SCCM
5 13 (4.71%) Terraform
6 11 (3.99%) SCOM
6 11 (3.99%) WSUS
7 9 (3.26%) Microsoft Intune
8 8 (2.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 6 (2.17%) FortiGate
10 3 (1.09%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (1.09%) NetBackup
10 3 (1.09%) Progress Chef
10 3 (1.09%) Puppet
10 3 (1.09%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.36%) Cisco CUCM
11 1 (0.36%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 81 (29.35%) SAP
2 40 (14.49%) Oracle
3 37 (13.41%) VMware
4 36 (13.04%) Microsoft
5 27 (9.78%) Cisco
6 17 (6.16%) Juniper
7 11 (3.99%) Fortinet
7 11 (3.99%) Palo Alto
8 8 (2.90%) Avaya
8 8 (2.90%) Ericsson
8 8 (2.90%) Extreme Networks
8 8 (2.90%) F5
8 8 (2.90%) Nokia
8 8 (2.90%) Ribbon
9 6 (2.17%) McAfee
10 5 (1.81%) Aruba
10 5 (1.81%) Meraki
10 5 (1.81%) Ubiquiti
11 3 (1.09%) 3PAR
11 3 (1.09%) Symantec