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 1 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 6 1
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 +2
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 427 101 322
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 39.46% 17.21% 29.09%
As % of the Qualifications category 81.96% 58.05% 67.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 66 209
10th Percentile £412 £364 £472
25th Percentile £524 £477 £597
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £616 £581 £625
Median % change year-on-year +6.02% -7.00% +19.05%
75th Percentile £733 £700 £688
90th Percentile £813 £800 £765
Berkshire median daily rate £575 £550 £605
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.09% +16.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 1 36
10th Percentile £62.15 - £50.95
25th Percentile £79.19 £26.75 £60.95
Median hourly rate £85.00 £28.50 £72.33
Median % change year-on-year +198.25% -60.60% +6.76%
75th Percentile £94.59 £30.25 £90.00
90th Percentile £104.50 - £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £85.00 £54.49 £66.50
% change year-on-year +56.01% -18.07% +2.47%

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 521 174 474
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 48.15% 29.64% 42.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 283 100 254
10th Percentile £401 £351 £409
25th Percentile £513 £450 £570
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £605
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -9.09% +11.62%
75th Percentile £733 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £773 £765
Berkshire median daily rate £570 £519 £600
% change year-on-year +9.88% -13.54% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 125 4 36
10th Percentile £35.22 £39.73 £50.95
25th Percentile £71.43 £59.19 £60.95
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £72.33
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -3.22% +6.76%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £90.00
90th Percentile £104.50 - £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £54.49 £63.15
% change year-on-year +52.34% -13.72% -2.36%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 10 (2.34%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.70%) Apache Spark
2 3 (0.70%) Confluence
3 2 (0.47%) Apache
3 2 (0.47%) Apache Superset
4 1 (0.23%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Service Bus
4 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
Applications
1 18 (4.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.70%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 36 (8.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (3.04%) Teamcenter
3 8 (1.87%) iTrent
4 6 (1.41%) SAP EWM
5 4 (0.94%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.70%) Primavera
6 3 (0.70%) 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 84 (19.67%) Azure
2 28 (6.56%) Azure DevOps
3 25 (5.85%) AWS
4 24 (5.62%) Power Platform
5 15 (3.51%) GCP
6 13 (3.04%) OpenShift
7 10 (2.34%) Entra ID
8 9 (2.11%) SuccessFactors
9 7 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
10 6 (1.41%) Azure Sentinel
10 6 (1.41%) SaaS
11 5 (1.17%) GitHub
11 5 (1.17%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.70%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (0.70%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.47%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.47%) Rubrik
14 1 (0.23%) Azure Service Bus
14 1 (0.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.85%) Firewall
2 19 (4.45%) DNS
3 16 (3.75%) DHCP
4 14 (3.28%) VPN
5 12 (2.81%) WAN
6 11 (2.58%) LAN
7 8 (1.87%) BIG-IP
7 8 (1.87%) Network Security
7 8 (1.87%) TCP/IP
7 8 (1.87%) VXLAN
8 7 (1.64%) BGP
8 7 (1.64%) OSPF
9 6 (1.41%) Cisco ISE
9 6 (1.41%) Ethernet VPN
9 6 (1.41%) Junos
9 6 (1.41%) VoIP
10 5 (1.17%) SSL
11 4 (0.94%) MPLS
11 4 (0.94%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.70%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.68%) Oracle Database
2 17 (3.98%) Power BI
3 7 (1.64%) Metadata
4 5 (1.17%) Tableau
5 4 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.94%) Oracle Database 11g
5 4 (0.94%) Oracle Database 12c
6 3 (0.70%) Big Data
6 3 (0.70%) Hadoop
6 3 (0.70%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.70%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.47%) Oracle Database 10g
8 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.23%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.23%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.23%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.23%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 18 (4.22%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (2.11%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.87%) GitLab
4 6 (1.41%) JIRA
5 5 (1.17%) Git
6 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.23%) JMeter
6 1 (0.23%) JUnit
6 1 (0.23%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.23%) Mockito
6 1 (0.23%) Selenium
6 1 (0.23%) TestDirector
General
1 128 (29.98%) Aerospace
2 103 (24.12%) Social Skills
3 45 (10.54%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (5.15%) Finance
5 21 (4.92%) Influencing Skills
6 18 (4.22%) Public Sector
7 14 (3.28%) Manufacturing
8 8 (1.87%) Telecoms
9 7 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.41%) Legal
10 6 (1.41%) Military
11 4 (0.94%) Advertising
11 4 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.23%) Aviation
12 1 (0.23%) Banking
12 1 (0.23%) Billing
12 1 (0.23%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 88 (20.61%) Lead
2 55 (12.88%) Consultant
3 48 (11.24%) Analyst
4 41 (9.60%) Architect
5 38 (8.90%) Delivery Manager
6 35 (8.20%) Senior
7 33 (7.73%) Product Manager
8 32 (7.49%) Product Delivery Manager
9 28 (6.56%) SAP Consultant
10 22 (5.15%) DBA
11 20 (4.68%) Oracle DBA
11 20 (4.68%) Security Consultant
12 19 (4.45%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 19 (4.45%) Solutions Architect
13 17 (3.98%) Data Migration Lead
14 16 (3.75%) Administrator
15 15 (3.51%) Data Analyst
15 15 (3.51%) Product Owner
15 15 (3.51%) Systems Engineer
16 12 (2.81%) Integration Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.62%) Terraform
2 10 (2.34%) 802.1X
3 8 (1.87%) OAuth
3 8 (1.87%) SAML
4 7 (1.64%) OpenID
5 6 (1.41%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.41%) LDAP
6 4 (0.94%) Middleware
6 4 (0.94%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.70%) SAP PI
8 2 (0.47%) .NET
8 2 (0.47%) Apache NiFi
8 2 (0.47%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle GoldenGate
9 1 (0.23%) React
9 1 (0.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 41 (9.60%) Product Ownership
2 19 (4.45%) Greenfield Project
3 18 (4.22%) Hybrid Cloud
4 17 (3.98%) Onboarding
5 15 (3.51%) Data Structures
6 14 (3.28%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (2.81%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.81%) Operational Technology
8 10 (2.34%) Virtual Team
9 9 (2.11%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.64%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.41%) Clustering
11 6 (1.41%) PKI
12 5 (1.17%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (1.17%) Enterprise Cloud
12 5 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.70%) Distributed Architecture
13 3 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
14 2 (0.47%) Distributed Computing
14 2 (0.47%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.15%) Linux
2 18 (4.22%) Windows
3 8 (1.87%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.41%) Unix
5 4 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.47%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.47%) Rocky
6 2 (0.47%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.23%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (19.91%) Agile
2 79 (18.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 78 (18.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 76 (17.80%) Stakeholder Management
5 62 (14.52%) Cybersecurity
6 59 (13.82%) Roadmaps
7 56 (13.11%) DevOps
8 54 (12.65%) Computer Science
9 49 (11.48%) Migration
10 40 (9.37%) ITIL
11 35 (8.20%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 34 (7.96%) Change Management
13 33 (7.73%) Service Management
13 33 (7.73%) Systems Engineering
14 32 (7.49%) CI/CD
14 32 (7.49%) PRINCE2
15 31 (7.26%) Data Migration
15 31 (7.26%) Problem-Solving
15 31 (7.26%) Scaled Agile Framework
16 29 (6.79%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.73%) Python
2 23 (5.39%) SQL
3 20 (4.68%) PowerShell
4 18 (4.22%) Bash
5 8 (1.87%) Bicep
5 8 (1.87%) Kusto Query Language
5 8 (1.87%) PL/SQL
6 6 (1.41%) Java
7 3 (0.70%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.47%) C++
9 1 (0.23%) Go
9 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.23%) Korn
9 1 (0.23%) Scala
9 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 305 (71.43%) SC Cleared
2 84 (19.67%) DV Cleared
3 74 (17.33%) Degree
4 25 (5.85%) Azure Certification
5 17 (3.98%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (3.98%) CISSP
5 17 (3.98%) PMP
6 16 (3.75%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (1.64%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.17%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.94%) CEH
12 4 (0.94%) CISM
12 4 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (0.94%) CSPO
12 4 (0.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (0.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (4.92%) NIST
3 16 (3.75%) PMO
4 13 (3.04%) NIST 800
5 10 (2.34%) GRC
6 9 (2.11%) Data Quality
6 9 (2.11%) GDPR
7 7 (1.64%) Def Stans
8 6 (1.41%) NCSC
9 5 (1.17%) QA
10 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.70%) SLA
11 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.23%) ARP4761
11 1 (0.23%) DO-160
11 1 (0.23%) DO-254
11 1 (0.23%) IEC 61508
11 1 (0.23%) ISO 26262
11 1 (0.23%) JSP 440
System Software
1 13 (3.04%) Docker
2 10 (2.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.11%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.11%) Hyper-V
3 9 (2.11%) Oracle RAC
4 2 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.47%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (5.62%) Ansible
2 21 (4.92%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.58%) Oracle RMAN
4 8 (1.87%) Data Guard
5 7 (1.64%) FortiGate
6 6 (1.41%) Grafana
6 6 (1.41%) SCCM
7 4 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.94%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.70%) Istio
9 2 (0.47%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.47%) Podman
9 2 (0.47%) SCOM
10 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.23%) Check_MK
10 1 (0.23%) MOM
10 1 (0.23%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 84 (19.67%) SAP
2 74 (17.33%) Microsoft
3 33 (7.73%) Oracle
4 19 (4.45%) Cisco
5 17 (3.98%) ServiceNow
6 16 (3.75%) IBM
7 15 (3.51%) Juniper
8 14 (3.28%) F5
9 12 (2.81%) VMware
10 11 (2.58%) Workday
11 10 (2.34%) Extreme Networks
12 8 (1.87%) SolarWinds
12 8 (1.87%) Splunk
13 7 (1.64%) Google
14 5 (1.17%) CheckPoint
14 5 (1.17%) Okta
14 5 (1.17%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.17%) Ping Identity
14 5 (1.17%) Red Hat
15 4 (0.94%) CyberArk