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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +4
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 405 110 390
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 37.57% 19.75% 31.73%
As % of the Qualifications category 84.91% 64.71% 70.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 71 236
10th Percentile £300 £370 £213
25th Percentile £457 £506 £570
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £605
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -0.83% +2.98%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £688
90th Percentile £775 - £742
Berkshire median daily rate £525 £563 £600
% change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% +7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 2 56
10th Percentile £70.94 £31.79 £48.59
25th Percentile £80.75 £39.36 £56.50
Median hourly rate £84.00 £52.85 £65.94
Median % change year-on-year +58.96% -19.86% -8.92%
75th Percentile £88.00 £65.46 £87.51
90th Percentile £105.20 £72.50 £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £84.00 £77.19 £61.80
% change year-on-year +8.82% +24.91% -4.45%

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 477 170 555
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 44.25% 30.52% 45.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 102 268
10th Percentile £300 £354 £213
25th Percentile £456 £475 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £605
Median % change year-on-year - -4.96% +8.04%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £688
90th Percentile £775 - £740
Berkshire median daily rate £523 £525 £575
% change year-on-year -0.48% -8.70% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 141 5 58
10th Percentile £35.22 £44.05 £46.33
25th Percentile £80.75 - £56.31
Median hourly rate £84.00 £70.00 £62.05
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +12.81% -16.15%
75th Percentile £88.00 - £87.49
90th Percentile £104.50 £74.31 £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.50 £70.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +19.29% +13.64% -5.72%

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 3 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 3 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 6 (1.48%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.74%) Confluence
2 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.49%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.25%) Apache
Applications
1 15 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.49%) Lectora
4 2 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.25%) CATIA
5 1 (0.25%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 35 (8.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.22%) Teamcenter
3 8 (1.98%) iTrent
4 4 (0.99%) SAP MM
5 3 (0.74%) Primavera
5 3 (0.74%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.25%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.25%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 57 (14.07%) Azure
2 21 (5.19%) AWS
2 21 (5.19%) Power Platform
3 14 (3.46%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (2.96%) GCP
5 9 (2.22%) Entra ID
5 9 (2.22%) SuccessFactors
6 6 (1.48%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (1.23%) SaaS
8 4 (0.99%) PowerApps
8 4 (0.99%) Viva Engage
9 3 (0.74%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.49%) IaaS
10 2 (0.49%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.49%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.25%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.25%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.25%) Lucidchart
11 1 (0.25%) Route 53
11 1 (0.25%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.68%) Firewall
2 20 (4.94%) LAN
3 15 (3.70%) BGP
3 15 (3.70%) Cisco ISE
3 15 (3.70%) OSPF
3 15 (3.70%) VXLAN
3 15 (3.70%) WAN
4 14 (3.46%) BIG-IP
4 14 (3.46%) DHCP
4 14 (3.46%) DNS
5 12 (2.96%) Ethernet VPN
5 12 (2.96%) Junos
6 7 (1.73%) Network Security
7 6 (1.48%) Cisco Nexus
7 6 (1.48%) Wireless
8 4 (0.99%) WLAN
9 3 (0.74%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 3 (0.74%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 3 (0.74%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.74%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.43%) Oracle Database
2 17 (4.20%) Power BI
3 6 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.48%) Oracle Database 12c
3 6 (1.48%) Tableau
4 4 (0.99%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.74%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.74%) Oracle Database 11g
5 3 (0.74%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.49%) Big Data
6 2 (0.49%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.49%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.25%) MySQL
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database 10g
7 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.25%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (9.14%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (1.48%) JIRA
3 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.25%) GitLab
3 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.25%) JUnit
3 1 (0.25%) Liquibase
3 1 (0.25%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.25%) Mockito
3 1 (0.25%) TestDirector
General
1 125 (30.86%) Aerospace
2 86 (21.23%) Social Skills
3 33 (8.15%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.90%) Finance
5 20 (4.94%) Public Sector
6 12 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (2.22%) Military
8 7 (1.73%) Advertising
8 7 (1.73%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.23%) Telecoms
10 4 (0.99%) Legal
10 4 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.49%) Billing
11 2 (0.49%) Local Government
11 2 (0.49%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.25%) Aviation
12 1 (0.25%) Avionics
12 1 (0.25%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.25%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 90 (22.22%) Lead
2 45 (11.11%) Senior
3 42 (10.37%) Product Manager
4 39 (9.63%) Delivery Manager
5 38 (9.38%) Product Delivery Manager
6 37 (9.14%) Analyst
7 35 (8.64%) Architect
8 30 (7.41%) Consultant
9 26 (6.42%) Network Engineer
10 22 (5.43%) Systems Delivery Manager
10 22 (5.43%) Systems Manager
11 20 (4.94%) Data Migration Lead
12 18 (4.44%) DBA
13 17 (4.20%) Administrator
13 17 (4.20%) IT Manager
14 16 (3.95%) Oracle DBA
14 16 (3.95%) Product Owner
15 15 (3.70%) Systems Engineer
16 14 (3.46%) Data Analyst
16 14 (3.46%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.21%) 802.1X
2 7 (1.73%) OAuth
2 7 (1.73%) OpenID
2 7 (1.73%) SAML
3 6 (1.48%) LDAP
4 4 (0.99%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 4 (0.99%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.74%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (0.49%) .NET
6 2 (0.49%) Apache NiFi
6 2 (0.49%) Middleware
6 2 (0.49%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.25%) CSS
7 1 (0.25%) HTML
7 1 (0.25%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.25%) iOS SDK
7 1 (0.25%) LAMP
7 1 (0.25%) React
7 1 (0.25%) Web Services
7 1 (0.25%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 53 (13.09%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.68%) Data Structures
3 19 (4.69%) Greenfield Project
4 18 (4.44%) Data Centre
5 12 (2.96%) Clustering
5 12 (2.96%) PKI
6 11 (2.72%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.22%) Onboarding
7 9 (2.22%) Virtual Team
8 8 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.99%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.99%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.74%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.74%) CMDB
11 3 (0.74%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (0.74%) Taxonomies
11 3 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.94%) Windows
2 16 (3.95%) Linux
3 8 (1.98%) Unix
4 3 (0.74%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.25%) Android
6 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (20.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 79 (19.51%) Agile
3 73 (18.02%) Stakeholder Management
4 70 (17.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 61 (15.06%) Roadmaps
6 52 (12.84%) Computer Science
7 48 (11.85%) Cybersecurity
8 46 (11.36%) Migration
8 46 (11.36%) Systems Engineering
9 41 (10.12%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 39 (9.63%) Change Control
11 38 (9.38%) PRINCE2
11 38 (9.38%) Programme Management
12 37 (9.14%) Configuration Management
13 35 (8.64%) ITIL
14 33 (8.15%) Data Migration
14 33 (8.15%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
15 32 (7.90%) DevOps
16 30 (7.41%) ITSM
16 30 (7.41%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.91%) Python
2 20 (4.94%) SQL
3 16 (3.95%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.22%) Kusto Query Language
5 4 (0.99%) Java
5 4 (0.99%) Korn
5 4 (0.99%) PL/SQL
5 4 (0.99%) Shell Script
6 3 (0.74%) C++
7 2 (0.49%) Bash
7 2 (0.49%) Bicep
8 1 (0.25%) C#
8 1 (0.25%) Go
8 1 (0.25%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.25%) Perl
8 1 (0.25%) PHP
8 1 (0.25%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 266 (65.68%) SC Cleared
2 77 (19.01%) DV Cleared
3 61 (15.06%) Degree
4 18 (4.44%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.21%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (2.72%) CISSP
7 10 (2.47%) PMI Certification
7 10 (2.47%) PMP
8 8 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.48%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.48%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.99%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.99%) CSPO
10 4 (0.99%) JNCIA
10 4 (0.99%) JNCIP
10 4 (0.99%) JNCIS
11 3 (0.74%) APMP
11 3 (0.74%) MAPM
12 2 (0.49%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (5.68%) NIST
3 12 (2.96%) NIST 800
3 12 (2.96%) PMO
4 10 (2.47%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.47%) GRC
5 9 (2.22%) GDPR
6 8 (1.98%) NCSC
7 6 (1.48%) QA
8 5 (1.23%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.74%) DO-254
9 3 (0.74%) IEC 61508
9 3 (0.74%) ISO 26262
9 3 (0.74%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.74%) SLA
10 1 (0.25%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (1.98%) Oracle RAC
2 6 (1.48%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.99%) Docker
4 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (3.21%) FortiGate
2 10 (2.47%) Oracle RMAN
3 8 (1.98%) Terraform
4 5 (1.23%) Ansible
4 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.99%) Data Guard
5 4 (0.99%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.74%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.49%) Nessus
8 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.25%) Kibana
8 1 (0.25%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.25%) Nmap
8 1 (0.25%) OpenVAS
8 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.25%) SCCM
8 1 (0.25%) SCOM
8 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 65 (16.05%) SAP
2 42 (10.37%) Microsoft
3 32 (7.90%) Oracle
4 28 (6.91%) Cisco
4 28 (6.91%) IBM
5 25 (6.17%) Juniper
6 18 (4.44%) F5
7 15 (3.70%) Extreme Networks
7 15 (3.70%) ServiceNow
7 15 (3.70%) Splunk
8 13 (3.21%) SolarWinds
9 9 (2.22%) Workday
10 5 (1.23%) Google
10 5 (1.23%) Okta
10 5 (1.23%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.23%) Ping Identity
11 4 (0.99%) ForgeRock
11 4 (0.99%) Siemens
12 3 (0.74%) LogRhythm
12 3 (0.74%) Tanium