SC Cleared Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Security Check (SC) Clearance
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 4 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 +1
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 59 52 83
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 25.11% 28.57% 32.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.28% 47.27% 59.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 9 36
10th Percentile £396 £249 -
25th Percentile £500 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £568 £375 £475
Median % change year-on-year +51.33% -21.05% -1.55%
75th Percentile £700 £488 £550
90th Percentile £705 £535 £644
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 33 33
10th Percentile £21.13 £35.68 -
25th Percentile £41.25 £40.00 £42.25
Median hourly rate £54.00 £65.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.92% +32.65% -24.62%
75th Percentile £67.00 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.25 £73.50
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £65.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -34.62% +32.65% -18.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stevenage

SC 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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 103 110 139
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 43.83% 60.44% 54.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 39 40
10th Percentile £435 £308 £387
25th Percentile £501 £469 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +15.79% -9.44%
75th Percentile £579 £575 £555
90th Percentile £765 - £639
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £550 £613
% change year-on-year - -10.20% +11.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 44 58
10th Percentile £21.13 £35.00 £28.87
25th Percentile £40.75 £40.00 £42.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.85% +8.33% -1.25%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £73.88 £95.00 £84.36
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £65.00 £58.75
% change year-on-year -34.62% +10.64% -2.08%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in Stevenage

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Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing SC Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing SC Cleared

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Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Stevenage over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Stevenage

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Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing SC Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing SC Cleared

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in Stevenage over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in Stevenage

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Applications
1 5 (8.47%) FrameMaker
2 3 (5.08%) Simulink
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.47%) npm
2 2 (3.39%) AWS
2 2 (3.39%) Azure
3 1 (1.69%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.17%) DNS
1 6 (10.17%) FTP
1 6 (10.17%) HTTP
1 6 (10.17%) Network Security
1 6 (10.17%) SMTP
1 6 (10.17%) SSL
2 4 (6.78%) SpaceWire
3 3 (5.08%) BGP
3 3 (5.08%) Ethernet
3 3 (5.08%) Firewall
3 3 (5.08%) OSPF
3 3 (5.08%) RS-232
3 3 (5.08%) VLAN
3 3 (5.08%) VPN
4 2 (3.39%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 7 (11.86%) Visual Studio
2 6 (10.17%) JIRA
3 5 (8.47%) Artifactory
3 5 (8.47%) GitLab
4 3 (5.08%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (3.39%) Eclipse
6 1 (1.69%) Rational Statemate
General
1 18 (30.51%) Social Skills
2 8 (13.56%) Aerospace
2 8 (13.56%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (10.17%) Publishing
4 5 (8.47%) Aviation
4 5 (8.47%) Law
5 4 (6.78%) Electronics
5 4 (6.78%) Military
6 3 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.39%) Legal
7 2 (3.39%) Manufacturing
7 2 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (20.34%) Software Engineer
2 6 (10.17%) Analyst
2 6 (10.17%) Author
2 6 (10.17%) SOC Analyst
2 6 (10.17%) Technical Author
3 4 (6.78%) Design Engineer
3 4 (6.78%) Embedded Engineer
3 4 (6.78%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (6.78%) IAM Project Manager
3 4 (6.78%) Project Manager
3 4 (6.78%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (5.08%) Consultant
4 3 (5.08%) Digital Design Engineer
4 3 (5.08%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 3 (5.08%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
4 3 (5.08%) Identity Management Manager
4 3 (5.08%) Network Engineer
4 3 (5.08%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 2 (3.39%) Full-Stack Developer
5 2 (3.39%) SC Cleared Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.86%) Node.js
2 6 (10.17%) LDAP
2 6 (10.17%) SGML
2 6 (10.17%) XML
3 5 (8.47%) .NET
3 5 (8.47%) .NET Framework
3 5 (8.47%) AngularJS
3 5 (8.47%) CSS
3 5 (8.47%) HTML
3 5 (8.47%) React
3 5 (8.47%) Svelte
3 5 (8.47%) Vue
4 3 (5.08%) Flash
5 2 (3.39%) Web Services
6 1 (1.69%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.86%) Algorithms
2 6 (10.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 6 (10.17%) CSOC
2 6 (10.17%) Cyber Threat
2 6 (10.17%) Cyberattack
2 6 (10.17%) Management Information System
2 6 (10.17%) Security Operations Centre
3 5 (8.47%) Data Structures
3 5 (8.47%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (5.08%) Analogue Electronics
4 3 (5.08%) CAN bus
4 3 (5.08%) FPGA
4 3 (5.08%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.08%) VHDL
5 1 (1.69%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 10 (16.95%) Linux
2 5 (8.47%) Windows
3 1 (1.69%) FreeRTOS
3 1 (1.69%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (23.73%) Agile
1 14 (23.73%) Software Engineering
2 9 (15.25%) AI
3 8 (13.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (13.56%) Validation
4 7 (11.86%) CI/CD
4 7 (11.86%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (11.86%) TDD
5 6 (10.17%) Analytics
5 6 (10.17%) Computer Science
5 6 (10.17%) Desktop Publishing
5 6 (10.17%) Incident Response
5 6 (10.17%) Information Management
5 6 (10.17%) Information Security
5 6 (10.17%) Machine Learning
5 6 (10.17%) Network Packet Capture
5 6 (10.17%) Security Operations
5 6 (10.17%) SIEM
5 6 (10.17%) Software Testing
5 6 (10.17%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 12 (20.34%) C++
2 9 (15.25%) C
2 9 (15.25%) Python
3 8 (13.56%) C#
4 7 (11.86%) JavaScript
5 5 (8.47%) PowerShell
5 5 (8.47%) TypeScript
6 3 (5.08%) Ada
6 3 (5.08%) MATLAB
7 2 (3.39%) Embedded C
8 1 (1.69%) Bash
8 1 (1.69%) Java
8 1 (1.69%) Tcl
8 1 (1.69%) VBA
Qualifications
1 59 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 11 (18.64%) Degree
3 8 (13.56%) DV Cleared
4 6 (10.17%) HNC
4 6 (10.17%) HND
5 4 (6.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (5.08%) CCNP
6 3 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (5.08%) DBS Check
7 2 (3.39%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.69%) QA
1 1 (1.69%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (8.47%) Docker
2 3 (5.08%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.08%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (8.47%) Kubernetes
2 4 (6.78%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (5.08%) FortiGate
3 3 (5.08%) PingFederate
Vendors
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.08%) Cisco
2 3 (5.08%) Fortinet
2 3 (5.08%) Palo Alto
3 2 (3.39%) SAP
4 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow