SC Cleared Contracts 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 25 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 13 2
Rank change year-on-year +11 -11 0
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 59 61 130
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 43.70% 13.86% 44.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 62.77% 36.97% 73.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 5 42
10th Percentile £347 £339 £273
25th Percentile £463 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +12.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £700 £544
90th Percentile - - £611
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £348 £425
% change year-on-year +58.27% -18.24% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 24 68
10th Percentile £41.25 - £53.38
25th Percentile £55.00 £40.00 £53.75
Median hourly rate £65.50 £57.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.91% -11.54% +15.04%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.13 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.35 £75.25 £74.50
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £58.75 £63.00
% change year-on-year +10.64% -6.75% +11.50%

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 94 165 177
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 69.63% 37.50% 60.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 26 52
10th Percentile £400 £295 £273
25th Percentile £488 £353 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £545 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +36.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £616 £594 £538
90th Percentile £625 £650 £611
Hertfordshire median daily rate £560 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +12.00% -9.09% +22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 71 80
10th Percentile £41.25 £40.00 £53.47
25th Percentile £56.63 - £53.75
Median hourly rate £67.50 £43.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +56.98% -33.85% +15.04%
75th Percentile £81.35 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £85.00 £74.50
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £67.50 £43.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year +56.98% -31.20% +11.61%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in Stevenage

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Stevenage.

Daily rate trend for SC Cleared in Stevenage

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Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Stevenage over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SC Cleared in Stevenage

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Stevenage.

Hourly rate trend for SC Cleared in Stevenage

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SC Cleared in Stevenage over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SC Cleared in Stevenage

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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 7 (11.86%) WebSphere
2 3 (5.08%) CMS
3 1 (1.69%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (1.69%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.69%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.78%) Windchill
3 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.69%) Simulink
4 1 (1.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (8.47%) Primavera
2 1 (1.69%) SAP PS
2 1 (1.69%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.39%) Azure
2 1 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (1.69%) Cohesity
2 1 (1.69%) Entra ID
2 1 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.69%) OneDrive
2 1 (1.69%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 12 (20.34%) SMTP
2 11 (18.64%) DNS
2 11 (18.64%) FTP
2 11 (18.64%) HTTP
2 11 (18.64%) SSL
3 10 (16.95%) Network Security
4 3 (5.08%) Ethernet
4 3 (5.08%) SpaceWire
4 3 (5.08%) TCP/IP
5 2 (3.39%) SAN
5 2 (3.39%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (1.69%) Fibre Channel
6 1 (1.69%) Firewall
6 1 (1.69%) IMAP
6 1 (1.69%) Intranet
6 1 (1.69%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.86%) DB2
2 2 (3.39%) Data Mining
2 2 (3.39%) Metadata
3 1 (1.69%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (8.47%) Visual Studio
2 4 (6.78%) Eclipse
3 1 (1.69%) Git
3 1 (1.69%) MagicDraw
3 1 (1.69%) MSI
3 1 (1.69%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (1.69%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 29 (49.15%) Social Skills
2 12 (20.34%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (10.17%) Aerospace
4 4 (6.78%) Aviation
4 4 (6.78%) Law
4 4 (6.78%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (5.08%) Electronics
5 3 (5.08%) Military
6 2 (3.39%) Finance
6 2 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (3.39%) Legal
6 2 (3.39%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.39%) Marketing
7 1 (1.69%) Automotive
7 1 (1.69%) Avionics
7 1 (1.69%) Back Office
7 1 (1.69%) Billing
7 1 (1.69%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (30.51%) Analyst
2 14 (23.73%) Architect
2 14 (23.73%) SOC Analyst
3 9 (15.25%) Senior
3 9 (15.25%) Solutions Architect
4 7 (11.86%) Systems Architect
5 6 (10.17%) Information Architect
5 6 (10.17%) Information Systems Architect
6 5 (8.47%) Network Architect
6 5 (8.47%) Network Infrastructure Architect
7 4 (6.78%) Configuration Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Infrastructure Architect
7 4 (6.78%) Senior Configuration Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Software Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Systems Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) C# Software Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) Junior
8 3 (5.08%) Junior Analyst
9 2 (3.39%) Electrical Engineer
9 2 (3.39%) Infrastructure Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (18.64%) LDAP
2 3 (5.08%) Node.js
2 3 (5.08%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (25.42%) Management Information System
2 11 (18.64%) Cyber Threat
2 11 (18.64%) Security Operations Centre
3 9 (15.25%) Cyberattack
4 7 (11.86%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (8.47%) CSOC
6 3 (5.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 2 (3.39%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (3.39%) Reference Data
7 2 (3.39%) YARA
8 1 (1.69%) Algorithms
8 1 (1.69%) Blackberry
8 1 (1.69%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (20.34%) Linux
1 12 (20.34%) Windows
2 3 (5.08%) Unix
3 1 (1.69%) VxWorks
3 1 (1.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (28.81%) Information Management
2 14 (23.73%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (23.73%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (23.73%) Project Management
3 11 (18.64%) Threat Detection
4 10 (16.95%) Security Operations
5 9 (15.25%) Agile
5 9 (15.25%) Incident Response
6 8 (13.56%) Network Packet Capture
7 7 (11.86%) Business Analysis
7 7 (11.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (11.86%) Information Security
7 7 (11.86%) Roadmaps
8 6 (10.17%) SIEM
9 5 (8.47%) Analytics
9 5 (8.47%) Business Case
9 5 (8.47%) Change Control
9 5 (8.47%) Digital Transformation Strategy
9 5 (8.47%) Systems Engineering
9 5 (8.47%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.95%) SQL
2 5 (8.47%) C++
3 4 (6.78%) Bash
3 4 (6.78%) C#
3 4 (6.78%) Python
4 3 (5.08%) C
4 3 (5.08%) Java
4 3 (5.08%) JavaScript
4 3 (5.08%) Tcl
5 2 (3.39%) VBA
6 1 (1.69%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 59 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 11 (18.64%) DV Cleared
3 7 (11.86%) Degree
4 2 (3.39%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (3.39%) CISSP
4 2 (3.39%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (3.39%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.78%) QA
2 1 (1.69%) Data Quality
System Software
1 8 (13.56%) Active Directory
2 7 (11.86%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (3.39%) Firmware
4 1 (1.69%) Docker
4 1 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.69%) Ansible
1 1 (1.69%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.69%) PTC Integrity
Vendors
1 8 (13.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.78%) EMC
2 4 (6.78%) Twitter
3 3 (5.08%) Darktrace
3 3 (5.08%) FireEye
3 3 (5.08%) LogRhythm
3 3 (5.08%) SAP
3 3 (5.08%) Splunk
3 3 (5.08%) VMware
4 2 (3.39%) NetApp
5 1 (1.69%) Brocade
5 1 (1.69%) Cisco
5 1 (1.69%) IBM
5 1 (1.69%) ICL
5 1 (1.69%) IronPort
5 1 (1.69%) PTC
5 1 (1.69%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.69%) Sparx
5 1 (1.69%) Symantec
5 1 (1.69%) Wind River