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 15 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 14 2
Rank change year-on-year +11 -12 0
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 59 59 116
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 32.60% 12.80% 40.85%
As % of the Qualifications category 56.73% 28.64% 69.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 9 45
10th Percentile £348 £249 £273
25th Percentile - £331 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £350 £475
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -26.32% -9.52%
75th Percentile £700 £450 £575
90th Percentile - £495 £674
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £338 £475
% change year-on-year +62.96% -28.95% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 35 49
10th Percentile £41.25 £38.40 £49.00
25th Percentile £51.63 £40.00 £53.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £74.38 £66.25 £68.75
90th Percentile £81.35 £70.00 £72.75
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £62.50 £57.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +8.70% -4.17% +7.14%

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 104 206 168
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 57.46% 44.69% 59.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 57 56
10th Percentile £450 £332 £273
25th Percentile £525 £483 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +17.02% -10.48%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £556
90th Percentile £700 - £672
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 87 63
10th Percentile £25.32 £40.00 £49.00
25th Percentile £41.25 - £53.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £43.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +45.35% -28.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73.75 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.01 £85.00 £72.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £54.00 £43.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +25.58% -28.33% +9.09%

SC Cleared
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 15 July 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 15 July 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 3 (5.08%) CMS
2 2 (3.39%) WebSphere
Applications
1 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.08%) Simulink
2 3 (5.08%) Windchill
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (5.08%) Primavera
2 1 (1.69%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.78%) npm
2 1 (1.69%) Azure
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 13 (22.03%) DNS
1 13 (22.03%) FTP
1 13 (22.03%) HTTP
1 13 (22.03%) SMTP
1 13 (22.03%) SSL
2 12 (20.34%) Network Security
3 7 (11.86%) SpaceWire
4 4 (6.78%) Ethernet
4 4 (6.78%) TCP/IP
5 3 (5.08%) BGP
5 3 (5.08%) Firewall
5 3 (5.08%) OSPF
5 3 (5.08%) RS-232
5 3 (5.08%) VLAN
5 3 (5.08%) VPN
6 1 (1.69%) Fibre Channel
6 1 (1.69%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.39%) DB2
2 1 (1.69%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (15.25%) Visual Studio
2 5 (8.47%) Eclipse
3 4 (6.78%) Artifactory
3 4 (6.78%) GitLab
3 4 (6.78%) JIRA
4 2 (3.39%) Rational Statemate
5 1 (1.69%) MSI
5 1 (1.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 30 (50.85%) Social Skills
2 12 (20.34%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (15.25%) Aerospace
4 7 (11.86%) Aviation
5 5 (8.47%) Law
5 5 (8.47%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (6.78%) Military
7 3 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (3.39%) Electronics
8 2 (3.39%) Legal
9 1 (1.69%) Automotive
9 1 (1.69%) Avionics
9 1 (1.69%) Finance
9 1 (1.69%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 18 (30.51%) Analyst
2 16 (27.12%) SOC Analyst
3 7 (11.86%) Software Engineer
3 7 (11.86%) Systems Engineer
4 6 (10.17%) Senior
5 4 (6.78%) C# Software Engineer
6 3 (5.08%) Configuration Engineer
6 3 (5.08%) Design Engineer
6 3 (5.08%) Developer
6 3 (5.08%) Electrical Engineer
6 3 (5.08%) Junior
6 3 (5.08%) Junior Analyst
6 3 (5.08%) Network Engineer
6 3 (5.08%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 3 (5.08%) Senior Configuration Engineer
7 2 (3.39%) Architect
7 2 (3.39%) Full-Stack Developer
7 2 (3.39%) Information Systems Architect
7 2 (3.39%) IT Manager
7 2 (3.39%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (22.03%) LDAP
2 8 (13.56%) Node.js
3 4 (6.78%) .NET
3 4 (6.78%) .NET Framework
3 4 (6.78%) AngularJS
3 4 (6.78%) CSS
3 4 (6.78%) HTML
3 4 (6.78%) React
3 4 (6.78%) Svelte
3 4 (6.78%) Vue
3 4 (6.78%) Web Services
4 2 (3.39%) Flash
5 1 (1.69%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 15 (25.42%) Security Operations Centre
2 13 (22.03%) Cyber Threat
3 12 (20.34%) Cyberattack
4 9 (15.25%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (15.25%) CSOC
4 9 (15.25%) Management Information System
5 7 (11.86%) Algorithms
6 4 (6.78%) Data Structures
6 4 (6.78%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (5.08%) CAN bus
7 3 (5.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (3.39%) Analogue Electronics
8 2 (3.39%) FPGA
8 2 (3.39%) VHDL
8 2 (3.39%) YARA
9 1 (1.69%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 19 (32.20%) Linux
2 14 (23.73%) Windows
3 4 (6.78%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (27.12%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (23.73%) Security Operations
3 13 (22.03%) Incident Response
3 13 (22.03%) Threat Detection
4 12 (20.34%) Agile
5 11 (18.64%) Information Management
6 10 (16.95%) Network Packet Capture
7 9 (15.25%) Artificial Intelligence
7 9 (15.25%) Information Security
7 9 (15.25%) SIEM
7 9 (15.25%) Validation
8 8 (13.56%) Analytics
8 8 (13.56%) CI/CD
8 8 (13.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (13.56%) TDD
9 7 (11.86%) Behavioural Analytics
9 7 (11.86%) Machine Learning
9 7 (11.86%) Project Management
9 7 (11.86%) Software Engineering
10 5 (8.47%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.64%) C++
1 11 (18.64%) Python
2 10 (16.95%) C#
3 8 (13.56%) JavaScript
4 6 (10.17%) C
5 5 (8.47%) Bash
6 4 (6.78%) Java
6 4 (6.78%) PowerShell
6 4 (6.78%) Tcl
6 4 (6.78%) TypeScript
7 3 (5.08%) MATLAB
7 3 (5.08%) SQL
7 3 (5.08%) VBA
8 1 (1.69%) Ada
Qualifications
1 59 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 12 (20.34%) DV Cleared
3 6 (10.17%) Degree
4 3 (5.08%) CCNP
4 3 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (5.08%) DBS Check
5 2 (3.39%) CISSP
5 2 (3.39%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (3.39%) GCIA
5 2 (3.39%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.69%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (8.47%) Docker
2 2 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.39%) Firmware
2 2 (3.39%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (8.47%) Kubernetes
2 3 (5.08%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.69%) Ansible
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (11.86%) Microsoft
1 7 (11.86%) Twitter
2 3 (5.08%) Cisco
2 3 (5.08%) Darktrace
2 3 (5.08%) FireEye
2 3 (5.08%) Fortinet
2 3 (5.08%) LogRhythm
2 3 (5.08%) Palo Alto
2 3 (5.08%) Splunk
3 2 (3.39%) EMC
3 2 (3.39%) SAP
3 2 (3.39%) Sun
4 1 (1.69%) Brocade
4 1 (1.69%) ICL
4 1 (1.69%) IronPort
4 1 (1.69%) NetApp
4 1 (1.69%) Red Hat
4 1 (1.69%) Symantec
4 1 (1.69%) VMware