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 13 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 11 2
Rank change year-on-year +8 -9 0
Contract jobs citing SC Cleared 61 43 104
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 28.37% 12.95% 38.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 55.96% 23.50% 63.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 9 45
10th Percentile £348 £249 £273
25th Percentile £500 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £340 £475
Median % change year-on-year +66.18% -28.42% -5.00%
75th Percentile £700 £438 £550
90th Percentile £710 £495 £645
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £338 £500
% change year-on-year +62.96% -32.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 26 37
10th Percentile £21.13 £38.40 £40.93
25th Percentile £41.13 £40.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £49.50 £63.75 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.35% +6.25% +7.14%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £66.25 £78.25
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £61.25 £60.00
% change year-on-year -30.61% +2.08% +5.73%

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 109 183 165
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 50.70% 55.12% 60.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 53 54
10th Percentile £485 £335 £273
25th Percentile £525 £483 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £465
Median % change year-on-year - +18.28% -11.34%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £550
90th Percentile £741 - £636
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £550 £600
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +18.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 74 56
10th Percentile £21.43 £38.40 £40.60
25th Percentile £31.64 - £49.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £43.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - -31.20% +8.70%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.63
90th Percentile £74.75 £85.00 £84.36
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £43.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -1.16% -28.33% +7.14%

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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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 13 September 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 13 September 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 (4.92%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (8.20%) FrameMaker
1 5 (8.20%) Simulink
2 2 (3.28%) Windchill
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.20%) npm
2 1 (1.64%) Azure
2 1 (1.64%) Entra ID
2 1 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.64%) OneDrive
2 1 (1.64%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (13.11%) DNS
1 8 (13.11%) FTP
1 8 (13.11%) HTTP
1 8 (13.11%) SMTP
1 8 (13.11%) SSL
2 7 (11.48%) Network Security
3 5 (8.20%) SpaceWire
4 3 (4.92%) BGP
4 3 (4.92%) Firewall
4 3 (4.92%) OSPF
4 3 (4.92%) RS-232
4 3 (4.92%) VLAN
4 3 (4.92%) VPN
5 2 (3.28%) Ethernet
5 2 (3.28%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.64%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (11.48%) Visual Studio
2 5 (8.20%) Artifactory
2 5 (8.20%) GitLab
2 5 (8.20%) JIRA
3 2 (3.28%) Eclipse
3 2 (3.28%) Rational Statemate
4 1 (1.64%) MSI
4 1 (1.64%) Rational DOORS
General
1 22 (36.07%) Social Skills
2 9 (14.75%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (13.11%) Aerospace
4 6 (9.84%) Aviation
4 6 (9.84%) Publishing
5 3 (4.92%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (4.92%) Electronics
5 3 (4.92%) Law
6 2 (3.28%) Legal
6 2 (3.28%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.28%) Military
6 2 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.64%) Automotive
7 1 (1.64%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 12 (19.67%) Analyst
2 11 (18.03%) SOC Analyst
3 6 (9.84%) Author
3 6 (9.84%) Software Engineer
3 6 (9.84%) Technical Author
4 5 (8.20%) Senior
4 5 (8.20%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Design Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) IAM Project Manager
5 4 (6.56%) Project Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Digital Design Engineer
6 3 (4.92%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 3 (4.92%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
6 3 (4.92%) Identity Management Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Network Engineer
6 3 (4.92%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 2 (3.28%) Configuration Engineer
7 2 (3.28%) Full-Stack Developer
7 2 (3.28%) SC Cleared Project Manager
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Configuration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (13.11%) LDAP
2 7 (11.48%) Node.js
3 6 (9.84%) SGML
3 6 (9.84%) XML
4 5 (8.20%) .NET
4 5 (8.20%) .NET Framework
4 5 (8.20%) AngularJS
4 5 (8.20%) CSS
4 5 (8.20%) HTML
4 5 (8.20%) React
4 5 (8.20%) Svelte
4 5 (8.20%) Vue
5 3 (4.92%) Flash
6 2 (3.28%) Web Services
7 1 (1.64%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.39%) Security Operations Centre
2 9 (14.75%) Algorithms
2 9 (14.75%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (13.11%) Cyberattack
4 7 (11.48%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (9.84%) CSOC
5 6 (9.84%) Management Information System
6 5 (8.20%) Data Structures
6 5 (8.20%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (4.92%) Analogue Electronics
7 3 (4.92%) CAN bus
7 3 (4.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 3 (4.92%) FPGA
7 3 (4.92%) Onboarding
7 3 (4.92%) VHDL
8 1 (1.64%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 14 (22.95%) Linux
2 9 (14.75%) Windows
3 2 (3.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (21.31%) Agile
2 12 (19.67%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (16.39%) Incident Response
3 10 (16.39%) Security Operations
4 9 (14.75%) Artificial Intelligence
5 8 (13.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (13.11%) Threat Detection
5 8 (13.11%) Validation
6 7 (11.48%) Analytics
6 7 (11.48%) CI/CD
6 7 (11.48%) Network Packet Capture
6 7 (11.48%) SIEM
6 7 (11.48%) Software Engineering
6 7 (11.48%) TDD
7 6 (9.84%) Behavioural Analytics
7 6 (9.84%) Desktop Publishing
7 6 (9.84%) Information Management
7 6 (9.84%) Information Security
7 6 (9.84%) Microservices
7 6 (9.84%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.39%) C++
1 10 (16.39%) Python
2 8 (13.11%) C#
3 7 (11.48%) JavaScript
4 6 (9.84%) C
5 5 (8.20%) MATLAB
5 5 (8.20%) PowerShell
5 5 (8.20%) TypeScript
6 2 (3.28%) Bash
6 2 (3.28%) Java
6 2 (3.28%) Tcl
7 1 (1.64%) Ada
7 1 (1.64%) SQL
7 1 (1.64%) VBA
Qualifications
1 61 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 9 (14.75%) Degree
3 8 (13.11%) DV Cleared
4 6 (9.84%) HNC
4 6 (9.84%) HND
5 5 (8.20%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (4.92%) CCNP
6 3 (4.92%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (4.92%) DBS Check
7 2 (3.28%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (1.64%) CISSP
8 1 (1.64%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (1.64%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.64%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (8.20%) Docker
2 3 (4.92%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.92%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (8.20%) Kubernetes
2 4 (6.56%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (4.92%) FortiGate
3 3 (4.92%) PingFederate
4 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (9.84%) Microsoft
1 6 (9.84%) Twitter
2 3 (4.92%) Cisco
2 3 (4.92%) Darktrace
2 3 (4.92%) FireEye
2 3 (4.92%) Fortinet
2 3 (4.92%) LogRhythm
2 3 (4.92%) Palo Alto
2 3 (4.92%) Splunk
3 1 (1.64%) IronPort
3 1 (1.64%) SAP
3 1 (1.64%) Symantec