Security Cleared Jobs in the South East

Security Clearance
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 16 48
Rank change year-on-year +5 +32 +11
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 2,024 1,520 1,205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 11.54% 10.82% 5.88%
As % of the Qualifications category 34.26% 27.20% 17.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,353 808 589
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,400 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,713 £41,939
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

Security Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,907 5,588 7,004
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 33.68% 39.77% 34.20%
Number of salaries quoted 3,633 2,495 3,152
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £29,149
25th Percentile £38,125 £36,713 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £51,350 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.27% -1.25% +4.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £54,399 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.34% +9.09% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the South East

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East.

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the South East

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the South East

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +4 939 £53,000 +16.23% 199
Berkshire +5 760 £52,550 +15.24% 146
Hampshire +2 697 £57,500 +4.55% 182
Surrey +3 291 £52,500 +5.00% 39
Buckinghamshire 0 128 £55,000 +17.55% 38
Oxfordshire +5 51 £52,500 +23.53% 15
Kent +18 37 £45,250 +6.47% 9
West Sussex +32 26 £67,500 +28.57% 15
Middlesex - 11 £35,000 -
Sussex - 5 £60,000 - 1
East Sussex +13 3 £92,500 +66.67% 3
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 40 (1.98%) WebLogic
2 38 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (1.43%) ArcGIS
3 29 (1.43%) GeoServer
3 29 (1.43%) OpenStack
4 28 (1.38%) SharePoint
5 19 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2010
6 14 (0.69%) CMS
6 14 (0.69%) Oracle Service Bus
7 11 (0.54%) Confluence
7 11 (0.54%) IIS
8 10 (0.49%) Red Hat Fuse
9 9 (0.44%) JBoss
10 6 (0.30%) Apache
11 4 (0.20%) nginx
11 4 (0.20%) TWiki
12 2 (0.099%) Documentum
12 2 (0.099%) Oracle Workflow
13 1 (0.049%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.049%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 91 (4.50%) Microsoft Office
2 42 (2.08%) Simulink
3 40 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
4 20 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 18 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.20%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.20%) Siemens NX
7 4 (0.20%) Sketch
8 2 (0.099%) Fireworks
8 2 (0.099%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 41 (2.03%) Siebel CRM
2 17 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.30%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 4 (0.20%) Q-Pulse
5 4 (0.20%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.15%) Primavera
6 3 (0.15%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.15%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.15%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.099%) C-CURE
7 2 (0.099%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.099%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.099%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.099%) SAP HR
7 2 (0.099%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.049%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 368 (18.18%) Azure
2 246 (12.15%) AWS
3 88 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (2.17%) Serverless
5 42 (2.08%) Azure Monitor
6 40 (1.98%) Entra ID
7 39 (1.93%) Amazon EKS
8 35 (1.73%) SaaS
9 32 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
10 31 (1.53%) Amazon ECS
11 24 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
11 24 (1.19%) OCI
12 19 (0.94%) Azure Storage
13 17 (0.84%) GitHub
14 15 (0.74%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 13 (0.64%) GCP
16 11 (0.54%) AWS Lambda
16 11 (0.54%) Power Platform
17 10 (0.49%) AWS CloudFormation
17 10 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 156 (7.71%) Firewall
2 110 (5.43%) DNS
3 78 (3.85%) BGP
4 71 (3.51%) DHCP
5 63 (3.11%) VPN
6 39 (1.93%) OSPF
7 36 (1.78%) Cisco Firepower
8 35 (1.73%) WAN
9 32 (1.58%) SSL
10 28 (1.38%) Network Security
11 26 (1.28%) 5G
11 26 (1.28%) Cisco ASA
12 23 (1.14%) Wireless
13 21 (1.04%) DMVPN
13 21 (1.04%) EIGRP
14 19 (0.94%) LAN
15 18 (0.89%) SAN
15 18 (0.89%) SD-WAN
16 17 (0.84%) TCP/IP
16 17 (0.84%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (5.53%) PostgreSQL
2 64 (3.16%) NoSQL
3 55 (2.72%) Relational Database
4 44 (2.17%) SQL Server
5 39 (1.93%) Hadoop
5 39 (1.93%) MongoDB
6 35 (1.73%) Oracle BI EE
6 35 (1.73%) Siebel EIM
7 34 (1.68%) GIS
8 29 (1.43%) QGIS
9 24 (1.19%) Oracle Database
10 22 (1.09%) Elasticsearch
11 15 (0.74%) Oracle Database 11g
12 14 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
12 14 (0.69%) Oracle Database 10g
12 14 (0.69%) VLDB
13 9 (0.44%) Big Data
13 9 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
14 8 (0.40%) Power BI
15 7 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 99 (4.89%) Jenkins
2 87 (4.30%) Git
3 44 (2.17%) GitLab
4 40 (1.98%) Visual Studio
5 31 (1.53%) Selenium
6 28 (1.38%) JIRA
7 22 (1.09%) Ant
8 19 (0.94%) Vagrant
9 18 (0.89%) Subversion
10 17 (0.84%) JUnit
11 14 (0.69%) CMake
12 12 (0.59%) MSI
12 12 (0.59%) TestRail
13 11 (0.54%) Rational DOORS
13 11 (0.54%) Team Foundation Server
14 10 (0.49%) Cucumber
14 10 (0.49%) Trac
15 9 (0.44%) eggPlant
16 7 (0.35%) Robot Framework
16 7 (0.35%) WebDriver
General
1 373 (18.43%) Social Skills
2 164 (8.10%) Aerospace
3 130 (6.42%) Public Sector
4 89 (4.40%) Analytical Skills
5 66 (3.26%) Finance
6 56 (2.77%) Military
7 45 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
8 44 (2.17%) Telecoms
9 40 (1.98%) Police
10 35 (1.73%) Manufacturing
11 32 (1.58%) Electronics
12 24 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
13 23 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (0.64%) Marketing
14 13 (0.64%) Retail
15 12 (0.59%) Back Office
15 12 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (0.54%) Law
17 10 (0.49%) Legal
Job Titles
1 300 (14.82%) Senior
2 263 (12.99%) Architect
3 209 (10.33%) Developer
4 189 (9.34%) Software Engineer
5 187 (9.24%) Analyst
6 138 (6.82%) Systems Engineer
7 112 (5.53%) Network Engineer
8 101 (4.99%) Lead
9 100 (4.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 79 (3.90%) Senior Software Engineer
11 67 (3.31%) Integration Engineer
12 64 (3.16%) DevOps Engineer
13 63 (3.11%) Support Analyst
14 61 (3.01%) Consultant
15 57 (2.82%) Senior Developer
16 51 (2.52%) Administrator
17 48 (2.37%) Network Architect
17 48 (2.37%) Software Developer
18 44 (2.17%) Applications Support
19 43 (2.12%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (4.59%) .NET
2 76 (3.75%) Node.js
3 61 (3.01%) REST
4 59 (2.92%) Spring
5 57 (2.82%) React
6 51 (2.52%) CSS
7 42 (2.08%) AngularJS
8 41 (2.03%) XML
9 40 (1.98%) Web Services
10 39 (1.93%) Kafka
11 37 (1.83%) HTML
12 36 (1.78%) Middleware
12 36 (1.78%) Spring Boot
13 33 (1.63%) Elastic Stack
14 32 (1.58%) .NET Core
14 32 (1.58%) Leaflet
14 32 (1.58%) OpenLayers
15 29 (1.43%) Apache Camel
15 29 (1.43%) J2EE
15 29 (1.43%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 93 (4.59%) Algorithms
2 85 (4.20%) Management Information System
3 68 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
4 48 (2.37%) Data Centre
4 48 (2.37%) PKI
5 47 (2.32%) Enterprise Software
6 42 (2.08%) Product Ownership
7 32 (1.58%) Driving Licence
8 30 (1.48%) CMDB
9 29 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
10 24 (1.19%) Private Cloud
11 23 (1.14%) Client/Server
12 20 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
13 19 (0.94%) Satnav
14 17 (0.84%) FPGA
14 17 (0.84%) IoT
14 17 (0.84%) Mainframe
15 15 (0.74%) VHDL
16 14 (0.69%) Security Operations Centre
17 13 (0.64%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 369 (18.23%) Windows
2 332 (16.40%) Linux
3 158 (7.81%) Windows Server
4 84 (4.15%) Windows 10
5 81 (4.00%) Windows Server 2016
6 73 (3.61%) Windows Server 2019
7 70 (3.46%) Unix
8 54 (2.67%) CentOS
9 43 (2.12%) Windows Server 2012
10 42 (2.08%) Windows 7
11 41 (2.03%) Ubuntu
12 37 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 21 (1.04%) Android
14 18 (0.89%) Embedded Linux
15 14 (0.69%) Solaris
16 12 (0.59%) Windows NT
16 12 (0.59%) Windows XP
17 9 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
18 6 (0.30%) Rocky
19 3 (0.15%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 524 (25.89%) Agile
2 441 (21.79%) Problem-Solving
3 308 (15.22%) Actionable Insight
4 299 (14.77%) DevOps
5 287 (14.18%) Software Engineering
6 208 (10.28%) ITIL
7 178 (8.79%) Collaborative Working
8 163 (8.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 154 (7.61%) Test Automation
10 151 (7.46%) Computer Science
11 138 (6.82%) Customer Service
12 134 (6.62%) Project Delivery
13 130 (6.42%) Project Management
14 129 (6.37%) Service Management
15 128 (6.32%) Cybersecurity
16 122 (6.03%) Scrum
17 107 (5.29%) Mentoring
18 101 (4.99%) Mathematics
19 98 (4.84%) Artificial Intelligence
20 90 (4.45%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 296 (14.62%) Python
2 279 (13.78%) Java
3 252 (12.45%) SQL
4 198 (9.78%) C++
4 198 (9.78%) PowerShell
5 165 (8.15%) JavaScript
6 138 (6.82%) C#
7 99 (4.89%) C
8 51 (2.52%) Fortran
9 39 (1.93%) Bash
10 35 (1.73%) Kotlin
11 30 (1.48%) Shell Script
12 29 (1.43%) VB
13 23 (1.14%) VBScript
14 22 (1.09%) PL/SQL
15 21 (1.04%) MATLAB
16 17 (0.84%) Bicep
16 17 (0.84%) TypeScript
17 15 (0.74%) COBOL
18 12 (0.59%) Go
Qualifications
1 1,238 (61.17%) SC Cleared
2 567 (28.01%) DV Cleared
3 355 (17.54%) Degree
4 101 (4.99%) Cisco Certification
5 97 (4.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 77 (3.80%) CCNP
7 55 (2.72%) CCNA
8 52 (2.57%) BPSS Clearance
9 51 (2.52%) PhD
10 43 (2.12%) CTC Cleared
11 41 (2.03%) Master's Degree
12 40 (1.98%) AWS Certification
13 29 (1.43%) NVQ Level 3
14 26 (1.28%) Azure Certification
15 23 (1.14%) HNC
16 22 (1.09%) DBS Check
17 21 (1.04%) A+ Certification
18 19 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
19 18 (0.89%) CISSP
20 17 (0.84%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (4.15%) SLA
2 80 (3.95%) QA
3 31 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (0.99%) NIST
6 19 (0.94%) Software Quality Assurance
7 15 (0.74%) GDPR
8 13 (0.64%) Accessibility
8 13 (0.64%) GRC
9 11 (0.54%) NCSC
9 11 (0.54%) PMO
10 10 (0.49%) COSHH
11 9 (0.44%) NIST 800
12 8 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 8 (0.40%) JSP 440
13 7 (0.35%) RMADS
14 6 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 5 (0.25%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.25%) WCAG
16 3 (0.15%) COBIT
System Software
1 184 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 101 (4.99%) Docker
3 77 (3.80%) Hyper-V
4 69 (3.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 42 (2.08%) Firmware
6 35 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
7 20 (0.99%) Virtual Servers
8 19 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
8 19 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
9 16 (0.79%) pfSense
10 15 (0.74%) vSphere
11 14 (0.69%) Oracle RAC
12 12 (0.59%) KVM
13 10 (0.49%) NFS
14 7 (0.35%) Microsoft App-V
15 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 2 (0.099%) Embedded Firmware
16 2 (0.099%) VMware NSX
17 1 (0.049%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 124 (6.13%) Ansible
2 123 (6.08%) Kubernetes
3 117 (5.78%) SCCM
4 91 (4.50%) Terraform
5 72 (3.56%) WSUS
6 67 (3.31%) SCOM
7 46 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
8 40 (1.98%) vCenter Server
9 33 (1.63%) Single Sign-On
10 30 (1.48%) FortiGate
11 23 (1.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 22 (1.09%) OpenSSO
13 19 (0.94%) Grafana
13 19 (0.94%) NetBackup
14 16 (0.79%) EMC NetWorker
14 16 (0.79%) ZABBIX
15 14 (0.69%) Data Guard
15 14 (0.69%) Oracle RMAN
16 12 (0.59%) Sysprep
17 10 (0.49%) SCDPM
Vendors
1 387 (19.12%) Microsoft
2 202 (9.98%) Cisco
3 175 (8.65%) Juniper
4 138 (6.82%) Oracle
5 126 (6.23%) VMware
6 49 (2.42%) HP
6 49 (2.42%) ServiceNow
7 48 (2.37%) Fortinet
8 42 (2.08%) Remedy
9 41 (2.03%) Siebel
9 41 (2.03%) Xilinx
10 33 (1.63%) F5
10 33 (1.63%) McAfee
11 29 (1.43%) ESRI
11 29 (1.43%) WSO2
12 26 (1.28%) Dynatrace
12 26 (1.28%) Veeam
13 24 (1.19%) Red Hat
14 17 (0.84%) EMC
15 16 (0.79%) Extreme Networks