Security Cleared Jobs in the East of England

Security Clearance
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 43 58
Rank change year-on-year +21 +15 -20
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 412 335 313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 6.81% 6.06% 4.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 25.57% 14.24% 13.37%
Number of salaries quoted 267 138 171
10th Percentile £25,281 £35,355 £39,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,000 £44,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.98% -10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 East of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,611 2,352 2,341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.63% 42.55% 36.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,093 616 777
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,875 £30,600
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.31%
75th Percentile £64,674 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £71,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the East of England

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the East of England

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the East of England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the East of England

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the East of England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Hertfordshire +12 276 £57,500 +5.50% 96
Cambridgeshire +57 73 £38,000 -31.53% 31
Bedfordshire +21 37 £77,500 +19.23% 16
Essex -19 15 £30,000 -55.56% 9
Suffolk -3 11 £70,000 +66.67% 7
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (0.49%) OpenStack
2 1 (0.24%) Confluence
2 1 (0.24%) SharePoint
Applications
1 28 (6.80%) Simulink
2 12 (2.91%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.49%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 3 (0.73%) SAP ERP
1 3 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.24%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 17 (4.13%) Azure
2 10 (2.43%) AWS
3 7 (1.70%) GCP
4 5 (1.21%) GitHub
4 5 (1.21%) GitHub Actions
5 3 (0.73%) Amazon EC2
5 3 (0.73%) Amazon ECS
5 3 (0.73%) PaaS
5 3 (0.73%) Route 53
5 3 (0.73%) SaaS
5 3 (0.73%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 2 (0.49%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (10.19%) Firewall
2 26 (6.31%) LAN
2 26 (6.31%) TCP/IP
3 22 (5.34%) SAN
4 16 (3.88%) Network Security
4 16 (3.88%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (3.16%) Ethernet
5 13 (3.16%) LTE
5 13 (3.16%) WAN
6 11 (2.67%) DNS
7 8 (1.94%) 3G
7 8 (1.94%) 4G
7 8 (1.94%) Bluetooth
7 8 (1.94%) GPRS
7 8 (1.94%) GSM
8 6 (1.46%) Software-Defined Radio
9 5 (1.21%) 5G
9 5 (1.21%) 5G NR
9 5 (1.21%) 802.11
9 5 (1.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.97%) MySQL
2 2 (0.49%) Hadoop
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle Database
2 2 (0.49%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (4.13%) Rational Rhapsody
2 13 (3.16%) Rational DOORS
3 7 (1.70%) JIRA
3 7 (1.70%) Rational Team Concert
4 5 (1.21%) GitLab
5 3 (0.73%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.73%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.73%) LabVIEW
5 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.24%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.24%) JMeter
6 1 (0.24%) Selenium
General
1 104 (25.24%) Social Skills
2 51 (12.38%) Aerospace
3 46 (11.17%) Electronics
4 31 (7.52%) Finance
5 28 (6.80%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (5.83%) Manufacturing
7 18 (4.37%) Telecoms
8 16 (3.88%) Military
9 15 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (2.91%) Public Sector
11 11 (2.67%) Law
12 9 (2.18%) Police
13 6 (1.46%) Marketing
14 4 (0.97%) French Language
14 4 (0.97%) Games
15 3 (0.73%) Italian Language
15 3 (0.73%) Welsh Language
16 2 (0.49%) Automotive
16 2 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.49%) Retail
Job Titles
1 47 (11.41%) Systems Engineer
2 45 (10.92%) Lead
3 41 (9.95%) Software Engineer
4 23 (5.58%) Architect
5 22 (5.34%) Administrator
6 21 (5.10%) Embedded Engineer
6 21 (5.10%) IT Administrator
6 21 (5.10%) Network Engineer
6 21 (5.10%) Server Administrator
7 20 (4.85%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 17 (4.13%) Senior
9 16 (3.88%) Analyst
9 16 (3.88%) Consultant
9 16 (3.88%) Security Consultant
10 15 (3.64%) SIEM Engineer
10 15 (3.64%) Support Engineer
10 15 (3.64%) Technical Engineer
11 14 (3.40%) Developer
11 14 (3.40%) Managing Consultant
12 13 (3.16%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.16%) Fluent Bit
2 7 (1.70%) .NET
3 5 (1.21%) 802.1X
4 3 (0.73%) Qt
5 2 (0.49%) OpenMP
6 1 (0.24%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.24%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.24%) ModSecurity
6 1 (0.24%) WinForms
6 1 (0.24%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 40 (9.71%) Self-Motivation
2 36 (8.74%) Algorithms
3 31 (7.52%) Data Centre
4 19 (4.61%) Cyber Threat
5 14 (3.40%) Driving Licence
5 14 (3.40%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.91%) Operational Technology
7 8 (1.94%) NHS
7 8 (1.94%) PCIe
7 8 (1.94%) Security Operations Centre
8 7 (1.70%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.46%) Animation
9 6 (1.46%) Graphic Design
10 5 (1.21%) Onboarding
11 4 (0.97%) Augmented Reality
11 4 (0.97%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (0.97%) FPGA
11 4 (0.97%) PMI
11 4 (0.97%) Virtual Reality
12 3 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 77 (18.69%) Windows
2 49 (11.89%) Linux
3 32 (7.77%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.18%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.49%) SUSE
6 2 (0.49%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (20.15%) Software Engineering
2 71 (17.23%) Systems Engineering
3 70 (16.99%) Problem-Solving
4 67 (16.26%) Agile
5 55 (13.35%) Cybersecurity
6 50 (12.14%) Validation
7 40 (9.71%) Mentoring
8 37 (8.98%) Mathematics
9 29 (7.04%) Physics
9 29 (7.04%) Project Management
9 29 (7.04%) Verification and Validation
10 28 (6.80%) SIEM
11 27 (6.55%) Signal Processing
12 25 (6.07%) Performance Monitoring
13 24 (5.83%) Security Operations
14 23 (5.58%) Benchmarking
15 22 (5.34%) DevOps
15 22 (5.34%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
15 22 (5.34%) Risk Management
15 22 (5.34%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 51 (12.38%) C
2 47 (11.41%) PowerShell
2 47 (11.41%) Python
3 44 (10.68%) C#
4 29 (7.04%) MATLAB
5 22 (5.34%) Bash
6 19 (4.61%) Ada
7 16 (3.88%) Java
8 14 (3.40%) C++
9 11 (2.67%) PHP
10 9 (2.18%) SQL
11 6 (1.46%) Shell Script
11 6 (1.46%) VB
11 6 (1.46%) VB6
12 4 (0.97%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.73%) SystemVerilog
14 2 (0.49%) Perl
15 1 (0.24%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 158 (38.35%) BPSS Clearance
2 130 (31.55%) SC Cleared
3 80 (19.42%) Degree
4 45 (10.92%) DV Cleared
5 21 (5.10%) CISSP
6 14 (3.40%) CISM
7 13 (3.16%) CASP
7 13 (3.16%) CRISC
8 12 (2.91%) CEH
9 10 (2.43%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (1.46%) CTC Cleared
12 4 (0.97%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
15 1 (0.24%) CCNA
15 1 (0.24%) GCIH
15 1 (0.24%) HND
15 1 (0.24%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.64%) NCSC
1 15 (3.64%) SLA
2 14 (3.40%) PCI DSS
3 10 (2.43%) QA
4 5 (1.21%) Def Stans
5 3 (0.73%) MISRA
6 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.49%) NIST
7 1 (0.24%) GDPR
7 1 (0.24%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.24%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.24%) RMADS
7 1 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 29 (7.04%) Firmware
2 27 (6.55%) Active Directory
3 14 (3.40%) KVM
4 8 (1.94%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.73%) Docker
5 3 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.49%) Lustre
6 2 (0.49%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 2 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.49%) vSphere
7 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 13 (3.16%) Fluentd
1 13 (3.16%) logstash
2 7 (1.70%) Ansible
3 4 (0.97%) Progress Chef
3 4 (0.97%) Puppet
4 3 (0.73%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.73%) Terraform
5 2 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.49%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.24%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.24%) MAILsweeper
6 1 (0.24%) Nessus
Vendors
1 55 (13.35%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.01%) Cisco
3 32 (7.77%) Splunk
4 27 (6.55%) Juniper
5 24 (5.83%) VMware
6 23 (5.58%) NetApp
7 21 (5.10%) Citrix
8 17 (4.13%) IBM
9 14 (3.40%) Dell
10 11 (2.67%) CheckPoint
10 11 (2.67%) Palo Alto
11 9 (2.18%) Blue Coat
11 9 (2.18%) Infoblox
12 8 (1.94%) Riverbed
13 7 (1.70%) Red Hat
14 5 (1.21%) Intel
14 5 (1.21%) Oracle
15 4 (0.97%) SAP
16 3 (0.73%) Microsemi
16 3 (0.73%) Xilinx