Security Cleared Job Trends in Bristol

Security Clearance
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 14 3
Rank change year-on-year +6 -11 +15
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 241 108 473
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 8.96% 9.92% 16.07%
As % of the Qualifications category 48.88% 36.99% 53.51%
Number of salaries quoted 179 91 372
10th Percentile £50,000 - £47,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £59,400 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.05% -8.62% +6.56%
75th Percentile £83,125 £71,875 £70,250
90th Percentile £89,000 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £72,500 £59,400 £57,500
% change year-on-year +22.05% +3.30% -4.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

Security Cleared falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 493 292 884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 18.33% 26.81% 30.04%
Number of salaries quoted 281 219 656
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £45,421 £41,875 £49,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,973 £52,600 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.03% -12.33% -
75th Percentile £81,250 £72,950 £70,250
90th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% +1.85%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Bristol

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Security Cleared

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Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Bristol over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in Bristol

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 12 (4.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.07%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.41%) Site Server
Applications
1 6 (2.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.83%) Simulink
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 63 (26.14%) Azure
2 21 (8.71%) AWS
3 15 (6.22%) GCP
4 12 (4.98%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (2.49%) PaaS
6 5 (2.07%) IaaS
6 5 (2.07%) SaaS
7 4 (1.66%) Serverless
8 3 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.83%) ChatGPT
9 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.83%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.41%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 1 (0.41%) dbt
10 1 (0.41%) GitHub Copilot
10 1 (0.41%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 1 (0.41%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.41%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.41%) Twilio
10 1 (0.41%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.39%) DHCP
1 13 (5.39%) DNS
2 3 (1.24%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (1.24%) Wireless
3 2 (0.83%) Firewall
3 2 (0.83%) Network Security
3 2 (0.83%) SNMP
3 2 (0.83%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (0.83%) VPN
4 1 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.41%) MPLS
4 1 (0.41%) MQTT
4 1 (0.41%) NAS
4 1 (0.41%) SAN
4 1 (0.41%) Skype
4 1 (0.41%) Software-Defined Networking
4 1 (0.41%) Tactical Data Link
4 1 (0.41%) UWB
4 1 (0.41%) VLAN
4 1 (0.41%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.98%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.83%) Power BI
3 1 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.41%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.41%) DataStage
3 1 (0.41%) GIS
3 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (0.83%) Git
2 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.41%) JIRA
2 1 (0.41%) Octopus Deploy
2 1 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.41%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 60 (24.90%) Social Skills
2 24 (9.96%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (7.05%) Finance
4 15 (6.22%) Public Sector
5 14 (5.81%) Telecoms
6 5 (2.07%) Legal
7 4 (1.66%) Electronics
8 3 (1.24%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (1.24%) Retail
9 2 (0.83%) Military
10 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.41%) Automotive
10 1 (0.41%) Avionics
10 1 (0.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.41%) Law
10 1 (0.41%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 67 (27.80%) Architect
2 38 (15.77%) Senior
3 32 (13.28%) Solutions Architect
4 30 (12.45%) Consultant
5 28 (11.62%) Systems Engineer
6 25 (10.37%) Security Architect
7 22 (9.13%) Security Consultant
8 20 (8.30%) Digital Architect
8 20 (8.30%) Digital Solutions Architect
9 14 (5.81%) Developer
10 13 (5.39%) Lead
10 13 (5.39%) Senior Consultant
10 13 (5.39%) Senior Security Consultant
11 11 (4.56%) Auditor
11 11 (4.56%) Security Auditor
12 10 (4.15%) IT Manager
13 9 (3.73%) Azure Architect
13 9 (3.73%) Senior Architect
14 8 (3.32%) Senior Digital Architect
14 8 (3.32%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.24%) .NET
2 2 (0.83%) AngularJS
2 2 (0.83%) Node.js
2 2 (0.83%) React
3 1 (0.41%) Bootstrap
3 1 (0.41%) CSS
3 1 (0.41%) CSS3
3 1 (0.41%) Express.js
3 1 (0.41%) hapi
3 1 (0.41%) HTML
3 1 (0.41%) HTML5
3 1 (0.41%) HTML5 Boilerplate
3 1 (0.41%) Kafka
3 1 (0.41%) NestJS
3 1 (0.41%) REST
3 1 (0.41%) RESTful
3 1 (0.41%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.98%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (4.15%) Cloud Native
3 9 (3.73%) Onboarding
4 8 (3.32%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.90%) Security Posture
6 6 (2.49%) FPGA
7 4 (1.66%) PKI
8 3 (1.24%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.24%) Embedded Systems
8 3 (1.24%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.83%) CCTV
9 2 (0.83%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.83%) IoT
9 2 (0.83%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (0.83%) Verilog
9 2 (0.83%) VHDL
10 1 (0.41%) ARM Cortex
10 1 (0.41%) Distributed Architecture
10 1 (0.41%) IVR
10 1 (0.41%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.96%) Linux
2 18 (7.47%) Windows
3 13 (5.39%) Windows Server
4 12 (4.98%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (1.24%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.41%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (21.16%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (13.69%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (9.13%) DevOps
3 22 (9.13%) Risk Management
4 20 (8.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 18 (7.47%) Agile
6 16 (6.64%) Migration
7 15 (6.22%) Customer Experience
8 14 (5.81%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (5.39%) CI/CD
9 13 (5.39%) Customer Service
9 13 (5.39%) Software Engineering
9 13 (5.39%) TOGAF
9 13 (5.39%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 12 (4.98%) Cloud Security
10 12 (4.98%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (4.98%) Email Filtering
10 12 (4.98%) Kalman Filter
10 12 (4.98%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 12 (4.98%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.73%) Python
2 5 (2.07%) C#
2 5 (2.07%) JavaScript
3 4 (1.66%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.24%) C
4 3 (1.24%) Go
4 3 (1.24%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.83%) Bash
5 2 (0.83%) Java
5 2 (0.83%) Scala
5 2 (0.83%) SQL
5 2 (0.83%) SystemVerilog
6 1 (0.41%) C++
6 1 (0.41%) Rust
Qualifications
1 185 (76.76%) SC Cleared
2 71 (29.46%) DV Cleared
3 11 (4.56%) CISSP
4 10 (4.15%) CISM
5 9 (3.73%) Degree
6 7 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (2.90%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (2.07%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (1.24%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.41%) APMG
10 1 (0.41%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.41%) CIPD
10 1 (0.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.41%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (9.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (6.64%) NIST
2 16 (6.64%) PCI DSS
3 15 (6.22%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (3.32%) NCSC
5 6 (2.49%) GRC
6 4 (1.66%) Def Stans
6 4 (1.66%) GDPR
6 4 (1.66%) NIST 800
7 3 (1.24%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.41%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.41%) JTAG
8 1 (0.41%) PMO
8 1 (0.41%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (5.39%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.98%) Hyper-V
2 12 (4.98%) Terminal Server
3 3 (1.24%) Docker
4 1 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (3.73%) Terraform
2 8 (3.32%) Ansible
3 2 (0.83%) Nagios
3 2 (0.83%) Netcool
3 2 (0.83%) Tivoli
3 2 (0.83%) ZABBIX
4 1 (0.41%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.41%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.41%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 40 (16.60%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.81%) SolarWinds
3 13 (5.39%) Splunk
3 13 (5.39%) VMware
4 12 (4.98%) Brocade
4 12 (4.98%) Nimble Storage
4 12 (4.98%) Tanium
4 12 (4.98%) Veeam
5 2 (0.83%) Aruba
5 2 (0.83%) BMC
5 2 (0.83%) Cisco
5 2 (0.83%) Databricks
5 2 (0.83%) Google
5 2 (0.83%) IBM
5 2 (0.83%) Intel
5 2 (0.83%) Microsemi
5 2 (0.83%) Xilinx
6 1 (0.41%) Apple
6 1 (0.41%) EMC
6 1 (0.41%) HP