Security Cleared Job Trends in Canterbury

Security Clearance
Kent > Canterbury

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Canterbury with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Canterbury 2.46% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.80% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £45,250
% change year-on-year -19.23% +43.65% +6.47%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Canterbury

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 Canterbury.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 79 13 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Canterbury 64.75% 54.17% 14.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 11
10th Percentile £54,625 - £25,000
25th Percentile £59,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 - £27,965
Median % change year-on-year - - -54.08%
75th Percentile £84,688 - £39,747
90th Percentile £90,875 - £47,500
Kent median annual salary £39,000 £38,325 £41,250
% change year-on-year +1.76% -7.09% -2.94%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Canterbury

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Canterbury

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canterbury 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
General
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) C/C++ Firmware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded C Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded C++ Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Firmware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Development
1 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (66.67%) Control Theory
1 2 (66.67%) FMEA
1 2 (66.67%) Mathematics
1 2 (66.67%) Physics
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
1 2 (66.67%) Systems Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded C++
2 2 (66.67%) MATLAB
2 2 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Def Stans
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (33.33%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) EMC
1 2 (66.67%) Facebook
1 2 (66.67%) Instagram