Security Cleared Job Trends in Chatham

Security Clearance
Kent > Chatham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chatham with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 8 15
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 +3
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 3 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Chatham 7.32% 16.13% 1.85%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.29% 62.50% 4.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £48,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.45%
75th Percentile - - £54,250
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £39,000 £55,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -29.09% +69.23% -19.75%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chatham

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 Chatham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21 8 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chatham 51.22% 25.81% 38.89%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 18
10th Percentile £52,125 £48,200 £27,965
25th Percentile £53,750 £56,375 £29,724
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £38,293
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +82.80% -23.42%
75th Percentile £68,375 £78,750 £40,896
90th Percentile £77,500 £84,000 £53,750
Kent median annual salary £39,500 £55,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -28.18% +57.14% -28.57%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Chatham

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Chatham

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in Chatham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chatham citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chatham citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chatham 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Data Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) IT Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Migration Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared