Security Cleared Job Trends in Chester

Security Clearance
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 16 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 1.45% 1.49% -
As % of the Qualifications category 6.67% 7.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £61,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £63,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% - -
75th Percentile £47,500 £64,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £41,250
% change year-on-year +15.79% +15.15% -2.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chester

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 Chester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 30 14 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 21.74% 20.90% 9.92%
Number of salaries quoted 7 9 7
10th Percentile £30,350 £31,000 £57,988
25th Percentile £36,625 £33,000 £58,994
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £40,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.50% -33.33% +71.43%
75th Percentile £48,000 £64,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £54,300 £67,500 £75,000
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,903 £42,500
% change year-on-year +4.38% +12.71% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Chester

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Enablement
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) SAP