Security Cleared Jobs in Dorset

Security Clearance
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 17 16
Rank change year-on-year -9 -1 +17
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 33 141 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 7.52% 11.68% 12.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.07% 41.35% 27.91%
Number of salaries quoted 26 67 69
10th Percentile £41,250 £31,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £49,063 £37,000 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -19.05% +23.53%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £65,200 £73,250
South West median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +1.82% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 298 341 301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 67.88% 28.25% 45.54%
Number of salaries quoted 93 133 118
10th Percentile £37,515 £23,800 £36,025
25th Percentile £46,250 £34,187 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -19.05% +10.53%
75th Percentile £61,500 £57,500 £60,874
90th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £71,170
South West median annual salary £52,600 £54,022 £53,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% +1.93% +6.00%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in Dorset

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in Dorset.

Salary trend for Security Cleared in Dorset

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Dorset over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in Dorset

Security Cleared
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 19 May 2025. 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
Dorchester -5 13 £50,000 - 2
Blandford Forum +3 2 - -
Poole -6 2 £50,000 +35.14% 4
Bournemouth +43 1 £100,000 +135.29% 13
Wareham +1 1 £60,000 - 1
Weymouth -8 1 £59,400 +37.91% 2
Security Cleared
South West

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.09%) AWS
1 3 (9.09%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 16 (48.48%) VPN
2 14 (42.42%) Firewall
3 8 (24.24%) DNS
3 8 (24.24%) LAN
3 8 (24.24%) WAN
4 6 (18.18%) DHCP
4 6 (18.18%) MPLS
4 6 (18.18%) Reverse Proxy
4 6 (18.18%) VPLS
5 5 (15.15%) Cisco ASA
5 5 (15.15%) Cisco Firepower
5 5 (15.15%) Network Security
5 5 (15.15%) PBX
6 1 (3.03%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (24.24%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.03%) LabVIEW
1 1 (3.03%) Rational DOORS
General
1 13 (39.39%) Social Skills
2 4 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (6.06%) Finance
3 2 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (3.03%) Aerospace
4 1 (3.03%) Electronics
4 1 (3.03%) Environmental Health
4 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.03%) Military
Job Titles
1 14 (42.42%) Network Engineer
2 3 (9.09%) Automation Engineer
2 3 (9.09%) Cloud Engineer
2 3 (9.09%) Commissioning Engineer
2 3 (9.09%) Hardware Engineer
2 3 (9.09%) Robotics Engineer
2 3 (9.09%) Senior
2 3 (9.09%) Senior Hardware Engineer
3 2 (6.06%) Developer
3 2 (6.06%) Software Developer
4 1 (3.03%) Analyst
4 1 (3.03%) DevOps Engineer
4 1 (3.03%) Java Engineer
4 1 (3.03%) Java Software Engineer
4 1 (3.03%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (3.03%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.09%) Acoustics
1 3 (9.09%) Management Information System
1 3 (9.09%) Robotics
2 2 (6.06%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 10 (30.30%) Linux
2 2 (6.06%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (18.18%) Validation
2 5 (15.15%) Proactive Monitoring
2 5 (15.15%) Systems Engineering
3 4 (12.12%) Architectural Design
3 4 (12.12%) CI/CD
3 4 (12.12%) DevOps
3 4 (12.12%) Line Management
4 3 (9.09%) Agile
4 3 (9.09%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (9.09%) Platform Engineering
4 3 (9.09%) Robotic Automation
4 3 (9.09%) Systems Thinking
5 2 (6.06%) Android Development
5 2 (6.06%) Design Patterns
5 2 (6.06%) Mathematics
5 2 (6.06%) OO
5 2 (6.06%) OOP
5 2 (6.06%) Project Management
5 2 (6.06%) Verification and Validation
6 1 (3.03%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (15.15%) PowerShell
2 3 (9.09%) Java
2 3 (9.09%) Python
3 2 (6.06%) C++
3 2 (6.06%) Go
4 1 (3.03%) Fortran
4 1 (3.03%) JavaScript
4 1 (3.03%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (54.55%) SC Cleared
2 7 (21.21%) DV Cleared
3 6 (18.18%) CCNA
3 6 (18.18%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (15.15%) CCNP
5 3 (9.09%) HNC
6 1 (3.03%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) ISO 9001
1 1 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (3.03%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (39.39%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (6.06%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) Ansible
Vendors
1 14 (42.42%) Cisco
2 13 (39.39%) VMware
3 8 (24.24%) Veeam
4 6 (18.18%) HP
4 6 (18.18%) Microsoft
5 5 (15.15%) SolarWinds
6 4 (12.12%) Citrix
6 4 (12.12%) Fortinet
6 4 (12.12%) Meraki
7 3 (9.09%) Oracle
8 1 (3.03%) Atlassian