Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 110 | 94 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | -55 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared | 44 | 108 | 169 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 1.60% | 2.14% | 6.61% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 3.40% | 9.57% | 17.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 37 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35,500 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,750 | £40,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,250 | £44,500 | £51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.18% | -13.17% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £52,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -12.00% | +13.64% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands
SC 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 the East Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,296 | 1,129 | 983 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 47.25% | 22.37% | 38.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 260 | 545 | 266 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £25,250 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,500 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,073 | £42,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.01% | -10.53% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,750 | £70,600 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the East Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the East Midlands.
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Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.
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Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire | +41 | 21 | £29,500 | -37.89% | 20 |
| Derbyshire | +13 | 11 | £65,000 | +62.50% | 23 |
| Leicestershire | -15 | 8 | £52,000 | +28.28% | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | +5 | 2 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | +1 | 2 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 3 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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: