Security Cleared Jobs in the East of England

Security Clearance
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 31 52
Rank change year-on-year +4 +21 +15
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 267 269 402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 5.13% 7.40% 5.55%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.41% 17.57% 13.28%
Number of salaries quoted 175 119 181
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,360 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -3.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,247 1,531 3,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 23.95% 42.11% 41.82%
Number of salaries quoted 731 528 928
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,639 £38,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,900 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the East of England

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the East of England.

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the East of England

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the East of England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the East of England

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the East of England region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Hertfordshire +4 167 £52,500 -4.55% 24
Cambridgeshire +31 54 £38,000 -35.04% 12
Bedfordshire -2 21 £77,500 +10.71% 9
Essex -17 13 £30,000 -55.56% 7
Suffolk +7 12 £31,500 -25.00% 2
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.12%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.75%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 2 (0.75%) Confluence
3 2 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2013
3 2 (0.75%) OpenStack
3 2 (0.75%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 18 (6.74%) Simulink
2 7 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.75%) Abaqus
4 2 (0.75%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.37%) NEC Housing
1 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.37%) SAP GRC
1 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (4.87%) Azure
2 5 (1.87%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (1.50%) AWS
3 4 (1.50%) Entra ID
3 4 (1.50%) OneDrive
4 2 (0.75%) Cohesity
4 2 (0.75%) IaaS
4 2 (0.75%) PaaS
4 2 (0.75%) SaaS
5 1 (0.37%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.37%) GCP
5 1 (0.37%) GitHub
5 1 (0.37%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 38 (14.23%) Firewall
2 24 (8.99%) LAN
3 21 (7.87%) Network Security
4 20 (7.49%) TCP/IP
5 16 (5.99%) DNS
6 13 (4.87%) LTE
7 11 (4.12%) 3G
7 11 (4.12%) 4G
7 11 (4.12%) Bluetooth
7 11 (4.12%) GPRS
7 11 (4.12%) GSM
7 11 (4.12%) WAN
8 10 (3.75%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (2.25%) Ethernet
10 5 (1.87%) SAN
11 4 (1.50%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (1.12%) DHCP
12 3 (1.12%) SMTP
12 3 (1.12%) Software-Defined Radio
13 2 (0.75%) 802.11
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.50%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.75%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.37%) MySQL
3 1 (0.37%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 8 (3.00%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (2.62%) Rational Rhapsody
3 6 (2.25%) JIRA
4 5 (1.87%) Rational Team Concert
5 2 (0.75%) GitLab
5 2 (0.75%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.37%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.37%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.37%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.37%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.37%) Visual Studio
General
1 56 (20.97%) Social Skills
2 37 (13.86%) Aerospace
3 24 (8.99%) Electronics
4 23 (8.61%) Finance
5 17 (6.37%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (5.62%) Military
7 11 (4.12%) Telecoms
8 8 (3.00%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.62%) Police
10 6 (2.25%) Marketing
10 6 (2.25%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.50%) Law
12 2 (0.75%) Automotive
12 2 (0.75%) French Language
12 2 (0.75%) Games
13 1 (0.37%) Local Government
13 1 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.37%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 31 (11.61%) Systems Engineer
2 21 (7.87%) Lead
2 21 (7.87%) Network Engineer
3 20 (7.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 18 (6.74%) Software Engineer
5 17 (6.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 17 (6.37%) Support Engineer
6 15 (5.62%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
6 15 (5.62%) Technical Engineer
7 13 (4.87%) Author
7 13 (4.87%) Technical Author
8 12 (4.49%) Embedded Engineer
8 12 (4.49%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 12 (4.49%) Network Security Specialist
8 12 (4.49%) Network Specialist
8 12 (4.49%) Security Specialist
9 11 (4.12%) Architect
9 11 (4.12%) Developer
9 11 (4.12%) Senior
9 11 (4.12%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.62%) SGML
2 5 (1.87%) .NET
2 5 (1.87%) Fluent Bit
3 2 (0.75%) 802.1X
3 2 (0.75%) OpenMP
4 1 (0.37%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.37%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.37%) Qt
4 1 (0.37%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.37%) STL
4 1 (0.37%) WinForms
4 1 (0.37%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.12%) Algorithms
2 13 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (3.75%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (3.00%) Driving Licence
4 8 (3.00%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.00%) Operational Technology
5 6 (2.25%) Animation
5 6 (2.25%) Graphic Design
6 5 (1.87%) NHS
7 3 (1.12%) Augmented Reality
7 3 (1.12%) FPGA
7 3 (1.12%) PCIe
7 3 (1.12%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.12%) Virtual Reality
8 2 (0.75%) Beowulf
8 2 (0.75%) Blackberry
8 2 (0.75%) Cyberattack
8 2 (0.75%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.75%) Embedded Systems
8 2 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 54 (20.22%) Windows
2 25 (9.36%) Linux
3 14 (5.24%) Windows Server
4 9 (3.37%) Windows 10
5 7 (2.62%) Unix
6 6 (2.25%) Solaris
7 5 (1.87%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.12%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.75%) Embedded Linux
9 2 (0.75%) SUSE
9 2 (0.75%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.37%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (14.61%) Software Engineering
2 38 (14.23%) Agile
3 37 (13.86%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (12.73%) Systems Engineering
5 31 (11.61%) Cybersecurity
6 24 (8.99%) Project Management
7 22 (8.24%) Validation
8 20 (7.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 15 (5.62%) ITIL
9 15 (5.62%) Risk Management
10 14 (5.24%) Asset Management
10 14 (5.24%) Collaborative Working
10 14 (5.24%) Cryptography
10 14 (5.24%) Information Security
10 14 (5.24%) Mentoring
10 14 (5.24%) Verification and Validation
11 13 (4.87%) Information Management
12 12 (4.49%) Change Management
12 12 (4.49%) Line Management
13 11 (4.12%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.24%) C
2 21 (7.87%) C#
2 21 (7.87%) Python
3 17 (6.37%) MATLAB
4 13 (4.87%) C++
5 11 (4.12%) PowerShell
6 10 (3.75%) Bash
7 8 (3.00%) PHP
8 4 (1.50%) Ada
8 4 (1.50%) Java
8 4 (1.50%) VB
8 4 (1.50%) VB6
9 3 (1.12%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.12%) SQL
10 2 (0.75%) Perl
11 1 (0.37%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.37%) Go
11 1 (0.37%) Rust
11 1 (0.37%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 88 (32.96%) SC Cleared
2 65 (24.34%) BPSS Clearance
3 62 (23.22%) DV Cleared
4 34 (12.73%) Degree
5 11 (4.12%) CISSP
6 9 (3.37%) CASP
6 9 (3.37%) CISM
6 9 (3.37%) CRISC
7 8 (3.00%) CEH
8 6 (2.25%) CTC Cleared
8 6 (2.25%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.12%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.75%) BC Cleared
10 2 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.75%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.37%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.37%) GCFA
11 1 (0.37%) GCIH
11 1 (0.37%) GREM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.87%) SLA
2 9 (3.37%) NCSC
3 8 (3.00%) PCI DSS
4 6 (2.25%) QA
5 3 (1.12%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.75%) MISRA
7 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.37%) DO-254
7 1 (0.37%) MISRA C
7 1 (0.37%) NIST
7 1 (0.37%) NIST 800
System Software
1 15 (5.62%) Firmware
2 13 (4.87%) Active Directory
3 8 (3.00%) KVM
3 8 (3.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.25%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.12%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (1.12%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.75%) Lustre
6 2 (0.75%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 2 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (1.87%) Fluentd
1 5 (1.87%) logstash
1 5 (1.87%) SCOM
2 4 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.50%) SCCM
3 2 (0.75%) Ansible
3 2 (0.75%) Tivoli Identity Manager
4 1 (0.37%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.37%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.37%) MAILsweeper
4 1 (0.37%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.37%) Puppet
4 1 (0.37%) QRadar
4 1 (0.37%) Rancher
4 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 35 (13.11%) Cisco
2 31 (11.61%) Juniper
3 28 (10.49%) Microsoft
4 16 (5.99%) CheckPoint
4 16 (5.99%) Palo Alto
5 14 (5.24%) Blue Coat
5 14 (5.24%) Infoblox
6 13 (4.87%) Riverbed
7 11 (4.12%) Splunk
8 10 (3.75%) Dell
8 10 (3.75%) IBM
9 9 (3.37%) Red Hat
9 9 (3.37%) VMware
10 4 (1.50%) NetApp
11 3 (1.12%) HP
11 3 (1.12%) Intel
12 2 (0.75%) EMC
12 2 (0.75%) Meraki
12 2 (0.75%) PTC
12 2 (0.75%) SAP