SC Cleared Jobs in England

Security Check (SC) Clearance
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 49 62
Rank change year-on-year -33 +13 +56
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,471 3,839 4,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.22% 4.52% 4.76%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.53% 15.83% 14.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,137 2,393 2,400
10th Percentile £41,250 £31,500 £34,452
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,227 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £74,258 £70,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £86,250 £83,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +2.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 22,530 24,251 30,628
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 49.35% 28.55% 32.70%
Number of salaries quoted 10,013 15,778 13,783
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £38,500 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,960
Median % change year-on-year - -5.11% +5.38%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £57,825
% change year-on-year +1.85% -6.61% +5.14%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in England

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in England.

Salary trend for SC Cleared in England

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Salary histogram for SC Cleared in England

SC Cleared
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
South East -10 513 £55,000 - 393
London -18 340 £65,000 -7.14% 595
South West -26 188 £60,000 +14.29% 279
Midlands -38 165 £62,500 +19.05% 150
North of England -111 140 £52,500 -8.70% 240
West Midlands -1 139 £65,000 +18.18% 113
North West -129 81 £55,000 -2.67% 166
East of England +18 78 £58,000 -3.33% 138
Yorkshire -11 50 £44,700 -25.50% 41
East Midlands -47 22 £52,000 +4.00% 35
North East +33 8 £64,692 +17.62% 35
SC Cleared
UK

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 25 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (1.63%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.02%) Apache Spark
4 12 (0.82%) JBoss
4 12 (0.82%) Red Hat Fuse
5 11 (0.75%) Confluence
5 11 (0.75%) Skype for Business
6 9 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
7 8 (0.54%) Apache
7 8 (0.54%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 7 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 5 (0.34%) Alfresco
9 5 (0.34%) CMS
9 5 (0.34%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.27%) Documentum
10 4 (0.27%) nginx
10 4 (0.27%) Tomcat
11 3 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.20%) WinCC
12 2 (0.14%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 35 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.41%) Adobe XD
5 5 (0.34%) InVision
5 5 (0.34%) Simulink
5 5 (0.34%) Sketch
6 4 (0.27%) Oracle Smart View
7 3 (0.20%) Mozilla Thunderbird
7 3 (0.20%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.20%) Revit
8 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.14%) Windchill
9 1 (0.068%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.068%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.068%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.068%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.068%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
1 12 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
3 4 (0.27%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 3 (0.20%) Maximo
4 3 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 3 (0.20%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.14%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.14%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.14%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.14%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.14%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 257 (17.47%) Azure
2 242 (16.45%) AWS
3 74 (5.03%) Serverless
4 72 (4.89%) GCP
5 63 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
5 63 (4.28%) Power Platform
6 44 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (2.79%) OCI
8 40 (2.72%) Amazon ECS
9 38 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
10 35 (2.38%) Entra ID
11 33 (2.24%) AWS Lambda
12 30 (2.04%) AWS CloudFormation
13 29 (1.97%) Amazon EKS
13 29 (1.97%) SaaS
14 28 (1.90%) Amazon EC2
15 22 (1.50%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (1.50%) PaaS
16 20 (1.36%) AWS KMS
16 20 (1.36%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 183 (12.44%) Firewall
2 116 (7.89%) WAN
3 108 (7.34%) Network Security
4 95 (6.46%) BGP
5 71 (4.83%) OSPF
6 70 (4.76%) LAN
7 61 (4.15%) VPN
8 60 (4.08%) EIGRP
9 38 (2.58%) SD-WAN
10 37 (2.52%) Cisco ASA
10 37 (2.52%) TCP/IP
11 36 (2.45%) MPLS
12 35 (2.38%) Ethernet
13 34 (2.31%) Cisco Firepower
14 33 (2.24%) IPsec
15 32 (2.18%) Cisco ISE
16 30 (2.04%) VLAN
17 24 (1.63%) DNS
18 19 (1.29%) Junos
19 18 (1.22%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (5.23%) PostgreSQL
2 45 (3.06%) Relational Database
3 34 (2.31%) Power BI
4 27 (1.84%) SQL Server
5 25 (1.70%) MongoDB
6 23 (1.56%) MySQL
7 19 (1.29%) Amazon RDS
8 17 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
9 15 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
10 14 (0.95%) Data Lake
10 14 (0.95%) Redis
11 13 (0.88%) Big Data
11 13 (0.88%) NoSQL
12 12 (0.82%) RDBMS
13 10 (0.68%) Metadata
13 10 (0.68%) Tableau
14 9 (0.61%) GIS
15 7 (0.48%) Oracle ODI
15 7 (0.48%) Spark SQL
16 6 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 68 (4.62%) Git
2 66 (4.49%) Jenkins
3 32 (2.18%) GitLab
3 32 (2.18%) JUnit
4 29 (1.97%) JIRA
5 24 (1.63%) JMeter
6 18 (1.22%) Mockito
7 12 (0.82%) Selenium
8 8 (0.54%) Postman
8 8 (0.54%) Robot Framework
9 7 (0.48%) NDoc
9 7 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
10 6 (0.41%) Gatling
10 6 (0.41%) Locust
11 5 (0.34%) Axure RP
11 5 (0.34%) Cypress.io
11 5 (0.34%) Maven
11 5 (0.34%) Storybook
12 4 (0.27%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.27%) REST Assured
General
1 291 (19.78%) Social Skills
2 197 (13.39%) Public Sector
3 116 (7.89%) Finance
4 98 (6.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 94 (6.39%) Analytical Skills
6 47 (3.20%) Aerospace
7 39 (2.65%) Military
8 38 (2.58%) Marketing
9 36 (2.45%) Law
10 32 (2.18%) Telecoms
11 29 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
12 25 (1.70%) Retail
13 24 (1.63%) Manufacturing
14 23 (1.56%) Electronics
15 20 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
16 19 (1.29%) Advertising
17 16 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
18 11 (0.75%) Police
19 10 (0.68%) Legal
20 9 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 284 (19.31%) Architect
2 164 (11.15%) Developer
3 162 (11.01%) Senior
4 154 (10.47%) Network Engineer
5 106 (7.21%) Network Architect
6 90 (6.12%) Lead
7 80 (5.44%) Analyst
8 74 (5.03%) Solutions Architect
9 69 (4.69%) Consultant
10 60 (4.08%) Designer
11 53 (3.60%) Support Engineer
12 43 (2.92%) Security Engineer
13 41 (2.79%) Software Engineer
14 40 (2.72%) Cloud Architect
14 40 (2.72%) Java Developer
15 36 (2.45%) Network Designer
16 35 (2.38%) Data Engineer
17 34 (2.31%) Senior Developer
18 31 (2.11%) DevOps Engineer
19 29 (1.97%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (4.69%) React
2 56 (3.81%) HTML
3 51 (3.47%) Spring
4 49 (3.33%) REST
5 43 (2.92%) Kafka
6 41 (2.79%) AngularJS
6 41 (2.79%) Web Services
7 40 (2.72%) RESTful
7 40 (2.72%) Spring Boot
8 38 (2.58%) CSS
9 27 (1.84%) Apache Camel
10 26 (1.77%) JSON
11 25 (1.70%) .NET
11 25 (1.70%) SOAP
12 22 (1.50%) Hibernate
13 21 (1.43%) Elastic Stack
14 18 (1.22%) Django
14 18 (1.22%) PySpark
14 18 (1.22%) Vue
15 17 (1.16%) ActiveMQ
Miscellaneous
1 69 (4.69%) Data Centre
2 64 (4.35%) Management Information System
3 43 (2.92%) Cloud Native
4 41 (2.79%) Distributed Systems
5 30 (2.04%) Public Cloud
6 26 (1.77%) SCADA
7 24 (1.63%) Algorithms
8 23 (1.56%) Security Posture
8 23 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
9 22 (1.50%) Onboarding
10 21 (1.43%) Private Cloud
10 21 (1.43%) Virtual Team
11 18 (1.22%) Product Ownership
12 17 (1.16%) Security Operations Centre
13 14 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
14 12 (0.82%) Client/Server
14 12 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
15 11 (0.75%) Driving Licence
15 11 (0.75%) Linux Command Line
15 11 (0.75%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 160 (10.88%) Windows
2 122 (8.29%) Linux
3 68 (4.62%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.63%) Unix
5 17 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 16 (1.09%) Windows 10
7 15 (1.02%) Android
8 11 (0.75%) Apple iOS
9 9 (0.61%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.48%) Mac OS
11 6 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
12 5 (0.34%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.20%) AIX
13 3 (0.20%) Rocky
14 2 (0.14%) CentOS
14 2 (0.14%) Oracle Linux
14 2 (0.14%) Solaris
14 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
15 1 (0.068%) Embedded Linux
15 1 (0.068%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 297 (20.19%) Agile
2 214 (14.55%) DevOps
3 170 (11.56%) CI/CD
4 165 (11.22%) Problem-Solving
5 136 (9.25%) Mentoring
6 126 (8.57%) Software Engineering
7 111 (7.55%) Technical Leadership
8 110 (7.48%) Cybersecurity
9 103 (7.00%) Scrum
10 93 (6.32%) Analytics
11 89 (6.05%) Computer Science
12 83 (5.64%) Roadmaps
13 82 (5.57%) Microservices
14 77 (5.23%) Continuous Improvement
15 76 (5.17%) ITIL
16 73 (4.96%) Containerisation
17 72 (4.89%) Artificial Intelligence
18 70 (4.76%) Customer Service
19 68 (4.62%) Migration
20 67 (4.55%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 192 (13.05%) Python
2 127 (8.63%) Java
3 116 (7.89%) SQL
4 113 (7.68%) JavaScript
5 73 (4.96%) PowerShell
6 51 (3.47%) C#
7 41 (2.79%) TypeScript
8 34 (2.31%) C++
9 31 (2.11%) Bash
10 22 (1.50%) Shell Script
11 21 (1.43%) C
12 14 (0.95%) Scala
13 13 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
13 13 (0.88%) Perl
14 12 (0.82%) MATLAB
15 10 (0.68%) Ruby
16 9 (0.61%) Fortran
16 9 (0.61%) Go
17 8 (0.54%) R
18 5 (0.34%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 1,471 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 317 (21.55%) DV Cleared
3 192 (13.05%) Degree
4 96 (6.53%) Cisco Certification
5 73 (4.96%) CCNA
6 57 (3.87%) CCNP
7 53 (3.60%) Computer Science Degree
8 39 (2.65%) AWS Certification
9 35 (2.38%) CISSP
10 34 (2.31%) Master's Degree
10 34 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
11 32 (2.18%) JNCIS
12 28 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
13 26 (1.77%) ISTQB
14 25 (1.70%) CISM
15 21 (1.43%) TOGAF Certification
16 18 (1.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 16 (1.09%) Azure Certification
17 16 (1.09%) PhD
18 14 (0.95%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (2.86%) SLA
2 41 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (2.18%) NIST
4 26 (1.77%) GDPR
5 25 (1.70%) QA
6 21 (1.43%) Def Stans
7 19 (1.29%) Data Quality
8 18 (1.22%) Accessibility
8 18 (1.22%) NCSC
9 16 (1.09%) GRC
10 14 (0.95%) HIPAA
11 13 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
12 10 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (0.68%) JSP 440
13 8 (0.54%) WCAG
14 7 (0.48%) ISO 9001
15 6 (0.41%) NIST 800
15 6 (0.41%) RMADS
16 4 (0.27%) ISO 9000
16 4 (0.27%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 130 (8.84%) Docker
2 84 (5.71%) Active Directory
3 50 (3.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 26 (1.77%) VMware NSX
5 17 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (0.54%) Hyper-V
6 8 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.41%) BitLocker
8 5 (0.34%) Firmware
8 5 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.27%) vSphere
10 1 (0.068%) Apache ZooKeeper
10 1 (0.068%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.068%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 1 (0.068%) IAG
10 1 (0.068%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.068%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.068%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 119 (8.09%) Kubernetes
2 110 (7.48%) Terraform
3 77 (5.23%) Ansible
4 53 (3.60%) FortiGate
5 29 (1.97%) QRadar
6 21 (1.43%) Prometheus
7 17 (1.16%) SCCM
8 16 (1.09%) Grafana
9 14 (0.95%) Kibana
10 10 (0.68%) AWS Copilot
11 9 (0.61%) Nessus
12 8 (0.54%) Progress Chef
13 7 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
13 7 (0.48%) vCenter Server
14 6 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
15 5 (0.34%) ArcSight ESM
16 4 (0.27%) Argo
16 4 (0.27%) Graylog
16 4 (0.27%) HAProxy
16 4 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 286 (19.44%) Cisco
2 206 (14.00%) Microsoft
3 189 (12.85%) Juniper
4 97 (6.59%) VMware
5 64 (4.35%) Fortinet
6 59 (4.01%) Oracle
7 56 (3.81%) Google
8 46 (3.13%) SAP
9 42 (2.86%) F5
10 40 (2.72%) Splunk
11 33 (2.24%) ServiceNow
12 31 (2.11%) CheckPoint
13 28 (1.90%) SolarWinds
14 21 (1.43%) Blue Coat
15 20 (1.36%) Red Hat
16 16 (1.09%) Databricks
16 16 (1.09%) Dynatrace
16 16 (1.09%) Forcepoint
17 13 (0.88%) McAfee
18 11 (0.75%) Salesforce