Security Cleared Job Trends in Exeter

Security Clearance
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Exeter with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 7 3
Rank change year-on-year -17 -4 +1
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 7 29 29
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 3.18% 15.34% 23.77%
As % of the Qualifications category 12.28% 43.94% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 29 15
10th Percentile - £27,598 £28,362
25th Percentile - £34,404 £35,249
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £43,491 £38,838
Median % change year-on-year - +11.98% +1.57%
75th Percentile - £44,374 £48,173
90th Percentile - £47,500 £63,000
Devon median annual salary £70,895 £43,491 £49,000
% change year-on-year +63.01% -11.24% +28.01%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 57 66 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Exeter 25.91% 34.92% 47.54%
Number of salaries quoted 24 42 42
10th Percentile £26,688 £27,598 £23,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £34,404 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +10.39%
75th Percentile £48,750 £47,188 £48,661
90th Percentile £55,875 £69,500 £59,512
Devon median annual salary £42,483 £43,491 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.32% +2.33% +11.03%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Exeter

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Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Security Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 7 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (100.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Cabling Engineer
1 7 (100.00%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 7 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Mentoring
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Service