Security Cleared Job Trends in Fife

Security Clearance
Scotland > Fife

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Fife with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 8 19
Rank change year-on-year -2 +11 -9
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 7 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Fife 8.75% 9.68% 5.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 70.00% 37.50% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.62%
Scotland median annual salary £65,000 £61,250 £58,000
% change year-on-year +6.12% +5.60% +16.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Fife

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 Fife.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 10 8 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 12.50% 25.81% 17.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 8
10th Percentile £51,180 £46,750 -
25th Percentile £60,450 £47,500 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 £50,000 £43,200
Median % change year-on-year +51.80% +15.74% -15.71%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £45,600
90th Percentile - £53,250 £46,920
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £49,225
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.50% -1.69%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Fife

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in Fife

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Fife region over the 6 months to 27 June 2026. 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
Glenrothes 0 6 - - 1
Security Cleared
Scotland

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) SuccessFactors
General
1 6 (85.71%) Aerospace
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Configuration Controller
1 6 (85.71%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Applications Support
2 1 (14.29%) Applications Support Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Support Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (14.29%) Digital Engineering
1 1 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Strategy
1 1 (14.29%) ERP
1 1 (14.29%) Logistics
1 1 (14.29%) PLM
1 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) SAP
1 1 (14.29%) Siemens