Security Clearance
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 43 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | -21 | +54 |
| Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared | 14 | 41 | 56 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow | 1.64% | 4.27% | 8.59% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 7.18% | 18.98% | 33.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 20 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,500 | £36,675 | £25,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £47,000 | £30,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £65,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.46% | +85.71% | -36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £52,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £84,475 | £58,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £73,801 | £62,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.08% | +25.00% | -9.09% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow
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 Glasgow.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 195 | 216 | 166 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 22.83% | 22.50% | 25.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70 | 96 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £35,875 | £27,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £40,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.55% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,188 | £80,000 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £90,000 | £65,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £33,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.19% | - | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
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Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Security Cleared.
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Salary Histogram in Glasgow
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Glasgow over the 6 months to 16 November 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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: