Security Cleared Job Trends in Hampshire

Security Clearance
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 737 489 745
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 14.14% 24.72% 20.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.26% 61.74% 57.80%
Number of salaries quoted 507 261 501
10th Percentile £48,750 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £99,250 £90,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £70,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +20.69% +0.87% +9.42%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,287 792 1,289
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 24.69% 40.04% 34.61%
Number of salaries quoted 826 422 802
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,313 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.07% +5.45% +10.00%
75th Percentile £83,438 £75,675 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,950 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £51,300 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.96% -6.73% +4.76%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Hampshire over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in Hampshire

Security Cleared
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Farnborough 0 328 £77,500 -8.82% 64
Southampton +1 81 £72,500 +20.83% 25
Romsey +2 65 £75,000 -6.25% 16
Fareham -2 55 £72,500 +133.87% 10
Portsmouth -9 46 £70,000 +27.27% 50
Andover +1 31 £100,000 +48.15% 1
Winchester +8 26 £48,000 -8.57% 6
Basingstoke -21 22 £80,000 +26.48% 26
Aldershot -1 11 £85,000 - 4
Gosport -10 4 £46,250 +5.11%
Havant -4 1 £52,500 -4.55% 2
Alton - 1 - - 4
Security Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (1.09%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.68%) Confluence
3 4 (0.54%) IIS
4 2 (0.27%) Apache
4 2 (0.27%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 24 (3.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.04%) Simulink
3 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.54%) Mathcad
5 3 (0.41%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.27%) Lectora
6 2 (0.27%) Solid Edge
6 2 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 8 (1.09%) Primavera
2 2 (0.27%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.27%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 119 (16.15%) Azure
2 71 (9.63%) AWS
3 34 (4.61%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (2.85%) GCP
5 20 (2.71%) Entra ID
6 16 (2.17%) Power Platform
7 12 (1.63%) GitHub
8 10 (1.36%) Serverless
9 9 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (1.09%) PowerApps
10 8 (1.09%) SaaS
11 6 (0.81%) Azure AKS
11 6 (0.81%) OpenShift
12 4 (0.54%) Azure Stack
13 3 (0.41%) Amazon EC2
13 3 (0.41%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.41%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 3 (0.41%) Azure Key Vault
13 3 (0.41%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 2 (0.27%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 52 (7.06%) Firewall
2 40 (5.43%) WAN
3 34 (4.61%) Network Security
4 31 (4.21%) LAN
5 24 (3.26%) VPN
6 17 (2.31%) ATM
7 15 (2.04%) BGP
7 15 (2.04%) Intrusion Detection
8 12 (1.63%) DNS
9 11 (1.49%) DHCP
10 10 (1.36%) OSPF
10 10 (1.36%) VLAN
11 9 (1.22%) MQTT
12 7 (0.95%) NGFW
12 7 (0.95%) SD-WAN
12 7 (0.95%) TCP/IP
13 6 (0.81%) Ethernet VPN
13 6 (0.81%) Software-Defined Radio
14 5 (0.68%) Internet
14 5 (0.68%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.90%) Power BI
2 4 (0.54%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
3 3 (0.41%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.27%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 49 (6.65%) Git
2 32 (4.34%) GitLab
3 16 (2.17%) JIRA
4 14 (1.90%) Visual Studio Code
5 8 (1.09%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (0.95%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.54%) LabVIEW
7 4 (0.54%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.41%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.27%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.14%) JMeter
10 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.14%) Selenium
10 1 (0.14%) Snyk
10 1 (0.14%) Subversion
10 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 162 (21.98%) Social Skills
2 119 (16.15%) Aerospace
3 71 (9.63%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (7.73%) Finance
5 48 (6.51%) Military
6 27 (3.66%) Electronics
6 27 (3.66%) Public Sector
7 26 (3.53%) Aviation
8 23 (3.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (1.76%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.63%) Aeronautics
12 9 (1.22%) Advertising
13 7 (0.95%) Banking
13 7 (0.95%) Games
14 6 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.68%) Police
15 5 (0.68%) Telecoms
16 4 (0.54%) Automotive
16 4 (0.54%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 125 (16.96%) Architect
2 110 (14.93%) Senior
3 95 (12.89%) Software Engineer
4 69 (9.36%) Lead
5 63 (8.55%) Security Architect
6 53 (7.19%) Systems Engineer
7 45 (6.11%) Analyst
8 33 (4.48%) Network Engineer
9 31 (4.21%) Consultant
10 29 (3.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 29 (3.93%) Project Manager
11 28 (3.80%) Platform Engineer
11 28 (3.80%) Senior Software Engineer
12 25 (3.39%) Senior Platform Engineer
13 22 (2.99%) Azure Engineer
13 22 (2.99%) Azure Platform Engineer
13 22 (2.99%) Cloud Platform Engineer
13 22 (2.99%) Security Analyst
14 21 (2.85%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
15 20 (2.71%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (6.65%) Terraform
2 40 (5.43%) ModSecurity
3 17 (2.31%) LDAP
4 14 (1.90%) React
5 13 (1.76%) Kafka
5 13 (1.76%) OAuth
5 13 (1.76%) OpenID
5 13 (1.76%) SAML
6 9 (1.22%) ARM Templates
7 5 (0.68%) gRPC
8 4 (0.54%) Elastic Stack
8 4 (0.54%) Protocol Buffers
8 4 (0.54%) REST
9 3 (0.41%) Apache NiFi
9 3 (0.41%) Godot
9 3 (0.41%) Keycloak
9 3 (0.41%) Node.js
9 3 (0.41%) Unreal Engine
9 3 (0.41%) YAML
10 2 (0.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 42 (5.70%) Social Media
2 36 (4.88%) Algorithms
3 33 (4.48%) Cloud Native
4 28 (3.80%) Data Centre
5 27 (3.66%) Management Information System
6 25 (3.39%) Robotics
7 21 (2.85%) FPGA
7 21 (2.85%) Onboarding
8 17 (2.31%) Product Ownership
9 16 (2.17%) Driving Licence
9 16 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
10 15 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
11 14 (1.90%) Embedded Systems
11 14 (1.90%) Security Operations Centre
12 12 (1.63%) Cyber Defence
12 12 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
12 12 (1.63%) Data Structures
12 12 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (1.49%) Security Posture
14 10 (1.36%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 76 (10.31%) Linux
2 44 (5.97%) Windows
3 19 (2.58%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.36%) CentOS
4 10 (1.36%) Ubuntu
5 7 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.54%) Android
8 3 (0.41%) AIX
9 2 (0.27%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.14%) VMS
10 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (17.91%) Software Engineering
2 110 (14.93%) Agile
3 98 (13.30%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (11.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 81 (10.99%) CI/CD
6 76 (10.31%) Decision-Making
7 70 (9.50%) Validation
8 66 (8.96%) Cybersecurity
9 65 (8.82%) AI
10 62 (8.41%) DevOps
11 59 (8.01%) Technical Leadership
12 52 (7.06%) Mentoring
13 51 (6.92%) Stakeholder Management
14 50 (6.78%) Incident Response
14 50 (6.78%) Infrastructure as Code
15 48 (6.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 45 (6.11%) Identity Access Management
17 43 (5.83%) Containerisation
17 43 (5.83%) DevSecOps
17 43 (5.83%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 103 (13.98%) Python
2 65 (8.82%) C++
3 29 (3.93%) C
4 28 (3.80%) PowerShell
5 24 (3.26%) C#
5 24 (3.26%) Java
6 21 (2.85%) JavaScript
7 19 (2.58%) Bash
7 19 (2.58%) TypeScript
8 18 (2.44%) MATLAB
8 18 (2.44%) Rust
9 12 (1.63%) Go
10 11 (1.49%) Ada
11 9 (1.22%) Embedded C
11 9 (1.22%) Embedded C++
11 9 (1.22%) PHP
12 8 (1.09%) SQL
12 8 (1.09%) VBA
13 4 (0.54%) Perl
14 3 (0.41%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 418 (56.72%) SC Cleared
2 373 (50.61%) DV Cleared
3 95 (12.89%) Degree
4 46 (6.24%) CISSP
5 42 (5.70%) BPSS Clearance
6 34 (4.61%) CISM
7 28 (3.80%) Cisco Certification
8 23 (3.12%) Azure Certification
9 22 (2.99%) CCNP
10 16 (2.17%) HNC
10 16 (2.17%) Master's Degree
11 14 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.63%) PMI Certification
13 10 (1.36%) TOGAF Certification
14 8 (1.09%) AWS Certification
15 5 (0.68%) CEH
15 5 (0.68%) CESG Certified Professional
15 5 (0.68%) CompTIA CySA+
16 4 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
16 4 (0.54%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (4.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (3.39%) NIST
3 21 (2.85%) QA
4 20 (2.71%) SLA
5 19 (2.58%) Accessibility
6 12 (1.63%) NCSC
7 9 (1.22%) ISO 9001
7 9 (1.22%) NIST 800
8 8 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 7 (0.95%) GDPR
10 5 (0.68%) Def Stans
10 5 (0.68%) GRC
10 5 (0.68%) PMO
11 4 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.54%) JSP 440
12 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.27%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (0.27%) MISRA
12 2 (0.27%) MISRA C
System Software
1 47 (6.38%) Docker
2 31 (4.21%) Active Directory
3 19 (2.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.22%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.95%) Firmware
7 6 (0.81%) vSphere
8 5 (0.68%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.41%) KVM
10 2 (0.27%) UAG
Systems Management
1 74 (10.04%) Kubernetes
2 42 (5.70%) Ansible
3 19 (2.58%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (1.22%) Podman
5 8 (1.09%) vCenter Server
6 7 (0.95%) Puppet
7 6 (0.81%) Nessus
8 5 (0.68%) Grafana
8 5 (0.68%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.68%) QRadar
9 4 (0.54%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (0.54%) Nagios
10 3 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.41%) Netcool
11 2 (0.27%) CASB
11 2 (0.27%) Packer
11 2 (0.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 38 (5.16%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.39%) VMware
3 24 (3.26%) Cisco
4 20 (2.71%) Oracle
5 15 (2.04%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.76%) SAP
7 12 (1.63%) ForgeRock
7 12 (1.63%) Okta
7 12 (1.63%) Palo Alto
8 11 (1.49%) Fortinet
9 10 (1.36%) NVIDIA
10 9 (1.22%) Splunk
11 6 (0.81%) Mellanox
11 6 (0.81%) Red Hat
12 5 (0.68%) SolarWinds
13 4 (0.54%) Tenable
14 3 (0.41%) Atlassian
14 3 (0.41%) EMC
14 3 (0.41%) IBM
14 3 (0.41%) Snow