Security Cleared Job Trends in London

Security Clearance
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 71 65
Rank change year-on-year +35 -6 +14
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,036 541 946
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.18% 4.26% 4.04%
As % of the Qualifications category 22.93% 12.58% 14.24%
Number of salaries quoted 703 359 692
10th Percentile £47,051 £43,227 £46,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £53,751
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £71,575
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -9.19% +10.12%
75th Percentile £85,375 £85,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,300 £95,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,519 4,301 6,644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 22.58% 33.85% 28.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,454 2,018 4,306
10th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £116,250 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -5.17%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in London

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in London

Security Cleared
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Central London +4 112 £80,500 +15.00% 106
South London -18 16 £55,000 -12.00% 8
West London -30 16 £85,000 +47.39% 14
North London -3 1 £45,000 -32.08%
East London -13 1 £110,000 - 21
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 23 (2.22%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.93%) Confluence
3 14 (1.35%) Apache
4 12 (1.16%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (1.16%) Palantir Foundry
5 10 (0.97%) Apache Spark
6 9 (0.87%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.19%) Camunda
8 2 (0.19%) IIS
8 2 (0.19%) JBoss
8 2 (0.19%) SAS
9 1 (0.097%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 23 (2.22%) Adobe XD
2 7 (0.68%) InVision
2 7 (0.68%) Sketch
3 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.19%) Weka
6 1 (0.097%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.097%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 12 (1.16%) Maximo
2 8 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.19%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.19%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.097%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.097%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.097%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.097%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.097%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 241 (23.26%) AWS
2 197 (19.02%) Azure
3 78 (7.53%) GCP
4 40 (3.86%) Serverless
5 37 (3.57%) Power Platform
6 33 (3.19%) AWS CloudFormation
7 31 (2.99%) Entra ID
7 31 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
8 30 (2.90%) GitHub
9 26 (2.51%) AWS Lambda
10 23 (2.22%) Figma
11 22 (2.12%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (1.45%) Amazon S3
12 15 (1.45%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 14 (1.35%) OCI
13 14 (1.35%) Power Automate
13 14 (1.35%) PowerApps
14 13 (1.25%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (1.25%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (1.16%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.22%) Firewall
2 22 (2.12%) Network Security
3 17 (1.64%) WAN
4 16 (1.54%) DNS
5 14 (1.35%) SD-WAN
6 13 (1.25%) VPN
7 12 (1.16%) SAN
8 10 (0.97%) LAN
8 10 (0.97%) Software-Defined Networking
9 9 (0.87%) Structured Cabling
10 8 (0.77%) DHCP
11 7 (0.68%) Intrusion Detection
11 7 (0.68%) VSAN
11 7 (0.68%) Wireless
12 6 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.48%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (0.48%) MPLS
13 5 (0.48%) SMTP
13 5 (0.48%) TCP/IP
13 5 (0.48%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (3.19%) Power BI
2 24 (2.32%) NoSQL
2 24 (2.32%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (1.64%) MongoDB
4 12 (1.16%) DB2
4 12 (1.16%) Metadata
5 11 (1.06%) DynamoDB
5 11 (1.06%) MySQL
6 10 (0.97%) DTS
6 10 (0.97%) Pinecone
7 8 (0.77%) SQL Server
8 7 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
8 7 (0.68%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.68%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (0.58%) Tableau
10 5 (0.48%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.29%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 54 (5.21%) Git
2 51 (4.92%) Jenkins
3 30 (2.90%) JIRA
4 27 (2.61%) GitLab
5 19 (1.83%) Axure RP
6 16 (1.54%) Balsamiq
7 11 (1.06%) Vite
8 10 (0.97%) Maven
9 8 (0.77%) Bitbucket
10 6 (0.58%) Gradle
11 5 (0.48%) JMeter
11 5 (0.48%) SonarQube
11 5 (0.48%) Subversion
12 4 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 4 (0.39%) TeamCity
13 3 (0.29%) Cucumber
13 3 (0.29%) JUnit
13 3 (0.29%) Zephyr
14 2 (0.19%) Cypress.io
14 2 (0.19%) Eclipse
General
1 263 (25.39%) Public Sector
2 192 (18.53%) Social Skills
3 146 (14.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 88 (8.49%) Finance
5 87 (8.40%) Law
6 84 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
7 30 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
8 23 (2.22%) Legal
9 21 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
10 17 (1.64%) Aerospace
10 17 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (1.16%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.06%) Games
13 9 (0.87%) Electronics
14 8 (0.77%) Advertising
14 8 (0.77%) Marketing
14 8 (0.77%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.68%) Cyber-Physical System
16 5 (0.48%) Military
16 5 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 181 (17.47%) Senior
2 157 (15.15%) Architect
3 132 (12.74%) Consultant
4 107 (10.33%) Developer
5 71 (6.85%) Solutions Architect
6 61 (5.89%) Lead
7 53 (5.12%) Analyst
8 52 (5.02%) Data Engineer
9 48 (4.63%) Designer
10 47 (4.54%) Senior Consultant
11 41 (3.96%) Full-Stack Developer
12 40 (3.86%) Software Engineer
13 38 (3.67%) Business Analyst
14 36 (3.47%) AWS Architect
14 36 (3.47%) DevOps Engineer
14 36 (3.47%) UX Designer
15 34 (3.28%) Senior Manager
16 33 (3.19%) Cloud Engineer
17 32 (3.09%) Java Developer
18 28 (2.70%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.05%) React
2 28 (2.70%) CSS
2 28 (2.70%) HTML
3 24 (2.32%) Spring
4 22 (2.12%) REST
5 21 (2.03%) .NET
6 20 (1.93%) Node.js
7 18 (1.74%) Web Services
8 16 (1.54%) AngularJS
9 15 (1.45%) LangChain
9 15 (1.45%) PyTorch
10 14 (1.35%) FastAPI
11 13 (1.25%) Kafka
11 13 (1.25%) LangGraph
11 13 (1.25%) SOAP
11 13 (1.25%) Spring Boot
12 12 (1.16%) CrewAI
12 12 (1.16%) Middleware
12 12 (1.16%) Next.js
13 11 (1.06%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 64 (6.18%) Cloud Native
2 51 (4.92%) Product Ownership
3 32 (3.09%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.51%) Data Centre
5 24 (2.32%) PKI
6 23 (2.22%) Onboarding
7 22 (2.12%) AI Agents
8 16 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
9 15 (1.45%) Blog
9 15 (1.45%) Security Posture
10 14 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
10 14 (1.35%) Operational Technology
11 12 (1.16%) Cyber Defence
11 12 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
12 11 (1.06%) Public Cloud
13 10 (0.97%) Algorithms
13 10 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
14 9 (0.87%) Driving Licence
15 8 (0.77%) Data Structures
16 7 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 64 (6.18%) Linux
2 55 (5.31%) Windows
3 25 (2.41%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.77%) VMS
6 7 (0.68%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.58%) Android
8 3 (0.29%) CentOS
8 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.19%) Unix
10 1 (0.097%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.097%) Rocky
10 1 (0.097%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (22.78%) Agile
2 158 (15.25%) AI
3 144 (13.90%) DevOps
4 114 (11.00%) CI/CD
5 109 (10.52%) Software Engineering
6 106 (10.23%) Infrastructure as Code
7 102 (9.85%) Problem-Solving
8 96 (9.27%) Community of Practice
9 92 (8.88%) Continuous Improvement
10 91 (8.78%) Mentoring
11 87 (8.40%) Full-Stack Development
12 80 (7.72%) Computer Science
12 80 (7.72%) Technology Strategy
13 79 (7.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 78 (7.53%) Analytics
15 77 (7.43%) Cybersecurity
16 72 (6.95%) Collaborative Culture
17 68 (6.56%) Containerisation
17 68 (6.56%) User Experience
18 64 (6.18%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 190 (18.34%) Python
2 132 (12.74%) Java
3 91 (8.78%) JavaScript
4 85 (8.20%) SQL
5 49 (4.73%) TypeScript
6 42 (4.05%) PowerShell
7 39 (3.76%) C#
8 28 (2.70%) Bash
9 20 (1.93%) C++
10 11 (1.06%) Apex Code
11 10 (0.97%) Kotlin
11 10 (0.97%) Rust
12 9 (0.87%) C
13 8 (0.77%) Go
14 7 (0.68%) Google Apps Script
15 5 (0.48%) Bicep
15 5 (0.48%) T-SQL
16 4 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
16 4 (0.39%) Scala
16 4 (0.39%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 724 (69.88%) SC Cleared
2 275 (26.54%) DV Cleared
3 185 (17.86%) Degree
4 33 (3.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (2.70%) CISSP
5 28 (2.70%) PhD
6 25 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
6 25 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
7 20 (1.93%) CISM
8 19 (1.83%) AWS Certification
9 17 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
9 17 (1.64%) DBS Check
10 13 (1.25%) Azure Certification
11 12 (1.16%) Master's Degree
12 9 (0.87%) CRISC
13 7 (0.68%) GSEC
14 6 (0.58%) CCIE
14 6 (0.58%) GIAC
14 6 (0.58%) ISTQB
14 6 (0.58%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (3.57%) Accessibility
2 31 (2.99%) NIST
3 29 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (2.12%) WCAG
5 21 (2.03%) Data Quality
6 16 (1.54%) QA
7 14 (1.35%) NCSC
8 11 (1.06%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 9 (0.87%) GRC
10 8 (0.77%) JSP 440
10 8 (0.77%) SLA
11 7 (0.68%) Government Security Classifications
12 5 (0.48%) GDPR
12 5 (0.48%) PMO
13 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.19%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.19%) RMADS
14 1 (0.097%) COBIT
14 1 (0.097%) GAAP
System Software
1 80 (7.72%) Docker
2 37 (3.57%) Active Directory
3 29 (2.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.74%) vSphere
5 8 (0.77%) VMware NSX
6 7 (0.68%) KVM
7 6 (0.58%) Firmware
8 4 (0.39%) Hyper-V
8 4 (0.39%) Squid
9 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.097%) OpenAM
10 1 (0.097%) OpenDJ
10 1 (0.097%) OpenIDM
10 1 (0.097%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.097%) Xen
Systems Management
1 102 (9.85%) Terraform
2 96 (9.27%) Kubernetes
3 36 (3.47%) Ansible
4 15 (1.45%) Grafana
5 13 (1.25%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (1.06%) Prometheus
7 9 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (0.77%) Argo
9 7 (0.68%) SCCM
9 7 (0.68%) ZABBIX
10 6 (0.58%) WSUS
11 5 (0.48%) CASB
11 5 (0.48%) Puppet
11 5 (0.48%) VxRail
12 4 (0.39%) Docker Swarm
12 4 (0.39%) Istio
12 4 (0.39%) linkerd
12 4 (0.39%) Mesos
12 4 (0.39%) Packer
13 3 (0.29%) Kibana
Vendors
1 86 (8.30%) Microsoft
2 44 (4.25%) Google
3 41 (3.96%) VMware
4 32 (3.09%) Oracle
5 31 (2.99%) Cisco
6 25 (2.41%) Adobe
7 21 (2.03%) Palantir
7 21 (2.03%) Salesforce
8 20 (1.93%) Dell
9 19 (1.83%) Red Hat
10 17 (1.64%) Databricks
10 17 (1.64%) ServiceNow
11 16 (1.54%) OpenAI
11 16 (1.54%) SAP
12 13 (1.25%) Foundry
13 12 (1.16%) Atlassian
13 12 (1.16%) IBM
14 10 (0.97%) MuleSoft
15 9 (0.87%) Okta
15 9 (0.87%) Splunk