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 4 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 64 63
Rank change year-on-year +25 -1 +16
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 870 569 936
As % of all permanent jobs in London 4.76% 4.41% 4.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.87% 13.03% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 586 347 678
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £72,150
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -9.91% +11.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £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 4,379 4,366 6,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 23.97% 33.84% 27.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,370 2,020 4,236
10th Percentile £35,750 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £69,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.45% +2.22%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £117,500 £105,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.86% +5.45% -4.35%

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 4 April 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 4 April 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 -6 89 £75,000 +5.82% 111
South London -14 16 £69,445 +12.65% 10
West London -33 15 £85,000 +47.39% 21
North London 0 1 £45,000 -32.08%
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 26 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.84%) Confluence
3 15 (1.72%) Palantir Foundry
4 14 (1.61%) Apache
5 12 (1.38%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (1.03%) Jupyter
7 8 (0.92%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.34%) Camunda
10 1 (0.11%) CMS
10 1 (0.11%) IIS
10 1 (0.11%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.11%) SAS
Applications
1 25 (2.87%) Adobe XD
2 7 (0.80%) InVision
2 7 (0.80%) Sketch
3 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.23%) Weka
6 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 12 (1.38%) Maximo
2 7 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.34%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.23%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.23%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.11%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 210 (24.14%) AWS
2 184 (21.15%) Azure
3 71 (8.16%) GCP
4 46 (5.29%) Power Platform
5 42 (4.83%) Serverless
6 34 (3.91%) AWS CloudFormation
7 31 (3.56%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (3.22%) Entra ID
9 27 (3.10%) Dynamics 365
10 25 (2.87%) Figma
11 24 (2.76%) AWS Lambda
12 23 (2.64%) Power Automate
12 23 (2.64%) PowerApps
13 22 (2.53%) GitHub
14 17 (1.95%) Amazon EKS
15 15 (1.72%) Amazon ECS
15 15 (1.72%) Amazon S3
15 15 (1.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 13 (1.49%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (1.49%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.10%) Firewall
2 17 (1.95%) DNS
2 17 (1.95%) Network Security
2 17 (1.95%) VPN
2 17 (1.95%) WAN
3 12 (1.38%) LAN
3 12 (1.38%) SAN
3 12 (1.38%) SD-WAN
4 11 (1.26%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.03%) Software-Defined Networking
5 9 (1.03%) Structured Cabling
5 9 (1.03%) Wireless
6 8 (0.92%) DHCP
6 8 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (0.80%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.57%) VoIP
8 5 (0.57%) VSAN
8 5 (0.57%) WAAS
8 5 (0.57%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.48%) Power BI
2 35 (4.02%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (2.41%) NoSQL
4 16 (1.84%) MongoDB
5 12 (1.38%) DB2
5 12 (1.38%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (1.38%) MySQL
5 12 (1.38%) Relational Database
6 11 (1.26%) DynamoDB
6 11 (1.26%) Metadata
6 11 (1.26%) SQL Server
7 10 (1.15%) DTS
8 8 (0.92%) Amazon RDS
8 8 (0.92%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (0.92%) Pinecone
9 6 (0.69%) Tableau
10 5 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.57%) Neo4j
10 5 (0.57%) Redis
Development Applications
1 46 (5.29%) Git
2 44 (5.06%) Jenkins
3 26 (2.99%) JIRA
4 21 (2.41%) Axure RP
5 18 (2.07%) Balsamiq
6 17 (1.95%) GitLab
7 11 (1.26%) JMeter
8 7 (0.80%) JUnit
8 7 (0.80%) Maven
8 7 (0.80%) Vite
9 6 (0.69%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.69%) SonarQube
10 5 (0.57%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.46%) Cucumber
11 4 (0.46%) Mockito
11 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.46%) Subversion
12 3 (0.34%) Gradle
12 3 (0.34%) Robot Framework
12 3 (0.34%) Zephyr
General
1 250 (28.74%) Public Sector
2 186 (21.38%) Social Skills
3 111 (12.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 83 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (9.54%) Law
5 77 (8.85%) Finance
6 21 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (2.30%) Legal
8 17 (1.95%) Pharmaceutical
9 15 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (1.61%) Aerospace
11 12 (1.38%) Marketing
12 11 (1.26%) Games
12 11 (1.26%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.26%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.03%) Advertising
14 8 (0.92%) Electronics
15 5 (0.57%) Military
15 5 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.46%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 154 (17.70%) Senior
2 109 (12.53%) Developer
3 107 (12.30%) Architect
4 102 (11.72%) Consultant
5 47 (5.40%) Analyst
5 47 (5.40%) Designer
6 46 (5.29%) Data Engineer
7 43 (4.94%) Software Engineer
8 40 (4.60%) Full-Stack Developer
8 40 (4.60%) Solutions Architect
9 39 (4.48%) Lead
10 35 (4.02%) Java Developer
11 34 (3.91%) Senior Consultant
11 34 (3.91%) UX Designer
12 33 (3.79%) Business Analyst
13 32 (3.68%) Senior Manager
14 28 (3.22%) DevOps Engineer
15 26 (2.99%) User Researcher
16 21 (2.41%) AWS Architect
16 21 (2.41%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.60%) React
2 32 (3.68%) HTML
3 30 (3.45%) Spring
4 28 (3.22%) CSS
5 26 (2.99%) REST
6 21 (2.41%) Web Services
7 19 (2.18%) .NET
7 19 (2.18%) Spring Boot
8 18 (2.07%) AngularJS
9 14 (1.61%) PyTorch
10 13 (1.49%) HTML5 Canvas
10 13 (1.49%) Node.js
11 12 (1.38%) Middleware
11 12 (1.38%) SAML
11 12 (1.38%) SOAP
12 11 (1.26%) LangChain
12 11 (1.26%) Lightning Web Components
13 10 (1.15%) Kafka
13 10 (1.15%) OpenID
13 10 (1.15%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 62 (7.13%) Cloud Native
2 50 (5.75%) Product Ownership
3 25 (2.87%) Data Centre
3 25 (2.87%) Management Information System
4 23 (2.64%) PKI
5 21 (2.41%) Onboarding
6 17 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.72%) Security Posture
8 14 (1.61%) AI Agents
9 12 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
10 11 (1.26%) Data Structures
10 11 (1.26%) Driving Licence
10 11 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.03%) Distributed Systems
12 8 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (0.92%) Linux Command Line
13 7 (0.80%) Blog
13 7 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
13 7 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (0.80%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 59 (6.78%) Linux
2 46 (5.29%) Windows
3 14 (1.61%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.15%) Ubuntu
5 9 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (1.03%) VMS
6 8 (0.92%) Unix
7 7 (0.80%) Android
8 4 (0.46%) CentOS
9 3 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.11%) Debian
11 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.11%) Rocky
11 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (25.75%) Agile
2 130 (14.94%) DevOps
3 122 (14.02%) AI
4 111 (12.76%) CI/CD
5 105 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
6 98 (11.26%) Software Engineering
7 94 (10.80%) Infrastructure as Code
8 89 (10.23%) Continuous Improvement
9 88 (10.11%) Full-Stack Development
10 87 (10.00%) Community of Practice
11 80 (9.20%) Mentoring
12 75 (8.62%) Analytics
13 71 (8.16%) Computer Science
13 71 (8.16%) Technology Strategy
14 62 (7.13%) User Experience
15 61 (7.01%) User Research
16 58 (6.67%) Collaborative Culture
16 58 (6.67%) Data Modelling
17 57 (6.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 55 (6.32%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 164 (18.85%) Python
2 131 (15.06%) Java
3 97 (11.15%) JavaScript
4 83 (9.54%) SQL
5 47 (5.40%) C#
6 45 (5.17%) TypeScript
7 40 (4.60%) PowerShell
8 26 (2.99%) Bash
9 17 (1.95%) C++
10 11 (1.26%) Apex Code
11 9 (1.03%) Kotlin
11 9 (1.03%) Shell Script
12 6 (0.69%) Go
12 6 (0.69%) Google Apps Script
13 5 (0.57%) C
14 4 (0.46%) ABAP
14 4 (0.46%) Bicep
14 4 (0.46%) Groovy
14 4 (0.46%) Scala
14 4 (0.46%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 606 (69.66%) SC Cleared
2 239 (27.47%) DV Cleared
3 164 (18.85%) Degree
4 34 (3.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (2.87%) Microsoft Certification
6 24 (2.76%) PhD
7 22 (2.53%) CISSP
8 17 (1.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 15 (1.72%) AWS Certification
10 14 (1.61%) Azure Certification
10 14 (1.61%) CISM
11 12 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.80%) CRISC
12 7 (0.80%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.80%) GSEC
12 7 (0.80%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.69%) CCIE
13 6 (0.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 5 (0.57%) CCNP
14 5 (0.57%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (5.06%) Accessibility
2 26 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (2.87%) WCAG
4 24 (2.76%) NIST
5 19 (2.18%) Data Quality
6 16 (1.84%) QA
7 10 (1.15%) GRC
8 9 (1.03%) JSP 440
9 8 (0.92%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 8 (0.92%) SLA
10 7 (0.80%) Government Security Classifications
10 7 (0.80%) NCSC
11 6 (0.69%) GDPR
12 3 (0.34%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.34%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.34%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.34%) PMO
13 2 (0.23%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.11%) COBIT
14 1 (0.11%) GAAP
System Software
1 83 (9.54%) Docker
2 29 (3.33%) Active Directory
3 20 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.38%) vSphere
5 9 (1.03%) KVM
6 6 (0.69%) Firmware
7 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.23%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.11%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.11%) OpenDJ
8 1 (0.11%) OpenIDM
8 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.11%) Xen
Systems Management
1 94 (10.80%) Kubernetes
2 92 (10.57%) Terraform
3 32 (3.68%) Ansible
4 17 (1.95%) Grafana
5 11 (1.26%) Prometheus
6 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
7 9 (1.03%) Kibana
7 9 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (0.92%) Argo
9 6 (0.69%) SCCM
9 6 (0.69%) WSUS
10 5 (0.57%) CASB
10 5 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
10 5 (0.57%) Istio
10 5 (0.57%) linkerd
10 5 (0.57%) Mesos
10 5 (0.57%) Puppet
10 5 (0.57%) VxRail
11 4 (0.46%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.34%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 79 (9.08%) Microsoft
2 46 (5.29%) Google
3 32 (3.68%) VMware
4 31 (3.56%) Cisco
5 26 (2.99%) Palantir
6 25 (2.87%) Adobe
7 22 (2.53%) Salesforce
8 20 (2.30%) Dell
9 19 (2.18%) SAP
10 17 (1.95%) Oracle
11 16 (1.84%) Foundry
11 16 (1.84%) ServiceNow
12 14 (1.61%) Red Hat
13 13 (1.49%) Atlassian
14 12 (1.38%) IBM
14 12 (1.38%) OpenAI
15 11 (1.26%) Databricks
16 10 (1.15%) MuleSoft
16 10 (1.15%) Okta
16 10 (1.15%) Splunk