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

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 73 62
Rank change year-on-year +41 -11 -1
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,243 526 984
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.67% 4.23% 4.09%
As % of the Qualifications category 28.03% 14.06% 15.06%
Number of salaries quoted 815 350 675
10th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £44,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £52,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
England median annual salary £68,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.60% +8.70% -4.17%

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 4,434 3,740 6,532
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 20.23% 30.10% 27.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,729 1,927 3,989
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £36,150
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +0.75% -0.74%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £101,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,043
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.77% -9.93%

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 July 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 July 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 +39 134 £80,000 +23.08% 151
South London -10 27 £55,000 -15.38% 6
West London -17 13 £85,000 +80.52% 40
North London +4 1 £45,000 -32.08% 3
East London -3 1 £110,000 - 15
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 25 (2.01%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.53%) Apache
3 14 (1.13%) Apache Spark
4 13 (1.05%) Confluence
5 11 (0.88%) Palantir Foundry
6 7 (0.56%) Anypoint
6 7 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.56%) Mule
7 6 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (0.48%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.40%) SAS
9 4 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.24%) Camunda
10 3 (0.24%) IIS
10 3 (0.24%) JBoss
11 1 (0.080%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.080%) OpenStack
Applications
1 8 (0.64%) Adobe XD
2 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.24%) InVision
5 3 (0.24%) Sketch
6 2 (0.16%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.16%) Weka
7 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.080%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.080%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.080%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.080%) Houdini
7 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.080%) NUKE
7 1 (0.080%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (0.88%) Maximo
2 6 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.080%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.080%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.080%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 359 (28.88%) AWS
2 243 (19.55%) Azure
3 94 (7.56%) GCP
4 69 (5.55%) Serverless
5 62 (4.99%) AWS CloudFormation
6 45 (3.62%) Cloud Computing
6 45 (3.62%) Power Platform
7 43 (3.46%) AWS Lambda
8 41 (3.30%) Entra ID
9 35 (2.82%) Microsoft 365
10 31 (2.49%) Amazon S3
11 30 (2.41%) GitHub
12 22 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
13 20 (1.61%) Amazon EKS
13 20 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (1.61%) OCI
14 19 (1.53%) Amazon ECS
15 16 (1.29%) Amazon EMR
15 16 (1.29%) SaaS
16 15 (1.21%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.14%) Network Security
2 27 (2.17%) Firewall
3 18 (1.45%) DNS
4 15 (1.21%) WAN
5 13 (1.05%) VPN
6 11 (0.88%) DHCP
6 11 (0.88%) LAN
6 11 (0.88%) SD-WAN
7 10 (0.80%) SAN
8 9 (0.72%) SSL
9 7 (0.56%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.56%) Software-Defined Networking
9 7 (0.56%) VSAN
10 6 (0.48%) NGN
10 6 (0.48%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.40%) MPLS
11 5 (0.40%) SMTP
12 4 (0.32%) IPv4
12 4 (0.32%) NAS
13 3 (0.24%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.90%) Power BI
2 26 (2.09%) PostgreSQL
3 24 (1.93%) Data Lake
4 22 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
5 21 (1.69%) Metadata
5 21 (1.69%) NoSQL
6 17 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
6 17 (1.37%) Big Data
7 15 (1.21%) DynamoDB
8 14 (1.13%) MongoDB
9 13 (1.05%) MySQL
10 11 (0.88%) Db2
10 11 (0.88%) Tableau
11 10 (0.80%) DTS
11 10 (0.80%) Relational Database
12 8 (0.64%) SQL Server
13 7 (0.56%) Amazon Aurora
13 7 (0.56%) Pinecone
14 6 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
14 6 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 63 (5.07%) Jenkins
2 59 (4.75%) Git
3 38 (3.06%) GitLab
4 30 (2.41%) JIRA
5 10 (0.80%) Maven
6 9 (0.72%) Vite
7 6 (0.48%) Axure RP
7 6 (0.48%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.48%) Gradle
7 6 (0.48%) JMeter
8 5 (0.40%) Balsamiq
8 5 (0.40%) JUnit
8 5 (0.40%) Subversion
8 5 (0.40%) TeamCity
9 4 (0.32%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.24%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.24%) Cypress.io
10 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.24%) Zephyr
11 2 (0.16%) Mockito
General
1 315 (25.34%) Public Sector
2 244 (19.63%) Social Skills
3 160 (12.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 109 (8.77%) Law
5 108 (8.69%) Finance
6 100 (8.05%) Analytical Skills
7 41 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
8 24 (1.93%) Legal
9 22 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (1.69%) Aerospace
11 15 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
12 12 (0.97%) Games
13 9 (0.72%) Military
14 8 (0.64%) Manufacturing
15 7 (0.56%) Cyber-Physical System
16 6 (0.48%) Advertising
16 6 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.48%) Retail
17 5 (0.40%) Banking
17 5 (0.40%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 254 (20.43%) Senior
2 219 (17.62%) Architect
3 185 (14.88%) Consultant
4 134 (10.78%) Developer
5 100 (8.05%) Solutions Architect
6 91 (7.32%) Lead
7 69 (5.55%) Data Engineer
7 69 (5.55%) Senior Consultant
8 63 (5.07%) Analyst
9 52 (4.18%) DevOps Engineer
10 51 (4.10%) AWS Architect
10 51 (4.10%) Software Engineer
11 46 (3.70%) Senior Manager
12 42 (3.38%) AWS Solution Architect
12 42 (3.38%) Cloud Engineer
13 38 (3.06%) Business Analyst
13 38 (3.06%) Data Architect
14 36 (2.90%) Senior Developer
15 34 (2.74%) Full-Stack Developer
16 31 (2.49%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (3.46%) React
2 30 (2.41%) Spring
3 26 (2.09%) Kafka
4 25 (2.01%) .NET
5 24 (1.93%) REST
6 21 (1.69%) Node.js
6 21 (1.69%) Spring Boot
7 20 (1.61%) HTML
8 18 (1.45%) CSS
9 17 (1.37%) Web Services
10 16 (1.29%) JSON
11 15 (1.21%) PySpark
12 14 (1.13%) AngularJS
12 14 (1.13%) Middleware
12 14 (1.13%) OAuth
12 14 (1.13%) SOAP
13 13 (1.05%) AWS CDK
13 13 (1.05%) YAML
14 12 (0.97%) SAML
15 11 (0.88%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 106 (8.53%) Cloud Native
2 53 (4.26%) Onboarding
3 48 (3.86%) Product Ownership
4 44 (3.54%) Data Centre
5 33 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
6 32 (2.57%) Management Information System
7 29 (2.33%) Enterprise Cloud
8 21 (1.69%) Operational Technology
9 20 (1.61%) PKI
10 19 (1.53%) Hybrid Cloud
11 18 (1.45%) AI Agents
12 17 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
12 17 (1.37%) Security Posture
13 16 (1.29%) Blog
13 16 (1.29%) Distributed Computing
13 16 (1.29%) Public Cloud
14 13 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
15 12 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
16 10 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
16 10 (0.80%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 90 (7.24%) Linux
2 71 (5.71%) Windows
3 33 (2.65%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.48%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.48%) VMS
7 4 (0.32%) CentOS
8 3 (0.24%) Unix
9 2 (0.16%) Android
9 2 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
9 2 (0.16%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.080%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.080%) Rocky
10 1 (0.080%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.080%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 288 (23.17%) Agile
2 189 (15.21%) DevOps
3 173 (13.92%) AI
4 165 (13.27%) CI/CD
5 151 (12.15%) Mentoring
6 133 (10.70%) Problem-Solving
7 131 (10.54%) Infrastructure as Code
8 130 (10.46%) Software Engineering
9 119 (9.57%) Continuous Improvement
10 116 (9.33%) Cybersecurity
11 103 (8.29%) Community of Practice
12 96 (7.72%) Analytics
12 96 (7.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 95 (7.64%) Full-Stack Development
13 95 (7.64%) Technology Strategy
14 86 (6.92%) Roadmaps
15 84 (6.76%) Collaborative Culture
15 84 (6.76%) Project Delivery
16 82 (6.60%) Computer Science
17 79 (6.36%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 221 (17.78%) Python
2 147 (11.83%) Java
3 84 (6.76%) SQL
4 79 (6.36%) JavaScript
5 44 (3.54%) Bash
6 35 (2.82%) TypeScript
7 32 (2.57%) PowerShell
8 31 (2.49%) C#
9 24 (1.93%) C++
10 12 (0.97%) Rust
11 11 (0.88%) Go
12 10 (0.80%) Apex Code
12 10 (0.80%) Perl
13 9 (0.72%) Kotlin
13 9 (0.72%) Ruby
14 8 (0.64%) Google Apps Script
14 8 (0.64%) PHP
15 7 (0.56%) C
15 7 (0.56%) DataWeave
16 6 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 880 (70.80%) SC Cleared
2 311 (25.02%) DV Cleared
3 172 (13.84%) Degree
4 45 (3.62%) AWS Certification
5 37 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 36 (2.90%) CISSP
6 36 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 26 (2.09%) CISM
8 18 (1.45%) PhD
9 17 (1.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 17 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (1.29%) DBS Check
11 14 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (1.05%) Azure Certification
13 12 (0.97%) Master's Degree
13 12 (0.97%) OSCP
14 10 (0.80%) CRISC
15 7 (0.56%) GIAC
15 7 (0.56%) GSEC
16 6 (0.48%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (4.02%) NIST
2 45 (3.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (2.25%) Data Quality
4 27 (2.17%) QA
5 23 (1.85%) Accessibility
6 20 (1.61%) NCSC
7 18 (1.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 17 (1.37%) GDPR
9 9 (0.72%) WCAG
10 8 (0.64%) GRC
10 8 (0.64%) JSP 440
11 7 (0.56%) Government Security Classifications
12 5 (0.40%) PMO
12 5 (0.40%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.32%) RMADS
14 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.24%) PCI DSS
15 2 (0.16%) Def Stans
15 2 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 73 (5.87%) Docker
2 47 (3.78%) Active Directory
3 32 (2.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.53%) vSphere
5 10 (0.80%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.48%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.48%) KVM
7 4 (0.32%) Squid
7 4 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.080%) Firmware
9 1 (0.080%) Xen
Systems Management
1 128 (10.30%) Terraform
2 97 (7.80%) Kubernetes
3 46 (3.70%) Ansible
4 24 (1.93%) Grafana
5 20 (1.61%) Prometheus
6 17 (1.37%) Puppet
7 15 (1.21%) Progress Chef
8 10 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
9 9 (0.72%) Argo
10 8 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
11 7 (0.56%) CloudHub
11 7 (0.56%) ZABBIX
12 6 (0.48%) Kibana
12 6 (0.48%) WSUS
13 5 (0.40%) CASB
13 5 (0.40%) Packer
14 4 (0.32%) Nagios
14 4 (0.32%) SCOM
15 3 (0.24%) Mesos
15 3 (0.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 116 (9.33%) Microsoft
2 50 (4.02%) Oracle
3 46 (3.70%) Google
4 43 (3.46%) VMware
5 33 (2.65%) Salesforce
6 32 (2.57%) ServiceNow
7 28 (2.25%) Databricks
8 19 (1.53%) Splunk
9 18 (1.45%) Red Hat
10 17 (1.37%) Cisco
10 17 (1.37%) Dell
10 17 (1.37%) OpenAI
11 16 (1.29%) MuleSoft
11 16 (1.29%) Palantir
11 16 (1.29%) SAP
12 14 (1.13%) Adobe
12 14 (1.13%) CyberArk
12 14 (1.13%) Okta
13 13 (1.05%) Foundry
14 11 (0.88%) IBM