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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 77 63
Rank change year-on-year +44 -14 +8
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,146 491 958
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.47% 4.13% 4.05%
As % of the Qualifications category 26.27% 12.78% 14.43%
Number of salaries quoted 786 322 683
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £57,313 £51,250 £52,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,188 £80,000 £86,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -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 4,363 3,842 6,641
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 20.84% 32.30% 28.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,603 1,795 4,195
10th Percentile £41,000 £41,100 £35,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £48,178
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £91,000 £87,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £111,250 £103,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,967
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.06% -8.39%

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 29 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 29 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 +23 119 £80,000 +23.08% 74
South London -14 22 £55,000 -15.38% 6
West London -10 15 £85,000 +47.39% 24
North London +3 1 £45,000 -32.08% 2
East London -11 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 26 (2.27%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.66%) Confluence
3 16 (1.40%) Apache
4 11 (0.96%) Palantir Foundry
5 9 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.79%) Apache Spark
5 9 (0.79%) Jupyter
6 7 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.26%) Camunda
8 3 (0.26%) IIS
8 3 (0.26%) JBoss
9 2 (0.17%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.17%) Mule
9 2 (0.17%) SAS
10 1 (0.087%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.087%) OpenStack
Applications
1 18 (1.57%) Adobe XD
2 6 (0.52%) InVision
2 6 (0.52%) Sketch
3 5 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.17%) Weka
7 1 (0.087%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.087%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.087%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 11 (0.96%) Maximo
2 7 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.087%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.087%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.087%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.087%) SAP PSCD
4 1 (0.087%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 294 (25.65%) AWS
2 225 (19.63%) Azure
3 86 (7.50%) GCP
4 57 (4.97%) Serverless
5 46 (4.01%) Power Platform
6 42 (3.66%) AWS CloudFormation
7 38 (3.32%) Entra ID
8 36 (3.14%) AWS Lambda
9 35 (3.05%) Microsoft 365
10 32 (2.79%) GitHub
11 23 (2.01%) Amazon S3
12 21 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
13 18 (1.57%) Figma
14 15 (1.31%) Google Analytics
14 15 (1.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 14 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
16 13 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (1.13%) SaaS
17 12 (1.05%) Power Automate
17 12 (1.05%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.18%) Firewall
2 24 (2.09%) Network Security
3 17 (1.48%) WAN
4 15 (1.31%) DNS
5 13 (1.13%) SD-WAN
5 13 (1.13%) VPN
6 12 (1.05%) SAN
7 11 (0.96%) LAN
8 9 (0.79%) Software-Defined Networking
9 8 (0.70%) DHCP
10 7 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
10 7 (0.61%) VSAN
11 5 (0.44%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.44%) MPLS
11 5 (0.44%) SMTP
11 5 (0.44%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.44%) WAAS
11 5 (0.44%) Wireless
12 4 (0.35%) IPv4
13 3 (0.26%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (3.32%) Power BI
2 24 (2.09%) NoSQL
3 22 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (1.31%) Metadata
4 15 (1.31%) MongoDB
5 12 (1.05%) Data Lake
6 11 (0.96%) DB2
6 11 (0.96%) DynamoDB
7 10 (0.87%) DTS
8 9 (0.79%) MySQL
8 9 (0.79%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.70%) Pinecone
9 8 (0.70%) SQL Server
9 8 (0.70%) Tableau
10 7 (0.61%) Big Data
11 6 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
11 6 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.44%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 64 (5.58%) Jenkins
2 56 (4.89%) Git
3 32 (2.79%) GitLab
4 29 (2.53%) JIRA
5 14 (1.22%) Axure RP
6 12 (1.05%) Balsamiq
7 10 (0.87%) Maven
8 9 (0.79%) Vite
9 7 (0.61%) Bitbucket
10 6 (0.52%) Gradle
10 6 (0.52%) JMeter
11 5 (0.44%) JUnit
12 4 (0.35%) SonarQube
12 4 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 4 (0.35%) Subversion
12 4 (0.35%) TeamCity
13 3 (0.26%) Cucumber
13 3 (0.26%) Zephyr
14 2 (0.17%) Mockito
14 2 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 290 (25.31%) Public Sector
2 223 (19.46%) Social Skills
3 155 (13.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 101 (8.81%) Law
5 93 (8.12%) Analytical Skills
6 90 (7.85%) Finance
7 37 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
8 23 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (1.75%) Legal
10 17 (1.48%) Aerospace
11 16 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
12 11 (0.96%) Games
13 9 (0.79%) Manufacturing
14 8 (0.70%) Military
15 7 (0.61%) Cyber-Physical System
15 7 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.52%) Advertising
16 6 (0.52%) Electronics
16 6 (0.52%) Marketing
17 5 (0.44%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 211 (18.41%) Senior
2 194 (16.93%) Architect
3 151 (13.18%) Consultant
4 126 (10.99%) Developer
5 92 (8.03%) Solutions Architect
6 74 (6.46%) Lead
7 60 (5.24%) Analyst
8 56 (4.89%) Data Engineer
9 52 (4.54%) Senior Consultant
10 46 (4.01%) AWS Architect
10 46 (4.01%) DevOps Engineer
11 44 (3.84%) Software Engineer
12 41 (3.58%) Designer
12 41 (3.58%) Senior Manager
13 40 (3.49%) Full-Stack Developer
14 38 (3.32%) AWS Solution Architect
15 36 (3.14%) Business Analyst
16 35 (3.05%) Cloud Engineer
17 34 (2.97%) Java Developer
18 32 (2.79%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (3.75%) React
2 31 (2.71%) Spring
3 25 (2.18%) REST
4 24 (2.09%) .NET
4 24 (2.09%) Node.js
5 23 (2.01%) HTML
6 22 (1.92%) Spring Boot
7 21 (1.83%) CSS
8 20 (1.75%) Kafka
9 18 (1.57%) Web Services
10 16 (1.40%) JSON
11 15 (1.31%) AngularJS
12 14 (1.22%) PyTorch
12 14 (1.22%) SOAP
13 13 (1.13%) LangChain
13 13 (1.13%) Middleware
13 13 (1.13%) PySpark
14 12 (1.05%) FastAPI
14 12 (1.05%) LangGraph
14 12 (1.05%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (6.98%) Cloud Native
2 48 (4.19%) Product Ownership
3 34 (2.97%) Management Information System
4 24 (2.09%) Data Centre
4 24 (2.09%) PKI
5 23 (2.01%) Onboarding
6 21 (1.83%) AI Agents
7 19 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
8 18 (1.57%) Operational Technology
8 18 (1.57%) Security Posture
9 16 (1.40%) Blog
10 15 (1.31%) Cyber Defence
11 14 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.22%) Public Cloud
12 11 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (0.87%) CMDB
13 10 (0.87%) Data Structures
13 10 (0.87%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (0.79%) Algorithms
14 9 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 75 (6.54%) Linux
2 61 (5.32%) Windows
3 29 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.70%) VMS
6 7 (0.61%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.52%) Android
8 3 (0.26%) CentOS
8 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.17%) Unix
10 1 (0.087%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.087%) Rocky
10 1 (0.087%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.087%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 255 (22.25%) Agile
2 168 (14.66%) DevOps
3 159 (13.87%) AI
4 142 (12.39%) CI/CD
5 123 (10.73%) Infrastructure as Code
6 120 (10.47%) Software Engineering
7 117 (10.21%) Mentoring
8 116 (10.12%) Problem-Solving
9 109 (9.51%) Continuous Improvement
10 100 (8.73%) Community of Practice
11 99 (8.64%) Cybersecurity
12 92 (8.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 91 (7.94%) Full-Stack Development
14 87 (7.59%) Analytics
15 86 (7.50%) Technology Strategy
16 79 (6.89%) Collaborative Culture
16 79 (6.89%) Roadmaps
17 78 (6.81%) Computer Science
18 75 (6.54%) Microservices
19 71 (6.20%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 207 (18.06%) Python
2 139 (12.13%) Java
3 89 (7.77%) SQL
4 86 (7.50%) JavaScript
5 43 (3.75%) TypeScript
6 40 (3.49%) PowerShell
7 35 (3.05%) C#
8 29 (2.53%) Bash
9 20 (1.75%) C++
10 11 (0.96%) Apex Code
10 11 (0.96%) Rust
11 8 (0.70%) C
11 8 (0.70%) Go
12 7 (0.61%) Google Apps Script
12 7 (0.61%) Kotlin
13 6 (0.52%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.44%) Bicep
14 5 (0.44%) Groovy
14 5 (0.44%) T-SQL
15 4 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 820 (71.55%) SC Cleared
2 298 (26.00%) DV Cleared
3 183 (15.97%) Degree
4 34 (2.97%) BPSS Clearance
4 34 (2.97%) CISSP
5 31 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 27 (2.36%) PhD
7 24 (2.09%) CISM
8 23 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
9 19 (1.66%) AWS Certification
10 16 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (1.40%) DBS Check
11 13 (1.13%) Master's Degree
12 12 (1.05%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.79%) CRISC
13 9 (0.79%) OSCP
14 7 (0.61%) GIAC
14 7 (0.61%) GSEC
15 6 (0.52%) CCIE
15 6 (0.52%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (3.58%) NIST
2 40 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 33 (2.88%) Accessibility
4 24 (2.09%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.66%) QA
6 18 (1.57%) NCSC
7 17 (1.48%) WCAG
8 14 (1.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 10 (0.87%) GDPR
10 9 (0.79%) GRC
10 9 (0.79%) SLA
11 8 (0.70%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.61%) Government Security Classifications
13 5 (0.44%) PMO
14 3 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
14 3 (0.26%) PCI DSS
15 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 2 (0.17%) RMADS
16 1 (0.087%) Def Stans
System Software
1 73 (6.37%) Docker
2 42 (3.66%) Active Directory
3 30 (2.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.57%) vSphere
5 8 (0.70%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.52%) Firmware
6 6 (0.52%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.44%) KVM
8 4 (0.35%) Squid
9 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.087%) OpenAM
10 1 (0.087%) OpenDJ
10 1 (0.087%) OpenIDM
10 1 (0.087%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.087%) Xen
Systems Management
1 117 (10.21%) Terraform
2 90 (7.85%) Kubernetes
3 40 (3.49%) Ansible
4 21 (1.83%) Grafana
5 17 (1.48%) Prometheus
6 14 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
7 10 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (0.70%) Argo
8 8 (0.70%) SCCM
9 7 (0.61%) ZABBIX
10 6 (0.52%) WSUS
11 5 (0.44%) CASB
11 5 (0.44%) Kibana
11 5 (0.44%) Puppet
11 5 (0.44%) VxRail
12 4 (0.35%) Istio
12 4 (0.35%) linkerd
12 4 (0.35%) Mesos
12 4 (0.35%) Packer
12 4 (0.35%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 109 (9.51%) Microsoft
2 44 (3.84%) Google
3 41 (3.58%) VMware
4 34 (2.97%) Oracle
5 28 (2.44%) Cisco
5 28 (2.44%) ServiceNow
6 23 (2.01%) Databricks
6 23 (2.01%) Salesforce
7 22 (1.92%) Adobe
8 20 (1.75%) Dell
9 19 (1.66%) Red Hat
10 18 (1.57%) OpenAI
11 17 (1.48%) Palantir
12 15 (1.31%) Splunk
13 13 (1.13%) SAP
14 12 (1.05%) Foundry
14 12 (1.05%) MuleSoft
15 11 (0.96%) CyberArk
15 11 (0.96%) IBM
15 11 (0.96%) Okta