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 6 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 53 63
Rank change year-on-year -17 +10 +64
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 514 870 799
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.88% 5.12% 4.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.07% 17.26% 16.51%
Number of salaries quoted 353 397 545
10th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £44,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £69,308 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -0.99% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £98,000 £97,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,495
% change year-on-year - +4.36% +4.54%

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 3,932 5,040 4,840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 29.66% 29.67% 26.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,094 2,205 3,570
10th Percentile £32,000 £41,250 £38,856
25th Percentile £50,250 £53,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £115,000 £112,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% +2.16%

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 6 December 2025.

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 6 December 2025. 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 -34 78 £60,000 -20.00% 67
South London +13 38 £65,000 +5.44% 18
West London -19 5 £35,000 -28.57% 11
East London -20 2 - - 11
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 19 (3.70%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.14%) Confluence
3 5 (0.97%) BizTalk Server
4 4 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.78%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.39%) Apache
5 2 (0.39%) Camunda
5 2 (0.39%) CMS
6 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.19%) IIS
6 1 (0.19%) JBoss
6 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 21 (4.09%) Adobe XD
2 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.19%) InVision
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (0.19%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 19 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.97%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.78%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.78%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.78%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (0.78%) SAP SCM
4 3 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.58%) Maximo
4 3 (0.58%) SAP PP
5 2 (0.39%) Primavera
5 2 (0.39%) SAP APO
5 2 (0.39%) SAP EWM
5 2 (0.39%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.39%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.19%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.19%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 136 (26.46%) AWS
2 125 (24.32%) Azure
3 49 (9.53%) Serverless
4 38 (7.39%) GCP
5 35 (6.81%) Power Platform
6 28 (5.45%) Amazon EKS
7 26 (5.06%) Amazon ECS
8 24 (4.67%) Power Automate
8 24 (4.67%) PowerApps
9 23 (4.47%) Microsoft 365
10 22 (4.28%) Amazon EC2
10 22 (4.28%) AWS CloudFormation
10 22 (4.28%) Figma
11 21 (4.09%) Dynamics 365
12 17 (3.31%) AWS Lambda
13 14 (2.72%) PaaS
14 13 (2.53%) Azure Monitor
15 12 (2.33%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 12 (2.33%) Azure Functions
15 12 (2.33%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.09%) Firewall
2 15 (2.92%) Network Security
3 13 (2.53%) TCP/IP
3 13 (2.53%) VPN
4 11 (2.14%) Structured Cabling
5 9 (1.75%) DNS
6 7 (1.36%) WAN
6 7 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (1.17%) LAN
8 5 (0.97%) Software-Defined Networking
8 5 (0.97%) Wireless
9 3 (0.58%) Cisco Firepower
9 3 (0.58%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.58%) HTTP
9 3 (0.58%) Modbus
9 3 (0.58%) Profibus
9 3 (0.58%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.58%) SSH
9 3 (0.58%) VoIP
9 3 (0.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (9.14%) PostgreSQL
2 29 (5.64%) Power BI
3 26 (5.06%) Relational Database
4 16 (3.11%) MongoDB
4 16 (3.11%) RDBMS
5 13 (2.53%) Amazon RDS
6 11 (2.14%) MySQL
6 11 (2.14%) NoSQL
7 8 (1.56%) Elasticsearch
8 7 (1.36%) Metadata
8 7 (1.36%) SQL Server
9 6 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.97%) Redis
11 4 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.78%) Neo4j
12 3 (0.58%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.58%) DB2
12 3 (0.58%) Power Query
13 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 40 (7.78%) Jenkins
2 25 (4.86%) Git
3 21 (4.09%) Axure RP
3 21 (4.09%) JIRA
4 20 (3.89%) Balsamiq
5 18 (3.50%) JMeter
6 16 (3.11%) JUnit
7 15 (2.92%) Mockito
8 10 (1.95%) GitLab
9 8 (1.56%) Cypress.io
9 8 (1.56%) Selenium
10 5 (0.97%) gulp
10 5 (0.97%) MLflow
10 5 (0.97%) webpack
11 4 (0.78%) WebDriver
12 3 (0.58%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.58%) SonarQube
12 3 (0.58%) Subversion
13 2 (0.39%) Robot Framework
13 2 (0.39%) Vagrant
General
1 176 (34.24%) Public Sector
2 113 (21.98%) Social Skills
3 83 (16.15%) Law
4 80 (15.56%) Analytical Skills
5 71 (13.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 49 (9.53%) Finance
7 24 (4.67%) Telecoms
8 21 (4.09%) Manufacturing
9 19 (3.70%) Electronics
9 19 (3.70%) Marketing
10 10 (1.95%) Legal
11 9 (1.75%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.36%) Advertising
12 7 (1.36%) Military
12 7 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.78%) Fire and Rescue
14 4 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.78%) Retail
Job Titles
1 89 (17.32%) Developer
2 59 (11.48%) Consultant
3 53 (10.31%) Architect
4 52 (10.12%) Senior
5 39 (7.59%) Designer
6 33 (6.42%) Software Engineer
7 27 (5.25%) Lead
8 25 (4.86%) Analyst
8 25 (4.86%) Service Designer
9 24 (4.67%) Full-Stack Developer
10 22 (4.28%) Java Developer
11 18 (3.50%) Data Engineer
11 18 (3.50%) DevOps Engineer
11 18 (3.50%) Power Platform Developer
12 16 (3.11%) Administrator
13 15 (2.92%) Full-Stack Java Developer
13 15 (2.92%) Mid-Level Java Developer
14 14 (2.72%) Senior Developer
15 13 (2.53%) Business Analyst
15 13 (2.53%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (8.17%) HTML
2 39 (7.59%) React
3 35 (6.81%) Spring
4 29 (5.64%) Spring Boot
5 27 (5.25%) CSS
5 27 (5.25%) REST
6 23 (4.47%) AngularJS
6 23 (4.47%) Web Services
7 18 (3.50%) Hibernate
8 17 (3.31%) XML
9 16 (3.11%) ActiveMQ
9 16 (3.11%) Apache Camel
9 16 (3.11%) HTML5 Canvas
9 16 (3.11%) Node.js
10 15 (2.92%) jQuery
10 15 (2.92%) JSON
10 15 (2.92%) WireMock
11 14 (2.72%) .NET
12 12 (2.33%) Vue
13 11 (2.14%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.98%) Cloud Native
2 38 (7.39%) Product Ownership
3 20 (3.89%) Distributed Systems
4 16 (3.11%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.72%) Driving Licence
7 13 (2.53%) Data Structures
8 10 (1.95%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.75%) AI Agents
9 9 (1.75%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.75%) PKI
10 8 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.17%) Linux Command Line
11 6 (1.17%) Private Cloud
12 5 (0.97%) CMDB
12 5 (0.97%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.97%) SCADA
12 5 (0.97%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.97%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 31 (6.03%) Linux
2 29 (5.64%) Windows
3 12 (2.33%) Unix
4 9 (1.75%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.17%) VMS
6 5 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.97%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.78%) CentOS
8 2 (0.39%) Android
8 2 (0.39%) HPUX
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.39%) Solaris
8 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.19%) Debian
9 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (34.05%) Agile
2 104 (20.23%) Problem-Solving
3 92 (17.90%) CI/CD
4 86 (16.73%) DevOps
5 77 (14.98%) Analytics
6 74 (14.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 71 (13.81%) Software Engineering
8 65 (12.65%) AI
9 60 (11.67%) Community of Practice
9 60 (11.67%) Workflow
10 56 (10.89%) Infrastructure as Code
10 56 (10.89%) User Experience
11 53 (10.31%) Mentoring
11 53 (10.31%) Technology Strategy
12 51 (9.92%) Full-Stack Development
13 49 (9.53%) Business Intelligence
14 43 (8.37%) SDLC
15 40 (7.78%) Microservices
16 39 (7.59%) Containerisation
16 39 (7.59%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 122 (23.74%) Python
2 95 (18.48%) JavaScript
3 88 (17.12%) Java
4 53 (10.31%) SQL
5 44 (8.56%) C#
6 36 (7.00%) TypeScript
7 21 (4.09%) PowerShell
8 20 (3.89%) Bash
9 18 (3.50%) Shell Script
10 17 (3.31%) C++
11 8 (1.56%) Bicep
11 8 (1.56%) R
11 8 (1.56%) Ruby
12 7 (1.36%) Go
13 6 (1.17%) ABAP
13 6 (1.17%) Kotlin
13 6 (1.17%) Kusto Query Language
13 6 (1.17%) MATLAB
14 5 (0.97%) Scala
15 4 (0.78%) C
Qualifications
1 340 (66.15%) SC Cleared
2 134 (26.07%) DV Cleared
3 102 (19.84%) Degree
4 31 (6.03%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (5.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (4.28%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (2.53%) AWS Certification
8 13 (2.53%) SAP Certification
9 10 (1.95%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.17%) CISSP
10 6 (1.17%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.17%) NVQ Level 3
11 5 (0.97%) CCNP
12 4 (0.78%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.78%) PhD
12 4 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.58%) APMG
13 3 (0.58%) HNC
13 3 (0.58%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (10.89%) Accessibility
2 23 (4.47%) WCAG
3 20 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (3.11%) NIST
5 14 (2.72%) QA
6 10 (1.95%) GRC
7 8 (1.56%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.56%) GDPR
7 8 (1.56%) NCSC
8 6 (1.17%) SLA
9 4 (0.78%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.58%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.58%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (0.58%) NEBOSH
10 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.58%) PMO
11 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 70 (13.62%) Docker
2 15 (2.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.33%) Active Directory
4 7 (1.36%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.36%) KVM
5 4 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.39%) pfSense
7 1 (0.19%) Firmware
7 1 (0.19%) IAG
Systems Management
1 76 (14.79%) Kubernetes
2 56 (10.89%) Terraform
3 23 (4.47%) Ansible
4 18 (3.50%) Kibana
5 16 (3.11%) Grafana
6 9 (1.75%) Prometheus
7 7 (1.36%) Argo
8 5 (0.97%) SCOM
9 4 (0.78%) Nagios
9 4 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.58%) Docker Swarm
10 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
10 3 (0.58%) SCCM
11 2 (0.39%) AWS Copilot
11 2 (0.39%) Istio
11 2 (0.39%) linkerd
11 2 (0.39%) Mesos
11 2 (0.39%) Nessus
12 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
12 1 (0.19%) vRealize
Vendors
1 73 (14.20%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.98%) SAP
3 32 (6.23%) Palantir
4 24 (4.67%) Foundry
4 24 (4.67%) Google
4 24 (4.67%) Splunk
5 21 (4.09%) Adobe
5 21 (4.09%) Oracle
6 20 (3.89%) VMware
7 18 (3.50%) ServiceNow
8 15 (2.92%) Dynatrace
9 13 (2.53%) Atlassian
10 11 (2.14%) Cisco
11 8 (1.56%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.56%) Red Hat
12 7 (1.36%) Databricks
12 7 (1.36%) Salesforce
13 5 (0.97%) Juniper
14 4 (0.78%) IBM
14 4 (0.78%) Zscaler