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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 64 59
Rank change year-on-year +22 -5 +24
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 856 561 937
As % of all permanent jobs in London 4.75% 4.38% 4.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.56% 12.94% 15.25%
Number of salaries quoted 579 343 672
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 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.80% +8.46%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £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 4,376 4,337 6,145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 24.29% 33.82% 27.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2,367 2,010 4,216
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £118,750 £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 1 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 1 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 -5 90 £75,000 +3.45% 111
South London -9 16 £69,445 +12.65% 10
West London -34 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 28 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.22%) Confluence
3 15 (1.75%) Palantir Foundry
4 13 (1.52%) Apache
5 12 (1.40%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (1.05%) Jupyter
7 8 (0.93%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.35%) Camunda
10 1 (0.12%) CMS
10 1 (0.12%) IIS
10 1 (0.12%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (3.04%) Adobe XD
2 7 (0.82%) InVision
2 7 (0.82%) Sketch
3 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.23%) Weka
6 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 12 (1.40%) Maximo
2 6 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.23%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.23%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.23%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.12%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 201 (23.48%) AWS
2 183 (21.38%) Azure
3 70 (8.18%) GCP
4 49 (5.72%) Power Platform
5 44 (5.14%) Serverless
6 33 (3.86%) AWS CloudFormation
6 33 (3.86%) Microsoft 365
7 28 (3.27%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (3.04%) Entra ID
8 26 (3.04%) Figma
8 26 (3.04%) Power Automate
8 26 (3.04%) PowerApps
9 24 (2.80%) AWS Lambda
10 23 (2.69%) GitHub
11 17 (1.99%) Amazon EKS
12 15 (1.75%) Amazon ECS
12 15 (1.75%) Amazon S3
12 15 (1.75%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 13 (1.52%) Google Analytics
14 12 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 29 (3.39%) Firewall
2 18 (2.10%) Network Security
3 17 (1.99%) DNS
3 17 (1.99%) WAN
4 16 (1.87%) VPN
5 12 (1.40%) LAN
5 12 (1.40%) SAN
5 12 (1.40%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.29%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.05%) Software-Defined Networking
7 9 (1.05%) Structured Cabling
7 9 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.05%) Wireless
8 8 (0.93%) DHCP
9 7 (0.82%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.58%) SMTP
10 5 (0.58%) VoIP
10 5 (0.58%) WAAS
10 5 (0.58%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.79%) Power BI
2 40 (4.67%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (2.45%) NoSQL
4 18 (2.10%) MongoDB
5 14 (1.64%) MySQL
5 14 (1.64%) Relational Database
6 13 (1.52%) SQL Server
7 12 (1.40%) DB2
8 11 (1.29%) Elasticsearch
8 11 (1.29%) Metadata
9 10 (1.17%) DTS
10 9 (1.05%) DynamoDB
11 8 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
11 8 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
11 8 (0.93%) Pinecone
12 6 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
12 6 (0.70%) Tableau
13 5 (0.58%) Neo4j
13 5 (0.58%) Redis
Development Applications
1 49 (5.72%) Git
2 45 (5.26%) Jenkins
3 29 (3.39%) JIRA
4 22 (2.57%) Axure RP
5 19 (2.22%) Balsamiq
6 18 (2.10%) GitLab
7 11 (1.29%) JMeter
8 7 (0.82%) JUnit
8 7 (0.82%) Maven
8 7 (0.82%) Vite
9 6 (0.70%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.70%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.58%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.47%) Mockito
11 4 (0.47%) Selenium
11 4 (0.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.47%) Subversion
12 3 (0.35%) Cucumber
12 3 (0.35%) Eclipse
12 3 (0.35%) TeamCity
General
1 251 (29.32%) Public Sector
2 187 (21.85%) Social Skills
3 112 (13.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 87 (10.16%) Law
5 86 (10.05%) Analytical Skills
6 75 (8.76%) Finance
7 20 (2.34%) Legal
8 19 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
9 17 (1.99%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (1.52%) Aerospace
10 13 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (1.52%) Marketing
11 12 (1.40%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.40%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.29%) Games
13 9 (1.05%) Advertising
13 9 (1.05%) Electronics
14 6 (0.70%) Military
15 5 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 151 (17.64%) Senior
2 115 (13.43%) Developer
3 98 (11.45%) Consultant
4 97 (11.33%) Architect
5 48 (5.61%) Analyst
5 48 (5.61%) Designer
6 46 (5.37%) Data Engineer
7 43 (5.02%) Software Engineer
8 39 (4.56%) Lead
9 38 (4.44%) Full-Stack Developer
10 37 (4.32%) Solutions Architect
11 35 (4.09%) Java Developer
12 33 (3.86%) Business Analyst
12 33 (3.86%) UX Designer
13 32 (3.74%) Senior Consultant
13 32 (3.74%) Senior Manager
14 28 (3.27%) DevOps Engineer
15 27 (3.15%) User Researcher
16 20 (2.34%) Data Scientist
16 20 (2.34%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (5.02%) React
2 36 (4.21%) HTML
3 33 (3.86%) Spring
4 32 (3.74%) CSS
5 26 (3.04%) REST
6 23 (2.69%) AngularJS
7 21 (2.45%) .NET
7 21 (2.45%) Spring Boot
7 21 (2.45%) Web Services
8 16 (1.87%) Node.js
9 15 (1.75%) HTML5 Canvas
10 14 (1.64%) PyTorch
11 12 (1.40%) FastAPI
11 12 (1.40%) Middleware
11 12 (1.40%) SAML
11 12 (1.40%) SOAP
12 11 (1.29%) .NET Core
12 11 (1.29%) LangChain
12 11 (1.29%) Lightning Web Components
13 10 (1.17%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 64 (7.48%) Cloud Native
2 51 (5.96%) Product Ownership
3 24 (2.80%) Data Centre
4 23 (2.69%) Management Information System
4 23 (2.69%) PKI
5 21 (2.45%) Onboarding
6 17 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.75%) Security Posture
8 14 (1.64%) AI Agents
9 12 (1.40%) Driving Licence
10 11 (1.29%) Cyber Defence
10 11 (1.29%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
13 8 (0.93%) Linux Command Line
14 7 (0.82%) Blog
14 7 (0.82%) CMDB
14 7 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
14 7 (0.82%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 58 (6.78%) Linux
2 48 (5.61%) Windows
3 14 (1.64%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.17%) Ubuntu
4 10 (1.17%) VMS
5 9 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (1.05%) Unix
6 7 (0.82%) Android
7 4 (0.47%) CentOS
8 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.12%) Debian
10 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.12%) Rocky
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (26.75%) Agile
2 127 (14.84%) DevOps
3 120 (14.02%) AI
4 112 (13.08%) Problem-Solving
5 109 (12.73%) CI/CD
6 100 (11.68%) Software Engineering
7 93 (10.86%) Continuous Improvement
8 90 (10.51%) Infrastructure as Code
9 88 (10.28%) Community of Practice
10 85 (9.93%) Full-Stack Development
11 79 (9.23%) Mentoring
12 77 (9.00%) Analytics
13 74 (8.64%) Computer Science
14 73 (8.53%) Technology Strategy
15 67 (7.83%) User Experience
16 66 (7.71%) User Research
17 59 (6.89%) Data Modelling
18 57 (6.66%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
19 56 (6.54%) Containerisation
20 54 (6.31%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 163 (19.04%) Python
2 133 (15.54%) Java
3 103 (12.03%) JavaScript
4 85 (9.93%) SQL
5 51 (5.96%) C#
6 47 (5.49%) TypeScript
7 39 (4.56%) PowerShell
8 24 (2.80%) Bash
9 16 (1.87%) C++
10 11 (1.29%) Apex Code
11 9 (1.05%) Shell Script
12 8 (0.93%) Kotlin
13 6 (0.70%) Go
13 6 (0.70%) Google Apps Script
14 5 (0.58%) C
15 4 (0.47%) ABAP
15 4 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 4 (0.47%) Groovy
15 4 (0.47%) Scala
15 4 (0.47%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 597 (69.74%) SC Cleared
2 240 (28.04%) DV Cleared
3 167 (19.51%) Degree
4 38 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 24 (2.80%) PhD
7 21 (2.45%) CISSP
8 18 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.64%) AWS Certification
10 13 (1.52%) Azure Certification
10 13 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (1.52%) CISM
11 9 (1.05%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.93%) DBS Check
13 7 (0.82%) CRISC
13 7 (0.82%) GSEC
14 6 (0.70%) CCIE
14 6 (0.70%) CCNP
14 6 (0.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 5 (0.58%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (5.72%) Accessibility
2 26 (3.04%) WCAG
3 25 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (2.69%) NIST
5 19 (2.22%) Data Quality
6 14 (1.64%) QA
7 10 (1.17%) GRC
8 9 (1.05%) JSP 440
9 8 (0.93%) SLA
10 7 (0.82%) Government Security Classifications
10 7 (0.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 6 (0.70%) GDPR
11 6 (0.70%) NCSC
12 3 (0.35%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.35%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.35%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.35%) PMO
13 2 (0.23%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.12%) COBIT
14 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 83 (9.70%) Docker
2 29 (3.39%) Active Directory
3 21 (2.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.40%) vSphere
5 9 (1.05%) KVM
6 6 (0.70%) Firmware
7 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.23%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.12%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.12%) OpenDJ
8 1 (0.12%) OpenIDM
8 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.12%) Xen
Systems Management
1 93 (10.86%) Kubernetes
2 88 (10.28%) Terraform
3 31 (3.62%) Ansible
4 16 (1.87%) Grafana
5 11 (1.29%) Prometheus
6 9 (1.05%) Argo
6 9 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.93%) Kibana
8 6 (0.70%) SCCM
8 6 (0.70%) WSUS
9 5 (0.58%) CASB
9 5 (0.58%) Docker Swarm
9 5 (0.58%) Istio
9 5 (0.58%) linkerd
9 5 (0.58%) Mesos
9 5 (0.58%) Puppet
9 5 (0.58%) VxRail
10 4 (0.47%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.35%) Nagios
Vendors
1 80 (9.35%) Microsoft
2 46 (5.37%) Google
3 33 (3.86%) VMware
4 30 (3.50%) Cisco
5 26 (3.04%) Adobe
5 26 (3.04%) Palantir
6 22 (2.57%) Salesforce
7 20 (2.34%) Dell
8 19 (2.22%) Oracle
8 19 (2.22%) SAP
9 16 (1.87%) Foundry
10 15 (1.75%) Atlassian
10 15 (1.75%) Red Hat
10 15 (1.75%) ServiceNow
11 13 (1.52%) IBM
12 11 (1.29%) OpenAI
13 10 (1.17%) Databricks
13 10 (1.17%) MuleSoft
13 10 (1.17%) Okta
13 10 (1.17%) Splunk