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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 60 66
Rank change year-on-year +22 +6 +14
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 955 603 915
As % of all permanent jobs in London 4.95% 4.67% 3.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.18% 13.63% 14.07%
Number of salaries quoted 639 358 678
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £57,251 £55,000 £53,751
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,325 £95,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,495
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.36% -0.01%

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 4,509 4,425 6,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 23.36% 34.28% 28.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,429 2,046 4,243
10th Percentile £36,750 £40,951 £36,250
25th Percentile £54,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £116,250 £105,000
England median annual salary £58,497 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.73% +4.55% -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 18 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 18 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 -10 98 £80,000 +10.91% 125
West London -37 16 £85,000 +47.39% 17
South London -28 14 £69,445 +11.88% 7
North London -3 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 22 (2.30%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.99%) Confluence
3 15 (1.57%) Apache
4 13 (1.36%) Palantir Foundry
5 12 (1.26%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.94%) Apache Spark
6 9 (0.94%) Jupyter
7 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.31%) Camunda
9 1 (0.10%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.10%) IIS
9 1 (0.10%) JBoss
9 1 (0.10%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 25 (2.62%) Adobe XD
2 7 (0.73%) InVision
2 7 (0.73%) Sketch
3 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.21%) Weka
6 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 13 (1.36%) Maximo
2 6 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.21%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.21%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.10%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.10%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.10%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 227 (23.77%) AWS
2 187 (19.58%) Azure
3 75 (7.85%) GCP
4 42 (4.40%) Power Platform
5 41 (4.29%) Serverless
6 35 (3.66%) AWS CloudFormation
7 30 (3.14%) Entra ID
8 29 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
9 26 (2.72%) AWS Lambda
10 25 (2.62%) Figma
10 25 (2.62%) GitHub
11 23 (2.41%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (1.88%) Power Automate
12 18 (1.88%) PowerApps
13 15 (1.57%) Amazon S3
13 15 (1.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 14 (1.47%) Amazon EKS
15 13 (1.36%) Azure Data Factory
15 13 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
15 13 (1.36%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 27 (2.83%) Firewall
2 18 (1.88%) DNS
2 18 (1.88%) Network Security
3 17 (1.78%) VPN
3 17 (1.78%) WAN
4 12 (1.26%) LAN
4 12 (1.26%) SAN
4 12 (1.26%) SD-WAN
4 12 (1.26%) Software-Defined Networking
5 9 (0.94%) DHCP
5 9 (0.94%) Structured Cabling
5 9 (0.94%) TCP/IP
5 9 (0.94%) Wireless
6 8 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (0.73%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (0.63%) VSAN
9 5 (0.52%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.52%) VoIP
9 5 (0.52%) WAAS
9 5 (0.52%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (3.77%) Power BI
2 29 (3.04%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (2.41%) NoSQL
4 18 (1.88%) MongoDB
5 13 (1.36%) DB2
6 11 (1.15%) DynamoDB
6 11 (1.15%) Metadata
6 11 (1.15%) MySQL
7 10 (1.05%) DTS
7 10 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
7 10 (1.05%) Pinecone
8 9 (0.94%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.84%) SQL Server
10 7 (0.73%) Amazon Redshift
10 7 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
11 6 (0.63%) Tableau
12 5 (0.52%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.52%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.52%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 53 (5.55%) Git
2 50 (5.24%) Jenkins
3 29 (3.04%) JIRA
4 24 (2.51%) GitLab
5 21 (2.20%) Axure RP
6 18 (1.88%) Balsamiq
7 9 (0.94%) JMeter
7 9 (0.94%) Maven
7 9 (0.94%) Vite
8 8 (0.84%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.63%) SonarQube
10 5 (0.52%) Gradle
10 5 (0.52%) JUnit
10 5 (0.52%) Subversion
11 4 (0.42%) Cucumber
11 4 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.42%) TeamCity
12 3 (0.31%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.31%) Robot Framework
12 3 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 260 (27.23%) Public Sector
2 189 (19.79%) Social Skills
3 122 (12.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 85 (8.90%) Finance
4 85 (8.90%) Law
5 79 (8.27%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (2.72%) Presentation Skills
7 22 (2.30%) Legal
8 19 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (1.88%) Pharmaceutical
10 17 (1.78%) Aerospace
11 13 (1.36%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.15%) Games
13 10 (1.05%) Electronics
13 10 (1.05%) Marketing
13 10 (1.05%) Telecoms
14 9 (0.94%) Advertising
15 5 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.42%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.42%) Military
Job Titles
1 170 (17.80%) Senior
2 130 (13.61%) Architect
3 112 (11.73%) Consultant
4 108 (11.31%) Developer
5 54 (5.65%) Lead
5 54 (5.65%) Solutions Architect
6 53 (5.55%) Analyst
7 50 (5.24%) Designer
8 48 (5.03%) Data Engineer
9 46 (4.82%) Software Engineer
10 41 (4.29%) Full-Stack Developer
10 41 (4.29%) Senior Consultant
11 38 (3.98%) Business Analyst
12 37 (3.87%) UX Designer
13 36 (3.77%) DevOps Engineer
14 35 (3.66%) Senior Manager
15 34 (3.56%) Java Developer
16 25 (2.62%) AWS Architect
16 25 (2.62%) Cloud Engineer
16 25 (2.62%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (4.29%) React
2 29 (3.04%) HTML
3 28 (2.93%) Spring
4 27 (2.83%) CSS
5 24 (2.51%) REST
6 21 (2.20%) .NET
7 20 (2.09%) Web Services
8 17 (1.78%) AngularJS
8 17 (1.78%) Spring Boot
9 14 (1.47%) Node.js
9 14 (1.47%) PyTorch
10 13 (1.36%) LangChain
11 12 (1.26%) FastAPI
11 12 (1.26%) Kafka
11 12 (1.26%) SAML
11 12 (1.26%) SOAP
12 11 (1.15%) LangGraph
12 11 (1.15%) Lightning Web Components
12 11 (1.15%) Middleware
13 10 (1.05%) CrewAI
Miscellaneous
1 63 (6.60%) Cloud Native
2 54 (5.65%) Product Ownership
3 29 (3.04%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.72%) Data Centre
5 23 (2.41%) PKI
6 21 (2.20%) Onboarding
7 16 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (1.57%) Security Posture
9 14 (1.47%) AI Agents
9 14 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
11 10 (1.05%) Driving Licence
11 10 (1.05%) Public Cloud
12 9 (0.94%) Blog
12 9 (0.94%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (0.84%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
14 7 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
15 6 (0.63%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 63 (6.60%) Linux
2 52 (5.45%) Windows
3 19 (1.99%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 9 (0.94%) Ubuntu
4 9 (0.94%) VMS
5 7 (0.73%) Android
6 5 (0.52%) Unix
7 4 (0.42%) CentOS
8 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.10%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.10%) Rocky
10 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (24.40%) Agile
2 141 (14.76%) DevOps
3 133 (13.93%) AI
4 119 (12.46%) CI/CD
5 105 (10.99%) Infrastructure as Code
6 104 (10.89%) Software Engineering
7 101 (10.58%) Problem-Solving
8 93 (9.74%) Community of Practice
9 92 (9.63%) Continuous Improvement
10 89 (9.32%) Full-Stack Development
11 84 (8.80%) Mentoring
12 76 (7.96%) Analytics
12 76 (7.96%) Technology Strategy
13 72 (7.54%) Computer Science
14 70 (7.33%) Collaborative Culture
15 66 (6.91%) Containerisation
16 64 (6.70%) User Experience
17 63 (6.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 62 (6.49%) User Research
19 61 (6.39%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 173 (18.12%) Python
2 140 (14.66%) Java
3 94 (9.84%) JavaScript
4 82 (8.59%) SQL
5 46 (4.82%) TypeScript
6 43 (4.50%) PowerShell
7 42 (4.40%) C#
8 30 (3.14%) Bash
9 20 (2.09%) C++
10 11 (1.15%) Apex Code
11 10 (1.05%) Kotlin
12 7 (0.73%) C
12 7 (0.73%) Go
12 7 (0.73%) Google Apps Script
12 7 (0.73%) Shell Script
13 6 (0.63%) Rust
14 5 (0.52%) Bicep
15 4 (0.42%) Groovy
15 4 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
15 4 (0.42%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 663 (69.42%) SC Cleared
2 265 (27.75%) DV Cleared
3 173 (18.12%) Degree
4 32 (3.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (2.62%) CISSP
5 25 (2.62%) Microsoft Certification
5 25 (2.62%) PhD
6 19 (1.99%) AWS Certification
6 19 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (1.78%) CISM
8 16 (1.68%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (1.47%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.05%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.84%) CRISC
12 7 (0.73%) GSEC
13 6 (0.63%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 6 (0.63%) CCIE
13 6 (0.63%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 5 (0.52%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (4.08%) Accessibility
2 27 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (2.83%) NIST
3 25 (2.62%) WCAG
4 19 (1.99%) Data Quality
5 18 (1.88%) QA
6 10 (1.05%) NCSC
7 9 (0.94%) GRC
7 9 (0.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 9 (0.94%) JSP 440
8 8 (0.84%) SLA
9 7 (0.73%) Government Security Classifications
10 5 (0.52%) GDPR
11 4 (0.42%) PMO
12 2 (0.21%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.21%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (0.21%) NEBOSH
12 2 (0.21%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 88 (9.21%) Docker
2 35 (3.66%) Active Directory
3 25 (2.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.68%) vSphere
5 10 (1.05%) KVM
6 6 (0.63%) Firmware
6 6 (0.63%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.31%) Squid
8 2 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.10%) OpenAM
9 1 (0.10%) OpenDJ
9 1 (0.10%) OpenIDM
9 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.10%) Xen
Systems Management
1 103 (10.79%) Terraform
2 102 (10.68%) Kubernetes
3 38 (3.98%) Ansible
4 18 (1.88%) Grafana
5 12 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (1.26%) Prometheus
6 9 (0.94%) Argo
6 9 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.73%) SCCM
8 6 (0.63%) Kibana
8 6 (0.63%) WSUS
8 6 (0.63%) ZABBIX
9 5 (0.52%) CASB
9 5 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
9 5 (0.52%) Istio
9 5 (0.52%) linkerd
9 5 (0.52%) Mesos
9 5 (0.52%) Puppet
9 5 (0.52%) VxRail
10 3 (0.31%) Nagios
Vendors
1 84 (8.80%) Microsoft
2 47 (4.92%) Google
3 37 (3.87%) VMware
4 31 (3.25%) Cisco
5 26 (2.72%) Adobe
6 23 (2.41%) Oracle
6 23 (2.41%) Palantir
7 22 (2.30%) Salesforce
8 20 (2.09%) Dell
9 17 (1.78%) SAP
10 16 (1.68%) Red Hat
11 15 (1.57%) ServiceNow
12 14 (1.47%) Databricks
12 14 (1.47%) Foundry
12 14 (1.47%) OpenAI
13 13 (1.36%) Atlassian
13 13 (1.36%) IBM
14 11 (1.15%) Splunk
15 10 (1.05%) MuleSoft
15 10 (1.05%) Okta