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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 79 61
Rank change year-on-year +46 -18 +8
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,155 486 972
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.50% 4.04% 4.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 26.55% 12.62% 14.67%
Number of salaries quoted 788 319 686
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £57,251 £51,875 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,063 £81,375 £86,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,625
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.44% +5.22% -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 4,350 3,850 6,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 20.71% 32.02% 27.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,600 1,811 4,147
10th Percentile £41,000 £40,903 £35,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £87,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £102,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,700
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.55% -8.83%

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 June 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 June 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 +31 126 £80,000 +23.08% 109
South London -17 22 £55,000 -15.38% 6
West London -12 15 £85,000 +47.39% 22
North London +2 1 £45,000 -32.08% 2
East London -9 1 £110,000 - 13
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 (2.25%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.47%) Confluence
3 15 (1.30%) Apache
4 11 (0.95%) Apache Spark
4 11 (0.95%) Palantir Foundry
5 9 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.78%) Jupyter
6 7 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.26%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.26%) Camunda
8 3 (0.26%) IIS
8 3 (0.26%) JBoss
8 3 (0.26%) Mule
9 2 (0.17%) SAS
10 1 (0.087%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.087%) OpenStack
Applications
1 16 (1.39%) Adobe XD
2 6 (0.52%) InVision
2 6 (0.52%) Sketch
3 5 (0.43%) 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
Business Applications
1 11 (0.95%) Maximo
2 6 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.087%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.087%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.087%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 300 (25.97%) AWS
2 226 (19.57%) Azure
3 85 (7.36%) GCP
4 58 (5.02%) Serverless
5 48 (4.16%) Power Platform
6 42 (3.64%) AWS CloudFormation
7 37 (3.20%) AWS Lambda
7 37 (3.20%) Entra ID
8 34 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
9 32 (2.77%) GitHub
10 24 (2.08%) Amazon S3
11 21 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
12 16 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (1.39%) Figma
13 15 (1.30%) Google Analytics
14 14 (1.21%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 13 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
15 13 (1.13%) SaaS
16 12 (1.04%) Power Automate
16 12 (1.04%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.16%) Firewall
2 24 (2.08%) Network Security
3 17 (1.47%) WAN
4 16 (1.39%) DNS
5 13 (1.13%) SD-WAN
6 12 (1.04%) SAN
6 12 (1.04%) VPN
7 11 (0.95%) LAN
8 9 (0.78%) DHCP
9 8 (0.69%) Software-Defined Networking
9 8 (0.69%) VSAN
10 7 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.43%) MPLS
11 5 (0.43%) SMTP
11 5 (0.43%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.43%) Wireless
12 4 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (0.35%) IPv4
12 4 (0.35%) SSL
12 4 (0.35%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (3.46%) Power BI
2 23 (1.99%) NoSQL
3 22 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (1.30%) Metadata
4 15 (1.30%) MongoDB
5 13 (1.13%) Data Lake
6 11 (0.95%) DB2
6 11 (0.95%) DynamoDB
7 10 (0.87%) DTS
7 10 (0.87%) Relational Database
7 10 (0.87%) Tableau
8 9 (0.78%) MySQL
9 8 (0.69%) Big Data
9 8 (0.69%) Pinecone
9 8 (0.69%) SQL Server
10 7 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
11 6 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.43%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 65 (5.63%) Jenkins
2 57 (4.94%) Git
3 33 (2.86%) GitLab
4 28 (2.42%) JIRA
5 12 (1.04%) Axure RP
6 10 (0.87%) Balsamiq
6 10 (0.87%) Maven
7 9 (0.78%) Vite
8 7 (0.61%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.52%) Gradle
9 6 (0.52%) JMeter
10 5 (0.43%) JUnit
11 4 (0.35%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.35%) Subversion
11 4 (0.35%) TeamCity
12 3 (0.26%) Cucumber
12 3 (0.26%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.26%) Selenium
12 3 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 295 (25.54%) Public Sector
2 218 (18.87%) Social Skills
3 157 (13.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 102 (8.83%) Law
5 92 (7.97%) Analytical Skills
6 88 (7.62%) Finance
7 37 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (1.73%) Legal
10 17 (1.47%) Aerospace
11 16 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
12 11 (0.95%) Games
13 9 (0.78%) Manufacturing
14 8 (0.69%) 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 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 215 (18.61%) Senior
2 200 (17.32%) Architect
3 151 (13.07%) Consultant
4 123 (10.65%) Developer
5 94 (8.14%) Solutions Architect
6 75 (6.49%) Lead
7 64 (5.54%) Data Engineer
8 61 (5.28%) Analyst
9 52 (4.50%) Senior Consultant
10 47 (4.07%) AWS Architect
11 46 (3.98%) DevOps Engineer
12 45 (3.90%) Software Engineer
13 41 (3.55%) Senior Manager
14 40 (3.46%) AWS Solution Architect
15 39 (3.38%) Full-Stack Developer
16 38 (3.29%) Designer
17 35 (3.03%) Business Analyst
17 35 (3.03%) Cloud Engineer
18 32 (2.77%) Java Developer
18 32 (2.77%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.81%) React
2 31 (2.68%) Spring
3 25 (2.16%) REST
4 24 (2.08%) .NET
4 24 (2.08%) Node.js
5 23 (1.99%) HTML
5 23 (1.99%) Spring Boot
6 22 (1.90%) Kafka
7 21 (1.82%) CSS
8 18 (1.56%) Web Services
9 16 (1.39%) JSON
10 15 (1.30%) AngularJS
10 15 (1.30%) PySpark
10 15 (1.30%) PyTorch
11 14 (1.21%) SOAP
12 13 (1.13%) LangChain
12 13 (1.13%) Middleware
13 12 (1.04%) FastAPI
13 12 (1.04%) LangGraph
13 12 (1.04%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 87 (7.53%) Cloud Native
2 46 (3.98%) Product Ownership
3 34 (2.94%) Management Information System
4 24 (2.08%) Data Centre
4 24 (2.08%) PKI
5 22 (1.90%) Onboarding
6 21 (1.82%) AI Agents
6 21 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
7 20 (1.73%) Security Posture
8 18 (1.56%) Operational Technology
9 16 (1.39%) Blog
10 15 (1.30%) Cyber Defence
11 14 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.21%) Public Cloud
12 11 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (0.87%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (0.78%) Algorithms
14 9 (0.78%) CMDB
14 9 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (0.69%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 75 (6.49%) Linux
2 61 (5.28%) Windows
3 30 (2.60%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (0.61%) VMS
6 6 (0.52%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.43%) 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
1 257 (22.25%) Agile
2 174 (15.06%) DevOps
3 158 (13.68%) AI
4 145 (12.55%) CI/CD
5 123 (10.65%) Infrastructure as Code
6 121 (10.48%) Mentoring
6 121 (10.48%) Software Engineering
7 118 (10.22%) Problem-Solving
8 109 (9.44%) Continuous Improvement
9 100 (8.66%) Community of Practice
9 100 (8.66%) Cybersecurity
10 92 (7.97%) Full-Stack Development
10 92 (7.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 87 (7.53%) Analytics
11 87 (7.53%) Technology Strategy
12 79 (6.84%) Roadmaps
13 77 (6.67%) Collaborative Culture
13 77 (6.67%) Computer Science
14 76 (6.58%) Microservices
15 68 (5.89%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 211 (18.27%) Python
2 140 (12.12%) Java
3 92 (7.97%) SQL
4 85 (7.36%) JavaScript
5 42 (3.64%) TypeScript
6 39 (3.38%) PowerShell
7 35 (3.03%) C#
8 30 (2.60%) Bash
9 20 (1.73%) C++
10 11 (0.95%) Apex Code
10 11 (0.95%) Rust
11 9 (0.78%) Go
12 8 (0.69%) C
13 7 (0.61%) Google Apps Script
13 7 (0.61%) Kotlin
14 6 (0.52%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.43%) Bicep
15 5 (0.43%) Groovy
15 5 (0.43%) Scala
15 5 (0.43%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 827 (71.60%) SC Cleared
2 299 (25.89%) DV Cleared
3 181 (15.67%) Degree
4 36 (3.12%) BPSS Clearance
5 35 (3.03%) CISSP
6 31 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 26 (2.25%) PhD
8 25 (2.16%) CISM
9 22 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (1.73%) AWS Certification
11 16 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
11 16 (1.39%) DBS Check
12 13 (1.13%) Azure Certification
12 13 (1.13%) Master's Degree
13 9 (0.78%) CRISC
13 9 (0.78%) 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 43 (3.72%) NIST
2 41 (3.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (2.77%) Accessibility
4 24 (2.08%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.65%) NCSC
5 19 (1.65%) QA
6 15 (1.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 15 (1.30%) WCAG
7 10 (0.87%) GDPR
8 8 (0.69%) GRC
8 8 (0.69%) JSP 440
8 8 (0.69%) SLA
9 7 (0.61%) Government Security Classifications
10 5 (0.43%) PMO
11 4 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.26%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.26%) RMADS
13 2 (0.17%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 71 (6.15%) Docker
2 42 (3.64%) Active Directory
3 31 (2.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.65%) vSphere
5 9 (0.78%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.52%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.43%) Firmware
7 5 (0.43%) KVM
8 4 (0.35%) Squid
9 3 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.087%) OpenAM
11 1 (0.087%) OpenDJ
11 1 (0.087%) OpenIDM
11 1 (0.087%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.087%) Xen
Systems Management
1 118 (10.22%) Terraform
2 89 (7.71%) Kubernetes
3 40 (3.46%) Ansible
4 21 (1.82%) Grafana
5 17 (1.47%) Prometheus
6 13 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
7 10 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.61%) Argo
8 7 (0.61%) SCCM
8 7 (0.61%) ZABBIX
9 6 (0.52%) WSUS
10 5 (0.43%) CASB
10 5 (0.43%) Kibana
10 5 (0.43%) Puppet
10 5 (0.43%) VxRail
11 4 (0.35%) Packer
11 4 (0.35%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.26%) CloudHub
12 3 (0.26%) Docker Swarm
12 3 (0.26%) Mesos
Vendors
1 108 (9.35%) Microsoft
2 45 (3.90%) Google
3 42 (3.64%) VMware
4 31 (2.68%) Oracle
5 27 (2.34%) Cisco
5 27 (2.34%) ServiceNow
6 24 (2.08%) Databricks
7 23 (1.99%) Salesforce
8 20 (1.73%) Adobe
8 20 (1.73%) Dell
9 19 (1.65%) Red Hat
10 18 (1.56%) OpenAI
11 17 (1.47%) Palantir
12 15 (1.30%) Splunk
13 13 (1.13%) MuleSoft
13 13 (1.13%) SAP
14 12 (1.04%) Foundry
15 11 (0.95%) CyberArk
15 11 (0.95%) IBM
15 11 (0.95%) Okta