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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 75 62
Rank change year-on-year +45 -13 -3
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,278 525 964
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.77% 4.17% 4.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 28.28% 13.84% 15.04%
Number of salaries quoted 820 350 659
10th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £42,900
25th Percentile £59,688 £51,563 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £80,188 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,125 £95,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.00% +8.70% -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 4,519 3,792 6,411
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 20.39% 30.14% 27.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2,739 1,960 3,868
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,903 £35,714
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £66,575
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +1.39% -1.37%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £86,063
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,043
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.77% -9.93%

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 10 July 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 10 July 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 +40 128 £80,000 +23.08% 124
South London -6 28 £55,000 -15.38% 7
West London -10 13 £85,000 +80.52% 32
North London +4 1 £45,000 -32.08% 1
East London -5 1 £110,000 - 18
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 25 (1.96%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.56%) Apache
3 14 (1.10%) Apache Spark
4 13 (1.02%) Confluence
5 11 (0.86%) Palantir Foundry
6 8 (0.63%) Anypoint
6 8 (0.63%) Mule
7 7 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
7 7 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
8 6 (0.47%) SAS
9 4 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.31%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.23%) Camunda
10 3 (0.23%) IIS
10 3 (0.23%) JBoss
11 1 (0.078%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.078%) OpenStack
Applications
1 8 (0.63%) Adobe XD
2 6 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.23%) InVision
4 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.23%) Sketch
5 2 (0.16%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.16%) Weka
6 1 (0.078%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.078%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.078%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.078%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.078%) Houdini
6 1 (0.078%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.078%) NUKE
6 1 (0.078%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (0.78%) Maximo
2 6 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.078%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.078%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.078%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 395 (30.91%) AWS
2 253 (19.80%) Azure
3 99 (7.75%) GCP
4 78 (6.10%) Serverless
5 76 (5.95%) AWS CloudFormation
6 62 (4.85%) Cloud Computing
7 48 (3.76%) AWS Lambda
8 45 (3.52%) Power Platform
9 42 (3.29%) Entra ID
10 37 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
11 34 (2.66%) Amazon S3
12 31 (2.43%) GitHub
13 26 (2.03%) Amazon EKS
14 25 (1.96%) Amazon ECS
15 23 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
16 20 (1.56%) Amazon EMR
16 20 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
16 20 (1.56%) OCI
17 16 (1.25%) SaaS
17 16 (1.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.52%) Network Security
2 31 (2.43%) Firewall
3 18 (1.41%) DNS
3 18 (1.41%) WAN
4 15 (1.17%) VPN
5 12 (0.94%) SD-WAN
6 11 (0.86%) DHCP
7 10 (0.78%) LAN
7 10 (0.78%) SSL
8 9 (0.70%) SAN
9 8 (0.63%) Software-Defined Networking
10 7 (0.55%) Intrusion Detection
10 7 (0.55%) NGN
11 6 (0.47%) TCP/IP
11 6 (0.47%) VSAN
12 5 (0.39%) MPLS
12 5 (0.39%) NAS
12 5 (0.39%) SMTP
13 4 (0.31%) IPv4
13 4 (0.31%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.82%) Power BI
2 28 (2.19%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (2.11%) Data Lake
4 26 (2.03%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (1.80%) Metadata
6 21 (1.64%) Amazon Redshift
7 20 (1.56%) Big Data
7 20 (1.56%) NoSQL
8 17 (1.33%) DynamoDB
9 15 (1.17%) MySQL
10 14 (1.10%) MongoDB
11 11 (0.86%) Tableau
12 10 (0.78%) Db2
12 10 (0.78%) DTS
12 10 (0.78%) Relational Database
13 9 (0.70%) Amazon Aurora
13 9 (0.70%) SQL Server
14 7 (0.55%) Pinecone
15 6 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
15 6 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 65 (5.09%) Jenkins
2 63 (4.93%) Git
3 42 (3.29%) GitLab
4 33 (2.58%) JIRA
5 10 (0.78%) Maven
6 9 (0.70%) Vite
7 6 (0.47%) Axure RP
7 6 (0.47%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.47%) Gradle
7 6 (0.47%) JMeter
7 6 (0.47%) TeamCity
8 5 (0.39%) Balsamiq
8 5 (0.39%) JUnit
8 5 (0.39%) Subversion
9 4 (0.31%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.23%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.23%) Taiga
10 3 (0.23%) VersionOne
10 3 (0.23%) Zephyr
General
1 321 (25.12%) Public Sector
2 252 (19.72%) Social Skills
3 162 (12.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 113 (8.84%) Finance
5 111 (8.69%) Law
6 101 (7.90%) Analytical Skills
7 42 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
8 24 (1.88%) Legal
9 23 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
10 20 (1.56%) Aerospace
11 14 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
12 13 (1.02%) Games
13 9 (0.70%) Military
14 8 (0.63%) Manufacturing
15 7 (0.55%) Advertising
15 7 (0.55%) Cyber-Physical System
16 6 (0.47%) Banking
16 6 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.47%) Retail
17 5 (0.39%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 264 (20.66%) Senior
2 228 (17.84%) Architect
3 203 (15.88%) Consultant
4 130 (10.17%) Developer
5 99 (7.75%) Solutions Architect
6 96 (7.51%) Lead
7 79 (6.18%) Senior Consultant
8 67 (5.24%) Data Engineer
9 62 (4.85%) Analyst
10 58 (4.54%) DevOps Engineer
11 53 (4.15%) AWS Architect
11 53 (4.15%) Software Engineer
12 48 (3.76%) Cloud Engineer
12 48 (3.76%) Senior Manager
13 42 (3.29%) AWS Solution Architect
14 41 (3.21%) Data Architect
15 37 (2.90%) Business Analyst
15 37 (2.90%) Senior Developer
16 35 (2.74%) Security Consultant
17 32 (2.50%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (3.29%) React
2 29 (2.27%) Spring
3 26 (2.03%) Kafka
4 25 (1.96%) .NET
5 24 (1.88%) REST
6 21 (1.64%) Node.js
7 20 (1.56%) HTML
7 20 (1.56%) Spring Boot
8 18 (1.41%) CSS
9 17 (1.33%) AWS CDK
10 16 (1.25%) JSON
10 16 (1.25%) Web Services
11 15 (1.17%) OAuth
11 15 (1.17%) PySpark
12 14 (1.10%) Middleware
12 14 (1.10%) SOAP
13 13 (1.02%) AngularJS
13 13 (1.02%) YAML
14 12 (0.94%) SAML
15 11 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 117 (9.15%) Cloud Native
2 67 (5.24%) Onboarding
3 51 (3.99%) Data Centre
4 50 (3.91%) Product Ownership
5 40 (3.13%) Enterprise Cloud
6 37 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
7 33 (2.58%) Management Information System
8 22 (1.72%) Distributed Computing
9 21 (1.64%) Operational Technology
10 20 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
10 20 (1.56%) PKI
11 18 (1.41%) AI Agents
11 18 (1.41%) Security Posture
12 17 (1.33%) Cyber Defence
13 16 (1.25%) Blog
13 16 (1.25%) Public Cloud
14 14 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
15 13 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
16 11 (0.86%) Mainframe
17 10 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 93 (7.28%) Linux
2 74 (5.79%) Windows
3 33 (2.58%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (0.55%) Ubuntu
6 7 (0.55%) VMS
7 5 (0.39%) CentOS
8 3 (0.23%) Unix
9 2 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
9 2 (0.16%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.078%) Android
10 1 (0.078%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.078%) Rocky
10 1 (0.078%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 305 (23.87%) Agile
2 195 (15.26%) DevOps
3 175 (13.69%) AI
4 172 (13.46%) CI/CD
5 168 (13.15%) Mentoring
6 139 (10.88%) Infrastructure as Code
7 136 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
8 129 (10.09%) Software Engineering
9 125 (9.78%) Cybersecurity
10 124 (9.70%) Continuous Improvement
11 105 (8.22%) Community of Practice
12 102 (7.98%) Analytics
13 99 (7.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 97 (7.59%) Technology Strategy
15 93 (7.28%) Roadmaps
16 92 (7.20%) Migration
17 90 (7.04%) Full-Stack Development
17 90 (7.04%) Project Delivery
18 88 (6.89%) Collaborative Culture
19 82 (6.42%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 223 (17.45%) Python
2 147 (11.50%) Java
3 84 (6.57%) SQL
4 80 (6.26%) JavaScript
5 49 (3.83%) Bash
6 35 (2.74%) TypeScript
7 30 (2.35%) C#
7 30 (2.35%) PowerShell
8 24 (1.88%) C++
9 14 (1.10%) Perl
10 13 (1.02%) Ruby
11 12 (0.94%) PHP
11 12 (0.94%) Rust
12 11 (0.86%) Go
13 10 (0.78%) Apex Code
13 10 (0.78%) Kotlin
14 8 (0.63%) DataWeave
14 8 (0.63%) Google Apps Script
15 6 (0.47%) Scala
15 6 (0.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 889 (69.56%) SC Cleared
2 314 (24.57%) DV Cleared
3 170 (13.30%) Degree
4 55 (4.30%) AWS Certification
5 38 (2.97%) CISSP
6 37 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
7 36 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
8 28 (2.19%) CISM
9 22 (1.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 17 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
11 15 (1.17%) DBS Check
12 14 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
12 14 (1.10%) PhD
13 13 (1.02%) Azure Certification
14 12 (0.94%) OSCP
15 11 (0.86%) Master's Degree
16 10 (0.78%) CRISC
17 7 (0.55%) AWS Certified Developer
17 7 (0.55%) GIAC
17 7 (0.55%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (3.99%) NIST
2 48 (3.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (2.50%) Data Quality
4 30 (2.35%) QA
5 23 (1.80%) Accessibility
6 21 (1.64%) NCSC
7 19 (1.49%) GDPR
7 19 (1.49%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 9 (0.70%) GRC
8 9 (0.70%) WCAG
9 8 (0.63%) JSP 440
10 7 (0.55%) Government Security Classifications
11 6 (0.47%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.39%) PMO
13 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.31%) RMADS
14 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 2 (0.16%) Def Stans
15 2 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 80 (6.26%) Docker
2 49 (3.83%) Active Directory
3 32 (2.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.41%) vSphere
5 10 (0.78%) VMware NSX
6 7 (0.55%) KVM
7 6 (0.47%) Hyper-V
8 4 (0.31%) Squid
8 4 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.078%) IAG
11 1 (0.078%) Xen
Systems Management
1 140 (10.95%) Terraform
2 105 (8.22%) Kubernetes
3 53 (4.15%) Ansible
4 26 (2.03%) Grafana
5 22 (1.72%) Puppet
6 21 (1.64%) Prometheus
7 20 (1.56%) Progress Chef
8 12 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
9 10 (0.78%) Argo
9 10 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
10 8 (0.63%) CloudHub
11 7 (0.55%) ZABBIX
12 6 (0.47%) CASB
12 6 (0.47%) Kibana
12 6 (0.47%) WSUS
13 5 (0.39%) Packer
14 4 (0.31%) linkerd
14 4 (0.31%) Mesos
14 4 (0.31%) Nagios
14 4 (0.31%) SCOM
Vendors
1 117 (9.15%) Microsoft
2 53 (4.15%) Oracle
3 46 (3.60%) Google
4 43 (3.36%) VMware
5 36 (2.82%) Salesforce
6 33 (2.58%) ServiceNow
7 28 (2.19%) Databricks
8 19 (1.49%) Splunk
9 18 (1.41%) Red Hat
9 18 (1.41%) SAP
10 17 (1.33%) MuleSoft
10 17 (1.33%) OpenAI
11 16 (1.25%) Cisco
11 16 (1.25%) Dell
11 16 (1.25%) Palantir
12 14 (1.10%) Adobe
12 14 (1.10%) CyberArk
12 14 (1.10%) Okta
13 13 (1.02%) Foundry
14 10 (0.78%) IBM