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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 70 63
Rank change year-on-year +37 -7 +14
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,077 538 938
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.31% 4.25% 4.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.93% 12.85% 14.16%
Number of salaries quoted 735 368 681
10th Percentile £47,500 £43,593 £46,250
25th Percentile £57,251 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £86,000 £83,563 £87,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -0.86%

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 4,320 4,186 6,625
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 21.30% 33.10% 28.31%
Number of salaries quoted 2,510 1,998 4,263
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £48,750
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 £105,000 £115,000 £105,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,021 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.05% +0.04% -7.60%

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 11 May 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 11 May 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 +12 120 £80,000 +14.29% 106
South London -22 17 £55,000 -13.73% 8
West London -14 16 £85,000 +47.39% 21
North London +2 1 £45,000 -32.08% 1
East London -9 1 £110,000 - 21
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 (2.32%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.86%) Confluence
3 16 (1.49%) Apache
4 13 (1.21%) Palantir Foundry
5 12 (1.11%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.84%) Apache Spark
6 9 (0.84%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.19%) Camunda
9 2 (0.19%) IIS
9 2 (0.19%) JBoss
9 2 (0.19%) SAS
10 1 (0.093%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 20 (1.86%) Adobe XD
2 7 (0.65%) InVision
2 7 (0.65%) Sketch
3 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.19%) Weka
6 1 (0.093%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.093%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.093%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.093%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.093%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 11 (1.02%) Maximo
2 9 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.19%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.19%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.093%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.093%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.093%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.093%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.093%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 263 (24.42%) AWS
2 210 (19.50%) Azure
3 82 (7.61%) GCP
4 51 (4.74%) Serverless
5 41 (3.81%) Power Platform
6 36 (3.34%) Entra ID
7 35 (3.25%) AWS CloudFormation
8 34 (3.16%) Microsoft 365
9 32 (2.97%) GitHub
10 31 (2.88%) AWS Lambda
11 22 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
12 20 (1.86%) Figma
13 19 (1.76%) Amazon S3
14 15 (1.39%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 14 (1.30%) Power Automate
15 14 (1.30%) PowerApps
16 13 (1.21%) OCI
16 13 (1.21%) SaaS
17 12 (1.11%) Azure Data Factory
17 12 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.14%) Firewall
2 22 (2.04%) Network Security
3 16 (1.49%) WAN
4 15 (1.39%) DNS
5 14 (1.30%) SD-WAN
6 12 (1.11%) SAN
6 12 (1.11%) VPN
7 9 (0.84%) LAN
7 9 (0.84%) Software-Defined Networking
8 8 (0.74%) DHCP
9 7 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.65%) VSAN
10 6 (0.56%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (0.46%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.46%) MPLS
11 5 (0.46%) SMTP
11 5 (0.46%) WAAS
11 5 (0.46%) Wireless
12 4 (0.37%) IPv4
12 4 (0.37%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.25%) Power BI
2 24 (2.23%) NoSQL
3 23 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (1.49%) MongoDB
5 12 (1.11%) Metadata
6 11 (1.02%) DB2
6 11 (1.02%) DynamoDB
7 10 (0.93%) Data Lake
7 10 (0.93%) DTS
7 10 (0.93%) Pinecone
8 8 (0.74%) MySQL
8 8 (0.74%) SQL Server
9 7 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (0.56%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.46%) Big Data
11 5 (0.46%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.46%) Tableau
12 4 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 54 (5.01%) Jenkins
2 53 (4.92%) Git
3 29 (2.69%) GitLab
3 29 (2.69%) JIRA
4 16 (1.49%) Axure RP
5 13 (1.21%) Balsamiq
6 11 (1.02%) Vite
7 10 (0.93%) Maven
8 7 (0.65%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.56%) Gradle
10 4 (0.37%) JMeter
10 4 (0.37%) SonarQube
10 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 4 (0.37%) Subversion
10 4 (0.37%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.28%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.28%) JUnit
11 3 (0.28%) Zephyr
12 2 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
13 1 (0.093%) git-flow
General
1 264 (24.51%) Public Sector
2 204 (18.94%) Social Skills
3 144 (13.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 91 (8.45%) Law
5 88 (8.17%) Finance
6 83 (7.71%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (2.04%) Legal
9 17 (1.58%) Aerospace
10 16 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
11 11 (1.02%) Games
12 10 (0.93%) Manufacturing
13 7 (0.65%) Advertising
13 7 (0.65%) Cyber-Physical System
13 7 (0.65%) Electronics
13 7 (0.65%) Marketing
14 6 (0.56%) Military
14 6 (0.56%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.46%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 190 (17.64%) Senior
2 175 (16.25%) Architect
3 142 (13.18%) Consultant
4 114 (10.58%) Developer
5 82 (7.61%) Solutions Architect
6 67 (6.22%) Lead
7 53 (4.92%) Analyst
7 53 (4.92%) Data Engineer
8 49 (4.55%) Senior Consultant
9 44 (4.09%) Designer
10 42 (3.90%) Full-Stack Developer
11 41 (3.81%) AWS Architect
12 39 (3.62%) DevOps Engineer
13 38 (3.53%) Software Engineer
14 35 (3.25%) Business Analyst
14 35 (3.25%) Cloud Engineer
15 34 (3.16%) Senior Manager
15 34 (3.16%) UX Designer
16 32 (2.97%) AWS Solution Architect
16 32 (2.97%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (4.27%) React
2 24 (2.23%) CSS
2 24 (2.23%) HTML
2 24 (2.23%) Spring
3 23 (2.14%) Node.js
4 22 (2.04%) .NET
5 21 (1.95%) REST
6 17 (1.58%) Kafka
7 16 (1.49%) AngularJS
7 16 (1.49%) Spring Boot
7 16 (1.49%) Web Services
8 15 (1.39%) LangChain
8 15 (1.39%) PyTorch
9 14 (1.30%) FastAPI
10 13 (1.21%) LangGraph
10 13 (1.21%) SOAP
11 12 (1.11%) CrewAI
11 12 (1.11%) Middleware
11 12 (1.11%) Next.js
12 11 (1.02%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 74 (6.87%) Cloud Native
2 47 (4.36%) Product Ownership
3 32 (2.97%) Management Information System
4 25 (2.32%) Data Centre
5 24 (2.23%) PKI
6 23 (2.14%) AI Agents
6 23 (2.14%) Onboarding
7 16 (1.49%) Blog
7 16 (1.49%) Operational Technology
7 16 (1.49%) Security Posture
8 15 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.21%) Public Cloud
11 12 (1.11%) Cyber Defence
12 10 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
13 9 (0.84%) Algorithms
13 9 (0.84%) Data Structures
13 9 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (0.74%) CMDB
14 8 (0.74%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 68 (6.31%) Linux
2 60 (5.57%) Windows
3 27 (2.51%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.74%) VMS
6 6 (0.56%) Android
6 6 (0.56%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.19%) CentOS
8 2 (0.19%) Unix
9 1 (0.093%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.093%) Rocky
9 1 (0.093%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (22.47%) Agile
2 159 (14.76%) AI
2 159 (14.76%) DevOps
3 125 (11.61%) CI/CD
4 112 (10.40%) Infrastructure as Code
5 110 (10.21%) Software Engineering
6 108 (10.03%) Problem-Solving
7 102 (9.47%) Mentoring
8 96 (8.91%) Continuous Improvement
9 94 (8.73%) Community of Practice
10 91 (8.45%) Full-Stack Development
11 87 (8.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 83 (7.71%) Cybersecurity
13 81 (7.52%) Analytics
14 80 (7.43%) Technology Strategy
15 79 (7.34%) Computer Science
16 75 (6.96%) Collaborative Culture
17 71 (6.59%) Roadmaps
17 71 (6.59%) User Experience
18 68 (6.31%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 199 (18.48%) Python
2 133 (12.35%) Java
3 89 (8.26%) JavaScript
4 84 (7.80%) SQL
5 49 (4.55%) TypeScript
6 41 (3.81%) PowerShell
7 38 (3.53%) C#
8 28 (2.60%) Bash
9 21 (1.95%) C++
10 11 (1.02%) Apex Code
10 11 (1.02%) Rust
11 9 (0.84%) C
11 9 (0.84%) Go
12 8 (0.74%) Kotlin
13 7 (0.65%) Google Apps Script
14 5 (0.46%) Bicep
14 5 (0.46%) T-SQL
15 4 (0.37%) Groovy
15 4 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
16 3 (0.28%) Scala
Qualifications
1 760 (70.57%) SC Cleared
2 281 (26.09%) DV Cleared
3 179 (16.62%) Degree
4 32 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (2.69%) CISSP
6 28 (2.60%) PhD
7 27 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
8 25 (2.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 21 (1.95%) CISM
10 19 (1.76%) AWS Certification
11 16 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
11 16 (1.49%) DBS Check
12 12 (1.11%) Azure Certification
12 12 (1.11%) Master's Degree
13 9 (0.84%) CRISC
14 7 (0.65%) GSEC
14 7 (0.65%) OSCP
15 6 (0.56%) CCIE
15 6 (0.56%) GIAC
15 6 (0.56%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.25%) Accessibility
2 32 (2.97%) NIST
3 31 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (2.04%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.76%) WCAG
6 16 (1.49%) QA
7 15 (1.39%) NCSC
8 12 (1.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 9 (0.84%) GRC
10 8 (0.74%) JSP 440
10 8 (0.74%) SLA
11 7 (0.65%) Government Security Classifications
12 5 (0.46%) GDPR
12 5 (0.46%) PMO
13 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.19%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.19%) RMADS
14 1 (0.093%) COBIT
System Software
1 76 (7.06%) Docker
2 39 (3.62%) Active Directory
3 29 (2.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.67%) vSphere
5 8 (0.74%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.56%) Firmware
7 5 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.46%) KVM
8 4 (0.37%) Squid
9 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.093%) OpenAM
10 1 (0.093%) OpenDJ
10 1 (0.093%) OpenIDM
10 1 (0.093%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.093%) Xen
Systems Management
1 109 (10.12%) Terraform
2 92 (8.54%) Kubernetes
3 38 (3.53%) Ansible
4 17 (1.58%) Grafana
5 14 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
6 13 (1.21%) Prometheus
7 9 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (0.74%) Argo
8 8 (0.74%) SCCM
9 7 (0.65%) ZABBIX
10 6 (0.56%) WSUS
11 5 (0.46%) CASB
11 5 (0.46%) Puppet
11 5 (0.46%) VxRail
12 4 (0.37%) Docker Swarm
12 4 (0.37%) Istio
12 4 (0.37%) linkerd
12 4 (0.37%) Mesos
12 4 (0.37%) Packer
13 3 (0.28%) Kibana
Vendors
1 97 (9.01%) Microsoft
2 41 (3.81%) Google
2 41 (3.81%) VMware
3 31 (2.88%) Oracle
4 29 (2.69%) Cisco
5 23 (2.14%) Adobe
6 21 (1.95%) Salesforce
7 20 (1.86%) Databricks
7 20 (1.86%) Dell
7 20 (1.86%) Palantir
7 20 (1.86%) ServiceNow
8 19 (1.76%) Red Hat
9 18 (1.67%) OpenAI
10 14 (1.30%) Foundry
10 14 (1.30%) SAP
11 12 (1.11%) Atlassian
12 11 (1.02%) IBM
12 11 (1.02%) Okta
13 10 (0.93%) CyberArk
13 10 (0.93%) MuleSoft