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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 59 63
Rank change year-on-year +17 +4 +19
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 826 590 927
As % of all permanent jobs in London 4.73% 4.53% 4.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 18.98% 13.44% 15.31%
Number of salaries quoted 558 334 663
10th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £46,400
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £66,050 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.98% -8.90% +11.54%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £61,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.56% +6.09% +1.68%

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 4,353 4,391 6,053
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 24.93% 33.74% 27.37%
Number of salaries quoted 2,323 1,980 4,187
10th Percentile £33,750 £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 £93,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,050 £118,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £57,264 £59,430 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.64% +8.05% -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 24 March 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 24 March 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 -13 91 £70,000 -6.67% 111
South London -10 19 £64,290 +4.29% 8
West London -29 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 27 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.42%) Confluence
3 18 (2.18%) Palantir Foundry
4 13 (1.57%) Apache
5 12 (1.45%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (1.09%) Jupyter
7 8 (0.97%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.36%) Camunda
10 1 (0.12%) CMS
10 1 (0.12%) IIS
10 1 (0.12%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 26 (3.15%) Adobe XD
2 6 (0.73%) InVision
2 6 (0.73%) Sketch
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.24%) Weka
5 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 11 (1.33%) Maximo
2 7 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.24%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.24%) 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
1 191 (23.12%) AWS
2 178 (21.55%) Azure
3 69 (8.35%) GCP
4 46 (5.57%) Power Platform
5 42 (5.08%) Serverless
6 33 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
7 32 (3.87%) AWS CloudFormation
8 27 (3.27%) Dynamics 365
8 27 (3.27%) Figma
9 26 (3.15%) Power Automate
9 26 (3.15%) PowerApps
10 24 (2.91%) Entra ID
11 22 (2.66%) AWS Lambda
12 21 (2.54%) GitHub
13 18 (2.18%) Amazon EKS
14 16 (1.94%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 15 (1.82%) Amazon ECS
16 14 (1.69%) Amazon S3
17 12 (1.45%) Amazon EC2
17 12 (1.45%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.39%) Firewall
2 18 (2.18%) Network Security
3 17 (2.06%) DNS
4 16 (1.94%) VPN
4 16 (1.94%) WAN
5 12 (1.45%) LAN
5 12 (1.45%) SAN
5 12 (1.45%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.21%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.09%) Software-Defined Networking
7 9 (1.09%) Structured Cabling
7 9 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.09%) Wireless
8 8 (0.97%) DHCP
9 7 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.61%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.61%) SMTP
10 5 (0.61%) VoIP
10 5 (0.61%) WAAS
10 5 (0.61%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (5.08%) PostgreSQL
2 39 (4.72%) Power BI
3 21 (2.54%) NoSQL
4 19 (2.30%) MongoDB
5 15 (1.82%) Relational Database
6 14 (1.69%) MySQL
7 13 (1.57%) SQL Server
8 11 (1.33%) DB2
8 11 (1.33%) Elasticsearch
8 11 (1.33%) Metadata
9 10 (1.21%) DTS
10 8 (0.97%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.97%) Pinecone
11 6 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.61%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.61%) Neo4j
12 5 (0.61%) Redis
12 5 (0.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 48 (5.81%) Git
2 44 (5.33%) Jenkins
3 31 (3.75%) JIRA
4 23 (2.78%) Axure RP
5 20 (2.42%) Balsamiq
6 17 (2.06%) GitLab
7 12 (1.45%) JMeter
8 8 (0.97%) JUnit
9 7 (0.85%) Vite
10 6 (0.73%) Bitbucket
11 5 (0.61%) Cypress.io
11 5 (0.61%) Maven
11 5 (0.61%) Mockito
12 4 (0.48%) Selenium
12 4 (0.48%) SonarQube
12 4 (0.48%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 4 (0.48%) Subversion
13 3 (0.36%) Gradle
13 3 (0.36%) Robot Framework
13 3 (0.36%) Zephyr
General
1 240 (29.06%) Public Sector
2 185 (22.40%) Social Skills
3 105 (12.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 89 (10.77%) Analytical Skills
5 85 (10.29%) Law
6 71 (8.60%) Finance
7 21 (2.54%) Legal
8 16 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
8 16 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (1.69%) Aerospace
9 14 (1.69%) Marketing
10 13 (1.57%) Manufacturing
10 13 (1.57%) Telecoms
11 12 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (1.33%) Games
13 10 (1.21%) Electronics
14 9 (1.09%) Advertising
15 6 (0.73%) Military
16 5 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
17 4 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 143 (17.31%) Senior
2 115 (13.92%) Developer
3 96 (11.62%) Consultant
4 89 (10.77%) Architect
5 48 (5.81%) Designer
6 46 (5.57%) Data Engineer
7 45 (5.45%) Software Engineer
8 44 (5.33%) Analyst
9 37 (4.48%) Lead
10 34 (4.12%) Full-Stack Developer
10 34 (4.12%) Java Developer
11 33 (4.00%) Senior Manager
12 31 (3.75%) Solutions Architect
12 31 (3.75%) UX Designer
13 30 (3.63%) Business Analyst
14 28 (3.39%) Senior Consultant
15 27 (3.27%) User Researcher
16 25 (3.03%) DevOps Engineer
17 20 (2.42%) Data Scientist
17 20 (2.42%) Full-Stack Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.84%) React
2 37 (4.48%) HTML
3 34 (4.12%) Spring
4 32 (3.87%) CSS
5 27 (3.27%) REST
6 22 (2.66%) .NET
6 22 (2.66%) Spring Boot
7 21 (2.54%) AngularJS
7 21 (2.54%) Web Services
8 16 (1.94%) Node.js
9 15 (1.82%) HTML5 Canvas
10 14 (1.69%) PyTorch
11 13 (1.57%) FastAPI
11 13 (1.57%) Middleware
11 13 (1.57%) SOAP
12 12 (1.45%) Lightning Web Components
12 12 (1.45%) SAML
13 11 (1.33%) .NET Core
13 11 (1.33%) LangChain
13 11 (1.33%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 59 (7.14%) Cloud Native
2 51 (6.17%) Product Ownership
3 24 (2.91%) PKI
4 23 (2.78%) Data Centre
5 22 (2.66%) Management Information System
6 20 (2.42%) Onboarding
7 17 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (1.82%) Security Posture
9 14 (1.69%) AI Agents
10 12 (1.45%) Data Structures
10 12 (1.45%) Driving Licence
11 10 (1.21%) Cyber Defence
11 10 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (0.85%) Blog
13 7 (0.85%) CMDB
13 7 (0.85%) Linux Command Line
14 6 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
14 6 (0.73%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 56 (6.78%) Linux
2 47 (5.69%) Windows
3 13 (1.57%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.21%) Ubuntu
4 10 (1.21%) VMS
5 9 (1.09%) Unix
6 8 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 7 (0.85%) Android
8 4 (0.48%) CentOS
9 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
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
1 228 (27.60%) Agile
2 125 (15.13%) AI
3 121 (14.65%) DevOps
4 117 (14.16%) Problem-Solving
5 105 (12.71%) CI/CD
6 102 (12.35%) Software Engineering
7 89 (10.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 89 (10.77%) Infrastructure as Code
8 82 (9.93%) Analytics
8 82 (9.93%) Community of Practice
9 79 (9.56%) Full-Stack Development
10 77 (9.32%) Mentoring
11 70 (8.47%) User Experience
12 69 (8.35%) Computer Science
12 69 (8.35%) Technology Strategy
13 67 (8.11%) User Research
14 60 (7.26%) Data Modelling
15 56 (6.78%) Containerisation
15 56 (6.78%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 55 (6.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 164 (19.85%) Python
2 133 (16.10%) Java
3 105 (12.71%) JavaScript
4 87 (10.53%) SQL
5 55 (6.66%) C#
6 48 (5.81%) TypeScript
7 39 (4.72%) PowerShell
8 22 (2.66%) Bash
9 20 (2.42%) C++
10 12 (1.45%) Apex Code
11 10 (1.21%) Kotlin
11 10 (1.21%) Shell Script
12 6 (0.73%) Google Apps Script
12 6 (0.73%) Scala
13 5 (0.61%) C
13 5 (0.61%) Go
13 5 (0.61%) Ruby
14 4 (0.48%) ABAP
14 4 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.48%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 570 (69.01%) SC Cleared
2 238 (28.81%) DV Cleared
3 163 (19.73%) Degree
4 35 (4.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
6 24 (2.91%) PhD
7 22 (2.66%) CISSP
8 16 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.69%) AWS Certification
9 14 (1.69%) Azure Certification
9 14 (1.69%) CISM
10 13 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (1.09%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.97%) DBS Check
13 7 (0.85%) CRISC
13 7 (0.85%) GSEC
14 6 (0.73%) CCIE
14 6 (0.73%) CCNP
14 6 (0.73%) NVQ Level 3
14 6 (0.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.42%) Accessibility
2 28 (3.39%) WCAG
3 26 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (2.91%) NIST
5 18 (2.18%) Data Quality
6 14 (1.69%) QA
7 11 (1.33%) GRC
8 9 (1.09%) JSP 440
9 8 (0.97%) SLA
10 7 (0.85%) GDPR
10 7 (0.85%) Government Security Classifications
10 7 (0.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 6 (0.73%) NCSC
12 3 (0.36%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.36%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.36%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.36%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.24%) PMO
14 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 82 (9.93%) Docker
2 29 (3.51%) Active Directory
3 21 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.45%) vSphere
5 9 (1.09%) KVM
6 6 (0.73%) Firmware
7 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.24%) 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 94 (11.38%) Kubernetes
2 85 (10.29%) Terraform
3 29 (3.51%) Ansible
4 16 (1.94%) Grafana
5 10 (1.21%) Prometheus
6 9 (1.09%) Argo
6 9 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.97%) Kibana
8 6 (0.73%) SCCM
8 6 (0.73%) WSUS
9 5 (0.61%) CASB
9 5 (0.61%) Docker Swarm
9 5 (0.61%) Istio
9 5 (0.61%) linkerd
9 5 (0.61%) Mesos
9 5 (0.61%) Puppet
9 5 (0.61%) VxRail
10 4 (0.48%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.36%) AWS Copilot
Vendors
1 77 (9.32%) Microsoft
2 45 (5.45%) Google
3 32 (3.87%) VMware
4 31 (3.75%) Palantir
5 29 (3.51%) Cisco
6 26 (3.15%) Adobe
7 23 (2.78%) Salesforce
8 21 (2.54%) SAP
9 20 (2.42%) Dell
10 19 (2.30%) Foundry
10 19 (2.30%) Oracle
11 16 (1.94%) Atlassian
11 16 (1.94%) ServiceNow
12 14 (1.69%) Red Hat
13 12 (1.45%) IBM
14 11 (1.33%) MuleSoft
15 10 (1.21%) OpenAI
15 10 (1.21%) Splunk
16 9 (1.09%) Databricks
16 9 (1.09%) Zscaler