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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 71 63
Rank change year-on-year +37 -8 +13
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,070 532 947
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.25% 4.21% 4.05%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.07% 12.64% 14.28%
Number of salaries quoted 730 362 684
10th Percentile £47,500 £43,279 £46,250
25th Percentile £57,251 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.62% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £86,188 £82,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,125 £95,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -

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 4,446 4,210 6,631
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 21.82% 33.35% 28.35%
Number of salaries quoted 2,505 1,987 4,269
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £48,831
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 £55,790 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.55% +1.44% -6.78%

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 9 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 9 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 +11 121 £80,500 +15.00% 111
South London -18 18 £55,000 -13.73% 7
West London -20 16 £85,000 +47.39% 21
North London +1 1 £45,000 -32.08% 1
East London -13 1 £110,000 - 20
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 24 (2.24%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.87%) Confluence
3 16 (1.50%) Apache
4 13 (1.21%) Palantir Foundry
5 12 (1.12%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.93%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.84%) Jupyter
8 7 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.19%) Camunda
10 2 (0.19%) IIS
10 2 (0.19%) JBoss
10 2 (0.19%) SAS
11 1 (0.093%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 20 (1.87%) 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 (1.03%) 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
1 262 (24.49%) AWS
2 212 (19.81%) Azure
3 83 (7.76%) GCP
4 51 (4.77%) Serverless
5 41 (3.83%) Power Platform
6 36 (3.36%) AWS CloudFormation
6 36 (3.36%) Entra ID
7 32 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
8 31 (2.90%) AWS Lambda
8 31 (2.90%) GitHub
9 22 (2.06%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (1.87%) Figma
11 19 (1.78%) Amazon S3
12 15 (1.40%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 14 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
13 14 (1.31%) Power Automate
13 14 (1.31%) PowerApps
14 13 (1.21%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (1.21%) OCI
14 13 (1.21%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.15%) Firewall
2 22 (2.06%) Network Security
3 16 (1.50%) WAN
4 15 (1.40%) DNS
5 14 (1.31%) SD-WAN
6 12 (1.12%) SAN
6 12 (1.12%) VPN
7 9 (0.84%) LAN
7 9 (0.84%) Software-Defined Networking
8 8 (0.75%) DHCP
9 7 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.65%) VSAN
10 6 (0.56%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.47%) MPLS
11 5 (0.47%) SMTP
11 5 (0.47%) WAAS
11 5 (0.47%) Wireless
12 4 (0.37%) IPv4
12 4 (0.37%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (3.36%) Power BI
2 25 (2.34%) NoSQL
3 24 (2.24%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (1.68%) MongoDB
5 12 (1.12%) Metadata
6 11 (1.03%) DB2
6 11 (1.03%) DynamoDB
7 10 (0.93%) DTS
7 10 (0.93%) MySQL
7 10 (0.93%) Pinecone
8 9 (0.84%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.75%) SQL Server
10 7 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
11 6 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (0.56%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.56%) Tableau
12 5 (0.47%) Big Data
12 5 (0.47%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 55 (5.14%) Git
1 55 (5.14%) Jenkins
2 30 (2.80%) JIRA
3 28 (2.62%) GitLab
4 16 (1.50%) Axure RP
5 13 (1.21%) Balsamiq
6 11 (1.03%) Vite
7 10 (0.93%) Maven
8 8 (0.75%) Bitbucket
9 6 (0.56%) Gradle
10 5 (0.47%) JMeter
10 5 (0.47%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 4 (0.37%) Subversion
11 4 (0.37%) TeamCity
12 3 (0.28%) Cucumber
12 3 (0.28%) JUnit
12 3 (0.28%) Zephyr
13 2 (0.19%) Eclipse
13 2 (0.19%) Robot Framework
General
1 263 (24.58%) Public Sector
2 203 (18.97%) Social Skills
3 144 (13.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 91 (8.50%) Law
5 88 (8.22%) Finance
6 84 (7.85%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (2.06%) Legal
9 17 (1.59%) Aerospace
10 16 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
11 11 (1.03%) 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 (0.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 190 (17.76%) Senior
2 172 (16.07%) Architect
3 139 (12.99%) Consultant
4 110 (10.28%) Developer
5 81 (7.57%) Solutions Architect
6 66 (6.17%) Lead
7 53 (4.95%) Analyst
8 51 (4.77%) Data Engineer
9 49 (4.58%) Senior Consultant
10 44 (4.11%) Designer
11 41 (3.83%) Full-Stack Developer
12 40 (3.74%) AWS Architect
12 40 (3.74%) DevOps Engineer
13 38 (3.55%) Software Engineer
14 35 (3.27%) Business Analyst
14 35 (3.27%) Cloud Engineer
15 34 (3.18%) Senior Manager
15 34 (3.18%) UX Designer
16 31 (2.90%) AWS Solution Architect
16 31 (2.90%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (4.02%) React
2 24 (2.24%) CSS
2 24 (2.24%) HTML
3 23 (2.15%) Node.js
3 23 (2.15%) Spring
4 22 (2.06%) .NET
4 22 (2.06%) REST
5 17 (1.59%) Kafka
6 16 (1.50%) Web Services
7 15 (1.40%) AngularJS
7 15 (1.40%) FastAPI
7 15 (1.40%) LangChain
7 15 (1.40%) PyTorch
7 15 (1.40%) Spring Boot
8 13 (1.21%) LangGraph
8 13 (1.21%) SOAP
9 12 (1.12%) CrewAI
9 12 (1.12%) Middleware
9 12 (1.12%) Next.js
10 11 (1.03%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 73 (6.82%) Cloud Native
2 46 (4.30%) Product Ownership
3 32 (2.99%) Management Information System
4 25 (2.34%) Data Centre
5 24 (2.24%) PKI
6 23 (2.15%) Onboarding
7 22 (2.06%) AI Agents
8 16 (1.50%) Blog
9 15 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
9 15 (1.40%) Operational Technology
9 15 (1.40%) Security Posture
10 14 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (1.21%) Public Cloud
12 12 (1.12%) Cyber Defence
13 10 (0.93%) Algorithms
13 10 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
14 9 (0.84%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.75%) CMDB
15 8 (0.75%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 69 (6.45%) Linux
2 61 (5.70%) Windows
3 27 (2.52%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.75%) 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
1 244 (22.80%) Agile
2 161 (15.05%) DevOps
3 159 (14.86%) AI
4 125 (11.68%) CI/CD
5 113 (10.56%) Infrastructure as Code
6 109 (10.19%) Software Engineering
7 107 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
8 100 (9.35%) Mentoring
9 97 (9.07%) Continuous Improvement
10 94 (8.79%) Community of Practice
11 88 (8.22%) Full-Stack Development
12 85 (7.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 82 (7.66%) Cybersecurity
14 80 (7.48%) Analytics
14 80 (7.48%) Technology Strategy
15 79 (7.38%) Computer Science
16 75 (7.01%) Collaborative Culture
17 71 (6.64%) Roadmaps
17 71 (6.64%) User Experience
18 69 (6.45%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 198 (18.50%) Python
2 132 (12.34%) Java
3 89 (8.32%) JavaScript
4 85 (7.94%) SQL
5 48 (4.49%) TypeScript
6 42 (3.93%) PowerShell
7 38 (3.55%) C#
8 29 (2.71%) Bash
9 20 (1.87%) C++
10 11 (1.03%) Apex Code
11 10 (0.93%) Rust
12 9 (0.84%) C
12 9 (0.84%) Kotlin
13 8 (0.75%) Go
14 7 (0.65%) Google Apps Script
15 5 (0.47%) Bicep
15 5 (0.47%) T-SQL
16 4 (0.37%) Groovy
16 4 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
16 4 (0.37%) Scala
Qualifications
1 752 (70.28%) SC Cleared
2 280 (26.17%) DV Cleared
3 180 (16.82%) Degree
4 32 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (2.71%) CISSP
6 28 (2.62%) PhD
7 26 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 25 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
9 21 (1.96%) CISM
10 19 (1.78%) AWS Certification
11 16 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
11 16 (1.50%) DBS Check
12 13 (1.21%) Azure Certification
13 12 (1.12%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.84%) CRISC
15 7 (0.65%) GSEC
16 6 (0.56%) GIAC
16 6 (0.56%) ISTQB
16 6 (0.56%) OSCP
16 6 (0.56%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.27%) Accessibility
2 32 (2.99%) NIST
3 31 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (2.15%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.78%) WCAG
6 17 (1.59%) QA
7 15 (1.40%) NCSC
8 12 (1.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 9 (0.84%) GRC
10 8 (0.75%) JSP 440
10 8 (0.75%) SLA
11 7 (0.65%) Government Security Classifications
12 5 (0.47%) GDPR
12 5 (0.47%) 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 79 (7.38%) Docker
2 39 (3.64%) Active Directory
3 29 (2.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.68%) vSphere
5 8 (0.75%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.56%) Firmware
7 5 (0.47%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.47%) 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
1 108 (10.09%) Terraform
2 95 (8.88%) Kubernetes
3 38 (3.55%) Ansible
4 17 (1.59%) Grafana
5 14 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
6 13 (1.21%) Prometheus
7 9 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (0.75%) Argo
8 8 (0.75%) SCCM
9 7 (0.65%) ZABBIX
10 6 (0.56%) WSUS
11 5 (0.47%) CASB
11 5 (0.47%) Puppet
11 5 (0.47%) 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 94 (8.79%) Microsoft
2 41 (3.83%) Google
2 41 (3.83%) VMware
3 32 (2.99%) Oracle
4 29 (2.71%) Cisco
5 23 (2.15%) Adobe
6 21 (1.96%) Salesforce
7 20 (1.87%) Databricks
7 20 (1.87%) Dell
7 20 (1.87%) Palantir
7 20 (1.87%) ServiceNow
8 19 (1.78%) Red Hat
9 17 (1.59%) OpenAI
10 14 (1.31%) Foundry
10 14 (1.31%) SAP
11 13 (1.21%) Atlassian
12 11 (1.03%) IBM
12 11 (1.03%) Okta
13 10 (0.93%) CyberArk
13 10 (0.93%) MuleSoft