Security Cleared Jobs in London

Security Clearance
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 58 73 216
Rank change year-on-year +15 +143 -109
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,035 1,559 1,271
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.40% 4.31% 1.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.46% 16.66% 9.15%
Number of salaries quoted 683 986 739
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,631 £40,600
25th Percentile £53,443 £52,500 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -3.70% +8.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,426 £86,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,168
% change year-on-year - +4.23% +0.30%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

Security Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,694 9,358 13,890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 28.45% 25.88% 21.30%
Number of salaries quoted 4,276 5,804 6,849
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £65,244
Median % change year-on-year - +3.46% +0.38%
75th Percentile £87,500 £89,625 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,250 £105,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,810 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.86% +5.11% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in London

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in London.

Salary trend for Security Cleared in London

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in London over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

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 April 2024. 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 +10 173 £65,000 -4.41% 39
South London +37 66 £77,500 +6.90% 14
North London +18 42 £55,000 - 1
West London -40 11 £37,500 -53.13% 19
East London -5 1 £28,000 -51.30% 3
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 32 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 27 (2.61%) ArcGIS
2 27 (2.61%) GeoServer
3 23 (2.22%) OpenStack
4 19 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
5 14 (1.35%) JBoss
6 12 (1.16%) Red Hat Fuse
7 10 (0.97%) Confluence
8 9 (0.87%) Apache
8 9 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2013
9 8 (0.77%) Drupal
9 8 (0.77%) Exchange Server 2010
10 6 (0.58%) IIS
11 4 (0.39%) nginx
11 4 (0.39%) WebLogic
11 4 (0.39%) WordPress
12 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
12 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.19%) CMS
12 2 (0.19%) WinCC
Applications
1 23 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (0.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.39%) Sketch
5 2 (0.19%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.097%) Blender
6 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 23 (2.22%) Remedy ITSM
2 15 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.97%) SAP HR
4 9 (0.87%) Elite 3E
4 9 (0.87%) SAP SCM
5 8 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.77%) SAP EWM
5 8 (0.77%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 6 (0.58%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.58%) SAP CRM
6 6 (0.58%) SAP CX
6 6 (0.58%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.58%) SAP FI/CO
6 6 (0.58%) SAP GTS
6 6 (0.58%) SAP SD
6 6 (0.58%) SAP WM
7 4 (0.39%) Oracle Payroll
7 4 (0.39%) SAP BPC
8 3 (0.29%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.29%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 242 (23.38%) Azure
2 220 (21.26%) AWS
3 73 (7.05%) Power Platform
4 67 (6.47%) Azure DevOps
5 52 (5.02%) Serverless
6 45 (4.35%) Amazon EKS
6 45 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
7 41 (3.96%) Amazon ECS
8 40 (3.86%) Microsoft 365
9 38 (3.67%) GCP
10 34 (3.29%) SaaS
11 29 (2.80%) PowerApps
12 28 (2.71%) Power Automate
13 19 (1.84%) Entra ID
14 18 (1.74%) Cloud Computing
15 17 (1.64%) AWS CloudFormation
15 17 (1.64%) PaaS
16 14 (1.35%) GitHub
17 12 (1.16%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 12 (1.16%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 71 (6.86%) Firewall
2 41 (3.96%) VPN
3 37 (3.57%) Internet
3 37 (3.57%) LAN
3 37 (3.57%) WAN
4 23 (2.22%) Network Security
5 15 (1.45%) TCP/IP
6 14 (1.35%) DNS
7 13 (1.26%) SSL
8 8 (0.77%) Structured Cabling
9 7 (0.68%) BGP
10 4 (0.39%) 5G
10 4 (0.39%) GSM
10 4 (0.39%) Radio Access Network
10 4 (0.39%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.29%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (0.29%) HTTP
11 3 (0.29%) Junos
11 3 (0.29%) NetScaler
11 3 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (6.67%) Relational Database
2 61 (5.89%) PostgreSQL
3 47 (4.54%) Power BI
4 30 (2.90%) GIS
4 30 (2.90%) SQL Server
5 27 (2.61%) QGIS
6 26 (2.51%) NoSQL
7 14 (1.35%) Big Data
8 13 (1.26%) Metadata
9 12 (1.16%) MongoDB
10 10 (0.97%) MySQL
11 8 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
11 8 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
11 8 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
12 7 (0.68%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.48%) Looker
14 5 (0.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 5 (0.48%) RDBMS
14 5 (0.48%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 72 (6.96%) Jenkins
2 58 (5.60%) Git
3 28 (2.71%) JIRA
4 17 (1.64%) JUnit
5 16 (1.55%) GitLab
6 12 (1.16%) Bitbucket
6 12 (1.16%) Selenium
7 11 (1.06%) Cucumber
8 8 (0.77%) TestNG
9 7 (0.68%) REST Assured
10 6 (0.58%) Maven
10 6 (0.58%) TeamCity
11 5 (0.48%) WebDriver
12 4 (0.39%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.39%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.39%) Terragrunt
13 3 (0.29%) Bitbucket Server
13 3 (0.29%) IntelliJ
13 3 (0.29%) Serenity BDD
13 3 (0.29%) SonarQube
General
1 294 (28.41%) Social Skills
2 242 (23.38%) Public Sector
3 102 (9.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 91 (8.79%) Finance
5 61 (5.89%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (4.06%) Law
7 40 (3.86%) Presentation Skills
7 40 (3.86%) Retail
8 29 (2.80%) Police
9 28 (2.71%) Military
10 24 (2.32%) Aerospace
11 23 (2.22%) Marketing
12 22 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (2.03%) Legal
14 19 (1.84%) Manufacturing
15 17 (1.64%) Telecoms
16 14 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
17 12 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
18 11 (1.06%) Automotive
19 9 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 194 (18.74%) Senior
2 192 (18.55%) Architect
3 149 (14.40%) Developer
4 143 (13.82%) Consultant
5 70 (6.76%) Lead
6 67 (6.47%) Analyst
7 59 (5.70%) Solutions Architect
8 57 (5.51%) DevOps Engineer
9 56 (5.41%) Software Engineer
10 54 (5.22%) Technical Architect
11 47 (4.54%) Security Consultant
12 43 (4.15%) Java Developer
13 39 (3.77%) Cybersecurity Consultant
13 39 (3.77%) SAP Consultant
14 38 (3.67%) Senior Consultant
15 33 (3.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 32 (3.09%) Project Manager
17 30 (2.90%) Full Stack Developer
18 28 (2.71%) Business Analyst
18 28 (2.71%) Senior SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (6.47%) HTML
2 62 (5.99%) .NET
3 54 (5.22%) CSS
4 53 (5.12%) Web Services
5 52 (5.02%) REST
6 48 (4.64%) React
7 47 (4.54%) Elastic Stack
7 47 (4.54%) Spring
8 40 (3.86%) Spring Boot
9 38 (3.67%) JSON
9 38 (3.67%) XML
10 32 (3.09%) AngularJS
10 32 (3.09%) Node.js
11 30 (2.90%) SOAP
12 27 (2.61%) .NET Core
12 27 (2.61%) Leaflet
12 27 (2.61%) OpenLayers
12 27 (2.61%) PostGIS
13 24 (2.32%) Apache Camel
14 23 (2.22%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 58 (5.60%) Product Ownership
2 33 (3.19%) Management Information System
3 32 (3.09%) Cyberattack
4 31 (3.00%) PKI
5 24 (2.32%) Distributed Systems
6 21 (2.03%) Onboarding
7 20 (1.93%) Security Operations Centre
8 19 (1.84%) Mainframe
8 19 (1.84%) Public Cloud
9 18 (1.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 18 (1.74%) Operational Technology
10 16 (1.55%) Cyber Defence
10 16 (1.55%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
12 14 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
13 13 (1.26%) IoT
13 13 (1.26%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
15 9 (0.87%) CMDB
15 9 (0.87%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 126 (12.17%) Windows
2 121 (11.69%) Linux
3 38 (3.67%) Ubuntu
4 36 (3.48%) Windows Server
5 35 (3.38%) VMS
6 16 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 11 (1.06%) Windows Server 2008
7 11 (1.06%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.48%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.39%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.39%) CentOS
9 4 (0.39%) Unix
10 3 (0.29%) Android
10 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.097%) Debian
12 1 (0.097%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.097%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.097%) OpenVMS
12 1 (0.097%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 393 (37.97%) Agile
2 217 (20.97%) DevOps
3 148 (14.30%) Cybersecurity
4 147 (14.20%) Problem-Solving
5 137 (13.24%) Actionable Insight
6 136 (13.14%) Scrum
7 120 (11.59%) Project Delivery
8 115 (11.11%) CI/CD
9 114 (11.01%) Project Management
10 112 (10.82%) Software Engineering
11 103 (9.95%) Mentoring
12 77 (7.44%) Analytics
13 75 (7.25%) ITIL
14 74 (7.15%) Coaching
15 68 (6.57%) Collaborative Working
16 65 (6.28%) Stakeholder Management
17 63 (6.09%) Microservices
18 62 (5.99%) SIEM
19 61 (5.89%) Collaborative Culture
19 61 (5.89%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 145 (14.01%) JavaScript
2 134 (12.95%) Python
3 101 (9.76%) Java
4 82 (7.92%) SQL
5 63 (6.09%) C#
6 32 (3.09%) Bash
7 29 (2.80%) PowerShell
8 18 (1.74%) COBOL
9 15 (1.45%) C++
10 14 (1.35%) Perl
11 13 (1.26%) Shell Script
12 8 (0.77%) PHP
13 7 (0.68%) TypeScript
14 6 (0.58%) Bicep
14 6 (0.58%) C
14 6 (0.58%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.48%) Groovy
15 5 (0.48%) PL/SQL
16 4 (0.39%) Scala
17 3 (0.29%) VBA
Qualifications
1 610 (58.94%) SC Cleared
2 280 (27.05%) DV Cleared
3 151 (14.59%) Degree
4 49 (4.73%) CISSP
5 42 (4.06%) CTC Cleared
6 38 (3.67%) BPSS Clearance
7 35 (3.38%) Microsoft Certification
8 34 (3.29%) Azure Certification
8 34 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
9 31 (3.00%) AWS Certification
10 29 (2.80%) CISM
11 26 (2.51%) Master's Degree
12 17 (1.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 15 (1.45%) CESG Certified Professional
14 13 (1.26%) CREST Certified
15 11 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
15 11 (1.06%) HNC
15 11 (1.06%) HND
16 9 (0.87%) AWS Certified Developer
16 9 (0.87%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (3.57%) NIST
3 33 (3.19%) QA
4 18 (1.74%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 17 (1.64%) GDPR
6 16 (1.55%) Accessibility
7 15 (1.45%) Data Quality
8 13 (1.26%) NCSC
8 13 (1.26%) PMO
9 11 (1.06%) SLA
10 8 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.48%) JSP 440
11 5 (0.48%) RMADS
11 5 (0.48%) WCAG
12 4 (0.39%) COBIT
12 4 (0.39%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.39%) GRC
12 4 (0.39%) ISO 31000
12 4 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.29%) NIST 800
System Software
1 111 (10.72%) Docker
2 89 (8.60%) Active Directory
3 29 (2.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.93%) Hyper-V
5 17 (1.64%) vSphere
6 8 (0.77%) KVM
7 6 (0.58%) Forefront TMG
7 6 (0.58%) VMware Workstation
8 3 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.097%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.097%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 114 (11.01%) Terraform
2 97 (9.37%) Ansible
3 96 (9.28%) Kubernetes
4 16 (1.55%) Puppet
5 13 (1.26%) Progress Chef
6 11 (1.06%) Prometheus
7 9 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (0.77%) HP UCMDB
8 8 (0.77%) WSUS
9 6 (0.58%) Grafana
9 6 (0.58%) Kibana
9 6 (0.58%) SCOM
10 4 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (0.39%) Packer
11 3 (0.29%) Consul
11 3 (0.29%) NetBackup
11 3 (0.29%) OpenView
11 3 (0.29%) SCCM
Vendors
1 132 (12.75%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.18%) Oracle
3 52 (5.02%) SAP
4 46 (4.44%) VMware
5 37 (3.57%) ServiceNow
6 28 (2.71%) ESRI
7 24 (2.32%) Remedy
8 23 (2.22%) BMC
8 23 (2.22%) WSO2
9 22 (2.13%) HP
10 21 (2.03%) Juniper
11 18 (1.74%) SolarWinds
11 18 (1.74%) Unisys
12 15 (1.45%) Red Hat
12 15 (1.45%) Tanium
12 15 (1.45%) Tripwire
13 14 (1.35%) Cisco
13 14 (1.35%) Google
14 12 (1.16%) Dell
15 11 (1.06%) Splunk