Security Check (SC) Clearance
North West > Merseyside
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merseyside with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 15 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | +16 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared | 2 | 104 | 85 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside | 0.46% | 7.98% | 7.83% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.89% | 38.81% | 19.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,875 | £51,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £69,063 | £55,625 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £83,750 | £60,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.58% | +84.62% | -27.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £94,063 | £68,750 | £42,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,625 | £71,750 | £54,625 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +12.97% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Merseyside
SC 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 Merseyside.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 225 | 268 | 445 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside | 51.49% | 20.55% | 41.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 139 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22,295 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £26,750 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.79% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,750 | £60,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,750 | £68,815 | £86,250 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +11.62% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
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Salary Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in Merseyside.
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Salary Histogram in Merseyside
Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Merseyside over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | -25 | 2 | £83,750 | +39.58% | 12 |
| SC Cleared North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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: