SC Cleared Job Trends in the Midlands

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 78 94
Rank change year-on-year +28 +16 -33
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 387 203 272
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.66% 3.50% 2.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.80% 9.75% 9.82%
Number of salaries quoted 259 177 205
10th Percentile £44,299 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £52,750 £43,497 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £80,000 £79,035
England median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% +4.35% -7.63%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,174 2,082 2,769
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.96% 35.92% 26.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,099 860 1,228
10th Percentile £28,594 £27,750 £26,910
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,600 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.11% -10.00% -2.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £62,625
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in the Midlands

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SC Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SC Cleared

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for SC Cleared in the Midlands

SC Cleared
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
West Midlands +14 264 £65,000 -7.14% 94
East Midlands +29 123 £55,000 +86.44% 36
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 13 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.58%) SAS
3 8 (2.07%) Documentum
4 7 (1.81%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (1.29%) Skype for Business
6 4 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.78%) Apache
8 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.26%) Appian
8 1 (0.26%) Confluence
8 1 (0.26%) nginx
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle HTTP Server
8 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
1 2 (0.52%) Simulink
2 1 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.55%) SAP EHS
1 6 (1.55%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 6 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.26%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.26%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.26%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.26%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 136 (35.14%) Azure
2 98 (25.32%) AWS
3 41 (10.59%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (8.01%) Entra ID
5 17 (4.39%) Microsoft Purview
6 12 (3.10%) GCP
7 11 (2.84%) Power Platform
8 9 (2.33%) Azure AKS
9 8 (2.07%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 8 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
10 7 (1.81%) Azure Data Factory
10 7 (1.81%) IaaS
10 7 (1.81%) SaaS
11 6 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.55%) dbt
12 5 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.29%) PaaS
12 5 (1.29%) Power Automate
12 5 (1.29%) PowerApps
13 4 (1.03%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.94%) Firewall
2 14 (3.62%) VPN
3 13 (3.36%) Network Security
4 7 (1.81%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.81%) WAN
5 6 (1.55%) DNS
5 6 (1.55%) SD-WAN
6 5 (1.29%) Skype
6 5 (1.29%) VLAN
7 4 (1.03%) Modbus
8 3 (0.78%) BGP
8 3 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.52%) DHCP
9 2 (0.52%) OSPF
10 1 (0.26%) Bluetooth
10 1 (0.26%) HTTP
10 1 (0.26%) LAN
10 1 (0.26%) MPLS
10 1 (0.26%) SSL
10 1 (0.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.84%) Power BI
2 8 (2.07%) Elasticsearch
2 8 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.29%) Big Data
4 3 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
4 3 (0.78%) Pentaho
4 3 (0.78%) Power Query
4 3 (0.78%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.78%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.52%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.52%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.26%) GIS
6 1 (0.26%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 18 (4.65%) JUnit
2 13 (3.36%) Git
3 12 (3.10%) Maven
4 10 (2.58%) Mockito
5 8 (2.07%) Cucumber
5 8 (2.07%) GitLab
5 8 (2.07%) Selenium
6 7 (1.81%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.81%) Postman
7 6 (1.55%) Gatling
7 6 (1.55%) JIRA
8 4 (1.03%) Burp Suite
8 4 (1.03%) Metasploit
9 2 (0.52%) Ant
9 2 (0.52%) Apache Ivy
9 2 (0.52%) IBM UrbanCode
9 2 (0.52%) LabVIEW
10 1 (0.26%) Appium
10 1 (0.26%) JMeter
10 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 107 (27.65%) Social Skills
2 64 (16.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 44 (11.37%) Finance
4 39 (10.08%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (8.53%) Public Sector
6 14 (3.62%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.36%) Retail
8 11 (2.84%) Electronics
9 10 (2.58%) Aerospace
10 9 (2.33%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.81%) Avionics
12 6 (1.55%) Games
13 5 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.29%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.29%) Military
14 4 (1.03%) Legal
15 2 (0.52%) Law
15 2 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
16 1 (0.26%) Automotive
16 1 (0.26%) Police
Job Titles
1 72 (18.60%) Senior
2 59 (15.25%) Analyst
3 40 (10.34%) Developer
4 38 (9.82%) Security Analyst
5 37 (9.56%) Operations Manager
6 33 (8.53%) Architect
6 33 (8.53%) IT Analyst
7 32 (8.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 32 (8.27%) IT Security Analyst
8 29 (7.49%) Lead
9 26 (6.72%) IT Manager
10 24 (6.20%) IT Operations Manager
11 21 (5.43%) Data Engineer
12 19 (4.91%) Administrator
13 18 (4.65%) Systems Engineer
14 17 (4.39%) Security Manager
14 17 (4.39%) Senior Developer
15 16 (4.13%) Software Engineer
16 15 (3.88%) Azure Engineer
16 15 (3.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.91%) React
2 17 (4.39%) REST
3 16 (4.13%) Playwright
4 12 (3.10%) Spring
5 8 (2.07%) Kafka
6 7 (1.81%) Keycloak
7 3 (0.78%) PyTorch
7 3 (0.78%) RESTful
7 3 (0.78%) TensorFlow
8 2 (0.52%) .NET
8 2 (0.52%) SAP Basis
8 2 (0.52%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.52%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.26%) ADO
9 1 (0.26%) Java SE
9 1 (0.26%) JSON
9 1 (0.26%) SAP CAF
9 1 (0.26%) SOAP
9 1 (0.26%) Software Packaging
9 1 (0.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.46%) CSOC
2 18 (4.65%) Security Operations Centre
3 17 (4.39%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.13%) Cloud Native
4 16 (4.13%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (3.88%) Driving Licence
6 14 (3.62%) Security Posture
7 10 (2.58%) Onboarding
8 8 (2.07%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (2.07%) Operational Technology
8 8 (2.07%) Smartphone
9 7 (1.81%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (1.55%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.55%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (1.29%) AI Agents
12 4 (1.03%) Insider Threat
12 4 (1.03%) Product Ownership
12 4 (1.03%) SCADA
13 3 (0.78%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.04%) Linux
2 32 (8.27%) Windows
3 14 (3.62%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.33%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.81%) Unix
6 5 (1.29%) Solaris
7 2 (0.52%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.52%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (20.67%) Agile
1 80 (20.67%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (18.86%) CI/CD
2 73 (18.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 69 (17.83%) Mentoring
3 69 (17.83%) Problem-Solving
4 60 (15.50%) AI
5 44 (11.37%) DevOps
6 37 (9.56%) ITIL
7 36 (9.30%) Infrastructure as Code
7 36 (9.30%) Scrum
8 33 (8.53%) Analytics
8 33 (8.53%) Service Delivery
9 32 (8.27%) Cloud Security
10 31 (8.01%) Containerisation
10 31 (8.01%) Decision-Making
11 30 (7.75%) Security Operations
11 30 (7.75%) Technical Leadership
12 28 (7.24%) SDLC
13 26 (6.72%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 28 (7.24%) Python
2 24 (6.20%) Java
3 21 (5.43%) JavaScript
4 20 (5.17%) PowerShell
4 20 (5.17%) SQL
5 19 (4.91%) Bash
6 15 (3.88%) Bicep
7 11 (2.84%) PL/SQL
8 10 (2.58%) TypeScript
9 8 (2.07%) Kusto Query Language
10 7 (1.81%) Go
11 3 (0.78%) C#
11 3 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.52%) C++
12 2 (0.52%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.52%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.26%) C
13 1 (0.26%) R
13 1 (0.26%) Rust
13 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 387 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 47 (12.14%) DV Cleared
3 35 (9.04%) Degree
4 25 (6.46%) Azure Certification
5 18 (4.65%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.33%) SANS
8 7 (1.81%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.03%) CCSP
10 4 (1.03%) CISM
10 4 (1.03%) CISSP
10 4 (1.03%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (1.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 4 (1.03%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.52%) CCNA
11 2 (0.52%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (6.46%) Accessibility
3 24 (6.20%) QA
4 18 (4.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (1.81%) SLA
6 6 (1.55%) NIST
6 6 (1.55%) WCAG
7 5 (1.29%) GDPR
7 5 (1.29%) GRC
8 3 (0.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.78%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 3 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.78%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.52%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.52%) PMO
10 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.26%) AQAP
10 1 (0.26%) NCSC
System Software
1 43 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 25 (6.46%) Docker
3 20 (5.17%) Hyper-V
4 14 (3.62%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.03%) Firmware
6 1 (0.26%) IAG
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (9.82%) Kubernetes
1 38 (9.82%) Terraform
2 18 (4.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.07%) Ansible
4 7 (1.81%) SCCM
5 4 (1.03%) Nmap
6 3 (0.78%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.52%) Argo
7 2 (0.52%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.52%) Puppet
7 2 (0.52%) WSUS
8 1 (0.26%) Nessus
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.26%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.26%) SCOM
8 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 73 (18.86%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.17%) VMware
3 16 (4.13%) Oracle
4 14 (3.62%) SAP
5 8 (2.07%) Aruba
5 8 (2.07%) HP
5 8 (2.07%) OpenText
6 7 (1.81%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.55%) Dell
7 6 (1.55%) Fortinet
7 6 (1.55%) McAfee
7 6 (1.55%) Sophos
8 5 (1.29%) Cisco
8 5 (1.29%) Workday
9 3 (0.78%) Avaya
9 3 (0.78%) Informatica
9 3 (0.78%) SolarWinds
9 3 (0.78%) Zscaler
10 2 (0.52%) Cloudera
10 2 (0.52%) Talend