Security Cleared Jobs in the Midlands

Security Clearance
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 18 71
Rank change year-on-year -18 +53 -28
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 591 715 515
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.09% 9.42% 4.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.60% 23.80% 12.95%
Number of salaries quoted 340 329 257
10th Percentile £26,700 £31,250 £26,400
25th Percentile £36,063 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £56,500 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -7.52% +6.38% -11.48%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -3.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,016 3,004 3,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.96% 39.56% 32.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,420 1,260 2,115
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,950 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,938 £37,500 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,175 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.04% +13.42% -3.16%
75th Percentile £62,200 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the Midlands

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the Midlands

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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 Security Cleared within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
West Midlands +2 447 £55,000 -4.35% 71
East Midlands -58 144 £42,500 -19.05% 25
Security Cleared
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 18 (3.05%) ArcGIS
1 18 (3.05%) GeoServer
2 12 (2.03%) IIS
3 10 (1.69%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.52%) Appian
5 8 (1.35%) Apache
5 8 (1.35%) Tomcat
6 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.68%) Confluence
7 4 (0.68%) MQSeries
7 4 (0.68%) Office Communications Server
7 4 (0.68%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 4 (0.68%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.68%) WebSphere
Applications
1 18 (3.05%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.02%) Simulink
5 4 (0.68%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.68%) Sketch
6 3 (0.51%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.34%) EPLAN
7 2 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 18 (3.05%) NEC Housing
2 5 (0.85%) Maximo
2 5 (0.85%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (0.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 4 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.68%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 3 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.34%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.17%) CA PPM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 127 (21.49%) Azure
2 95 (16.07%) AWS
3 34 (5.75%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (4.91%) Entra ID
5 28 (4.74%) SaaS
6 20 (3.38%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (2.88%) PaaS
8 16 (2.71%) GitHub
8 16 (2.71%) GitHub Actions
8 16 (2.71%) IaaS
8 16 (2.71%) Power Platform
9 13 (2.20%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 11 (1.86%) Serverless
11 10 (1.69%) dbt
12 9 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (1.18%) PowerApps
14 6 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.02%) Miro
14 6 (1.02%) OCI
15 5 (0.85%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 53 (8.97%) WAN
2 46 (7.78%) Firewall
3 31 (5.25%) MPLS
4 29 (4.91%) IPsec
5 28 (4.74%) SD-WAN
6 27 (4.57%) DNS
7 20 (3.38%) 5G
8 17 (2.88%) DHCP
8 17 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (2.71%) BGP
10 15 (2.54%) Network Security
11 11 (1.86%) Wireless
12 10 (1.69%) LAN
13 9 (1.52%) TCP/IP
13 9 (1.52%) VPN
14 8 (1.35%) HTTP
14 8 (1.35%) VSAN
15 7 (1.18%) 3GPP
15 7 (1.18%) Cisco Firepower
15 7 (1.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (4.57%) SQL Server
2 25 (4.23%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (3.38%) GIS
4 19 (3.21%) Oracle Database
5 18 (3.05%) QGIS
6 10 (1.69%) MySQL
7 9 (1.52%) Power BI
8 7 (1.18%) Oracle Database 12c
9 6 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.85%) RDBMS
10 5 (0.85%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.68%) DB2
12 2 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
12 2 (0.34%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.34%) Geospatial Data
12 2 (0.34%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (0.34%) Pentaho
13 1 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 21 (3.55%) GitLab
2 16 (2.71%) SonarQube
3 13 (2.20%) JIRA
4 12 (2.03%) Rational DOORS
5 5 (0.85%) Git
6 3 (0.51%) Axure RP
6 3 (0.51%) Postman
6 3 (0.51%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.17%) Appium
7 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.17%) JUnit
7 1 (0.17%) Selenium
7 1 (0.17%) Subversion
7 1 (0.17%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.17%) TestNG
General
1 151 (25.55%) Social Skills
2 76 (12.86%) Finance
3 61 (10.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 57 (9.64%) Public Sector
5 38 (6.43%) Telecoms
6 34 (5.75%) Police
7 32 (5.41%) Manufacturing
8 26 (4.40%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
10 19 (3.21%) Games
10 19 (3.21%) Military
11 18 (3.05%) Local Government
12 17 (2.88%) Retail
13 14 (2.37%) Analytical Skills
14 11 (1.86%) Legal
15 9 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.18%) Back Office
17 6 (1.02%) Electronics
18 5 (0.85%) Aerospace
19 4 (0.68%) Law
Job Titles
1 96 (16.24%) Senior
2 72 (12.18%) Network Engineer
3 56 (9.48%) Architect
4 52 (8.80%) Software Engineer
5 42 (7.11%) Project Manager
6 38 (6.43%) Lead
7 36 (6.09%) Developer
8 34 (5.75%) Consultant
9 31 (5.25%) Analyst
10 27 (4.57%) Solutions Architect
11 26 (4.40%) Senior Software Engineer
12 23 (3.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 21 (3.55%) Systems Engineer
14 19 (3.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 18 (3.05%) Graduate
15 18 (3.05%) Graduate Consultant
15 18 (3.05%) Research Consultant
15 18 (3.05%) Resource Consultant
16 17 (2.88%) Administrator
16 17 (2.88%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.91%) .NET
2 25 (4.23%) React
3 20 (3.38%) .NET Core
4 18 (3.05%) CSS
4 18 (3.05%) Leaflet
4 18 (3.05%) OpenLayers
4 18 (3.05%) PostGIS
5 16 (2.71%) ARM Templates
6 15 (2.54%) 802.1X
6 15 (2.54%) Azure Blueprints
7 10 (1.69%) Web Services
8 8 (1.35%) Django
8 8 (1.35%) Node.js
9 7 (1.18%) HTML
10 6 (1.02%) Spring Boot
11 4 (0.68%) Middleware
11 4 (0.68%) Oracle Fusion
11 4 (0.68%) RabbitMQ
12 2 (0.34%) ASP.NET MVC
12 2 (0.34%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 61 (10.32%) Management Information System
2 30 (5.08%) Driving Licence
3 17 (2.88%) Onboarding
4 16 (2.71%) Public Cloud
5 14 (2.37%) Data Centre
5 14 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.03%) Operational Technology
7 11 (1.86%) PKI
8 9 (1.52%) Clustering
8 9 (1.52%) Private Cloud
8 9 (1.52%) SCADA
9 8 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.35%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.35%) Security Operations Centre
9 8 (1.35%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.18%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.18%) CMDB
11 6 (1.02%) Algorithms
12 5 (0.85%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (0.85%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 85 (14.38%) Windows
2 52 (8.80%) Linux
3 36 (6.09%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.71%) Unix
5 11 (1.86%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.86%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (1.52%) Android
6 9 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (1.35%) Solaris
7 8 (1.35%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.51%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2003
8 3 (0.51%) zOS
9 2 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (21.15%) Agile
2 99 (16.75%) Cybersecurity
3 85 (14.38%) Software Engineering
4 82 (13.87%) Project Management
5 79 (13.37%) Mentoring
6 69 (11.68%) DevOps
7 68 (11.51%) Customer Service
8 67 (11.34%) ITIL
9 62 (10.49%) Actionable Insight
10 55 (9.31%) Problem-Solving
11 42 (7.11%) Systems Engineering
12 38 (6.43%) Test Automation
13 37 (6.26%) ERP
13 37 (6.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 36 (6.09%) Risk Management
15 33 (5.58%) Service Management
16 30 (5.08%) Customer Requirements
16 30 (5.08%) Project Delivery
16 30 (5.08%) Stakeholder Management
17 26 (4.40%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (10.66%) Python
2 51 (8.63%) JavaScript
3 41 (6.94%) C#
4 33 (5.58%) SQL
5 19 (3.21%) PowerShell
6 17 (2.88%) Java
7 16 (2.71%) C++
7 16 (2.71%) TypeScript
8 13 (2.20%) MATLAB
9 8 (1.35%) C
9 8 (1.35%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.68%) R
11 3 (0.51%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.51%) Groovy
11 3 (0.51%) Rust
12 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.17%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.17%) Perl
13 1 (0.17%) SAPscript
13 1 (0.17%) XAML
Qualifications
1 354 (59.90%) SC Cleared
2 88 (14.89%) Degree
3 84 (14.21%) DV Cleared
4 29 (4.91%) BPSS Clearance
5 26 (4.40%) Cisco Certification
6 23 (3.89%) CCNA
7 16 (2.71%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (2.03%) AWS Certification
8 12 (2.03%) CCNP
9 11 (1.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 10 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.52%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.52%) HND
12 8 (1.35%) CISSP
12 8 (1.35%) DBS Check
13 7 (1.18%) CISM
13 7 (1.18%) Oracle Certification
14 6 (1.02%) CISA
14 6 (1.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 5 (0.85%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.92%) NCSC
2 32 (5.41%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (2.20%) NIST
4 13 (2.20%) QA
5 8 (1.35%) JSP 440
5 8 (1.35%) SLA
6 7 (1.18%) NIST 800
7 6 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 6 (1.02%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.85%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.85%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.85%) PMO
8 5 (0.85%) WCAG
9 4 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 4 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.51%) COBIT
10 3 (0.51%) MISRA
10 3 (0.51%) MISRA C
System Software
1 46 (7.78%) Active Directory
2 34 (5.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (3.72%) vSphere
4 20 (3.38%) Docker
5 11 (1.86%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (1.35%) Hyper-V
7 6 (1.02%) KVM
7 6 (1.02%) VMware NSX
8 5 (0.85%) XenDesktop
9 3 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.51%) Firmware
9 3 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 31 (5.25%) Kubernetes
2 27 (4.57%) Ansible
3 18 (3.05%) Terraform
4 15 (2.54%) SCCM
5 8 (1.35%) SCOM
6 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (1.18%) vCenter Server
6 7 (1.18%) VxRail
7 6 (1.02%) EnCase
7 6 (1.02%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.85%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.51%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.51%) Nagios
9 3 (0.51%) OpenView
10 2 (0.34%) Grafana
10 2 (0.34%) WSUS
11 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.17%) FTK
11 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 102 (17.26%) Microsoft
2 50 (8.46%) Cisco
2 50 (8.46%) VMware
3 42 (7.11%) Juniper
4 35 (5.92%) Oracle
5 26 (4.40%) IFS
6 25 (4.23%) Dell
7 20 (3.38%) NEC
8 18 (3.05%) ESRI
8 18 (3.05%) ServiceNow
9 17 (2.88%) Workday
10 15 (2.54%) Aruba
11 13 (2.20%) Fortinet
12 10 (1.69%) CheckPoint
12 10 (1.69%) EMC
13 8 (1.35%) Citrix
13 8 (1.35%) Meraki
13 8 (1.35%) Red Hat
14 7 (1.18%) HP
14 7 (1.18%) Veeam