SC Cleared Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Security Check (SC) Clearance
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 20 45
Rank change year-on-year -3 +25 -7
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 62 19 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 5.15% 6.69% 1.67%
As % of the Qualifications category 27.56% 18.45% 9.59%
Number of salaries quoted 37 17 6
10th Percentile £41,250 £30,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,000 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% +5.75%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £67,438
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,300 £74,125
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £58,750 £62,500 £58,750
% change year-on-year -6.00% +6.38% +11.90%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 225 103 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 18.70% 36.27% 17.38%
Number of salaries quoted 116 43 41
10th Percentile £36,875 £30,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +7.37% -11.63%
75th Percentile £78,750 £65,625 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £70,000 £70,000
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £51,750 £42,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +23.21% -23.64% -2.22%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing SC Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing SC Cleared

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Salary histogram for SC Cleared in Milton Keynes

SC Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 1 (1.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (8.06%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (3.23%) UserZoom
3 1 (1.61%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 22 (35.48%) Azure
2 14 (22.58%) AWS
3 13 (20.97%) Azure Sentinel
4 9 (14.52%) GCP
5 8 (12.90%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (9.68%) Cloudflare
6 6 (9.68%) Entra ID
7 5 (8.06%) Azure Logic Apps
7 5 (8.06%) Google Analytics
8 4 (6.45%) GitHub
8 4 (6.45%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (3.23%) Power Platform
10 1 (1.61%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 14 (22.58%) DNS
2 8 (12.90%) SSL
3 6 (9.68%) Firewall
3 6 (9.68%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.45%) MySQL
1 4 (6.45%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (6.45%) Relational Database
2 2 (3.23%) Power BI
3 1 (1.61%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 4 (6.45%) Jenkins
2 3 (4.84%) JUnit
3 1 (1.61%) Axure RP
3 1 (1.61%) Balsamiq
3 1 (1.61%) GitLab
3 1 (1.61%) JIRA
3 1 (1.61%) Storybook
General
1 25 (40.32%) Public Sector
2 19 (30.65%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (17.74%) Social Skills
4 10 (16.13%) Finance
4 10 (16.13%) Law
5 8 (12.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (8.06%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (6.45%) Marketing
7 4 (6.45%) Public Speaking
8 2 (3.23%) Manufacturing
8 2 (3.23%) Retail
9 1 (1.61%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 13 (20.97%) Analyst
2 12 (19.35%) Senior
3 9 (14.52%) Software Engineer
4 8 (12.90%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 8 (12.90%) Security Analyst
4 8 (12.90%) SOC Analyst
5 6 (9.68%) Architect
5 6 (9.68%) Incident Analyst
5 6 (9.68%) Security Incident Analyst
5 6 (9.68%) SOC Engineer
5 6 (9.68%) Technical Architect
6 5 (8.06%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 5 (8.06%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (8.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (8.06%) Project Manager
6 5 (8.06%) Senior Manager
6 5 (8.06%) Senior Software Engineer
7 4 (6.45%) Senior Service Manager
7 4 (6.45%) ServiceNow Manager
7 4 (6.45%) ServiceNow Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (11.29%) CSS
1 7 (11.29%) HTML
2 4 (6.45%) React
2 4 (6.45%) Spring Boot
3 3 (4.84%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 12 (19.35%) Security Operations Centre
2 6 (9.68%) CSOC
2 6 (9.68%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (9.68%) Onboarding
3 5 (8.06%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (6.45%) Cloud Native
4 4 (6.45%) Hackathon
4 4 (6.45%) Product Ownership
5 2 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.23%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.23%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.61%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 18 (29.03%) Linux
2 17 (27.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (37.10%) Continuous Improvement
2 21 (33.87%) Cybersecurity
3 16 (25.81%) Analytics
3 16 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (22.58%) Security Operations
5 12 (19.35%) SIEM
5 12 (19.35%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (19.35%) Technology Strategy
6 11 (17.74%) Agile
7 10 (16.13%) Community of Practice
7 10 (16.13%) ITIL
7 10 (16.13%) Service Design
7 10 (16.13%) Software Engineering
8 9 (14.52%) AI
8 9 (14.52%) Project Delivery
9 8 (12.90%) Project Management
9 8 (12.90%) Service Management
9 8 (12.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (11.29%) Service Delivery
11 6 (9.68%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 16 (25.81%) Python
2 14 (22.58%) PowerShell
3 8 (12.90%) C#
4 7 (11.29%) JavaScript
5 6 (9.68%) Bash
6 5 (8.06%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (6.45%) Java
7 4 (6.45%) TypeScript
8 2 (3.23%) Go
8 2 (3.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 15 (24.19%) Degree
3 13 (20.97%) CompTIA Security+
4 6 (9.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 5 (8.06%) CCNA CyberOps
5 5 (8.06%) CEH
5 5 (8.06%) CISSP
5 5 (8.06%) CompTIA CySA+
5 5 (8.06%) GCIA
5 5 (8.06%) GIAC
5 5 (8.06%) ISEB
6 4 (6.45%) APMP
6 4 (6.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.61%) ISTQB
8 1 (1.61%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.06%) ISO 9001
2 3 (4.84%) Accessibility
2 3 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (4.84%) WCAG
3 2 (3.23%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (3.23%) ISO 22301
3 2 (3.23%) SLA
4 1 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (1.61%) QA
4 1 (1.61%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 6 (9.68%) Active Directory
2 4 (6.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (11.29%) Graylog
Vendors
1 20 (32.26%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.68%) ServiceNow
3 5 (8.06%) Cisco
3 5 (8.06%) Fortinet
3 5 (8.06%) Google
4 1 (1.61%) Adobe
4 1 (1.61%) Splunk