SC Cleared Jobs in the North of England

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 225 67 85
Rank change year-on-year -158 +18 -26
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 128 590 654
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.10% 3.21% 3.96%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.93% 14.97% 12.62%
Number of salaries quoted 100 272 253
10th Percentile £37,925 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,799 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +12.97%
75th Percentile £74,258 £66,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £88,499 £79,600 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £62,450
% change year-on-year +9.09% -11.93% +13.55%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,631 3,941 5,181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 56.85% 21.47% 31.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,972 2,698 1,733
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,748 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £48,007 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +4.27% -12.53% +15.54%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £68,250
90th Percentile £72,450 £78,825 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the North of England

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the North of England.

Salary trend for SC Cleared in the North of England

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the North of England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SC Cleared in the North of England

SC Cleared
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the North of England region over the 6 months to 30 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
North West -175 67 £58,000 +5.45% 521
Yorkshire -24 52 £44,850 -25.25% 466
North East +28 8 £69,384 +26.15% 149
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 4 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (3.13%) nginx
2 3 (2.34%) Confluence
3 2 (1.56%) Apache
3 2 (1.56%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (1.56%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.78%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.78%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 9 (7.03%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (7.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.78%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 45 (35.16%) Azure
2 25 (19.53%) AWS
3 17 (13.28%) Entra ID
4 12 (9.38%) GCP
5 9 (7.03%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (7.03%) Power Platform
6 8 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (5.47%) AWS CloudFormation
7 7 (5.47%) GitHub
8 6 (4.69%) Amazon ECR
8 6 (4.69%) Amazon ECS
8 6 (4.69%) Amazon ElastiCache
8 6 (4.69%) Amazon OpenSearch
8 6 (4.69%) AWS CodeBuild
8 6 (4.69%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (4.69%) dbt
8 6 (4.69%) Pulumi
9 5 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (3.13%) Sentry
11 3 (2.34%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 19 (14.84%) Firewall
2 15 (11.72%) LAN
3 11 (8.59%) TCP/IP
4 8 (6.25%) Cisco ASA
4 8 (6.25%) Cisco Firepower
4 8 (6.25%) DNS
4 8 (6.25%) OSPF
4 8 (6.25%) VPN
5 7 (5.47%) BGP
5 7 (5.47%) IPsec
5 7 (5.47%) Network Security
6 6 (4.69%) DHCP
6 6 (4.69%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (3.91%) EIGRP
7 5 (3.91%) HSRP
8 4 (3.13%) WAN
9 3 (2.34%) Junos
9 3 (2.34%) Wireless
10 2 (1.56%) Cisco Nexus
10 2 (1.56%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (10.94%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (7.81%) Redis
3 8 (6.25%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (4.69%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (4.69%) MySQL
5 5 (3.91%) NoSQL
5 5 (3.91%) SQL Server
6 4 (3.13%) MongoDB
7 2 (1.56%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.56%) Big Data
7 2 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.56%) Flink
7 2 (1.56%) Power BI
7 2 (1.56%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.78%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.78%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.78%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 9 (7.03%) Git
2 5 (3.91%) JIRA
3 4 (3.13%) GitLab
4 2 (1.56%) ClearCase
4 2 (1.56%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.78%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.78%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 47 (36.72%) Social Skills
2 20 (15.63%) Finance
3 19 (14.84%) Public Sector
4 14 (10.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (4.69%) Marketing
6 6 (4.69%) Telecoms
7 5 (3.91%) Law
8 4 (3.13%) Aerospace
9 3 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.34%) Legal
9 3 (2.34%) Military
9 3 (2.34%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.34%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.56%) Electronics
10 2 (1.56%) Local Government
10 2 (1.56%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.56%) Police
Job Titles
1 21 (16.41%) Developer
2 20 (15.63%) Senior
3 16 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 15 (11.72%) Architect
4 15 (11.72%) Support Engineer
5 10 (7.81%) Consultant
6 9 (7.03%) Infrastructure Support
6 9 (7.03%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 9 (7.03%) Service Desk Engineer
7 7 (5.47%) Lead
7 7 (5.47%) Network Engineer
8 6 (4.69%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 6 (4.69%) Senior Consultant
8 6 (4.69%) Senior Developer
8 6 (4.69%) SOC Engineer
9 5 (3.91%) Principal Architect
9 5 (3.91%) Security Architect
9 5 (3.91%) ServiceNow Developer
9 5 (3.91%) Systems Engineer
9 5 (3.91%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.81%) Django
2 8 (6.25%) React
3 7 (5.47%) Node.js
4 5 (3.91%) AngularJS
4 5 (3.91%) REST
4 5 (3.91%) SOAP
5 4 (3.13%) .NET
5 4 (3.13%) Middleware
5 4 (3.13%) Web Services
6 3 (2.34%) RESTful
6 3 (2.34%) SailPoint
6 3 (2.34%) Vue
7 2 (1.56%) XML
7 2 (1.56%) XSD
8 1 (0.78%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.78%) ASP.NET Web API
8 1 (0.78%) Kafka
8 1 (0.78%) Spring
8 1 (0.78%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 13 (10.16%) Data Centre
2 6 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (3.91%) Cloud Native
3 5 (3.91%) CMDB
4 4 (3.13%) Distributed Systems
4 4 (3.13%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.13%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.34%) CCTV
6 2 (1.56%) Enterprise Cloud
6 2 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.56%) PKI
6 2 (1.56%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.78%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.78%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.78%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.78%) Replication
7 1 (0.78%) Tandem
7 1 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (16.41%) Windows
2 17 (13.28%) Linux
2 17 (13.28%) Windows Server
3 7 (5.47%) Unix
4 4 (3.13%) Windows 10
5 3 (2.34%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.56%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.78%) AIX
7 1 (0.78%) Android
7 1 (0.78%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.78%) Debian
7 1 (0.78%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.78%) Solaris
7 1 (0.78%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (17.97%) CI/CD
2 19 (14.84%) Agile
2 19 (14.84%) DevOps
3 16 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 16 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (11.72%) ITIL
5 14 (10.94%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (8.59%) Customer Service
7 10 (7.81%) Incident Management
7 10 (7.81%) Project Delivery
7 10 (7.81%) Service Delivery
7 10 (7.81%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (7.03%) Clean Code
8 9 (7.03%) ITSM
8 9 (7.03%) Mentoring
8 9 (7.03%) Performance Monitoring
9 8 (6.25%) Continuous Integration
9 8 (6.25%) Open Source
9 8 (6.25%) Thought Leadership
10 7 (5.47%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 22 (17.19%) SQL
2 13 (10.16%) JavaScript
2 13 (10.16%) Python
3 8 (6.25%) Java
4 7 (5.47%) TypeScript
5 4 (3.13%) Kusto Query Language
5 4 (3.13%) Perl
6 3 (2.34%) Bash
6 3 (2.34%) C#
6 3 (2.34%) MATLAB
6 3 (2.34%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.34%) R
7 2 (1.56%) Scala
8 1 (0.78%) Groovy
8 1 (0.78%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.78%) VB
8 1 (0.78%) VBScript
8 1 (0.78%) X++
Qualifications
1 128 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 23 (17.97%) Degree
3 11 (8.59%) DV Cleared
4 6 (4.69%) CCNA
4 6 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (4.69%) CompTIA CySA+
4 6 (4.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.91%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.13%) CCNP
6 4 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.34%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (2.34%) JNCIA
7 3 (2.34%) PhD
8 2 (1.56%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.78%) APMG
9 1 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.78%) CCSA
9 1 (0.78%) CCSE
9 1 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.78%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (6.25%) SLA
2 7 (5.47%) NCSC
3 6 (4.69%) NIST
4 4 (3.13%) QA
5 3 (2.34%) ISO 14001
5 3 (2.34%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.78%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.78%) P3O
6 1 (0.78%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (14.84%) Active Directory
2 16 (12.50%) Docker
3 4 (3.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.34%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.78%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.78%) Firmware
5 1 (0.78%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 10 (7.81%) Terraform
2 6 (4.69%) AWS Copilot
2 6 (4.69%) Kubernetes
3 4 (3.13%) HAProxy
3 4 (3.13%) QRadar
4 3 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.56%) SCCM
6 1 (0.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.78%) Ansible
6 1 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.78%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 38 (29.69%) Microsoft
2 13 (10.16%) Cisco
3 10 (7.81%) ServiceNow
4 8 (6.25%) CheckPoint
5 7 (5.47%) VMware
6 6 (4.69%) AlienVault
6 6 (4.69%) Google
6 6 (4.69%) Palo Alto
7 4 (3.13%) Oracle
8 3 (2.34%) BeyondTrust
8 3 (2.34%) Citrix
8 3 (2.34%) CyberArk
8 3 (2.34%) Juniper
8 3 (2.34%) Okta
8 3 (2.34%) Splunk
9 2 (1.56%) McAfee
9 2 (1.56%) SAP
10 1 (0.78%) Dell
10 1 (0.78%) HP
10 1 (0.78%) Red Hat