Security Cleared Jobs in the North of England

Security Clearance
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 58 28
Rank change year-on-year +17 -30 +74
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 808 995 1,443
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.68% 5.68% 8.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.80% 18.73% 28.41%
Number of salaries quoted 382 340 693
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,475 £26,000
25th Percentile £38,738 £43,162 £38,037
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,839
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +8.82% -2.15%
75th Percentile £67,875 £73,582 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,250 £85,000 £76,520
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Security Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,884 5,313 5,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.52% 30.35% 28.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,649 1,773 2,471
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £28,189
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £69,250 £64,106
90th Percentile £78,134 £83,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the North of England

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the North of England

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the North of England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the North of England

Security 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 Security Cleared within the North of England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
North West +5 583 £55,000 -4.35% 189
Yorkshire +36 190 £60,000 -10.45% 31
North East -33 37 £55,000 +18.92% 20
Security Cleared
England

Security 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 89 (11.01%) ArcGIS
2 85 (10.52%) GeoServer
3 15 (1.86%) Apache
4 12 (1.49%) Confluence
4 12 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.49%) WebLogic
5 11 (1.36%) Apache Spark
6 10 (1.24%) SharePoint
7 8 (0.99%) JBoss
7 8 (0.99%) Red Hat Fuse
8 5 (0.62%) IIS
9 4 (0.50%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.25%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.12%) CMS
11 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
Applications
1 22 (2.72%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (1.49%) Sketch
4 10 (1.24%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.62%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.25%) Revit
9 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 29 (3.59%) Primavera
2 15 (1.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 13 (1.61%) NEC Housing
4 9 (1.11%) Remedy ITSM
5 7 (0.87%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.25%) SAP PLM
7 2 (0.25%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Payroll
8 1 (0.12%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 212 (26.24%) Azure
2 186 (23.02%) AWS
3 24 (2.97%) Amazon EKS
3 24 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
4 19 (2.35%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (2.23%) GCP
5 18 (2.23%) Miro
6 15 (1.86%) AWS Lambda
6 15 (1.86%) SaaS
6 15 (1.86%) Serverless
7 13 (1.61%) Amazon SQS
7 13 (1.61%) AWS CloudFormation
7 13 (1.61%) OpenShift
8 12 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (1.49%) Figma
8 12 (1.49%) Heroku
9 10 (1.24%) Power Platform
10 9 (1.11%) GitHub
11 7 (0.87%) dbt
11 7 (0.87%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.08%) Firewall
2 22 (2.72%) TCP/IP
3 20 (2.48%) DNS
4 17 (2.10%) Wireless
5 15 (1.86%) BGP
6 14 (1.73%) SAN
6 14 (1.73%) Software-Defined Radio
7 12 (1.49%) SSL
7 12 (1.49%) WAN
8 11 (1.36%) AMQP
8 11 (1.36%) Network Security
9 10 (1.24%) SD-WAN
10 9 (1.11%) VPN
11 8 (0.99%) Internet
11 8 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (0.87%) LAN
13 6 (0.74%) DHCP
14 4 (0.50%) DMZ
14 4 (0.50%) TETRA
14 4 (0.50%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (11.26%) GIS
1 91 (11.26%) PostgreSQL
2 85 (10.52%) QGIS
3 21 (2.60%) Oracle Database
4 18 (2.23%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.98%) RDBMS
5 16 (1.98%) Relational Database
6 13 (1.61%) Amazon RDS
7 11 (1.36%) Big Data
7 11 (1.36%) Cloudera CDH
7 11 (1.36%) Hadoop
8 8 (0.99%) Power BI
9 6 (0.74%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (0.50%) MySQL
10 4 (0.50%) Oracle Database 12c
11 3 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.37%) Tableau
12 2 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (0.25%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 41 (5.07%) JIRA
2 16 (1.98%) GitLab
3 13 (1.61%) Git
3 13 (1.61%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.99%) IntelliJ
4 8 (0.99%) Selenium
5 6 (0.74%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.50%) HP UFT
6 4 (0.50%) JMeter
6 4 (0.50%) LoadRunner
6 4 (0.50%) MSTest
6 4 (0.50%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.37%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.37%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.37%) JUnit
7 3 (0.37%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.37%) Postman
7 3 (0.37%) REST Assured
7 3 (0.37%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.25%) SOAtest
General
1 193 (23.89%) Social Skills
2 89 (11.01%) Public Sector
3 71 (8.79%) Finance
4 52 (6.44%) Aerospace
5 45 (5.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 42 (5.20%) Analytical Skills
7 24 (2.97%) Law
7 24 (2.97%) Police
8 18 (2.23%) Local Government
9 17 (2.10%) Manufacturing
10 14 (1.73%) Military
11 13 (1.61%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.36%) Retail
13 8 (0.99%) Avionics
13 8 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (0.87%) Legal
15 6 (0.74%) Games
15 6 (0.74%) Polish Language
16 5 (0.62%) Electronics
17 4 (0.50%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 170 (21.04%) Senior
2 119 (14.73%) Software Engineer
3 111 (13.74%) Architect
4 95 (11.76%) Lead
5 69 (8.54%) Senior Software Engineer
6 67 (8.29%) Developer
7 61 (7.55%) Solutions Architect
8 56 (6.93%) Analyst
9 44 (5.45%) Systems Engineer
10 31 (3.84%) Designer
10 31 (3.84%) Project Manager
11 27 (3.34%) Presales Solution Architect
11 27 (3.34%) Project Planner
12 24 (2.97%) DevOps Engineer
13 21 (2.60%) UX Designer
14 20 (2.48%) Senior Developer
15 18 (2.23%) Consultant
16 17 (2.10%) Business Analyst
16 17 (2.10%) Product Manager
16 17 (2.10%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 118 (14.60%) React
2 89 (11.01%) .NET
3 85 (10.52%) Leaflet
3 85 (10.52%) OpenLayers
3 85 (10.52%) PostGIS
4 73 (9.03%) .NET Core
4 73 (9.03%) CSS
5 37 (4.58%) AngularJS
6 33 (4.08%) Spring Boot
7 32 (3.96%) Spring
8 29 (3.59%) Node.js
9 23 (2.85%) RabbitMQ
10 20 (2.48%) RESTful
11 19 (2.35%) REST
12 17 (2.10%) HTML
13 16 (1.98%) SOAP
14 15 (1.86%) Django
15 13 (1.61%) Swagger
16 12 (1.49%) OpenAPI
16 12 (1.49%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 27 (3.34%) Operational Technology
2 21 (2.60%) Virtual Team
3 18 (2.23%) Driving Licence
3 18 (2.23%) Private Cloud
3 18 (2.23%) Public Cloud
4 17 (2.10%) Cloud Native
5 15 (1.86%) Product Ownership
5 15 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (1.61%) SCADA
7 12 (1.49%) Data Centre
7 12 (1.49%) Management Information System
7 12 (1.49%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.36%) Cyber Threat
8 11 (1.36%) Cyberattack
9 9 (1.11%) Industrial Internet of Things
10 7 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.74%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (0.62%) IoT
12 5 (0.62%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 89 (11.01%) Linux
2 45 (5.57%) Windows
3 25 (3.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 24 (2.97%) Ubuntu
5 23 (2.85%) Unix
6 11 (1.36%) CentOS
6 11 (1.36%) Debian
7 9 (1.11%) Windows Server
8 6 (0.74%) VMS
9 5 (0.62%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.50%) Solaris
11 3 (0.37%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.37%) Windows 10
11 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.37%) zOS
12 2 (0.25%) FreeBSD
13 1 (0.12%) Android
13 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 314 (38.86%) Actionable Insight
2 304 (37.62%) Agile
3 180 (22.28%) DevOps
4 171 (21.16%) Software Engineering
5 118 (14.60%) Problem-Solving
6 91 (11.26%) Stakeholder Management
7 85 (10.52%) Web Development
8 82 (10.15%) Mentoring
9 79 (9.78%) Project Management
10 73 (9.03%) Scrum
11 68 (8.42%) Coaching
12 66 (8.17%) Cybersecurity
13 63 (7.80%) Collaborative Working
14 56 (6.93%) Kanban
15 55 (6.81%) CI/CD
16 54 (6.68%) Business Case
16 54 (6.68%) ITIL
16 54 (6.68%) Open Source
17 53 (6.56%) User Research
18 50 (6.19%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 135 (16.71%) Python
2 132 (16.34%) JavaScript
3 63 (7.80%) Java
4 62 (7.67%) C#
5 19 (2.35%) TypeScript
6 13 (1.61%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.49%) C++
8 8 (0.99%) MATLAB
9 6 (0.74%) SQL
10 5 (0.62%) VB.NET
10 5 (0.62%) VBA
11 4 (0.50%) Bicep
11 4 (0.50%) C
11 4 (0.50%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.37%) Bash
13 2 (0.25%) Perl
14 1 (0.12%) Go
14 1 (0.12%) JCL
14 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.12%) REXX
Qualifications
1 580 (71.78%) SC Cleared
2 95 (11.76%) Degree
3 64 (7.92%) DV Cleared
4 20 (2.48%) Azure Certification
4 20 (2.48%) DBS Check
5 17 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (1.73%) AWS Certification
6 14 (1.73%) CISA
6 14 (1.73%) CISM
6 14 (1.73%) CRISC
7 12 (1.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 12 (1.49%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 11 (1.36%) CESG Certified Professional
8 11 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.11%) CCNP
10 7 (0.87%) CCNA
10 7 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (0.87%) CREST Certified
10 7 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.68%) Accessibility
2 37 (4.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (3.47%) SLA
4 15 (1.86%) GRC
4 15 (1.86%) WCAG
5 14 (1.73%) GDPR
6 10 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (1.24%) PCI DSS
7 9 (1.11%) COBIT
7 9 (1.11%) QA
8 8 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (0.99%) NIST
9 7 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 5 (0.62%) PMO
11 3 (0.37%) NCSC
12 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 31 (3.84%) Docker
2 19 (2.35%) Active Directory
3 13 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.87%) KVM
5 5 (0.62%) SRDF
5 5 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.37%) Firmware
7 3 (0.37%) vSphere
8 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.25%) VMware Server
9 1 (0.12%) Lustre
9 1 (0.12%) NFS
9 1 (0.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Snort
9 1 (0.12%) Time Sharing Option
9 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (5.07%) Kubernetes
1 41 (5.07%) Terraform
2 34 (4.21%) Ansible
3 11 (1.36%) Puppet
3 11 (1.36%) SCCM
4 9 (1.11%) OpenView
5 5 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.62%) WSUS
6 4 (0.50%) Grafana
7 3 (0.37%) Nessus
7 3 (0.37%) Nmap
7 3 (0.37%) SCOM
8 2 (0.25%) Host Intrusion Detection System
8 2 (0.25%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.12%) Icinga
9 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 102 (12.62%) Microsoft
2 85 (10.52%) ESRI
3 40 (4.95%) Oracle
4 27 (3.34%) VMware
5 25 (3.09%) Cisco
6 17 (2.10%) ServiceNow
7 15 (1.86%) Sparx
8 14 (1.73%) Fortinet
9 13 (1.61%) Juniper
9 13 (1.61%) NEC
9 13 (1.61%) Red Hat
10 12 (1.49%) Google
11 11 (1.36%) HP
11 11 (1.36%) SaltStack
12 9 (1.11%) BMC
12 9 (1.11%) Remedy
13 8 (0.99%) Dell
13 8 (0.99%) Splunk
14 7 (0.87%) Thales
15 6 (0.74%) Brocade