Security Cleared Jobs in the North West

Security Clearance
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 33 14
Rank change year-on-year +5 -19 +52
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 584 654 1,153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 5.94% 8.35% 12.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.53% 24.26% 40.74%
Number of salaries quoted 290 204 581
10th Percentile £36,308 £25,798 £28,250
25th Percentile £39,790 £42,375 £38,037
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +8.26% +1.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £76,520
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,381 2,696 2,830
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 24.20% 34.44% 30.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,615 904 1,291
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,825 £27,216
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £69,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £79,260 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,998 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.61% +8.23% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the North West

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the North West

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the North West over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the North West

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
Manchester -7 279 £60,000 -2.04% 76
Merseyside +3 122 £60,000 +84.62% 8
Cheshire +24 79 £50,000 +93.50% 39
Cumbria +7 62 £38,734 -39.00% 44
Lancashire -4 39 £50,000 +21.21% 28
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 61 (10.45%) ArcGIS
2 57 (9.76%) GeoServer
3 17 (2.91%) Apache
4 11 (1.88%) Apache Spark
5 10 (1.71%) SharePoint
6 8 (1.37%) Confluence
6 8 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
6 8 (1.37%) WebLogic
7 7 (1.20%) IIS
8 6 (1.03%) Tomcat
9 5 (0.86%) JBoss
9 5 (0.86%) Red Hat Fuse
10 2 (0.34%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.17%) OpenStack
Applications
1 8 (1.37%) MS Visio
1 8 (1.37%) Sketch
2 7 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.86%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.34%) Revit
Business Applications
1 29 (4.97%) Primavera
2 12 (2.05%) NEC Housing
3 10 (1.71%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 6 (1.03%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.34%) SAP PLM
5 2 (0.34%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.17%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 147 (25.17%) Azure
2 129 (22.09%) AWS
3 19 (3.25%) Amazon EKS
4 16 (2.74%) GCP
5 14 (2.40%) AWS Lambda
5 14 (2.40%) Dynamics 365
5 14 (2.40%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (2.40%) SaaS
5 14 (2.40%) Serverless
6 13 (2.23%) OpenShift
7 12 (2.05%) Miro
8 11 (1.88%) AWS CloudFormation
8 11 (1.88%) PaaS
9 10 (1.71%) Power Platform
10 8 (1.37%) Amazon SQS
10 8 (1.37%) Figma
10 8 (1.37%) Heroku
11 7 (1.20%) IaaS
12 6 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.03%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.05%) TCP/IP
2 11 (1.88%) AMQP
2 11 (1.88%) BGP
2 11 (1.88%) DNS
2 11 (1.88%) SAN
3 8 (1.37%) Software-Defined Radio
3 8 (1.37%) SSL
3 8 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (1.37%) Wireless
4 7 (1.20%) Firewall
5 5 (0.86%) Network Security
6 4 (0.68%) TETRA
6 4 (0.68%) VLAN
7 3 (0.51%) DHCP
7 3 (0.51%) Internet
7 3 (0.51%) IPsec
7 3 (0.51%) MPLS
7 3 (0.51%) OSPF
7 3 (0.51%) VPN
7 3 (0.51%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (10.79%) PostgreSQL
2 61 (10.45%) GIS
3 57 (9.76%) QGIS
4 20 (3.42%) Oracle Database
4 20 (3.42%) SQL Server
5 11 (1.88%) Big Data
5 11 (1.88%) Cloudera CDH
5 11 (1.88%) Hadoop
6 10 (1.71%) RDBMS
6 10 (1.71%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.37%) Power BI
8 6 (1.03%) Oracle Database 12c
9 4 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.34%) MySQL
10 2 (0.34%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.17%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.17%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.17%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 32 (5.48%) JIRA
2 11 (1.88%) Git
3 9 (1.54%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.37%) GitLab
5 5 (0.86%) IntelliJ
6 3 (0.51%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.51%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.51%) Metasploit
6 3 (0.51%) Postman
6 3 (0.51%) Selenium
6 3 (0.51%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.34%) Appium
7 2 (0.34%) GDB
7 2 (0.34%) JUnit
7 2 (0.34%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.34%) SOAtest
7 2 (0.34%) Subversion
7 2 (0.34%) TestNG
7 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.34%) WebDriver
General
1 132 (22.60%) Social Skills
2 62 (10.62%) Public Sector
3 53 (9.08%) Finance
4 52 (8.90%) Aerospace
5 29 (4.97%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (4.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (2.74%) Local Government
7 16 (2.74%) Manufacturing
8 14 (2.40%) Police
9 13 (2.23%) Law
9 13 (2.23%) Military
10 7 (1.20%) Avionics
10 7 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.03%) Back Office
11 6 (1.03%) Polish Language
11 6 (1.03%) Retail
11 6 (1.03%) Telecoms
12 5 (0.86%) Electronics
13 2 (0.34%) Games
13 2 (0.34%) Legal
Job Titles
1 111 (19.01%) Senior
2 87 (14.90%) Software Engineer
3 76 (13.01%) Architect
4 70 (11.99%) Lead
5 48 (8.22%) Senior Software Engineer
6 41 (7.02%) Developer
7 39 (6.68%) Solutions Architect
8 37 (6.34%) Systems Engineer
9 27 (4.62%) Project Planner
10 25 (4.28%) Analyst
10 25 (4.28%) DevOps Engineer
11 21 (3.60%) Designer
12 20 (3.42%) Project Manager
13 19 (3.25%) Presales Solution Architect
14 16 (2.74%) UX Designer
15 15 (2.57%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
16 12 (2.05%) Product Manager
16 12 (2.05%) Senior Developer
16 12 (2.05%) UI Designer
16 12 (2.05%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (14.21%) React
2 57 (9.76%) .NET
2 57 (9.76%) Leaflet
2 57 (9.76%) OpenLayers
2 57 (9.76%) PostGIS
3 49 (8.39%) .NET Core
3 49 (8.39%) CSS
4 29 (4.97%) AngularJS
5 25 (4.28%) Spring Boot
6 24 (4.11%) Node.js
6 24 (4.11%) Spring
7 19 (3.25%) RabbitMQ
8 16 (2.74%) REST
9 12 (2.05%) Django
9 12 (2.05%) HTML
9 12 (2.05%) Swagger
10 11 (1.88%) gRPC
10 11 (1.88%) Material-UI
10 11 (1.88%) OpenAPI
10 11 (1.88%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (4.11%) Operational Technology
2 20 (3.42%) Cloud Native
3 15 (2.57%) Driving Licence
3 15 (2.57%) Public Cloud
3 15 (2.57%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.05%) SCADA
4 12 (2.05%) Virtual Team
5 10 (1.71%) Private Cloud
6 9 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (1.54%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 9 (1.54%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.37%) Cyberattack
7 8 (1.37%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.03%) Onboarding
10 5 (0.86%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.68%) IoT
11 4 (0.68%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 72 (12.33%) Linux
2 33 (5.65%) Windows
3 21 (3.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 21 (3.60%) Unix
4 19 (3.25%) Ubuntu
5 11 (1.88%) CentOS
5 11 (1.88%) Debian
6 6 (1.03%) Solaris
6 6 (1.03%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.86%) VMS
8 3 (0.51%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.34%) FreeBSD
9 2 (0.34%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.17%) Android
10 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.17%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (38.01%) Actionable Insight
2 207 (35.45%) Agile
3 129 (22.09%) DevOps
4 116 (19.86%) Software Engineering
5 74 (12.67%) Mentoring
6 70 (11.99%) Problem-Solving
6 70 (11.99%) Stakeholder Management
7 63 (10.79%) Coaching
8 57 (9.76%) Web Development
9 56 (9.59%) Scrum
10 55 (9.42%) Project Management
11 53 (9.08%) Collaborative Working
12 50 (8.56%) Cybersecurity
13 43 (7.36%) Kanban
14 41 (7.02%) CI/CD
15 40 (6.85%) Continuous Integration
16 38 (6.51%) Business Case
16 38 (6.51%) Open Source
16 38 (6.51%) User Experience
17 36 (6.16%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 95 (16.27%) Python
2 90 (15.41%) JavaScript
3 48 (8.22%) Java
4 39 (6.68%) C#
5 12 (2.05%) C++
6 11 (1.88%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.54%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.03%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.68%) Bicep
9 4 (0.68%) C
9 4 (0.68%) SQL
10 2 (0.34%) Bash
10 2 (0.34%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.34%) Perl
11 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 389 (66.61%) SC Cleared
2 68 (11.64%) Degree
3 60 (10.27%) DV Cleared
4 19 (3.25%) DBS Check
5 14 (2.40%) Azure Certification
5 14 (2.40%) CISA
5 14 (2.40%) CISM
5 14 (2.40%) CRISC
6 11 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (1.88%) CESG Certified Professional
7 8 (1.37%) AWS Certification
7 8 (1.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 8 (1.37%) BC Cleared
7 8 (1.37%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 6 (1.03%) Oracle Certification
9 5 (0.86%) CCNP
9 5 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (0.86%) CREST Certified
9 5 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.68%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (7.02%) Accessibility
2 32 (5.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (3.08%) SLA
4 14 (2.40%) GDPR
4 14 (2.40%) GRC
5 10 (1.71%) PCI DSS
5 10 (1.71%) WCAG
6 8 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 6 (1.03%) COBIT
9 5 (0.86%) QA
10 3 (0.51%) NIST
11 2 (0.34%) PMO
12 1 (0.17%) Data Quality
System Software
1 27 (4.62%) Docker
2 8 (1.37%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.20%) KVM
3 7 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.86%) SRDF
4 5 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.51%) Firmware
5 3 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.51%) vSphere
6 2 (0.34%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.17%) Lustre
7 1 (0.17%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.17%) Snort
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 39 (6.68%) Kubernetes
1 39 (6.68%) Terraform
2 32 (5.48%) Ansible
3 11 (1.88%) Puppet
4 6 (1.03%) OpenView
5 4 (0.68%) WSUS
6 3 (0.51%) Nessus
6 3 (0.51%) Nmap
7 2 (0.34%) SCCM
8 1 (0.17%) Grafana
8 1 (0.17%) Icinga
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.17%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 62 (10.62%) Microsoft
2 57 (9.76%) ESRI
3 25 (4.28%) Oracle
4 13 (2.23%) Red Hat
5 12 (2.05%) Cisco
5 12 (2.05%) NEC
5 12 (2.05%) VMware
6 11 (1.88%) Google
6 11 (1.88%) SaltStack
7 10 (1.71%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.71%) Sparx
8 7 (1.20%) BMC
8 7 (1.20%) Dell
8 7 (1.20%) HP
8 7 (1.20%) Thales
9 6 (1.03%) Remedy
10 5 (0.86%) Brocade
10 5 (0.86%) EMC
11 4 (0.68%) Juniper
12 3 (0.51%) IBM