Security Cleared Job Trends in Nottingham

Security Clearance
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Nottingham with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 14 57
Rank change year-on-year -10 +43 -11
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 67 45 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 4.56% 9.91% 1.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.43% 31.69% 6.58%
Number of salaries quoted 39 45 4
10th Percentile £30,000 - -
25th Percentile £43,750 £28,750 £43,421
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £29,500 £45,862
Median % change year-on-year +86.44% -35.68% +1.92%
75th Percentile £85,000 £30,250 £48,750
90th Percentile - £36,250 -
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £55,000 £29,500 £45,862
% change year-on-year +86.44% -35.68% -3.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 179 142 152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 12.18% 31.28% 19.05%
Number of salaries quoted 95 68 40
10th Percentile £27,775 - £33,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £39,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £29,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +69.49% -37.89% -13.64%
75th Percentile £68,125 £42,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £60,375 £58,750
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £29,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +69.49% -34.44% -18.18%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in Nottingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in Nottingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Nottingham over the 6 months to 22 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in Nottingham

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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 (1.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.45%) Azure
2 4 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (4.48%) AWS
3 3 (4.48%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (4.48%) GitHub
3 3 (4.48%) GitHub Actions
3 3 (4.48%) IaaS
3 3 (4.48%) PaaS
4 2 (2.99%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (2.99%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.99%) GCP
5 1 (1.49%) AWS KMS
5 1 (1.49%) Azure AKS
5 1 (1.49%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.49%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.99%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Jenkins
General
1 19 (28.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 14 (20.90%) Social Skills
3 9 (13.43%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.99%) Finance
4 2 (2.99%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.49%) Fire and Rescue
5 1 (1.49%) Marketing
5 1 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.49%) Police
5 1 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (43.28%) Analyst
2 25 (37.31%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 25 (37.31%) IT Analyst
2 25 (37.31%) IT Security Analyst
2 25 (37.31%) Security Analyst
3 14 (20.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 14 (20.90%) IT Manager
3 14 (20.90%) IT Operations Manager
3 14 (20.90%) IT Security Manager
3 14 (20.90%) Operational Security Manager
3 14 (20.90%) Operations Manager
3 14 (20.90%) Security Manager
3 14 (20.90%) Security Operations Manager
3 14 (20.90%) SOC Manager
4 8 (11.94%) Architect
5 5 (7.46%) IT Engineer
6 4 (5.97%) Lead
6 4 (5.97%) Security Architect
6 4 (5.97%) Support Analyst
7 3 (4.48%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.97%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 22 (32.84%) CSOC
2 15 (22.39%) Security Operations Centre
3 8 (11.94%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (10.45%) Security Posture
5 5 (7.46%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (5.97%) Onboarding
7 2 (2.99%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.99%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.99%) PKI
8 1 (1.49%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (1.49%) Data Centre
8 1 (1.49%) NHS
8 1 (1.49%) Private Cloud
8 1 (1.49%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.46%) Linux
1 5 (7.46%) Windows
2 2 (2.99%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.49%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (70.15%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (34.33%) Security Operations
3 13 (19.40%) SIEM
4 12 (17.91%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (17.91%) Service Delivery
5 11 (16.42%) Mentoring
6 8 (11.94%) Analytical Thinking
6 8 (11.94%) Incident Response
6 8 (11.94%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 7 (10.45%) AI
7 7 (10.45%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 6 (8.96%) Customer Engagement
8 6 (8.96%) Roadmaps
8 6 (8.96%) Root Cause Analysis
9 5 (7.46%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 5 (7.46%) DevOps
9 5 (7.46%) Risk Analysis
9 5 (7.46%) Threat Intelligence
10 4 (5.97%) Agile
10 4 (5.97%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.46%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (5.97%) PowerShell
3 3 (4.48%) Bash
3 3 (4.48%) Python
4 1 (1.49%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 64 (95.52%) SC Cleared
2 8 (11.94%) SANS
3 6 (8.96%) Degree
4 2 (2.99%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.49%) AWS Certification
5 1 (1.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 1 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.49%) CCNA
5 1 (1.49%) CCNP
5 1 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.49%) CISM
5 1 (1.49%) CISSP
5 1 (1.49%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (1.49%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.49%) GCED
5 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.48%) GDPR
2 2 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.99%) NCSC
3 1 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.49%) NIST
3 1 (1.49%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (4.48%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.99%) Docker
2 2 (2.99%) vSphere
3 1 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.49%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (4.48%) Ansible
1 3 (4.48%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.49%) Argo
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.49%) Nessus
2 1 (1.49%) Salt
2 1 (1.49%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (14.93%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.48%) VMware
3 2 (2.99%) AlienVault
4 1 (1.49%) Computacenter
4 1 (1.49%) Qualys
4 1 (1.49%) ServiceNow