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 10 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 51 49
Rank change year-on-year +30 -2 +2
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 37 2 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 5.56% 0.52% 1.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 28.03% 1.28% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 35 1 3
10th Percentile £28,750 - £57,000
25th Percentile £30,375 £57,500 £58,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.38% - +13.04%
75th Percentile £55,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - -
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% +4.35%

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 132 156 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 19.85% 40.84% 16.10%
Number of salaries quoted 54 60 86
10th Percentile £26,525 £24,603 £25,931
25th Percentile £30,188 £24,649 £40,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £53,200
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -20.11% -3.27%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,575 £72,875 £70,000
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £41,000 £35,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year +17.14% -23.91% -16.36%

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

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Salary Trend in Nottingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Security Cleared

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Salary Histogram in Nottingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Nottingham over the 6 months to 10 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in Nottingham

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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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (10.81%) Entra ID
General
1 14 (37.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 9 (24.32%) Law
2 9 (24.32%) Marketing
3 5 (13.51%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (5.41%) Games
Job Titles
1 16 (43.24%) Analyst
2 11 (29.73%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 11 (29.73%) IT Analyst
2 11 (29.73%) IT Security Analyst
2 11 (29.73%) Security Analyst
3 9 (24.32%) 2nd Line Support
4 6 (16.22%) IT Engineer
5 5 (13.51%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
5 5 (13.51%) Bid Manager
5 5 (13.51%) Support Analyst
6 4 (10.81%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 4 (10.81%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 4 (10.81%) Consultant
6 4 (10.81%) Presales Consultant
6 4 (10.81%) Service Desk Engineer
6 4 (10.81%) Support Engineer
6 4 (10.81%) Technical Consultant
6 4 (10.81%) Technical Presales Consultant
7 2 (5.41%) Senior
7 2 (5.41%) Senior IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.62%) CSOC
1 8 (21.62%) Security Operations Centre
2 4 (10.81%) Cyberattack
3 2 (5.41%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (5.41%) Onboarding
3 2 (5.41%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.81%) Android
1 4 (10.81%) Apple iOS
2 2 (5.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (35.14%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (21.62%) Security Operations
2 8 (21.62%) Service Management
2 8 (21.62%) SIEM
3 6 (16.22%) Incident Response
3 6 (16.22%) ITSM
3 6 (16.22%) Mentoring
3 6 (16.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 5 (13.51%) Batch Management
4 5 (13.51%) Incident Management
4 5 (13.51%) Patch Management
5 4 (10.81%) Cloud Security
5 4 (10.81%) Configuration Management
5 4 (10.81%) Line Management
5 4 (10.81%) Mobile Device Management
5 4 (10.81%) Presales
5 4 (10.81%) Time Management
5 4 (10.81%) Use Case
6 2 (5.41%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (5.41%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.51%) SQL
2 2 (5.41%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (5.41%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 37 (100.00%) SC Cleared
2 6 (16.22%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (10.81%) SANS
4 2 (5.41%) CompTIA CySA+
4 2 (5.41%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (35.14%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (5.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (10.81%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 8 (21.62%) Microsoft
2 4 (10.81%) Apple
2 4 (10.81%) Samsung