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 11 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 49 57
Rank change year-on-year +24 +8 -9
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 41 2 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 4.78% 0.60% 1.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 25.79% 1.63% 10.26%
Number of salaries quoted 34 2 2
10th Percentile £28,338 £54,699 £44,704
25th Percentile £31,500 £55,166 £46,628
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,694 £50,862
Median % change year-on-year -16.24% +17.36% -11.54%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,972 £55,319
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,689 £57,378
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £59,694 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.24% -0.51% +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 159 123 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 18.55% 36.83% 15.79%
Number of salaries quoted 68 57 84
10th Percentile £26,097 £24,468 £25,804
25th Percentile £29,625 £24,649 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £61,563
90th Percentile £75,325 £74,000 £69,250
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £41,000 £35,000 £43,430
% change year-on-year +17.14% -19.41% -21.04%

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 11 April 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 1 (2.44%) Azure
1 1 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (2.44%) Entra ID
1 1 (2.44%) GitHub
1 1 (2.44%) GitHub Actions
1 1 (2.44%) IaaS
1 1 (2.44%) PaaS
General
1 19 (46.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 7 (17.07%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (12.20%) Social Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Finance
4 2 (4.88%) Games
5 1 (2.44%) Law
5 1 (2.44%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 17 (41.46%) Analyst
1 17 (41.46%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 17 (41.46%) IT Analyst
1 17 (41.46%) IT Security Analyst
1 17 (41.46%) Security Analyst
2 8 (19.51%) IT Engineer
3 6 (14.63%) Service Desk Engineer
4 5 (12.20%) Bid Manager
5 4 (9.76%) Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Presales Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Technical Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Technical Presales Consultant
6 2 (4.88%) Senior
6 2 (4.88%) Senior IT Engineer
7 1 (2.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 1 (2.44%) 2nd Line Support
7 1 (2.44%) Lead
7 1 (2.44%) Lead DevOps
7 1 (2.44%) Support Engineer
7 1 (2.44%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 11 (26.83%) CSOC
2 8 (19.51%) Security Operations Centre
3 4 (9.76%) Cyberattack
3 4 (9.76%) Security Posture
4 2 (4.88%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (4.88%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.88%) Windows
2 1 (2.44%) Android
2 1 (2.44%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (51.22%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (26.83%) Security Operations
2 11 (26.83%) SIEM
3 9 (21.95%) Incident Response
3 9 (21.95%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 8 (19.51%) Mentoring
5 7 (17.07%) ITSM
5 7 (17.07%) Service Management
6 6 (14.63%) Line Management
7 5 (12.20%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (12.20%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 4 (9.76%) Cloud Security
8 4 (9.76%) Presales
8 4 (9.76%) Root Cause Analysis
8 4 (9.76%) Time Management
8 4 (9.76%) Use Case
9 3 (7.32%) AI
9 3 (7.32%) Analytical Thinking
9 3 (7.32%) Service Delivery
9 3 (7.32%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.76%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (4.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 40 (97.56%) SC Cleared
2 7 (17.07%) SANS
3 6 (14.63%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (7.32%) Degree
5 2 (4.88%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.20%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (4.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (2.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (24.39%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.44%) Apple
2 1 (2.44%) Samsung