Security Cleared Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Security Clearance
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 29 75
Rank change year-on-year +1 +46 -33
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 77 49 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 4.45% 7.46% 0.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.38% 19.29% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 48 49 4
10th Percentile £35,000 - -
25th Percentile £46,743 £28,750 £43,421
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,795 £29,500 £45,862
Median % change year-on-year +92.52% -35.68% -23.56%
75th Percentile £85,000 £30,250 £48,750
90th Percentile - £36,250 -
East Midlands median annual salary £60,000 £29,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +103.39% -26.25% -29.20%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 206 254 405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 11.91% 38.66% 34.38%
Number of salaries quoted 133 101 81
10th Percentile £25,000 - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £28,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,734 £30,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +65.78% -33.33% -18.18%
75th Percentile £67,500 £42,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £54,388 £58,750
East Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £37,500 £44,225
% change year-on-year +40.00% -15.21% -15.76%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in Nottinghamshire over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in Nottinghamshire

Security Cleared
Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 6 October 2026. 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
Nottingham -6 65 £72,500 +145.76% 40
Security Cleared
East Midlands

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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 (1.30%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 14 (18.18%) Azure
2 11 (14.29%) AWS
3 4 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.60%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (2.60%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.60%) GCP
4 2 (2.60%) GitHub
4 2 (2.60%) GitHub Actions
4 2 (2.60%) IaaS
4 2 (2.60%) PaaS
5 1 (1.30%) AWS KMS
5 1 (1.30%) Azure AKS
5 1 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.30%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.60%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 4 (5.19%) Burp Suite
1 4 (5.19%) Metasploit
2 1 (1.30%) Jenkins
General
1 18 (23.38%) Analytical Skills
1 18 (23.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 17 (22.08%) Social Skills
3 9 (11.69%) Retail
4 2 (2.60%) Fire and Rescue
4 2 (2.60%) Police
4 2 (2.60%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.30%) Finance
5 1 (1.30%) Marketing
5 1 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (35.06%) Analyst
2 23 (29.87%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 23 (29.87%) IT Analyst
2 23 (29.87%) IT Security Analyst
2 23 (29.87%) Security Analyst
3 14 (18.18%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 14 (18.18%) IT Manager
3 14 (18.18%) IT Operations Manager
3 14 (18.18%) IT Security Manager
3 14 (18.18%) Operational Security Manager
3 14 (18.18%) Operations Manager
3 14 (18.18%) Security Manager
3 14 (18.18%) Security Operations Manager
3 14 (18.18%) SOC Manager
4 8 (10.39%) Architect
4 8 (10.39%) Security Specialist
4 8 (10.39%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
5 4 (5.19%) IT Engineer
5 4 (5.19%) Lead
5 4 (5.19%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.90%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 22 (28.57%) CSOC
2 15 (19.48%) Security Operations Centre
3 11 (14.29%) Security Posture
4 9 (11.69%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (10.39%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (9.09%) Management Information System
7 5 (6.49%) Onboarding
8 4 (5.19%) Insider Threat
9 2 (2.60%) Cloud Native
9 2 (2.60%) Data Centre
9 2 (2.60%) Driving Licence
9 2 (2.60%) PKI
10 1 (1.30%) Cloud Security Posture
10 1 (1.30%) NHS
10 1 (1.30%) Private Cloud
10 1 (1.30%) Product Ownership
10 1 (1.30%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.79%) Windows
2 5 (6.49%) Linux
3 3 (3.90%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.60%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (31.17%) Security Operations
3 13 (16.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 13 (16.88%) SIEM
3 13 (16.88%) Threat Intelligence
4 12 (15.58%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (15.58%) Roadmaps
4 12 (15.58%) Service Delivery
5 11 (14.29%) Mentoring
6 10 (12.99%) Information Security
6 10 (12.99%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (11.69%) Decision-Making
8 8 (10.39%) Analytical Thinking
8 8 (10.39%) Incident Response
8 8 (10.39%) Offensive Security
8 8 (10.39%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 7 (9.09%) AI
9 7 (9.09%) Cloud Security
9 7 (9.09%) Risk Management
9 7 (9.09%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.49%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (5.19%) PowerShell
3 3 (3.90%) Bash
3 3 (3.90%) Python
4 1 (1.30%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 72 (93.51%) SC Cleared
2 10 (12.99%) Degree
3 8 (10.39%) SANS
4 5 (6.49%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (6.49%) CISM
4 5 (6.49%) CISSP
5 4 (5.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (5.19%) CCSP
5 4 (5.19%) DBS Check
5 4 (5.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 2 (2.60%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.30%) AWS Certification
7 1 (1.30%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.30%) CCNA
7 1 (1.30%) CCNP
7 1 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (1.30%) GCED
7 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (6.49%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (6.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (5.19%) GRC
4 3 (3.90%) GDPR
5 2 (2.60%) NCSC
5 2 (2.60%) NIST
6 1 (1.30%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (5.19%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.90%) vSphere
3 2 (2.60%) Docker
3 2 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 4 (5.19%) Nmap
2 3 (3.90%) Ansible
2 3 (3.90%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.30%) Argo
3 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.30%) Nessus
3 1 (1.30%) Salt
3 1 (1.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (12.99%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.19%) VMware
3 2 (2.60%) AlienVault
4 1 (1.30%) Computacenter
4 1 (1.30%) Qualys
4 1 (1.30%) ServiceNow