BC Cleared Job Trends in the South East

Basic Check (BC) Clearance
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East citing BC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 - 299
Rank change year-on-year - - -29
Permanent jobs citing BC Cleared 3 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.014% - 0.080%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.070% - 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -40.91%
75th Percentile - - £33,750
90th Percentile - - £35,625
England median annual salary £40,000 - £32,500
% change year-on-year - - -30.46%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

BC 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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South East.

6 months to
15 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,280 3,327 3,833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 20.20% 36.16% 33.97%
Number of salaries quoted 2,354 1,560 1,845
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £34,400
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,900
% change year-on-year +9.09% -6.62% +2.43%

BC Cleared Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing BC Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

BC Cleared job vacancy trend in the South East

BC Cleared Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing BC Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing BC Cleared

BC Cleared Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BC Cleared within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Surrey - 3 £40,000 - 1
BC Cleared
England

BC Cleared Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Security Cleared100.0%3
2CISMP66.7%2
2CompTIA Security+66.7%2
2SC Cleared66.7%2