SC Cleared Jobs in the South East

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 25 41
Rank change year-on-year -22 +16 +43
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 508 1,237 840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.24% 6.72% 6.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.31% 20.63% 15.67%
Number of salaries quoted 299 820 482
10th Percentile £41,000 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -12.00% +13.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

SC 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,459 5,995 5,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.35% 32.56% 40.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,537 3,631 2,439
10th Percentile £34,988 £30,000 £28,790
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,500 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year +16.50% +0.29% +0.69%
75th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.17% +9.09%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the South East

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the South East.

Salary trend for SC Cleared in the South East

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 10 June 2025.

Salary histogram for SC Cleared in the South East

SC 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 SC Cleared within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 June 2025. 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
Hampshire +11 321 £55,000 - 183
Thames Valley -41 142 £59,500 +13.33% 196
Berkshire -25 112 £62,000 +16.98% 165
Surrey -56 28 £34,750 -30.50% 33
Buckinghamshire +5 16 £55,000 +10.00% 23
Oxfordshire +45 14 £65,000 +27.45% 9
Kent +30 8 £65,000 -10.34% 4
West Sussex +23 7 £37,500 -44.44% 18
Home Counties - 1 £60,000 -
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.76%) JBoss
1 14 (2.76%) Red Hat Fuse
2 10 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.38%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (0.79%) Office Communications Server
4 4 (0.79%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.59%) Apache
5 3 (0.59%) Confluence
5 3 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2007
5 3 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.59%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.20%) Appian
6 1 (0.20%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 19 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.98%) Simulink
5 3 (0.59%) Mozilla Thunderbird
6 2 (0.39%) GNU Octave
7 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.39%) SAP HR
2 2 (0.39%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (0.20%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.20%) Maximo
3 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.20%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 53 (10.43%) AWS
2 28 (5.51%) Serverless
3 26 (5.12%) Azure
4 25 (4.92%) Amazon ECS
5 22 (4.33%) Amazon EKS
6 15 (2.95%) Amazon EC2
7 11 (2.17%) Amazon S3
8 9 (1.77%) Power Platform
9 8 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.38%) SaaS
11 6 (1.18%) AWS KMS
11 6 (1.18%) AWS Lambda
11 6 (1.18%) GCP
11 6 (1.18%) Microsoft 365
11 6 (1.18%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 4 (0.79%) Amazon SQS
12 4 (0.79%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (0.79%) GitHub
13 3 (0.59%) IaaS
13 3 (0.59%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 62 (12.20%) Firewall
2 47 (9.25%) BGP
3 41 (8.07%) Software-Defined Radio
4 40 (7.87%) OSPF
5 36 (7.09%) Network Security
6 35 (6.89%) EIGRP
7 34 (6.69%) WAN
8 20 (3.94%) Wireless
9 19 (3.74%) VoIP
10 18 (3.54%) ATM
11 17 (3.35%) VPN
12 15 (2.95%) DNS
13 12 (2.36%) TCP/IP
14 11 (2.17%) IPsec
14 11 (2.17%) Junos
14 11 (2.17%) LAN
15 10 (1.97%) Cisco ASA
15 10 (1.97%) MPLS
16 9 (1.77%) SAN
16 9 (1.77%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.50%) PostgreSQL
2 24 (4.72%) Relational Database
3 16 (3.15%) MongoDB
4 8 (1.57%) RDBMS
4 8 (1.57%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.38%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.18%) MySQL
7 5 (0.98%) Power BI
8 4 (0.79%) Amazon Aurora
9 3 (0.59%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.39%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.39%) GIS
10 2 (0.39%) Metadata
10 2 (0.39%) Metadata Repository
10 2 (0.39%) Pentaho
10 2 (0.39%) Triplestore
11 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.20%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 39 (7.68%) Jenkins
2 29 (5.71%) JUnit
3 27 (5.31%) Git
4 15 (2.95%) Mockito
5 10 (1.97%) JIRA
6 8 (1.57%) JMeter
7 6 (1.18%) Bitbucket Server
7 6 (1.18%) NDoc
8 4 (0.79%) GitLab
8 4 (0.79%) Maven
8 4 (0.79%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.59%) DbUnit
9 3 (0.59%) jMock
10 2 (0.39%) Babel
10 2 (0.39%) MSI
10 2 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.39%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.39%) Vite
10 2 (0.39%) webpack
11 1 (0.20%) Eclipse
General
1 56 (11.02%) Social Skills
2 54 (10.63%) Finance
3 40 (7.87%) Public Sector
4 36 (7.09%) Military
5 28 (5.51%) Aerospace
6 26 (5.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (4.13%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (2.95%) Advertising
9 13 (2.56%) Electronics
10 10 (1.97%) Aviation
11 6 (1.18%) Telecoms
12 5 (0.98%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.39%) Law
14 2 (0.39%) Marketing
14 2 (0.39%) Retail
15 1 (0.20%) Billing
15 1 (0.20%) Games
15 1 (0.20%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 71 (13.98%) Network Engineer
2 63 (12.40%) Architect
3 59 (11.61%) Developer
4 50 (9.84%) Systems Engineer
5 36 (7.09%) Network Architect
6 32 (6.30%) Software Engineer
6 32 (6.30%) Support Engineer
7 29 (5.71%) Java Developer
8 26 (5.12%) Lead
8 26 (5.12%) Senior
9 24 (4.72%) Designer
10 21 (4.13%) Field Engineer
10 21 (4.13%) Field Service Engineer
10 21 (4.13%) Security Engineer
11 20 (3.94%) Radio Engineer
12 19 (3.74%) Embedded Engineer
12 19 (3.74%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 18 (3.54%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 18 (3.54%) Head of AI
13 18 (3.54%) Head of Analytics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (6.10%) Spring Boot
2 29 (5.71%) Spring
3 26 (5.12%) REST
4 25 (4.92%) Web Services
5 22 (4.33%) Apache Camel
5 22 (4.33%) RESTful
6 20 (3.94%) SOAP
7 17 (3.35%) Kafka
8 16 (3.15%) SAPUI5
9 15 (2.95%) React
10 14 (2.76%) ActiveMQ
10 14 (2.76%) Hibernate
10 14 (2.76%) J2EE
11 11 (2.17%) HTML
12 8 (1.57%) AngularJS
12 8 (1.57%) jQuery
12 8 (1.57%) WireMock
13 5 (0.98%) Bootstrap
13 5 (0.98%) XML
14 4 (0.79%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.48%) e-Learning
2 27 (5.31%) FPGA
3 24 (4.72%) Embedded Systems
4 23 (4.53%) Distributed Systems
5 22 (4.33%) Driving Licence
6 18 (3.54%) MicroBlaze
6 18 (3.54%) RISC-V
7 17 (3.35%) Management Information System
8 11 (2.17%) Algorithms
9 9 (1.77%) Robotics
10 8 (1.57%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.98%) Blackberry
11 5 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.98%) PKI
11 5 (0.98%) Private Cloud
11 5 (0.98%) Replication
12 4 (0.79%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
12 4 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.59%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 63 (12.40%) Windows
2 61 (12.01%) Linux
3 28 (5.51%) Windows Server
4 21 (4.13%) Embedded Linux
5 9 (1.77%) Android
6 8 (1.57%) Unix
7 6 (1.18%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.98%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.59%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.39%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.20%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (17.13%) Agile
2 76 (14.96%) Innovative Thinking
3 55 (10.83%) Software Engineering
4 45 (8.86%) Roadmaps
5 43 (8.46%) Signal Processing
6 41 (8.07%) Digital Signal Processing
7 40 (7.87%) Customer Service
8 38 (7.48%) Problem-Solving
9 37 (7.28%) Artificial Intelligence
9 37 (7.28%) Technology Roadmap
10 36 (7.09%) Physics
11 34 (6.69%) DevOps
11 34 (6.69%) Systems Engineering
12 33 (6.50%) Scrum
13 32 (6.30%) Cybersecurity
13 32 (6.30%) Microservices
14 30 (5.91%) Computer Science
14 30 (5.91%) Risk Management
15 29 (5.71%) Technical Leadership
16 28 (5.51%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 49 (9.65%) Python
2 41 (8.07%) C++
3 39 (7.68%) Java
4 35 (6.89%) C
5 29 (5.71%) MATLAB
6 20 (3.94%) JavaScript
7 17 (3.35%) PowerShell
8 14 (2.76%) SQL
9 13 (2.56%) Bash
9 13 (2.56%) Shell Script
10 9 (1.77%) TypeScript
11 8 (1.57%) Fortran
12 5 (0.98%) C#
13 3 (0.59%) Embedded C
13 3 (0.59%) Go
13 3 (0.59%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.39%) Embedded C++
14 2 (0.39%) SPARQL
14 2 (0.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 508 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 152 (29.92%) DV Cleared
3 57 (11.22%) Degree
4 27 (5.31%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (4.13%) CCNA
6 19 (3.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (3.54%) CCNP
8 14 (2.76%) CISSP
9 13 (2.56%) Master's Degree
10 11 (2.17%) JNCIA
11 8 (1.57%) HND
11 8 (1.57%) JNCIS
11 8 (1.57%) PhD
12 6 (1.18%) CESG Certified Professional
12 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (0.79%) CISM
14 4 (0.79%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 4 (0.79%) ISTQB
14 4 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.53%) SLA
2 15 (2.95%) Def Stans
3 12 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (1.18%) NIST
5 6 (1.18%) RMADS
6 4 (0.79%) GDPR
6 4 (0.79%) QA
7 3 (0.59%) ISO 9000
8 2 (0.39%) Dublin Core
8 2 (0.39%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.39%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 1 (0.20%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.20%) AQAP
9 1 (0.20%) NCSC
9 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.20%) PMO
9 1 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 43 (8.46%) Firmware
2 41 (8.07%) Docker
3 38 (7.48%) Embedded Firmware
4 24 (4.72%) VMware Infrastructure
5 23 (4.53%) Active Directory
6 6 (1.18%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.79%) ISA Server
9 3 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.39%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.20%) NFS
11 1 (0.20%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 31 (6.10%) Kubernetes
2 27 (5.31%) Ansible
3 20 (3.94%) FortiGate
4 13 (2.56%) Terraform
5 8 (1.57%) Kibana
6 7 (1.38%) QRadar
7 6 (1.18%) ArcSight ESM
8 4 (0.79%) Grafana
8 4 (0.79%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.79%) SCCM
8 4 (0.79%) SCOM
8 4 (0.79%) WMI
9 3 (0.59%) Nessus
9 3 (0.59%) Proxmox
10 2 (0.39%) SCSM
11 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.20%) BMC PATROL
11 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 114 (22.44%) Cisco
2 97 (19.09%) Juniper
3 58 (11.42%) Microsoft
4 35 (6.89%) VMware
5 34 (6.69%) Fortinet
6 21 (4.13%) SAP
7 18 (3.54%) Splunk
8 17 (3.35%) McAfee
9 16 (3.15%) Forcepoint
9 16 (3.15%) Sparx
10 12 (2.36%) SolarWinds
11 8 (1.57%) Dynatrace
12 7 (1.38%) ArcSight
12 7 (1.38%) Veeam
13 6 (1.18%) LogLogic
13 6 (1.18%) Xilinx
14 5 (0.98%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.98%) EMC
14 5 (0.98%) Oracle
15 4 (0.79%) BMC