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 12 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 25 39
Rank change year-on-year -20 +14 +42
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 511 1,237 839
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.33% 6.66% 6.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.53% 20.63% 15.68%
Number of salaries quoted 302 826 482
10th Percentile £41,250 £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 5,364 5,996 5,351
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 55.91% 32.29% 40.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,481 3,646 2,437
10th Percentile £34,988 £30,000 £28,780
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 £78,750 £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 12 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 12 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 +10 323 £55,000 - 171
Thames Valley -39 143 £61,500 +17.14% 174
Berkshire -24 113 £62,500 +17.92% 144
Surrey -50 28 £34,750 -27.23% 32
Buckinghamshire -2 16 £55,000 +10.00% 22
Oxfordshire +37 14 £65,000 +27.45% 9
Kent +35 8 £65,000 -10.34% 3
West Sussex +23 6 £37,500 -44.44% 17
East Sussex +24 1 £50,000 -45.95% 5
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 (2.74%) JBoss
1 14 (2.74%) Red Hat Fuse
2 10 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.37%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (0.78%) Office Communications Server
4 4 (0.78%) 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 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.76%) 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 (3.13%) 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 52 (10.18%) AWS
2 28 (5.48%) Azure
2 28 (5.48%) Serverless
3 25 (4.89%) Amazon ECS
4 22 (4.31%) Amazon EKS
5 15 (2.94%) Amazon EC2
6 11 (2.15%) Amazon S3
7 9 (1.76%) Power Platform
8 8 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (1.37%) SaaS
10 6 (1.17%) AWS KMS
10 6 (1.17%) AWS Lambda
10 6 (1.17%) GCP
10 6 (1.17%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (1.17%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 4 (0.78%) Amazon SQS
11 4 (0.78%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.78%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.78%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 62 (12.13%) Firewall
2 48 (9.39%) BGP
3 41 (8.02%) OSPF
3 41 (8.02%) Software-Defined Radio
4 36 (7.05%) EIGRP
4 36 (7.05%) Network Security
5 35 (6.85%) WAN
6 20 (3.91%) Wireless
7 19 (3.72%) VoIP
8 18 (3.52%) ATM
9 17 (3.33%) VPN
10 15 (2.94%) DNS
11 12 (2.35%) TCP/IP
12 11 (2.15%) Cisco ASA
12 11 (2.15%) IPsec
12 11 (2.15%) Junos
12 11 (2.15%) LAN
13 10 (1.96%) MPLS
14 9 (1.76%) SAN
14 9 (1.76%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.46%) PostgreSQL
2 24 (4.70%) Relational Database
3 16 (3.13%) MongoDB
4 8 (1.57%) RDBMS
4 8 (1.57%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.17%) MySQL
7 5 (0.98%) Power BI
8 4 (0.78%) 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 (7.63%) Jenkins
2 29 (5.68%) JUnit
3 27 (5.28%) Git
4 15 (2.94%) Mockito
5 10 (1.96%) JIRA
6 8 (1.57%) JMeter
7 6 (1.17%) Bitbucket Server
7 6 (1.17%) NDoc
8 4 (0.78%) GitLab
8 4 (0.78%) Maven
8 4 (0.78%) 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%) Snyk
General
1 56 (10.96%) Social Skills
2 54 (10.57%) Finance
3 40 (7.83%) Public Sector
4 37 (7.24%) Military
5 28 (5.48%) Aerospace
6 26 (5.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (4.11%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (2.94%) Advertising
9 13 (2.54%) Electronics
10 10 (1.96%) Aviation
11 6 (1.17%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.17%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.39%) Law
13 2 (0.39%) Marketing
13 2 (0.39%) Retail
14 1 (0.20%) Billing
14 1 (0.20%) Games
14 1 (0.20%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 72 (14.09%) Network Engineer
2 63 (12.33%) Architect
3 59 (11.55%) Developer
4 50 (9.78%) Systems Engineer
5 36 (7.05%) Network Architect
6 32 (6.26%) Software Engineer
7 31 (6.07%) Support Engineer
8 29 (5.68%) Java Developer
9 27 (5.28%) Lead
9 27 (5.28%) Senior
10 24 (4.70%) Designer
11 21 (4.11%) Field Engineer
11 21 (4.11%) Field Service Engineer
11 21 (4.11%) Security Engineer
12 20 (3.91%) Radio Engineer
13 19 (3.72%) Embedded Engineer
13 19 (3.72%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 18 (3.52%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 18 (3.52%) Head of AI
14 18 (3.52%) Head of Analytics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (6.07%) Spring Boot
2 29 (5.68%) Spring
3 26 (5.09%) REST
4 25 (4.89%) Web Services
5 22 (4.31%) Apache Camel
5 22 (4.31%) RESTful
6 20 (3.91%) SOAP
7 17 (3.33%) Kafka
8 16 (3.13%) SAPUI5
9 15 (2.94%) React
10 14 (2.74%) ActiveMQ
10 14 (2.74%) Hibernate
10 14 (2.74%) J2EE
11 11 (2.15%) 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 (0.78%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.44%) e-Learning
2 27 (5.28%) FPGA
3 24 (4.70%) Embedded Systems
4 23 (4.50%) Distributed Systems
5 22 (4.31%) Driving Licence
6 18 (3.52%) Management Information System
6 18 (3.52%) MicroBlaze
6 18 (3.52%) RISC-V
7 11 (2.15%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.76%) Robotics
9 8 (1.57%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.98%) Blackberry
10 5 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (0.98%) PKI
10 5 (0.98%) Private Cloud
10 5 (0.98%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.98%) Replication
11 4 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.59%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 63 (12.33%) Windows
2 62 (12.13%) Linux
3 27 (5.28%) Windows Server
4 21 (4.11%) Embedded Linux
5 9 (1.76%) Android
6 8 (1.57%) Unix
7 6 (1.17%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.98%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.78%) 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 89 (17.42%) Agile
2 76 (14.87%) Innovative Thinking
3 55 (10.76%) Software Engineering
4 45 (8.81%) Roadmaps
5 43 (8.41%) Signal Processing
6 41 (8.02%) Digital Signal Processing
7 39 (7.63%) Customer Service
8 37 (7.24%) Artificial Intelligence
8 37 (7.24%) Physics
8 37 (7.24%) Problem-Solving
8 37 (7.24%) Technology Roadmap
9 35 (6.85%) DevOps
9 35 (6.85%) Systems Engineering
10 33 (6.46%) Cybersecurity
10 33 (6.46%) Scrum
11 32 (6.26%) Microservices
12 30 (5.87%) Computer Science
12 30 (5.87%) Risk Management
13 29 (5.68%) Technical Leadership
14 28 (5.48%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 49 (9.59%) Python
2 41 (8.02%) C++
3 39 (7.63%) Java
4 35 (6.85%) C
5 29 (5.68%) MATLAB
6 20 (3.91%) JavaScript
7 17 (3.33%) PowerShell
8 14 (2.74%) SQL
9 13 (2.54%) Bash
9 13 (2.54%) Shell Script
10 9 (1.76%) TypeScript
11 8 (1.57%) Fortran
12 5 (0.98%) C#
13 4 (0.78%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.59%) Embedded C
14 3 (0.59%) Go
14 3 (0.59%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.39%) Embedded C++
15 2 (0.39%) SPARQL
15 2 (0.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 511 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 155 (30.33%) DV Cleared
3 58 (11.35%) Degree
4 27 (5.28%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (4.11%) CCNA
6 19 (3.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (3.52%) CCNP
8 14 (2.74%) CISSP
9 13 (2.54%) Master's Degree
10 11 (2.15%) JNCIA
11 8 (1.57%) HND
11 8 (1.57%) JNCIS
11 8 (1.57%) PhD
12 6 (1.17%) CESG Certified Professional
12 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.98%) ISTQB
14 4 (0.78%) CISM
14 4 (0.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 4 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.50%) SLA
2 15 (2.94%) Def Stans
3 12 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (1.17%) NIST
5 6 (1.17%) RMADS
6 5 (0.98%) GDPR
7 4 (0.78%) QA
8 3 (0.59%) ISO 9000
8 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.39%) Dublin Core
9 2 (0.39%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.39%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.20%) AQAP
10 1 (0.20%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.20%) NCSC
10 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.20%) PMO
10 1 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 44 (8.61%) Firmware
2 41 (8.02%) Docker
3 38 (7.44%) Embedded Firmware
4 24 (4.70%) VMware Infrastructure
5 23 (4.50%) Active Directory
6 6 (1.17%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.78%) 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 (6.07%) Kubernetes
2 27 (5.28%) Ansible
3 21 (4.11%) FortiGate
4 13 (2.54%) Terraform
5 8 (1.57%) Kibana
6 7 (1.37%) QRadar
7 6 (1.17%) ArcSight ESM
8 4 (0.78%) Grafana
8 4 (0.78%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.78%) SCCM
8 4 (0.78%) SCOM
8 4 (0.78%) 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
1 115 (22.50%) Cisco
2 98 (19.18%) Juniper
3 58 (11.35%) Microsoft
4 35 (6.85%) Fortinet
4 35 (6.85%) VMware
5 21 (4.11%) SAP
6 18 (3.52%) McAfee
6 18 (3.52%) Splunk
7 16 (3.13%) Forcepoint
7 16 (3.13%) Sparx
8 12 (2.35%) SolarWinds
9 8 (1.57%) ArcSight
9 8 (1.57%) Dynatrace
10 7 (1.37%) Veeam
11 6 (1.17%) LogLogic
11 6 (1.17%) Xilinx
12 5 (0.98%) Atlassian
12 5 (0.98%) EMC
12 5 (0.98%) Oracle
13 4 (0.78%) BMC