Security Cleared Job Trends in the South East

Security Clearance
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 13 11
Rank change year-on-year -10 -2 +10
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 759 776 1,753
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 5.24% 10.10% 10.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.84% 20.97% 31.40%
Number of salaries quoted 548 557 1,339
10th Percentile £39,784 £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% +11.68%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,476 3,700 5,583
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 24.01% 48.18% 34.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,604 1,578 3,646
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,750 £29,673
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £54,800 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year +6.75% +6.72% +2.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £67,375
90th Percentile £87,077 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,790 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.55% +1.44% -6.78%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in the South East

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the South East

Security 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 Security Cleared within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Hampshire -5 345 £75,000 +30.43% 193
Thames Valley +25 281 £65,000 +12.07% 126
Berkshire +15 180 £67,500 +12.50% 65
Buckinghamshire +27 77 £55,000 -4.35% 38
Surrey -11 72 £55,000 +25.00% 40
Oxfordshire +5 24 £65,000 +30.00% 27
West Sussex -8 23 £35,000 -6.67% 11
Kent -29 21 £52,500 -19.23% 10
Sussex - 11 £85,000 - 2
Home Counties -1 1 - -
East Sussex -20 1 £70,000 - 3
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 26 (3.43%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.26%) Confluence
4 1 (0.13%) Apache
4 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.13%) Apache Qpid
4 1 (0.13%) Camunda
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.13%) SAS
Applications
1 23 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.19%) Simulink
4 5 (0.66%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.26%) Lectora
6 1 (0.13%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 1 (0.13%) Primavera
1 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
1 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 93 (12.25%) Azure
2 59 (7.77%) AWS
3 36 (4.74%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (3.95%) GCP
5 22 (2.90%) Power Platform
6 16 (2.11%) Amazon EKS
6 16 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (1.71%) Serverless
9 12 (1.58%) PowerApps
10 11 (1.45%) GitHub
10 11 (1.45%) OpenShift
11 8 (1.05%) Amazon EC2
11 8 (1.05%) GitHub Actions
12 7 (0.92%) AWS Lambda
12 7 (0.92%) Azure AKS
12 7 (0.92%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 7 (0.92%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 6 (0.79%) Amazon S3
13 6 (0.79%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 72 (9.49%) Firewall
2 50 (6.59%) DNS
3 28 (3.69%) WAN
4 22 (2.90%) VPN
5 20 (2.64%) BGP
5 20 (2.64%) Structured Cabling
6 18 (2.37%) LAN
7 15 (1.98%) Network Security
8 13 (1.71%) Cisco Firepower
9 12 (1.58%) DHCP
10 11 (1.45%) HTTP
10 11 (1.45%) NetScaler
10 11 (1.45%) TCP/IP
11 10 (1.32%) Cisco IOS
11 10 (1.32%) Cisco ISE
12 9 (1.19%) MPLS
12 9 (1.19%) Wireshark
13 8 (1.05%) NAS
13 8 (1.05%) OSPF
13 8 (1.05%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.37%) Power BI
2 10 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (1.19%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.92%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.26%) GIS
6 2 (0.26%) Metadata
6 2 (0.26%) MySQL
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.13%) Big Data
7 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.13%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.13%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.13%) Pinecone
7 1 (0.13%) Redis
7 1 (0.13%) SAS Visual Analytics
7 1 (0.13%) Tableau
7 1 (0.13%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 48 (6.32%) Git
2 47 (6.19%) GitLab
3 23 (3.03%) Jenkins
4 17 (2.24%) JIRA
5 14 (1.84%) Visual Studio Code
6 9 (1.19%) SonarQube
7 7 (0.92%) Selenium
8 6 (0.79%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 5 (0.66%) Axure RP
9 5 (0.66%) Balsamiq
9 5 (0.66%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.66%) Subversion
10 4 (0.53%) Artifactory
10 4 (0.53%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.53%) Robot Framework
11 3 (0.40%) Android Studio
11 3 (0.40%) JUnit
11 3 (0.40%) Snyk
12 2 (0.26%) MSTest
12 2 (0.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 151 (19.89%) Social Skills
2 74 (9.75%) Finance
2 74 (9.75%) Public Sector
3 60 (7.91%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (4.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 29 (3.82%) Law
6 25 (3.29%) Electronics
7 23 (3.03%) Manufacturing
8 22 (2.90%) Aerospace
9 19 (2.50%) Military
10 16 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (1.98%) Aviation
11 15 (1.98%) Telecoms
12 13 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (1.58%) Banking
14 9 (1.19%) Aeronautics
15 8 (1.05%) Games
15 8 (1.05%) Retail
16 7 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.66%) French Language
Job Titles
1 118 (15.55%) Senior
2 104 (13.70%) Architect
3 66 (8.70%) Developer
4 53 (6.98%) Lead
5 52 (6.85%) Software Engineer
6 44 (5.80%) Analyst
7 37 (4.87%) Network Engineer
7 37 (4.87%) Systems Engineer
8 35 (4.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 31 (4.08%) Applications Architect
9 31 (4.08%) Consultant
10 25 (3.29%) Security Architect
11 24 (3.16%) Java Developer
12 23 (3.03%) DevOps Engineer
13 22 (2.90%) Cloud Engineer
13 22 (2.90%) IT Engineer
13 22 (2.90%) Support Engineer
14 20 (2.64%) Data Engineer
14 20 (2.64%) IT Support
15 19 (2.50%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (3.82%) .NET
2 24 (3.16%) REST
3 16 (2.11%) Regular Expression
4 15 (1.98%) React
5 14 (1.84%) LDAP
5 14 (1.84%) Spring
6 13 (1.71%) SOAP
7 12 (1.58%) XMPP
8 11 (1.45%) JSON
9 10 (1.32%) Elastic Stack
9 10 (1.32%) Middleware
10 8 (1.05%) Kafka
10 8 (1.05%) RabbitMQ
11 7 (0.92%) AngularJS
11 7 (0.92%) Lightning Web Components
11 7 (0.92%) Visualforce
11 7 (0.92%) XML
12 6 (0.79%) Java EE
12 6 (0.79%) Spring Boot
12 6 (0.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 33 (4.35%) Product Ownership
2 24 (3.16%) PKI
3 23 (3.03%) Algorithms
4 20 (2.64%) Data Centre
5 18 (2.37%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.11%) Cloud Native
7 14 (1.84%) Embedded Systems
7 14 (1.84%) Security Posture
8 13 (1.71%) Cyber Defence
8 13 (1.71%) FPGA
9 11 (1.45%) Distributed Systems
10 10 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
10 10 (1.32%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.32%) Robotics
10 10 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.05%) Management Information System
13 7 (0.92%) Fibre Optics
14 5 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
14 5 (0.66%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 103 (13.57%) Linux
2 92 (12.12%) Windows
3 63 (8.30%) Windows Server
4 24 (3.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (1.05%) CentOS
6 8 (1.05%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.79%) Android
8 5 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.26%) AIX
10 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.13%) Unix
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (18.05%) Agile
2 89 (11.73%) DevOps
3 84 (11.07%) CI/CD
4 80 (10.54%) Software Engineering
5 79 (10.41%) Continuous Improvement
6 75 (9.88%) Problem-Solving
7 59 (7.77%) Cybersecurity
8 47 (6.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 44 (5.80%) Mentoring
10 43 (5.67%) Decision-Making
11 41 (5.40%) Scrum
12 39 (5.14%) Infrastructure as Code
13 38 (5.01%) AI
13 38 (5.01%) Service Management
13 38 (5.01%) SIEM
14 37 (4.87%) Technical Leadership
15 36 (4.74%) Containerisation
15 36 (4.74%) Stakeholder Management
16 33 (4.35%) Analytics
17 32 (4.22%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 97 (12.78%) Python
2 48 (6.32%) Java
3 38 (5.01%) C++
4 33 (4.35%) SQL
5 30 (3.95%) C#
6 25 (3.29%) C
7 21 (2.77%) JavaScript
8 20 (2.64%) PowerShell
9 16 (2.11%) Rust
10 12 (1.58%) MATLAB
10 12 (1.58%) VBA
11 10 (1.32%) Bash
12 9 (1.19%) PL/SQL
12 9 (1.19%) TypeScript
13 7 (0.92%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.92%) Embedded C
13 7 (0.92%) Embedded C++
13 7 (0.92%) Shell Script
14 6 (0.79%) Groovy
15 5 (0.66%) Go
Qualifications
1 462 (60.87%) SC Cleared
2 286 (37.68%) DV Cleared
3 118 (15.55%) Degree
4 21 (2.77%) Master's Degree
5 20 (2.64%) HNC
6 11 (1.45%) CISSP
7 10 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.19%) APMP
8 9 (1.19%) MBA
9 8 (1.05%) CCNP
9 8 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.05%) DBS Check
10 7 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.92%) CRISC
10 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (0.92%) OSCP
11 6 (0.79%) CHECK Team Member
11 6 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (0.79%) CREST Certified
11 6 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (2.50%) GDPR
1 19 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (2.11%) QA
3 15 (1.98%) NCSC
4 14 (1.84%) NIST
5 13 (1.71%) SLA
6 12 (1.58%) PMO
7 10 (1.32%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.05%) GRC
9 7 (0.92%) Def Stans
9 7 (0.92%) ISO 9001
9 7 (0.92%) WCAG
10 5 (0.66%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 3 (0.40%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.40%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.40%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.26%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 54 (7.11%) Active Directory
2 48 (6.32%) Docker
3 24 (3.16%) vSphere
4 22 (2.90%) VMware NSX
5 20 (2.64%) Firmware
6 16 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.26%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.26%) Terminal Server
8 2 (0.26%) UAG
8 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 54 (7.11%) Kubernetes
2 44 (5.80%) Terraform
3 39 (5.14%) Ansible
4 16 (2.11%) vCenter Server
5 12 (1.58%) Grafana
5 12 (1.58%) Prometheus
6 9 (1.19%) Nessus
6 9 (1.19%) vRealize
7 8 (1.05%) Kibana
8 7 (0.92%) SCCM
8 7 (0.92%) SCOM
9 6 (0.79%) Endace
10 5 (0.66%) Packer
10 5 (0.66%) Puppet
11 4 (0.53%) Nagios
11 4 (0.53%) Podman
11 4 (0.53%) WSUS
12 3 (0.40%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.40%) Graylog
12 3 (0.40%) QRadar
Vendors
1 92 (12.12%) Microsoft
2 54 (7.11%) VMware
3 39 (5.14%) Cisco
4 24 (3.16%) Oracle
5 20 (2.64%) Juniper
6 19 (2.50%) Red Hat
6 19 (2.50%) Splunk
7 16 (2.11%) Google
8 14 (1.84%) McAfee
9 13 (1.71%) SolarWinds
10 12 (1.58%) Citrix
11 11 (1.45%) CheckPoint
11 11 (1.45%) Salesforce
11 11 (1.45%) ServiceNow
12 10 (1.32%) Tenable
13 9 (1.19%) AppDynamics
13 9 (1.19%) IBM
14 8 (1.05%) NetApp
14 8 (1.05%) Palo Alto
15 7 (0.92%) Broadcom