Security Cleared Jobs 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 11 16
Rank change year-on-year -9 +5 +32
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 775 2,024 1,520
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.04% 11.54% 10.82%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.94% 34.26% 27.20%
Number of salaries quoted 508 1,353 808
10th Percentile £41,250 £34,000 £29,400
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £36,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +9.09%

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 5,559 5,907 5,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 57.70% 33.68% 39.79%
Number of salaries quoted 2,498 3,633 2,495
10th Percentile £34,988 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,125 £36,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,000 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +1.27% -1.25%
75th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,875 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the South East

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the South East

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

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 30 May 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 +3 495 £58,000 +0.87% 406
Thames Valley -41 178 £57,670 +8.81% 711
Berkshire -27 131 £60,000 +14.18% 427
Surrey -33 65 £45,000 -14.29% 191
Oxfordshire +13 24 £51,750 -1.43% 106
Buckinghamshire -41 23 £55,000 - 182
Kent +14 16 £65,000 +43.65% 161
West Sussex +24 12 £37,500 -44.44% 87
East Sussex +27 3 - - 77
Middlesex -26 2 - - 1
Home Counties - 1 £60,000 -
Security Cleared
England

Security 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 34 (4.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (1.81%) JBoss
2 14 (1.81%) Red Hat Fuse
3 12 (1.55%) Apache
4 6 (0.77%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.52%) Confluence
6 3 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.39%) Appian
6 3 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.39%) IIS
6 3 (0.39%) Office Communications Server
6 3 (0.39%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.26%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 17 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.65%) Simulink
5 4 (0.52%) Mozilla Thunderbird
6 2 (0.26%) GNU Octave
6 2 (0.26%) OrCAD
7 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.94%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 7 (0.90%) Q-Pulse
3 2 (0.26%) SAP HR
3 2 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.13%) Maximo
4 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 100 (12.90%) AWS
2 67 (8.65%) Azure
3 41 (5.29%) Amazon EKS
4 31 (4.00%) Serverless
5 30 (3.87%) IaaS
6 26 (3.35%) Amazon ECS
6 26 (3.35%) AWS CloudFormation
7 16 (2.06%) Amazon EC2
7 16 (2.06%) SaaS
8 15 (1.94%) Amazon S3
9 13 (1.68%) GCP
10 12 (1.55%) Power Platform
11 11 (1.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 9 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
13 8 (1.03%) Microsoft 365
14 7 (0.90%) AWS KMS
14 7 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (0.77%) OpenShift
16 5 (0.65%) GitHub
16 5 (0.65%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 98 (12.65%) Firewall
2 68 (8.77%) BGP
3 60 (7.74%) OSPF
4 54 (6.97%) Network Security
5 50 (6.45%) EIGRP
6 42 (5.42%) WAN
7 38 (4.90%) Software-Defined Radio
8 34 (4.39%) DNS
9 32 (4.13%) VPN
9 32 (4.13%) VSAN
10 29 (3.74%) Cisco ISE
11 28 (3.61%) SAN
12 26 (3.35%) TCP/IP
13 25 (3.23%) NAS
14 23 (2.97%) VoIP
15 21 (2.71%) Wireless
16 20 (2.58%) IPsec
17 19 (2.45%) Cisco ASA
17 19 (2.45%) DHCP
18 18 (2.32%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.65%) PostgreSQL
2 24 (3.10%) Relational Database
3 20 (2.58%) Elasticsearch
4 16 (2.06%) MongoDB
5 13 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
6 12 (1.55%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.03%) RDBMS
8 6 (0.77%) MySQL
8 6 (0.77%) Power BI
9 5 (0.65%) Metadata
10 4 (0.52%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.52%) GIS
11 3 (0.39%) DynamoDB
11 3 (0.39%) Metadata Repository
12 2 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
12 2 (0.26%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.26%) Pentaho
12 2 (0.26%) Triplestore
13 1 (0.13%) Airbyte
13 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 44 (5.68%) Jenkins
2 31 (4.00%) Git
3 29 (3.74%) JUnit
4 15 (1.94%) Mockito
5 14 (1.81%) MSI
6 13 (1.68%) JIRA
7 8 (1.03%) JMeter
8 7 (0.90%) Bitbucket Server
9 6 (0.77%) GitLab
9 6 (0.77%) NDoc
10 5 (0.65%) Robot Framework
10 5 (0.65%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.52%) Maven
11 4 (0.52%) Subversion
12 3 (0.39%) DbUnit
12 3 (0.39%) jMock
12 3 (0.39%) Selenium
12 3 (0.39%) Snyk
12 3 (0.39%) SoapUI
13 2 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 84 (10.84%) Social Skills
2 73 (9.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 67 (8.65%) Finance
4 52 (6.71%) Military
5 45 (5.81%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (5.81%) Public Sector
6 38 (4.90%) Aerospace
7 21 (2.71%) Advertising
8 19 (2.45%) Electronics
9 15 (1.94%) Aviation
10 13 (1.68%) Telecoms
11 7 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (0.90%) Retail
12 6 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.39%) Legal
14 3 (0.39%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.26%) Law
15 2 (0.26%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 108 (13.94%) Architect
2 106 (13.68%) Network Engineer
3 81 (10.45%) Developer
4 65 (8.39%) Support Engineer
5 52 (6.71%) Senior
6 50 (6.45%) Systems Engineer
7 43 (5.55%) Lead
8 42 (5.42%) Designer
9 40 (5.16%) Software Engineer
10 36 (4.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 36 (4.65%) Network Architect
11 34 (4.39%) Field Engineer
12 31 (4.00%) Analyst
12 31 (4.00%) Security Engineer
13 30 (3.87%) VMware Specialist
14 29 (3.74%) Java Developer
15 27 (3.48%) Infrastructure Support
16 26 (3.35%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
16 26 (3.35%) Network Designer
17 24 (3.10%) Field Service Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.13%) Spring Boot
2 30 (3.87%) REST
2 30 (3.87%) Spring
3 27 (3.48%) Web Services
4 24 (3.10%) SOAP
5 22 (2.84%) .NET
5 22 (2.84%) Apache Camel
5 22 (2.84%) RESTful
6 21 (2.71%) Node.js
7 20 (2.58%) Kafka
8 18 (2.32%) Pandas
8 18 (2.32%) React
9 16 (2.06%) SAPUI5
10 14 (1.81%) ActiveMQ
10 14 (1.81%) Hibernate
10 14 (1.81%) HTML
10 14 (1.81%) J2EE
10 14 (1.81%) XML
11 10 (1.29%) AngularJS
12 8 (1.03%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.55%) e-Learning
2 28 (3.61%) FPGA
3 27 (3.48%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.35%) Distributed Systems
4 26 (3.35%) Driving Licence
4 26 (3.35%) PKI
5 23 (2.97%) Embedded Systems
6 22 (2.84%) Data Centre
7 21 (2.71%) Clustering
7 21 (2.71%) Cyberattack
8 17 (2.19%) MicroBlaze
8 17 (2.19%) RISC-V
9 13 (1.68%) Algorithms
10 11 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (0.90%) Cloud Native
11 7 (0.90%) Reference Data
11 7 (0.90%) Robotics
11 7 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
12 6 (0.77%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (0.77%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 126 (16.26%) Windows
2 107 (13.81%) Linux
3 57 (7.35%) Windows Server
4 27 (3.48%) Android
5 20 (2.58%) Embedded Linux
6 11 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 9 (1.16%) Unix
8 7 (0.90%) CentOS
9 6 (0.77%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.65%) Windows 10
10 5 (0.65%) Windows Server 2003
10 5 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.52%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.26%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (18.71%) Agile
2 84 (10.84%) Software Engineering
3 79 (10.19%) Innovative Thinking
4 65 (8.39%) Cybersecurity
5 64 (8.26%) Problem-Solving
6 54 (6.97%) DevOps
7 51 (6.58%) Roadmaps
8 50 (6.45%) Customer Service
8 50 (6.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 47 (6.06%) Mathematics
10 46 (5.94%) Kanban
10 46 (5.94%) Line Management
10 46 (5.94%) Risk Management
11 45 (5.81%) Mentoring
12 42 (5.42%) Artificial Intelligence
12 42 (5.42%) Computer Science
12 42 (5.42%) Signal Processing
13 41 (5.29%) CI/CD
14 40 (5.16%) Digital Signal Processing
14 40 (5.16%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 102 (13.16%) Python
2 95 (12.26%) PowerShell
3 67 (8.65%) C++
4 61 (7.87%) Java
5 46 (5.94%) JavaScript
6 41 (5.29%) C
7 29 (3.74%) SQL
8 27 (3.48%) MATLAB
9 21 (2.71%) Go
10 19 (2.45%) Rust
11 16 (2.06%) Bash
12 15 (1.94%) Shell Script
13 12 (1.55%) TypeScript
14 8 (1.03%) Fortran
15 7 (0.90%) PHP
15 7 (0.90%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.65%) C#
16 5 (0.65%) Embedded C
17 4 (0.52%) Embedded C++
17 4 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 519 (66.97%) SC Cleared
2 340 (43.87%) DV Cleared
3 81 (10.45%) Degree
4 40 (5.16%) Cisco Certification
5 28 (3.61%) CCNA
5 28 (3.61%) CCNP
6 24 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (2.71%) CISSP
8 16 (2.06%) Master's Degree
9 15 (1.94%) HND
10 14 (1.81%) PhD
11 11 (1.42%) JNCIA
12 10 (1.29%) CESG Certified Professional
13 9 (1.16%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 8 (1.03%) JNCIS
14 8 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
15 7 (0.90%) ISTQB
16 6 (0.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 6 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.10%) SLA
2 22 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (1.94%) Def Stans
4 10 (1.29%) QA
5 9 (1.16%) NIST
6 8 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.03%) GDPR
7 7 (0.90%) COSHH
7 7 (0.90%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.77%) RMADS
9 3 (0.39%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.39%) ISO 9000
9 3 (0.39%) PMBOK
9 3 (0.39%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.26%) Dublin Core
10 2 (0.26%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.26%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.26%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) AQAP
System Software
1 97 (12.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 78 (10.06%) Active Directory
3 77 (9.94%) Docker
4 45 (5.81%) Firmware
5 39 (5.03%) vSphere
6 35 (4.52%) Embedded Firmware
7 29 (3.74%) VMware NSX
8 25 (3.23%) Hyper-V
9 22 (2.84%) VMware ESXi
10 8 (1.03%) BitLocker
10 8 (1.03%) Microsoft App-V
10 8 (1.03%) Terminal Services
11 6 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
12 4 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
13 3 (0.39%) ISA Server
14 2 (0.26%) NFS
14 2 (0.26%) VMware Workstation
15 1 (0.13%) Terminal Server
15 1 (0.13%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 75 (9.68%) Ansible
2 64 (8.26%) Kubernetes
3 40 (5.16%) Terraform
4 24 (3.10%) FortiGate
5 19 (2.45%) vCenter Server
6 16 (2.06%) WMI
7 14 (1.81%) vMotion
8 12 (1.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 12 (1.55%) Puppet
9 11 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
10 8 (1.03%) Kibana
10 8 (1.03%) PowerCLI
10 8 (1.03%) vRealize
11 7 (0.90%) QRadar
11 7 (0.90%) SCCM
12 6 (0.77%) ArcSight ESM
12 6 (0.77%) Nagios
13 5 (0.65%) Grafana
13 5 (0.65%) Prometheus
13 5 (0.65%) SCOM
Vendors
1 161 (20.77%) Cisco
2 137 (17.68%) Juniper
2 137 (17.68%) VMware
3 101 (13.03%) Microsoft
4 45 (5.81%) Fortinet
5 27 (3.48%) Splunk
6 21 (2.71%) SAP
6 21 (2.71%) SevOne
7 18 (2.32%) McAfee
8 16 (2.06%) Forcepoint
8 16 (2.06%) SolarWinds
9 15 (1.94%) Citrix
9 15 (1.94%) Sparx
10 13 (1.68%) HP
10 13 (1.68%) Veeam
11 8 (1.03%) Dynatrace
12 7 (0.90%) ArcSight
12 7 (0.90%) Atlassian
12 7 (0.90%) EMC
13 6 (0.77%) Symantec