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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 9 43
Rank change year-on-year -1 +34 +4
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,814 1,618 1,380
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 12.02% 13.96% 6.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.68% 34.95% 16.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,171 869 725
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,999 £37,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,250 £65,000 £70,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -3.36%

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 4,814 4,629 8,259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 31.90% 39.95% 37.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,888 2,312 3,312
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,250 £29,388
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,988 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% +2.97% +1.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £65,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 2024. 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
Thames Valley -2 770 £53,000 +11.58% 101
Hampshire +3 696 £57,500 +4.55% 122
Berkshire +1 620 £52,775 +2.78% 78
Surrey -5 264 £52,500 +1.94% 12
Buckinghamshire +5 96 £55,000 +17.55% 15
Oxfordshire -18 54 £51,010 +20.02% 8
Kent +12 34 £37,000 -12.94% 13
West Sussex +11 20 £66,250 +26.19%
Middlesex - 11 £35,000 -
East Sussex +19 5 £92,500 +32.14%
Sussex - 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 56 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (1.76%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.21%) Exchange Server 2010
4 19 (1.05%) ArcGIS
4 19 (1.05%) GeoServer
4 19 (1.05%) WebLogic
5 13 (0.72%) OpenStack
6 10 (0.55%) Confluence
7 8 (0.44%) Apache
8 7 (0.39%) Red Hat Fuse
9 5 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
9 5 (0.28%) JBoss
10 4 (0.22%) TWiki
11 3 (0.17%) CMS
11 3 (0.17%) nginx
11 3 (0.17%) Oracle Service Bus
12 2 (0.11%) IIS
12 2 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 2 (0.11%) SharePoint Server
13 1 (0.055%) Documentum
Applications
1 78 (4.30%) Simulink
2 68 (3.75%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
4 14 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (0.39%) Siemens NX
7 5 (0.28%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.22%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.22%) Sketch
9 2 (0.11%) Fireworks
9 2 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.055%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 36 (1.98%) Siebel CRM
2 10 (0.55%) NEC Housing
3 9 (0.50%) Primavera
4 7 (0.39%) Teamcenter
5 6 (0.33%) Oracle Applications
5 6 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
6 5 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 4 (0.22%) Q-Pulse
8 3 (0.17%) Workday HCM
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.11%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.055%) SAP CO
10 1 (0.055%) SAP FI
10 1 (0.055%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 301 (16.59%) Azure
2 211 (11.63%) AWS
3 93 (5.13%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (2.15%) Azure Monitor
5 35 (1.93%) SaaS
6 30 (1.65%) Entra ID
7 24 (1.32%) GCP
8 20 (1.10%) Serverless
9 19 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (0.99%) Amazon EKS
10 18 (0.99%) Azure Storage
11 15 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
11 15 (0.83%) GitHub
12 14 (0.77%) OCI
13 11 (0.61%) Power Platform
14 10 (0.55%) Amazon ECS
15 9 (0.50%) Dynamics 365
16 8 (0.44%) PaaS
17 7 (0.39%) AWS Lambda
18 6 (0.33%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 131 (7.22%) Firewall
2 76 (4.19%) VPN
3 75 (4.13%) BGP
4 71 (3.91%) DNS
5 62 (3.42%) OSPF
6 51 (2.81%) DHCP
7 45 (2.48%) Cisco Firepower
8 41 (2.26%) WAN
9 40 (2.21%) SSL
10 39 (2.15%) EIGRP
10 39 (2.15%) Network Security
11 38 (2.09%) Cisco ASA
12 26 (1.43%) TCP/IP
13 24 (1.32%) IPsec
13 24 (1.32%) VLAN
14 23 (1.27%) DMVPN
15 21 (1.16%) 5G
16 19 (1.05%) LAN
17 17 (0.94%) Wireless
18 16 (0.88%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (5.29%) PostgreSQL
2 70 (3.86%) NoSQL
3 56 (3.09%) MongoDB
4 55 (3.03%) Hadoop
5 39 (2.15%) Relational Database
6 36 (1.98%) Oracle BI EE
6 36 (1.98%) Siebel EIM
7 35 (1.93%) SQL Server
8 24 (1.32%) GIS
9 23 (1.27%) Oracle Database
9 23 (1.27%) QGIS
10 17 (0.94%) Big Data
11 16 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
12 10 (0.55%) Power BI
13 9 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
14 7 (0.39%) MySQL
15 6 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 5 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
16 5 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 75 (4.13%) Git
2 49 (2.70%) Jenkins
3 46 (2.54%) GitLab
4 41 (2.26%) Visual Studio
5 33 (1.82%) Vagrant
6 28 (1.54%) JIRA
7 27 (1.49%) Selenium
8 20 (1.10%) MSI
9 16 (0.88%) JUnit
10 13 (0.72%) AdminStudio
10 13 (0.72%) InstallShield
10 13 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
11 11 (0.61%) Cucumber
12 10 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
12 10 (0.55%) TestRail
13 9 (0.50%) Ant
13 9 (0.50%) eggPlant
13 9 (0.50%) Trac
13 9 (0.50%) WebDriver
14 8 (0.44%) TestNG
General
1 365 (20.12%) Social Skills
2 147 (8.10%) Aerospace
3 98 (5.40%) Finance
4 97 (5.35%) Public Sector
5 87 (4.80%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (2.32%) Military
7 38 (2.09%) Manufacturing
8 37 (2.04%) Telecoms
9 35 (1.93%) Electronics
10 30 (1.65%) Police
11 28 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
12 25 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (0.88%) Law
14 11 (0.61%) Advertising
14 11 (0.61%) Marketing
15 10 (0.55%) Local Government
16 9 (0.50%) Fire and Rescue
17 8 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (0.44%) Retail
Job Titles
1 269 (14.83%) Senior
2 233 (12.84%) Architect
3 186 (10.25%) Software Engineer
4 165 (9.10%) Developer
5 135 (7.44%) Network Engineer
6 125 (6.89%) Systems Engineer
7 123 (6.78%) Analyst
8 77 (4.24%) Software Developer
9 73 (4.02%) Lead
10 70 (3.86%) Senior Software Engineer
11 69 (3.80%) DevOps Engineer
12 66 (3.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 63 (3.47%) Integration Engineer
14 60 (3.31%) Consultant
15 50 (2.76%) Embedded Developer
15 50 (2.76%) Embedded Software Developer
16 45 (2.48%) Data Architect
17 44 (2.43%) Project Manager
18 43 (2.37%) Administrator
19 42 (2.32%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (3.64%) Node.js
2 56 (3.09%) Kafka
2 56 (3.09%) Middleware
3 54 (2.98%) .NET
4 43 (2.37%) REST
5 39 (2.15%) React
6 35 (1.93%) CSS
7 31 (1.71%) 802.1X
8 26 (1.43%) HTML
9 25 (1.38%) Spring
10 22 (1.21%) Leaflet
10 22 (1.21%) OpenLayers
10 22 (1.21%) Qt
11 21 (1.16%) .NET Core
11 21 (1.16%) XML
12 19 (1.05%) PostGIS
13 17 (0.94%) ARM Templates
14 16 (0.88%) SOAP
15 15 (0.83%) J2EE
15 15 (0.83%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 117 (6.45%) Algorithms
2 86 (4.74%) Management Information System
3 72 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
4 59 (3.25%) Enterprise Software
5 48 (2.65%) Data Centre
6 43 (2.37%) PKI
7 38 (2.09%) Product Ownership
8 35 (1.93%) Driving Licence
9 23 (1.27%) Client/Server
10 19 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
11 17 (0.94%) FPGA
11 17 (0.94%) Private Cloud
11 17 (0.94%) VHDL
12 16 (0.88%) CMDB
12 16 (0.88%) Distributed Systems
13 15 (0.83%) CUDA
13 15 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
14 13 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
14 13 (0.72%) Public Cloud
14 13 (0.72%) Shadow IT
Operating Systems
1 327 (18.03%) Linux
2 300 (16.54%) Windows
3 138 (7.61%) Windows Server
4 70 (3.86%) Unix
5 64 (3.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 61 (3.36%) CentOS
6 61 (3.36%) Windows 10
7 60 (3.31%) Windows Server 2019
8 53 (2.92%) Ubuntu
9 47 (2.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 35 (1.93%) Embedded Linux
11 33 (1.82%) Android
12 30 (1.65%) Windows 7
12 30 (1.65%) Windows Server 2012
13 12 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
14 9 (0.50%) Windows NT
15 7 (0.39%) Rocky
16 4 (0.22%) FreeRTOS
16 4 (0.22%) Solaris
16 4 (0.22%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 437 (24.09%) Agile
2 334 (18.41%) Problem-Solving
3 291 (16.04%) Software Engineering
4 236 (13.01%) DevOps
5 213 (11.74%) Computer Science
6 193 (10.64%) Actionable Insight
7 180 (9.92%) Collaborative Working
8 172 (9.48%) Cybersecurity
9 138 (7.61%) Project Management
10 128 (7.06%) Artificial Intelligence
11 120 (6.62%) ITIL
12 117 (6.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 111 (6.12%) Physics
14 110 (6.06%) Machine Learning
15 109 (6.01%) Mathematics
16 107 (5.90%) Test Automation
17 105 (5.79%) Signal Processing
18 102 (5.62%) Scrum
19 100 (5.51%) Project Delivery
20 96 (5.29%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 354 (19.51%) Python
2 278 (15.33%) Java
3 231 (12.73%) SQL
4 229 (12.62%) C++
5 163 (8.99%) PowerShell
6 142 (7.83%) C
7 113 (6.23%) C#
8 105 (5.79%) JavaScript
9 76 (4.19%) Fortran
10 62 (3.42%) Bash
11 55 (3.03%) Kotlin
12 36 (1.98%) MATLAB
13 33 (1.82%) VB
14 26 (1.43%) Shell Script
15 20 (1.10%) VBScript
16 16 (0.88%) Bicep
16 16 (0.88%) TypeScript
17 13 (0.72%) PL/SQL
18 12 (0.66%) Ruby
19 11 (0.61%) Perl
Qualifications
1 1,064 (58.65%) SC Cleared
2 510 (28.11%) DV Cleared
3 396 (21.83%) Degree
4 124 (6.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 87 (4.80%) Cisco Certification
6 63 (3.47%) PhD
7 60 (3.31%) CCNP
8 58 (3.20%) CCNA
9 56 (3.09%) Master's Degree
10 48 (2.65%) BPSS Clearance
11 28 (1.54%) CTC Cleared
12 22 (1.21%) DBS Check
13 21 (1.16%) CISSP
14 20 (1.10%) AWS Certification
14 20 (1.10%) JNCIS
15 18 (0.99%) Azure Certification
15 18 (0.99%) HND
16 17 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
17 16 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 15 (0.83%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (3.91%) QA
2 57 (3.14%) SLA
3 31 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (1.32%) NIST
5 23 (1.27%) Accessibility
6 18 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 14 (0.77%) GDPR
8 13 (0.72%) GRC
9 11 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
9 11 (0.61%) Software Quality Assurance
10 10 (0.55%) PMO
11 9 (0.50%) NCSC
11 9 (0.50%) NIST 800
12 7 (0.39%) COSHH
13 5 (0.28%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.28%) WCAG
14 4 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 3 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 3 (0.17%) JSP 440
15 3 (0.17%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 149 (8.21%) Active Directory
2 86 (4.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 69 (3.80%) Docker
4 45 (2.48%) Hyper-V
5 40 (2.21%) Firmware
6 32 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
7 18 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
8 16 (0.88%) vSphere
9 15 (0.83%) pfSense
10 14 (0.77%) Microsoft App-V
11 13 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
12 12 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
13 9 (0.50%) NFS
14 3 (0.17%) Ceph
14 3 (0.17%) GPFS
14 3 (0.17%) KVM
14 3 (0.17%) Lustre
14 3 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
14 3 (0.17%) Slurm Workload Manager
14 3 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 89 (4.91%) Kubernetes
2 86 (4.74%) Ansible
3 82 (4.52%) SCCM
4 79 (4.36%) Terraform
5 57 (3.14%) WSUS
6 39 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
7 33 (1.82%) SCOM
8 32 (1.76%) vCenter Server
9 29 (1.60%) FortiGate
10 24 (1.32%) Grafana
11 20 (1.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 17 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
13 15 (0.83%) ZABBIX
14 12 (0.66%) OpenSSO
15 9 (0.50%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
15 9 (0.50%) SCDPM
15 9 (0.50%) Sysprep
16 8 (0.44%) EMC NetWorker
17 7 (0.39%) Nagios
18 6 (0.33%) Nessus
Vendors
1 324 (17.86%) Microsoft
2 196 (10.80%) Cisco
3 167 (9.21%) Juniper
4 139 (7.66%) VMware
5 109 (6.01%) Oracle
6 78 (4.30%) Xilinx
7 46 (2.54%) Fortinet
8 45 (2.48%) ServiceNow
9 37 (2.04%) McAfee
10 36 (1.98%) Siebel
11 27 (1.49%) F5
11 27 (1.49%) Veeam
12 23 (1.27%) Red Hat
13 22 (1.21%) NEC
13 22 (1.21%) Remedy
14 19 (1.05%) ESRI
14 19 (1.05%) HP
15 17 (0.94%) Extreme Networks
16 14 (0.77%) Autodesk
17 13 (0.72%) Palo Alto