Government Security Classifications (GSC)
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Government Security Classifications skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Government Security Classifications over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 299 | 274 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -25 | +43 |
| Permanent jobs citing Government Security Classifications | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.021% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.16% | 0.082% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £57,500 | - |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £57,500 | £47,236 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +21.73% | -34.85% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South West
Government Security Classifications falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 532 | 1,242 | 1,216 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 15.27% | 12.79% | 18.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 244 | 815 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £26,250 | £27,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,801 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
Government Security Classifications
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Government Security Classifications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Government Security Classifications
Salary Trend in the South West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Government Security Classifications in the South West.