Government Security Classifications (GSC)
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Government Security Classifications skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 222 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +67 |
| Permanent jobs citing Government Security Classifications | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | - | - | 0.021% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | - | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.70% |
| England median annual salary | £38,580 | £62,500 | £65,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.27% | -4.94% | +9.58% |
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 | 590 | 602 | 682 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 11.66% | 14.33% | 14.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 337 | 271 | 517 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £32,500 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £68,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| England median annual salary | £58,000 | £60,000 | £59,556 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +0.75% | +3.57% |
Government Security Classifications
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Government Security Classifications relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Government Security Classifications
Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Government Security Classifications.
