SC Cleared Jobs in the South West

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 14 10
Rank change year-on-year -13 -4 +12
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 270 898 914
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.86% 8.95% 14.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.59% 27.26% 32.63%
Number of salaries quoted 172 608 475
10th Percentile £32,000 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -12.00% +15.39%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,375 £71,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -12.00% +13.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

SC 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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,627 3,294 2,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 41.35% 32.81% 43.99%
Number of salaries quoted 943 2,128 1,425
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,932
25th Percentile £34,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.17% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £72,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,125 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.62% -9.79% +9.09%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the South West

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the South West.

Salary trend for SC Cleared in the South West

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the South West over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for SC Cleared in the South West

SC Cleared
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Wiltshire -3 79 £63,436 +26.87% 52
Bristol -19 65 £61,500 -1.60% 122
Gloucestershire -9 52 £65,000 +23.81% 105
Cornwall - 23 £31,000 - 1
Dorset -20 20 £52,500 +31.25% 9
Devon +30 16 £55,971 +14.16% 29
Somerset -19 11 £57,000 +87.59% 26
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 7 (2.59%) Confluence
2 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.48%) Appian
4 3 (1.11%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.74%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 22 (8.15%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.74%) Windchill
3 1 (0.37%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.37%) ProjectWise
3 1 (0.37%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 49 (18.15%) Azure
2 48 (17.78%) AWS
3 29 (10.74%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (8.52%) Entra ID
5 9 (3.33%) Serverless
6 7 (2.59%) GCP
7 6 (2.22%) Azure Stack
8 5 (1.85%) Amazon ECS
8 5 (1.85%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (1.48%) OCI
9 4 (1.48%) Power Platform
10 3 (1.11%) Amazon S3
10 3 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.11%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.11%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 2 (0.74%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.74%) GitHub
11 2 (0.74%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.15%) Firewall
2 14 (5.19%) VPN
2 14 (5.19%) VSAT
3 10 (3.70%) Network Security
4 9 (3.33%) DNS
5 8 (2.96%) DHCP
6 7 (2.59%) Wireless
7 6 (2.22%) Cisco Firepower
7 6 (2.22%) MPLS
7 6 (2.22%) Reverse Proxy
7 6 (2.22%) VPLS
8 5 (1.85%) 802.11
8 5 (1.85%) Cisco ASA
8 5 (1.85%) LTE
8 5 (1.85%) PBX
8 5 (1.85%) SAN
9 4 (1.48%) VLAN
10 3 (1.11%) LAN
10 3 (1.11%) TCP/IP
10 3 (1.11%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.22%) MongoDB
1 6 (2.22%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.85%) SAP Data Services
3 3 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.11%) Power BI
4 2 (0.74%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.74%) GIS
4 2 (0.74%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.37%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.37%) DB2
5 1 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.37%) MySQL
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.37%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 9 (3.33%) JIRA
2 6 (2.22%) Git
3 4 (1.48%) GitLab
4 3 (1.11%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.74%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.37%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.37%) GDB
6 1 (0.37%) JUnit
6 1 (0.37%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.37%) Yeoman
General
1 57 (21.11%) Social Skills
2 54 (20.00%) Finance
3 27 (10.00%) Public Sector
4 19 (7.04%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.56%) Manufacturing
6 14 (5.19%) Back Office
6 14 (5.19%) Telecoms
7 11 (4.07%) Aerospace
8 10 (3.70%) Electronics
9 9 (3.33%) Retail
10 7 (2.59%) Military
11 6 (2.22%) Marketing
11 6 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.85%) Automotive
12 5 (1.85%) Billing
12 5 (1.85%) Law
13 3 (1.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.37%) Aeronautics
14 1 (0.37%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 31 (11.48%) Support Engineer
2 28 (10.37%) Lead
3 27 (10.00%) Systems Administrator
4 26 (9.63%) Administrator
5 24 (8.89%) Developer
6 23 (8.52%) Architect
6 23 (8.52%) Technical Engineer
6 23 (8.52%) Technical Support
6 23 (8.52%) Technical Support Engineer
7 21 (7.78%) Systems Engineer
8 18 (6.67%) Senior
9 15 (5.56%) Desktop Support
9 15 (5.56%) Support Technician
10 14 (5.19%) Desktop Support Technician
10 14 (5.19%) Desktop Technician
11 12 (4.44%) Consultant
11 12 (4.44%) Software Engineer
12 11 (4.07%) Network Engineer
13 10 (3.70%) NOC Engineer
13 10 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.07%) React
2 7 (2.59%) Kafka
3 5 (1.85%) 802.1X
3 5 (1.85%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.85%) HTML
3 5 (1.85%) Spring
3 5 (1.85%) Spring Boot
4 4 (1.48%) Android Jetpack
4 4 (1.48%) Jetpack Compose
4 4 (1.48%) OkHttp
4 4 (1.48%) Retrofit
4 4 (1.48%) Vue
5 3 (1.11%) AWS CDK
5 3 (1.11%) RESTful
6 2 (0.74%) .NET
6 2 (0.74%) ModSecurity
6 2 (0.74%) REST
6 2 (0.74%) XML
7 1 (0.37%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.37%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 37 (13.70%) e-Learning
2 13 (4.81%) Data Centre
3 10 (3.70%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (3.33%) Onboarding
4 9 (3.33%) Security Posture
5 6 (2.22%) Cloud Native
5 6 (2.22%) Driving Licence
5 6 (2.22%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.22%) Private Cloud
6 5 (1.85%) Cloud Security Posture
6 5 (1.85%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (1.48%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.48%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.11%) Acoustics
8 3 (1.11%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.74%) Clustering
10 1 (0.37%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.37%) Replication
10 1 (0.37%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 45 (16.67%) Linux
2 38 (14.07%) Windows
3 16 (5.93%) Windows 10
4 12 (4.44%) Windows Server
5 7 (2.59%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (2.22%) Android
6 6 (2.22%) Rocky
7 5 (1.85%) Unix
8 2 (0.74%) AIX
8 2 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.37%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (19.26%) Agile
2 37 (13.70%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (13.70%) Innovative Thinking
3 36 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 32 (11.85%) Problem-Solving
5 28 (10.37%) Customer Service
6 27 (10.00%) Analytics
7 26 (9.63%) DevOps
7 26 (9.63%) High Availability
8 24 (8.89%) Containerisation
8 24 (8.89%) Software Engineering
9 23 (8.52%) CI/CD
10 20 (7.41%) ITIL
11 19 (7.04%) Mentoring
12 17 (6.30%) Customer Experience
12 17 (6.30%) Roadmaps
13 16 (5.93%) Mathematics
13 16 (5.93%) Physics
14 15 (5.56%) Customer Acquisition
14 15 (5.56%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.56%) Java
2 13 (4.81%) PowerShell
3 11 (4.07%) JavaScript
3 11 (4.07%) Python
4 6 (2.22%) SQL
5 5 (1.85%) TypeScript
6 4 (1.48%) Kotlin
7 3 (1.11%) Bash
7 3 (1.11%) C++
8 2 (0.74%) C
8 2 (0.74%) C#
8 2 (0.74%) R
9 1 (0.37%) Fortran
9 1 (0.37%) Go
9 1 (0.37%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.37%) Perl
9 1 (0.37%) Rust
9 1 (0.37%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.37%) VB
9 1 (0.37%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 270 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 69 (25.56%) DV Cleared
3 55 (20.37%) Degree
4 54 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
5 32 (11.85%) CCNP
6 30 (11.11%) CCNA
7 21 (7.78%) BPSS Clearance
8 18 (6.67%) RHCSA
9 14 (5.19%) AWS Certification
9 14 (5.19%) CTC Cleared
9 14 (5.19%) JNCIA
10 11 (4.07%) Azure Certification
10 11 (4.07%) CISSP
11 8 (2.96%) CISM
12 7 (2.59%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (2.59%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (1.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.85%) GCSC
14 4 (1.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.67%) SLA
2 7 (2.59%) Def Stans
2 7 (2.59%) GDPR
3 5 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.85%) QA
4 4 (1.48%) NIST
5 3 (1.11%) RMADS
6 2 (0.74%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.74%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.74%) GRC
6 2 (0.74%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.74%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.74%) JSP 440
6 2 (0.74%) NCSC
7 1 (0.37%) COBIT
7 1 (0.37%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.37%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (4.81%) Active Directory
1 13 (4.81%) Docker
2 12 (4.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.59%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.37%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (7.41%) Kubernetes
2 14 (5.19%) Terraform
3 12 (4.44%) Ansible
4 6 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.74%) Backup Exec
6 2 (0.74%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.74%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.74%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.74%) Puppet
6 2 (0.74%) SCCM
7 1 (0.37%) Kibana
7 1 (0.37%) Nagios
Vendors
1 51 (18.89%) Cisco
2 47 (17.41%) Microsoft
3 20 (7.41%) VMware
4 19 (7.04%) Red Hat
5 10 (3.70%) Oracle
6 8 (2.96%) HP
7 6 (2.22%) Dell
7 6 (2.22%) Fortinet
7 6 (2.22%) SolarWinds
8 5 (1.85%) Freshdesk
8 5 (1.85%) SAP
9 4 (1.48%) Citrix
9 4 (1.48%) Meraki
9 4 (1.48%) Samsung
10 3 (1.11%) IBM
10 3 (1.11%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.11%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.74%) Hitachi
11 2 (0.74%) NetApp
11 2 (0.74%) Veritas