SC Cleared Job Trends 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 7 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 23 17
Rank change year-on-year +13 -6 0
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 610 249 810
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 7.48% 7.82% 8.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 28.81% 21.07% 25.68%
Number of salaries quoted 405 158 601
10th Percentile £43,598 £32,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,854 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £68,076 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.46% +9.09% -12.00%

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 2,117 1,182 3,154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 25.97% 37.13% 31.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,067 758 2,146
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £43,000 £31,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,436 £82,875 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

SC Cleared job vacancy trend in the South West

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing SC Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing SC Cleared

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the South West over the 6 months to 7 July 2026.

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 7 July 2026. 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
Gloucestershire +21 197 £60,000 -7.69% 71
Bristol +16 185 £75,000 +20.00% 74
Wiltshire +4 128 £70,000 +8.31% 36
Somerset +4 50 £70,000 +22.81% 16
Dorset +12 41 £90,000 +75.61% 21
Devon -30 5 £35,000 -37.47% 10
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 66 (10.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.48%) Confluence
3 8 (1.31%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.66%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.33%) Apache
5 2 (0.33%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) Site Server
Applications
1 16 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.66%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (0.66%) Workday HCM
2 3 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 179 (29.34%) Azure
2 95 (15.57%) Microsoft 365
3 50 (8.20%) AWS
4 31 (5.08%) GCP
5 18 (2.95%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (1.97%) SaaS
7 10 (1.64%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.48%) GitHub
9 8 (1.31%) OpenShift
9 8 (1.31%) Serverless
10 7 (1.15%) PaaS
10 7 (1.15%) Twilio
11 5 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (0.82%) Power Platform
12 4 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (0.66%) IaaS
13 3 (0.49%) Azure AKS
13 3 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.49%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 3 (0.49%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 70 (11.48%) DHCP
1 70 (11.48%) DNS
2 13 (2.13%) Firewall
3 12 (1.97%) 4G
3 12 (1.97%) Broadband
4 10 (1.64%) VPN
5 9 (1.48%) Network Security
5 9 (1.48%) Software-Defined Radio
6 8 (1.31%) VoIP
7 7 (1.15%) PBX
7 7 (1.15%) WebEx
7 7 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.66%) ATM
8 4 (0.66%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.49%) LAN
9 3 (0.49%) LoRaWAN
9 3 (0.49%) LTE
9 3 (0.49%) Structured Cabling
9 3 (0.49%) WAN
9 3 (0.49%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (10.33%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (0.82%) Power BI
4 4 (0.66%) Geospatial Data
5 3 (0.49%) Big Data
5 3 (0.49%) OLAP
5 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.33%) Cloudera CDH
6 2 (0.33%) DataStage
6 2 (0.33%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.33%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.33%) MySQL
6 2 (0.33%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.33%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.16%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.16%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 12 (1.97%) Git
2 9 (1.48%) JIRA
3 4 (0.66%) GitLab
3 4 (0.66%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.66%) MSI
4 3 (0.49%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.49%) JMeter
4 3 (0.49%) Selenium
5 2 (0.33%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.33%) Gradle
5 2 (0.33%) JUnit
5 2 (0.33%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.33%) Mockito
5 2 (0.33%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.16%) Postman
6 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
General
1 162 (26.56%) Social Skills
2 83 (13.61%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (11.64%) Public Sector
4 30 (4.92%) Finance
5 20 (3.28%) Telecoms
6 19 (3.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (2.95%) Military
8 7 (1.15%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (0.98%) Aerospace
10 5 (0.82%) Legal
11 4 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (0.66%) Environmental Health
12 3 (0.49%) Electronics
12 3 (0.49%) Games
13 2 (0.33%) Retail
14 1 (0.16%) Advertising
14 1 (0.16%) Automotive
14 1 (0.16%) Avionics
14 1 (0.16%) French Language
Job Titles
1 82 (13.44%) Architect
2 79 (12.95%) Consultant
3 75 (12.30%) Senior
4 73 (11.97%) Systems Engineer
5 71 (11.64%) Software Engineer
6 54 (8.85%) Security Consultant
7 35 (5.74%) Security Architect
7 35 (5.74%) Solutions Architect
8 29 (4.75%) Developer
9 27 (4.43%) Cloud Engineer
10 25 (4.10%) Digital Architect
10 25 (4.10%) Digital Solutions Architect
11 23 (3.77%) Analyst
12 21 (3.44%) Auditor
12 21 (3.44%) C++ Software Engineer
13 20 (3.28%) Senior Consultant
14 19 (3.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 17 (2.79%) Lead
15 17 (2.79%) Senior Security Consultant
16 16 (2.62%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.97%) REST
2 10 (1.64%) .NET
3 7 (1.15%) Node.js
3 7 (1.15%) RESTful
4 5 (0.82%) AngularJS
4 5 (0.82%) CSS
4 5 (0.82%) CSS3
4 5 (0.82%) HTML
4 5 (0.82%) HTML5
4 5 (0.82%) ModSecurity
4 5 (0.82%) React
5 4 (0.66%) .NET Core
5 4 (0.66%) .NET Framework
5 4 (0.66%) ATL
5 4 (0.66%) COM
5 4 (0.66%) GeoJSON
5 4 (0.66%) gRPC
5 4 (0.66%) Kafka
5 4 (0.66%) MFC
5 4 (0.66%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 65 (10.66%) Legacy Systems
2 25 (4.10%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.61%) Data Centre
4 16 (2.62%) Security Posture
5 15 (2.46%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.80%) Embedded Systems
7 11 (1.80%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.31%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.31%) Fibre Optics
9 7 (1.15%) CMDB
9 7 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (1.15%) IVR
9 7 (1.15%) PKI
10 6 (0.98%) Blog
10 6 (0.98%) Product Ownership
11 5 (0.82%) FPGA
11 5 (0.82%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.82%) Verilog
11 5 (0.82%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 113 (18.52%) Linux
2 103 (16.89%) Windows
3 67 (10.98%) Windows Server
4 63 (10.33%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (3.11%) Android
6 17 (2.79%) Windows 10
7 8 (1.31%) Unix
8 5 (0.82%) Embedded Linux
9 3 (0.49%) CentOS
10 2 (0.33%) Debian
10 2 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.33%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.33%) VMS
11 1 (0.16%) Rocky
11 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (17.70%) Cybersecurity
2 104 (17.05%) Problem-Solving
3 86 (14.10%) Software Engineering
4 72 (11.80%) Customer Experience
4 72 (11.80%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 68 (11.15%) Migration
6 65 (10.66%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 64 (10.49%) Customer Service
7 64 (10.49%) Kalman Filter
8 63 (10.33%) DevOps
8 63 (10.33%) Email Filtering
8 63 (10.33%) Web Filtering
9 54 (8.85%) Agile
9 54 (8.85%) Continuous Improvement
10 50 (8.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 40 (6.56%) CI/CD
11 40 (6.56%) Infrastructure as Code
12 36 (5.90%) Cloud Security
12 36 (5.90%) ITIL
13 32 (5.25%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 47 (7.70%) Python
2 45 (7.38%) C++
3 25 (4.10%) Java
4 13 (2.13%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.97%) Bash
5 12 (1.97%) C#
6 10 (1.64%) SQL
7 9 (1.48%) Bicep
7 9 (1.48%) Go
7 9 (1.48%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.31%) TypeScript
9 7 (1.15%) Rust
10 6 (0.98%) C
11 5 (0.82%) Scala
12 4 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.49%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.16%) Elixir
14 1 (0.16%) Erlang
14 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 610 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 180 (29.51%) DV Cleared
3 32 (5.25%) Degree
4 26 (4.26%) CISSP
5 23 (3.77%) CISM
6 15 (2.46%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (2.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 14 (2.30%) A+ Certification
8 12 (1.97%) Azure Certification
9 9 (1.48%) TOGAF Certification
10 8 (1.31%) CREST Certified
11 7 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.15%) CRISC
11 7 (1.15%) CTC Cleared
11 7 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (1.15%) OSCP
12 6 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (0.82%) AWS Certification
13 5 (0.82%) CCIE
13 5 (0.82%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (13.44%) PCI DSS
2 78 (12.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 67 (10.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (5.57%) NIST
5 29 (4.75%) NCSC
6 18 (2.95%) JSP 440
7 16 (2.62%) QA
8 15 (2.46%) GDPR
9 14 (2.30%) GRC
10 11 (1.80%) Def Stans
11 10 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
11 10 (1.64%) SLA
12 9 (1.48%) Accessibility
12 9 (1.48%) ISO 9001
13 7 (1.15%) NIST 800
14 6 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 6 (0.98%) WCAG
15 5 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.66%) ISO 9000
16 4 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 78 (12.79%) Active Directory
2 65 (10.66%) Hyper-V
3 63 (10.33%) Terminal Server
4 18 (2.95%) Docker
5 10 (1.64%) Firmware
6 8 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.33%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 39 (6.39%) Terraform
2 30 (4.92%) Kubernetes
3 24 (3.93%) Ansible
4 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (1.31%) Puppet
6 4 (0.66%) Grafana
7 3 (0.49%) Nagios
7 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.33%) Nessus
8 2 (0.33%) Netcool
8 2 (0.33%) Nmap
8 2 (0.33%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.33%) Tivoli
8 2 (0.33%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.16%) Podman
9 1 (0.16%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.16%) SCCM
9 1 (0.16%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 131 (21.48%) Microsoft
2 73 (11.97%) VMware
3 65 (10.66%) SolarWinds
4 64 (10.49%) Splunk
5 63 (10.33%) Brocade
5 63 (10.33%) Nimble Storage
5 63 (10.33%) Tanium
5 63 (10.33%) Veeam
6 17 (2.79%) Cisco
7 12 (1.97%) Starlink
8 7 (1.15%) Genesys
8 7 (1.15%) Google
8 7 (1.15%) Red Hat
8 7 (1.15%) Verint
9 5 (0.82%) BMC
9 5 (0.82%) Oracle
10 4 (0.66%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.66%) Remedy
10 4 (0.66%) Workday
11 3 (0.49%) Dell