Security Cleared Jobs in the South West

Security Clearance
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 6 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 1 5 11
Rank change year-on-year +4 +6 -2
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,385 1,667 1,092
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 29.40% 20.76% 15.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 64.24% 51.58% 47.27%
Number of salaries quoted 784 667 536
10th Percentile £32,030 £31,150 £36,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year - -6.38% +6.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £71,563
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

Security Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,156 3,232 2,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 45.77% 40.25% 32.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,359 1,368 1,221
10th Percentile £29,440 £27,457 £28,750
25th Percentile £39,748 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £56,480 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.81% +2.69% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the South West

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the South West

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the South West over the 6 months to 6 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the South West

Security 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 Security Cleared within the South West region over the 6 months to 6 December 2023. 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 0 535 £52,500 -8.70% 115
Bristol +8 306 £62,500 +8.70% 155
Wiltshire +4 252 £49,500 -10.00% 86
Dorset +12 85 £67,500 +42.11% 26
Devon +3 73 £49,000 +28.01% 43
Somerset -11 39 £65,000 +120.34% 35
Cornwall +20 1 £31,500 -
Avon - 1 - - 42
Security Cleared
England

Security 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 35 (2.53%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.88%) Confluence
3 23 (1.66%) Jupyter
4 17 (1.23%) Apache
4 17 (1.23%) Apache Spark
5 11 (0.79%) nginx
6 8 (0.58%) MS Exchange
7 7 (0.51%) JBoss
7 7 (0.51%) Red Hat Fuse
7 7 (0.51%) SharePoint 2010
7 7 (0.51%) SharePoint 2013
8 5 (0.36%) OpenStack
9 3 (0.22%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2010
10 2 (0.14%) MS Project Server
11 1 (0.072%) IIS
11 1 (0.072%) Site Server
11 1 (0.072%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.072%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 44 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.36%) OrCAD
5 4 (0.29%) Windchill
6 3 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.14%) Acrobat
7 2 (0.14%) Trello
8 1 (0.072%) CATIA
8 1 (0.072%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (1.59%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 17 (1.23%) Maximo
3 13 (0.94%) Primavera
4 1 (0.072%) ENOVIA
Cloud Services
1 276 (19.93%) AWS
2 236 (17.04%) Azure
3 80 (5.78%) Microsoft 365
4 73 (5.27%) OpenShift
5 65 (4.69%) Serverless
6 47 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
7 37 (2.67%) Cloud Computing
7 37 (2.67%) Power Platform
8 34 (2.45%) AWS CloudFormation
9 33 (2.38%) SaaS
10 25 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
11 23 (1.66%) GCP
12 21 (1.52%) Amazon S3
13 16 (1.16%) PaaS
14 15 (1.08%) Entra ID
14 15 (1.08%) IaaS
15 12 (0.87%) Amazon EC2
16 11 (0.79%) MinIO
17 6 (0.43%) AWS Step Functions
17 6 (0.43%) NuGet
Communications & Networking
1 93 (6.71%) Firewall
2 82 (5.92%) HTTP
3 80 (5.78%) DNS
4 74 (5.34%) TCP/IP
5 68 (4.91%) DHCP
6 58 (4.19%) WAN
7 48 (3.47%) LAN
8 26 (1.88%) Network Security
9 25 (1.81%) Software-Defined Networking
10 23 (1.66%) SAN
11 22 (1.59%) Internet
12 20 (1.44%) VPN
13 19 (1.37%) SMTP
14 16 (1.16%) SSL
15 15 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
16 14 (1.01%) BGP
16 14 (1.01%) Software-Defined Radio
17 12 (0.87%) NAS
17 12 (0.87%) Skype
17 12 (0.87%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (5.27%) Big Data
2 59 (4.26%) SQL Server
3 34 (2.45%) MongoDB
4 25 (1.81%) Power BI
5 23 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
6 22 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (1.44%) NoSQL
8 19 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
8 19 (1.37%) GIS
9 18 (1.30%) MySQL
10 16 (1.16%) Hadoop
11 13 (0.94%) DynamoDB
12 12 (0.87%) Relational Database
13 11 (0.79%) Presto
14 10 (0.72%) RDBMS
15 9 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
16 6 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
16 6 (0.43%) Apache Hive
17 5 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
17 5 (0.36%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 59 (4.26%) Git
2 55 (3.97%) JIRA
3 45 (3.25%) Jenkins
4 38 (2.74%) GitLab
5 28 (2.02%) Visual Studio
6 26 (1.88%) Bitbucket
7 24 (1.73%) Team Foundation Server
8 19 (1.37%) Selenium
9 12 (0.87%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 11 (0.79%) Cypress.io
11 10 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
12 9 (0.65%) Artifactory
12 9 (0.65%) JUnit
12 9 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
13 7 (0.51%) IntelliJ
14 6 (0.43%) Cucumber
15 5 (0.36%) JMeter
16 4 (0.29%) CppUnit
16 4 (0.29%) GCC
16 4 (0.29%) SoapUI
General
1 234 (16.90%) Social Skills
2 172 (12.42%) Finance
3 111 (8.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 109 (7.87%) Public Sector
5 105 (7.58%) Military
6 76 (5.49%) Aerospace
7 51 (3.68%) Presentation Skills
8 45 (3.25%) Analytical Skills
9 44 (3.18%) Retail
10 38 (2.74%) Games
11 30 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 27 (1.95%) Manufacturing
13 25 (1.81%) Telecoms
14 24 (1.73%) Electronics
14 24 (1.73%) Police
15 18 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
16 16 (1.16%) Marketing
17 15 (1.08%) Legal
18 12 (0.87%) Aviation
19 11 (0.79%) Banking
Job Titles
1 290 (20.94%) Senior
2 149 (10.76%) Architect
3 137 (9.89%) Developer
4 135 (9.75%) Software Engineer
5 130 (9.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 89 (6.43%) Lead
7 82 (5.92%) Project Manager
8 77 (5.56%) Network Engineer
9 75 (5.42%) DevOps Engineer
10 65 (4.69%) Solutions Architect
11 54 (3.90%) Senior Network Engineer
12 51 (3.68%) Consultant
13 47 (3.39%) Data Engineer
14 46 (3.32%) Senior Software Engineer
15 44 (3.18%) Cloud Architect
16 43 (3.10%) Systems Engineer
17 39 (2.82%) Analyst
18 38 (2.74%) Administrator
19 37 (2.67%) DV Cleared Project Manager
19 37 (2.67%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (6.21%) HTML
2 55 (3.97%) .NET
3 44 (3.18%) AngularJS
4 42 (3.03%) REST
5 37 (2.67%) React
6 36 (2.60%) Spring
7 34 (2.45%) OpenID
7 34 (2.45%) SAML
8 26 (1.88%) Elastic Stack
9 25 (1.81%) Unity (Game Engine)
10 23 (1.66%) Web Services
11 22 (1.59%) .NET Core
12 19 (1.37%) XML
13 18 (1.30%) Apache NiFi
13 18 (1.30%) ASP.NET
13 18 (1.30%) JSON
13 18 (1.30%) ModSecurity
14 17 (1.23%) RabbitMQ
15 16 (1.16%) .NET Framework
15 16 (1.16%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 93 (6.71%) Cyberattack
2 69 (4.98%) Algorithms
3 53 (3.83%) PKI
4 52 (3.75%) Private Cloud
5 48 (3.47%) Cloud Native
6 46 (3.32%) Management Information System
7 40 (2.89%) Virtual Reality
8 29 (2.09%) Public Cloud
9 28 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
9 28 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
10 25 (1.81%) Data Centre
11 19 (1.37%) Cyber Threat
12 16 (1.16%) Cyber Defence
13 15 (1.08%) Augmented Reality
14 14 (1.01%) Embedded Systems
15 11 (0.79%) Clustering
16 10 (0.72%) Fat Client
16 10 (0.72%) Thin Client
17 9 (0.65%) Security Operations Centre
17 9 (0.65%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 230 (16.61%) Linux
2 201 (14.51%) Windows
3 84 (6.06%) Windows Server
4 55 (3.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 39 (2.82%) Windows Server 2016
5 39 (2.82%) Windows Server 2019
6 38 (2.74%) Windows Server 2012
7 35 (2.53%) Android
8 31 (2.24%) CentOS
9 14 (1.01%) Unix
10 11 (0.79%) Windows 10
11 8 (0.58%) Ubuntu
12 6 (0.43%) Apple iOS
12 6 (0.43%) Mac OS
13 4 (0.29%) Windows 7
14 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.14%) Debian
16 1 (0.072%) Data ONTAP
16 1 (0.072%) Solaris
16 1 (0.072%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 369 (26.64%) Actionable Insight
2 354 (25.56%) Agile
3 285 (20.58%) DevOps
4 259 (18.70%) Software Engineering
5 178 (12.85%) Problem-Solving
6 170 (12.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 129 (9.31%) Mentoring
8 121 (8.74%) Scrum
9 115 (8.30%) Infrastructure as Code
10 114 (8.23%) Cybersecurity
11 107 (7.73%) CI/CD
12 101 (7.29%) Project Management
13 98 (7.08%) Project Delivery
14 94 (6.79%) Analytics
15 93 (6.71%) Containerisation
16 88 (6.35%) SDLC
16 88 (6.35%) Stakeholder Management
17 86 (6.21%) Coaching
18 84 (6.06%) Roadmaps
19 80 (5.78%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 327 (23.61%) Python
2 243 (17.55%) Java
3 139 (10.04%) PowerShell
4 127 (9.17%) Bash
4 127 (9.17%) JavaScript
5 86 (6.21%) C#
5 86 (6.21%) SQL
6 56 (4.04%) C++
7 45 (3.25%) R
8 40 (2.89%) C
9 26 (1.88%) TypeScript
10 20 (1.44%) Ruby
11 17 (1.23%) MATLAB
12 16 (1.16%) Shell Script
13 13 (0.94%) Kotlin
14 9 (0.65%) Go
15 8 (0.58%) Perl
16 7 (0.51%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.29%) VB
18 3 (0.22%) PHP
Qualifications
1 767 (55.38%) SC Cleared
2 518 (37.40%) DV Cleared
3 252 (18.19%) Degree
4 76 (5.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 48 (3.47%) AWS Certification
6 44 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
6 44 (3.18%) Master's Degree
7 39 (2.82%) CISSP
8 38 (2.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 33 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
10 25 (1.81%) CISM
11 24 (1.73%) CCNA
12 20 (1.44%) GIAC
12 20 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
13 19 (1.37%) CREST Certified
13 19 (1.37%) Numerate Degree
14 17 (1.23%) CISA
15 15 (1.08%) CCNP
15 15 (1.08%) ISTQB
16 13 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (5.20%) QA
2 70 (5.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 29 (2.09%) NCSC
5 23 (1.66%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 21 (1.52%) NIST
7 14 (1.01%) GRC
8 13 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (0.87%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (0.72%) RMADS
11 8 (0.58%) ISO 9001
12 7 (0.51%) JSP 440
13 6 (0.43%) ARP4754
13 6 (0.43%) IEC 61508
13 6 (0.43%) Software Quality Assurance
14 5 (0.36%) ISO 22301
15 4 (0.29%) Data Quality
15 4 (0.29%) SLA
16 2 (0.14%) Def Stans
System Software
1 146 (10.54%) Docker
2 140 (10.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 99 (7.15%) Active Directory
4 91 (6.57%) Hyper-V
5 40 (2.89%) Virtual Machines
6 25 (1.81%) Virtual Servers
7 19 (1.37%) vSphere
8 15 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
9 10 (0.72%) VMware NSX
10 9 (0.65%) Firmware
11 6 (0.43%) HDFS
12 4 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
13 1 (0.072%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.072%) KVM
13 1 (0.072%) NFS
Systems Management
1 163 (11.77%) Kubernetes
2 130 (9.39%) Ansible
3 99 (7.15%) Terraform
4 61 (4.40%) Puppet
5 48 (3.47%) SCCM
6 39 (2.82%) vCenter Server
7 25 (1.81%) VxRail
8 21 (1.52%) Grafana
9 20 (1.44%) Prometheus
10 12 (0.87%) SCOM
11 11 (0.79%) Failover Clustering
11 11 (0.79%) HAProxy
11 11 (0.79%) Packer
12 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Clustering
12 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
13 9 (0.65%) SolarWinds Orion
14 6 (0.43%) McAfee ePO
15 5 (0.36%) Nessus
15 5 (0.36%) Oozie
15 5 (0.36%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 263 (18.99%) Microsoft
2 174 (12.56%) VMware
3 91 (6.57%) Cisco
4 73 (5.27%) Red Hat
5 44 (3.18%) Oracle
6 27 (1.95%) SolarWinds
7 24 (1.73%) Citrix
7 24 (1.73%) IBM
8 22 (1.59%) Sparx
9 19 (1.37%) Juniper
10 18 (1.30%) Fortinet
11 14 (1.01%) SAP
12 12 (0.87%) HP
13 11 (0.79%) Remedy
13 11 (0.79%) ServiceNow
13 11 (0.79%) Splunk
14 9 (0.65%) CA
14 9 (0.65%) ESRI
14 9 (0.65%) Meraki
15 6 (0.43%) McAfee