Security Check (SC) Clearance
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stoke-on-Trent with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 25 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +17 | -32 |
| Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent | 2.84% | 3.70% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 11.76% | 8.57% | 2.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,325 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37,938 | £51,250 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | -12.50% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55,625 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £48,750 | £56,750 | - |
| Staffordshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £44,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +19.32% | -20.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stoke-on-Trent
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 Stoke-on-Trent.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 68 | 35 | 86 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent | 24.11% | 43.21% | 27.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 33 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,700 | - | £21,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £32,500 | £25,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,000 | £35,000 | £32,882 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | +6.44% | -6.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £50,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,150 | £56,750 | £61,325 |
| Staffordshire median annual salary | £30,750 | £36,925 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.72% | -7.69% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing SC Cleared.
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Salary Histogram in Stoke-on-Trent
Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in Stoke-on-Trent over the 6 months to 2 April 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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: