Security Cleared Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Security Clearance
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 40 9
Rank change year-on-year +13 -31 +7
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 254 153 851
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.84% 5.44% 13.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.33% 11.38% 34.73%
Number of salaries quoted 144 94 674
10th Percentile £40,333 £41,075 £30,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,031 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +13.21% +16.23%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,688 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £78,750
South East median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% +14.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

Security 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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,191 1,345 2,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 22.69% 47.86% 37.81%
Number of salaries quoted 578 412 1,653
10th Percentile £30,425 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £42,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £56,623 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +2.95% +7.84% +2.00%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the Thames Valley

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 April 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
Berkshire +16 165 £67,500 +3.85% 65
Buckinghamshire +10 66 £60,000 +4.19% 36
Oxfordshire -4 23 £65,000 +30.00% 17
Security Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 13 (5.12%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.79%) WordPress
4 1 (0.39%) Camunda
4 1 (0.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (6.30%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.97%) Adobe XD
2 5 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.79%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (0.79%) Adobe Captivate
3 2 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.79%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (0.79%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (0.79%) Elementor
3 2 (0.79%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Primavera
1 1 (0.39%) Q-Pulse
1 1 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.39%) SAP MM
1 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.39%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 32 (12.60%) AWS
2 27 (10.63%) Azure
3 15 (5.91%) GCP
4 13 (5.12%) Amazon EKS
5 12 (4.72%) Serverless
6 9 (3.54%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 9 (3.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 8 (3.15%) Amazon EC2
8 7 (2.76%) Amazon ECS
8 7 (2.76%) AWS Lambda
8 7 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (2.36%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.97%) Amazon S3
10 5 (1.97%) Figma
11 4 (1.57%) Google Analytics
12 3 (1.18%) Google Workspace
12 3 (1.18%) Miro
12 3 (1.18%) OCI
13 2 (0.79%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 25 (9.84%) Firewall
2 21 (8.27%) DNS
3 14 (5.51%) Structured Cabling
4 7 (2.76%) NetScaler
5 5 (1.97%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.57%) NAS
6 4 (1.57%) SAN
6 4 (1.57%) Wireshark
7 3 (1.18%) Cisco ISE
7 3 (1.18%) DHCP
7 3 (1.18%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.79%) Internet
9 1 (0.39%) BGP
9 1 (0.39%) FTP
9 1 (0.39%) HTTP
9 1 (0.39%) ICMP
9 1 (0.39%) IPsec
9 1 (0.39%) LAN
9 1 (0.39%) OSPF
9 1 (0.39%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.15%) PostgreSQL
1 8 (3.15%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.76%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.57%) Power BI
4 3 (1.18%) Data Mining
4 3 (1.18%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.79%) MySQL
6 1 (0.39%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.39%) Metadata
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (5.51%) Jenkins
2 12 (4.72%) Git
2 12 (4.72%) JIRA
3 7 (2.76%) GitLab
4 5 (1.97%) Axure RP
4 5 (1.97%) Balsamiq
4 5 (1.97%) Cucumber
4 5 (1.97%) SonarQube
5 4 (1.57%) JUnit
5 4 (1.57%) Mockito
5 4 (1.57%) Subversion
6 3 (1.18%) Artifactory
6 3 (1.18%) Cypress.io
6 3 (1.18%) JMeter
7 1 (0.39%) Ant
7 1 (0.39%) Gradle
7 1 (0.39%) Selenium
7 1 (0.39%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.39%) TestDirector
7 1 (0.39%) WebDriver
General
1 69 (27.17%) Social Skills
2 49 (19.29%) Public Sector
3 40 (15.75%) Finance
4 29 (11.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 29 (11.42%) Law
5 23 (9.06%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (5.51%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (2.76%) Banking
8 7 (2.76%) Games
9 6 (2.36%) Aerospace
9 6 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.97%) Aviation
10 5 (1.97%) Legal
10 5 (1.97%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.57%) Military
12 3 (1.18%) Marketing
13 2 (0.79%) Multimedia
14 1 (0.39%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 53 (20.87%) Architect
2 44 (17.32%) Developer
3 41 (16.14%) Senior
4 22 (8.66%) Applications Architect
5 20 (7.87%) Lead
6 19 (7.48%) Security Architect
7 16 (6.30%) Analyst
8 15 (5.91%) Java Developer
8 15 (5.91%) Salesforce Developer
9 12 (4.72%) DevOps Engineer
10 10 (3.94%) Senior Developer
11 9 (3.54%) Consultant
11 9 (3.54%) Lead Architect
11 9 (3.54%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 9 (3.54%) Test Specialist
12 8 (3.15%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (3.15%) Support Analyst
13 6 (2.36%) Senior Consultant
13 6 (2.36%) Senior Functional Consultant
13 6 (2.36%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (7.48%) .NET
1 19 (7.48%) REST
2 13 (5.12%) Spring
3 10 (3.94%) JSON
3 10 (3.94%) React
4 9 (3.54%) LDAP
4 9 (3.54%) Lightning Web Components
4 9 (3.54%) Regular Expression
4 9 (3.54%) SOAP
4 9 (3.54%) Visualforce
5 8 (3.15%) Elastic Stack
5 8 (3.15%) HTML
5 8 (3.15%) Middleware
5 8 (3.15%) RabbitMQ
5 8 (3.15%) Spring Boot
5 8 (3.15%) XML
6 7 (2.76%) Web Services
7 6 (2.36%) AngularJS
7 6 (2.36%) XMPP
8 4 (1.57%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.12%) Distributed Systems
2 11 (4.33%) Cloud Native
3 10 (3.94%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.54%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.36%) PKI
6 6 (2.36%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.57%) e-Learning
7 4 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.18%) Arduino
8 3 (1.18%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (1.18%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.18%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.18%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (0.79%) Distributed Architecture
9 2 (0.79%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.79%) Low-Code
9 2 (0.79%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 36 (14.17%) Windows
2 33 (12.99%) Windows Server
3 31 (12.20%) Linux
4 12 (4.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.18%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.18%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.79%) Android
6 2 (0.79%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (20.87%) Agile
2 40 (15.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 35 (13.78%) DevOps
4 30 (11.81%) Community of Practice
5 27 (10.63%) CI/CD
6 26 (10.24%) Technology Strategy
7 25 (9.84%) Problem-Solving
8 21 (8.27%) Cybersecurity
9 19 (7.48%) Mentoring
9 19 (7.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 16 (6.30%) Containerisation
10 16 (6.30%) ITIL
10 16 (6.30%) Service Delivery
10 16 (6.30%) SIEM
11 15 (5.91%) Microservices
11 15 (5.91%) Service Design
12 14 (5.51%) Asset Management
12 14 (5.51%) Stakeholder Management
12 14 (5.51%) Test Automation
12 14 (5.51%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 30 (11.81%) Java
2 23 (9.06%) Python
3 17 (6.69%) SQL
4 13 (5.12%) JavaScript
5 9 (3.54%) Apex Code
6 8 (3.15%) PL/SQL
6 8 (3.15%) Shell Script
7 5 (1.97%) C#
7 5 (1.97%) Groovy
7 5 (1.97%) Ladder Logic
8 4 (1.57%) C
9 3 (1.18%) C++
9 3 (1.18%) Pascal
9 3 (1.18%) Perl
9 3 (1.18%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.79%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.39%) Bash
11 1 (0.39%) Go
11 1 (0.39%) Korn
Qualifications
1 161 (63.39%) SC Cleared
2 98 (38.58%) DV Cleared
3 57 (22.44%) Degree
4 14 (5.51%) HNC
5 7 (2.76%) CISSP
6 6 (2.36%) CRISC
6 6 (2.36%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.97%) CHECK Team Member
8 4 (1.57%) ISACA
9 3 (1.18%) CHECK Team Leader
9 3 (1.18%) CISM
9 3 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.18%) ISTQB
9 3 (1.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.18%) OSCP
10 2 (0.79%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.79%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.91%) GDPR
2 11 (4.33%) Accessibility
3 10 (3.94%) QA
4 8 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (3.15%) NCSC
5 5 (1.97%) PMO
5 5 (1.97%) WCAG
6 4 (1.57%) NIST
7 2 (0.79%) GRC
7 2 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 2 (0.79%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.79%) SLA
8 1 (0.39%) COBIT
8 1 (0.39%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.39%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (0.39%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (11.02%) Active Directory
2 16 (6.30%) vSphere
3 15 (5.91%) Docker
4 11 (4.33%) VMware NSX
5 8 (3.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.79%) Firmware
7 2 (0.79%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (7.09%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.94%) Ansible
2 10 (3.94%) Terraform
2 10 (3.94%) vRealize
3 7 (2.76%) Kibana
4 5 (1.97%) SCCM
4 5 (1.97%) SCOM
5 4 (1.57%) Packer
6 2 (0.79%) SCSM
7 1 (0.39%) Argo
7 1 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.39%) QRadar
7 1 (0.39%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 38 (14.96%) Microsoft
2 31 (12.20%) VMware
3 16 (6.30%) Salesforce
4 13 (5.12%) Google
4 13 (5.12%) Oracle
5 9 (3.54%) AppDynamics
6 8 (3.15%) Citrix
6 8 (3.15%) IBM
6 8 (3.15%) MuleSoft
6 8 (3.15%) Red Hat
7 7 (2.76%) Adobe
7 7 (2.76%) McAfee
7 7 (2.76%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.97%) Splunk
9 4 (1.57%) Cisco
9 4 (1.57%) Juniper
9 4 (1.57%) NetApp
9 4 (1.57%) SAP
10 3 (1.18%) Motorola
10 3 (1.18%) Veeam