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 8 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 12 3
Rank change year-on-year -22 -9 +15
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 203 407 711
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.31% 10.29% 21.74%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.53% 28.34% 47.98%
Number of salaries quoted 100 190 560
10th Percentile £38,500 £38,988 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,456 £41,263 £37,973
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,380 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year -2.45% +7.29% +9.19%
75th Percentile £69,063 £70,938 £60,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,250 £74,250
South East median annual salary £58,000 £59,500 £53,760
% change year-on-year -2.52% +10.68% +5.46%

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 1,158 1,436 1,482
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 30.31% 36.32% 45.31%
Number of salaries quoted 464 561 1,002
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +10.09% +7.19%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £92,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.48% +10.48% +1.94%

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 8 December 2025.

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 8 December 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
Berkshire -27 112 £55,000 -2.70% 103
Buckinghamshire +31 76 £55,000 -4.35% 45
Oxfordshire -5 15 £75,000 +66.31% 26
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 10 (4.93%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.99%) Confluence
3 2 (0.99%) WordPress
4 1 (0.49%) Camunda
Applications
1 7 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.46%) Adobe XD
3 4 (1.97%) Windchill
4 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.99%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.99%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (0.99%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.99%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.99%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.99%) Elementor
5 2 (0.99%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.49%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.49%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 3 (1.48%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.49%) Q-Pulse
2 1 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.49%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 26 (12.81%) AWS
2 16 (7.88%) Amazon ECS
2 16 (7.88%) Amazon EKS
2 16 (7.88%) Serverless
3 15 (7.39%) Amazon EC2
4 8 (3.94%) Azure
5 7 (3.45%) Entra ID
6 6 (2.96%) Figma
6 6 (2.96%) GCP
7 4 (1.97%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (1.97%) Miro
7 4 (1.97%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 4 (1.97%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 3 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.48%) GitHub
9 2 (0.99%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 2 (0.99%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.99%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.99%) IaaS
9 2 (0.99%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.93%) DNS
2 9 (4.43%) TCP/IP
3 8 (3.94%) Firewall
4 3 (1.48%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (1.48%) VPN
4 3 (1.48%) WAN
5 2 (0.99%) DHCP
5 2 (0.99%) Junos
5 2 (0.99%) LAN
5 2 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.49%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.49%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.49%) Modbus
6 1 (0.49%) RS-232
6 1 (0.49%) RS-485
6 1 (0.49%) S/MIME
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (7.88%) PostgreSQL
1 16 (7.88%) Relational Database
2 15 (7.39%) RDBMS
3 3 (1.48%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.99%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.49%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.49%) MySQL
5 1 (0.49%) Power BI
5 1 (0.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 47 (23.15%) Jenkins
2 34 (16.75%) JIRA
3 31 (15.27%) Git
4 16 (7.88%) JUnit
4 16 (7.88%) Mockito
5 15 (7.39%) JMeter
6 5 (2.46%) Axure RP
6 5 (2.46%) Balsamiq
6 5 (2.46%) Cypress.io
6 5 (2.46%) Selenium
7 3 (1.48%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.99%) Subversion
9 1 (0.49%) Ant
9 1 (0.49%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.49%) Gradle
9 1 (0.49%) Maven
9 1 (0.49%) SoapUI
General
1 72 (35.47%) Social Skills
2 39 (19.21%) Public Sector
3 32 (15.76%) Organisational Skills
4 20 (9.85%) Law
5 18 (8.87%) Finance
6 15 (7.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (6.40%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (5.91%) Manufacturing
9 11 (5.42%) Electronics
10 9 (4.43%) Telecoms
11 8 (3.94%) Marketing
12 6 (2.96%) Aerospace
13 5 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.97%) Banking
15 3 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (1.48%) Games
15 3 (1.48%) Legal
16 2 (0.99%) Advertising
16 2 (0.99%) Back Office
16 2 (0.99%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (17.73%) Lead
2 28 (13.79%) Developer
3 21 (10.34%) Senior
4 16 (7.88%) Architect
5 15 (7.39%) Full-Stack Developer
5 15 (7.39%) Full-Stack Java Developer
5 15 (7.39%) Java Developer
5 15 (7.39%) Mid-Level Java Developer
6 14 (6.90%) Technical Manager
7 8 (3.94%) Analyst
7 8 (3.94%) Support Engineer
8 7 (3.45%) Salesforce Developer
9 6 (2.96%) Technical Support
9 6 (2.96%) Trainer
10 5 (2.46%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 5 (2.46%) Designer
10 5 (2.46%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 5 (2.46%) SOC Manager
10 5 (2.46%) Systems Engineer
10 5 (2.46%) Technical Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (9.85%) HTML
2 19 (9.36%) REST
3 17 (8.37%) Spring
3 17 (8.37%) Spring Boot
3 17 (8.37%) XML
4 15 (7.39%) ActiveMQ
4 15 (7.39%) Apache Camel
4 15 (7.39%) Hibernate
4 15 (7.39%) jQuery
4 15 (7.39%) JSON
4 15 (7.39%) Web Services
4 15 (7.39%) WireMock
5 5 (2.46%) SOAP
6 4 (1.97%) .NET
6 4 (1.97%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.97%) Middleware
6 4 (1.97%) Visualforce
7 3 (1.48%) Bootstrap
7 3 (1.48%) Playwright
7 3 (1.48%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.39%) Distributed Systems
2 11 (5.42%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (3.94%) Management Information System
4 6 (2.96%) Driving Licence
4 6 (2.96%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.46%) Cloud Native
5 5 (2.46%) Fibre Optics
5 5 (2.46%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (1.97%) CCTV
7 3 (1.48%) e-Learning
7 3 (1.48%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.48%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 2 (0.99%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.99%) Graphic Design
8 2 (0.99%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.99%) PKI
8 2 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.49%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.49%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (7.88%) Windows
2 10 (4.93%) Linux
2 10 (4.93%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.46%) Android
3 5 (2.46%) Apple iOS
3 5 (2.46%) Windows 10
3 5 (2.46%) Windows Server 2019
4 2 (0.99%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (26.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 47 (23.15%) Agile
3 40 (19.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 38 (18.72%) Configuration Management
5 32 (15.76%) Change Control
6 31 (15.27%) Technical Leadership
7 30 (14.78%) Change Management
8 28 (13.79%) CI/CD
9 26 (12.81%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 26 (12.81%) Programme Management
10 25 (12.32%) Process Improvement
11 23 (11.33%) Customer Requirements
12 22 (10.84%) Strategic Thinking
13 18 (8.87%) Problem-Solving
13 18 (8.87%) TDD
14 17 (8.37%) BDD
14 17 (8.37%) Community of Practice
14 17 (8.37%) Full-Stack Development
15 16 (7.88%) Cybersecurity
15 16 (7.88%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 29 (14.29%) Java
2 27 (13.30%) Python
3 21 (10.34%) JavaScript
4 15 (7.39%) Shell Script
5 8 (3.94%) SQL
6 5 (2.46%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.97%) Apex Code
7 4 (1.97%) Bash
8 3 (1.48%) C#
9 2 (0.99%) C++
9 2 (0.99%) Go
10 1 (0.49%) Ladder Logic
10 1 (0.49%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 114 (56.16%) SC Cleared
2 61 (30.05%) Degree
3 33 (16.26%) DV Cleared
4 9 (4.43%) NVQ Level 3
5 8 (3.94%) City & Guilds
6 5 (2.46%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.97%) CCNA
7 4 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.48%) CISSP
8 3 (1.48%) HND
8 3 (1.48%) ISTQB
8 3 (1.48%) NVQ Level 5
9 2 (0.99%) CCNP
9 2 (0.99%) CHECK Team Leader
9 2 (0.99%) CISM
9 2 (0.99%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.99%) JNCIA
9 2 (0.99%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (15.27%) QA
2 30 (14.78%) Def Stans
3 13 (6.40%) Accessibility
4 7 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (2.96%) WCAG
6 5 (2.46%) GDPR
7 4 (1.97%) COSHH
7 4 (1.97%) SLA
8 3 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (1.48%) NCSC
8 3 (1.48%) NIST
9 2 (0.99%) GRC
9 2 (0.99%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.49%) ARP4754
10 1 (0.49%) ARP4761
10 1 (0.49%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.49%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.49%) DO-254
10 1 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 19 (9.36%) Docker
2 12 (5.91%) Active Directory
3 10 (4.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.96%) vSphere
5 4 (1.97%) VMware NSX
6 3 (1.48%) Firmware
7 2 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.49%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 21 (10.34%) Kubernetes
2 15 (7.39%) Kibana
3 5 (2.46%) SCOM
4 4 (1.97%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.97%) SCCM
4 4 (1.97%) Terraform
5 3 (1.48%) vRealize
6 2 (0.99%) Ansible
6 2 (0.99%) Argo
6 2 (0.99%) SCSM
7 1 (0.49%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (0.49%) Grafana
7 1 (0.49%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.49%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 22 (10.84%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.39%) Dynatrace
2 15 (7.39%) Splunk
2 15 (7.39%) VMware
3 11 (5.42%) Cisco
3 11 (5.42%) Juniper
4 8 (3.94%) Salesforce
5 7 (3.45%) Adobe
6 6 (2.96%) Google
7 4 (1.97%) Apple
7 4 (1.97%) MuleSoft
7 4 (1.97%) Samsung
7 4 (1.97%) SAP
8 3 (1.48%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.48%) Trend Micro
8 3 (1.48%) Veeam
9 2 (0.99%) Oracle
9 2 (0.99%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.99%) Workday
10 1 (0.49%) EMC