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 10 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 48 9
Rank change year-on-year +20 -39 +5
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 287 187 818
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.04% 5.58% 11.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 23.88% 11.40% 32.52%
Number of salaries quoted 180 123 560
10th Percentile £39,280 £38,500 £31,125
25th Percentile £50,025 £47,188 £38,833
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £57,670 £52,775
Median % change year-on-year +17.05% +9.28% +15.36%
75th Percentile £79,063 £71,875 £62,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,500 £77,500
South East median annual salary £67,500 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.38% +5.45% +10.00%

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 1,202 1,641 2,515
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 21.11% 48.97% 35.06%
Number of salaries quoted 692 443 1,515
10th Percentile £33,350 £28,800 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £83,250
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% +1.94% -0.14%

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 10 June 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 10 June 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 +12 193 £67,500 +12.50% 90
Buckinghamshire +35 74 £55,000 - 33
Oxfordshire -4 20 £80,000 +54.59% 20
Security Cleared
South East

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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 7 (2.44%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.35%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (3.14%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Primavera
1 1 (0.35%) SAP MDG
1 1 (0.35%) SAP MM
1 1 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 38 (13.24%) Azure
2 31 (10.80%) AWS
3 18 (6.27%) GCP
4 12 (4.18%) Serverless
5 11 (3.83%) Amazon EKS
6 7 (2.44%) Amazon EC2
6 7 (2.44%) AWS Lambda
6 7 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (2.44%) Entra ID
6 7 (2.44%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.09%) Amazon ECS
7 6 (2.09%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.74%) Amazon S3
8 5 (1.74%) OpenShift
9 4 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.39%) Cloudflare
9 4 (1.39%) Google Analytics
9 4 (1.39%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 4 (1.39%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 3 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 48 (16.72%) DNS
2 41 (14.29%) Firewall
3 12 (4.18%) Structured Cabling
3 12 (4.18%) TCP/IP
4 11 (3.83%) NetScaler
5 10 (3.48%) HTTP
6 8 (2.79%) NAS
6 8 (2.79%) SAN
6 8 (2.79%) VPN
6 8 (2.79%) Wireshark
7 6 (2.09%) SSL
8 4 (1.39%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (1.05%) Internet
10 2 (0.70%) FTP
10 2 (0.70%) LAN
10 2 (0.70%) Network Security
10 2 (0.70%) SMTP
10 2 (0.70%) WAN
11 1 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
11 1 (0.35%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.83%) PostgreSQL
2 9 (3.14%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.74%) Power BI
3 5 (1.74%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.39%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.70%) MySQL
5 2 (0.70%) Oracle Database 11g
5 2 (0.70%) Oracle Database 12c
6 1 (0.35%) Metadata
6 1 (0.35%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.35%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.35%) Redis
6 1 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (3.83%) Git
1 11 (3.83%) Jenkins
2 10 (3.48%) GitLab
2 10 (3.48%) JIRA
3 5 (1.74%) SonarQube
4 4 (1.39%) Cucumber
4 4 (1.39%) JUnit
5 3 (1.05%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.70%) JMeter
6 2 (0.70%) Mockito
6 2 (0.70%) Subversion
7 1 (0.35%) Mocha
7 1 (0.35%) Selenium
7 1 (0.35%) TestDirector
General
1 67 (23.34%) Social Skills
2 44 (15.33%) Public Sector
3 37 (12.89%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (12.20%) Finance
5 18 (6.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (5.92%) Law
7 12 (4.18%) Manufacturing
8 11 (3.83%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (2.79%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.74%) French Language
10 5 (1.74%) Games
11 4 (1.39%) Aviation
11 4 (1.39%) Banking
12 3 (1.05%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.05%) Legal
12 3 (1.05%) Military
12 3 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.70%) Retail
14 1 (0.35%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 61 (21.25%) Architect
2 40 (13.94%) Senior
3 39 (13.59%) Developer
4 33 (11.50%) Applications Architect
5 32 (11.15%) Analyst
6 27 (9.41%) Security Architect
7 25 (8.71%) Lead
8 17 (5.92%) Java Developer
9 13 (4.53%) DevOps Engineer
9 13 (4.53%) Senior Developer
9 13 (4.53%) SOC Analyst
10 11 (3.83%) .NET Developer
10 11 (3.83%) Senior .NET Developer
11 10 (3.48%) Lead Architect
12 8 (2.79%) Security Analyst
13 7 (2.44%) Design Engineer
13 7 (2.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 7 (2.44%) Software Engineer
13 7 (2.44%) Solutions Architect
13 7 (2.44%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.32%) Regular Expression
2 20 (6.97%) .NET
3 19 (6.62%) LDAP
4 17 (5.92%) XMPP
5 13 (4.53%) REST
6 12 (4.18%) Spring
7 9 (3.14%) JSON
8 8 (2.79%) Elastic Stack
8 8 (2.79%) RabbitMQ
8 8 (2.79%) React
9 6 (2.09%) Java EE
9 6 (2.09%) JPA
9 6 (2.09%) RESTful
9 6 (2.09%) Spring Boot
10 5 (1.74%) AngularJS
10 5 (1.74%) JSON Schema
10 5 (1.74%) Middleware
10 5 (1.74%) SOAP
10 5 (1.74%) XML
11 4 (1.39%) Loki
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.32%) Cloud Native
2 18 (6.27%) Cyber Defence
3 16 (5.57%) Cyber Threat
4 11 (3.83%) Distributed Systems
5 10 (3.48%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (3.48%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.14%) PKI
7 7 (2.44%) Product Ownership
7 7 (2.44%) Security Operations Centre
8 5 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.39%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.39%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.05%) Arduino
10 3 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.05%) Hackathon
10 3 (1.05%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.05%) Raspberry Pi
11 2 (0.70%) CSOC
11 2 (0.70%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 58 (20.21%) Linux
2 54 (18.82%) Windows
3 36 (12.54%) Windows Server
4 25 (8.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.05%) Unix
6 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (18.47%) Continuous Improvement
2 44 (15.33%) Cybersecurity
3 39 (13.59%) Agile
3 39 (13.59%) SIEM
4 30 (10.45%) DevOps
4 30 (10.45%) Validation
5 27 (9.41%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (8.36%) CI/CD
6 24 (8.36%) Platform Engineering
7 21 (7.32%) Application Security
7 21 (7.32%) Mentoring
8 18 (6.27%) Community of Practice
8 18 (6.27%) Containerisation
9 17 (5.92%) ITIL
9 17 (5.92%) Technology Strategy
10 16 (5.57%) Antivirus Management
10 16 (5.57%) Architectural Design
10 16 (5.57%) Pattern Matching
10 16 (5.57%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (5.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 32 (11.15%) Python
2 25 (8.71%) Java
3 17 (5.92%) SQL
4 9 (3.14%) Shell Script
5 8 (2.79%) PowerShell
6 7 (2.44%) PL/SQL
6 7 (2.44%) Search Processing Language
7 6 (2.09%) C#
7 6 (2.09%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.74%) Bash
8 5 (1.74%) Groovy
9 4 (1.39%) Apex Code
9 4 (1.39%) C
9 4 (1.39%) Ladder Logic
10 3 (1.05%) Pascal
10 3 (1.05%) Perl
10 3 (1.05%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.70%) Go
11 2 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.35%) C++
Qualifications
1 178 (62.02%) SC Cleared
2 120 (41.81%) DV Cleared
3 43 (14.98%) Degree
4 13 (4.53%) HNC
5 10 (3.48%) CREST Certified
6 9 (3.14%) CISSP
6 9 (3.14%) GIAC
7 8 (2.79%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (2.79%) CRISC
7 8 (2.79%) GCIA
7 8 (2.79%) GCIH
7 8 (2.79%) OSCP
8 7 (2.44%) GCED
8 7 (2.44%) ISACA
8 7 (2.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 7 (2.44%) SANS
9 4 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.05%) CHECK Team Member
10 3 (1.05%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.70%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.18%) GDPR
2 8 (2.79%) QA
3 7 (2.44%) NCSC
4 6 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.09%) PMO
5 5 (1.74%) NEBOSH
6 4 (1.39%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.05%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.70%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.70%) NIST
9 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.35%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.35%) MISRA
9 1 (0.35%) SLA
System Software
1 40 (13.94%) Active Directory
2 25 (8.71%) vSphere
3 12 (4.18%) Docker
4 7 (2.44%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.70%) Firmware
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.35%) Terminal Server
6 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (7.32%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.88%) Kibana
3 9 (3.14%) Ansible
3 9 (3.14%) Terraform
4 7 (2.44%) vRealize
5 5 (1.74%) Graylog
6 4 (1.39%) Argo
6 4 (1.39%) Grafana
6 4 (1.39%) Kustomize
6 4 (1.39%) Packer
6 4 (1.39%) Prometheus
7 3 (1.05%) Istio
7 3 (1.05%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.70%) QRadar
9 1 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.35%) SCCM
9 1 (0.35%) SCOM
Vendors
1 61 (21.25%) Microsoft
2 33 (11.50%) VMware
3 22 (7.67%) Red Hat
4 16 (5.57%) Oracle
5 15 (5.23%) Splunk
6 14 (4.88%) McAfee
7 12 (4.18%) Citrix
8 10 (3.48%) Google
9 9 (3.14%) AppDynamics
10 8 (2.79%) CrowdStrike
10 8 (2.79%) IBM
10 8 (2.79%) NetApp
11 7 (2.44%) Carbon Black
11 7 (2.44%) ServiceNow
12 6 (2.09%) Salesforce
13 3 (1.05%) Motorola
13 3 (1.05%) MuleSoft
13 3 (1.05%) SAP
14 2 (0.70%) ArcSight
14 2 (0.70%) Dynatrace