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 23 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 37 8
Rank change year-on-year +12 -29 +11
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 269 160 846
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.96% 5.59% 12.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.69% 11.76% 34.47%
Number of salaries quoted 162 102 659
10th Percentile £39,352 £41,025 £30,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,125 £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 £68,750 £63,000
90th Percentile £83,625 £77,500 £77,500
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 1,240 1,361 2,454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 22.88% 47.57% 37.57%
Number of salaries quoted 599 420 1,634
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,065 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.65% +1.08% +9.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +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 23 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 23 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 +16 175 £67,500 +10.20% 69
Buckinghamshire +8 69 £60,000 +4.35% 31
Oxfordshire 0 25 £65,000 +30.00% 22
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 11 (4.09%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.74%) WordPress
4 1 (0.37%) Camunda
4 1 (0.37%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (5.20%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.86%) Adobe XD
3 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.74%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.74%) Adobe Captivate
4 2 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.74%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.74%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (0.74%) Elementor
4 2 (0.74%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.37%) Primavera
1 1 (0.37%) Q-Pulse
1 1 (0.37%) SAP MM
1 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.37%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 33 (12.27%) AWS
2 30 (11.15%) Azure
3 18 (6.69%) GCP
4 11 (4.09%) Amazon EKS
5 10 (3.72%) Serverless
6 8 (2.97%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 8 (2.97%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 7 (2.60%) AWS Lambda
8 6 (2.23%) Amazon EC2
8 6 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.23%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.86%) Amazon ECS
9 5 (1.86%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.86%) Figma
9 5 (1.86%) Google Analytics
9 5 (1.86%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.12%) GitHub
10 3 (1.12%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.12%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 30 (11.15%) Firewall
2 28 (10.41%) DNS
3 14 (5.20%) Structured Cabling
4 9 (3.35%) NetScaler
5 7 (2.60%) TCP/IP
6 6 (2.23%) NAS
6 6 (2.23%) SAN
6 6 (2.23%) Wireshark
7 3 (1.12%) Cisco ISE
7 3 (1.12%) DHCP
7 3 (1.12%) HTTP
7 3 (1.12%) Internet
7 3 (1.12%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.74%) FTP
8 2 (0.74%) LAN
8 2 (0.74%) Network Security
8 2 (0.74%) SMTP
8 2 (0.74%) VPN
8 2 (0.74%) WAN
9 1 (0.37%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.97%) PostgreSQL
1 8 (2.97%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.86%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.49%) Power BI
4 2 (0.74%) MySQL
5 1 (0.37%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.37%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.37%) Metadata
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.37%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.37%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (4.46%) Git
1 12 (4.46%) JIRA
2 11 (4.09%) Jenkins
3 9 (3.35%) GitLab
4 5 (1.86%) Axure RP
4 5 (1.86%) Balsamiq
4 5 (1.86%) Cucumber
4 5 (1.86%) SonarQube
5 4 (1.49%) Subversion
6 3 (1.12%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.74%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.74%) JUnit
7 2 (0.74%) Mockito
8 1 (0.37%) Ant
8 1 (0.37%) Gradle
8 1 (0.37%) JMeter
8 1 (0.37%) Maven
8 1 (0.37%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.37%) TestDirector
General
1 69 (25.65%) Social Skills
2 48 (17.84%) Public Sector
3 43 (15.99%) Finance
4 29 (10.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (10.41%) Law
6 27 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (4.83%) Manufacturing
8 12 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.60%) Banking
10 6 (2.23%) Aerospace
10 6 (2.23%) Games
10 6 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.86%) Aviation
11 5 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.86%) Legal
11 5 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.49%) French Language
12 4 (1.49%) Military
13 2 (0.74%) Marketing
13 2 (0.74%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 55 (20.45%) Architect
2 47 (17.47%) Senior
3 45 (16.73%) Developer
4 25 (9.29%) Applications Architect
5 21 (7.81%) Lead
6 20 (7.43%) Analyst
6 20 (7.43%) Security Architect
7 14 (5.20%) DevOps Engineer
7 14 (5.20%) Salesforce Developer
7 14 (5.20%) Senior Developer
8 13 (4.83%) Java Developer
9 10 (3.72%) .NET Developer
9 10 (3.72%) Lead Architect
9 10 (3.72%) Senior .NET Developer
10 9 (3.35%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 9 (3.35%) Test Specialist
11 8 (2.97%) Consultant
11 8 (2.97%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (2.97%) Support Analyst
12 7 (2.60%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (8.55%) .NET
2 16 (5.95%) REST
3 12 (4.46%) LDAP
3 12 (4.46%) Regular Expression
4 11 (4.09%) Spring
5 10 (3.72%) React
6 9 (3.35%) JSON
7 8 (2.97%) Elastic Stack
7 8 (2.97%) Lightning Web Components
7 8 (2.97%) RabbitMQ
7 8 (2.97%) SOAP
7 8 (2.97%) Visualforce
7 8 (2.97%) XMPP
8 7 (2.60%) Middleware
8 7 (2.60%) XML
9 6 (2.23%) AngularJS
9 6 (2.23%) HTML
9 6 (2.23%) Spring Boot
10 5 (1.86%) Web Services
11 4 (1.49%) JMS
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.58%) Cloud Native
2 12 (4.46%) Product Ownership
3 11 (4.09%) Distributed Systems
4 9 (3.35%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.97%) Cyber Defence
5 8 (2.97%) PKI
6 7 (2.60%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.86%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.49%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.12%) Arduino
10 3 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
10 3 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.12%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.12%) Raspberry Pi
11 2 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 2 (0.74%) Distributed Architecture
11 2 (0.74%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 40 (14.87%) Windows
2 36 (13.38%) Linux
3 35 (13.01%) Windows Server
4 16 (5.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.37%) Android
6 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.37%) Unix
6 1 (0.37%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (20.07%) Agile
2 43 (15.99%) Continuous Improvement
3 36 (13.38%) DevOps
4 30 (11.15%) Community of Practice
5 27 (10.04%) CI/CD
5 27 (10.04%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (9.29%) Technology Strategy
7 23 (8.55%) Cybersecurity
8 21 (7.81%) Mentoring
8 21 (7.81%) SIEM
9 18 (6.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 17 (6.32%) ITIL
10 17 (6.32%) Service Design
11 16 (5.95%) Containerisation
12 15 (5.58%) Application Security
12 15 (5.58%) Service Delivery
12 15 (5.58%) Validation
13 14 (5.20%) Platform Engineering
13 14 (5.20%) Stakeholder Management
13 14 (5.20%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 26 (9.67%) Java
1 26 (9.67%) Python
2 18 (6.69%) SQL
3 10 (3.72%) JavaScript
4 8 (2.97%) Apex Code
4 8 (2.97%) PL/SQL
5 7 (2.60%) Shell Script
6 5 (1.86%) Groovy
6 5 (1.86%) Ladder Logic
7 4 (1.49%) C
7 4 (1.49%) C#
8 3 (1.12%) C++
8 3 (1.12%) Pascal
8 3 (1.12%) Perl
8 3 (1.12%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.12%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.74%) Bash
10 1 (0.37%) Go
10 1 (0.37%) Korn
10 1 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 166 (61.71%) SC Cleared
2 107 (39.78%) DV Cleared
3 58 (21.56%) Degree
4 14 (5.20%) HNC
5 7 (2.60%) CISSP
6 6 (2.23%) CHECK Team Member
6 6 (2.23%) CRISC
6 6 (2.23%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.86%) ISACA
8 4 (1.49%) CHECK Team Leader
8 4 (1.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 4 (1.49%) OSCP
9 3 (1.12%) CREST Certified
9 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.74%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.74%) CISM
10 2 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.74%) GIAC
10 2 (0.74%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.74%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.58%) GDPR
2 10 (3.72%) Accessibility
2 10 (3.72%) QA
3 9 (3.35%) NCSC
4 6 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.86%) PMO
5 5 (1.86%) WCAG
6 4 (1.49%) NEBOSH
7 2 (0.74%) GRC
7 2 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 2 (0.74%) NIST
8 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.37%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.37%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.37%) MISRA
8 1 (0.37%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.37%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 31 (11.52%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.32%) vSphere
3 12 (4.46%) Docker
4 10 (3.72%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.74%) Firmware
6 2 (0.74%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 19 (7.06%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.72%) vRealize
3 9 (3.35%) Ansible
3 9 (3.35%) Terraform
4 6 (2.23%) Kibana
5 4 (1.49%) Packer
5 4 (1.49%) SCCM
5 4 (1.49%) SCOM
6 2 (0.74%) Argo
6 2 (0.74%) Grafana
6 2 (0.74%) Istio
6 2 (0.74%) Kustomize
6 2 (0.74%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.74%) QRadar
7 1 (0.37%) Graylog
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.37%) SCSM
Vendors
1 44 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 32 (11.90%) VMware
3 14 (5.20%) Google
3 14 (5.20%) Salesforce
4 12 (4.46%) Oracle
5 11 (4.09%) Red Hat
6 10 (3.72%) Citrix
7 9 (3.35%) AppDynamics
8 8 (2.97%) IBM
8 8 (2.97%) McAfee
9 7 (2.60%) Adobe
9 7 (2.60%) MuleSoft
10 6 (2.23%) NetApp
10 6 (2.23%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.86%) Splunk
12 4 (1.49%) SAP
13 3 (1.12%) Cisco
13 3 (1.12%) Juniper
13 3 (1.12%) Motorola
14 2 (0.74%) ArcSight