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 28 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 53 9
Rank change year-on-year +26 -44 +10
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 284 174 829
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.97% 5.25% 12.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 23.03% 10.28% 33.13%
Number of salaries quoted 177 117 598
10th Percentile £39,280 £38,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,025 £46,875 £38,691
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,670 £53,540
Median % change year-on-year +12.71% +7.71% +17.41%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £63,749
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,750 £77,500
South East median annual salary £67,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.39% +4.55% +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 1,233 1,693 2,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 21.58% 51.07% 37.23%
Number of salaries quoted 684 430 1,568
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,725 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,967 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.72% -2.92% +5.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,125 £82,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +0.96% +1.96%

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 28 May 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 28 May 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 +16 184 £67,500 +12.50% 83
Buckinghamshire +33 75 £55,000 - 40
Oxfordshire -8 25 £70,000 +35.27% 24
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 8 (2.82%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.76%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (4.58%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Primavera
1 1 (0.35%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 39 (13.73%) Azure
2 34 (11.97%) AWS
3 19 (6.69%) GCP
4 12 (4.23%) Amazon EKS
5 11 (3.87%) Serverless
6 7 (2.46%) Amazon EC2
6 7 (2.46%) AWS Lambda
6 7 (2.46%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (2.46%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.11%) Amazon ECS
7 6 (2.11%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.76%) Amazon S3
8 5 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.76%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 5 (1.76%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 4 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.41%) Cloudflare
9 4 (1.41%) Google Analytics
10 3 (1.06%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 42 (14.79%) DNS
2 37 (13.03%) Firewall
3 13 (4.58%) Structured Cabling
4 11 (3.87%) NetScaler
4 11 (3.87%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.82%) NAS
5 8 (2.82%) SAN
5 8 (2.82%) Wireshark
6 7 (2.46%) HTTP
7 6 (2.11%) SSL
8 5 (1.76%) VPN
9 3 (1.06%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (1.06%) Internet
9 3 (1.06%) Network Security
9 3 (1.06%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.70%) DHCP
10 2 (0.70%) FTP
10 2 (0.70%) LAN
10 2 (0.70%) SMTP
10 2 (0.70%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.17%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.82%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.76%) Power BI
3 5 (1.76%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.35%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.35%) Metadata
5 1 (0.35%) MySQL
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database 11g
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database 12c
5 1 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (3.87%) Git
1 11 (3.87%) Jenkins
2 10 (3.52%) JIRA
3 9 (3.17%) GitLab
4 5 (1.76%) SonarQube
5 4 (1.41%) Cucumber
5 4 (1.41%) JUnit
6 3 (1.06%) Artifactory
6 3 (1.06%) Subversion
7 2 (0.70%) JMeter
7 2 (0.70%) Mockito
8 1 (0.35%) TestDirector
General
1 75 (26.41%) Social Skills
2 47 (16.55%) Public Sector
3 40 (14.08%) Finance
4 35 (12.32%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 20 (7.04%) Law
6 15 (5.28%) Manufacturing
7 12 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.82%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.76%) Aerospace
9 5 (1.76%) Banking
9 5 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.76%) French Language
9 5 (1.76%) Games
10 4 (1.41%) Aviation
10 4 (1.41%) Legal
11 3 (1.06%) Military
11 3 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.70%) Retail
13 1 (0.35%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 60 (21.13%) Architect
2 44 (15.49%) Senior
3 42 (14.79%) Developer
4 30 (10.56%) Applications Architect
5 28 (9.86%) Analyst
6 24 (8.45%) Security Architect
7 23 (8.10%) Lead
8 17 (5.99%) Java Developer
9 14 (4.93%) DevOps Engineer
10 13 (4.58%) Senior Developer
11 12 (4.23%) SOC Analyst
12 11 (3.87%) .NET Developer
12 11 (3.87%) Senior .NET Developer
13 10 (3.52%) Lead Architect
14 9 (3.17%) Salesforce Developer
15 8 (2.82%) Solutions Architect
16 7 (2.46%) Design Engineer
16 7 (2.46%) Lead Security Architect
16 7 (2.46%) Security Analyst
16 7 (2.46%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.75%) .NET
2 17 (5.99%) Regular Expression
3 15 (5.28%) LDAP
4 14 (4.93%) REST
5 13 (4.58%) Spring
5 13 (4.58%) XMPP
6 9 (3.17%) React
7 8 (2.82%) Elastic Stack
7 8 (2.82%) JSON
7 8 (2.82%) RabbitMQ
8 6 (2.11%) Java EE
8 6 (2.11%) JPA
8 6 (2.11%) Middleware
8 6 (2.11%) RESTful
8 6 (2.11%) SOAP
8 6 (2.11%) Spring Boot
9 5 (1.76%) AngularJS
9 5 (1.76%) Lightning Web Components
9 5 (1.76%) Visualforce
10 4 (1.41%) JSON Schema
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.63%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.28%) Cyber Defence
3 13 (4.58%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (3.52%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (3.52%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (2.82%) PKI
5 8 (2.82%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.11%) Security Posture
7 5 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.76%) Security Operations Centre
7 5 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.41%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.06%) Arduino
9 3 (1.06%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.06%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (1.06%) Raspberry Pi
10 2 (0.70%) Distributed Architecture
10 2 (0.70%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 51 (17.96%) Linux
2 50 (17.61%) Windows
3 35 (12.32%) Windows Server
4 21 (7.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.70%) Unix
5 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.35%) Android
6 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (17.96%) Continuous Improvement
2 44 (15.49%) Agile
3 37 (13.03%) Cybersecurity
4 33 (11.62%) DevOps
5 31 (10.92%) SIEM
6 28 (9.86%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (8.45%) CI/CD
8 22 (7.75%) Community of Practice
8 22 (7.75%) Validation
9 21 (7.39%) ITIL
10 20 (7.04%) Mentoring
11 19 (6.69%) Platform Engineering
11 19 (6.69%) Technology Strategy
12 18 (6.34%) Application Security
12 18 (6.34%) Containerisation
13 17 (5.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 16 (5.63%) Service Delivery
14 16 (5.63%) Service Management
15 15 (5.28%) Stakeholder Management
16 14 (4.93%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 30 (10.56%) Python
2 25 (8.80%) Java
3 17 (5.99%) SQL
4 8 (2.82%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.82%) Shell Script
5 7 (2.46%) C#
5 7 (2.46%) PL/SQL
6 6 (2.11%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.76%) Apex Code
7 5 (1.76%) Groovy
7 5 (1.76%) Ladder Logic
8 4 (1.41%) C
8 4 (1.41%) Search Processing Language
9 3 (1.06%) Bash
9 3 (1.06%) Pascal
9 3 (1.06%) Perl
9 3 (1.06%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.70%) Go
11 1 (0.35%) C++
11 1 (0.35%) Korn
Qualifications
1 181 (63.73%) SC Cleared
2 116 (40.85%) DV Cleared
3 48 (16.90%) Degree
4 14 (4.93%) HNC
5 9 (3.17%) CISSP
6 8 (2.82%) CRISC
7 7 (2.46%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (2.46%) CREST Certified
7 7 (2.46%) ISACA
7 7 (2.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (2.46%) OSCP
8 5 (1.76%) CHECK Team Member
8 5 (1.76%) GCIA
8 5 (1.76%) GCIH
8 5 (1.76%) GIAC
9 4 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.41%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.41%) GCED
9 4 (1.41%) SANS
10 3 (1.06%) CHECK Team Leader
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.58%) GDPR
2 8 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (2.82%) NCSC
2 8 (2.82%) QA
3 6 (2.11%) PMO
4 5 (1.76%) NEBOSH
5 3 (1.06%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.06%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.70%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 2 (0.70%) NIST
7 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.35%) GRC
7 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.35%) MISRA
7 1 (0.35%) SLA
System Software
1 37 (13.03%) Active Directory
2 21 (7.39%) vSphere
3 12 (4.23%) Docker
4 8 (2.82%) VMware NSX
5 4 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.70%) Firmware
6 2 (0.70%) Terminal Server
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (6.69%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.87%) Kibana
3 9 (3.17%) Ansible
3 9 (3.17%) Terraform
4 8 (2.82%) vRealize
5 5 (1.76%) Graylog
6 4 (1.41%) Packer
7 2 (0.70%) Argo
7 2 (0.70%) Grafana
7 2 (0.70%) Istio
7 2 (0.70%) Kustomize
7 2 (0.70%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.70%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.70%) QRadar
7 2 (0.70%) SCCM
7 2 (0.70%) SCOM
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 56 (19.72%) Microsoft
2 33 (11.62%) VMware
3 15 (5.28%) Red Hat
4 14 (4.93%) Oracle
5 13 (4.58%) Google
6 12 (4.23%) Citrix
7 11 (3.87%) McAfee
7 11 (3.87%) Splunk
8 9 (3.17%) AppDynamics
8 9 (3.17%) Salesforce
9 8 (2.82%) IBM
9 8 (2.82%) NetApp
10 7 (2.46%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.76%) Carbon Black
11 5 (1.76%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (1.41%) MuleSoft
13 3 (1.06%) Cisco
13 3 (1.06%) Juniper
13 3 (1.06%) Motorola
13 3 (1.06%) SAP