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

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 13 3
Rank change year-on-year -21 -10 +15
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 194 429 697
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.17% 10.45% 21.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.83% 29.79% 47.25%
Number of salaries quoted 94 198 549
10th Percentile £38,500 £39,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,263 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,509 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +7.53% +6.92%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,688 £60,000
90th Percentile £82,125 £75,750 £74,250
South East median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £53,760
% change year-on-year -3.33% +11.61% +4.69%

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 1,153 1,440 1,475
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 30.71% 35.06% 45.13%
Number of salaries quoted 456 571 984
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +10.09% +7.19%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £74,375 £92,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +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

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 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 1 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 -35 107 £55,000 -2.70% 90
Buckinghamshire +30 75 £55,000 -4.35% 38
Oxfordshire -10 12 £85,000 +88.49% 23
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 10 (5.15%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.03%) Confluence
3 2 (1.03%) WordPress
4 1 (0.52%) Camunda
4 1 (0.52%) JBoss
4 1 (0.52%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 5 (2.58%) Adobe XD
1 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.06%) Windchill
3 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (1.03%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (1.03%) Adobe Captivate
4 2 (1.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (1.03%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (1.03%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (1.03%) Elementor
4 2 (1.03%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.52%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.52%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 3 (1.55%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.52%) Q-Pulse
2 1 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.52%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 26 (13.40%) AWS
2 17 (8.76%) Amazon ECS
2 17 (8.76%) Serverless
3 16 (8.25%) Amazon EKS
4 15 (7.73%) Amazon EC2
5 8 (4.12%) Azure
6 7 (3.61%) Entra ID
7 6 (3.09%) Figma
7 6 (3.09%) GCP
8 4 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (2.06%) Miro
8 4 (2.06%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 4 (2.06%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 3 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (1.03%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 2 (1.03%) GitHub
10 2 (1.03%) Google Analytics
10 2 (1.03%) IaaS
10 2 (1.03%) OpenShift
11 1 (0.52%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.64%) DNS
2 8 (4.12%) TCP/IP
3 7 (3.61%) Firewall
4 3 (1.55%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (1.55%) VPN
4 3 (1.55%) WAN
5 2 (1.03%) Junos
5 2 (1.03%) LAN
5 2 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.52%) DHCP
6 1 (0.52%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.52%) Modbus
6 1 (0.52%) RS-232
6 1 (0.52%) RS-485
6 1 (0.52%) S/MIME
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (8.76%) PostgreSQL
1 17 (8.76%) Relational Database
2 15 (7.73%) RDBMS
3 3 (1.55%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.03%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.52%) MySQL
5 1 (0.52%) Power BI
5 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 48 (24.74%) Jenkins
2 33 (17.01%) JIRA
3 32 (16.49%) Git
4 17 (8.76%) JUnit
5 16 (8.25%) Mockito
6 15 (7.73%) JMeter
7 5 (2.58%) Axure RP
7 5 (2.58%) Balsamiq
7 5 (2.58%) Cypress.io
7 5 (2.58%) Selenium
8 3 (1.55%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.52%) Ant
9 1 (0.52%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.52%) Gradle
9 1 (0.52%) Maven
9 1 (0.52%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.52%) Subversion
General
1 68 (35.05%) Social Skills
2 40 (20.62%) Public Sector
3 32 (16.49%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (9.79%) Law
5 17 (8.76%) Finance
6 15 (7.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (6.70%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (5.67%) Electronics
9 10 (5.15%) Manufacturing
10 9 (4.64%) Telecoms
11 8 (4.12%) Marketing
12 5 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (2.06%) Aerospace
13 4 (2.06%) Banking
14 3 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (1.55%) Games
15 2 (1.03%) Advertising
15 2 (1.03%) Back Office
15 2 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (1.03%) Legal
Job Titles
1 34 (17.53%) Lead
2 29 (14.95%) Developer
3 18 (9.28%) Senior
4 17 (8.76%) Architect
5 16 (8.25%) Java Developer
6 15 (7.73%) Full-Stack Developer
6 15 (7.73%) Full-Stack Java Developer
6 15 (7.73%) Mid-Level Java Developer
7 14 (7.22%) Technical Manager
8 8 (4.12%) Support Engineer
9 7 (3.61%) Salesforce Developer
10 6 (3.09%) Analyst
10 6 (3.09%) Trainer
11 5 (2.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 5 (2.58%) Designer
11 5 (2.58%) SOC Manager
11 5 (2.58%) Systems Engineer
11 5 (2.58%) Technical Support
11 5 (2.58%) Technical Trainer
12 4 (2.06%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (10.31%) HTML
1 20 (10.31%) REST
2 18 (9.28%) Spring
2 18 (9.28%) Spring Boot
3 17 (8.76%) XML
4 16 (8.25%) Apache Camel
4 16 (8.25%) Web Services
5 15 (7.73%) ActiveMQ
5 15 (7.73%) Hibernate
5 15 (7.73%) jQuery
5 15 (7.73%) JSON
5 15 (7.73%) WireMock
6 6 (3.09%) SOAP
7 4 (2.06%) .NET
7 4 (2.06%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (2.06%) Middleware
7 4 (2.06%) Visualforce
8 3 (1.55%) Bootstrap
8 3 (1.55%) CSS
8 3 (1.55%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.25%) Distributed Systems
2 10 (5.15%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (4.12%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.09%) Driving Licence
4 6 (3.09%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.58%) Cloud Native
5 5 (2.58%) Fibre Optics
5 5 (2.58%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (2.06%) CCTV
7 3 (1.55%) e-Learning
7 3 (1.55%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 2 (1.03%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.03%) Graphic Design
8 2 (1.03%) Learning Management System
8 2 (1.03%) PKI
8 2 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
9 1 (0.52%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.22%) Windows
2 9 (4.64%) Linux
3 8 (4.12%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.58%) Windows 10
5 4 (2.06%) Android
5 4 (2.06%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.06%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (1.03%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (26.80%) Continuous Improvement
2 45 (23.20%) Agile
3 40 (20.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 38 (19.59%) Configuration Management
5 31 (15.98%) Change Control
5 31 (15.98%) Technical Leadership
6 30 (15.46%) Change Management
7 26 (13.40%) CI/CD
7 26 (13.40%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 26 (13.40%) Programme Management
8 25 (12.89%) Process Improvement
9 23 (11.86%) Customer Requirements
10 22 (11.34%) Strategic Thinking
11 19 (9.79%) TDD
12 18 (9.28%) BDD
13 17 (8.76%) Full-Stack Development
13 17 (8.76%) Microservices
13 17 (8.76%) Problem-Solving
14 16 (8.25%) SDLC
14 16 (8.25%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 30 (15.46%) Java
2 27 (13.92%) Python
3 21 (10.82%) JavaScript
4 15 (7.73%) Shell Script
5 7 (3.61%) SQL
6 5 (2.58%) PowerShell
7 4 (2.06%) Apex Code
7 4 (2.06%) Bash
8 3 (1.55%) C#
9 2 (1.03%) C++
9 2 (1.03%) Go
10 1 (0.52%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 107 (55.15%) SC Cleared
2 59 (30.41%) Degree
3 28 (14.43%) DV Cleared
4 9 (4.64%) NVQ Level 3
5 8 (4.12%) City & Guilds
6 5 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (2.06%) CCNA
7 4 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.55%) CISSP
8 3 (1.55%) HND
8 3 (1.55%) NVQ Level 5
9 2 (1.03%) CCNP
9 2 (1.03%) CHECK Team Leader
9 2 (1.03%) CHECK Team Member
9 2 (1.03%) CISM
9 2 (1.03%) DBS Check
9 2 (1.03%) ISTQB
9 2 (1.03%) JNCIA
9 2 (1.03%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (15.98%) QA
2 30 (15.46%) Def Stans
3 13 (6.70%) Accessibility
4 7 (3.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (3.09%) WCAG
6 5 (2.58%) GDPR
6 5 (2.58%) SLA
7 4 (2.06%) COSHH
8 3 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (1.55%) NCSC
8 3 (1.55%) NIST
9 2 (1.03%) GRC
9 2 (1.03%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.52%) ARP4754
10 1 (0.52%) ARP4761
10 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.52%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.52%) DO-254
10 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (10.31%) Docker
2 10 (5.15%) Active Directory
3 8 (4.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (3.09%) vSphere
5 4 (2.06%) VMware NSX
6 3 (1.55%) Firmware
7 2 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 21 (10.82%) Kubernetes
2 15 (7.73%) Kibana
3 4 (2.06%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (2.06%) SCOM
3 4 (2.06%) Terraform
4 3 (1.55%) Ansible
4 3 (1.55%) SCCM
4 3 (1.55%) vRealize
5 2 (1.03%) Argo
5 2 (1.03%) SCSM
6 1 (0.52%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.52%) Grafana
6 1 (0.52%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.52%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 22 (11.34%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.73%) Dynatrace
2 15 (7.73%) Splunk
3 13 (6.70%) VMware
4 10 (5.15%) Cisco
4 10 (5.15%) Juniper
5 8 (4.12%) Salesforce
6 7 (3.61%) Adobe
7 5 (2.58%) Google
8 4 (2.06%) Apple
8 4 (2.06%) MuleSoft
8 4 (2.06%) Samsung
9 3 (1.55%) SAP
9 3 (1.55%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.55%) Trend Micro
9 3 (1.55%) Veeam
10 2 (1.03%) Oracle
10 2 (1.03%) Red Hat
10 2 (1.03%) Workday
11 1 (0.52%) Thales