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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 51 9
Rank change year-on-year +24 -42 +10
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 292 173 816
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.10% 5.18% 12.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 23.78% 10.03% 32.76%
Number of salaries quoted 177 115 600
10th Percentile £39,280 £38,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,025 £46,813 £37,973
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £53,263
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +7.96% +16.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £63,748
90th Percentile £84,250 £78,750 £77,591
South East median annual salary £67,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.39% +4.55% +11.11%

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 1,228 1,724 2,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 21.44% 51.60% 37.73%
Number of salaries quoted 671 431 1,577
10th Percentile £33,125 £30,000 £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% +5.05%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £68,500
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 24 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 24 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 +16 189 £67,500 +12.50% 83
Buckinghamshire +37 77 £55,000 - 44
Oxfordshire -6 26 £70,000 +30.84% 24
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 9 (3.08%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.34%) Camunda
Applications
1 13 (4.45%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.34%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Primavera
1 1 (0.34%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 39 (13.36%) Azure
2 35 (11.99%) AWS
3 19 (6.51%) GCP
4 12 (4.11%) Amazon EKS
5 11 (3.77%) Serverless
6 7 (2.40%) Amazon EC2
6 7 (2.40%) AWS Lambda
6 7 (2.40%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (2.40%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.05%) Amazon ECS
7 6 (2.05%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.05%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.71%) Amazon S3
8 5 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.71%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 5 (1.71%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 4 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.37%) Cloudflare
9 4 (1.37%) Google Analytics
10 3 (1.03%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 41 (14.04%) DNS
2 38 (13.01%) Firewall
3 13 (4.45%) Structured Cabling
4 11 (3.77%) NetScaler
4 11 (3.77%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.74%) NAS
5 8 (2.74%) SAN
5 8 (2.74%) Wireshark
6 7 (2.40%) HTTP
7 6 (2.05%) SSL
8 5 (1.71%) VPN
9 3 (1.03%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (1.03%) Internet
9 3 (1.03%) Network Security
9 3 (1.03%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.68%) DHCP
10 2 (0.68%) FTP
10 2 (0.68%) LAN
10 2 (0.68%) SMTP
10 2 (0.68%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
1 9 (3.08%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.05%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.71%) Power BI
4 2 (0.68%) MySQL
4 2 (0.68%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.34%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.34%) Metadata
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database 11g
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database 12c
5 1 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (4.11%) Git
1 12 (4.11%) Jenkins
2 11 (3.77%) JIRA
3 9 (3.08%) GitLab
4 5 (1.71%) Cucumber
4 5 (1.71%) SonarQube
5 4 (1.37%) JUnit
5 4 (1.37%) Subversion
6 3 (1.03%) Artifactory
6 3 (1.03%) Mockito
7 2 (0.68%) JMeter
8 1 (0.34%) Ant
8 1 (0.34%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.34%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.34%) Gradle
8 1 (0.34%) Maven
8 1 (0.34%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.34%) TestDirector
General
1 75 (25.68%) Social Skills
2 48 (16.44%) Public Sector
3 42 (14.38%) Finance
4 35 (11.99%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (7.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 22 (7.53%) Law
6 15 (5.14%) Manufacturing
7 12 (4.11%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.71%) Aerospace
9 5 (1.71%) Banking
9 5 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.71%) French Language
9 5 (1.71%) Games
9 5 (1.71%) Legal
10 4 (1.37%) Aviation
10 4 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.03%) Military
12 2 (0.68%) Retail
13 1 (0.34%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 60 (20.55%) Architect
2 47 (16.10%) Senior
3 43 (14.73%) Developer
4 29 (9.93%) Analyst
4 29 (9.93%) Applications Architect
5 24 (8.22%) Lead
6 23 (7.88%) Security Architect
7 17 (5.82%) Java Developer
8 14 (4.79%) DevOps Engineer
9 13 (4.45%) Senior Developer
10 12 (4.11%) SOC Analyst
11 11 (3.77%) .NET Developer
11 11 (3.77%) Lead Architect
11 11 (3.77%) Senior .NET Developer
12 9 (3.08%) Salesforce Developer
12 9 (3.08%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
12 9 (3.08%) Test Specialist
13 8 (2.74%) Solutions Architect
14 7 (2.40%) Security Analyst
14 7 (2.40%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.53%) .NET
2 16 (5.48%) Regular Expression
3 14 (4.79%) LDAP
3 14 (4.79%) REST
3 14 (4.79%) Spring
4 12 (4.11%) XMPP
5 10 (3.42%) React
6 8 (2.74%) Elastic Stack
6 8 (2.74%) JSON
6 8 (2.74%) RabbitMQ
7 7 (2.40%) SOAP
7 7 (2.40%) Spring Boot
8 6 (2.05%) AngularJS
8 6 (2.05%) Java EE
8 6 (2.05%) JPA
8 6 (2.05%) Middleware
8 6 (2.05%) RESTful
9 5 (1.71%) Lightning Web Components
9 5 (1.71%) Visualforce
9 5 (1.71%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.82%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.14%) Cyber Defence
3 13 (4.45%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (3.42%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (3.42%) Onboarding
5 9 (3.08%) PKI
5 9 (3.08%) Product Ownership
6 8 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.05%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.71%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.37%) Management Information System
10 3 (1.03%) Arduino
10 3 (1.03%) Cloud Security Posture
10 3 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.03%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.03%) Raspberry Pi
11 2 (0.68%) Distributed Architecture
11 2 (0.68%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 51 (17.47%) Windows
2 49 (16.78%) Linux
3 36 (12.33%) Windows Server
4 20 (6.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.68%) Unix
7 1 (0.34%) Android
7 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (17.81%) Continuous Improvement
2 49 (16.78%) Agile
3 37 (12.67%) Cybersecurity
4 35 (11.99%) DevOps
5 31 (10.62%) SIEM
6 27 (9.25%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (8.56%) CI/CD
8 24 (8.22%) Community of Practice
9 22 (7.53%) ITIL
10 21 (7.19%) Mentoring
10 21 (7.19%) Technology Strategy
10 21 (7.19%) Validation
11 18 (6.16%) Containerisation
11 18 (6.16%) Platform Engineering
12 17 (5.82%) Application Security
12 17 (5.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 16 (5.48%) Service Delivery
13 16 (5.48%) Service Design
13 16 (5.48%) Service Management
14 15 (5.14%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (10.27%) Python
2 25 (8.56%) Java
3 18 (6.16%) SQL
4 8 (2.74%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.74%) Shell Script
5 7 (2.40%) C#
5 7 (2.40%) PL/SQL
6 6 (2.05%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.71%) Apex Code
7 5 (1.71%) Groovy
7 5 (1.71%) Ladder Logic
8 4 (1.37%) C
8 4 (1.37%) Search Processing Language
9 3 (1.03%) Bash
9 3 (1.03%) Go
9 3 (1.03%) Pascal
9 3 (1.03%) Perl
9 3 (1.03%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.34%) C++
10 1 (0.34%) Korn
Qualifications
1 184 (63.01%) SC Cleared
2 116 (39.73%) DV Cleared
3 50 (17.12%) Degree
4 14 (4.79%) HNC
5 9 (3.08%) CISSP
6 8 (2.74%) CRISC
7 7 (2.40%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (2.40%) CREST Certified
7 7 (2.40%) ISACA
7 7 (2.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (2.40%) OSCP
8 5 (1.71%) CHECK Team Member
8 5 (1.71%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.71%) GCIA
8 5 (1.71%) GCIH
8 5 (1.71%) GIAC
9 4 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.37%) GCED
9 4 (1.37%) SANS
10 3 (1.03%) CHECK Team Leader
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.45%) GDPR
2 9 (3.08%) NCSC
3 8 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (2.74%) QA
4 6 (2.05%) PMO
5 5 (1.71%) NEBOSH
6 4 (1.37%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.03%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.68%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.68%) NIST
9 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.34%) GRC
9 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.34%) MISRA
9 1 (0.34%) SLA
9 1 (0.34%) WCAG
System Software
1 39 (13.36%) Active Directory
2 20 (6.85%) vSphere
3 13 (4.45%) Docker
4 9 (3.08%) VMware NSX
5 4 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.68%) Firmware
6 2 (0.68%) Terminal Server
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (6.85%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.77%) Kibana
3 9 (3.08%) Ansible
3 9 (3.08%) Terraform
3 9 (3.08%) vRealize
4 5 (1.71%) Graylog
5 4 (1.37%) Packer
6 3 (1.03%) SCCM
6 3 (1.03%) SCOM
7 2 (0.68%) Argo
7 2 (0.68%) Grafana
7 2 (0.68%) Istio
7 2 (0.68%) Kustomize
7 2 (0.68%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.68%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.68%) QRadar
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 55 (18.84%) Microsoft
2 34 (11.64%) VMware
3 15 (5.14%) Red Hat
4 14 (4.79%) Oracle
5 13 (4.45%) Google
6 12 (4.11%) Citrix
7 11 (3.77%) Splunk
8 10 (3.42%) McAfee
9 9 (3.08%) AppDynamics
9 9 (3.08%) Salesforce
10 8 (2.74%) IBM
10 8 (2.74%) NetApp
11 7 (2.40%) ServiceNow
12 5 (1.71%) Carbon Black
12 5 (1.71%) CrowdStrike
13 4 (1.37%) MuleSoft
14 3 (1.03%) Cisco
14 3 (1.03%) Juniper
14 3 (1.03%) Motorola
14 3 (1.03%) SAP