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 27 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 25 6
Rank change year-on-year -7 -19 +12
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 220 262 800
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.25% 7.80% 16.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.10% 17.26% 39.31%
Number of salaries quoted 107 131 639
10th Percentile £39,280 £36,875 £30,000
25th Percentile £48,000 £41,256 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,670 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.29% +5.82% +14.74%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £60,025
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
South East median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% +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 1,152 1,518 2,035
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 27.48% 45.22% 41.26%
Number of salaries quoted 460 476 1,363
10th Percentile £28,429 £32,491 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,574 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £60,000 £54,763
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% +9.56% +9.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £59,125 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.21% +12.62% +0.96%

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 27 January 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 27 January 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 -14 119 £55,000 -8.33% 80
Buckinghamshire +36 86 £60,000 +4.35% 44
Oxfordshire -4 15 £68,750 +46.52% 19
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 13 (5.91%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.91%) Confluence
3 2 (0.91%) WordPress
4 1 (0.45%) Camunda
Applications
1 10 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.27%) Adobe XD
3 3 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.36%) Windchill
4 2 (0.91%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.91%) Adobe Captivate
4 2 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.91%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.91%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (0.91%) Elementor
4 2 (0.91%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.45%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.45%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (0.91%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.45%) Q-Pulse
2 1 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.45%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 30 (13.64%) AWS
2 14 (6.36%) Azure
3 12 (5.45%) GCP
4 11 (5.00%) Amazon ECS
4 11 (5.00%) Amazon EKS
4 11 (5.00%) Serverless
5 10 (4.55%) Amazon EC2
6 7 (3.18%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 7 (3.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 6 (2.73%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (2.73%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.73%) Figma
8 4 (1.82%) Miro
9 3 (1.36%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.36%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.36%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 2 (0.91%) GitHub
10 2 (0.91%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.91%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.73%) Firewall
2 13 (5.91%) DNS
3 11 (5.00%) TCP/IP
4 10 (4.55%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (1.36%) Cisco ISE
5 3 (1.36%) DHCP
6 1 (0.45%) BGP
6 1 (0.45%) BIG-IP
6 1 (0.45%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.45%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.45%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (0.45%) ICMP
6 1 (0.45%) IPsec
6 1 (0.45%) Modbus
6 1 (0.45%) Network Security
6 1 (0.45%) OSPF
6 1 (0.45%) RS-232
6 1 (0.45%) RS-485
6 1 (0.45%) S/MIME
6 1 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.00%) PostgreSQL
1 11 (5.00%) Relational Database
2 10 (4.55%) RDBMS
3 3 (1.36%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.91%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.45%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.45%) MySQL
5 1 (0.45%) Power BI
5 1 (0.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 39 (17.73%) Jenkins
2 32 (14.55%) JIRA
3 29 (13.18%) Git
4 11 (5.00%) JUnit
4 11 (5.00%) Mockito
5 10 (4.55%) JMeter
6 5 (2.27%) Axure RP
6 5 (2.27%) Balsamiq
6 5 (2.27%) Cypress.io
6 5 (2.27%) Selenium
7 3 (1.36%) Subversion
7 3 (1.36%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.91%) GitLab
9 1 (0.45%) Ant
9 1 (0.45%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.45%) Gradle
9 1 (0.45%) Maven
9 1 (0.45%) SoapUI
General
1 79 (35.91%) Social Skills
2 46 (20.91%) Public Sector
3 33 (15.00%) Finance
4 31 (14.09%) Law
4 31 (14.09%) Organisational Skills
5 27 (12.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (7.27%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (5.91%) Manufacturing
8 8 (3.64%) Marketing
9 7 (3.18%) Aerospace
9 7 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.73%) Banking
11 5 (2.27%) Electronics
11 5 (2.27%) Games
11 5 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.82%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.36%) Legal
14 2 (0.91%) Military
14 2 (0.91%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 38 (17.27%) Lead
2 32 (14.55%) Senior
3 29 (13.18%) Developer
4 23 (10.45%) Architect
5 13 (5.91%) Salesforce Developer
6 10 (4.55%) Analyst
6 10 (4.55%) Full-Stack Developer
6 10 (4.55%) Full-Stack Java Developer
6 10 (4.55%) Java Developer
6 10 (4.55%) Mid-Level Java Developer
7 9 (4.09%) Consultant
8 8 (3.64%) Lead Architect
9 7 (3.18%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
9 7 (3.18%) Technical Manager
10 6 (2.73%) Delivery Manager
10 6 (2.73%) Functional Consultant
10 6 (2.73%) Security Architect
10 6 (2.73%) Senior Consultant
10 6 (2.73%) Senior Functional Consultant
10 6 (2.73%) Test Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (7.73%) REST
2 15 (6.82%) HTML
3 13 (5.91%) Spring
4 12 (5.45%) Spring Boot
4 12 (5.45%) XML
5 11 (5.00%) Hibernate
6 10 (4.55%) .NET
6 10 (4.55%) ActiveMQ
6 10 (4.55%) Apache Camel
6 10 (4.55%) jQuery
6 10 (4.55%) JSON
6 10 (4.55%) Web Services
6 10 (4.55%) WireMock
7 8 (3.64%) SOAP
8 7 (3.18%) Lightning Web Components
8 7 (3.18%) Middleware
8 7 (3.18%) Visualforce
9 3 (1.36%) Bootstrap
9 3 (1.36%) Playwright
9 3 (1.36%) React
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.91%) Cloud Native
2 12 (5.45%) Distributed Systems
3 10 (4.55%) Product Ownership
4 8 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.27%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.27%) Security Operations Centre
5 5 (2.27%) Security Posture
6 4 (1.82%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.82%) e-Learning
6 4 (1.82%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.36%) Cloud Security Posture
7 3 (1.36%) Fibre Optics
7 3 (1.36%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 2 (0.91%) CCTV
8 2 (0.91%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.91%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.91%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.91%) PKI
8 2 (0.91%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.91%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 22 (10.00%) Windows
2 17 (7.73%) Windows Server
3 10 (4.55%) Linux
4 5 (2.27%) Android
4 5 (2.27%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.36%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.36%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.91%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (29.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 53 (24.09%) Agile
3 41 (18.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 36 (16.36%) Change Control
5 35 (15.91%) Configuration Management
6 34 (15.45%) Technical Leadership
7 30 (13.64%) Change Management
7 30 (13.64%) CI/CD
8 28 (12.73%) Community of Practice
9 27 (12.27%) Technology Strategy
10 24 (10.91%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 24 (10.91%) Process Improvement
10 24 (10.91%) Programme Management
11 22 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
11 22 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
12 21 (9.55%) Cybersecurity
12 21 (9.55%) Strategic Thinking
13 20 (9.09%) DevOps
14 16 (7.27%) Service Design
15 14 (6.36%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 28 (12.73%) Java
2 25 (11.36%) Python
3 19 (8.64%) JavaScript
4 10 (4.55%) Shell Script
5 7 (3.18%) Apex Code
5 7 (3.18%) SQL
6 6 (2.73%) C#
7 5 (2.27%) PowerShell
8 4 (1.82%) Bash
9 3 (1.36%) Ladder Logic
10 2 (0.91%) C++
10 2 (0.91%) Go
11 1 (0.45%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 128 (58.18%) SC Cleared
2 73 (33.18%) Degree
3 53 (24.09%) DV Cleared
4 10 (4.55%) HNC
5 7 (3.18%) CISSP
6 5 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.27%) CRISC
7 4 (1.82%) CHECK Team Member
7 4 (1.82%) ISTQB
8 3 (1.36%) CISM
8 3 (1.36%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.36%) ISACA
8 3 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.91%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.91%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (0.91%) CHECK Team Leader
9 2 (0.91%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.91%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.91%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (14.09%) QA
2 27 (12.27%) Def Stans
3 14 (6.36%) Accessibility
4 12 (5.45%) GDPR
5 9 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (2.73%) WCAG
7 5 (2.27%) NCSC
8 4 (1.82%) NIST
8 4 (1.82%) SLA
9 2 (0.91%) GRC
9 2 (0.91%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.45%) COBIT
10 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.45%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.45%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.45%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.45%) PMO
10 1 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (6.82%) Docker
2 10 (4.55%) VMware NSX
3 9 (4.09%) Active Directory
4 8 (3.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (2.27%) vSphere
6 3 (1.36%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.91%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (8.64%) Kubernetes
2 10 (4.55%) Kibana
3 9 (4.09%) vRealize
4 5 (2.27%) SCCM
4 5 (2.27%) SCOM
5 4 (1.82%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.36%) Terraform
7 2 (0.91%) Argo
7 2 (0.91%) SCSM
8 1 (0.45%) Ansible
8 1 (0.45%) Grafana
8 1 (0.45%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.45%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 21 (9.55%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.64%) VMware
3 14 (6.36%) Salesforce
4 10 (4.55%) Dynatrace
4 10 (4.55%) Splunk
5 8 (3.64%) Google
6 7 (3.18%) Adobe
6 7 (3.18%) Cisco
6 7 (3.18%) MuleSoft
7 6 (2.73%) Juniper
8 4 (1.82%) Apple
8 4 (1.82%) Samsung
8 4 (1.82%) SAP
8 4 (1.82%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.36%) Trend Micro
9 3 (1.36%) Veeam
10 2 (0.91%) McAfee
10 2 (0.91%) Oracle
10 2 (0.91%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.91%) Red Hat