SC Cleared Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Security Check (SC) Clearance
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 53 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -8 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared | 3,441 | 1,485 | 2,119 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 3.92% | 4.36% | 4.30% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 24.29% | 12.16% | 15.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,188 | 920 | 1,351 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,313 | £28,750 | £39,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £42,000 | £46,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £55,000 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -3.51% | -0.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £73,750 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £85,250 | £86,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London
SC 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 UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 14,164 | 12,209 | 14,075 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 16.14% | 35.81% | 28.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,337 | 4,884 | 5,708 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £32,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,500 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.84% | -13.64% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £66,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -4.35% | - |
SC Cleared Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SC Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
SC Cleared Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SC Cleared.
SC Cleared Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
SC Cleared Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 0 | 886 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 571 |
| South West | -2 | 858 | £75,000 | +36.36% | 302 |
| North of England | +112 | 783 | £67,500 | +9.76% | 446 |
| Midlands | +19 | 464 | £70,000 | +17.59% | 262 |
| North West | +108 | 442 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 247 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 311 | £70,000 | -1.75% | 164 |
| North East | +36 | 207 | £65,000 | - | 131 |
| East of England | +20 | 198 | £55,000 | +17.02% | 249 |
| Wales | -11 | 154 | £63,500 | -11.81% | 64 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 153 | £60,000 | +103.39% | 98 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 143 | £66,805 | +40.64% | 70 |
| Scotland | +70 | 99 | £70,000 | -5.15% | 214 |
| Northern Ireland | -61 | 25 | £73,323 | -5.29% | 24 |
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SC Cleared Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Qualifications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 3,441 |
| 2 | DV Cleared | 17.9% | 616 |
| 3 | Degree | 12.2% | 421 |
| 4 | BPSS Clearance | 7.7% | 265 |
| 5 | Azure Certification | 2.3% | 80 |
| 5 | CISSP | 2.3% | 80 |
| 7 | Master's Degree | 1.9% | 65 |
| 8 | CISM | 1.5% | 52 |
| 9 | AWS Certification | 1.4% | 49 |
| 10 | Microsoft Certification | 1.4% | 47 |
| 11 | Cisco Certification | 1.3% | 45 |
| 12 | PMI Certification | 1.3% | 44 |
| 13 | HNC | 1.2% | 41 |
| 14 | Computer Science Degree | 1.2% | 40 |
| 15 | HND | 1.1% | 39 |
| 16 | Chartered Engineer | 1.0% | 34 |
| 17 | PhD | 0.9% | 32 |
| 18 | CREST Certified | 0.8% | 28 |
| 19 | ISO 27001 Lead Auditor | 0.7% | 25 |
| 20 | CompTIA Security+ | 0.7% | 24 |