Security Cleared Jobs in the West Midlands

Security Clearance
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 45 58
Rank change year-on-year +14 +13 -21
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 439 417 332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.04% 6.52% 4.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 22.97% 15.83% 14.98%
Number of salaries quoted 340 273 137
10th Percentile £25,950 £31,250 £32,950
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,966 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year - +3.55% -11.48%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

Security Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,911 2,635 2,217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.30% 41.21% 30.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,281 955 1,183
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,350 £28,602
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +11.70% -1.05%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,110 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,800 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.94% +8.23% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Security Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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
Birmingham -23 147 £57,500 -8.00% 47
Warwickshire +105 100 £55,000 +10.00% 8
Staffordshire -3 98 £30,000 -21.31% 23
Solihull -2 32 £50,000 +1.01% 11
Worcestershire -14 25 £55,000 -8.33% 2
Shropshire -25 8 £51,536 -14.11% 7
Herefordshire -6 7 £60,000 +42.86% 9
Coventry +27 3 £41,536 -24.48% 6
Wednesbury - 2 £32,500 -
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 34 (7.74%) IIS
2 10 (2.28%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.91%) Apache
3 4 (0.91%) Appian
3 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.91%) Office Communications Server
3 4 (0.91%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.68%) MQSeries
4 3 (0.68%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 3 (0.68%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 51 (11.62%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (9.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 37 (8.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.14%) AutoCAD
5 5 (1.14%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.91%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 9 (2.05%) NEC Housing
2 3 (0.68%) Maximo
2 3 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.23%) CA PPM
3 1 (0.23%) SAP Business ByDesign
3 1 (0.23%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 101 (23.01%) Azure
2 49 (11.16%) AWS
3 22 (5.01%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (4.56%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (2.96%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 13 (2.96%) Cloud Computing
5 13 (2.96%) Entra ID
6 11 (2.51%) GitHub
7 10 (2.28%) PaaS
7 10 (2.28%) Power Platform
8 9 (2.05%) GitHub Actions
9 8 (1.82%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (1.82%) IaaS
9 8 (1.82%) SaaS
10 6 (1.37%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.91%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 3 (0.68%) dbt
12 3 (0.68%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.46%) AWS CodePipeline
13 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 75 (17.08%) WAN
2 51 (11.62%) Firewall
3 31 (7.06%) MPLS
3 31 (7.06%) SD-WAN
4 29 (6.61%) IPsec
5 19 (4.33%) Wireless
6 13 (2.96%) Network Security
7 12 (2.73%) BGP
7 12 (2.73%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (2.28%) DNS
9 8 (1.82%) LAN
9 8 (1.82%) VPN
10 6 (1.37%) 5G
10 6 (1.37%) DHCP
11 5 (1.14%) Cisco Firepower
11 5 (1.14%) VSAN
12 4 (0.91%) HTTP
13 3 (0.68%) 3GPP
13 3 (0.68%) Software-Defined Radio
14 2 (0.46%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (10.48%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.96%) NoSQL
3 9 (2.05%) Oracle Database
4 7 (1.59%) Power BI
5 5 (1.14%) Oracle Database 12c
5 5 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.91%) MySQL
7 3 (0.68%) DB2
8 2 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.23%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.23%) GIS
9 1 (0.23%) Power Query
9 1 (0.23%) Redis
Development Applications
1 12 (2.73%) GitLab
2 8 (1.82%) SonarQube
3 2 (0.46%) Git
3 2 (0.46%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.23%) Appium
4 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.23%) JIRA
4 1 (0.23%) JUnit
4 1 (0.23%) Postman
4 1 (0.23%) PVCS
4 1 (0.23%) Selenium
4 1 (0.23%) TestNG
4 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.23%) Zephyr
General
1 143 (32.57%) Social Skills
2 84 (19.13%) Public Sector
3 56 (12.76%) Finance
4 52 (11.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 26 (5.92%) Manufacturing
6 25 (5.69%) Organisational Skills
7 24 (5.47%) Telecoms
8 23 (5.24%) Influencing Skills
8 23 (5.24%) Police
9 19 (4.33%) Games
10 14 (3.19%) Retail
11 11 (2.51%) Local Government
12 9 (2.05%) Military
13 7 (1.59%) Analytical Skills
14 5 (1.14%) Back Office
14 5 (1.14%) Electronics
15 4 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.91%) Legal
16 3 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.68%) Turkish Language
Job Titles
1 62 (14.12%) Network Engineer
2 47 (10.71%) Senior
3 43 (9.79%) Project Manager
4 42 (9.57%) Systems Engineer
5 34 (7.74%) Consultant
6 25 (5.69%) Graduate
6 25 (5.69%) Graduate Consultant
6 25 (5.69%) Research Consultant
6 25 (5.69%) Resource Consultant
7 24 (5.47%) Developer
8 21 (4.78%) Architect
9 20 (4.56%) Analyst
10 18 (4.10%) Lead
11 15 (3.42%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 13 (2.96%) WAN Engineer
13 10 (2.28%) Senior Network Engineer
14 9 (2.05%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 9 (2.05%) Solutions Architect
15 8 (1.82%) Digital Analyst
15 8 (1.82%) Forensic Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.87%) REST
1 17 (3.87%) WebRTC
2 12 (2.73%) 802.1X
3 11 (2.51%) .NET
4 10 (2.28%) React
5 9 (2.05%) RESTful
5 9 (2.05%) SOAP
6 8 (1.82%) ARM Templates
6 8 (1.82%) Azure Blueprints
7 4 (0.91%) Web Services
8 3 (0.68%) Middleware
8 3 (0.68%) Node.js
9 2 (0.46%) AWS CDK
9 2 (0.46%) Django
9 2 (0.46%) RSS
10 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.23%) SAP Smart Forms
10 1 (0.23%) Spring
10 1 (0.23%) Spring Boot
10 1 (0.23%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 61 (13.90%) Driving Licence
2 56 (12.76%) Management Information System
3 33 (7.52%) Clustering
4 18 (4.10%) Virtual Team
5 17 (3.87%) Public Cloud
6 14 (3.19%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (2.96%) Operational Technology
8 12 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (2.51%) Security Operations Centre
10 10 (2.28%) Private Cloud
11 9 (2.05%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.82%) Data Centre
12 8 (1.82%) PKI
13 6 (1.37%) CMDB
13 6 (1.37%) SCADA
14 5 (1.14%) Renewable Energy
15 4 (0.91%) Low-Code
16 2 (0.46%) Algorithms
16 2 (0.46%) Cloud Native
16 2 (0.46%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 43 (9.79%) Windows
2 26 (5.92%) Windows Server
3 18 (4.10%) Linux
4 11 (2.51%) Unix
5 4 (0.91%) Solaris
6 3 (0.68%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (0.46%) zOS
8 1 (0.23%) Android
8 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (25.97%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (19.59%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (13.90%) Project Management
4 60 (13.67%) Mentoring
5 55 (12.53%) Agile
6 54 (12.30%) Customer Service
7 46 (10.48%) Software Engineering
8 39 (8.88%) ITIL
9 38 (8.66%) Incident Response
10 37 (8.43%) Data Collection
10 37 (8.43%) Systems Engineering
11 36 (8.20%) DevOps
11 36 (8.20%) Project Delivery
12 33 (7.52%) Customer Requirements
12 33 (7.52%) High Availability
13 30 (6.83%) CI/CD
14 29 (6.61%) ERP
15 28 (6.38%) Risk Management
16 27 (6.15%) Continuous Integration
17 25 (5.69%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (8.20%) SQL
2 25 (5.69%) Java
3 13 (2.96%) JavaScript
4 11 (2.51%) Python
5 7 (1.59%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.37%) C++
6 6 (1.37%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.91%) C#
7 4 (0.91%) R
7 4 (0.91%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.68%) C
9 2 (0.46%) Bash
10 1 (0.23%) ABAP
10 1 (0.23%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.23%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 244 (55.58%) SC Cleared
2 67 (15.26%) Degree
3 36 (8.20%) DV Cleared
4 23 (5.24%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (3.87%) CCNA
6 16 (3.64%) CCNP
7 14 (3.19%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.05%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.82%) CCSA
9 8 (1.82%) HND
10 6 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (1.37%) Network+ Certification
11 5 (1.14%) MCSA
11 5 (1.14%) Oracle Certification
12 4 (0.91%) APMP
12 4 (0.91%) CISM
12 4 (0.91%) CISSP
12 4 (0.91%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.68%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (10.48%) ISO 9001
3 45 (10.25%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 37 (8.43%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (2.96%) Accessibility
5 13 (2.96%) Def Stans
6 12 (2.73%) NCSC
7 9 (2.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 8 (1.82%) NIST
9 6 (1.37%) QA
10 5 (1.14%) Data Quality
10 5 (1.14%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.68%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.68%) PMO
12 2 (0.46%) SLA
13 1 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.23%) GDPR
13 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 34 (7.74%) Active Directory
2 32 (7.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (4.56%) VMware NSX
4 12 (2.73%) Docker
5 8 (1.82%) vSphere
6 6 (1.37%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.23%) Firmware
8 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 45 (10.25%) EnCase
2 13 (2.96%) SCCM
3 11 (2.51%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.28%) Ansible
4 10 (2.28%) Terraform
5 7 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.68%) Backup Exec
6 3 (0.68%) SCOM
6 3 (0.68%) VxRail
7 2 (0.46%) Grafana
7 2 (0.46%) Nagios
7 2 (0.46%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.46%) Puppet
8 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.23%) Kibana
8 1 (0.23%) Nessus
8 1 (0.23%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 123 (28.02%) Microsoft
2 50 (11.39%) VMware
3 48 (10.93%) Cisco
4 46 (10.48%) Juniper
5 23 (5.24%) CheckPoint
5 23 (5.24%) IFS
6 16 (3.64%) Workday
7 15 (3.42%) Oracle
8 14 (3.19%) Aruba
9 13 (2.96%) Meraki
10 11 (2.51%) Fortinet
10 11 (2.51%) NEC
11 9 (2.05%) Dell
12 8 (1.82%) Cellebrite
13 7 (1.59%) EMC
13 7 (1.59%) Palo Alto
13 7 (1.59%) ServiceNow
14 5 (1.14%) IBM
14 5 (1.14%) SAP
15 4 (0.91%) HP