Security Cleared Job Trends in York

Security Clearance
North Yorkshire > York

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in York with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 13 32
Rank change year-on-year -5 +19 +23
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 2 18 5
As % of all permanent jobs in York 1.52% 8.45% 2.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.56% 15.93% 10.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2 12 5
10th Percentile - - £44,750
25th Percentile £67,500 £26,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £27,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +154.55% -50.00% -20.52%
75th Percentile £72,500 £51,875 £60,000
90th Percentile - £65,000 £60,600
North Yorkshire median annual salary £70,000 £27,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year +154.55% -51.11% -18.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
York

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 York.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 36 113 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in York 27.27% 53.05% 24.35%
Number of salaries quoted 5 23 34
10th Percentile - - £30,450
25th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.22% -18.18% +22.22%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £59,688
90th Percentile - £72,500 £63,750
North Yorkshire median annual salary £30,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -32.22% -10.00% +4.17%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in York

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in York.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend in York

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in York

Salary distribution trend for jobs in York citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in York citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) .NET Architect
1 2 (100.00%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared