SC Cleared Jobs in the South West

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 22 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 14 19
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 894 882 1,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.51% 13.12% 13.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 27.15% 30.76% 34.42%
Number of salaries quoted 593 414 549
10th Percentile £30,385 £36,000 £35,343
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £43,023
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,400 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% +5.42% +7.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £70,250 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,700 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.86% +12.18% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

SC 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 South West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,293 2,867 3,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.01% 42.65% 38.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,151 1,256 1,640
10th Percentile £29,551 £30,932 £30,505
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,043 £53,760 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% +7.52% +4.17%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,600 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £76,275
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the South West

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SC Cleared in the South West.

Salary trend for SC Cleared in the South West

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the South West over the 6 months to 22 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SC Cleared in the South West

SC Cleared
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SC Cleared within the South West region over the 6 months to 22 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
Bristol +6 282 £68,500 +14.17% 93
Gloucestershire -12 238 £50,000 -25.93% 32
Wiltshire +6 193 £49,000 -3.92% 48
Dorset +2 102 £40,000 -23.81% 20
Somerset +16 55 £30,385 -36.03% 26
Devon -27 9 £50,000 - 27
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 81 (9.06%) Confluence
2 34 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 32 (3.58%) ArcGIS
4 29 (3.24%) SharePoint
5 27 (3.02%) GeoServer
6 23 (2.57%) Apache
7 19 (2.13%) Apache Spark
8 10 (1.12%) SharePoint 2010
8 10 (1.12%) SharePoint 2013
9 4 (0.45%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.22%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.22%) WildFly
11 1 (0.11%) JBoss
11 1 (0.11%) MS Project Server
11 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 41 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.34%) Simulink
3 7 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.45%) Sketch
5 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.22%) GNU Octave
6 2 (0.22%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 42 (4.70%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 20 (2.24%) Maximo
3 4 (0.45%) Primavera
4 3 (0.34%) Q-Pulse
4 3 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.11%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 197 (22.04%) Azure
2 169 (18.90%) AWS
3 71 (7.94%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (6.49%) OpenShift
5 38 (4.25%) GCP
6 36 (4.03%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (2.68%) SaaS
8 22 (2.46%) AWS Lambda
8 22 (2.46%) Serverless
9 21 (2.35%) AWS CloudFormation
10 20 (2.24%) Amazon EKS
11 17 (1.90%) Power Platform
12 9 (1.01%) PaaS
13 8 (0.89%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (0.89%) Power Automate
14 7 (0.78%) IaaS
14 7 (0.78%) Miro
15 6 (0.67%) Amazon EC2
15 6 (0.67%) PowerApps
16 5 (0.56%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 33 (3.69%) Firewall
2 30 (3.36%) TCP/IP
3 26 (2.91%) DNS
4 21 (2.35%) AMQP
4 21 (2.35%) DHCP
4 21 (2.35%) Wireless
5 18 (2.01%) HTTP
5 18 (2.01%) LAN
5 18 (2.01%) WAN
6 13 (1.45%) SAN
7 10 (1.12%) Network Security
8 9 (1.01%) Ethernet
8 9 (1.01%) iSCSI
9 8 (0.89%) Cisco IPT
9 8 (0.89%) Fibre Channel
10 6 (0.67%) BGP
10 6 (0.67%) RS-232
10 6 (0.67%) VLAN
11 5 (0.56%) IPv4
11 5 (0.56%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.36%) GIS
2 32 (3.58%) Big Data
3 27 (3.02%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (3.02%) QGIS
4 22 (2.46%) SQL Server
5 19 (2.13%) Hadoop
6 16 (1.79%) Cloudera CDH
6 16 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.34%) Power BI
7 12 (1.34%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.12%) Elasticsearch
8 10 (1.12%) MySQL
9 9 (1.01%) Amazon RDS
9 9 (1.01%) NoSQL
10 5 (0.56%) Geospatial Data
10 5 (0.56%) InfluxDB
10 5 (0.56%) MongoDB
10 5 (0.56%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.56%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 89 (9.96%) Git
1 89 (9.96%) JIRA
2 84 (9.40%) Visual Studio
3 78 (8.72%) Bitbucket
4 59 (6.60%) Sourcetree
5 16 (1.79%) GitLab
6 15 (1.68%) LabVIEW
6 15 (1.68%) Rational DOORS
7 14 (1.57%) Jenkins
8 8 (0.89%) NetBeans
8 8 (0.89%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.56%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.45%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.45%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.45%) Selenium
11 3 (0.34%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.22%) JMeter
12 2 (0.22%) PetaLinux
12 2 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
12 2 (0.22%) Robot Framework
General
1 136 (15.21%) Social Skills
2 115 (12.86%) Aerospace
3 110 (12.30%) Games
4 97 (10.85%) Presentation Skills
5 92 (10.29%) Finance
6 49 (5.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 40 (4.47%) Military
8 35 (3.91%) Public Sector
9 33 (3.69%) Analytical Skills
10 28 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.68%) Telecoms
13 13 (1.45%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.23%) Electronics
15 8 (0.89%) Retail
16 7 (0.78%) Publishing
17 4 (0.45%) Legal
18 3 (0.34%) Billing
18 3 (0.34%) Marketing
18 3 (0.34%) Police
Job Titles
1 163 (18.23%) Senior
2 136 (15.21%) Developer
3 88 (9.84%) Architect
4 76 (8.50%) 3D Developer
4 76 (8.50%) Games Developer
4 76 (8.50%) Unity 3D Developer
5 73 (8.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 71 (7.94%) Software Engineer
7 69 (7.72%) Solutions Architect
8 64 (7.16%) Consultant
9 63 (7.05%) Support Engineer
10 61 (6.82%) Project Manager
11 52 (5.82%) Lead
12 51 (5.70%) Systems Engineer
13 43 (4.81%) Security Consultant
14 42 (4.70%) Senior Developer
15 40 (4.47%) Information Assurance Manager
15 40 (4.47%) Information Manager
16 34 (3.80%) Security Manager
17 33 (3.69%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (8.50%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 71 (7.94%) .NET
3 62 (6.94%) React
4 30 (3.36%) CSS
5 29 (3.24%) AngularJS
6 28 (3.13%) .NET Core
7 27 (3.02%) Leaflet
7 27 (3.02%) OpenLayers
7 27 (3.02%) PostGIS
8 26 (2.91%) REST
9 25 (2.80%) RabbitMQ
10 23 (2.57%) Node.js
11 21 (2.35%) Spring Boot
12 20 (2.24%) Spring
13 16 (1.79%) gRPC
13 16 (1.79%) Material-UI
13 16 (1.79%) OpenAPI
13 16 (1.79%) Swagger
14 11 (1.23%) HTML
15 8 (0.89%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 76 (8.50%) Virtual Reality
2 51 (5.70%) Driving Licence
3 35 (3.91%) Management Information System
4 31 (3.47%) Cyberattack
5 20 (2.24%) Cloud Native
6 18 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
7 17 (1.90%) Private Cloud
8 14 (1.57%) EMC VNX
9 13 (1.45%) Clustering
9 13 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
10 12 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
10 12 (1.34%) Linux Command Line
10 12 (1.34%) Smartphone
11 11 (1.23%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
13 9 (1.01%) Algorithms
13 9 (1.01%) Replication
14 8 (0.89%) Data Centre
14 8 (0.89%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 151 (16.89%) Windows
2 132 (14.77%) Linux
3 51 (5.70%) Windows Server
4 49 (5.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 43 (4.81%) Windows 10
6 26 (2.91%) CentOS
7 20 (2.24%) Ubuntu
8 16 (1.79%) Debian
9 15 (1.68%) Unix
10 13 (1.45%) AIX
11 12 (1.34%) Windows 7
12 9 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
13 8 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
14 7 (0.78%) Android
14 7 (0.78%) CoreOS
14 7 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
15 3 (0.34%) Solaris
15 3 (0.34%) zOS
16 2 (0.22%) FreeRTOS
17 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (24.72%) Agile
1 221 (24.72%) DevOps
2 189 (21.14%) Software Engineering
3 146 (16.33%) Actionable Insight
4 135 (15.10%) Scrum
5 127 (14.21%) UML
6 120 (13.42%) Cybersecurity
7 97 (10.85%) ITIL
8 95 (10.63%) Information Assurance
9 93 (10.40%) Problem-Solving
10 91 (10.18%) Project Management
11 84 (9.40%) Design Patterns
12 81 (9.06%) Risk Management
13 76 (8.50%) Use Case
14 74 (8.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 73 (8.17%) Collaborative Working
16 68 (7.61%) TOGAF
17 63 (7.05%) Full Stack Development
18 62 (6.94%) Stakeholder Management
19 61 (6.82%) ArchiMate
Programming Languages
1 129 (14.43%) Python
2 103 (11.52%) C#
3 92 (10.29%) Java
4 71 (7.94%) JavaScript
5 60 (6.71%) PowerShell
6 45 (5.03%) SQL
7 37 (4.14%) Bash
8 23 (2.57%) C++
8 23 (2.57%) TypeScript
9 19 (2.13%) MATLAB
10 17 (1.90%) C
11 13 (1.45%) Go
12 7 (0.78%) Shell Script
13 6 (0.67%) VBA
14 5 (0.56%) Fortran
15 4 (0.45%) R
16 3 (0.34%) Scala
17 2 (0.22%) Perl
17 2 (0.22%) Ruby
18 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 894 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 233 (26.06%) Degree
3 149 (16.67%) DV Cleared
4 126 (14.09%) BPSS Clearance
5 55 (6.15%) TOGAF Certification
6 49 (5.48%) CESG Certified Professional
6 49 (5.48%) CISM
6 49 (5.48%) CISSP
7 33 (3.69%) CRISC
8 17 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (1.68%) A+ Certification
10 13 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
11 10 (1.12%) MCSE
12 9 (1.01%) CISA
13 8 (0.89%) Azure Certification
13 8 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (0.89%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.89%) PMI Certification
14 7 (0.78%) AWS Certification
14 7 (0.78%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (7.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (5.59%) NCSC
3 23 (2.57%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 18 (2.01%) SLA
5 13 (1.45%) IEC 61508
6 11 (1.23%) NIST
7 10 (1.12%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.12%) ISO 9001
7 10 (1.12%) JSP 440
8 9 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 9 (1.01%) Def Stans
9 7 (0.78%) GDPR
10 6 (0.67%) QA
10 6 (0.67%) RMADS
10 6 (0.67%) TickIT
11 5 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 5 (0.56%) WCAG
12 4 (0.45%) GRC
13 3 (0.34%) Data Quality
System Software
1 102 (11.41%) Active Directory
2 87 (9.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 64 (7.16%) Hyper-V
4 55 (6.15%) Docker
5 17 (1.90%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.78%) XenDesktop
7 6 (0.67%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (0.45%) XenApp
9 3 (0.34%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.34%) Firmware
10 2 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.11%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 94 (10.51%) Ansible
2 63 (7.05%) Kubernetes
3 56 (6.26%) SCCM
4 46 (5.15%) Puppet
5 38 (4.25%) Terraform
6 16 (1.79%) vCenter Server
7 14 (1.57%) EMC NetWorker
7 14 (1.57%) Nagios
8 12 (1.34%) Backup Exec
8 12 (1.34%) NetBackup
9 9 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
10 8 (0.89%) ZABBIX
11 7 (0.78%) Kibana
12 6 (0.67%) Icinga
12 6 (0.67%) Progress Chef
13 5 (0.56%) Docker Swarm
13 5 (0.56%) Grafana
13 5 (0.56%) Prometheus
14 3 (0.34%) OpenView
14 3 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 260 (29.08%) Microsoft
2 98 (10.96%) VMware
3 52 (5.82%) Red Hat
4 42 (4.70%) Sparx
5 37 (4.14%) Google
6 33 (3.69%) ESRI
7 28 (3.13%) IBM
8 25 (2.80%) Oracle
9 21 (2.35%) Cisco
9 21 (2.35%) NetApp
9 21 (2.35%) SolarWinds
10 16 (1.79%) SaltStack
11 14 (1.57%) EMC
11 14 (1.57%) Veeam
12 13 (1.45%) Citrix
12 13 (1.45%) Hitachi
13 12 (1.34%) McAfee
13 12 (1.34%) MobileIron
13 12 (1.34%) Snow
13 12 (1.34%) Veritas