Security Cleared Jobs in the South East

Security Clearance
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 19 48
Rank change year-on-year +8 +29 +6
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,962 1,500 1,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 11.67% 10.31% 5.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 33.86% 26.14% 17.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,349 800 557
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,938 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,713 £41,939
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,250 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.68% -11.26% +0.91%
75th Percentile £68,750 £66,938 £70,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,875 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.65% +5.23% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,794 5,738 6,479
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 34.47% 39.42% 32.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,644 2,558 3,120
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,938 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £54,995 £59,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.73% +8.36% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the South East

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East.

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the South East

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the South East

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 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
Thames Valley +6 933 £53,409 +17.13% 190
Berkshire +6 757 £52,550 +15.24% 131
Hampshire +2 662 £57,500 +4.55% 179
Surrey +6 272 £52,500 +5.00% 48
Buckinghamshire -1 126 £55,000 +21.69% 34
Oxfordshire -3 50 £51,020 +20.05% 25
Kent +21 37 £45,250 +6.47% 8
West Sussex +30 26 £67,500 +28.57% 17
Middlesex - 11 £35,000 -
Sussex - 5 £60,000 - 1
East Sussex +17 1 £92,500 +66.67% 2
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 40 (2.04%) WebLogic
2 34 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 31 (1.58%) OpenStack
4 29 (1.48%) ArcGIS
4 29 (1.48%) GeoServer
5 28 (1.43%) SharePoint
6 19 (0.97%) Exchange Server 2010
7 14 (0.71%) CMS
7 14 (0.71%) Oracle Service Bus
8 13 (0.66%) Confluence
8 13 (0.66%) IIS
9 10 (0.51%) JBoss
9 10 (0.51%) Red Hat Fuse
10 7 (0.36%) Apache
11 6 (0.31%) nginx
12 4 (0.20%) TWiki
13 2 (0.10%) Documentum
13 2 (0.10%) Oracle Workflow
14 1 (0.051%) Oracle SOA Suite
14 1 (0.051%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 87 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 33 (1.68%) Simulink
4 20 (1.02%) MS Visio
5 18 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 11 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.20%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.20%) Siemens NX
7 4 (0.20%) Sketch
8 2 (0.10%) Fireworks
8 2 (0.10%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 40 (2.04%) Siebel CRM
2 17 (0.87%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.31%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 4 (0.20%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.20%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.20%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.15%) SAP HR
6 3 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.15%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.10%) C-CURE
7 2 (0.10%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.10%) Primavera
7 2 (0.10%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.10%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.051%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.051%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 350 (17.84%) Azure
2 236 (12.03%) AWS
3 84 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (2.45%) Serverless
5 42 (2.14%) Amazon EKS
6 39 (1.99%) Azure Monitor
7 38 (1.94%) SaaS
8 36 (1.83%) Entra ID
9 34 (1.73%) Amazon ECS
10 32 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
11 25 (1.27%) Cloud Computing
12 23 (1.17%) OCI
13 18 (0.92%) GitHub
14 16 (0.82%) Azure Storage
15 15 (0.76%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 12 (0.61%) AWS Lambda
17 11 (0.56%) Amazon EC2
17 11 (0.56%) Amazon S3
17 11 (0.56%) Route 53
17 11 (0.56%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 158 (8.05%) Firewall
2 112 (5.71%) DNS
3 76 (3.87%) BGP
4 73 (3.72%) DHCP
5 64 (3.26%) VPN
6 37 (1.89%) OSPF
7 32 (1.63%) WAN
8 29 (1.48%) Cisco Firepower
9 27 (1.38%) SSL
10 26 (1.33%) 5G
10 26 (1.33%) Network Security
11 22 (1.12%) Cisco ASA
12 21 (1.07%) LAN
13 19 (0.97%) TCP/IP
13 19 (0.97%) Wireless
14 18 (0.92%) SAN
14 18 (0.92%) VLAN
15 17 (0.87%) MPLS
16 16 (0.82%) DMVPN
16 16 (0.82%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (5.25%) PostgreSQL
2 60 (3.06%) Relational Database
3 57 (2.91%) NoSQL
4 41 (2.09%) SQL Server
5 34 (1.73%) GIS
6 32 (1.63%) Oracle BI EE
6 32 (1.63%) Siebel EIM
7 29 (1.48%) QGIS
8 28 (1.43%) Hadoop
8 28 (1.43%) MongoDB
9 26 (1.33%) Oracle Database
10 22 (1.12%) Elasticsearch
11 15 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
11 15 (0.76%) Oracle Database 11g
12 14 (0.71%) Oracle Database 10g
12 14 (0.71%) VLDB
13 9 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
14 8 (0.41%) Big Data
14 8 (0.41%) Power BI
15 7 (0.36%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 102 (5.20%) Jenkins
2 84 (4.28%) Git
3 42 (2.14%) GitLab
4 33 (1.68%) Visual Studio
5 31 (1.58%) Selenium
6 30 (1.53%) JIRA
7 24 (1.22%) Ant
8 19 (0.97%) Subversion
9 16 (0.82%) JUnit
10 15 (0.76%) CMake
10 15 (0.76%) Vagrant
11 11 (0.56%) Cucumber
11 11 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
11 11 (0.56%) TestRail
12 10 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
12 10 (0.51%) Trac
13 9 (0.46%) MSI
14 8 (0.41%) Robot Framework
15 7 (0.36%) JMeter
15 7 (0.36%) WebDriver
General
1 361 (18.40%) Social Skills
2 142 (7.24%) Aerospace
3 131 (6.68%) Public Sector
4 92 (4.69%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (2.80%) Military
6 51 (2.60%) Finance
7 49 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
8 43 (2.19%) Telecoms
9 41 (2.09%) Police
10 33 (1.68%) Manufacturing
11 32 (1.63%) Electronics
12 24 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
13 23 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (0.71%) Back Office
15 12 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
15 12 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
15 12 (0.61%) Marketing
16 11 (0.56%) Retail
17 10 (0.51%) Law
18 9 (0.46%) Legal
Job Titles
1 286 (14.58%) Senior
2 254 (12.95%) Architect
3 214 (10.91%) Developer
4 181 (9.23%) Analyst
5 171 (8.72%) Software Engineer
6 125 (6.37%) Systems Engineer
7 103 (5.25%) Network Engineer
8 101 (5.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 98 (4.99%) Lead
10 70 (3.57%) Senior Software Engineer
11 69 (3.52%) Integration Engineer
12 63 (3.21%) Support Analyst
13 57 (2.91%) Consultant
13 57 (2.91%) DevOps Engineer
14 56 (2.85%) Senior Developer
15 50 (2.55%) Network Architect
16 48 (2.45%) Administrator
17 44 (2.24%) Applications Support
17 44 (2.24%) C++ Software Engineer
18 43 (2.19%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (4.74%) .NET
2 67 (3.41%) Node.js
3 66 (3.36%) REST
4 64 (3.26%) Spring
5 57 (2.91%) CSS
5 57 (2.91%) React
6 49 (2.50%) XML
7 47 (2.40%) AngularJS
8 46 (2.34%) Web Services
9 43 (2.19%) HTML
10 39 (1.99%) Spring Boot
11 37 (1.89%) Elastic Stack
12 32 (1.63%) .NET Core
12 32 (1.63%) Leaflet
12 32 (1.63%) OpenLayers
13 31 (1.58%) Apache Camel
13 31 (1.58%) JSON
14 30 (1.53%) Hibernate
14 30 (1.53%) J2EE
15 29 (1.48%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 85 (4.33%) Algorithms
2 78 (3.98%) Management Information System
3 63 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
4 49 (2.50%) PKI
5 46 (2.34%) Data Centre
6 44 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
7 39 (1.99%) Product Ownership
8 31 (1.58%) CMDB
9 30 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
10 29 (1.48%) Driving Licence
11 25 (1.27%) Private Cloud
12 21 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
12 21 (1.07%) Mainframe
12 21 (1.07%) Satnav
13 19 (0.97%) FPGA
14 18 (0.92%) Client/Server
15 17 (0.87%) IoT
15 17 (0.87%) VHDL
16 14 (0.71%) Analogue Electronics
17 13 (0.66%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 381 (19.42%) Windows
2 322 (16.41%) Linux
3 159 (8.10%) Windows Server
4 88 (4.49%) Windows 10
5 79 (4.03%) Windows Server 2016
6 72 (3.67%) Windows Server 2019
7 60 (3.06%) Unix
8 53 (2.70%) CentOS
9 45 (2.29%) Windows 7
10 43 (2.19%) Windows Server 2012
11 39 (1.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 37 (1.89%) Ubuntu
13 17 (0.87%) Android
14 14 (0.71%) Embedded Linux
14 14 (0.71%) Solaris
15 12 (0.61%) Windows NT
15 12 (0.61%) Windows XP
16 5 (0.25%) Rocky
17 4 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
18 3 (0.15%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 498 (25.38%) Agile
2 451 (22.99%) Problem-Solving
3 326 (16.62%) Actionable Insight
4 286 (14.58%) DevOps
5 253 (12.90%) Software Engineering
6 222 (11.31%) ITIL
7 167 (8.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 150 (7.65%) Collaborative Working
9 149 (7.59%) Test Automation
10 145 (7.39%) Customer Service
11 130 (6.63%) Service Management
12 129 (6.57%) Project Delivery
13 127 (6.47%) Computer Science
14 124 (6.32%) Project Management
15 123 (6.27%) Cybersecurity
16 112 (5.71%) Scrum
17 105 (5.35%) Mentoring
18 93 (4.74%) Mathematics
18 93 (4.74%) Service Delivery
19 88 (4.49%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 269 (13.71%) Python
2 266 (13.56%) Java
3 234 (11.93%) SQL
4 206 (10.50%) PowerShell
5 187 (9.53%) C++
6 169 (8.61%) JavaScript
7 129 (6.57%) C#
8 88 (4.49%) C
9 36 (1.83%) Fortran
10 32 (1.63%) Shell Script
11 30 (1.53%) Bash
12 25 (1.27%) Kotlin
13 24 (1.22%) VB
14 23 (1.17%) PL/SQL
14 23 (1.17%) VBScript
15 20 (1.02%) MATLAB
16 19 (0.97%) COBOL
17 14 (0.71%) Bicep
17 14 (0.71%) TypeScript
18 13 (0.66%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 1,215 (61.93%) SC Cleared
2 531 (27.06%) DV Cleared
3 318 (16.21%) Degree
4 102 (5.20%) Cisco Certification
5 88 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 75 (3.82%) CCNP
7 58 (2.96%) CCNA
8 53 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
9 52 (2.65%) CTC Cleared
10 43 (2.19%) PhD
11 38 (1.94%) AWS Certification
12 30 (1.53%) Master's Degree
13 29 (1.48%) NVQ Level 3
14 26 (1.33%) Azure Certification
15 23 (1.17%) HNC
16 22 (1.12%) DBS Check
17 21 (1.07%) A+ Certification
18 19 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
19 18 (0.92%) CISSP
20 17 (0.87%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (4.28%) SLA
2 72 (3.67%) QA
3 32 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (1.12%) NIST
5 21 (1.07%) Software Quality Assurance
6 14 (0.71%) GDPR
7 13 (0.66%) Accessibility
7 13 (0.66%) GRC
8 12 (0.61%) PMO
9 11 (0.56%) NCSC
10 10 (0.51%) COSHH
11 9 (0.46%) JSP 440
11 9 (0.46%) NIST 800
12 8 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 8 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 8 (0.41%) RMADS
13 5 (0.25%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.25%) WCAG
14 3 (0.15%) COBIT
System Software
1 195 (9.94%) Active Directory
2 104 (5.30%) Docker
3 83 (4.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 81 (4.13%) Hyper-V
5 45 (2.29%) Firmware
6 32 (1.63%) Virtual Machines
7 22 (1.12%) VMware ESXi
8 20 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
9 16 (0.82%) pfSense
9 16 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
9 16 (0.82%) vSphere
10 14 (0.71%) KVM
10 14 (0.71%) Oracle RAC
11 10 (0.51%) NFS
12 4 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
12 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 2 (0.10%) Embedded Firmware
13 2 (0.10%) VMware NSX
14 1 (0.051%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 130 (6.63%) Ansible
2 126 (6.42%) Kubernetes
3 112 (5.71%) SCCM
4 97 (4.94%) Terraform
5 66 (3.36%) SCOM
5 66 (3.36%) WSUS
6 43 (2.19%) Microsoft Intune
6 43 (2.19%) vCenter Server
7 33 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
8 25 (1.27%) FortiGate
9 22 (1.12%) OpenSSO
10 20 (1.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 20 (1.02%) Grafana
11 19 (0.97%) NetBackup
12 16 (0.82%) ZABBIX
13 15 (0.76%) EMC NetWorker
13 15 (0.76%) Rancher
14 14 (0.71%) Data Guard
14 14 (0.71%) Oracle RMAN
15 12 (0.61%) Sysprep
Vendors
1 374 (19.06%) Microsoft
2 190 (9.68%) Cisco
3 173 (8.82%) Juniper
4 140 (7.14%) Oracle
5 136 (6.93%) VMware
6 52 (2.65%) HP
7 50 (2.55%) ServiceNow
8 43 (2.19%) Fortinet
9 42 (2.14%) Remedy
10 40 (2.04%) Siebel
11 32 (1.63%) Xilinx
12 31 (1.58%) WSO2
13 29 (1.48%) ESRI
13 29 (1.48%) McAfee
14 28 (1.43%) Dynatrace
15 26 (1.33%) F5
16 25 (1.27%) Veeam
17 24 (1.22%) Red Hat
18 19 (0.97%) Unisys
19 16 (0.82%) EMC