Security Cleared Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Clearance
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 13 62
Rank change year-on-year +5 +49 +28
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 922 737 329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 13.72% 12.48% 4.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 35.60% 29.90% 14.17%
Number of salaries quoted 601 367 164
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,875 £36,188 £34,944
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £45,600 £55,038
Median % change year-on-year +16.23% -17.15% -15.33%
75th Percentile £63,748 £62,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £86,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £49,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,590 2,465 2,321
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 38.53% 41.74% 32.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,571 1,014 944
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,250 £28,575
25th Percentile £38,000 £35,071 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,738 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.55% -3.42% -2.83%
75th Percentile £68,500 £68,938 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.96% -2.86% +5.00%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the Thames Valley

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the Thames Valley

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the Thames Valley

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 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
Berkshire +5 751 £52,550 +15.24% 173
Buckinghamshire 0 122 £55,000 +19.59% 50
Oxfordshire +3 49 £52,500 +23.53% 24
Security Cleared
South East

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (4.34%) WebLogic
2 34 (3.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (3.15%) ArcGIS
3 29 (3.15%) GeoServer
4 25 (2.71%) OpenStack
5 19 (2.06%) Exchange Server 2010
6 14 (1.52%) Oracle Service Bus
7 13 (1.41%) CMS
8 12 (1.30%) IIS
9 11 (1.19%) Red Hat Fuse
10 10 (1.08%) JBoss
11 9 (0.98%) Confluence
12 6 (0.65%) Apache
12 6 (0.65%) SharePoint
13 4 (0.43%) nginx
14 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
14 1 (0.11%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 53 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (2.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (2.17%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.43%) Siemens NX
5 4 (0.43%) Sketch
6 3 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (1.84%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 4 (0.43%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.43%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.33%) Primavera
4 3 (0.33%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.22%) C-CURE
5 2 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 184 (19.96%) Azure
2 98 (10.63%) AWS
3 48 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (4.23%) Azure Monitor
5 33 (3.58%) Amazon EKS
6 29 (3.15%) Serverless
7 28 (3.04%) Amazon ECS
8 24 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (2.39%) Entra ID
10 16 (1.74%) OCI
11 14 (1.52%) Azure Storage
12 9 (0.98%) SaaS
13 6 (0.65%) Miro
14 5 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
14 5 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (0.54%) GitHub
14 5 (0.54%) PaaS
15 4 (0.43%) Amazon SQS
15 4 (0.43%) Figma
15 4 (0.43%) Heroku
Communications & Networking
1 78 (8.46%) Firewall
2 56 (6.07%) DNS
3 47 (5.10%) DHCP
4 31 (3.36%) VPN
5 17 (1.84%) SSL
6 16 (1.74%) LAN
6 16 (1.74%) WAN
7 15 (1.63%) Cisco Firepower
8 13 (1.41%) BGP
8 13 (1.41%) Network Security
8 13 (1.41%) OSPF
8 13 (1.41%) SAN
8 13 (1.41%) Wireless
9 12 (1.30%) SNMP
10 11 (1.19%) SD-WAN
11 9 (0.98%) TCP/IP
12 8 (0.87%) IPsec
13 7 (0.76%) VLAN
13 7 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (0.65%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (6.62%) PostgreSQL
2 54 (5.86%) Relational Database
3 34 (3.69%) GIS
4 29 (3.15%) QGIS
5 25 (2.71%) Oracle Database
5 25 (2.71%) SQL Server
6 22 (2.39%) Elasticsearch
7 19 (2.06%) NoSQL
8 15 (1.63%) Oracle Database 11g
9 14 (1.52%) Oracle Database 10g
9 14 (1.52%) VLDB
10 5 (0.54%) MySQL
10 5 (0.54%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.22%) Geospatial Data
12 2 (0.22%) NonStop SQL
13 1 (0.11%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 46 (4.99%) Jenkins
2 35 (3.80%) Git
3 26 (2.82%) GitLab
4 19 (2.06%) Visual Studio
5 15 (1.63%) JUnit
6 14 (1.52%) JIRA
7 8 (0.87%) Cucumber
7 8 (0.87%) Selenium
7 8 (0.87%) TestRail
8 7 (0.76%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (0.76%) REST Assured
8 7 (0.76%) WebDriver
9 6 (0.65%) TestNG
10 5 (0.54%) AdminStudio
10 5 (0.54%) InstallShield
10 5 (0.54%) MSI
10 5 (0.54%) Oracle APEX
11 4 (0.43%) Subversion
12 3 (0.33%) Bitbucket
13 2 (0.22%) SoapUI
General
1 196 (21.26%) Social Skills
2 71 (7.70%) Public Sector
3 66 (7.16%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (4.99%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (2.71%) Police
6 22 (2.39%) Finance
7 13 (1.41%) Back Office
8 10 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (0.98%) Manufacturing
10 8 (0.87%) Aerospace
11 7 (0.76%) Telecoms
12 6 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (0.54%) Law
13 5 (0.54%) Local Government
13 5 (0.54%) Military
13 5 (0.54%) Publishing
14 4 (0.43%) Aeronautics
14 4 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (0.43%) Legal
14 4 (0.43%) Retail
Job Titles
1 169 (18.33%) Senior
2 128 (13.88%) Analyst
3 100 (10.85%) Developer
4 85 (9.22%) Architect
4 85 (9.22%) Systems Engineer
5 57 (6.18%) Software Engineer
6 50 (5.42%) Support Analyst
7 44 (4.77%) Applications Support
7 44 (4.77%) Network Engineer
8 43 (4.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 41 (4.45%) Lead
10 39 (4.23%) Support Specialist
11 38 (4.12%) Senior Analyst
12 36 (3.90%) Applications Support Analyst
13 35 (3.80%) Administrator
14 34 (3.69%) Senior Software Engineer
15 30 (3.25%) Java Developer
16 27 (2.93%) Senior Systems Engineer
17 24 (2.60%) Senior Developer
17 24 (2.60%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (6.29%) Spring
2 48 (5.21%) .NET
2 48 (5.21%) CSS
3 47 (5.10%) React
4 41 (4.45%) REST
5 34 (3.69%) AngularJS
6 33 (3.58%) Node.js
6 33 (3.58%) Spring Boot
6 33 (3.58%) Web Services
7 32 (3.47%) Leaflet
7 32 (3.47%) OpenLayers
8 30 (3.25%) HTML
9 29 (3.15%) Elastic Stack
9 29 (3.15%) PostGIS
10 28 (3.04%) J2EE
11 27 (2.93%) .NET Core
12 25 (2.71%) Apache Camel
13 24 (2.60%) JSON
13 24 (2.60%) XML
14 23 (2.49%) Java EE
Miscellaneous
1 46 (4.99%) Management Information System
2 35 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (3.25%) Algorithms
4 29 (3.15%) CMDB
5 24 (2.60%) Distributed Systems
6 23 (2.49%) Data Centre
7 21 (2.28%) PKI
8 20 (2.17%) Product Ownership
9 19 (2.06%) Mainframe
10 17 (1.84%) Driving Licence
11 14 (1.52%) Private Cloud
12 13 (1.41%) Digital Signage
13 10 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
14 9 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
15 8 (0.87%) Security Operations Centre
16 7 (0.76%) Virtual Team
17 6 (0.65%) CUDA
17 6 (0.65%) Cyber Defence
18 5 (0.54%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 154 (16.70%) Windows
2 137 (14.86%) Linux
3 78 (8.46%) Windows Server
4 71 (7.70%) Windows 10
5 58 (6.29%) Windows Server 2016
6 57 (6.18%) Unix
6 57 (6.18%) Windows Server 2019
7 43 (4.66%) Windows 7
8 42 (4.56%) Windows Server 2012
9 18 (1.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 15 (1.63%) CentOS
11 14 (1.52%) Solaris
12 12 (1.30%) Windows NT
12 12 (1.30%) Windows XP
13 4 (0.43%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.33%) Rocky
15 1 (0.11%) Debian
15 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
15 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (25.16%) Agile
2 199 (21.58%) ITIL
3 196 (21.26%) Problem-Solving
4 146 (15.84%) DevOps
5 145 (15.73%) Actionable Insight
6 94 (10.20%) Customer Service
6 94 (10.20%) Service Management
7 68 (7.38%) Software Engineering
8 67 (7.27%) Project Management
9 65 (7.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 64 (6.94%) Decision-Making
11 62 (6.72%) Cybersecurity
11 62 (6.72%) Scrum
11 62 (6.72%) Service Delivery
12 57 (6.18%) Software Testing
13 55 (5.97%) CI/CD
14 51 (5.53%) Release Management
15 50 (5.42%) Analytics
15 50 (5.42%) Computer Science
15 50 (5.42%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 120 (13.02%) JavaScript
2 117 (12.69%) Python
3 92 (9.98%) Java
4 76 (8.24%) C#
5 72 (7.81%) SQL
6 71 (7.70%) PowerShell
7 45 (4.88%) C++
8 39 (4.23%) Fortran
9 29 (3.15%) Shell Script
10 25 (2.71%) VB
11 22 (2.39%) Bash
11 22 (2.39%) VBScript
12 21 (2.28%) PL/SQL
13 19 (2.06%) C
13 19 (2.06%) COBOL
14 14 (1.52%) Bicep
15 13 (1.41%) TypeScript
16 12 (1.30%) MATLAB
17 9 (0.98%) Groovy
18 7 (0.76%) Perl
Qualifications
1 531 (57.59%) SC Cleared
2 299 (32.43%) DV Cleared
3 189 (20.50%) Degree
4 50 (5.42%) Cisco Certification
5 42 (4.56%) CCNA
6 37 (4.01%) CTC Cleared
7 30 (3.25%) CCNP
8 29 (3.15%) NVQ Level 3
9 28 (3.04%) BPSS Clearance
10 23 (2.49%) HNC
10 23 (2.49%) Master's Degree
10 23 (2.49%) PhD
11 22 (2.39%) AWS Certification
12 19 (2.06%) A+ Certification
13 15 (1.63%) Azure Certification
13 15 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
14 14 (1.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 14 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
15 13 (1.41%) MCP
16 9 (0.98%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (6.72%) SLA
2 17 (1.84%) QA
3 16 (1.74%) NIST
4 15 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.19%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.08%) PMO
7 8 (0.87%) JSP 440
7 8 (0.87%) RMADS
8 6 (0.65%) GRC
8 6 (0.65%) NCSC
8 6 (0.65%) NIST 800
9 5 (0.54%) WCAG
10 4 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 3 (0.33%) COBIT
12 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 1 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.11%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 120 (13.02%) Active Directory
2 51 (5.53%) Docker
3 38 (4.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 37 (4.01%) Firmware
4 37 (4.01%) Hyper-V
5 18 (1.95%) VMware ESXi
6 15 (1.63%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (1.52%) Oracle RAC
7 14 (1.52%) Virtual Desktop
8 13 (1.41%) KVM
9 5 (0.54%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 102 (11.06%) SCCM
2 68 (7.38%) Kubernetes
3 62 (6.72%) SCOM
4 58 (6.29%) Ansible
5 47 (5.10%) WSUS
6 37 (4.01%) Terraform
7 33 (3.58%) Microsoft Intune
8 22 (2.39%) OpenSSO
8 22 (2.39%) Single Sign-On
9 20 (2.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 19 (2.06%) NetBackup
10 19 (2.06%) vCenter Server
11 15 (1.63%) EMC NetWorker
12 14 (1.52%) Data Guard
12 14 (1.52%) Oracle RMAN
13 12 (1.30%) Sysprep
14 11 (1.19%) Rancher
15 4 (0.43%) Kibana
16 3 (0.33%) OpenView
17 2 (0.22%) Nagios
Vendors
1 260 (28.20%) Microsoft
2 88 (9.54%) Cisco
3 85 (9.22%) Oracle
4 54 (5.86%) Juniper
5 53 (5.75%) VMware
6 43 (4.66%) ServiceNow
7 41 (4.45%) HP
8 39 (4.23%) Remedy
9 29 (3.15%) ESRI
10 25 (2.71%) Dynatrace
10 25 (2.71%) WSO2
11 19 (2.06%) Unisys
12 16 (1.74%) EMC
12 16 (1.74%) Extreme Networks
13 15 (1.63%) F5
13 15 (1.63%) Veeam
14 14 (1.52%) Sun
15 13 (1.41%) Dell
15 13 (1.41%) Riverbed
16 12 (1.30%) Symantec