SC Cleared Jobs in the North West

Security Check (SC) Clearance
England > North West

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 52 57 44
Rank change year-on-year +5 -13 +31
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 419 429 674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.74% 5.87% 6.85%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.77% 15.96% 22.62%
Number of salaries quoted 210 152 334
10th Percentile £37,500 £28,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,500 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -13.39% +19.56% +1.17%
75th Percentile £65,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £76,457 £82,500 £90,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North 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 North West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,499 2,688 2,980
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 22.29% 36.77% 30.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,662 889 1,299
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +21.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £62,663
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £77,500
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 North West

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

Job vacancy trend for SC Cleared in the North West

SC Cleared
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for SC Cleared in the North West

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing SC Cleared in the North West over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for SC Cleared in the North West

SC Cleared
Job Locations in the North 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 North West region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Manchester -15 195 £60,000 -11.11% 59
Merseyside +6 103 £60,000 +84.62% 3
Cheshire +22 66 £55,000 +112.85% 17
Cumbria -3 30 £42,500 -33.07% 15
Lancashire -20 24 £47,500 -5.00% 28
SC Cleared
England

SC Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North 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 59 (14.08%) ArcGIS
2 55 (13.13%) GeoServer
3 11 (2.63%) Apache
3 11 (2.63%) Apache Spark
4 8 (1.91%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.91%) WebLogic
5 6 (1.43%) Confluence
5 6 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.24%) IIS
6 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 8 (1.91%) MS Visio
1 8 (1.91%) Sketch
2 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.95%) AutoCAD
3 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.91%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 6 (1.43%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.24%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 114 (27.21%) Azure
2 94 (22.43%) AWS
3 19 (4.53%) Amazon EKS
4 13 (3.10%) AWS CloudFormation
4 13 (3.10%) GCP
5 12 (2.86%) Miro
5 12 (2.86%) OpenShift
6 11 (2.63%) AWS Lambda
6 11 (2.63%) Serverless
7 10 (2.39%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (2.39%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (1.91%) Amazon SQS
8 8 (1.91%) Figma
8 8 (1.91%) Heroku
9 7 (1.67%) SaaS
10 6 (1.43%) IaaS
10 6 (1.43%) PaaS
11 5 (1.19%) dbt
11 5 (1.19%) Power Platform
12 4 (0.95%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.86%) DNS
2 11 (2.63%) AMQP
2 11 (2.63%) BGP
3 9 (2.15%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.91%) Software-Defined Radio
4 8 (1.91%) SSL
5 6 (1.43%) Firewall
5 6 (1.43%) Wireless
6 4 (0.95%) DHCP
6 4 (0.95%) Internet
6 4 (0.95%) SAN
6 4 (0.95%) TETRA
7 3 (0.72%) Cisco Firepower
7 3 (0.72%) EIGRP
7 3 (0.72%) LAN
7 3 (0.72%) Network Security
7 3 (0.72%) OSPF
8 2 (0.48%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.48%) NetScaler
8 2 (0.48%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (13.37%) PostgreSQL
2 55 (13.13%) GIS
2 55 (13.13%) QGIS
3 11 (2.63%) Big Data
3 11 (2.63%) Cloudera CDH
3 11 (2.63%) Hadoop
3 11 (2.63%) SQL Server
4 10 (2.39%) RDBMS
4 10 (2.39%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.91%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (1.91%) Oracle Database
6 5 (1.19%) Power BI
7 2 (0.48%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 14 (3.34%) JIRA
2 6 (1.43%) GitLab
3 4 (0.95%) Git
4 3 (0.72%) Burp Suite
4 3 (0.72%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.48%) Appium
5 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.48%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.48%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.48%) JUnit
5 2 (0.48%) Postman
5 2 (0.48%) REST Assured
5 2 (0.48%) Selenium
5 2 (0.48%) SoapUI
5 2 (0.48%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.48%) Subversion
5 2 (0.48%) Terragrunt
5 2 (0.48%) TestNG
5 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.48%) WebDriver
General
1 99 (23.63%) Social Skills
2 31 (7.40%) Public Sector
3 30 (7.16%) Finance
4 27 (6.44%) Aerospace
5 18 (4.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (3.34%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (2.39%) Military
8 8 (1.91%) Avionics
9 6 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (1.43%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.19%) Polish Language
11 4 (0.95%) Local Government
11 4 (0.95%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.72%) Games
13 2 (0.48%) Banking
13 2 (0.48%) Law
14 1 (0.24%) Electronics
14 1 (0.24%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.24%) Legal
14 1 (0.24%) Retail
Job Titles
1 94 (22.43%) Senior
2 74 (17.66%) Software Engineer
3 51 (12.17%) Architect
4 50 (11.93%) Lead
5 40 (9.55%) Systems Engineer
6 38 (9.07%) Senior Software Engineer
7 37 (8.83%) Developer
8 27 (6.44%) Solutions Architect
9 18 (4.30%) Analyst
9 18 (4.30%) Project Manager
10 15 (3.58%) Designer
10 15 (3.58%) Presales Solution Architect
11 12 (2.86%) Product Manager
12 11 (2.63%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
12 11 (2.63%) Information Assurance Manager
12 11 (2.63%) Information Manager
12 11 (2.63%) Linux Engineer
13 10 (2.39%) UI Designer
13 10 (2.39%) UI/UX Designer
13 10 (2.39%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (19.09%) React
2 55 (13.13%) .NET
2 55 (13.13%) Leaflet
2 55 (13.13%) OpenLayers
2 55 (13.13%) PostGIS
3 50 (11.93%) CSS
4 49 (11.69%) .NET Core
5 24 (5.73%) Spring Boot
6 23 (5.49%) Node.js
7 22 (5.25%) AngularJS
8 19 (4.53%) RabbitMQ
9 16 (3.82%) Spring
10 12 (2.86%) HTML
11 11 (2.63%) gRPC
11 11 (2.63%) Material-UI
11 11 (2.63%) OpenAPI
11 11 (2.63%) REST
11 11 (2.63%) Swagger
12 9 (2.15%) Django
13 7 (1.67%) Express.js
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.58%) Cloud Native
1 15 (3.58%) Operational Technology
2 12 (2.86%) SCADA
2 12 (2.86%) Virtual Team
3 9 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
3 9 (2.15%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.15%) Public Cloud
4 8 (1.91%) Private Cloud
5 7 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
6 5 (1.19%) Data Centre
7 4 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (0.72%) IoT
8 3 (0.72%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.72%) PKI
8 3 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.48%) Acoustics
9 2 (0.48%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (0.48%) FPGA
9 2 (0.48%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 55 (13.13%) Linux
2 21 (5.01%) Windows
3 19 (4.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 17 (4.06%) Ubuntu
5 13 (3.10%) Unix
6 11 (2.63%) CentOS
6 11 (2.63%) Debian
7 7 (1.67%) Solaris
8 6 (1.43%) Windows Server
9 3 (0.72%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.48%) FreeBSD
10 2 (0.48%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.48%) VMS
11 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.24%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (41.77%) Actionable Insight
2 150 (35.80%) Agile
3 97 (23.15%) DevOps
3 97 (23.15%) Software Engineering
4 55 (13.13%) Web Development
5 45 (10.74%) Project Management
6 42 (10.02%) Problem-Solving
7 40 (9.55%) Stakeholder Management
8 37 (8.83%) Scrum
9 35 (8.35%) Open Source
10 30 (7.16%) Business Case
10 30 (7.16%) Cybersecurity
11 29 (6.92%) Mentoring
11 29 (6.92%) User Research
12 28 (6.68%) Kanban
13 26 (6.21%) Collaborative Working
13 26 (6.21%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 25 (5.97%) Contract Negotiation
15 24 (5.73%) Business Strategy
15 24 (5.73%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 84 (20.05%) Python
2 81 (19.33%) JavaScript
3 36 (8.59%) C#
4 30 (7.16%) Java
5 11 (2.63%) C++
6 10 (2.39%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.91%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.95%) Bicep
9 2 (0.48%) C
9 2 (0.48%) Perl
10 1 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.24%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 419 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 41 (9.79%) Degree
3 35 (8.35%) DV Cleared
4 16 (3.82%) Azure Certification
5 14 (3.34%) CISA
5 14 (3.34%) CISM
5 14 (3.34%) CRISC
6 11 (2.63%) CESG Certified Professional
7 10 (2.39%) AWS Certification
8 9 (2.15%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 8 (1.91%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.72%) CCNP
11 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.72%) CREST Certified
11 3 (0.72%) OSCE
11 3 (0.72%) OSCP
12 2 (0.48%) CHECK Team Leader
13 1 (0.24%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (5.01%) Accessibility
3 14 (3.34%) GDPR
3 14 (3.34%) GRC
4 10 (2.39%) WCAG
5 8 (1.91%) SLA
6 7 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 6 (1.43%) COBIT
8 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.48%) PMO
9 2 (0.48%) QA
10 1 (0.24%) NIST
10 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 10 (2.39%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.67%) Docker
3 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.72%) vSphere
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
4 1 (0.24%) Lustre
4 1 (0.24%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 1 (0.24%) Snort
4 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (4.30%) Kubernetes
2 17 (4.06%) Terraform
3 14 (3.34%) Ansible
4 11 (2.63%) Puppet
5 6 (1.43%) OpenView
5 6 (1.43%) SCCM
6 4 (0.95%) SCOM
7 3 (0.72%) Nessus
7 3 (0.72%) Nmap
8 2 (0.48%) WSUS
9 1 (0.24%) Icinga
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.24%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 55 (13.13%) ESRI
2 37 (8.83%) Microsoft
3 18 (4.30%) Red Hat
4 13 (3.10%) Cisco
5 12 (2.86%) Oracle
6 11 (2.63%) Google
6 11 (2.63%) SaltStack
7 10 (2.39%) ServiceNow
8 8 (1.91%) Sparx
9 7 (1.67%) HP
9 7 (1.67%) VMware
10 6 (1.43%) BMC
10 6 (1.43%) Remedy
11 4 (0.95%) Juniper
12 3 (0.72%) IBM
12 3 (0.72%) NetApp
12 3 (0.72%) Qualys
13 2 (0.48%) Apple
13 2 (0.48%) Cadence
13 2 (0.48%) F5