Security Cleared Jobs in the West Midlands

Security Clearance
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 42 60
Rank change year-on-year +12 +18 -28
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 446 408 339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 5.84% 6.59% 4.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 22.00% 16.21% 14.64%
Number of salaries quoted 334 274 131
10th Percentile £26,700 £31,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,063 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +6.13% -11.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,800 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,027 2,517 2,316
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.55% 40.68% 31.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,292 949 1,229
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,950 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,575 £37,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +14.13% -3.16%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,995 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.34% +9.09% -

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Cleared in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Cleared in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Cleared in the West Midlands

Security Cleared
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Cleared within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 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
Birmingham -14 164 £58,800 -5.92% 57
Staffordshire -1 103 £50,000 +25.00% 40
Warwickshire +81 82 £55,000 +10.00% 18
Solihull -3 32 £50,000 +1.01% 4
Worcestershire -17 26 £55,000 -4.35% 7
Herefordshire -3 10 £60,000 +42.86% 5
Shropshire -25 7 £60,000 - 4
Coventry +23 3 £41,536 -24.48% 4
Security Cleared
England

Security Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 33 (7.40%) IIS
2 10 (2.24%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.79%) Apache
3 8 (1.79%) Tomcat
4 5 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.90%) Appian
5 4 (0.90%) Office Communications Server
6 3 (0.67%) MQSeries
6 3 (0.67%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 3 (0.67%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 37 (8.30%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (5.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.12%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.90%) EPLAN
6 4 (0.90%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (3.36%) NEC Housing
2 3 (0.67%) Maximo
2 3 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.45%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 1 (0.22%) CA PPM
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.22%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 1 (0.22%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 97 (21.75%) Azure
2 49 (10.99%) AWS
3 21 (4.71%) Azure DevOps
3 21 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (2.91%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 12 (2.69%) Entra ID
5 12 (2.69%) GitHub
6 11 (2.47%) PaaS
7 10 (2.24%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
8 9 (2.02%) IaaS
8 9 (2.02%) Power Platform
8 9 (2.02%) SaaS
9 7 (1.57%) Azure Sentinel
10 6 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.90%) dbt
11 4 (0.90%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 2 (0.45%) AWS CloudFormation
12 2 (0.45%) AWS CodePipeline
12 2 (0.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 72 (16.14%) WAN
2 51 (11.43%) Firewall
3 33 (7.40%) SD-WAN
4 31 (6.95%) MPLS
5 29 (6.50%) IPsec
6 19 (4.26%) Wireless
7 12 (2.69%) BGP
7 12 (2.69%) DNS
7 12 (2.69%) Network Security
7 12 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.79%) LAN
9 7 (1.57%) DHCP
9 7 (1.57%) VPN
10 6 (1.35%) 5G
10 6 (1.35%) VSAN
11 5 (1.12%) Cisco Firepower
12 4 (0.90%) HTTP
12 4 (0.90%) SAN
13 3 (0.67%) 3GPP
13 3 (0.67%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (9.64%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.36%) Oracle Database
3 10 (2.24%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.57%) Oracle Database 12c
4 7 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.35%) Power BI
6 4 (0.90%) MySQL
7 3 (0.67%) DB2
8 2 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.22%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.22%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.22%) GIS
9 1 (0.22%) Redis
Development Applications
1 13 (2.91%) GitLab
2 9 (2.02%) SonarQube
3 2 (0.45%) Git
3 2 (0.45%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.45%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.22%) Appium
4 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.22%) JIRA
4 1 (0.22%) JUnit
4 1 (0.22%) Postman
4 1 (0.22%) PVCS
4 1 (0.22%) Selenium
4 1 (0.22%) TestNG
4 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.22%) Zephyr
General
1 129 (28.92%) Social Skills
2 74 (16.59%) Public Sector
3 63 (14.13%) Finance
4 51 (11.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (6.28%) Police
6 26 (5.83%) Manufacturing
7 24 (5.38%) Telecoms
8 23 (5.16%) Influencing Skills
8 23 (5.16%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (4.04%) Games
10 17 (3.81%) Local Government
11 14 (3.14%) Retail
12 9 (2.02%) Military
13 7 (1.57%) Analytical Skills
13 7 (1.57%) Back Office
14 5 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.12%) Electronics
14 5 (1.12%) Legal
15 3 (0.67%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.67%) Turkish Language
Job Titles
1 63 (14.13%) Network Engineer
2 58 (13.00%) Senior
3 43 (9.64%) Project Manager
4 37 (8.30%) Systems Engineer
5 34 (7.62%) Consultant
6 26 (5.83%) Developer
7 23 (5.16%) Architect
7 23 (5.16%) Graduate
7 23 (5.16%) Graduate Consultant
7 23 (5.16%) Research Consultant
7 23 (5.16%) Resource Consultant
8 20 (4.48%) Analyst
9 17 (3.81%) Lead
10 16 (3.59%) Software Engineer
11 13 (2.91%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 13 (2.91%) WAN Engineer
12 11 (2.47%) Administrator
12 11 (2.47%) Senior Network Engineer
12 11 (2.47%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (2.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.36%) REST
1 15 (3.36%) WebRTC
2 12 (2.69%) 802.1X
3 11 (2.47%) .NET
4 10 (2.24%) React
5 9 (2.02%) ARM Templates
5 9 (2.02%) Azure Blueprints
5 9 (2.02%) RESTful
5 9 (2.02%) SOAP
6 8 (1.79%) Web Services
7 3 (0.67%) Middleware
7 3 (0.67%) Node.js
8 2 (0.45%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.45%) Django
8 2 (0.45%) RSS
9 1 (0.22%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.22%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.22%) SAPUI5
9 1 (0.22%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 57 (12.78%) Management Information System
2 49 (10.99%) Driving Licence
3 28 (6.28%) Clustering
4 18 (4.04%) Public Cloud
5 17 (3.81%) Virtual Team
6 14 (3.14%) Operational Technology
7 13 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.47%) Distributed Systems
9 10 (2.24%) Onboarding
9 10 (2.24%) Private Cloud
9 10 (2.24%) Security Operations Centre
10 9 (2.02%) Data Centre
11 8 (1.79%) PKI
12 7 (1.57%) CMDB
12 7 (1.57%) SCADA
13 5 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
14 4 (0.90%) Low-Code
15 2 (0.45%) Algorithms
15 2 (0.45%) Cloud Native
15 2 (0.45%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 48 (10.76%) Windows
2 28 (6.28%) Windows Server
3 24 (5.38%) Linux
4 17 (3.81%) Unix
5 8 (1.79%) Solaris
6 4 (0.90%) Android
6 4 (0.90%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (0.45%) zOS
8 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (22.20%) Cybersecurity
2 67 (15.02%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (14.13%) Mentoring
4 62 (13.90%) Project Management
5 59 (13.23%) Agile
6 54 (12.11%) Software Engineering
7 53 (11.88%) Customer Service
8 44 (9.87%) ITIL
9 42 (9.42%) DevOps
10 37 (8.30%) Project Delivery
10 37 (8.30%) Systems Engineering
11 33 (7.40%) Customer Requirements
12 30 (6.73%) ERP
13 28 (6.28%) High Availability
13 28 (6.28%) Risk Management
14 27 (6.05%) CI/CD
15 24 (5.38%) Continuous Integration
15 24 (5.38%) Incident Response
16 23 (5.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 23 (5.16%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.17%) SQL
2 22 (4.93%) Java
3 16 (3.59%) Python
4 15 (3.36%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.02%) C++
5 9 (2.02%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.79%) Shell Script
7 7 (1.57%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.12%) C#
9 4 (0.90%) C
9 4 (0.90%) R
10 2 (0.45%) Bash
11 1 (0.22%) ABAP
11 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.22%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 255 (57.17%) SC Cleared
2 71 (15.92%) Degree
3 46 (10.31%) DV Cleared
4 23 (5.16%) Cisco Certification
5 18 (4.04%) CCNA
6 15 (3.36%) CCNP
7 14 (3.14%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.02%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.79%) CCSA
9 8 (1.79%) HND
10 7 (1.57%) Oracle Certification
11 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.35%) Network+ Certification
12 5 (1.12%) MCSA
13 4 (0.90%) CISM
13 4 (0.90%) CISSP
13 4 (0.90%) Master's Degree
14 3 (0.67%) APMP
14 3 (0.67%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.67%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (6.95%) ISO 9001
2 31 (6.95%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 23 (5.16%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (4.26%) Accessibility
5 13 (2.91%) Def Stans
5 13 (2.91%) NCSC
6 10 (2.24%) NIST
7 9 (2.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 6 (1.35%) NIST 800
10 5 (1.12%) Data Quality
10 5 (1.12%) QA
11 4 (0.90%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.67%) PMO
13 2 (0.45%) SLA
14 1 (0.22%) GDPR
14 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 34 (7.62%) Active Directory
2 31 (6.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.81%) VMware NSX
4 13 (2.91%) Docker
5 10 (2.24%) vSphere
6 6 (1.35%) Hyper-V
7 5 (1.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 31 (6.95%) EnCase
2 14 (3.14%) Kubernetes
3 12 (2.69%) Ansible
3 12 (2.69%) SCCM
4 11 (2.47%) Terraform
5 7 (1.57%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.12%) VxRail
7 4 (0.90%) SCOM
8 3 (0.67%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.67%) Nagios
9 2 (0.45%) Grafana
9 2 (0.45%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.45%) Puppet
9 2 (0.45%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.22%) Kibana
Vendors
1 108 (24.22%) Microsoft
2 50 (11.21%) Cisco
2 50 (11.21%) VMware
3 48 (10.76%) Juniper
4 23 (5.16%) IFS
5 22 (4.93%) Oracle
6 21 (4.71%) CheckPoint
7 17 (3.81%) NEC
8 16 (3.59%) Workday
9 14 (3.14%) Aruba
10 13 (2.91%) Fortinet
11 12 (2.69%) Dell
11 12 (2.69%) Meraki
12 9 (2.02%) ServiceNow
13 8 (1.79%) Cellebrite
14 7 (1.57%) EMC
15 6 (1.35%) Palo Alto
15 6 (1.35%) SAP
16 5 (1.12%) IBM
17 4 (0.90%) HP