Hybrid/Remote BPSS Clearance Job Trends

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for BPSS Clearance qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 321 302
Rank change year-on-year +103 -19 +123
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 254 116 292
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.18% 0.71% 0.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.68% 2.09% 3.53%
Number of salaries quoted 133 80 238
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,312 £37,101
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,683 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,600 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.01% +22.78% +4.55%
75th Percentile £85,000 £75,900 £65,000
90th Percentile £91,436 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £58,728 £56,893 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.23% +3.44% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

BPSS Clearance falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,473 5,540 8,265
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.82% 33.72% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 3,051 2,484 5,220
10th Percentile £33,350 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,969 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £90,000 £86,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,700
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.55% -8.83%

BPSS Clearance
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing BPSS Clearance and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

BPSS Clearance job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

BPSS Clearance
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing BPSS Clearance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing BPSS Clearance

BPSS Clearance
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing BPSS Clearance over the 6 months to 18 July 2026.

BPSS Clearance salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

BPSS Clearance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 10 (3.94%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.39%) Confluence
3 1 (0.39%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 6 (2.36%) Simulink
2 4 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.39%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.39%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.39%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 7 (2.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.97%) Primavera
2 5 (1.97%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.39%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.39%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (0.39%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 16 (6.30%) AWS
1 16 (6.30%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (5.91%) Entra ID
3 7 (2.76%) Azure
4 6 (2.36%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.39%) Boomi
5 1 (0.39%) Figma
5 1 (0.39%) GitHub
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (0.39%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 1 (0.39%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.54%) TCP/IP
2 6 (2.36%) DHCP
2 6 (2.36%) DNS
2 6 (2.36%) LAN
2 6 (2.36%) VPN
2 6 (2.36%) WAN
2 6 (2.36%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (1.18%) Network Security
3 3 (1.18%) Skype
4 1 (0.39%) 4G
4 1 (0.39%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.36%) Power BI
2 5 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.57%) OLAP
3 4 (1.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 4 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (1.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.79%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.79%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.39%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (2.76%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.79%) JIRA
3 1 (0.39%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.39%) Git
3 1 (0.39%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.39%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.39%) Maven
3 1 (0.39%) Postman
3 1 (0.39%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.39%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.39%) SonarQube
General
1 139 (54.72%) Social Skills
2 130 (51.18%) Finance
3 106 (41.73%) Organisational Skills
4 103 (40.55%) Legal
5 25 (9.84%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.91%) Aerospace
7 14 (5.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (4.72%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (2.36%) Electronics
10 5 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.97%) Italian Language
10 5 (1.97%) Japanese Language
10 5 (1.97%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.97%) Military
11 4 (1.57%) Police
11 4 (1.57%) Retail
12 3 (1.18%) Games
13 2 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.39%) Digital Health
14 1 (0.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 38 (14.96%) Senior
2 16 (6.30%) Analyst
2 16 (6.30%) Architect
3 14 (5.51%) AWS Architect
3 14 (5.51%) AWS Solution Architect
3 14 (5.51%) Solutions Architect
4 11 (4.33%) Bid Writer
4 11 (4.33%) Developer
4 11 (4.33%) Senior Bid Writer
5 9 (3.54%) Penetration Tester
5 9 (3.54%) Tester
6 8 (3.15%) Senior Developer
6 8 (3.15%) Service Desk Engineer
7 7 (2.76%) Business Analyst
7 7 (2.76%) Consultant
7 7 (2.76%) Java Developer
7 7 (2.76%) Operations Analyst
7 7 (2.76%) Senior Analyst
7 7 (2.76%) Senior Java Developer
7 7 (2.76%) Senior Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.57%) Oracle Fusion
1 4 (1.57%) PySpark
2 3 (1.18%) OpenGL
2 3 (1.18%) Vulkan
3 1 (0.39%) Apache Camel
3 1 (0.39%) CSS
3 1 (0.39%) Flash
3 1 (0.39%) HTML
3 1 (0.39%) Kafka
3 1 (0.39%) Lightning Web Components
3 1 (0.39%) Middleware
3 1 (0.39%) Playwright
3 1 (0.39%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.39%) React
3 1 (0.39%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.39%) SAPUI5
3 1 (0.39%) SOAP
3 1 (0.39%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.39%) Visualforce
3 1 (0.39%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 103 (40.55%) Podcast
1 103 (40.55%) Virtual Team
1 103 (40.55%) Web Conferencing
2 10 (3.94%) Driving Licence
3 8 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.76%) FPGA
4 7 (2.76%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.76%) VHDL
5 5 (1.97%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.97%) Verilog
6 4 (1.57%) Algorithms
6 4 (1.57%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (1.57%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.18%) 3D Graphics
7 3 (1.18%) CUDA
7 3 (1.18%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.79%) Replication
9 1 (0.39%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.39%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.30%) Windows
2 11 (4.33%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.18%) Linux
4 1 (0.39%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (44.49%) Customer Service
2 29 (11.42%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 23 (9.06%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (7.09%) Decision-Making
4 18 (7.09%) ITIL
5 14 (5.51%) Agile
6 13 (5.12%) ERP
7 12 (4.72%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (4.72%) ITSM
7 12 (4.72%) Validation
8 11 (4.33%) Data Migration
8 11 (4.33%) Logistics
8 11 (4.33%) Migration
8 11 (4.33%) Service Delivery
8 11 (4.33%) Systems Engineering
9 9 (3.54%) Cloud Security
9 9 (3.54%) SFIA
9 9 (3.54%) Signal Processing
9 9 (3.54%) User Stories
10 8 (3.15%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.54%) C
2 8 (3.15%) Java
3 6 (2.36%) SQL
3 6 (2.36%) SystemVerilog
4 5 (1.97%) C++
4 5 (1.97%) Python
5 4 (1.57%) C#
5 4 (1.57%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (1.18%) GLSL
6 3 (1.18%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.79%) ABAP
7 2 (0.79%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.79%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.39%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.39%) Embedded C++
8 1 (0.39%) SOQL
8 1 (0.39%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 109 (42.91%) Security Cleared
2 77 (30.31%) SC Cleared
3 28 (11.02%) Degree
4 16 (6.30%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.76%) HNC
6 6 (2.36%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.18%) CISSP
8 3 (1.18%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.18%) PhD
9 1 (0.39%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.39%) APMP
9 1 (0.39%) CISM
9 1 (0.39%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (0.39%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.39%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.39%) MBA
9 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (3.94%) SLA
2 6 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (1.97%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.97%) QA
4 4 (1.57%) GDPR
5 3 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (1.18%) NIST
5 3 (1.18%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.39%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.39%) ECSS
6 1 (0.39%) GRC
6 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.39%) PMO
6 1 (0.39%) PSD2
6 1 (0.39%) SEPA
System Software
1 5 (1.97%) Firmware
2 1 (0.39%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (5.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (1.18%) Terraform
3 2 (0.79%) Data Guard
3 2 (0.79%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (0.79%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.39%) Argo
4 1 (0.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 33 (12.99%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.51%) SAP
3 10 (3.94%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.36%) Cisco
4 6 (2.36%) Meraki
4 6 (2.36%) Oracle
5 5 (1.97%) IBM
5 5 (1.97%) Xilinx
6 4 (1.57%) Intel
6 4 (1.57%) Microsemi
7 3 (1.18%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.18%) Tagetik
8 2 (0.79%) Peregrine
9 1 (0.39%) Adobe
9 1 (0.39%) Altera
9 1 (0.39%) Conga
9 1 (0.39%) Dell
9 1 (0.39%) GoCardless
9 1 (0.39%) Google
9 1 (0.39%) Siemens