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 2 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 262 301 198
Rank change year-on-year +39 -103 +377
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 133 113 465
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.81% 0.77% 1.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.76% 2.61% 6.06%
Number of salaries quoted 69 69 354
10th Percentile £37,500 £47,319 £31,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £49,775 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,728 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.65% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £75,900 £73,750 £69,161
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £79,250
UK median annual salary £53,500 £55,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.60% +0.91% -12.00%

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 4,816 4,335 7,673
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 29.32% 29.55% 26.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,594 2,373 5,592
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,886 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 2 March 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 11 (8.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (6.02%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.26%) WordPress
4 2 (1.50%) Confluence
5 1 (0.75%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 6 (4.51%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.26%) Simulink
3 1 (0.75%) CATIA
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.75%) PTC Creo
3 1 (0.75%) Siemens NX
3 1 (0.75%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.75%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (2.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.50%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.75%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 20 (15.04%) Azure
2 15 (11.28%) Entra ID
3 12 (9.02%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (4.51%) PaaS
5 5 (3.76%) Azure Monitor
5 5 (3.76%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (3.76%) IaaS
6 4 (3.01%) AWS
6 4 (3.01%) GitHub
6 4 (3.01%) Google Workspace
6 4 (3.01%) SaaS
7 3 (2.26%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.50%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 2 (1.50%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (0.75%) Asana
9 1 (0.75%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.75%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.75%) Google Tag Manager
9 1 (0.75%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.77%) DNS
1 13 (9.77%) VPN
2 9 (6.77%) WAN
3 8 (6.02%) DHCP
3 8 (6.02%) LAN
3 8 (6.02%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (3.76%) Firewall
5 3 (2.26%) Internet
6 2 (1.50%) SSH
7 1 (0.75%) 4G
7 1 (0.75%) 5G
7 1 (0.75%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.26%) Big Data
1 3 (2.26%) Power BI
1 3 (2.26%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.50%) MySQL
3 1 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.75%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.75%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.75%) Power Query
3 1 (0.75%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.75%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.75%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (16.54%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (6.02%) Git
3 4 (3.01%) GitLab
3 4 (3.01%) JIRA
4 1 (0.75%) Android Studio
4 1 (0.75%) MSTest
4 1 (0.75%) NUnit
4 1 (0.75%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.75%) Visual Studio
General
1 49 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 26 (19.55%) Electronics
3 25 (18.80%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (18.80%) Public Sector
4 16 (12.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (10.53%) Aerospace
6 11 (8.27%) Finance
7 7 (5.26%) Marketing
8 6 (4.51%) Telecoms
9 4 (3.01%) Manufacturing
9 4 (3.01%) Police
9 4 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.26%) Aeronautics
10 3 (2.26%) Aviation
10 3 (2.26%) Avionics
10 3 (2.26%) Brand Awareness
10 3 (2.26%) Games
11 2 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.75%) Digital Health
12 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (17.29%) Systems Engineer
2 22 (16.54%) Principal Engineer
2 22 (16.54%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 16 (12.03%) Senior
4 12 (9.02%) Lead
5 11 (8.27%) Analyst
6 8 (6.02%) Developer
6 8 (6.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 8 (6.02%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
6 8 (6.02%) IT Engineer
6 8 (6.02%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 8 (6.02%) Operations Engineer
6 8 (6.02%) Project Manager
7 7 (5.26%) Bid Writer
7 7 (5.26%) Senior Bid Writer
8 6 (4.51%) Finance Manager
8 6 (4.51%) Senior Manager
8 6 (4.51%) Systems Manager
9 4 (3.01%) Risk Analyst
9 4 (3.01%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.76%) CSS
1 5 (3.76%) HTML
2 4 (3.01%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (2.26%) OpenGL
3 3 (2.26%) REST
3 3 (2.26%) SOAP
3 3 (2.26%) Vulkan
4 2 (1.50%) .NET
4 2 (1.50%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.50%) ASP.NET
4 2 (1.50%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (1.50%) Middleware
4 2 (1.50%) Node.js
4 2 (1.50%) Visualforce
5 1 (0.75%) jQuery
5 1 (0.75%) JSON
5 1 (0.75%) Razor View Engine
5 1 (0.75%) RESTful
5 1 (0.75%) WCF
5 1 (0.75%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 35 (26.32%) Algorithms
2 14 (10.53%) Driving Licence
3 12 (9.02%) Onboarding
4 9 (6.77%) Management Information System
5 6 (4.51%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (3.76%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (3.01%) Product Ownership
8 3 (2.26%) 3D Graphics
8 3 (2.26%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (2.26%) Arduino
8 3 (2.26%) Augmented Reality
8 3 (2.26%) CUDA
8 3 (2.26%) IoT
8 3 (2.26%) PKI
8 3 (2.26%) Raspberry Pi
8 3 (2.26%) Virtual Reality
9 2 (1.50%) PMI
9 2 (1.50%) Robotics
9 2 (1.50%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.75%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.27%) Linux
2 6 (4.51%) Windows
3 2 (1.50%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.75%) Android
4 1 (0.75%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (30.08%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (21.05%) Technical Leadership
3 27 (20.30%) Signal Processing
4 26 (19.55%) Innovative Thinking
5 22 (16.54%) AI
5 22 (16.54%) Computer Science
5 22 (16.54%) Systems Engineering
5 22 (16.54%) Test Planning
6 20 (15.04%) Agile
7 18 (13.53%) ITIL
7 18 (13.53%) Project Management
8 16 (12.03%) Analytics
8 16 (12.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (11.28%) Service Delivery
10 14 (10.53%) Migration
11 13 (9.77%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 13 (9.77%) Software Engineering
11 13 (9.77%) Validation
12 12 (9.02%) Collaborative Culture
13 11 (8.27%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 26 (19.55%) Python
2 14 (10.53%) C
3 13 (9.77%) C++
4 12 (9.02%) Java
5 10 (7.52%) JavaScript
6 7 (5.26%) PowerShell
7 6 (4.51%) MATLAB
8 5 (3.76%) Bicep
9 3 (2.26%) Assembly Language
9 3 (2.26%) C#
9 3 (2.26%) GLSL
9 3 (2.26%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (2.26%) Objective-C
9 3 (2.26%) SQL
9 3 (2.26%) Swift
9 3 (2.26%) Tcl
9 3 (2.26%) TypeScript
10 2 (1.50%) Apex Code
10 2 (1.50%) Shell Script
10 2 (1.50%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 73 (54.89%) Security Cleared
2 54 (40.60%) SC Cleared
3 42 (31.58%) Degree
4 15 (11.28%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (6.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (4.51%) DBS Check
7 5 (3.76%) Azure Certification
8 4 (3.01%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (3.01%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (2.26%) CISM
9 3 (2.26%) CISSP
9 3 (2.26%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (1.50%) CCNA
10 2 (1.50%) HNC
11 1 (0.75%) APMP
11 1 (0.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.75%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.75%) MBA
11 1 (0.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (16.54%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 12 (9.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (6.77%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (6.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 7 (5.26%) GDPR
5 5 (3.76%) NEBOSH
6 4 (3.01%) QA
7 2 (1.50%) PMO
8 1 (0.75%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.75%) GRC
8 1 (0.75%) NCSC
8 1 (0.75%) NIST
8 1 (0.75%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (4.51%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.76%) Firmware
2 5 (3.76%) Hyper-V
2 5 (3.76%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (3.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (7.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (5.26%) Terraform
3 5 (3.76%) SCOM
4 3 (2.26%) Ansible
5 1 (0.75%) Grafana
5 1 (0.75%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.75%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 24 (18.05%) Microsoft
2 22 (16.54%) IBM
3 11 (8.27%) Cisco
4 8 (6.02%) Google
4 8 (6.02%) Meraki
5 6 (4.51%) Salesforce
6 5 (3.76%) VMware
7 4 (3.01%) Oracle
8 3 (2.26%) HubSpot
8 3 (2.26%) SAP
9 2 (1.50%) Mercator
9 2 (1.50%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.75%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.75%) Juniper