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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 247 330 211
Rank change year-on-year +83 -119 +392
Permanent jobs citing BPSS Clearance 133 92 461
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.80% 0.66% 1.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.79% 2.26% 5.74%
Number of salaries quoted 69 66 352
10th Percentile £37,500 £46,773 £31,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,144 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £75,900 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% - -8.33%

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 4,772 4,078 8,032
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.76% 29.13% 26.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2,571 2,442 5,845
10th Percentile £30,987 £30,550 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,625 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,698 £73,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £88,650
UK median annual salary £55,498 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% +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 10 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 9 (6.77%) 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 4 (3.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.26%) 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
7 1 (0.75%) Skype
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 20 (15.04%) 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%) Public Sector
3 25 (18.80%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (18.05%) Electronics
5 16 (12.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (10.53%) Aerospace
7 12 (9.02%) Finance
8 7 (5.26%) Marketing
9 6 (4.51%) Telecoms
10 5 (3.76%) Manufacturing
11 4 (3.01%) Police
11 4 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (2.26%) Aeronautics
12 3 (2.26%) Aviation
12 3 (2.26%) Avionics
12 3 (2.26%) Brand Awareness
12 3 (2.26%) Games
13 2 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (1.50%) Retail
14 1 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (15.79%) Systems Engineer
2 20 (15.04%) Principal Engineer
2 20 (15.04%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 18 (13.53%) Senior
4 12 (9.02%) Lead
5 10 (7.52%) Analyst
6 9 (6.77%) Bid Writer
6 9 (6.77%) Senior Bid Writer
7 8 (6.02%) Developer
7 8 (6.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (6.02%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
7 8 (6.02%) IT Engineer
7 8 (6.02%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (6.02%) Operations Engineer
7 8 (6.02%) Project Manager
8 6 (4.51%) Finance Manager
8 6 (4.51%) Senior Manager
8 6 (4.51%) Systems Manager
9 4 (3.01%) Head of Development
9 4 (3.01%) Head of 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%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (0.75%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 1 (0.75%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.75%) Razor View Engine
5 1 (0.75%) RESTful
5 1 (0.75%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 33 (24.81%) Algorithms
2 14 (10.53%) Driving Licence
3 11 (8.27%) 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%) CMDB
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 41 (30.83%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (19.55%) Innovative Thinking
2 26 (19.55%) Technical Leadership
3 25 (18.80%) Signal Processing
4 22 (16.54%) AI
4 22 (16.54%) Computer Science
5 20 (15.04%) Systems Engineering
5 20 (15.04%) Test Planning
6 19 (14.29%) Agile
7 18 (13.53%) Project Management
8 17 (12.78%) ITIL
9 16 (12.03%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 15 (11.28%) Analytics
10 15 (11.28%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (11.28%) Migration
11 14 (10.53%) Service Delivery
11 14 (10.53%) Validation
12 13 (9.77%) Software Engineering
13 12 (9.02%) Collaborative Culture
13 12 (9.02%) Data Migration
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 74 (55.64%) Security Cleared
2 53 (39.85%) 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%) HNC
9 3 (2.26%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (1.50%) CCNA
11 1 (0.75%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.75%) APMP
11 1 (0.75%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.75%) MBA
11 1 (0.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (15.04%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 12 (9.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (6.77%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (6.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (4.51%) 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
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 25 (18.80%) Microsoft
2 20 (15.04%) 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
7 4 (3.01%) SAP
8 3 (2.26%) HubSpot
9 2 (1.50%) Mercator
10 1 (0.75%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.75%) Juniper
10 1 (0.75%) ServiceNow