Hybrid/Remote CTC Cleared Job Trends

Counter-Terrorist Check (CTC) Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CTC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 386 441 466
Rank change year-on-year +55 +25 +315
Permanent jobs citing CTC Cleared 18 23 24
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.12% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.30% 0.44% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 24
10th Percentile - £28,498 £26,216
25th Percentile - £33,906 £40,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £45,096 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -13.52% +4.27% -6.49%
75th Percentile - £48,544 £45,250
90th Percentile - £57,404 £45,375
UK median annual salary £39,000 £45,096 £43,125
% change year-on-year -13.52% +4.57% -6.97%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CTC Cleared 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 5,947 5,271 6,196
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.14% 26.42% 28.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2,394 2,594 4,539
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £41,921 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,454 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.75% +0.76% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,500 £77,375
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +3.60%

CTC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

CTC Cleared job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

CTC Cleared
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CTC Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CTC Cleared

CTC Cleared
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:

Applications
1 17 (94.44%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (94.44%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (88.89%) Entra ID
3 1 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (5.56%) Power Platform
General
1 17 (94.44%) Back Office
1 17 (94.44%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (94.44%) Desktop Support
2 16 (88.89%) Desktop Support Technician
2 16 (88.89%) Desktop Technician
2 16 (88.89%) Support Technician
3 1 (5.56%) Analyst
3 1 (5.56%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
3 1 (5.56%) Support Analyst
3 1 (5.56%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 17 (94.44%) Windows
1 17 (94.44%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (94.44%) Analytics
1 17 (94.44%) Continuous Improvement
1 17 (94.44%) Customer Acquisition
1 17 (94.44%) Customer Experience
1 17 (94.44%) Customer Service
1 17 (94.44%) Cybersecurity
1 17 (94.44%) ITIL
1 17 (94.44%) Patch Management
1 17 (94.44%) Software Deployment
1 17 (94.44%) Ticket Management
2 1 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 18 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 17 (94.44%) Degree
2 17 (94.44%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (94.44%) SLA
Vendors
1 17 (94.44%) Cisco
2 16 (88.89%) Microsoft