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 25 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 454 399 484
Rank change year-on-year -55 +85 +27
Permanent jobs citing CTC Cleared 7 18 21
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.030% 0.11% 0.085%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.15% 0.32% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 18
10th Percentile - - £28,498
25th Percentile - £75,000 £44,106
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £80,000 £52,709
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +51.78% +21.87%
75th Percentile £68,750 £85,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,500 - £57,521
UK median annual salary £65,000 £80,000 £52,709
% change year-on-year -18.75% +51.78% +21.87%

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 4,755 5,693 6,605
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.53% 34.40% 26.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3,072 2,426 3,649
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £33,000
25th Percentile £46,500 £40,903 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -1.71% -2.50%
75th Percentile £79,716 £75,900 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,625 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CTC Cleared over the 6 months to 25 August 2026.

CTC Cleared salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) SAP CO
1 1 (14.29%) SAP FI
1 1 (14.29%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (14.29%) SAP FSCM
1 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) SAP HANA
General
1 3 (42.86%) Back Office
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Desktop Engineer
1 3 (42.86%) Desktop Support
1 3 (42.86%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 3 (42.86%) Support Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Cyber Threat Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Senior
2 2 (28.57%) Vulnerability Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SAP CO Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SAP Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SAP FI Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) SAP Support
3 1 (14.29%) SAP Support Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior SAP Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Support Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Support Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
1 2 (28.57%) Operational Technology
1 2 (28.57%) Security Posture
2 1 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 1 (14.29%) Private Cloud
2 1 (14.29%) Public Cloud
2 1 (14.29%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
1 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (42.86%) Analytics
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Acquisition
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 3 (42.86%) ITIL
2 3 (42.86%) Patch Management
2 3 (42.86%) Software Deployment
2 3 (42.86%) Ticket Management
3 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
3 2 (28.57%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Data Security
3 2 (28.57%) Information Security
3 2 (28.57%) Offensive Security
3 2 (28.57%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
3 2 (28.57%) Threat Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
3 2 (28.57%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 2 (28.57%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (28.57%) CISSP
3 2 (28.57%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) SLA
2 2 (28.57%) GDPR
2 2 (28.57%) PCI DSS
3 1 (14.29%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Cisco
2 2 (28.57%) CA Agile Central
3 1 (14.29%) SAP