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 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 347 437 446
Rank change year-on-year +90 +9 +286
Permanent jobs citing CTC Cleared 31 16 30
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.20% 0.094% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.61% 0.33% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 30
10th Percentile - £33,180 £26,216
25th Percentile - £40,204 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £45,096 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.52% -18.01% +3.07%
75th Percentile - £46,086 £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £50,750 £44,982 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.82% -18.21% +4.76%

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 5,049 4,787 5,636
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.23% 28.01% 27.48%
Number of salaries quoted 2,456 2,485 4,070
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,483
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £46,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £75,375
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £91,934
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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 28 (90.32%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 28 (90.32%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (9.68%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (9.68%) Power Platform
General
1 28 (90.32%) Back Office
1 28 (90.32%) Social Skills
2 3 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (90.32%) Desktop Engineer
1 28 (90.32%) Desktop Support
1 28 (90.32%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 28 (90.32%) Support Engineer
2 24 (77.42%) Site Engineer
3 3 (9.68%) Analyst
3 3 (9.68%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
3 3 (9.68%) Support Analyst
Operating Systems
1 28 (90.32%) Windows
1 28 (90.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (90.32%) Analytics
1 28 (90.32%) Continuous Improvement
1 28 (90.32%) Customer Acquisition
1 28 (90.32%) Customer Experience
1 28 (90.32%) Customer Service
1 28 (90.32%) Cybersecurity
1 28 (90.32%) ITIL
1 28 (90.32%) Patch Management
1 28 (90.32%) Software Deployment
1 28 (90.32%) Ticket Management
2 24 (77.42%) People Management
3 3 (9.68%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 31 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 28 (90.32%) Degree
2 28 (90.32%) SC Cleared
3 3 (9.68%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (90.32%) SLA
Vendors
1 28 (90.32%) Cisco