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 26 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 383 410 546
Rank change year-on-year +27 +136 +51
Permanent jobs citing CTC Cleared 39 18 30
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.12% 0.089%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.90% 0.34% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 30
10th Percentile - - £47,474
25th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +45.45% +27.17%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - - £58,812
UK median annual salary £65,000 £75,308 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.69% +36.92% +27.17%

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 4,327 5,367 8,981
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.23% 34.31% 26.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,005 2,382 5,814
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.77% -11.67%

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 26 June 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 34 (87.18%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (7.69%) SAP CO
1 3 (7.69%) SAP FI
1 3 (7.69%) SAP FI/CO
1 3 (7.69%) SAP FSCM
1 3 (7.69%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 34 (87.18%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (82.05%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.69%) SAP HANA
General
1 34 (87.18%) Back Office
1 34 (87.18%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.26%) Finance
3 3 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (87.18%) Desktop Engineer
1 34 (87.18%) Desktop Support
1 34 (87.18%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 34 (87.18%) Support Engineer
2 32 (82.05%) Site Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) Senior
4 3 (7.69%) Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) SAP CO Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) SAP CO Support
4 3 (7.69%) SAP Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) SAP FI Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) SAP FI/CO Support
4 3 (7.69%) SAP Support
4 3 (7.69%) Senior Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) Senior SAP CO Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) Senior SAP FI Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) Senior Support Consultant
4 3 (7.69%) Support Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
1 3 (7.69%) Onboarding
1 3 (7.69%) Private Cloud
1 3 (7.69%) Public Cloud
1 3 (7.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (2.56%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (2.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.56%) Operational Technology
2 1 (2.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 34 (87.18%) Windows
1 34 (87.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (89.74%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (87.18%) Analytics
2 34 (87.18%) Continuous Improvement
2 34 (87.18%) Customer Acquisition
2 34 (87.18%) Customer Experience
2 34 (87.18%) Customer Service
2 34 (87.18%) ITIL
2 34 (87.18%) Patch Management
2 34 (87.18%) Software Deployment
2 34 (87.18%) Ticket Management
3 3 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
3 3 (7.69%) Compliance Audit
3 3 (7.69%) Data Privacy
3 3 (7.69%) Digital Innovation
3 3 (7.69%) Supply Chain Management
4 1 (2.56%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 1 (2.56%) Data Security
4 1 (2.56%) Threat Modelling
4 1 (2.56%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (2.56%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 39 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 34 (87.18%) Degree
2 34 (87.18%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (2.56%) CISSP
3 1 (2.56%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (94.87%) SLA
2 3 (7.69%) ISO 20022
3 1 (2.56%) GDPR
3 1 (2.56%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 34 (87.18%) Cisco
2 32 (82.05%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.69%) SAP
4 1 (2.56%) CA Agile Central