Hybrid/Remote SC Cleared Job Trends

Security Check (SC) Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 52 40
Rank change year-on-year +1 -12 +41
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 742 1,048 1,340
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.85% 5.28% 6.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.94% 19.81% 23.00%
Number of salaries quoted 479 664 1,074
10th Percentile £41,450 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,629 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% +0.21% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,225 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £85,977
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year - +2.56% -1.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

SC 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 5,324 5,291 5,825
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.83% 26.66% 27.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,468 2,676 4,333
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,750 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £78,563 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,875 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +0.77%

SC Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

SC Cleared job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SC Cleared
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

SC Cleared
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SC Cleared over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

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

SC 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:

Application Platforms
1 28 (3.77%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.62%) Confluence
3 9 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.81%) Appian
5 4 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.54%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.40%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.40%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.40%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.27%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.27%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.13%) Camunda
8 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 27 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (3.23%) Adobe XD
3 15 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.40%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.40%) Simulink
6 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.27%) Revit
7 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.13%) Navisworks
Business Applications
1 27 (3.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 18 (2.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.54%) Primavera
5 3 (0.40%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.27%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.27%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 182 (24.53%) Azure
2 146 (19.68%) AWS
3 73 (9.84%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (5.93%) Power Platform
5 37 (4.99%) GCP
6 34 (4.58%) Entra ID
7 31 (4.18%) PowerApps
8 30 (4.04%) AWS CloudFormation
9 28 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
10 27 (3.64%) Power Automate
11 26 (3.50%) Figma
12 25 (3.37%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (3.23%) Amazon ECS
13 24 (3.23%) GitHub
14 23 (3.10%) Amazon EKS
15 22 (2.96%) Serverless
16 20 (2.70%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 18 (2.43%) GitHub Actions
18 16 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
19 15 (2.02%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.04%) Firewall
2 25 (3.37%) VPN
3 20 (2.70%) LAN
3 20 (2.70%) Wireless
4 18 (2.43%) Software-Defined Radio
5 17 (2.29%) WAN
6 15 (2.02%) TCP/IP
7 14 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (1.48%) Junos
9 10 (1.35%) Ethernet
10 8 (1.08%) Network Security
11 7 (0.94%) BGP
11 7 (0.94%) DNS
11 7 (0.94%) SD-WAN
12 6 (0.81%) IPsec
12 6 (0.81%) MPLS
13 5 (0.67%) Wireshark
14 4 (0.54%) Cisco Firepower
14 4 (0.54%) Cisco IOS
14 4 (0.54%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.58%) PostgreSQL
2 33 (4.45%) Power BI
3 14 (1.89%) Amazon RDS
3 14 (1.89%) MongoDB
3 14 (1.89%) NoSQL
4 12 (1.62%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.48%) MySQL
5 11 (1.48%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.21%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (1.08%) Redis
8 7 (0.94%) Metadata
9 5 (0.67%) Big Data
9 5 (0.67%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.54%) Tableau
11 3 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.40%) Neo4j
11 3 (0.40%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.40%) Oracle Discoverer
11 3 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 28 (3.77%) Git
2 27 (3.64%) Balsamiq
3 24 (3.23%) Axure RP
4 20 (2.70%) Jenkins
5 18 (2.43%) JIRA
6 11 (1.48%) Cypress.io
6 11 (1.48%) Selenium
7 8 (1.08%) GitLab
7 8 (1.08%) WebDriver
8 6 (0.81%) Babel
8 6 (0.81%) TeamCity
8 6 (0.81%) webpack
9 4 (0.54%) MLflow
10 3 (0.40%) Burp Suite
10 3 (0.40%) Metasploit
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.40%) Rational Rhapsody
11 2 (0.27%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
General
1 223 (30.05%) Social Skills
2 195 (26.28%) Public Sector
3 183 (24.66%) Finance
4 124 (16.71%) Analytical Skills
5 88 (11.86%) Law
6 86 (11.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 53 (7.14%) Manufacturing
8 43 (5.80%) Electronics
9 40 (5.39%) Marketing
10 39 (5.26%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.83%) Back Office
12 20 (2.70%) Aerospace
13 17 (2.29%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (2.02%) Military
15 11 (1.48%) Retail
16 10 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
17 7 (0.94%) Aviation
18 6 (0.81%) Advertising
19 5 (0.67%) Legal
19 5 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 110 (14.82%) Senior
2 91 (12.26%) Developer
3 89 (11.99%) Consultant
4 78 (10.51%) Architect
5 65 (8.76%) Systems Engineer
6 48 (6.47%) Analyst
7 45 (6.06%) Administrator
8 40 (5.39%) Lead
9 37 (4.99%) Systems Administrator
10 36 (4.85%) Software Engineer
11 33 (4.45%) Designer
12 32 (4.31%) Senior Developer
13 30 (4.04%) Security Consultant
14 21 (2.83%) Cloud Engineer
15 20 (2.70%) Desktop Support
16 19 (2.56%) Service Designer
17 18 (2.43%) Embedded Software Engineer
17 18 (2.43%) Software Developer
17 18 (2.43%) Support Engineer
17 18 (2.43%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.93%) React
2 26 (3.50%) Node.js
3 25 (3.37%) .NET
3 25 (3.37%) HTML
4 24 (3.23%) CSS
5 22 (2.96%) SAP CAF
6 18 (2.43%) Spring
7 17 (2.29%) Django
8 16 (2.16%) HTML5 Canvas
8 16 (2.16%) Spring Boot
9 13 (1.75%) REST
10 12 (1.62%) AngularJS
11 10 (1.35%) Kafka
11 10 (1.35%) SAP Fiori
12 9 (1.21%) Middleware
13 8 (1.08%) RESTful
13 8 (1.08%) SOAP
13 8 (1.08%) Web Services
14 7 (0.94%) .NET Core
14 7 (0.94%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 110 (14.82%) e-Learning
2 53 (7.14%) Cloud Native
3 41 (5.53%) Data Centre
4 36 (4.85%) Product Ownership
5 23 (3.10%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.83%) Hybrid Cloud
7 20 (2.70%) Onboarding
7 20 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
8 18 (2.43%) Embedded Systems
8 18 (2.43%) MicroBlaze
8 18 (2.43%) RISC-V
9 16 (2.16%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.75%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.35%) Driving Licence
12 9 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.21%) PKI
13 8 (1.08%) Private Cloud
13 8 (1.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 7 (0.94%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 110 (14.82%) Linux
2 63 (8.49%) Windows
3 43 (5.80%) Unix
4 21 (2.83%) Windows 10
5 18 (2.43%) Embedded Linux
6 14 (1.89%) Windows Server
7 8 (1.08%) Rocky
7 8 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.67%) CentOS
8 5 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.67%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.54%) Android
10 3 (0.40%) HPUX
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle Linux
10 3 (0.40%) Solaris
10 3 (0.40%) VMS
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (27.49%) Agile
2 139 (18.73%) Problem-Solving
3 135 (18.19%) Innovative Thinking
4 107 (14.42%) Continuous Improvement
5 102 (13.75%) DevOps
5 102 (13.75%) Software Engineering
6 95 (12.80%) Cybersecurity
7 91 (12.26%) CI/CD
8 81 (10.92%) Analytics
9 75 (10.11%) Business Intelligence
10 74 (9.97%) Community of Practice
11 73 (9.84%) Computer Science
12 67 (9.03%) Technology Strategy
13 59 (7.95%) User Experience
14 58 (7.82%) AI
14 58 (7.82%) Mentoring
15 57 (7.68%) Collaborative Culture
16 54 (7.28%) Infrastructure as Code
16 54 (7.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 49 (6.60%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 106 (14.29%) Python
2 81 (10.92%) JavaScript
3 70 (9.43%) Java
4 41 (5.53%) C#
4 41 (5.53%) SQL
5 32 (4.31%) C
6 31 (4.18%) C++
7 29 (3.91%) PowerShell
8 28 (3.77%) TypeScript
9 21 (2.83%) Bicep
10 18 (2.43%) Bash
11 10 (1.35%) MATLAB
12 9 (1.21%) Go
13 8 (1.08%) Kotlin
14 7 (0.94%) Apex Code
14 7 (0.94%) VBA
15 6 (0.81%) Scala
16 5 (0.67%) R
17 4 (0.54%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.54%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 742 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 244 (32.88%) Degree
3 126 (16.98%) DV Cleared
4 68 (9.16%) Cisco Certification
5 59 (7.95%) BPSS Clearance
6 52 (7.01%) Computer Science Degree
7 51 (6.87%) CCNP
8 50 (6.74%) CISSP
9 45 (6.06%) CISM
10 43 (5.80%) Azure Certification
11 41 (5.53%) CCNA
12 36 (4.85%) Microsoft Certification
13 34 (4.58%) AWS Certification
14 27 (3.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 20 (2.70%) CTC Cleared
16 17 (2.29%) Master's Degree
17 10 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
17 10 (1.35%) RHCSA
18 8 (1.08%) CRISC
18 8 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (8.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (6.47%) NIST
3 47 (6.33%) Accessibility
4 32 (4.31%) GRC
5 29 (3.91%) QA
6 26 (3.50%) WCAG
7 25 (3.37%) GDPR
8 24 (3.23%) SLA
9 8 (1.08%) Data Quality
10 7 (0.94%) JSP 440
10 7 (0.94%) NCSC
11 5 (0.67%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.40%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.40%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.40%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.40%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.27%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 39 (5.26%) Docker
2 28 (3.77%) Active Directory
3 25 (3.37%) Firmware
4 18 (2.43%) Embedded Firmware
5 17 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
6 16 (2.16%) Hyper-V
7 11 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (0.81%) vSphere
9 3 (0.40%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.27%) IAG
10 2 (0.27%) pfSense
11 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 58 (7.82%) Kubernetes
2 55 (7.41%) Terraform
3 27 (3.64%) Ansible
4 21 (2.83%) Grafana
5 6 (0.81%) SCOM
6 5 (0.67%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.54%) Kibana
8 3 (0.40%) Endace
8 3 (0.40%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.40%) Nmap
8 3 (0.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.27%) Argo
9 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.27%) Nagios
9 2 (0.27%) Nessus
9 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.27%) WSUS
9 2 (0.27%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.13%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 118 (15.90%) Microsoft
2 88 (11.86%) Cisco
3 55 (7.41%) SAP
4 37 (4.99%) Google
5 28 (3.77%) Salesforce
6 27 (3.64%) Sparx
7 26 (3.50%) VMware
8 24 (3.23%) Adobe
9 16 (2.16%) Juniper
9 16 (2.16%) Oracle
10 15 (2.02%) Red Hat
11 10 (1.35%) Dell
12 9 (1.21%) ServiceNow
13 7 (0.94%) MuleSoft
14 6 (0.81%) Databricks
14 6 (0.81%) Splunk
15 5 (0.67%) CheckPoint
15 5 (0.67%) F5
15 5 (0.67%) Fortinet
16 4 (0.54%) Ariba