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 13 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 76 48
Rank change year-on-year +43 -28 -6
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,547 738 1,057
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.19% 4.47% 4.96%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.95% 11.94% 17.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,027 436 667
10th Percentile £46,500 £42,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £48,858 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £60,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.34% -2.80% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £79,225
90th Percentile £99,250 £88,333 £91,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -

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 5,165 6,181 5,920
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.67% 37.47% 27.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3,170 2,258 2,701
10th Percentile £32,750 £30,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -

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 13 October 2026.

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 (1.81%) Apache Spark
2 23 (1.49%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.42%) Apache
4 13 (0.84%) Anypoint
4 13 (0.84%) Confluence
4 13 (0.84%) Mule
5 10 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
5 10 (0.65%) nginx
5 10 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
6 9 (0.58%) Jupyter
6 9 (0.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 8 (0.52%) Camunda
7 8 (0.52%) WebLogic
8 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.26%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.26%) GeoServer
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
10 2 (0.13%) Apache Solr
10 2 (0.13%) WebLogic Portal
11 1 (0.065%) CMS
Applications
1 29 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (1.10%) Simulink
4 14 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.39%) Adobe XD
5 6 (0.39%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.26%) Mathcad
6 4 (0.26%) Windchill
7 2 (0.13%) InDesign
7 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.065%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.065%) Houdini
8 1 (0.065%) NUKE
8 1 (0.065%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.065%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 12 (0.78%) Primavera
2 9 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.45%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.32%) SAP PSCD
5 5 (0.32%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.19%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.065%) Maximo
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.065%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.065%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.065%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.065%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 389 (25.15%) Azure
2 362 (23.40%) AWS
3 108 (6.98%) GCP
4 77 (4.98%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (4.59%) Entra ID
6 69 (4.46%) Power Platform
7 47 (3.04%) GitHub
8 38 (2.46%) AWS CloudFormation
8 38 (2.46%) dbt
8 38 (2.46%) Serverless
9 35 (2.26%) Amazon S3
9 35 (2.26%) Azure DevOps
10 26 (1.68%) OpenShift
11 23 (1.49%) AWS Lambda
12 22 (1.42%) Microsoft Purview
13 21 (1.36%) Azure Monitor
14 20 (1.29%) Amazon EC2
15 19 (1.23%) SaaS
16 18 (1.16%) GitHub Actions
17 17 (1.10%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 44 (2.84%) Network Security
2 37 (2.39%) Firewall
3 29 (1.87%) TCP/IP
4 26 (1.68%) DNS
5 16 (1.03%) SSL
6 13 (0.84%) VPN
7 11 (0.71%) Wireless
8 10 (0.65%) ATM
9 9 (0.58%) Ethernet
9 9 (0.58%) WAN
10 8 (0.52%) DHCP
11 7 (0.45%) SAN
11 7 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.39%) NAS
13 5 (0.32%) LAN
13 5 (0.32%) Unified Communications
13 5 (0.32%) VLAN
14 4 (0.26%) Internet
15 3 (0.19%) OpenVPN
15 3 (0.19%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (3.68%) Power BI
2 50 (3.23%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.55%) Big Data
5 23 (1.49%) Amazon Athena
6 20 (1.29%) SQL Server
7 18 (1.16%) Data Lake
7 18 (1.16%) Metadata
8 17 (1.10%) Relational Database
8 17 (1.10%) Tableau
9 14 (0.90%) DynamoDB
9 14 (0.90%) MySQL
10 12 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
11 10 (0.65%) Hadoop
12 9 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
12 9 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (0.58%) NoSQL
13 6 (0.39%) GIS
13 6 (0.39%) Parquet
13 6 (0.39%) Redis
Development Applications
1 63 (4.07%) Git
2 36 (2.33%) GitLab
3 29 (1.87%) JIRA
4 27 (1.75%) JUnit
5 26 (1.68%) Jenkins
6 22 (1.42%) Rational DOORS
7 18 (1.16%) Mockito
8 13 (0.84%) Selenium
9 12 (0.78%) Burp Suite
9 12 (0.78%) Metasploit
10 10 (0.65%) Maven
11 9 (0.58%) Cucumber
11 9 (0.58%) Postman
12 8 (0.52%) Balsamiq
13 7 (0.45%) Cypress.io
14 6 (0.39%) Axure RP
14 6 (0.39%) Gatling
14 6 (0.39%) LabVIEW
15 3 (0.19%) Flyway
15 3 (0.19%) Snyk
General
1 446 (28.83%) Social Skills
2 352 (22.75%) Public Sector
3 335 (21.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 297 (19.20%) Finance
5 196 (12.67%) Analytical Skills
6 169 (10.92%) Aerospace
7 133 (8.60%) Law
8 57 (3.68%) Legal
9 54 (3.49%) Electronics
10 51 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
10 51 (3.30%) Retail
11 50 (3.23%) Military
12 44 (2.84%) Influencing Skills
13 42 (2.71%) Police
14 38 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
15 36 (2.33%) Manufacturing
16 18 (1.16%) Telecoms
17 14 (0.90%) Local Government
18 12 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
19 11 (0.71%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 315 (20.36%) Senior
2 244 (15.77%) Architect
3 145 (9.37%) Lead
4 139 (8.99%) Software Engineer
5 126 (8.14%) Consultant
6 115 (7.43%) Developer
7 107 (6.92%) Analyst
8 79 (5.11%) Principal Engineer
8 79 (5.11%) Solutions Architect
9 78 (5.04%) Data Engineer
10 65 (4.20%) Senior Manager
11 59 (3.81%) DevOps Engineer
12 51 (3.30%) Security Consultant
13 46 (2.97%) Principal Software Engineer
14 45 (2.91%) Java Engineer
15 43 (2.78%) Technical Architect
16 42 (2.71%) Senior Developer
17 40 (2.59%) Business Analyst
17 40 (2.59%) Cloud Engineer
17 40 (2.59%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (7.50%) Terraform
2 50 (3.23%) React
3 46 (2.97%) .NET
4 45 (2.91%) REST
5 40 (2.59%) Spring
6 27 (1.75%) CSS
7 25 (1.62%) PySpark
8 24 (1.55%) HTML
8 24 (1.55%) Kafka
9 23 (1.49%) Node.js
10 22 (1.42%) Spring Boot
11 20 (1.29%) .NET Core
11 20 (1.29%) OAuth
12 19 (1.23%) Playwright
13 18 (1.16%) JSON
14 17 (1.10%) OAuth2
15 16 (1.03%) AngularJS
15 16 (1.03%) JWT
15 16 (1.03%) RESTful
16 14 (0.90%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 117 (7.56%) Cloud Native
2 59 (3.81%) Management Information System
3 50 (3.23%) Product Ownership
4 39 (2.52%) Onboarding
5 36 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
6 33 (2.13%) Driving Licence
7 31 (2.00%) Security Posture
8 29 (1.87%) Data Centre
9 28 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
10 26 (1.68%) Distributed Systems
11 25 (1.62%) Blog
12 22 (1.42%) FPGA
13 21 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
14 18 (1.16%) Public Cloud
15 17 (1.10%) AI Agents
16 15 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
17 14 (0.90%) Algorithms
17 14 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
18 13 (0.84%) Enterprise Cloud
18 13 (0.84%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 108 (6.98%) Linux
2 97 (6.27%) Windows
3 44 (2.84%) Windows Server
4 29 (1.87%) Unix
5 14 (0.90%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.32%) VxWorks
7 4 (0.26%) Kali Linux
7 4 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.19%) Solaris
8 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.13%) AIX
9 2 (0.13%) Android
9 2 (0.13%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.065%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.065%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 436 (28.18%) Agile
2 310 (20.04%) Continuous Improvement
3 271 (17.52%) Mentoring
4 243 (15.71%) CI/CD
5 242 (15.64%) Problem-Solving
6 241 (15.58%) Software Engineering
7 221 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
8 214 (13.83%) DevOps
9 210 (13.57%) AI
10 195 (12.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 187 (12.09%) Stakeholder Management
12 170 (10.99%) Decision-Making
13 166 (10.73%) Analytics
14 160 (10.34%) Technical Leadership
15 155 (10.02%) Coaching
16 140 (9.05%) Infrastructure as Code
17 138 (8.92%) Community of Practice
18 126 (8.14%) Technology Strategy
19 123 (7.95%) Scrum
20 121 (7.82%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 184 (11.89%) Python
2 134 (8.66%) Java
3 120 (7.76%) SQL
4 90 (5.82%) JavaScript
5 64 (4.14%) C#
6 48 (3.10%) C++
7 46 (2.97%) Bash
8 36 (2.33%) PowerShell
9 27 (1.75%) TypeScript
10 23 (1.49%) MATLAB
11 19 (1.23%) Ada
11 19 (1.23%) C
12 15 (0.97%) Bicep
12 15 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
12 15 (0.97%) PL/SQL
13 13 (0.84%) DataWeave
14 12 (0.78%) Ruby
15 10 (0.65%) Go
16 6 (0.39%) Rust
16 6 (0.39%) Scala
Qualifications
1 1,547 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 258 (16.68%) DV Cleared
3 256 (16.55%) Degree
4 184 (11.89%) BPSS Clearance
5 66 (4.27%) CISSP
6 53 (3.43%) Azure Certification
7 52 (3.36%) CISM
8 39 (2.52%) AWS Certification
9 38 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
10 27 (1.75%) Master's Degree
11 21 (1.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 21 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
12 19 (1.23%) PhD
13 18 (1.16%) Chartered Engineer
14 16 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (1.03%) CRISC
14 16 (1.03%) TOGAF Certification
15 15 (0.97%) CHECK Team Member
15 15 (0.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 13 (0.84%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (10.21%) Accessibility
2 125 (8.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 76 (4.91%) NIST
4 61 (3.94%) NCSC
5 47 (3.04%) Data Quality
5 47 (3.04%) QA
6 33 (2.13%) GDPR
7 29 (1.87%) GRC
8 28 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.42%) SLA
10 18 (1.16%) PCI DSS
11 16 (1.03%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 16 (1.03%) WCAG
12 15 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
12 15 (0.97%) Def Stans
13 11 (0.71%) JSP 440
14 8 (0.52%) NIST 800
15 6 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 5 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 15288
16 5 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 102 (6.59%) Docker
2 52 (3.36%) Active Directory
3 32 (2.07%) Firmware
3 32 (2.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (1.55%) Hyper-V
5 14 (0.90%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.39%) Squid
6 6 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.26%) vSphere
9 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.065%) IAG
11 1 (0.065%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 111 (7.18%) Kubernetes
2 36 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 30 (1.94%) Grafana
4 24 (1.55%) Ansible
5 18 (1.16%) Prometheus
6 16 (1.03%) Argo
7 13 (0.84%) CloudHub
8 12 (0.78%) Nmap
9 10 (0.65%) Kustomize
10 9 (0.58%) Istio
11 8 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
12 6 (0.39%) SCCM
13 5 (0.32%) Packer
14 4 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 4 (0.26%) Kibana
15 3 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
15 3 (0.19%) Progress Chef
15 3 (0.19%) SCVMM
16 2 (0.13%) Graylog
16 2 (0.13%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 236 (15.26%) Microsoft
2 67 (4.33%) ServiceNow
3 61 (3.94%) Oracle
4 51 (3.30%) Google
5 46 (2.97%) SAP
6 42 (2.71%) VMware
7 25 (1.62%) YouTube
8 22 (1.42%) Cisco
8 22 (1.42%) Red Hat
9 21 (1.36%) Salesforce
9 21 (1.36%) Workday
10 19 (1.23%) Databricks
11 18 (1.16%) Thales
12 16 (1.03%) OpenAI
13 15 (0.97%) MuleSoft
13 15 (0.97%) Veeam
14 14 (0.90%) CyberArk
14 14 (0.90%) Dynatrace
15 12 (0.78%) Adobe
15 12 (0.78%) Okta