SC Cleared Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Check (SC) Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 25 81 147
Rank change year-on-year +56 +66 -24
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,992 2,254 1,290
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.82% 4.10% 2.55%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.48% 17.08% 12.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,055 1,057 933
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,586 £93,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £60,050
% change year-on-year -3.33% -0.08% +9.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

SC Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,756 13,194 10,718
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 29.90% 24.00% 21.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4,280 7,648 6,975
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,600 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,750 £43,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,526 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% +8.23% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -

SC Cleared
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SC Cleared trend for jobs with a WFH option

SC Cleared
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SC Cleared.

SC Cleared salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SC Cleared over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.

SC Cleared salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 35 (1.76%) SharePoint
1 35 (1.76%) WebLogic
2 27 (1.36%) IIS
3 17 (0.85%) Confluence
4 14 (0.70%) WebSphere
5 13 (0.65%) WebSphere Application Server
6 8 (0.40%) Oracle Service Bus
7 7 (0.35%) OpenStack
8 4 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 4 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.15%) JBoss
9 3 (0.15%) MS Exchange
9 3 (0.15%) Red Hat Fuse
9 3 (0.15%) SharePoint 2010
9 3 (0.15%) SharePoint 2013
9 3 (0.15%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.10%) CMS
10 2 (0.10%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.10%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.050%) Oracle Self-Service HR
Applications
1 49 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (0.55%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.30%) OrCAD
6 4 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
7 3 (0.15%) Acrobat
7 3 (0.15%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.15%) Simulink
8 2 (0.10%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.10%) InVision
8 2 (0.10%) Sketch
8 2 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.050%) 3ds Max
9 1 (0.050%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.050%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.050%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.050%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.050%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 25 (1.26%) Remedy ITSM
2 16 (0.80%) Siebel CRM
3 13 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.15%) Maximo
5 3 (0.15%) Primavera
5 3 (0.15%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.15%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.15%) SAP PS
6 2 (0.10%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.10%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.10%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.10%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.10%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.050%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.050%) Oracle iSupplier
7 1 (0.050%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.050%) SAP GTS
7 1 (0.050%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 360 (18.07%) Azure
2 303 (15.21%) AWS
3 254 (12.75%) Serverless
4 104 (5.22%) GCP
5 83 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
6 75 (3.77%) SaaS
7 68 (3.41%) Microsoft 365
8 62 (3.11%) Power Platform
9 56 (2.81%) dbt
10 49 (2.46%) AWS Lambda
11 45 (2.26%) Cloud Computing
12 42 (2.11%) Amazon ECS
13 39 (1.96%) Entra ID
14 38 (1.91%) AWS CloudFormation
15 34 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
16 32 (1.61%) GitHub
17 27 (1.36%) Amazon EKS
17 27 (1.36%) PaaS
18 22 (1.10%) Azure Monitor
19 21 (1.05%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 92 (4.62%) Firewall
2 59 (2.96%) Network Security
3 47 (2.36%) VPN
4 46 (2.31%) DNS
5 40 (2.01%) TCP/IP
6 39 (1.96%) SSL
7 35 (1.76%) WAN
8 30 (1.51%) LAN
9 27 (1.36%) Internet
10 26 (1.31%) DHCP
10 26 (1.31%) SD-WAN
11 25 (1.26%) HTTP
12 23 (1.15%) SMTP
13 17 (0.85%) Cisco Nexus
13 17 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
13 17 (0.85%) Software-Defined Radio
14 15 (0.75%) SAN
15 14 (0.70%) Cisco ISE
15 14 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
16 13 (0.65%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (5.52%) Relational Database
2 109 (5.47%) SQL Server
3 100 (5.02%) RDBMS
4 85 (4.27%) Oracle Database
5 74 (3.71%) PostgreSQL
6 72 (3.61%) Elasticsearch
7 65 (3.26%) MySQL
8 52 (2.61%) Big Data
9 35 (1.76%) Amazon RDS
10 31 (1.56%) Power BI
11 25 (1.26%) Redis
12 23 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
13 20 (1.00%) NoSQL
14 17 (0.85%) DynamoDB
14 17 (0.85%) Oracle BI EE
15 15 (0.75%) Amazon Redshift
15 15 (0.75%) GIS
16 14 (0.70%) Data Lake
17 13 (0.65%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
17 13 (0.65%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 276 (13.86%) Git
2 155 (7.78%) Jenkins
3 112 (5.62%) JIRA
4 82 (4.12%) GitLab
5 36 (1.81%) Sonatype Nexus
6 33 (1.66%) Oracle APEX
7 25 (1.26%) Artifactory
7 25 (1.26%) MSI
8 21 (1.05%) Selenium
8 21 (1.05%) SonarQube
9 19 (0.95%) Maven
10 16 (0.80%) Cucumber
10 16 (0.80%) Rational DOORS
11 15 (0.75%) AdminStudio
11 15 (0.75%) InstallShield
12 14 (0.70%) Subversion
13 12 (0.60%) Axure RP
13 12 (0.60%) Cypress.io
13 12 (0.60%) Serenity BDD
14 10 (0.50%) JMeter
General
1 677 (33.99%) Social Skills
2 239 (12.00%) Public Sector
3 181 (9.09%) Police
4 173 (8.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 128 (6.43%) Analytical Skills
6 127 (6.38%) Finance
7 118 (5.92%) Presentation Skills
8 103 (5.17%) Military
9 75 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
10 70 (3.51%) Retail
11 68 (3.41%) Organisational Skills
12 40 (2.01%) Law
13 37 (1.86%) Manufacturing
14 35 (1.76%) Telecoms
15 31 (1.56%) Aerospace
15 31 (1.56%) Marketing
16 29 (1.46%) Electronics
17 25 (1.26%) Legal
18 24 (1.20%) Local Government
19 14 (0.70%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 442 (22.19%) Architect
2 293 (14.71%) Solutions Architect
3 291 (14.61%) Software Engineer
4 256 (12.85%) Senior
5 240 (12.05%) Presales Solution Architect
6 218 (10.94%) Developer
7 128 (6.43%) Consultant
8 120 (6.02%) Java Engineer
9 114 (5.72%) Java Software Engineer
10 107 (5.37%) Lead
11 102 (5.12%) Analyst
12 98 (4.92%) DevOps Engineer
13 80 (4.02%) Project Manager
14 67 (3.36%) Business Manager
15 62 (3.11%) Business Development Manager
15 62 (3.11%) Development Manager
16 59 (2.96%) Senior Developer
17 54 (2.71%) Support Analyst
18 53 (2.66%) Applications Support
18 53 (2.66%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 184 (9.24%) React
2 171 (8.58%) Spring
3 135 (6.78%) J2EE
4 126 (6.33%) Ruby on Rails
5 106 (5.32%) .NET
6 97 (4.87%) Web Services
7 96 (4.82%) Node.js
8 68 (3.41%) RESTful
9 65 (3.26%) HTML
10 58 (2.91%) CSS
10 58 (2.91%) SOAP
10 58 (2.91%) XML
11 53 (2.66%) JSON
12 52 (2.61%) REST
13 40 (2.01%) Java EE
14 39 (1.96%) Elastic Stack
15 33 (1.66%) LDAP
15 33 (1.66%) RabbitMQ
16 32 (1.61%) Django
17 31 (1.56%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 84 (4.22%) Management Information System
2 71 (3.56%) Public Cloud
3 57 (2.86%) PKI
4 56 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
5 51 (2.56%) Data Centre
6 40 (2.01%) Product Ownership
7 35 (1.76%) Cloud Native
7 35 (1.76%) Distributed Systems
8 32 (1.61%) Private Cloud
9 28 (1.41%) Blog
10 25 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
11 24 (1.20%) Algorithms
12 22 (1.10%) Onboarding
13 20 (1.00%) Virtual Team
14 19 (0.95%) CMDB
14 19 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
15 17 (0.85%) Augmented Reality
15 17 (0.85%) Virtual Reality
16 15 (0.75%) Cyberattack
16 15 (0.75%) Shadow IT
Operating Systems
1 200 (10.04%) Windows
2 189 (9.49%) Linux
3 139 (6.98%) Unix
4 74 (3.71%) Android
5 48 (2.41%) Windows Server
6 25 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
7 24 (1.20%) Windows 10
8 17 (0.85%) Windows 7
9 15 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
10 14 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
11 12 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 12 (0.60%) Solaris
12 11 (0.55%) Apple iOS
13 4 (0.20%) Mac OS
14 3 (0.15%) CentOS
14 3 (0.15%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.10%) Debian
16 1 (0.050%) Embedded Linux
16 1 (0.050%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
16 1 (0.050%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 790 (39.66%) Actionable Insight
2 674 (33.84%) Problem-Solving
3 644 (32.33%) Agile
4 425 (21.34%) Software Engineering
5 387 (19.43%) DevOps
6 377 (18.93%) Analytics
7 293 (14.71%) Presales
8 292 (14.66%) Mentoring
9 291 (14.61%) Continuous Integration
10 289 (14.51%) Coaching
11 282 (14.16%) IT Strategy
12 264 (13.25%) Containerisation
12 264 (13.25%) Microservices
13 263 (13.20%) Business Case
13 263 (13.20%) Thought Leadership
14 257 (12.90%) Technology Strategy
15 253 (12.70%) Data Analytics
16 247 (12.40%) Digital Transformation Programme
17 246 (12.35%) Commercial Awareness
18 240 (12.05%) Contract Negotiation
Programming Languages
1 435 (21.84%) Java
2 380 (19.08%) Python
3 243 (12.20%) C#
4 199 (9.99%) Ruby
5 198 (9.94%) SQL
6 188 (9.44%) JavaScript
7 170 (8.53%) PowerShell
8 97 (4.87%) Bash
9 86 (4.32%) Go
10 78 (3.92%) Perl
11 56 (2.81%) PL/SQL
12 46 (2.31%) C++
13 45 (2.26%) C
14 37 (1.86%) VB
15 20 (1.00%) VBScript
16 16 (0.80%) Delphi
16 16 (0.80%) R
17 15 (0.75%) Kotlin
18 14 (0.70%) TypeScript
19 12 (0.60%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1,992 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 292 (14.66%) Degree
3 192 (9.64%) DV Cleared
4 64 (3.21%) CISSP
5 52 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 38 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
7 31 (1.56%) CISM
8 28 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
9 25 (1.26%) Azure Certification
9 25 (1.26%) Master's Degree
9 25 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
10 24 (1.20%) CCNA
11 23 (1.15%) AWS Certification
11 23 (1.15%) CREST Certified
12 22 (1.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 21 (1.05%) CCNP
14 18 (0.90%) GIAC
15 17 (0.85%) ISSAP
16 16 (0.80%) TOGAF Certification
17 15 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (7.63%) QA
2 46 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (2.31%) SLA
3 36 (1.81%) NCSC
4 23 (1.15%) Data Quality
5 20 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (0.95%) Accessibility
7 17 (0.85%) NIST
8 12 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 11 (0.55%) Def Stans
9 11 (0.55%) GDPR
9 11 (0.55%) RMADS
9 11 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
10 9 (0.45%) PMO
11 8 (0.40%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.35%) ARP4754
12 7 (0.35%) GRC
12 7 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 5 (0.25%) COBIT
13 5 (0.25%) NIST 800
System Software
1 118 (5.92%) Active Directory
2 106 (5.32%) Docker
3 56 (2.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 26 (1.31%) Hyper-V
4 26 (1.31%) Virtual Machines
5 24 (1.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 18 (0.90%) VMware NSX
7 16 (0.80%) vSphere
8 15 (0.75%) Microsoft App-V
9 12 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
10 11 (0.55%) Firmware
11 8 (0.40%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.10%) Embedded Firmware
13 1 (0.050%) BitLocker
13 1 (0.050%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.050%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.050%) XenApp
13 1 (0.050%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 168 (8.43%) Kubernetes
2 137 (6.88%) Terraform
3 92 (4.62%) Ansible
4 67 (3.36%) SCCM
5 38 (1.91%) WSUS
6 32 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
6 32 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
7 31 (1.56%) AirWatch
8 26 (1.31%) OpenSSO
9 25 (1.26%) SCOM
10 24 (1.20%) Puppet
11 23 (1.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 18 (0.90%) Grafana
13 17 (0.85%) HP UCMDB
13 17 (0.85%) Packer
14 15 (0.75%) FortiGate
15 14 (0.70%) Progress Chef
16 12 (0.60%) Kustomize
17 10 (0.50%) Prometheus
18 8 (0.40%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 249 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 221 (11.09%) Oracle
3 99 (4.97%) VMware
4 92 (4.62%) ServiceNow
5 66 (3.31%) Google
6 49 (2.46%) Cisco
7 45 (2.26%) SAP
8 26 (1.31%) Remedy
9 24 (1.20%) F5
10 22 (1.10%) HP
11 21 (1.05%) CheckPoint
12 20 (1.00%) Juniper
13 19 (0.95%) NetApp
14 18 (0.90%) Apple
15 17 (0.85%) BMC
15 17 (0.85%) IBM
16 16 (0.80%) Fortinet
16 16 (0.80%) Siebel
17 15 (0.75%) Autodesk
17 15 (0.75%) Splunk