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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 55 44
Rank change year-on-year +6 -11 +34
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 754 890 1,272
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.94% 5.18% 6.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.90% 18.51% 22.53%
Number of salaries quoted 497 566 975
10th Percentile £42,709 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,269 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,627 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.16% +7.71% -0.83%
75th Percentile £78,790 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £88,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.64% +6.09% -4.17%

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 5,060 4,807 5,647
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.14% 28.00% 27.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,465 2,507 4,084
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,275
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,000 £46,047
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +1.67% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £75,781
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £91,729
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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 December 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 26 (3.45%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (0.93%) Confluence
4 5 (0.66%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.53%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.53%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.53%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.40%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.40%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.40%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.27%) Camunda
8 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 40 (5.31%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (3.58%) Adobe XD
3 13 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.40%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.40%) Simulink
5 2 (0.27%) InVision
5 2 (0.27%) Sketch
6 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 22 (2.92%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 17 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (2.12%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.53%) Primavera
5 3 (0.40%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.27%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
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
1 184 (24.40%) Azure
2 145 (19.23%) AWS
3 82 (10.88%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (5.44%) GCP
4 41 (5.44%) Power Platform
5 30 (3.98%) AWS CloudFormation
6 29 (3.85%) Figma
6 29 (3.85%) PowerApps
7 26 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
8 25 (3.32%) Power Automate
9 24 (3.18%) Entra ID
10 23 (3.05%) Amazon EKS
11 22 (2.92%) Dynamics 365
11 22 (2.92%) GitHub
12 21 (2.79%) Amazon ECS
12 21 (2.79%) Serverless
13 18 (2.39%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 16 (2.12%) Amazon S3
14 16 (2.12%) Azure AKS
14 16 (2.12%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.11%) Firewall
2 20 (2.65%) VPN
3 15 (1.99%) TCP/IP
3 15 (1.99%) Wireless
4 13 (1.72%) LAN
4 13 (1.72%) Software-Defined Radio
5 11 (1.46%) Network Security
6 10 (1.33%) BGP
6 10 (1.33%) DNS
6 10 (1.33%) WAN
7 9 (1.19%) Ethernet
7 9 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (0.93%) IPsec
9 6 (0.80%) MPLS
10 5 (0.66%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.53%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.53%) DHCP
11 4 (0.53%) OSPF
11 4 (0.53%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.11%) PostgreSQL
2 30 (3.98%) Power BI
3 13 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
3 13 (1.72%) Metadata
3 13 (1.72%) NoSQL
4 12 (1.59%) Relational Database
4 12 (1.59%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.33%) Elasticsearch
5 10 (1.33%) MongoDB
5 10 (1.33%) MySQL
6 8 (1.06%) Redis
7 5 (0.66%) Big Data
7 5 (0.66%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.53%) BigQuery
8 4 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.53%) GIS
8 4 (0.53%) QGIS
8 4 (0.53%) Tableau
9 3 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 28 (3.71%) Balsamiq
2 27 (3.58%) Git
3 26 (3.45%) Axure RP
4 21 (2.79%) Jenkins
5 14 (1.86%) JIRA
6 12 (1.59%) Selenium
7 11 (1.46%) Cypress.io
8 9 (1.19%) WebDriver
9 8 (1.06%) GitLab
10 6 (0.80%) Babel
10 6 (0.80%) webpack
11 5 (0.66%) Burp Suite
11 5 (0.66%) Metasploit
11 5 (0.66%) TeamCity
12 4 (0.53%) MLflow
13 3 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
13 3 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
13 3 (0.40%) Rational Rhapsody
14 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
14 2 (0.27%) SpecFlow
General
1 237 (31.43%) Social Skills
2 208 (27.59%) Public Sector
3 158 (20.95%) Finance
4 127 (16.84%) Analytical Skills
5 97 (12.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 96 (12.73%) Law
7 58 (7.69%) Manufacturing
8 46 (6.10%) Electronics
9 44 (5.84%) Telecoms
10 41 (5.44%) Marketing
11 29 (3.85%) Back Office
12 20 (2.65%) Aerospace
13 17 (2.25%) Retail
14 14 (1.86%) Military
14 14 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (0.93%) Aviation
17 5 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (0.66%) Legal
18 4 (0.53%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 106 (14.06%) Senior
2 88 (11.67%) Consultant
3 81 (10.74%) Architect
4 78 (10.34%) Developer
5 64 (8.49%) Analyst
6 52 (6.90%) Systems Engineer
7 41 (5.44%) Administrator
8 36 (4.77%) Lead
9 35 (4.64%) Designer
10 34 (4.51%) Software Engineer
10 34 (4.51%) Support Engineer
11 32 (4.24%) Site Engineer
11 32 (4.24%) Systems Administrator
12 30 (3.98%) Security Consultant
13 29 (3.85%) Business Analyst
13 29 (3.85%) Senior Developer
14 28 (3.71%) Desktop Engineer
14 28 (3.71%) Desktop Support
14 28 (3.71%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 27 (3.58%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (5.70%) React
2 32 (4.24%) .NET
3 26 (3.45%) HTML
4 25 (3.32%) CSS
5 24 (3.18%) SAP CAF
6 21 (2.79%) Node.js
7 20 (2.65%) Spring
8 18 (2.39%) Django
9 17 (2.25%) Spring Boot
10 15 (1.99%) HTML5 Canvas
11 13 (1.72%) REST
12 12 (1.59%) AngularJS
13 11 (1.46%) Kafka
14 9 (1.19%) Middleware
14 9 (1.19%) Web Services
15 8 (1.06%) .NET Core
15 8 (1.06%) RESTful
15 8 (1.06%) SAP Fiori
15 8 (1.06%) SOAP
16 7 (0.93%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 90 (11.94%) e-Learning
2 52 (6.90%) Cloud Native
3 36 (4.77%) Product Ownership
4 35 (4.64%) Data Centre
5 21 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
6 20 (2.65%) Onboarding
7 19 (2.52%) Management Information System
8 16 (2.12%) Security Posture
9 15 (1.99%) Algorithms
9 15 (1.99%) Hybrid Cloud
10 13 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.72%) Embedded Systems
10 13 (1.72%) MicroBlaze
10 13 (1.72%) RISC-V
11 11 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
12 10 (1.33%) Driving Licence
12 10 (1.33%) PKI
13 9 (1.19%) AI Agents
14 8 (1.06%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 7 (0.93%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 93 (12.33%) Linux
2 69 (9.15%) Windows
3 38 (5.04%) Unix
4 31 (4.11%) Windows 10
5 17 (2.25%) Windows Server
6 13 (1.72%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (1.06%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.66%) Rocky
8 5 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.40%) VMS
10 2 (0.27%) CentOS
10 2 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (25.07%) Agile
2 137 (18.17%) Problem-Solving
3 116 (15.38%) Innovative Thinking
4 105 (13.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (13.79%) Software Engineering
6 102 (13.53%) Cybersecurity
6 102 (13.53%) DevOps
7 93 (12.33%) Analytics
8 88 (11.67%) CI/CD
9 81 (10.74%) Community of Practice
10 76 (10.08%) Business Intelligence
10 76 (10.08%) Technology Strategy
11 71 (9.42%) Computer Science
12 64 (8.49%) User Experience
13 63 (8.36%) AI
13 63 (8.36%) ITIL
14 61 (8.09%) Collaborative Culture
15 55 (7.29%) Mentoring
16 53 (7.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 52 (6.90%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 111 (14.72%) Python
2 77 (10.21%) JavaScript
3 73 (9.68%) Java
4 44 (5.84%) C#
5 41 (5.44%) SQL
6 28 (3.71%) PowerShell
6 28 (3.71%) TypeScript
7 27 (3.58%) C
8 26 (3.45%) C++
9 21 (2.79%) Bicep
10 19 (2.52%) Bash
11 10 (1.33%) MATLAB
12 8 (1.06%) Go
13 7 (0.93%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.93%) Scala
14 6 (0.80%) VBA
15 5 (0.66%) R
16 4 (0.53%) Kotlin
16 4 (0.53%) Ruby
17 3 (0.40%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 754 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 250 (33.16%) Degree
3 135 (17.90%) DV Cleared
4 54 (7.16%) Cisco Certification
5 53 (7.03%) BPSS Clearance
5 53 (7.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 52 (6.90%) CISSP
7 46 (6.10%) CISM
8 42 (5.57%) Azure Certification
9 41 (5.44%) Microsoft Certification
10 37 (4.91%) CCNP
11 36 (4.77%) CCNA
12 29 (3.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 28 (3.71%) AWS Certification
13 28 (3.71%) CTC Cleared
14 16 (2.12%) Master's Degree
15 9 (1.19%) CEH
15 9 (1.19%) CISMP
15 9 (1.19%) CREST Certified
15 9 (1.19%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (8.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (7.03%) Accessibility
3 52 (6.90%) NIST
4 34 (4.51%) GRC
5 32 (4.24%) SLA
6 29 (3.85%) QA
7 28 (3.71%) WCAG
8 23 (3.05%) GDPR
9 12 (1.59%) Data Quality
10 7 (0.93%) JSP 440
10 7 (0.93%) NCSC
11 5 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.66%) NIST 800
11 5 (0.66%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.40%) ISO 14001
13 3 (0.40%) ISO 9001
13 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.40%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 42 (5.57%) Docker
2 24 (3.18%) Active Directory
3 20 (2.65%) Firmware
4 19 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.72%) Embedded Firmware
6 12 (1.59%) Hyper-V
7 11 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.66%) VMware NSX
8 5 (0.66%) vSphere
9 2 (0.27%) pfSense
10 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 60 (7.96%) Kubernetes
2 59 (7.82%) Terraform
3 27 (3.58%) Ansible
4 19 (2.52%) Grafana
5 6 (0.80%) SCOM
6 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.66%) Nmap
6 5 (0.66%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.53%) Kibana
8 3 (0.40%) Endace
8 3 (0.40%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 3 (0.40%) WSUS
9 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.27%) Argo
9 2 (0.27%) Nagios
9 2 (0.27%) Nessus
9 2 (0.27%) SCCM
9 2 (0.27%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.13%) QRadar
Vendors
1 113 (14.99%) Microsoft
2 91 (12.07%) Cisco
3 56 (7.43%) SAP
4 39 (5.17%) Google
5 30 (3.98%) Salesforce
6 27 (3.58%) Adobe
7 22 (2.92%) Sparx
7 22 (2.92%) VMware
8 14 (1.86%) Red Hat
9 13 (1.72%) Oracle
10 10 (1.33%) ServiceNow
11 9 (1.19%) Juniper
12 7 (0.93%) CheckPoint
12 7 (0.93%) Databricks
12 7 (0.93%) Dell
12 7 (0.93%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.80%) F5
13 6 (0.80%) Splunk
14 5 (0.66%) Fortinet
15 4 (0.53%) Ariba