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 5 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 83 47
Rank change year-on-year +50 -36 +2
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,394 661 1,124
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.93% 4.10% 4.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.04% 11.89% 17.83%
Number of salaries quoted 978 402 792
10th Percentile £46,743 £45,575 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £49,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,875 £92,375 £90,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% +0.84% -4.03%

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 4,800 5,559 6,303
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.42% 34.47% 26.86%
Number of salaries quoted 3,090 2,344 3,236
10th Percentile £33,750 £30,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £46,313 £41,250 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.76% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,025 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%

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 5 September 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 (2.01%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.94%) Apache Spark
3 22 (1.58%) Apache
4 13 (0.93%) Anypoint
4 13 (0.93%) Mule
5 11 (0.79%) Confluence
6 10 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.57%) Jupyter
8 7 (0.50%) Camunda
8 7 (0.50%) nginx
8 7 (0.50%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.22%) Apache Solr
9 3 (0.22%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.22%) GeoServer
9 3 (0.22%) Oracle Spatial
10 2 (0.14%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.072%) Appian
11 1 (0.072%) CMS
11 1 (0.072%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.072%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (1.22%) Simulink
3 12 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
5 8 (0.57%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.50%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.29%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.29%) Windchill
9 2 (0.14%) InDesign
10 1 (0.072%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.072%) CATIA
10 1 (0.072%) Houdini
10 1 (0.072%) InVision
10 1 (0.072%) NUKE
10 1 (0.072%) Sketch
10 1 (0.072%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.072%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.072%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 11 (0.79%) Primavera
2 6 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.43%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.36%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.22%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.14%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.072%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.072%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.072%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.072%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.072%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 366 (26.26%) Azure
2 348 (24.96%) AWS
3 112 (8.03%) GCP
4 70 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (4.95%) Power Platform
6 52 (3.73%) Entra ID
7 38 (2.73%) AWS CloudFormation
7 38 (2.73%) dbt
8 33 (2.37%) GitHub
9 24 (1.72%) OpenShift
10 23 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (1.58%) Serverless
12 21 (1.51%) Amazon S3
13 20 (1.43%) Google Analytics
13 20 (1.43%) Microsoft Purview
14 19 (1.36%) Azure Sentinel
15 18 (1.29%) PowerApps
16 16 (1.15%) Slack
17 15 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
18 13 (0.93%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.23%) Network Security
2 32 (2.30%) Firewall
3 31 (2.22%) TCP/IP
4 24 (1.72%) DNS
5 16 (1.15%) SSL
6 12 (0.86%) WAN
7 11 (0.79%) ATM
7 11 (0.79%) VPN
8 9 (0.65%) Ethernet
8 9 (0.65%) Wireless
9 8 (0.57%) DHCP
10 7 (0.50%) BGP
11 6 (0.43%) LAN
11 6 (0.43%) MPLS
12 5 (0.36%) VLAN
13 4 (0.29%) Unified Communications
14 3 (0.22%) 3GPP
14 3 (0.22%) Intrusion Detection
14 3 (0.22%) TETRA
15 2 (0.14%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (4.09%) Power BI
2 40 (2.87%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (1.58%) Big Data
5 17 (1.22%) SQL Server
6 16 (1.15%) Relational Database
6 16 (1.15%) Tableau
7 15 (1.08%) Amazon Athena
7 15 (1.08%) DynamoDB
8 14 (1.00%) MySQL
9 11 (0.79%) Metadata
10 10 (0.72%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.65%) Hadoop
12 6 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (0.43%) MongoDB
12 6 (0.43%) NoSQL
12 6 (0.43%) Redis
13 4 (0.29%) GIS
13 4 (0.29%) OLAP
13 4 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 58 (4.16%) Git
2 34 (2.44%) GitLab
3 26 (1.87%) Jenkins
4 23 (1.65%) JIRA
5 21 (1.51%) JUnit
5 21 (1.51%) Rational DOORS
6 15 (1.08%) Selenium
7 12 (0.86%) Mockito
8 11 (0.79%) Maven
9 9 (0.65%) Balsamiq
9 9 (0.65%) Burp Suite
9 9 (0.65%) Metasploit
9 9 (0.65%) Postman
10 8 (0.57%) Cucumber
11 7 (0.50%) Axure RP
12 6 (0.43%) Cypress.io
12 6 (0.43%) Gatling
12 6 (0.43%) LabVIEW
13 3 (0.22%) Snyk
13 3 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 428 (30.70%) Social Skills
2 332 (23.82%) Public Sector
3 313 (22.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 263 (18.87%) Finance
5 171 (12.27%) Analytical Skills
6 148 (10.62%) Aerospace
7 147 (10.55%) Law
8 58 (4.16%) Legal
9 48 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
10 44 (3.16%) Military
11 41 (2.94%) Electronics
12 38 (2.73%) Retail
13 36 (2.58%) Manufacturing
13 36 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
14 34 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
15 25 (1.79%) Police
16 22 (1.58%) Telecoms
17 14 (1.00%) Local Government
18 13 (0.93%) Aviation
19 11 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 259 (18.58%) Senior
2 238 (17.07%) Architect
3 135 (9.68%) Consultant
4 129 (9.25%) Lead
5 123 (8.82%) Software Engineer
6 121 (8.68%) Developer
7 113 (8.11%) Analyst
8 83 (5.95%) Solutions Architect
9 58 (4.16%) Security Consultant
10 56 (4.02%) Principal Engineer
11 55 (3.95%) DevOps Engineer
12 52 (3.73%) Cloud Engineer
13 47 (3.37%) Security Architect
13 47 (3.37%) Senior Manager
14 45 (3.23%) Senior Analyst
15 44 (3.16%) Business Analyst
15 44 (3.16%) Data Engineer
15 44 (3.16%) Senior Developer
16 39 (2.80%) Cloud Architect
17 37 (2.65%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (7.25%) Terraform
2 51 (3.66%) React
3 37 (2.65%) Spring
4 33 (2.37%) .NET
5 31 (2.22%) REST
6 28 (2.01%) CSS
7 24 (1.72%) HTML
8 21 (1.51%) Node.js
9 20 (1.43%) .NET Core
9 20 (1.43%) Kafka
9 20 (1.43%) Playwright
10 19 (1.36%) AngularJS
11 17 (1.22%) OAuth
12 16 (1.15%) PySpark
13 14 (1.00%) Entity Framework
13 14 (1.00%) OAuth2
13 14 (1.00%) Spring Boot
14 13 (0.93%) JWT
14 13 (0.93%) MUnit
14 13 (0.93%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 101 (7.25%) Cloud Native
2 51 (3.66%) Product Ownership
3 44 (3.16%) Management Information System
4 38 (2.73%) Onboarding
5 34 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
6 33 (2.37%) Blog
7 32 (2.30%) Security Posture
8 31 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.87%) Driving Licence
10 23 (1.65%) Data Centre
10 23 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
11 22 (1.58%) FPGA
12 20 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
13 18 (1.29%) Security Operations Centre
14 15 (1.08%) Algorithms
15 14 (1.00%) Hybrid Cloud
15 14 (1.00%) Public Cloud
16 13 (0.93%) AI Agents
16 13 (0.93%) PKI
17 10 (0.72%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 113 (8.11%) Linux
2 90 (6.46%) Windows
3 38 (2.73%) Windows Server
4 34 (2.44%) Unix
5 11 (0.79%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.29%) Kali Linux
7 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.22%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.22%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.14%) Android
9 2 (0.14%) Solaris
9 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.072%) CentOS
10 1 (0.072%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 396 (28.41%) Agile
2 264 (18.94%) Continuous Improvement
3 225 (16.14%) Mentoring
4 212 (15.21%) Cybersecurity
5 202 (14.49%) CI/CD
6 200 (14.35%) Problem-Solving
6 200 (14.35%) Software Engineering
7 185 (13.27%) DevOps
8 184 (13.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 146 (10.47%) AI
10 140 (10.04%) Community of Practice
11 129 (9.25%) Stakeholder Management
12 128 (9.18%) Project Delivery
13 127 (9.11%) Decision-Making
13 127 (9.11%) Technology Strategy
14 118 (8.46%) Infrastructure as Code
15 117 (8.39%) Scrum
16 116 (8.32%) Coaching
17 115 (8.25%) Analytics
18 107 (7.68%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 165 (11.84%) Python
2 129 (9.25%) Java
3 88 (6.31%) SQL
4 87 (6.24%) JavaScript
5 49 (3.52%) C#
5 49 (3.52%) C++
6 42 (3.01%) Bash
7 37 (2.65%) PowerShell
8 27 (1.94%) TypeScript
9 23 (1.65%) MATLAB
10 19 (1.36%) Ada
10 19 (1.36%) C
11 13 (0.93%) DataWeave
12 12 (0.86%) Kusto Query Language
12 12 (0.86%) PL/SQL
12 12 (0.86%) Ruby
13 9 (0.65%) VBA
14 8 (0.57%) Go
14 8 (0.57%) Rust
15 6 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 1,394 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 290 (20.80%) DV Cleared
3 268 (19.23%) Degree
4 185 (13.27%) BPSS Clearance
5 74 (5.31%) CISSP
6 59 (4.23%) CISM
7 49 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
8 42 (3.01%) Azure Certification
9 35 (2.51%) AWS Certification
10 29 (2.08%) Master's Degree
11 23 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (1.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 18 (1.29%) CRISC
14 17 (1.22%) Cisco Certification
14 17 (1.22%) PhD
15 16 (1.15%) CREST Certified
16 15 (1.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 14 (1.00%) Chartered Engineer
18 11 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
19 10 (0.72%) CHECK Team Member
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (10.40%) Accessibility
2 133 (9.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 80 (5.74%) NIST
4 59 (4.23%) NCSC
5 47 (3.37%) QA
6 32 (2.30%) Data Quality
6 32 (2.30%) GRC
7 29 (2.08%) GDPR
8 24 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.58%) PCI DSS
10 21 (1.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 19 (1.36%) WCAG
12 18 (1.29%) SLA
13 14 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
14 13 (0.93%) JSP 440
15 12 (0.86%) Def Stans
16 7 (0.50%) NIST 800
17 5 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 5 (0.36%) NEBOSH
18 4 (0.29%) PMO
System Software
1 91 (6.53%) Docker
2 51 (3.66%) Active Directory
3 34 (2.44%) Firmware
4 27 (1.94%) VMware Infrastructure
5 21 (1.51%) Hyper-V
6 15 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.43%) Squid
7 6 (0.43%) vSphere
8 4 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.29%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.072%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.072%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.072%) IAG
10 1 (0.072%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.072%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.072%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 99 (7.10%) Kubernetes
2 35 (2.51%) Ansible
2 35 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (1.15%) Prometheus
4 15 (1.08%) Grafana
5 13 (0.93%) CloudHub
6 11 (0.79%) Argo
7 9 (0.65%) Nmap
8 7 (0.50%) Kustomize
8 7 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.43%) Istio
10 5 (0.36%) Packer
10 5 (0.36%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.29%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
12 3 (0.22%) Kibana
13 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.14%) CASB
13 2 (0.14%) Graylog
13 2 (0.14%) SCCM
Vendors
1 201 (14.42%) Microsoft
2 56 (4.02%) Google
3 48 (3.44%) ServiceNow
4 40 (2.87%) VMware
5 37 (2.65%) Oracle
6 28 (2.01%) SAP
7 21 (1.51%) Red Hat
8 18 (1.29%) Cisco
9 17 (1.22%) Salesforce
10 16 (1.15%) OpenAI
11 15 (1.08%) MuleSoft
12 14 (1.00%) Databricks
13 13 (0.93%) Veeam
14 11 (0.79%) Adobe
14 11 (0.79%) Siemens
15 9 (0.65%) CyberArk
16 8 (0.57%) Atlassian
16 8 (0.57%) Okta
16 8 (0.57%) Splunk
16 8 (0.57%) YouTube