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 27 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 63 53
Rank change year-on-year +22 -10 +16
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 848 792 1,357
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.42% 4.88% 5.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.80% 17.02% 19.46%
Number of salaries quoted 596 476 1,025
10th Percentile £42,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,963 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 5,048 4,653 6,972
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.28% 28.65% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,548 2,412 5,100
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,312 £75,000 £74,063
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 27 January 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 27 (3.18%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.59%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.59%) Confluence
5 4 (0.47%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.47%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.47%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.35%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.35%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.35%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.24%) Camunda
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
Applications
1 75 (8.84%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (3.18%) Adobe XD
3 14 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.35%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.35%) InVision
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.35%) Simulink
4 3 (0.35%) Sketch
5 2 (0.24%) Weka
6 1 (0.12%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Revit
6 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 17 (2.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 4 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.47%) Primavera
5 3 (0.35%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.24%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.12%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 183 (21.58%) Azure
2 157 (18.51%) AWS
3 118 (13.92%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (5.90%) Entra ID
5 46 (5.42%) GCP
6 41 (4.83%) Power Platform
7 31 (3.66%) AWS CloudFormation
8 29 (3.42%) Figma
8 29 (3.42%) PowerApps
9 24 (2.83%) Amazon EKS
9 24 (2.83%) Power Automate
10 23 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (2.71%) GitHub
11 21 (2.48%) Amazon ECS
11 21 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
11 21 (2.48%) Serverless
12 19 (2.24%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 16 (1.89%) Amazon S3
13 16 (1.89%) Azure AKS
14 15 (1.77%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.66%) Firewall
2 24 (2.83%) VPN
3 16 (1.89%) LAN
4 14 (1.65%) WAN
5 13 (1.53%) DNS
5 13 (1.53%) Network Security
6 12 (1.42%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.30%) BGP
7 11 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.94%) Ethernet
9 7 (0.83%) DHCP
9 7 (0.83%) MPLS
10 6 (0.71%) SD-WAN
10 6 (0.71%) Wireless
11 5 (0.59%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.59%) IPsec
12 4 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (0.47%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (0.47%) Junos
12 4 (0.47%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (3.54%) PostgreSQL
1 30 (3.54%) Power BI
2 16 (1.89%) NoSQL
3 13 (1.53%) Metadata
3 13 (1.53%) Relational Database
3 13 (1.53%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.42%) Amazon RDS
4 12 (1.42%) MongoDB
5 10 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
5 10 (1.18%) MySQL
6 8 (0.94%) Redis
7 5 (0.59%) Big Data
7 5 (0.59%) BigQuery
7 5 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.59%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.47%) DynamoDB
8 4 (0.47%) GIS
8 4 (0.47%) QGIS
8 4 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 28 (3.30%) Git
2 27 (3.18%) Balsamiq
3 25 (2.95%) Axure RP
4 24 (2.83%) Jenkins
5 16 (1.89%) JIRA
5 16 (1.89%) Selenium
6 11 (1.30%) Cypress.io
6 11 (1.30%) GitLab
7 9 (1.06%) WebDriver
8 7 (0.83%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.83%) Metasploit
9 4 (0.47%) Babel
9 4 (0.47%) MLflow
9 4 (0.47%) webpack
10 3 (0.35%) JMeter
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.35%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.35%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.35%) TeamCity
General
1 278 (32.78%) Social Skills
2 233 (27.48%) Public Sector
3 125 (14.74%) Finance
4 115 (13.56%) Analytical Skills
5 105 (12.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 95 (11.20%) Law
7 62 (7.31%) Manufacturing
8 61 (7.19%) Back Office
9 49 (5.78%) Telecoms
10 46 (5.42%) Electronics
11 44 (5.19%) Marketing
12 20 (2.36%) Retail
13 19 (2.24%) Aerospace
14 16 (1.89%) Military
15 15 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
18 9 (1.06%) Legal
19 7 (0.83%) Aviation
20 5 (0.59%) Banking
Job Titles
1 133 (15.68%) Senior
2 105 (12.38%) Consultant
3 86 (10.14%) Architect
4 80 (9.43%) Developer
5 71 (8.37%) Support Engineer
6 69 (8.14%) Analyst
7 64 (7.55%) Site Engineer
8 60 (7.08%) Desktop Engineer
8 60 (7.08%) Desktop Support
8 60 (7.08%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 44 (5.19%) Lead
10 41 (4.83%) Security Consultant
11 34 (4.01%) Business Analyst
12 32 (3.77%) Designer
12 32 (3.77%) Software Engineer
13 31 (3.66%) Administrator
13 31 (3.66%) Data Engineer
14 29 (3.42%) Systems Engineer
15 26 (3.07%) Cloud Engineer
15 26 (3.07%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (5.07%) React
2 38 (4.48%) .NET
3 27 (3.18%) HTML
4 26 (3.07%) CSS
5 24 (2.83%) SAP CAF
6 23 (2.71%) REST
6 23 (2.71%) Spring
7 18 (2.12%) Django
8 17 (2.00%) Node.js
8 17 (2.00%) SOAP
8 17 (2.00%) Spring Boot
9 15 (1.77%) HTML5 Canvas
10 14 (1.65%) Middleware
11 13 (1.53%) AngularJS
12 12 (1.42%) ASP.NET
12 12 (1.42%) Kafka
12 12 (1.42%) Lightning Web Components
12 12 (1.42%) Visualforce
13 11 (1.30%) Playwright
14 9 (1.06%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 54 (6.37%) Cloud Native
2 51 (6.01%) e-Learning
3 44 (5.19%) Product Ownership
4 27 (3.18%) Data Centre
5 23 (2.71%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.48%) Onboarding
7 20 (2.36%) Security Posture
8 15 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (1.65%) Algorithms
9 14 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
10 12 (1.42%) Driving Licence
10 12 (1.42%) PKI
11 10 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.06%) AI Agents
13 8 (0.94%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 7 (0.83%) Insider Threat
14 7 (0.83%) Private Cloud
14 7 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 105 (12.38%) Windows
2 79 (9.32%) Linux
3 64 (7.55%) Windows 10
4 32 (3.77%) Unix
5 15 (1.77%) Windows Server
6 9 (1.06%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.47%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.35%) CentOS
8 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.35%) VMS
9 1 (0.12%) Rocky
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (22.29%) Agile
2 141 (16.63%) Continuous Improvement
2 141 (16.63%) Cybersecurity
3 130 (15.33%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (14.86%) Analytics
5 108 (12.74%) DevOps
6 103 (12.15%) Software Engineering
7 101 (11.91%) ITIL
8 91 (10.73%) CI/CD
9 84 (9.91%) Community of Practice
10 82 (9.67%) Technology Strategy
11 77 (9.08%) Innovative Thinking
12 75 (8.84%) Business Intelligence
13 67 (7.90%) Customer Service
14 66 (7.78%) Mentoring
14 66 (7.78%) User Experience
15 65 (7.67%) Computer Science
16 64 (7.55%) AI
16 64 (7.55%) Collaborative Culture
17 63 (7.43%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 119 (14.03%) Python
2 84 (9.91%) Java
3 74 (8.73%) JavaScript
4 48 (5.66%) C#
5 44 (5.19%) SQL
6 32 (3.77%) PowerShell
7 27 (3.18%) TypeScript
8 21 (2.48%) Bicep
9 19 (2.24%) Bash
10 18 (2.12%) C
10 18 (2.12%) C++
11 12 (1.42%) Apex Code
12 10 (1.18%) MATLAB
13 8 (0.94%) Go
14 6 (0.71%) VBA
15 5 (0.59%) Google Apps Script
15 5 (0.59%) R
15 5 (0.59%) Scala
16 4 (0.47%) Ruby
17 3 (0.35%) Swift
Qualifications
1 848 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 278 (32.78%) Degree
3 139 (16.39%) DV Cleared
4 60 (7.08%) CTC Cleared
5 59 (6.96%) CISSP
6 53 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 49 (5.78%) CISM
8 48 (5.66%) Microsoft Certification
9 47 (5.54%) Cisco Certification
9 47 (5.54%) Computer Science Degree
10 39 (4.60%) Azure Certification
11 29 (3.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 28 (3.30%) AWS Certification
12 28 (3.30%) CCNA
13 24 (2.83%) CCNP
14 14 (1.65%) Master's Degree
15 11 (1.30%) CEH
15 11 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
15 11 (1.30%) CREST Certified
15 11 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (7.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (7.43%) SLA
3 55 (6.49%) NIST
4 54 (6.37%) Accessibility
5 34 (4.01%) GDPR
5 34 (4.01%) GRC
6 32 (3.77%) QA
7 27 (3.18%) WCAG
8 12 (1.42%) Data Quality
8 12 (1.42%) NCSC
9 9 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (1.06%) PCI DSS
10 8 (0.94%) JSP 440
11 7 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.59%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.35%) ISO 14001
14 3 (0.35%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.35%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 48 (5.66%) Docker
2 21 (2.48%) Active Directory
3 19 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.06%) Hyper-V
4 9 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (1.06%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.94%) Firmware
6 4 (0.47%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.35%) vSphere
8 1 (0.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 67 (7.90%) Terraform
2 59 (6.96%) Kubernetes
3 31 (3.66%) Ansible
4 22 (2.59%) Grafana
5 8 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.94%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.83%) Nmap
7 6 (0.71%) SCOM
8 4 (0.47%) Endace
8 4 (0.47%) Kibana
8 4 (0.47%) SCCM
8 4 (0.47%) WSUS
8 4 (0.47%) ZABBIX
9 3 (0.35%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.35%) Nagios
9 3 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.24%) Nessus
10 2 (0.24%) Packer
10 2 (0.24%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.24%) Puppet
Vendors
1 153 (18.04%) Microsoft
2 117 (13.80%) Cisco
3 55 (6.49%) SAP
4 44 (5.19%) Google
5 37 (4.36%) Salesforce
6 27 (3.18%) Adobe
7 24 (2.83%) VMware
8 19 (2.24%) Oracle
9 14 (1.65%) Red Hat
10 11 (1.30%) Juniper
10 11 (1.30%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.30%) Sparx
11 10 (1.18%) CheckPoint
11 10 (1.18%) MuleSoft
12 8 (0.94%) F5
13 7 (0.83%) Databricks
13 7 (0.83%) Splunk
14 5 (0.59%) Meraki
15 4 (0.47%) ESRI
16 3 (0.35%) Remedy