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 3 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 85 64
Rank change year-on-year +50 -21 -7
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 946 486 1,344
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.61% 3.79% 4.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 23.01% 13.14% 16.33%
Number of salaries quoted 725 389 996
10th Percentile £45,800 £46,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -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 4,112 3,699 8,231
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 24.38% 28.83% 26.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,730 2,448 5,962
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,836 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.58% +5.16% -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 3 April 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 30 (3.17%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.37%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.42%) Apache
5 4 (0.42%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.42%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.42%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.32%) Camunda
6 3 (0.32%) Confluence
6 3 (0.32%) SAS
6 3 (0.32%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.32%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.32%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 71 (7.51%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (2.96%) Adobe XD
3 9 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.53%) InVision
4 5 (0.53%) Sketch
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.21%) Weka
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.11%) CATIA
6 1 (0.11%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 10 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.42%) Primavera
3 4 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.21%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FSCM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 229 (24.21%) Azure
2 193 (20.40%) AWS
3 111 (11.73%) Microsoft 365
4 74 (7.82%) GCP
5 46 (4.86%) Entra ID
6 34 (3.59%) Power Platform
7 28 (2.96%) AWS CloudFormation
7 28 (2.96%) Figma
8 23 (2.43%) PowerApps
9 20 (2.11%) Power Automate
9 20 (2.11%) Serverless
10 19 (2.01%) Amazon ECS
11 18 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
11 18 (1.90%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 18 (1.90%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 17 (1.80%) Amazon EKS
12 17 (1.80%) Google Analytics
13 16 (1.69%) GitHub
14 15 (1.59%) dbt
15 14 (1.48%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.28%) Firewall
2 24 (2.54%) VPN
2 24 (2.54%) WAN
3 18 (1.90%) LAN
3 18 (1.90%) TCP/IP
4 17 (1.80%) Network Security
5 14 (1.48%) BGP
5 14 (1.48%) DNS
5 14 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (1.27%) DHCP
7 11 (1.16%) MPLS
8 9 (0.95%) SMTP
9 7 (0.74%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.74%) SNMP
10 6 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.63%) Cisco Firepower
10 6 (0.63%) HTTP
10 6 (0.63%) VoIP
11 5 (0.53%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.42%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (3.91%) PostgreSQL
2 30 (3.17%) Power BI
3 16 (1.69%) Metadata
4 15 (1.59%) Amazon RDS
4 15 (1.59%) NoSQL
5 14 (1.48%) Elasticsearch
6 13 (1.37%) Redis
7 11 (1.16%) MongoDB
8 10 (1.06%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.95%) SQL Server
10 8 (0.85%) DynamoDB
11 7 (0.74%) MySQL
12 6 (0.63%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.42%) Amazon Athena
14 4 (0.42%) GIS
14 4 (0.42%) Oracle Database
14 4 (0.42%) QGIS
14 4 (0.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 40 (4.23%) Git
2 26 (2.75%) Balsamiq
3 24 (2.54%) Axure RP
4 20 (2.11%) GitLab
4 20 (2.11%) Jenkins
5 12 (1.27%) JIRA
6 11 (1.16%) Selenium
7 7 (0.74%) Burp Suite
7 7 (0.74%) Metasploit
8 6 (0.63%) Babel
8 6 (0.63%) Cypress.io
8 6 (0.63%) webpack
9 5 (0.53%) SonarQube
9 5 (0.53%) WebDriver
10 3 (0.32%) JUnit
10 3 (0.32%) Maven
10 3 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.32%) Postman
10 3 (0.32%) SoapUI
General
1 316 (33.40%) Social Skills
2 277 (29.28%) Public Sector
3 153 (16.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 106 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (11.21%) Law
5 104 (10.99%) Finance
6 63 (6.66%) Back Office
7 48 (5.07%) Telecoms
8 43 (4.55%) Manufacturing
9 31 (3.28%) Legal
10 28 (2.96%) Marketing
11 26 (2.75%) Electronics
12 25 (2.64%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.33%) Retail
14 17 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (1.59%) Aerospace
16 13 (1.37%) Military
17 11 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
18 6 (0.63%) Banking
18 6 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 187 (19.77%) Senior
2 116 (12.26%) Architect
3 108 (11.42%) Consultant
4 88 (9.30%) Developer
5 82 (8.67%) Analyst
6 74 (7.82%) Support Engineer
7 64 (6.77%) Site Engineer
8 60 (6.34%) Desktop Engineer
8 60 (6.34%) Desktop Support
8 60 (6.34%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 59 (6.24%) Lead
10 46 (4.86%) Business Analyst
11 42 (4.44%) Solutions Architect
12 40 (4.23%) Security Consultant
13 36 (3.81%) Software Engineer
14 34 (3.59%) Data Engineer
15 33 (3.49%) Senior Developer
16 31 (3.28%) Designer
17 29 (3.07%) Senior Manager
18 28 (2.96%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (4.33%) .NET
2 38 (4.02%) REST
3 34 (3.59%) React
4 32 (3.38%) CSS
4 32 (3.38%) HTML
5 26 (2.75%) Spring
6 23 (2.43%) Django
6 23 (2.43%) SOAP
7 21 (2.22%) Middleware
8 18 (1.90%) Lightning Web Components
8 18 (1.90%) Visualforce
9 16 (1.69%) Node.js
10 15 (1.59%) SAP CAF
10 15 (1.59%) Spring Boot
11 14 (1.48%) Kafka
12 13 (1.37%) HTML5 Canvas
13 12 (1.27%) ASP.NET
14 11 (1.16%) AngularJS
15 9 (0.95%) RESTful
15 9 (0.95%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (6.45%) Product Ownership
2 51 (5.39%) Cloud Native
3 36 (3.81%) Data Centre
4 33 (3.49%) Management Information System
5 29 (3.07%) Onboarding
6 28 (2.96%) Security Posture
7 19 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (1.59%) Driving Licence
8 15 (1.59%) PKI
9 13 (1.37%) Blog
9 13 (1.37%) Distributed Systems
10 10 (1.06%) Security Operations Centre
11 9 (0.95%) AI Agents
11 9 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (0.85%) Low-Code
13 7 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (0.74%) Insider Threat
14 6 (0.63%) Data Structures
14 6 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
14 6 (0.63%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 113 (11.95%) Windows
2 69 (7.29%) Linux
3 65 (6.87%) Windows 10
4 28 (2.96%) Unix
5 16 (1.69%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.95%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.42%) CentOS
9 3 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (23.15%) Agile
2 166 (17.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 151 (15.96%) Cybersecurity
4 122 (12.90%) Analytics
5 120 (12.68%) DevOps
6 118 (12.47%) Problem-Solving
7 111 (11.73%) Community of Practice
8 110 (11.63%) ITIL
9 103 (10.89%) Mentoring
10 101 (10.68%) Technology Strategy
11 94 (9.94%) CI/CD
12 77 (8.14%) Software Engineering
13 68 (7.19%) Stakeholder Management
14 67 (7.08%) Customer Service
15 66 (6.98%) Infrastructure as Code
15 66 (6.98%) User Experience
16 65 (6.87%) Patch Management
17 63 (6.66%) Collaborative Culture
18 61 (6.45%) Customer Experience
18 61 (6.45%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 103 (10.89%) Python
2 94 (9.94%) Java
3 80 (8.46%) JavaScript
4 46 (4.86%) SQL
5 45 (4.76%) C#
6 26 (2.75%) TypeScript
7 21 (2.22%) PowerShell
8 18 (1.90%) Apex Code
9 14 (1.48%) C++
10 12 (1.27%) Bash
11 7 (0.74%) Rust
12 6 (0.63%) C
12 6 (0.63%) Go
12 6 (0.63%) Scala
13 5 (0.53%) Bicep
14 4 (0.42%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.42%) Ruby
14 4 (0.42%) VBA
15 3 (0.32%) Pascal
15 3 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 946 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 278 (29.39%) Degree
3 143 (15.12%) DV Cleared
4 60 (6.34%) CTC Cleared
5 59 (6.24%) CISSP
6 50 (5.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 44 (4.65%) CISM
8 43 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
9 31 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 24 (2.54%) Azure Certification
11 23 (2.43%) Cisco Certification
12 18 (1.90%) AWS Certification
13 17 (1.80%) CREST Certified
14 16 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 13 (1.37%) Master's Degree
15 13 (1.37%) TOGAF Certification
16 11 (1.16%) CCNA
16 11 (1.16%) CompTIA Security+
16 11 (1.16%) CRISC
17 10 (1.06%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (7.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (6.77%) SLA
3 52 (5.50%) Accessibility
4 51 (5.39%) NIST
5 39 (4.12%) GDPR
6 32 (3.38%) QA
7 28 (2.96%) GRC
8 25 (2.64%) WCAG
9 13 (1.37%) Data Quality
9 13 (1.37%) PCI DSS
10 12 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
11 11 (1.16%) NCSC
12 9 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
13 8 (0.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 7 (0.74%) Government Security Classifications
14 7 (0.74%) JSP 440
15 4 (0.42%) PMO
16 3 (0.32%) ISO 14001
16 3 (0.32%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 62 (6.55%) Docker
2 28 (2.96%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.95%) VMware NSX
5 6 (0.63%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.53%) Firmware
6 5 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.21%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.21%) vSphere
8 1 (0.11%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.11%) Xen
Systems Management
1 75 (7.93%) Terraform
2 57 (6.03%) Kubernetes
3 38 (4.02%) Ansible
4 14 (1.48%) Grafana
4 14 (1.48%) Prometheus
5 12 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.74%) Nmap
7 6 (0.63%) Endace
7 6 (0.63%) Puppet
8 5 (0.53%) AWS Copilot
8 5 (0.53%) Kibana
9 4 (0.42%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 4 (0.42%) SCCM
9 4 (0.42%) WSUS
9 4 (0.42%) ZABBIX
10 3 (0.32%) Check_MK
10 3 (0.32%) Nagios
10 3 (0.32%) Progress Chef
10 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.21%) Argo
Vendors
1 151 (15.96%) Microsoft
2 102 (10.78%) Cisco
3 58 (6.13%) Google
4 40 (4.23%) Salesforce
5 34 (3.59%) SAP
6 28 (2.96%) Adobe
7 24 (2.54%) Oracle
8 19 (2.01%) VMware
9 18 (1.90%) MuleSoft
10 13 (1.37%) Red Hat
11 11 (1.16%) CyberArk
11 11 (1.16%) Splunk
12 9 (0.95%) Juniper
12 9 (0.95%) Meraki
12 9 (0.95%) ServiceNow
13 8 (0.85%) F5
14 6 (0.63%) CheckPoint
14 6 (0.63%) Databricks
15 5 (0.53%) Remedy
16 4 (0.42%) ESRI