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

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 49 44
Rank change year-on-year 0 -5 +42
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 784 1,064 1,375
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.01% 5.35% 6.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.60% 20.33% 22.36%
Number of salaries quoted 493 673 1,101
10th Percentile £41,300 £40,850 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +1.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,225 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £85,977
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.56%

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 5,766 5,234 6,150
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.84% 26.31% 28.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,447 2,592 4,487
10th Percentile £29,900 £35,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £41,948 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +2.68%

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 15 November 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 28 (3.57%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.53%) Confluence
3 10 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.77%) Appian
5 4 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.38%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.38%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.38%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.38%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.26%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.13%) Camunda
8 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 24 (3.06%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (2.68%) Adobe XD
3 16 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.38%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Simulink
6 2 (0.26%) Revit
7 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.13%) Navisworks
Business Applications
1 35 (4.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 17 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (2.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.51%) Primavera
4 3 (0.38%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.26%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.26%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.13%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 188 (23.98%) Azure
2 156 (19.90%) AWS
3 72 (9.18%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (5.87%) Power Platform
5 38 (4.85%) Entra ID
5 38 (4.85%) GCP
6 34 (4.34%) AWS CloudFormation
7 29 (3.70%) PowerApps
8 28 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
9 27 (3.44%) Serverless
10 26 (3.32%) Power Automate
11 25 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
12 24 (3.06%) Amazon ECS
12 24 (3.06%) GitHub
13 23 (2.93%) Amazon EKS
13 23 (2.93%) Figma
14 21 (2.68%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 20 (2.55%) AWS Lambda
16 19 (2.42%) GitHub Actions
17 17 (2.17%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.21%) Firewall
2 29 (3.70%) VPN
2 29 (3.70%) Wireless
3 26 (3.32%) Software-Defined Radio
4 22 (2.81%) LAN
5 19 (2.42%) WAN
6 16 (2.04%) Network Security
6 16 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (1.91%) TCP/IP
8 13 (1.66%) Junos
9 10 (1.28%) DNS
9 10 (1.28%) Ethernet
10 8 (1.02%) SD-WAN
11 7 (0.89%) BGP
12 6 (0.77%) IPsec
12 6 (0.77%) MPLS
13 5 (0.64%) Wireshark
14 4 (0.51%) Cisco IOS
14 4 (0.51%) Modbus
14 4 (0.51%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.46%) Power BI
2 34 (4.34%) PostgreSQL
3 16 (2.04%) Amazon RDS
4 14 (1.79%) MongoDB
4 14 (1.79%) NoSQL
5 11 (1.40%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.40%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.28%) MySQL
7 9 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (1.02%) Redis
9 6 (0.77%) Metadata
10 5 (0.64%) Big Data
11 4 (0.51%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.38%) Amazon Redshift
12 3 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.38%) Hadoop
12 3 (0.38%) Neo4j
12 3 (0.38%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 29 (3.70%) Git
2 24 (3.06%) Balsamiq
3 22 (2.81%) Jenkins
4 21 (2.68%) Axure RP
5 19 (2.42%) JIRA
6 12 (1.53%) Cypress.io
7 11 (1.40%) Selenium
8 10 (1.28%) GitLab
9 8 (1.02%) WebDriver
10 7 (0.89%) TeamCity
11 6 (0.77%) Babel
11 6 (0.77%) webpack
12 4 (0.51%) MLflow
13 3 (0.38%) Burp Suite
13 3 (0.38%) Metasploit
13 3 (0.38%) Oracle APEX
13 3 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
13 3 (0.38%) Rational Rhapsody
14 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
14 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
General
1 234 (29.85%) Social Skills
2 218 (27.81%) Finance
3 189 (24.11%) Public Sector
4 134 (17.09%) Analytical Skills
5 91 (11.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 83 (10.59%) Law
7 48 (6.12%) Manufacturing
8 39 (4.97%) Electronics
9 37 (4.72%) Marketing
10 35 (4.46%) Telecoms
11 19 (2.42%) Aerospace
11 19 (2.42%) Back Office
12 17 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
13 13 (1.66%) Military
14 11 (1.40%) Retail
15 10 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (0.89%) Aviation
17 6 (0.77%) Advertising
17 6 (0.77%) Legal
18 5 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 117 (14.92%) Senior
2 93 (11.86%) Architect
3 90 (11.48%) Developer
4 80 (10.20%) Consultant
5 79 (10.08%) Systems Engineer
6 51 (6.51%) Administrator
7 48 (6.12%) Analyst
7 48 (6.12%) Lead
8 43 (5.48%) Software Engineer
8 43 (5.48%) Systems Administrator
9 31 (3.95%) Designer
9 31 (3.95%) Senior Developer
10 26 (3.32%) Embedded Engineer
10 26 (3.32%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 26 (3.32%) Security Consultant
11 21 (2.68%) Cloud Engineer
12 20 (2.55%) Technical Architect
13 19 (2.42%) Software Developer
14 18 (2.30%) Desktop Support
14 18 (2.30%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.61%) React
2 29 (3.70%) Node.js
3 24 (3.06%) HTML
4 23 (2.93%) .NET
4 23 (2.93%) CSS
5 18 (2.30%) SAP CAF
5 18 (2.30%) Spring
6 17 (2.17%) Django
7 16 (2.04%) Spring Boot
8 15 (1.91%) HTML5 Canvas
9 12 (1.53%) AngularJS
10 11 (1.40%) REST
11 10 (1.28%) Kafka
12 9 (1.15%) SAP Fiori
13 8 (1.02%) Middleware
13 8 (1.02%) Playwright
13 8 (1.02%) RESTful
13 8 (1.02%) SOAP
14 7 (0.89%) .NET Core
14 7 (0.89%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 144 (18.37%) e-Learning
2 52 (6.63%) Cloud Native
3 45 (5.74%) Data Centre
4 34 (4.34%) Product Ownership
5 26 (3.32%) Embedded Systems
5 26 (3.32%) MicroBlaze
5 26 (3.32%) RISC-V
6 24 (3.06%) Management Information System
7 22 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
7 22 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
8 19 (2.42%) Onboarding
9 17 (2.17%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.66%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.53%) Driving Licence
12 10 (1.28%) PKI
13 9 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
13 9 (1.15%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 8 (1.02%) Private Cloud
14 8 (1.02%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 127 (16.20%) Linux
2 61 (7.78%) Windows
3 45 (5.74%) Unix
4 26 (3.32%) Embedded Linux
5 20 (2.55%) Windows 10
6 14 (1.79%) Windows Server
7 8 (1.02%) Rocky
7 8 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.77%) CentOS
8 6 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.51%) Android
9 4 (0.51%) HPUX
9 4 (0.51%) Oracle Linux
9 4 (0.51%) Solaris
9 4 (0.51%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.38%) VMS
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (26.66%) Agile
2 168 (21.43%) Innovative Thinking
3 153 (19.52%) Problem-Solving
4 110 (14.03%) Software Engineering
5 109 (13.90%) Continuous Improvement
6 106 (13.52%) DevOps
7 100 (12.76%) Cybersecurity
8 97 (12.37%) CI/CD
9 77 (9.82%) Analytics
10 76 (9.69%) Computer Science
11 73 (9.31%) Business Intelligence
12 69 (8.80%) Community of Practice
13 66 (8.42%) Mentoring
14 64 (8.16%) Technology Strategy
15 60 (7.65%) High Availability
16 59 (7.53%) Infrastructure as Code
17 57 (7.27%) AI
18 54 (6.89%) Collaborative Culture
18 54 (6.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 54 (6.89%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 111 (14.16%) Python
2 80 (10.20%) JavaScript
3 72 (9.18%) Java
4 41 (5.23%) SQL
5 40 (5.10%) C
5 40 (5.10%) C#
6 39 (4.97%) C++
7 32 (4.08%) PowerShell
8 29 (3.70%) TypeScript
9 22 (2.81%) Bash
10 21 (2.68%) Bicep
11 11 (1.40%) Go
12 10 (1.28%) MATLAB
13 8 (1.02%) Kotlin
14 7 (0.89%) VBA
15 6 (0.77%) Apex Code
16 5 (0.64%) R
16 5 (0.64%) Scala
17 4 (0.51%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.51%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 784 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 249 (31.76%) Degree
3 142 (18.11%) DV Cleared
4 77 (9.82%) Cisco Certification
5 61 (7.78%) CCNP
6 60 (7.65%) BPSS Clearance
7 54 (6.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 47 (5.99%) CISSP
9 42 (5.36%) CCNA
9 42 (5.36%) CISM
10 40 (5.10%) Azure Certification
11 37 (4.72%) AWS Certification
12 33 (4.21%) Microsoft Certification
13 23 (2.93%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 18 (2.30%) CTC Cleared
14 18 (2.30%) RHCSA
15 17 (2.17%) Master's Degree
16 11 (1.40%) CompTIA Security+
17 9 (1.15%) JNCIA
17 9 (1.15%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (8.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (6.76%) NIST
3 45 (5.74%) Accessibility
4 31 (3.95%) QA
5 28 (3.57%) GRC
6 26 (3.32%) GDPR
7 23 (2.93%) WCAG
8 22 (2.81%) SLA
9 15 (1.91%) NCSC
10 7 (0.89%) JSP 440
11 6 (0.77%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.64%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.51%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
14 3 (0.38%) ISO 14001
14 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.38%) NEBOSH
14 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
15 2 (0.26%) ISO 19650
15 2 (0.26%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 40 (5.10%) Docker
2 33 (4.21%) Active Directory
2 33 (4.21%) Firmware
3 26 (3.32%) Embedded Firmware
4 18 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
5 17 (2.17%) Hyper-V
6 12 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (0.89%) vSphere
8 3 (0.38%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.26%) IAG
9 2 (0.26%) pfSense
10 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 61 (7.78%) Kubernetes
2 58 (7.40%) Terraform
3 30 (3.83%) Ansible
4 23 (2.93%) Grafana
5 7 (0.89%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.77%) SCOM
7 5 (0.64%) Kibana
8 3 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.38%) Argo
8 3 (0.38%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.38%) Nagios
8 3 (0.38%) Nmap
8 3 (0.38%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 2 (0.26%) Endace
9 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.26%) SCCM
9 2 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 116 (14.80%) Microsoft
2 95 (12.12%) Cisco
3 50 (6.38%) SAP
4 35 (4.46%) Google
4 35 (4.46%) Sparx
5 29 (3.70%) VMware
6 27 (3.44%) Salesforce
7 23 (2.93%) Red Hat
8 21 (2.68%) Adobe
9 17 (2.17%) Juniper
9 17 (2.17%) Oracle
10 10 (1.28%) Dell
11 9 (1.15%) ServiceNow
12 7 (0.89%) Splunk
13 6 (0.77%) Databricks
13 6 (0.77%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.77%) MuleSoft
14 5 (0.64%) CheckPoint
14 5 (0.64%) F5
15 4 (0.51%) Samsung