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 7 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 69 59
Rank change year-on-year +29 -10 +9
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 874 745 1,384
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.48% 4.69% 4.99%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.37% 16.36% 18.28%
Number of salaries quoted 633 445 1,036
10th Percentile £42,500 £43,000 £40,625
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £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 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,523 £86,600 £87,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £61,644 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.39% +7.21% -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 5,033 4,555 7,573
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.55% 28.68% 27.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,550 2,395 5,538
10th Percentile £30,500 £34,404 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,305
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
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 7 February 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 (3.43%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.26%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (0.80%) Confluence
5 5 (0.57%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.46%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.46%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.46%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.34%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.34%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.34%) WebLogic Portal
8 2 (0.23%) Apache
8 2 (0.23%) Camunda
8 2 (0.23%) SAS
9 1 (0.11%) IIS
9 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 75 (8.58%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (3.20%) Adobe XD
3 14 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.46%) InVision
4 4 (0.46%) Sketch
5 3 (0.34%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.34%) Simulink
6 2 (0.23%) Weka
7 1 (0.11%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.11%) Revit
7 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 17 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.60%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.80%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 4 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.46%) Primavera
5 3 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.34%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.23%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 196 (22.43%) Azure
2 165 (18.88%) AWS
3 124 (14.19%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (5.95%) GCP
5 51 (5.84%) Entra ID
6 41 (4.69%) Power Platform
7 30 (3.43%) AWS CloudFormation
7 30 (3.43%) Figma
7 30 (3.43%) PowerApps
8 24 (2.75%) Amazon EKS
8 24 (2.75%) GitHub
8 24 (2.75%) Power Automate
9 22 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (2.52%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (2.52%) Serverless
10 21 (2.40%) Amazon ECS
11 19 (2.17%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 17 (1.95%) Amazon S3
13 16 (1.83%) AWS Lambda
14 15 (1.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.66%) Firewall
2 28 (3.20%) VPN
3 18 (2.06%) LAN
3 18 (2.06%) WAN
4 15 (1.72%) DNS
5 13 (1.49%) Network Security
5 13 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (1.37%) BGP
7 11 (1.26%) TCP/IP
8 9 (1.03%) DHCP
8 9 (1.03%) MPLS
9 8 (0.92%) Ethernet
10 6 (0.69%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.57%) HTTP
11 5 (0.57%) IPsec
12 4 (0.46%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (0.46%) SMTP
12 4 (0.46%) VoIP
12 4 (0.46%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (3.66%) PostgreSQL
2 31 (3.55%) Power BI
3 16 (1.83%) NoSQL
4 14 (1.60%) Metadata
5 13 (1.49%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.49%) SQL Server
6 12 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
6 12 (1.37%) MongoDB
7 10 (1.14%) Elasticsearch
7 10 (1.14%) MySQL
8 8 (0.92%) Redis
9 5 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.57%) Big Data
9 5 (0.57%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.57%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.57%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.46%) GIS
10 4 (0.46%) QGIS
10 4 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 33 (3.78%) Git
2 27 (3.09%) Balsamiq
3 26 (2.97%) Jenkins
4 25 (2.86%) Axure RP
5 17 (1.95%) JIRA
6 15 (1.72%) Selenium
7 14 (1.60%) GitLab
8 10 (1.14%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.92%) WebDriver
10 7 (0.80%) Burp Suite
10 7 (0.80%) Metasploit
11 4 (0.46%) Babel
11 4 (0.46%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.46%) webpack
12 3 (0.34%) JUnit
12 3 (0.34%) MLflow
12 3 (0.34%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
12 3 (0.34%) Rational Rhapsody
12 3 (0.34%) TeamCity
General
1 287 (32.84%) Social Skills
2 244 (27.92%) Public Sector
3 117 (13.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 111 (12.70%) Finance
5 108 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
6 99 (11.33%) Law
7 61 (6.98%) Back Office
8 60 (6.86%) Manufacturing
9 49 (5.61%) Telecoms
10 43 (4.92%) Electronics
11 42 (4.81%) Marketing
12 20 (2.29%) Aerospace
12 20 (2.29%) Retail
13 19 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (1.83%) Military
15 11 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.03%) Aviation
17 9 (1.03%) Legal
18 5 (0.57%) Games
Job Titles
1 142 (16.25%) Senior
2 108 (12.36%) Consultant
3 88 (10.07%) Developer
4 85 (9.73%) Architect
5 75 (8.58%) Support Engineer
6 68 (7.78%) Analyst
7 64 (7.32%) Site Engineer
8 60 (6.86%) Desktop Engineer
8 60 (6.86%) Desktop Support
8 60 (6.86%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 50 (5.72%) Lead
10 43 (4.92%) Security Consultant
11 33 (3.78%) Business Analyst
11 33 (3.78%) Data Engineer
11 33 (3.78%) Designer
12 31 (3.55%) Software Engineer
13 29 (3.32%) Senior Developer
14 28 (3.20%) Cloud Engineer
15 27 (3.09%) Administrator
16 22 (2.52%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.03%) React
2 41 (4.69%) .NET
3 29 (3.32%) HTML
3 29 (3.32%) REST
4 28 (3.20%) CSS
5 25 (2.86%) Spring
6 24 (2.75%) SAP CAF
7 20 (2.29%) SOAP
8 18 (2.06%) Django
8 18 (2.06%) Middleware
8 18 (2.06%) Spring Boot
9 17 (1.95%) Node.js
10 16 (1.83%) HTML5 Canvas
11 15 (1.72%) Lightning Web Components
11 15 (1.72%) Visualforce
12 13 (1.49%) AngularJS
12 13 (1.49%) ASP.NET
12 13 (1.49%) Kafka
13 11 (1.26%) RESTful
14 10 (1.14%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 58 (6.64%) Cloud Native
2 47 (5.38%) Product Ownership
3 35 (4.00%) e-Learning
4 26 (2.97%) Data Centre
5 22 (2.52%) Management Information System
6 20 (2.29%) Onboarding
6 20 (2.29%) Security Posture
7 14 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (1.60%) Driving Licence
7 14 (1.60%) PKI
7 14 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (1.49%) Algorithms
9 12 (1.37%) Distributed Systems
10 10 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (1.03%) AI Agents
12 8 (0.92%) Security Operations Centre
13 7 (0.80%) Insider Threat
13 7 (0.80%) Private Cloud
13 7 (0.80%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 109 (12.47%) Windows
2 74 (8.47%) Linux
3 65 (7.44%) Windows 10
4 28 (3.20%) Unix
5 16 (1.83%) Windows Server
6 9 (1.03%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.34%) CentOS
7 3 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.34%) VMS
8 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.11%) Rocky
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (22.65%) Agile
2 147 (16.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 142 (16.25%) Cybersecurity
4 132 (15.10%) Problem-Solving
5 126 (14.42%) Analytics
6 111 (12.70%) DevOps
7 106 (12.13%) ITIL
8 102 (11.67%) Software Engineering
9 97 (11.10%) CI/CD
10 94 (10.76%) Community of Practice
11 88 (10.07%) Technology Strategy
12 73 (8.35%) Business Intelligence
12 73 (8.35%) Mentoring
13 69 (7.89%) Collaborative Culture
13 69 (7.89%) User Experience
14 68 (7.78%) Computer Science
14 68 (7.78%) Customer Service
15 64 (7.32%) AI
16 63 (7.21%) Patch Management
17 62 (7.09%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 126 (14.42%) Python
2 90 (10.30%) Java
3 81 (9.27%) JavaScript
4 52 (5.95%) C#
5 45 (5.15%) SQL
6 32 (3.66%) PowerShell
7 29 (3.32%) TypeScript
8 20 (2.29%) Bicep
9 19 (2.17%) Bash
10 17 (1.95%) C++
11 15 (1.72%) Apex Code
11 15 (1.72%) C
12 9 (1.03%) Go
12 9 (1.03%) MATLAB
13 6 (0.69%) Scala
13 6 (0.69%) VBA
14 5 (0.57%) Google Apps Script
15 4 (0.46%) R
15 4 (0.46%) Ruby
16 3 (0.34%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 874 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 285 (32.61%) Degree
3 133 (15.22%) DV Cleared
4 60 (6.86%) CTC Cleared
5 58 (6.64%) CISSP
6 56 (6.41%) BPSS Clearance
7 51 (5.84%) Microsoft Certification
8 48 (5.49%) CISM
8 48 (5.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 43 (4.92%) Cisco Certification
10 39 (4.46%) Azure Certification
11 28 (3.20%) AWS Certification
11 28 (3.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 24 (2.75%) CCNA
13 20 (2.29%) CCNP
14 15 (1.72%) Master's Degree
15 11 (1.26%) CEH
15 11 (1.26%) CISMP
15 11 (1.26%) CompTIA Security+
15 11 (1.26%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (7.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 65 (7.44%) SLA
3 54 (6.18%) Accessibility
3 54 (6.18%) NIST
4 34 (3.89%) GDPR
5 33 (3.78%) GRC
6 32 (3.66%) QA
7 27 (3.09%) WCAG
8 12 (1.37%) Data Quality
8 12 (1.37%) NCSC
9 11 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (1.03%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.92%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.57%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.34%) ISO 14001
14 3 (0.34%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.34%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 52 (5.95%) Docker
2 24 (2.75%) Active Directory
3 20 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.26%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.03%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.46%) Firmware
7 3 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.34%) vSphere
8 1 (0.11%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.11%) Xen
Systems Management
1 69 (7.89%) Terraform
2 62 (7.09%) Kubernetes
3 33 (3.78%) Ansible
4 24 (2.75%) Grafana
5 11 (1.26%) Prometheus
6 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.80%) Nmap
8 6 (0.69%) Endace
8 6 (0.69%) SCOM
9 5 (0.57%) Kibana
10 4 (0.46%) Nagios
10 4 (0.46%) SCCM
10 4 (0.46%) WSUS
10 4 (0.46%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.34%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.34%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 3 (0.34%) Puppet
12 2 (0.23%) Packer
12 2 (0.23%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.23%) QRadar
Vendors
1 157 (17.96%) Microsoft
2 117 (13.39%) Cisco
3 52 (5.95%) SAP
4 46 (5.26%) Google
5 41 (4.69%) Salesforce
6 28 (3.20%) Adobe
7 26 (2.97%) VMware
8 18 (2.06%) Oracle
9 14 (1.60%) MuleSoft
9 14 (1.60%) Red Hat
10 13 (1.49%) Juniper
11 11 (1.26%) ServiceNow
12 10 (1.14%) CheckPoint
12 10 (1.14%) F5
13 8 (0.92%) Splunk
14 7 (0.80%) Databricks
14 7 (0.80%) Meraki
14 7 (0.80%) Sparx
15 4 (0.46%) CyberArk
15 4 (0.46%) Remedy