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 24 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 96 56
Rank change year-on-year +60 -40 -5
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,242 592 1,235
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.72% 3.60% 4.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 27.64% 10.62% 16.12%
Number of salaries quoted 971 371 945
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% +5.26% -8.80%

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 4,494 5,576 7,663
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.71% 33.86% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,037 2,493 4,725
10th Percentile £33,350 £29,550 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,400 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% +3.30% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 24 July 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 (2.25%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.77%) Apache
2 22 (1.77%) Apache Spark
3 14 (1.13%) Apache Airflow
4 11 (0.89%) Anypoint
4 11 (0.89%) Mule
5 9 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.56%) Jupyter
7 6 (0.48%) nginx
8 5 (0.40%) Camunda
8 5 (0.40%) Confluence
9 3 (0.24%) Apache Solr
9 3 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.24%) SAS
10 2 (0.16%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.16%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.16%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.16%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.081%) Appian
11 1 (0.081%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (0.64%) Adobe XD
4 5 (0.40%) Simulink
5 4 (0.32%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.32%) Windchill
6 2 (0.16%) InVision
6 2 (0.16%) Mathcad
6 2 (0.16%) Sketch
7 1 (0.081%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.081%) CATIA
7 1 (0.081%) Houdini
7 1 (0.081%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 7 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.32%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.16%) SAP QM
4 2 (0.16%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.081%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.081%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.081%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.081%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.081%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.081%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 355 (28.58%) Azure
2 319 (25.68%) AWS
3 99 (7.97%) GCP
4 77 (6.20%) Microsoft 365
5 56 (4.51%) Power Platform
6 45 (3.62%) Entra ID
7 34 (2.74%) dbt
8 26 (2.09%) GitHub
9 25 (2.01%) AWS CloudFormation
10 22 (1.77%) Serverless
11 21 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
12 20 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
12 20 (1.61%) SaaS
13 19 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
14 18 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
14 18 (1.45%) Google Analytics
14 18 (1.45%) PaaS
15 17 (1.37%) Amazon S3
16 15 (1.21%) Amazon EC2
16 15 (1.21%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 41 (3.30%) Network Security
2 34 (2.74%) Firewall
3 26 (2.09%) TCP/IP
4 25 (2.01%) DNS
5 21 (1.69%) WAN
6 18 (1.45%) VPN
7 14 (1.13%) SSL
8 12 (0.97%) BGP
8 12 (0.97%) LAN
8 12 (0.97%) MPLS
9 11 (0.89%) DHCP
10 10 (0.81%) ATM
11 7 (0.56%) SMTP
11 7 (0.56%) SNMP
11 7 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.48%) HTTP
12 6 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
12 6 (0.48%) Wireless
13 5 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
14 4 (0.32%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (3.62%) Power BI
2 36 (2.90%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (1.53%) Big Data
3 19 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (1.05%) Amazon Athena
4 13 (1.05%) Metadata
5 11 (0.89%) Redis
6 10 (0.81%) DynamoDB
7 9 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (0.64%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.64%) NoSQL
8 8 (0.64%) SQL Server
9 7 (0.56%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.56%) Relational Database
9 7 (0.56%) Tableau
10 6 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (0.40%) Hadoop
11 5 (0.40%) MySQL
11 5 (0.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.32%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 50 (4.03%) Git
2 35 (2.82%) GitLab
3 23 (1.85%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.21%) JUnit
5 14 (1.13%) JIRA
6 12 (0.97%) Selenium
7 8 (0.64%) Cucumber
7 8 (0.64%) Mockito
8 7 (0.56%) Balsamiq
8 7 (0.56%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.56%) Maven
8 7 (0.56%) Metasploit
9 6 (0.48%) Axure RP
9 6 (0.48%) Postman
9 6 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
10 5 (0.40%) Gatling
11 3 (0.24%) Cypress.io
11 3 (0.24%) LabVIEW
12 2 (0.16%) JMeter
12 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 371 (29.87%) Social Skills
2 314 (25.28%) Public Sector
3 224 (18.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 160 (12.88%) Finance
5 131 (10.55%) Analytical Skills
6 124 (9.98%) Law
7 50 (4.03%) Aerospace
8 48 (3.86%) Legal
9 44 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
10 34 (2.74%) Telecoms
11 33 (2.66%) Retail
12 27 (2.17%) Manufacturing
13 25 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (1.45%) Military
15 13 (1.05%) Police
16 12 (0.97%) Electronics
17 11 (0.89%) Aviation
18 10 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
19 9 (0.72%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 241 (19.40%) Senior
2 231 (18.60%) Architect
3 123 (9.90%) Consultant
4 116 (9.34%) Lead
5 107 (8.62%) Developer
6 99 (7.97%) Solutions Architect
7 91 (7.33%) Software Engineer
8 86 (6.92%) Analyst
9 51 (4.11%) Security Consultant
10 49 (3.95%) Cloud Engineer
11 45 (3.62%) DevOps Engineer
12 44 (3.54%) Senior Manager
13 43 (3.46%) Data Engineer
14 41 (3.30%) Security Architect
14 41 (3.30%) Senior Developer
15 40 (3.22%) Senior Analyst
16 38 (3.06%) Cloud Architect
17 37 (2.98%) Business Analyst
17 37 (2.98%) Java Developer
18 33 (2.66%) AWS Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (2.74%) REST
2 31 (2.50%) Spring
3 30 (2.42%) React
4 22 (1.77%) .NET
5 19 (1.53%) Kafka
6 16 (1.29%) Playwright
7 15 (1.21%) CSS
7 15 (1.21%) HTML
7 15 (1.21%) PySpark
7 15 (1.21%) Spring Boot
8 13 (1.05%) OAuth
9 12 (0.97%) JWT
9 12 (0.97%) OAuth2
10 11 (0.89%) MUnit
10 11 (0.89%) RAML
11 10 (0.81%) Middleware
11 10 (0.81%) RESTful
11 10 (0.81%) Web Services
12 9 (0.72%) SOAP
12 9 (0.72%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 99 (7.97%) Cloud Native
2 51 (4.11%) Product Ownership
3 48 (3.86%) Management Information System
4 42 (3.38%) Onboarding
5 34 (2.74%) Security Posture
6 30 (2.42%) Data Centre
7 25 (2.01%) Driving Licence
8 24 (1.93%) Legacy Systems
9 21 (1.69%) Blog
10 16 (1.29%) PKI
10 16 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
11 15 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
12 13 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
13 10 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (0.81%) Public Cloud
14 9 (0.72%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.64%) AI Agents
15 8 (0.64%) Low-Code
16 7 (0.56%) Hybrid Cloud
16 7 (0.56%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 90 (7.25%) Linux
2 80 (6.44%) Windows
3 36 (2.90%) Windows Server
4 25 (2.01%) Unix
5 12 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.24%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.16%) Android
8 2 (0.16%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.081%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.081%) CentOS
9 1 (0.081%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.081%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (26.65%) Agile
2 209 (16.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 190 (15.30%) Mentoring
4 185 (14.90%) Cybersecurity
5 172 (13.85%) CI/CD
6 165 (13.29%) DevOps
6 165 (13.29%) Problem-Solving
7 157 (12.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 142 (11.43%) Software Engineering
9 122 (9.82%) Community of Practice
10 120 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
11 108 (8.70%) Technology Strategy
12 104 (8.37%) Infrastructure as Code
13 99 (7.97%) AI
14 94 (7.57%) Decision-Making
15 93 (7.49%) Analytics
15 93 (7.49%) Project Delivery
15 93 (7.49%) Scrum
16 90 (7.25%) Technical Leadership
17 89 (7.17%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 153 (12.32%) Python
2 120 (9.66%) Java
3 78 (6.28%) SQL
4 70 (5.64%) JavaScript
5 40 (3.22%) C++
6 33 (2.66%) Bash
7 32 (2.58%) C#
7 32 (2.58%) PowerShell
8 23 (1.85%) TypeScript
9 15 (1.21%) C
10 11 (0.89%) DataWeave
10 11 (0.89%) Rust
11 9 (0.72%) Ada
12 8 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
13 7 (0.56%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.56%) PL/SQL
13 7 (0.56%) Scala
13 7 (0.56%) VBA
14 6 (0.48%) Go
14 6 (0.48%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1,242 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 218 (17.55%) Degree
3 190 (15.30%) DV Cleared
4 96 (7.73%) BPSS Clearance
5 63 (5.07%) CISSP
6 50 (4.03%) CISM
7 48 (3.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 34 (2.74%) Azure Certification
9 29 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
10 21 (1.69%) AWS Certification
11 16 (1.29%) CRISC
11 16 (1.29%) Master's Degree
12 15 (1.21%) CREST Certified
12 15 (1.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 14 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 11 (0.89%) TOGAF Certification
15 8 (0.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 8 (0.64%) PMI Certification
16 7 (0.56%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (9.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 66 (5.31%) NIST
3 59 (4.75%) Accessibility
4 45 (3.62%) NCSC
5 41 (3.30%) QA
6 30 (2.42%) GDPR
7 29 (2.33%) GRC
8 27 (2.17%) Data Quality
9 24 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials
10 20 (1.61%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 18 (1.45%) PCI DSS
11 18 (1.45%) SLA
12 16 (1.29%) WCAG
13 12 (0.97%) JSP 440
14 11 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (0.81%) Def Stans
16 9 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 6 (0.48%) Government Security Classifications
18 5 (0.40%) NEBOSH
18 5 (0.40%) NIST 800
System Software
1 73 (5.88%) Docker
2 48 (3.86%) Active Directory
3 26 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 25 (2.01%) Hyper-V
5 13 (1.05%) Firmware
5 13 (1.05%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.48%) Squid
6 6 (0.48%) vSphere
7 4 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.32%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.081%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.081%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.081%) IAG
8 1 (0.081%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.081%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.081%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.081%) Xen
Systems Management
1 89 (7.17%) Terraform
2 81 (6.52%) Kubernetes
3 37 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 35 (2.82%) Ansible
5 18 (1.45%) Prometheus
6 16 (1.29%) Grafana
7 11 (0.89%) CloudHub
8 10 (0.81%) Argo
9 7 (0.56%) Nmap
10 6 (0.48%) Kustomize
10 6 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.40%) AWS Copilot
11 5 (0.40%) Endace
11 5 (0.40%) Istio
11 5 (0.40%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.32%) Kibana
12 4 (0.32%) Packer
12 4 (0.32%) Progress Chef
12 4 (0.32%) Puppet
13 3 (0.24%) Nagios
Vendors
1 187 (15.06%) Microsoft
2 50 (4.03%) Google
3 35 (2.82%) VMware
4 34 (2.74%) ServiceNow
5 32 (2.58%) Oracle
6 26 (2.09%) Cisco
7 23 (1.85%) Salesforce
8 22 (1.77%) SAP
9 20 (1.61%) MuleSoft
10 18 (1.45%) Red Hat
11 16 (1.29%) OpenAI
12 13 (1.05%) Databricks
13 12 (0.97%) CyberArk
14 9 (0.72%) Adobe
15 8 (0.64%) Veeam
16 7 (0.56%) Splunk
17 6 (0.48%) Fortinet
17 6 (0.48%) Juniper
18 5 (0.40%) F5
18 5 (0.40%) Informatica