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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 75 49
Rank change year-on-year +44 -26 -6
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,546 740 1,080
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.20% 4.40% 4.94%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.04% 11.60% 17.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,037 436 678
10th Percentile £46,400 £42,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £48,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £79,225
90th Percentile £98,750 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -

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 5,147 6,380 6,097
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.64% 37.96% 27.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,187 2,264 2,764
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,000 £34,404
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.86%

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 October 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 (1.94%) Apache Spark
2 23 (1.49%) Apache
3 22 (1.42%) SharePoint
4 13 (0.84%) Anypoint
4 13 (0.84%) Confluence
4 13 (0.84%) Mule
5 11 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
7 9 (0.58%) Jupyter
7 9 (0.58%) nginx
7 9 (0.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 8 (0.52%) Camunda
9 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
9 5 (0.32%) WebLogic
10 3 (0.19%) Apache Solr
10 3 (0.19%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.19%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.19%) Oracle Spatial
11 2 (0.13%) WebLogic Portal
12 1 (0.065%) Appian
Applications
1 29 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (1.10%) Simulink
4 14 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.39%) Adobe XD
5 6 (0.39%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.26%) Mathcad
6 4 (0.26%) Windchill
7 2 (0.13%) InDesign
7 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.065%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.065%) Houdini
8 1 (0.065%) NUKE
8 1 (0.065%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.065%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 11 (0.71%) Primavera
2 9 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.45%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.32%) SAP PSCD
5 5 (0.32%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.19%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.065%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.065%) Maximo
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.065%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.065%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.065%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.065%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 381 (24.64%) Azure
2 362 (23.42%) AWS
3 111 (7.18%) GCP
4 76 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (4.53%) Power Platform
6 69 (4.46%) Entra ID
7 42 (2.72%) GitHub
8 39 (2.52%) Serverless
9 38 (2.46%) AWS CloudFormation
9 38 (2.46%) dbt
10 35 (2.26%) Amazon S3
11 34 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
12 24 (1.55%) OpenShift
13 22 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
13 22 (1.42%) Microsoft Purview
14 19 (1.23%) Amazon EC2
15 17 (1.10%) SaaS
16 16 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
16 16 (1.03%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 46 (2.98%) Network Security
2 34 (2.20%) Firewall
3 29 (1.88%) TCP/IP
4 25 (1.62%) DNS
5 16 (1.03%) SSL
6 12 (0.78%) VPN
7 11 (0.71%) Wireless
8 10 (0.65%) ATM
9 9 (0.58%) Ethernet
9 9 (0.58%) WAN
10 7 (0.45%) DHCP
10 7 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.32%) SAN
11 5 (0.32%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.32%) VLAN
12 4 (0.26%) Internet
12 4 (0.26%) LAN
12 4 (0.26%) NAS
13 3 (0.19%) BGP
13 3 (0.19%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (3.75%) Power BI
2 46 (2.98%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.55%) Big Data
5 23 (1.49%) Amazon Athena
6 19 (1.23%) SQL Server
7 18 (1.16%) Data Lake
7 18 (1.16%) Metadata
7 18 (1.16%) Relational Database
8 17 (1.10%) Tableau
9 14 (0.91%) DynamoDB
9 14 (0.91%) MySQL
10 10 (0.65%) Hadoop
11 9 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
12 8 (0.52%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.45%) Redis
14 6 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
14 6 (0.39%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.39%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 65 (4.20%) Git
2 35 (2.26%) GitLab
3 29 (1.88%) JIRA
4 26 (1.68%) Jenkins
5 25 (1.62%) JUnit
6 22 (1.42%) Rational DOORS
7 16 (1.03%) Mockito
8 14 (0.91%) Selenium
9 11 (0.71%) Burp Suite
9 11 (0.71%) Metasploit
10 10 (0.65%) Maven
11 9 (0.58%) Cucumber
11 9 (0.58%) Postman
12 8 (0.52%) Balsamiq
13 7 (0.45%) Cypress.io
14 6 (0.39%) Axure RP
14 6 (0.39%) Gatling
14 6 (0.39%) LabVIEW
15 3 (0.19%) Snyk
15 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 439 (28.40%) Social Skills
2 361 (23.35%) Public Sector
3 339 (21.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 302 (19.53%) Finance
5 188 (12.16%) Analytical Skills
6 164 (10.61%) Aerospace
7 137 (8.86%) Law
8 59 (3.82%) Legal
9 52 (3.36%) Presentation Skills
10 51 (3.30%) Electronics
11 50 (3.23%) Military
12 49 (3.17%) Retail
13 44 (2.85%) Influencing Skills
14 42 (2.72%) Police
15 40 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
16 33 (2.13%) Manufacturing
17 21 (1.36%) Telecoms
18 14 (0.91%) Local Government
19 12 (0.78%) Aviation
20 10 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 314 (20.31%) Senior
2 244 (15.78%) Architect
3 146 (9.44%) Software Engineer
4 140 (9.06%) Lead
5 126 (8.15%) Consultant
6 115 (7.44%) Developer
7 109 (7.05%) Analyst
8 85 (5.50%) Solutions Architect
9 78 (5.05%) Principal Engineer
10 76 (4.92%) Data Engineer
11 69 (4.46%) Senior Manager
12 56 (3.62%) DevOps Engineer
13 50 (3.23%) Security Consultant
14 46 (2.98%) Cloud Engineer
15 45 (2.91%) Principal Software Engineer
16 44 (2.85%) Java Engineer
17 42 (2.72%) Security Architect
18 40 (2.59%) Business Analyst
18 40 (2.59%) Senior Developer
19 39 (2.52%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (7.37%) Terraform
2 50 (3.23%) React
3 41 (2.65%) REST
4 37 (2.39%) Spring
5 35 (2.26%) .NET
6 27 (1.75%) CSS
7 25 (1.62%) PySpark
8 23 (1.49%) HTML
9 22 (1.42%) Kafka
9 22 (1.42%) Node.js
10 20 (1.29%) .NET Core
10 20 (1.29%) Playwright
11 19 (1.23%) OAuth
12 18 (1.16%) JSON
12 18 (1.16%) Spring Boot
13 16 (1.03%) AngularJS
13 16 (1.03%) JWT
13 16 (1.03%) OAuth2
14 14 (0.91%) Entity Framework
15 13 (0.84%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 112 (7.24%) Cloud Native
2 60 (3.88%) Management Information System
3 51 (3.30%) Product Ownership
4 42 (2.72%) Onboarding
5 36 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
6 32 (2.07%) Data Centre
6 32 (2.07%) Security Posture
7 30 (1.94%) Driving Licence
8 28 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
9 25 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
10 24 (1.55%) Blog
11 22 (1.42%) FPGA
12 17 (1.10%) Public Cloud
13 16 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
13 16 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
14 15 (0.97%) AI Agents
14 15 (0.97%) Algorithms
15 14 (0.91%) Hybrid Cloud
15 14 (0.91%) Security Operations Centre
16 11 (0.71%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 105 (6.79%) Linux
2 95 (6.14%) Windows
3 43 (2.78%) Windows Server
4 29 (1.88%) Unix
5 14 (0.91%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.32%) VxWorks
7 4 (0.26%) Kali Linux
7 4 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.19%) Android
8 3 (0.19%) Solaris
8 3 (0.19%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.13%) AIX
9 2 (0.13%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.065%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.065%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 426 (27.55%) Agile
2 307 (19.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 267 (17.27%) Mentoring
4 244 (15.78%) Software Engineering
5 231 (14.94%) CI/CD
5 231 (14.94%) Problem-Solving
6 225 (14.55%) Cybersecurity
7 206 (13.32%) AI
7 206 (13.32%) DevOps
8 196 (12.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 176 (11.38%) Stakeholder Management
10 169 (10.93%) Analytics
11 160 (10.35%) Decision-Making
12 156 (10.09%) Coaching
13 145 (9.38%) Technical Leadership
14 143 (9.25%) Community of Practice
15 136 (8.80%) Infrastructure as Code
16 130 (8.41%) Technology Strategy
17 121 (7.83%) Project Delivery
18 118 (7.63%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 183 (11.84%) Python
2 137 (8.86%) Java
3 117 (7.57%) SQL
4 90 (5.82%) JavaScript
5 54 (3.49%) C#
6 50 (3.23%) C++
7 44 (2.85%) Bash
8 36 (2.33%) PowerShell
9 27 (1.75%) TypeScript
10 23 (1.49%) MATLAB
11 19 (1.23%) Ada
11 19 (1.23%) C
12 16 (1.03%) Kusto Query Language
13 15 (0.97%) Bicep
13 15 (0.97%) PL/SQL
14 13 (0.84%) DataWeave
15 12 (0.78%) Ruby
16 9 (0.58%) Go
17 7 (0.45%) Rust
18 6 (0.39%) Scala
Qualifications
1 1,546 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 272 (17.59%) DV Cleared
3 259 (16.75%) Degree
4 182 (11.77%) BPSS Clearance
5 66 (4.27%) CISSP
6 52 (3.36%) CISM
7 50 (3.23%) Azure Certification
8 40 (2.59%) AWS Certification
8 40 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
9 26 (1.68%) Master's Degree
10 21 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
11 20 (1.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 18 (1.16%) Chartered Engineer
12 18 (1.16%) PhD
13 17 (1.10%) TOGAF Certification
14 16 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
15 15 (0.97%) CHECK Team Member
15 15 (0.97%) CRISC
16 14 (0.91%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 13 (0.84%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (10.16%) Accessibility
2 124 (8.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 75 (4.85%) NIST
4 60 (3.88%) NCSC
5 47 (3.04%) Data Quality
5 47 (3.04%) QA
6 33 (2.13%) GDPR
7 29 (1.88%) GRC
8 26 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.42%) SLA
10 18 (1.16%) PCI DSS
11 17 (1.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 17 (1.10%) WCAG
12 15 (0.97%) Def Stans
13 14 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
14 10 (0.65%) JSP 440
15 7 (0.45%) NIST 800
16 6 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 5 (0.32%) NEBOSH
17 5 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 96 (6.21%) Docker
2 49 (3.17%) Active Directory
3 32 (2.07%) Firmware
3 32 (2.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.42%) Hyper-V
5 14 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.39%) Squid
6 6 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.32%) vSphere
8 3 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.065%) IAG
10 1 (0.065%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.065%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 105 (6.79%) Kubernetes
2 39 (2.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 27 (1.75%) Grafana
4 24 (1.55%) Ansible
5 16 (1.03%) Prometheus
6 13 (0.84%) Argo
6 13 (0.84%) CloudHub
7 11 (0.71%) Nmap
8 8 (0.52%) Kustomize
8 8 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.45%) Istio
10 5 (0.32%) Packer
11 4 (0.26%) SCCM
12 3 (0.19%) Kibana
12 3 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
12 3 (0.19%) Progress Chef
13 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 2 (0.13%) CASB
13 2 (0.13%) Graylog
13 2 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 231 (14.94%) Microsoft
2 66 (4.27%) ServiceNow
3 58 (3.75%) Oracle
4 52 (3.36%) Google
5 46 (2.98%) SAP
6 43 (2.78%) VMware
7 22 (1.42%) YouTube
8 21 (1.36%) Salesforce
8 21 (1.36%) Workday
9 20 (1.29%) Cisco
9 20 (1.29%) Databricks
10 19 (1.23%) Red Hat
11 16 (1.03%) OpenAI
11 16 (1.03%) Thales
12 15 (0.97%) MuleSoft
12 15 (0.97%) Veeam
13 14 (0.91%) Dynatrace
14 13 (0.84%) CyberArk
15 12 (0.78%) Adobe
16 11 (0.71%) Siemens