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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 50 42
Rank change year-on-year +2 -8 +41
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 768 1,044 1,353
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.02% 5.31% 6.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.21% 20.24% 22.59%
Number of salaries quoted 489 652 1,085
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,200
25th Percentile £48,894 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,350 £86,141
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.32%

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 5,404 5,157 5,989
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.33% 26.25% 28.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2,468 2,538 4,406
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,226
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £78,312 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.98% +1.74% +1.64%

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 20 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 27 (3.52%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.56%) Confluence
3 9 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.78%) Appian
5 4 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.39%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.39%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.39%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.39%) 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 26 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (2.86%) Adobe XD
3 16 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.39%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.39%) Simulink
6 2 (0.26%) Revit
7 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.13%) Navisworks
Business Applications
1 31 (4.04%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 17 (2.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (2.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.52%) Primavera
4 3 (0.39%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.26%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
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
1 186 (24.22%) Azure
2 153 (19.92%) AWS
3 73 (9.51%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (5.60%) Power Platform
5 37 (4.82%) Entra ID
5 37 (4.82%) GCP
6 34 (4.43%) AWS CloudFormation
7 29 (3.78%) PowerApps
8 28 (3.65%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (3.39%) Serverless
10 25 (3.26%) Power Automate
11 24 (3.13%) Amazon ECS
11 24 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
11 24 (3.13%) Figma
11 24 (3.13%) GitHub
12 23 (2.99%) Amazon EKS
13 21 (2.73%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 19 (2.47%) AWS Lambda
14 19 (2.47%) GitHub Actions
15 17 (2.21%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.56%) Firewall
2 29 (3.78%) VPN
3 25 (3.26%) Wireless
4 22 (2.86%) LAN
4 22 (2.86%) Software-Defined Radio
5 19 (2.47%) WAN
6 16 (2.08%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (1.95%) TCP/IP
8 13 (1.69%) Junos
9 10 (1.30%) DNS
9 10 (1.30%) Ethernet
10 9 (1.17%) Network Security
11 8 (1.04%) SD-WAN
12 7 (0.91%) BGP
13 6 (0.78%) IPsec
13 6 (0.78%) MPLS
14 5 (0.65%) Wireshark
15 4 (0.52%) Cisco Firepower
15 4 (0.52%) Cisco IOS
15 4 (0.52%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.43%) PostgreSQL
2 32 (4.17%) Power BI
3 16 (2.08%) Amazon RDS
4 14 (1.82%) MongoDB
4 14 (1.82%) NoSQL
5 12 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 11 (1.43%) SQL Server
7 10 (1.30%) MySQL
8 9 (1.17%) Elasticsearch
9 8 (1.04%) Redis
10 7 (0.91%) Metadata
11 5 (0.65%) Big Data
12 4 (0.52%) SAP HANA
13 3 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
13 3 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.39%) Neo4j
13 3 (0.39%) Oracle Database
13 3 (0.39%) Oracle Discoverer
13 3 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
13 3 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (3.91%) Git
2 25 (3.26%) Balsamiq
3 22 (2.86%) Axure RP
4 21 (2.73%) Jenkins
5 19 (2.47%) JIRA
6 11 (1.43%) Cypress.io
7 10 (1.30%) GitLab
7 10 (1.30%) Selenium
8 7 (0.91%) Babel
8 7 (0.91%) TeamCity
8 7 (0.91%) WebDriver
8 7 (0.91%) webpack
9 4 (0.52%) MLflow
10 3 (0.39%) Burp Suite
10 3 (0.39%) Metasploit
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.39%) Rational Rhapsody
11 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
General
1 230 (29.95%) Social Skills
2 205 (26.69%) Finance
3 191 (24.87%) Public Sector
4 132 (17.19%) Analytical Skills
5 85 (11.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 84 (10.94%) Law
7 51 (6.64%) Manufacturing
8 42 (5.47%) Electronics
9 40 (5.21%) Marketing
10 38 (4.95%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.73%) Back Office
12 19 (2.47%) Aerospace
13 17 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (1.95%) Military
15 11 (1.43%) Retail
16 10 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
17 7 (0.91%) Aviation
18 6 (0.78%) Legal
19 5 (0.65%) Advertising
19 5 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 118 (15.36%) Senior
2 92 (11.98%) Developer
3 83 (10.81%) Architect
3 83 (10.81%) Consultant
4 73 (9.51%) Systems Engineer
5 49 (6.38%) Administrator
6 48 (6.25%) Analyst
7 41 (5.34%) Systems Administrator
8 40 (5.21%) Lead
9 39 (5.08%) Software Engineer
10 33 (4.30%) Senior Developer
11 32 (4.17%) Designer
12 28 (3.65%) Security Consultant
13 22 (2.86%) Embedded Engineer
13 22 (2.86%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 21 (2.73%) Cloud Engineer
15 20 (2.60%) Desktop Support
16 19 (2.47%) Service Designer
16 19 (2.47%) Support Engineer
17 18 (2.34%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (5.86%) React
2 29 (3.78%) Node.js
3 25 (3.26%) HTML
4 24 (3.13%) .NET
4 24 (3.13%) CSS
5 20 (2.60%) SAP CAF
6 18 (2.34%) Spring
7 17 (2.21%) Django
8 16 (2.08%) Spring Boot
9 15 (1.95%) HTML5 Canvas
10 12 (1.56%) AngularJS
10 12 (1.56%) REST
11 9 (1.17%) Kafka
11 9 (1.17%) Middleware
11 9 (1.17%) SAP Fiori
11 9 (1.17%) SOAP
12 8 (1.04%) RESTful
13 7 (0.91%) CSS3
13 7 (0.91%) HTML5
13 7 (0.91%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 129 (16.80%) e-Learning
2 50 (6.51%) Cloud Native
3 46 (5.99%) Data Centre
4 35 (4.56%) Product Ownership
5 24 (3.13%) Management Information System
6 22 (2.86%) Embedded Systems
6 22 (2.86%) Hybrid Cloud
6 22 (2.86%) MicroBlaze
6 22 (2.86%) RISC-V
7 21 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
8 19 (2.47%) Onboarding
9 17 (2.21%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.69%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.43%) Driving Licence
12 10 (1.30%) PKI
13 9 (1.17%) Distributed Systems
14 8 (1.04%) Private Cloud
14 8 (1.04%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 8 (1.04%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 121 (15.76%) Linux
2 65 (8.46%) Windows
3 45 (5.86%) Unix
4 22 (2.86%) Embedded Linux
4 22 (2.86%) Windows 10
5 16 (2.08%) Windows Server
6 8 (1.04%) Rocky
6 8 (1.04%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.78%) CentOS
7 6 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.52%) Android
8 4 (0.52%) HPUX
8 4 (0.52%) Oracle Linux
8 4 (0.52%) Solaris
8 4 (0.52%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.39%) VMS
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (26.69%) Agile
2 153 (19.92%) Innovative Thinking
3 152 (19.79%) Problem-Solving
4 109 (14.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 106 (13.80%) Software Engineering
6 105 (13.67%) DevOps
7 98 (12.76%) Cybersecurity
8 96 (12.50%) CI/CD
9 79 (10.29%) Analytics
10 75 (9.77%) Computer Science
11 73 (9.51%) Business Intelligence
12 70 (9.11%) Community of Practice
13 65 (8.46%) Technology Strategy
14 57 (7.42%) Infrastructure as Code
14 57 (7.42%) Mentoring
15 56 (7.29%) AI
15 56 (7.29%) Collaborative Culture
15 56 (7.29%) User Experience
16 55 (7.16%) High Availability
17 54 (7.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 112 (14.58%) Python
2 82 (10.68%) JavaScript
3 70 (9.11%) Java
4 41 (5.34%) SQL
5 39 (5.08%) C#
6 36 (4.69%) C
7 35 (4.56%) C++
8 32 (4.17%) PowerShell
9 30 (3.91%) TypeScript
10 22 (2.86%) Bash
11 21 (2.73%) Bicep
12 11 (1.43%) Go
13 10 (1.30%) MATLAB
14 8 (1.04%) Kotlin
15 7 (0.91%) Apex Code
15 7 (0.91%) VBA
16 5 (0.65%) R
16 5 (0.65%) Scala
17 4 (0.52%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.52%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 768 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 250 (32.55%) Degree
3 139 (18.10%) DV Cleared
4 73 (9.51%) Cisco Certification
5 59 (7.68%) BPSS Clearance
6 57 (7.42%) CCNP
7 54 (7.03%) Computer Science Degree
8 49 (6.38%) CISSP
9 44 (5.73%) CISM
10 42 (5.47%) CCNA
11 41 (5.34%) Azure Certification
12 35 (4.56%) AWS Certification
12 35 (4.56%) Microsoft Certification
13 25 (3.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 20 (2.60%) CTC Cleared
15 17 (2.21%) Master's Degree
16 14 (1.82%) RHCSA
17 11 (1.43%) CompTIA Security+
18 9 (1.17%) JNCIA
18 9 (1.17%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (7.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (6.25%) NIST
3 46 (5.99%) Accessibility
4 31 (4.04%) QA
5 30 (3.91%) GRC
6 25 (3.26%) GDPR
7 24 (3.13%) SLA
7 24 (3.13%) WCAG
8 8 (1.04%) NCSC
9 7 (0.91%) Data Quality
9 7 (0.91%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.65%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.52%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.39%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.39%) NEBOSH
12 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.26%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 40 (5.21%) Docker
2 32 (4.17%) Active Directory
3 29 (3.78%) Firmware
4 22 (2.86%) Embedded Firmware
5 18 (2.34%) VMware Infrastructure
6 17 (2.21%) Hyper-V
7 12 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.91%) vSphere
9 3 (0.39%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.26%) IAG
10 2 (0.26%) pfSense
11 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 60 (7.81%) Kubernetes
2 58 (7.55%) Terraform
3 30 (3.91%) Ansible
4 23 (2.99%) Grafana
5 7 (0.91%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.78%) SCOM
7 5 (0.65%) Kibana
8 3 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.39%) Argo
8 3 (0.39%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.39%) Nagios
8 3 (0.39%) Nmap
8 3 (0.39%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.26%) Nessus
9 2 (0.26%) SCCM
9 2 (0.26%) WSUS
9 2 (0.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 117 (15.23%) Microsoft
2 93 (12.11%) Cisco
3 53 (6.90%) SAP
4 35 (4.56%) Google
5 31 (4.04%) Sparx
6 29 (3.78%) VMware
7 28 (3.65%) Salesforce
8 22 (2.86%) Adobe
9 19 (2.47%) Red Hat
10 17 (2.21%) Juniper
10 17 (2.21%) Oracle
11 10 (1.30%) Dell
12 9 (1.17%) ServiceNow
13 7 (0.91%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.91%) Splunk
14 6 (0.78%) Fortinet
15 5 (0.65%) CheckPoint
15 5 (0.65%) Databricks
15 5 (0.65%) F5
16 4 (0.52%) Samsung