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

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 65 52
Rank change year-on-year +26 -13 +16
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 847 800 1,337
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.43% 4.89% 5.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.72% 17.22% 20.01%
Number of salaries quoted 588 483 1,012
10th Percentile £41,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £79,600 £75,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 5,066 4,647 6,681
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.46% 28.38% 26.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2,555 2,389 4,880
10th Percentile £30,500 £34,404 £32,500
25th Percentile £44,227 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £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 24 January 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 27 (3.19%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.59%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.59%) Confluence
5 4 (0.47%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.47%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.47%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.35%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.35%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.35%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.24%) Camunda
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
Applications
1 75 (8.85%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (3.42%) Adobe XD
3 14 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.35%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.35%) InVision
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.35%) Simulink
4 3 (0.35%) Sketch
5 2 (0.24%) Weka
6 1 (0.12%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Revit
6 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 17 (2.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (1.42%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 4 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.47%) Primavera
5 3 (0.35%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.24%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.12%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 184 (21.72%) Azure
2 158 (18.65%) AWS
3 117 (13.81%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (5.90%) Entra ID
5 46 (5.43%) GCP
6 41 (4.84%) Power Platform
7 31 (3.66%) AWS CloudFormation
7 31 (3.66%) Figma
8 29 (3.42%) PowerApps
9 24 (2.83%) Amazon EKS
9 24 (2.83%) Power Automate
10 23 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (2.72%) GitHub
11 22 (2.60%) Serverless
12 21 (2.48%) Amazon ECS
12 21 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
13 19 (2.24%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 17 (2.01%) Amazon S3
15 16 (1.89%) AWS Lambda
15 16 (1.89%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.66%) Firewall
2 23 (2.72%) VPN
3 16 (1.89%) LAN
4 13 (1.53%) DNS
4 13 (1.53%) Network Security
4 13 (1.53%) WAN
5 12 (1.42%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (1.18%) BGP
8 8 (0.94%) Ethernet
9 7 (0.83%) DHCP
9 7 (0.83%) Wireless
10 6 (0.71%) MPLS
10 6 (0.71%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.59%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.59%) IPsec
11 5 (0.59%) Software-Defined Radio
12 4 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (0.47%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (0.47%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (3.54%) PostgreSQL
1 30 (3.54%) Power BI
2 16 (1.89%) NoSQL
3 15 (1.77%) Metadata
4 13 (1.53%) Amazon RDS
4 13 (1.53%) Relational Database
4 13 (1.53%) SQL Server
5 12 (1.42%) MongoDB
6 10 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
6 10 (1.18%) MySQL
7 8 (0.94%) Redis
8 5 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (0.59%) Big Data
8 5 (0.59%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.59%) SAP HANA
9 4 (0.47%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.47%) GIS
9 4 (0.47%) QGIS
9 4 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 29 (3.42%) Balsamiq
2 28 (3.31%) Git
3 27 (3.19%) Axure RP
4 24 (2.83%) Jenkins
5 16 (1.89%) JIRA
5 16 (1.89%) Selenium
6 11 (1.30%) Cypress.io
6 11 (1.30%) GitLab
7 9 (1.06%) WebDriver
8 7 (0.83%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.83%) Metasploit
9 4 (0.47%) Babel
9 4 (0.47%) MLflow
9 4 (0.47%) webpack
10 3 (0.35%) JMeter
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.35%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.35%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.35%) TeamCity
General
1 281 (33.18%) Social Skills
2 234 (27.63%) Public Sector
3 129 (15.23%) Finance
4 120 (14.17%) Analytical Skills
5 109 (12.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 98 (11.57%) Law
7 62 (7.32%) Manufacturing
8 61 (7.20%) Back Office
9 46 (5.43%) Electronics
9 46 (5.43%) Telecoms
10 44 (5.19%) Marketing
11 20 (2.36%) Retail
12 19 (2.24%) Aerospace
13 16 (1.89%) Military
14 15 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.06%) Legal
18 7 (0.83%) Aviation
19 6 (0.71%) Banking
Job Titles
1 129 (15.23%) Senior
2 102 (12.04%) Consultant
3 87 (10.27%) Architect
4 79 (9.33%) Developer
5 71 (8.38%) Support Engineer
6 70 (8.26%) Analyst
7 64 (7.56%) Site Engineer
8 60 (7.08%) Desktop Engineer
8 60 (7.08%) Desktop Support
8 60 (7.08%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 40 (4.72%) Lead
10 38 (4.49%) Security Consultant
11 36 (4.25%) Designer
12 35 (4.13%) Business Analyst
13 33 (3.90%) Software Engineer
14 32 (3.78%) Administrator
15 31 (3.66%) Systems Engineer
16 30 (3.54%) Data Engineer
17 26 (3.07%) Cloud Engineer
17 26 (3.07%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (5.08%) React
2 38 (4.49%) .NET
3 28 (3.31%) HTML
4 27 (3.19%) CSS
5 24 (2.83%) SAP CAF
6 23 (2.72%) REST
6 23 (2.72%) Spring
7 18 (2.13%) Django
8 17 (2.01%) Node.js
8 17 (2.01%) SOAP
8 17 (2.01%) Spring Boot
9 15 (1.77%) HTML5 Canvas
10 14 (1.65%) Middleware
11 13 (1.53%) AngularJS
12 12 (1.42%) ASP.NET
12 12 (1.42%) Kafka
12 12 (1.42%) Lightning Web Components
12 12 (1.42%) Visualforce
13 11 (1.30%) Playwright
14 9 (1.06%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.49%) e-Learning
2 54 (6.38%) Cloud Native
3 46 (5.43%) Product Ownership
4 27 (3.19%) Data Centre
5 24 (2.83%) Management Information System
6 20 (2.36%) Onboarding
6 20 (2.36%) Security Posture
7 16 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (1.77%) Algorithms
9 14 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
10 12 (1.42%) Driving Licence
11 11 (1.30%) PKI
12 10 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
12 10 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (1.06%) AI Agents
14 8 (0.94%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 7 (0.83%) Insider Threat
15 7 (0.83%) Private Cloud
16 6 (0.71%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 105 (12.40%) Windows
2 81 (9.56%) Linux
3 64 (7.56%) Windows 10
4 33 (3.90%) Unix
5 15 (1.77%) Windows Server
6 9 (1.06%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.59%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.35%) CentOS
8 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.35%) VMS
9 1 (0.12%) Rocky
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (22.67%) Agile
2 141 (16.65%) Continuous Improvement
2 141 (16.65%) Cybersecurity
3 134 (15.82%) Problem-Solving
4 129 (15.23%) Analytics
5 108 (12.75%) DevOps
6 104 (12.28%) Software Engineering
7 101 (11.92%) ITIL
8 92 (10.86%) CI/CD
9 87 (10.27%) Community of Practice
10 84 (9.92%) Technology Strategy
11 81 (9.56%) Innovative Thinking
12 75 (8.85%) Business Intelligence
13 68 (8.03%) User Experience
14 67 (7.91%) Computer Science
14 67 (7.91%) Customer Service
15 66 (7.79%) AI
15 66 (7.79%) Mentoring
16 63 (7.44%) Collaborative Culture
16 63 (7.44%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 119 (14.05%) Python
2 85 (10.04%) Java
3 75 (8.85%) JavaScript
4 48 (5.67%) C#
5 45 (5.31%) SQL
6 32 (3.78%) PowerShell
7 27 (3.19%) TypeScript
8 21 (2.48%) Bicep
9 19 (2.24%) Bash
9 19 (2.24%) C
9 19 (2.24%) C++
10 12 (1.42%) Apex Code
11 10 (1.18%) MATLAB
12 8 (0.94%) Go
13 6 (0.71%) VBA
14 5 (0.59%) Google Apps Script
14 5 (0.59%) R
14 5 (0.59%) Scala
15 4 (0.47%) Ruby
16 3 (0.35%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 847 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 283 (33.41%) Degree
3 139 (16.41%) DV Cleared
4 60 (7.08%) CISSP
4 60 (7.08%) CTC Cleared
5 53 (6.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 50 (5.90%) CISM
7 48 (5.67%) Cisco Certification
7 48 (5.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 48 (5.67%) Microsoft Certification
8 39 (4.60%) Azure Certification
9 29 (3.42%) CCNA
9 29 (3.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 28 (3.31%) AWS Certification
11 25 (2.95%) CCNP
12 14 (1.65%) Master's Degree
13 11 (1.30%) CISMP
13 11 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
13 11 (1.30%) CREST Certified
13 11 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (8.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (7.44%) SLA
3 56 (6.61%) Accessibility
4 55 (6.49%) NIST
5 34 (4.01%) GDPR
5 34 (4.01%) GRC
6 32 (3.78%) QA
7 29 (3.42%) WCAG
8 13 (1.53%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.30%) NCSC
10 9 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (1.06%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.94%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.59%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.35%) ISO 14001
15 3 (0.35%) ISO 9001
15 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 3 (0.35%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 48 (5.67%) Docker
2 21 (2.48%) Active Directory
3 19 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.06%) Firmware
4 9 (1.06%) Hyper-V
4 9 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (1.06%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.59%) Embedded Firmware
6 3 (0.35%) vSphere
7 1 (0.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 67 (7.91%) Terraform
2 59 (6.97%) Kubernetes
3 31 (3.66%) Ansible
4 22 (2.60%) Grafana
5 8 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.94%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.83%) Nmap
7 6 (0.71%) SCOM
8 4 (0.47%) Kibana
8 4 (0.47%) SCCM
8 4 (0.47%) WSUS
8 4 (0.47%) ZABBIX
9 3 (0.35%) Endace
9 3 (0.35%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.35%) Nagios
9 3 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.24%) Nessus
10 2 (0.24%) Packer
10 2 (0.24%) QRadar
10 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 153 (18.06%) Microsoft
2 117 (13.81%) Cisco
3 55 (6.49%) SAP
4 45 (5.31%) Google
5 36 (4.25%) Salesforce
6 29 (3.42%) Adobe
7 24 (2.83%) VMware
8 19 (2.24%) Oracle
9 14 (1.65%) Red Hat
10 12 (1.42%) Sparx
11 10 (1.18%) CheckPoint
11 10 (1.18%) Juniper
11 10 (1.18%) MuleSoft
11 10 (1.18%) ServiceNow
12 7 (0.83%) Databricks
12 7 (0.83%) F5
12 7 (0.83%) Splunk
13 5 (0.59%) Meraki
14 4 (0.47%) ESRI
15 3 (0.35%) Remedy