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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 106 58
Rank change year-on-year +70 -48 -8
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,214 571 1,306
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.65% 3.48% 4.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 27.14% 10.31% 15.80%
Number of salaries quoted 956 367 996
10th Percentile £46,375 £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 £80,313 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,300 £88,750
UK median annual salary £69,501 £60,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +15.84% +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 4,473 5,540 8,265
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.82% 33.72% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 3,051 2,484 5,220
10th Percentile £33,350 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,969 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £90,000 £86,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,700
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.55% -8.83%

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 18 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 30 (2.47%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.57%) Apache
3 18 (1.48%) Apache Spark
4 14 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
6 11 (0.91%) Anypoint
6 11 (0.91%) Mule
7 7 (0.58%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.33%) nginx
9 3 (0.25%) Apache Solr
9 3 (0.25%) Camunda
9 3 (0.25%) Confluence
9 3 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.25%) SAS
10 2 (0.16%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.16%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.16%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.16%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.082%) CMS
11 1 (0.082%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (2.14%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.58%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.33%) Windchill
6 3 (0.25%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.16%) InVision
7 2 (0.16%) Simulink
7 2 (0.16%) Sketch
8 1 (0.082%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.082%) CATIA
8 1 (0.082%) Houdini
8 1 (0.082%) Mathcad
8 1 (0.082%) NUKE
8 1 (0.082%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.082%) Weka
Business Applications
1 7 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.16%) SAP QM
4 2 (0.16%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.082%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.082%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.082%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.082%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.082%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.082%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.082%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 343 (28.25%) Azure
2 302 (24.88%) AWS
3 93 (7.66%) GCP
4 92 (7.58%) Microsoft 365
5 60 (4.94%) Entra ID
6 53 (4.37%) Power Platform
7 30 (2.47%) dbt
8 24 (1.98%) GitHub
9 21 (1.73%) Serverless
10 20 (1.65%) AWS CloudFormation
10 20 (1.65%) SaaS
11 19 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.57%) Microsoft Purview
12 18 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (1.48%) PaaS
13 17 (1.40%) Amazon S3
13 17 (1.40%) Azure Sentinel
13 17 (1.40%) Google Analytics
14 15 (1.24%) Amazon EC2
14 15 (1.24%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 41 (3.38%) Network Security
2 33 (2.72%) Firewall
3 24 (1.98%) WAN
4 23 (1.89%) DNS
5 20 (1.65%) TCP/IP
6 19 (1.57%) VPN
7 15 (1.24%) LAN
8 14 (1.15%) SSL
9 13 (1.07%) DHCP
10 12 (0.99%) BGP
10 12 (0.99%) MPLS
11 10 (0.82%) ATM
11 10 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.74%) SMTP
13 7 (0.58%) Intrusion Detection
13 7 (0.58%) SNMP
14 6 (0.49%) HTTP
14 6 (0.49%) Wireless
15 5 (0.41%) Cisco Firepower
16 4 (0.33%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (3.46%) Power BI
2 33 (2.72%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (1.40%) Big Data
4 15 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (1.07%) Amazon Athena
6 12 (0.99%) Metadata
7 11 (0.91%) Redis
8 10 (0.82%) DynamoDB
9 9 (0.74%) Elasticsearch
10 7 (0.58%) MongoDB
10 7 (0.58%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
11 6 (0.49%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.49%) Tableau
12 5 (0.41%) SQL Server
12 5 (0.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.33%) OLAP
13 4 (0.33%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 44 (3.62%) Git
2 33 (2.72%) GitLab
3 22 (1.81%) Jenkins
4 14 (1.15%) JUnit
5 10 (0.82%) JIRA
5 10 (0.82%) Selenium
6 8 (0.66%) Maven
6 8 (0.66%) Mockito
7 7 (0.58%) Burp Suite
7 7 (0.58%) Metasploit
8 6 (0.49%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.41%) Axure RP
9 5 (0.41%) Balsamiq
10 4 (0.33%) Postman
11 3 (0.25%) Cypress.io
11 3 (0.25%) Gatling
11 3 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
12 2 (0.16%) Babel
12 2 (0.16%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.16%) webpack
General
1 371 (30.56%) Social Skills
2 299 (24.63%) Public Sector
3 202 (16.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 133 (10.96%) Finance
5 125 (10.30%) Analytical Skills
6 115 (9.47%) Law
7 44 (3.62%) Legal
8 42 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
9 33 (2.72%) Aerospace
10 32 (2.64%) Telecoms
11 27 (2.22%) Retail
12 26 (2.14%) Manufacturing
13 24 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
14 22 (1.81%) Back Office
15 16 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
16 15 (1.24%) Military
17 11 (0.91%) Aviation
18 10 (0.82%) Police
19 9 (0.74%) Automotive
19 9 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 231 (19.03%) Architect
2 228 (18.78%) Senior
3 123 (10.13%) Consultant
4 110 (9.06%) Developer
5 106 (8.73%) Lead
6 100 (8.24%) Solutions Architect
7 85 (7.00%) Software Engineer
8 80 (6.59%) Analyst
9 51 (4.20%) Security Consultant
10 46 (3.79%) Cloud Engineer
10 46 (3.79%) Senior Manager
11 43 (3.54%) Security Architect
12 41 (3.38%) DevOps Engineer
13 40 (3.29%) Data Engineer
13 40 (3.29%) Java Developer
14 39 (3.21%) Senior Developer
15 38 (3.13%) Cloud Architect
16 37 (3.05%) Senior Analyst
17 34 (2.80%) Support Engineer
18 33 (2.72%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.21%) REST
2 31 (2.55%) Spring
3 26 (2.14%) React
4 20 (1.65%) .NET
5 18 (1.48%) Kafka
6 15 (1.24%) Spring Boot
7 14 (1.15%) PySpark
8 13 (1.07%) CSS
8 13 (1.07%) HTML
8 13 (1.07%) Middleware
8 13 (1.07%) Playwright
8 13 (1.07%) SOAP
9 12 (0.99%) JWT
9 12 (0.99%) OAuth
9 12 (0.99%) OAuth2
10 11 (0.91%) MUnit
10 11 (0.91%) RAML
11 10 (0.82%) Lightning Web Components
11 10 (0.82%) RESTful
11 10 (0.82%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 96 (7.91%) Cloud Native
2 49 (4.04%) Product Ownership
3 48 (3.95%) Management Information System
4 41 (3.38%) Onboarding
5 34 (2.80%) Security Posture
6 32 (2.64%) Data Centre
7 25 (2.06%) Driving Licence
7 25 (2.06%) Legacy Systems
8 17 (1.40%) Blog
8 17 (1.40%) PKI
9 16 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
10 15 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
11 10 (0.82%) Public Cloud
12 9 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (0.66%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.66%) Distributed Systems
13 8 (0.66%) Low-Code
14 7 (0.58%) AI Agents
14 7 (0.58%) Linux Command Line
14 7 (0.58%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 92 (7.58%) Windows
2 85 (7.00%) Linux
3 32 (2.64%) Windows Server
4 26 (2.14%) Windows 10
5 20 (1.65%) Unix
6 5 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.25%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.16%) Android
8 2 (0.16%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.082%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.082%) CentOS
9 1 (0.082%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.082%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 303 (24.96%) Agile
2 207 (17.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 198 (16.31%) Cybersecurity
4 178 (14.66%) Mentoring
5 158 (13.01%) Problem-Solving
6 156 (12.85%) CI/CD
7 151 (12.44%) DevOps
8 150 (12.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 127 (10.46%) Software Engineering
10 114 (9.39%) Stakeholder Management
11 112 (9.23%) Community of Practice
12 101 (8.32%) Analytics
12 101 (8.32%) Technology Strategy
13 98 (8.07%) ITIL
14 95 (7.83%) Infrastructure as Code
15 89 (7.33%) AI
16 86 (7.08%) Cloud Security
16 86 (7.08%) Decision-Making
16 86 (7.08%) Project Delivery
17 85 (7.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 144 (11.86%) Python
2 117 (9.64%) Java
3 73 (6.01%) SQL
4 65 (5.35%) JavaScript
5 37 (3.05%) C++
6 31 (2.55%) Bash
7 30 (2.47%) PowerShell
8 28 (2.31%) C#
9 22 (1.81%) TypeScript
10 15 (1.24%) C
11 11 (0.91%) DataWeave
11 11 (0.91%) Rust
12 10 (0.82%) Apex Code
13 9 (0.74%) Ada
14 7 (0.58%) PL/SQL
14 7 (0.58%) VBA
15 6 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
15 6 (0.49%) Ruby
15 6 (0.49%) Scala
16 5 (0.41%) Go
Qualifications
1 1,214 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 221 (18.20%) Degree
3 177 (14.58%) DV Cleared
4 77 (6.34%) BPSS Clearance
5 66 (5.44%) CISSP
6 53 (4.37%) CISM
7 42 (3.46%) Computer Science Degree
8 34 (2.80%) Azure Certification
9 31 (2.55%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (1.65%) AWS Certification
11 19 (1.57%) CTC Cleared
12 17 (1.40%) CRISC
13 14 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.15%) CREST Certified
13 14 (1.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 14 (1.15%) Master's Degree
14 13 (1.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 13 (1.07%) TOGAF Certification
15 8 (0.66%) HNC
15 8 (0.66%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (9.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 66 (5.44%) NIST
3 44 (3.62%) NCSC
4 40 (3.29%) QA
5 38 (3.13%) Accessibility
6 37 (3.05%) GDPR
7 35 (2.88%) SLA
8 27 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials
8 27 (2.22%) GRC
9 23 (1.89%) Data Quality
10 21 (1.73%) PCI DSS
11 20 (1.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 13 (1.07%) JSP 440
12 13 (1.07%) WCAG
13 11 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
13 11 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 10 (0.82%) Def Stans
15 7 (0.58%) Government Security Classifications
16 5 (0.41%) NEBOSH
16 5 (0.41%) NIST 800
System Software
1 65 (5.35%) Docker
2 46 (3.79%) Active Directory
3 25 (2.06%) Hyper-V
4 22 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (0.91%) Firmware
6 10 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.49%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.49%) vSphere
8 5 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.33%) Squid
10 1 (0.082%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.082%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.082%) IAG
10 1 (0.082%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.082%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.082%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.082%) Xen
Systems Management
1 81 (6.67%) Terraform
2 74 (6.10%) Kubernetes
3 37 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
4 35 (2.88%) Ansible
5 19 (1.57%) Prometheus
6 17 (1.40%) Grafana
7 11 (0.91%) CloudHub
8 10 (0.82%) Argo
9 7 (0.58%) Nmap
10 6 (0.49%) Kustomize
10 6 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.41%) AWS Copilot
11 5 (0.41%) Endace
11 5 (0.41%) Istio
11 5 (0.41%) Progress Chef
11 5 (0.41%) Puppet
11 5 (0.41%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.33%) Kibana
12 4 (0.33%) Packer
13 3 (0.25%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 199 (16.39%) Microsoft
2 48 (3.95%) Google
3 44 (3.62%) Cisco
4 35 (2.88%) Oracle
5 34 (2.80%) ServiceNow
6 32 (2.64%) VMware
7 25 (2.06%) Salesforce
8 22 (1.81%) MuleSoft
8 22 (1.81%) SAP
9 18 (1.48%) Red Hat
10 16 (1.32%) OpenAI
11 13 (1.07%) CyberArk
12 9 (0.74%) Databricks
13 8 (0.66%) Adobe
14 7 (0.58%) Meraki
14 7 (0.58%) Splunk
15 6 (0.49%) F5
15 6 (0.49%) Juniper
16 5 (0.41%) Fortinet
16 5 (0.41%) Informatica