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

6 months to
29 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 1,265 607 1,179
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.78% 3.69% 4.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 27.91% 10.92% 16.52%
Number of salaries quoted 970 376 906
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,938 £47,658
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £64,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.53% +7.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £81,654 £80,000 £73,644
90th Percentile £95,125 £90,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% +4.35% -8.00%

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 4,532 5,559 7,136
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.70% 33.77% 26.76%
Number of salaries quoted 3,031 2,466 4,303
10th Percentile £33,250 £29,469 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,844 £41,250 £42,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,770 £74,258 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,250
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 29 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 29 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.74%) Apache
2 22 (1.74%) Apache Spark
3 12 (0.95%) Anypoint
3 12 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
3 12 (0.95%) Mule
4 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.55%) Jupyter
6 6 (0.47%) Camunda
6 6 (0.47%) Confluence
6 6 (0.47%) nginx
7 5 (0.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.24%) Apache Solr
9 2 (0.16%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.16%) GeoServer
9 2 (0.16%) OpenStack
9 2 (0.16%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.079%) CMS
10 1 (0.079%) SAS
10 1 (0.079%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (0.79%) Adobe XD
2 10 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.47%) Simulink
4 4 (0.32%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.32%) Windchill
5 2 (0.16%) InVision
5 2 (0.16%) Mathcad
5 2 (0.16%) Sketch
6 1 (0.079%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.079%) CATIA
6 1 (0.079%) Houdini
6 1 (0.079%) InDesign
6 1 (0.079%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 7 (0.55%) 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 (0.079%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.079%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.079%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.079%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.079%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.079%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 368 (29.09%) Azure
2 333 (26.32%) AWS
3 107 (8.46%) GCP
4 78 (6.17%) Microsoft 365
5 58 (4.58%) Power Platform
6 48 (3.79%) Entra ID
7 37 (2.92%) dbt
8 30 (2.37%) AWS CloudFormation
9 27 (2.13%) GitHub
10 24 (1.90%) Serverless
11 22 (1.74%) Azure DevOps
12 20 (1.58%) Google Analytics
12 20 (1.58%) Microsoft Purview
13 19 (1.50%) Azure Sentinel
14 18 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
14 18 (1.42%) PaaS
15 17 (1.34%) Amazon S3
16 16 (1.26%) PowerApps
16 16 (1.26%) SaaS
17 15 (1.19%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 41 (3.24%) Network Security
2 33 (2.61%) Firewall
3 29 (2.29%) TCP/IP
4 25 (1.98%) DNS
5 19 (1.50%) WAN
6 16 (1.26%) VPN
7 15 (1.19%) SSL
8 12 (0.95%) LAN
9 11 (0.87%) ATM
9 11 (0.87%) DHCP
10 10 (0.79%) BGP
10 10 (0.79%) MPLS
11 7 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
12 6 (0.47%) Wireless
13 5 (0.40%) SMTP
13 5 (0.40%) SNMP
14 4 (0.32%) HTTP
14 4 (0.32%) MQTT
14 4 (0.32%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (3.72%) Power BI
2 37 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (1.50%) Big Data
5 13 (1.03%) Amazon Athena
5 13 (1.03%) Metadata
6 11 (0.87%) DynamoDB
6 11 (0.87%) Redis
7 9 (0.71%) Elasticsearch
7 9 (0.71%) SQL Server
8 8 (0.63%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.63%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.63%) Tableau
9 7 (0.55%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.55%) NoSQL
10 6 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (0.47%) MySQL
11 5 (0.40%) Hadoop
11 5 (0.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 49 (3.87%) Git
2 36 (2.85%) GitLab
3 24 (1.90%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.34%) JUnit
5 14 (1.11%) JIRA
6 13 (1.03%) Selenium
7 10 (0.79%) Mockito
7 10 (0.79%) Rational DOORS
8 9 (0.71%) Balsamiq
8 9 (0.71%) Maven
9 8 (0.63%) Axure RP
10 7 (0.55%) Burp Suite
10 7 (0.55%) Cucumber
10 7 (0.55%) Metasploit
10 7 (0.55%) Postman
11 5 (0.40%) Gatling
12 4 (0.32%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.24%) LabVIEW
13 3 (0.24%) SonarQube
14 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 384 (30.36%) Social Skills
2 313 (24.74%) Public Sector
3 240 (18.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 175 (13.83%) Finance
5 136 (10.75%) Analytical Skills
6 131 (10.36%) Law
7 63 (4.98%) Aerospace
8 53 (4.19%) Legal
9 46 (3.64%) Presentation Skills
10 34 (2.69%) Retail
11 32 (2.53%) Telecoms
12 28 (2.21%) Manufacturing
13 27 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
14 22 (1.74%) Military
15 20 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
16 16 (1.26%) Police
17 15 (1.19%) Electronics
18 11 (0.87%) Aviation
18 11 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
19 10 (0.79%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 248 (19.60%) Senior
2 235 (18.58%) Architect
3 124 (9.80%) Consultant
4 118 (9.33%) Lead
5 109 (8.62%) Developer
6 99 (7.83%) Solutions Architect
7 97 (7.67%) Software Engineer
8 89 (7.04%) Analyst
9 50 (3.95%) Security Consultant
10 49 (3.87%) Cloud Engineer
11 46 (3.64%) DevOps Engineer
12 45 (3.56%) Senior Manager
13 43 (3.40%) Senior Developer
14 41 (3.24%) Security Architect
14 41 (3.24%) Senior Analyst
15 39 (3.08%) Data Engineer
16 38 (3.00%) Business Analyst
16 38 (3.00%) Cloud Architect
17 37 (2.92%) Java Developer
18 33 (2.61%) AWS Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (2.85%) React
1 36 (2.85%) REST
2 34 (2.69%) Spring
3 24 (1.90%) .NET
4 20 (1.58%) Kafka
5 18 (1.42%) CSS
6 17 (1.34%) HTML
6 17 (1.34%) Playwright
7 15 (1.19%) PySpark
7 15 (1.19%) Spring Boot
8 14 (1.11%) OAuth
9 13 (1.03%) JWT
9 13 (1.03%) OAuth2
10 12 (0.95%) MUnit
10 12 (0.95%) RAML
11 11 (0.87%) AngularJS
12 10 (0.79%) Middleware
12 10 (0.79%) Node.js
12 10 (0.79%) SOAP
12 10 (0.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 102 (8.06%) Cloud Native
2 51 (4.03%) Product Ownership
3 48 (3.79%) Management Information System
4 44 (3.48%) Onboarding
5 34 (2.69%) Security Posture
6 30 (2.37%) Data Centre
7 27 (2.13%) Driving Licence
7 27 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
8 22 (1.74%) Blog
9 18 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
10 16 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
11 15 (1.19%) Security Operations Centre
12 14 (1.11%) PKI
13 12 (0.95%) Public Cloud
14 10 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
14 10 (0.79%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.71%) AI Agents
16 8 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
16 8 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
16 8 (0.63%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 97 (7.67%) Linux
2 79 (6.25%) Windows
3 36 (2.85%) Windows Server
4 29 (2.29%) Unix
5 12 (0.95%) 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 (0.079%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.079%) CentOS
9 1 (0.079%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.079%) Solaris
9 1 (0.079%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 340 (26.88%) Agile
2 218 (17.23%) Continuous Improvement
3 204 (16.13%) Mentoring
4 192 (15.18%) Cybersecurity
5 182 (14.39%) CI/CD
6 171 (13.52%) DevOps
7 166 (13.12%) Problem-Solving
8 162 (12.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 154 (12.17%) Software Engineering
10 124 (9.80%) Community of Practice
11 120 (9.49%) Stakeholder Management
12 111 (8.77%) Infrastructure as Code
12 111 (8.77%) Technology Strategy
13 109 (8.62%) AI
14 97 (7.67%) Analytics
15 96 (7.59%) Decision-Making
15 96 (7.59%) Project Delivery
15 96 (7.59%) Scrum
16 94 (7.43%) Coaching
17 92 (7.27%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 163 (12.89%) Python
2 126 (9.96%) Java
3 78 (6.17%) SQL
4 75 (5.93%) JavaScript
5 42 (3.32%) C++
6 37 (2.92%) C#
7 35 (2.77%) Bash
8 34 (2.69%) PowerShell
9 24 (1.90%) TypeScript
10 16 (1.26%) C
11 13 (1.03%) Ada
12 12 (0.95%) DataWeave
12 12 (0.95%) Rust
13 9 (0.71%) MATLAB
13 9 (0.71%) PL/SQL
14 8 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
14 8 (0.63%) Ruby
14 8 (0.63%) VBA
15 7 (0.55%) Apex Code
15 7 (0.55%) Go
Qualifications
1 1,265 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 228 (18.02%) Degree
3 201 (15.89%) DV Cleared
4 106 (8.38%) BPSS Clearance
5 63 (4.98%) CISSP
6 50 (3.95%) CISM
7 48 (3.79%) Computer Science Degree
8 35 (2.77%) Azure Certification
9 30 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (1.82%) AWS Certification
11 18 (1.42%) Master's Degree
12 16 (1.26%) CRISC
13 15 (1.19%) CREST Certified
13 15 (1.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 14 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
14 14 (1.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 11 (0.87%) TOGAF Certification
16 8 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 8 (0.63%) PMI Certification
17 7 (0.55%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (9.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (5.69%) Accessibility
3 67 (5.30%) NIST
4 44 (3.48%) NCSC
5 40 (3.16%) QA
6 30 (2.37%) GDPR
6 30 (2.37%) GRC
7 28 (2.21%) Data Quality
8 24 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials
9 20 (1.58%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 18 (1.42%) PCI DSS
10 18 (1.42%) SLA
10 18 (1.42%) WCAG
11 12 (0.95%) JSP 440
12 11 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
13 10 (0.79%) Def Stans
14 9 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 6 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
16 5 (0.40%) NEBOSH
16 5 (0.40%) NIST 800
System Software
1 76 (6.01%) Docker
2 47 (3.72%) Active Directory
3 26 (2.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (1.90%) Hyper-V
5 15 (1.19%) Firmware
6 13 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.47%) Squid
7 6 (0.47%) vSphere
8 4 (0.32%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.079%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.079%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.079%) IAG
10 1 (0.079%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.079%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.079%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.079%) Xen
Systems Management
1 95 (7.51%) Terraform
2 84 (6.64%) Kubernetes
3 38 (3.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 35 (2.77%) Ansible
5 19 (1.50%) Prometheus
6 17 (1.34%) Grafana
7 12 (0.95%) CloudHub
8 10 (0.79%) Argo
9 7 (0.55%) Nmap
10 6 (0.47%) Kustomize
10 6 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.40%) AWS Copilot
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%) Check_MK
13 3 (0.24%) Endace
Vendors
1 189 (14.94%) Microsoft
2 57 (4.51%) Google
3 35 (2.77%) VMware
4 34 (2.69%) Oracle
5 33 (2.61%) ServiceNow
6 24 (1.90%) Cisco
7 23 (1.82%) SAP
8 22 (1.74%) Salesforce
9 21 (1.66%) MuleSoft
10 19 (1.50%) Red Hat
11 16 (1.26%) OpenAI
12 15 (1.19%) Databricks
13 13 (1.03%) CyberArk
14 12 (0.95%) Adobe
15 8 (0.63%) Veeam
16 7 (0.55%) Okta
16 7 (0.55%) Splunk
17 6 (0.47%) BeyondTrust
17 6 (0.47%) Fortinet
18 5 (0.40%) Informatica