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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 107 65
Rank change year-on-year +76 -42 -9
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,147 523 1,373
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.91% 3.48% 4.03%
As % of the Qualifications category 26.98% 10.33% 15.14%
Number of salaries quoted 880 368 997
10th Percentile £46,250 £43,799 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,627 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.58% +7.71% -4.19%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,875 £92,875 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +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 4,252 5,062 9,067
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.93% 33.71% 26.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,905 2,353 5,899
10th Percentile £33,350 £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,667 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,555
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.70% -10.74%

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 8 June 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 28 (2.44%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.48%) Apache Airflow
3 15 (1.31%) Apache
4 14 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.05%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.61%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.26%) Anypoint
7 3 (0.26%) Apache Solr
7 3 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.26%) GeoServer
7 3 (0.26%) Mule
7 3 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.26%) SAS
8 2 (0.17%) Camunda
8 2 (0.17%) Confluence
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.087%) Appian
9 1 (0.087%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.087%) Site Server
Applications
1 57 (4.97%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.31%) Adobe XD
3 11 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.44%) InVision
5 5 (0.44%) Sketch
6 4 (0.35%) Windchill
7 3 (0.26%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.17%) Weka
9 1 (0.087%) CATIA
9 1 (0.087%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 6 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.17%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.087%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.087%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.087%) SAP FSCM
4 1 (0.087%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.087%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.087%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 289 (25.20%) Azure
2 259 (22.58%) AWS
3 103 (8.98%) Microsoft 365
4 85 (7.41%) GCP
5 58 (5.06%) Entra ID
6 39 (3.40%) Power Platform
7 23 (2.01%) GitHub
8 20 (1.74%) AWS CloudFormation
8 20 (1.74%) Google Analytics
8 20 (1.74%) Serverless
9 19 (1.66%) SaaS
10 18 (1.57%) Amazon S3
11 16 (1.39%) Azure Sentinel
12 15 (1.31%) Amazon EC2
12 15 (1.31%) Figma
12 15 (1.31%) PaaS
13 14 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
13 14 (1.22%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 14 (1.22%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 13 (1.13%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 34 (2.96%) Network Security
2 28 (2.44%) Firewall
3 25 (2.18%) VPN
3 25 (2.18%) WAN
4 18 (1.57%) DNS
5 17 (1.48%) BGP
5 17 (1.48%) LAN
6 14 (1.22%) DHCP
6 14 (1.22%) TCP/IP
7 12 (1.05%) MPLS
7 12 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (0.78%) SMTP
9 7 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (0.61%) SNMP
10 6 (0.52%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.52%) Cisco Firepower
10 6 (0.52%) VoIP
11 5 (0.44%) HTTP
11 5 (0.44%) SSL
12 4 (0.35%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.05%) PostgreSQL
2 32 (2.79%) Power BI
3 17 (1.48%) Metadata
4 12 (1.05%) DynamoDB
4 12 (1.05%) NoSQL
5 11 (0.96%) Amazon Athena
5 11 (0.96%) Big Data
5 11 (0.96%) Redis
6 10 (0.87%) MongoDB
7 9 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (0.70%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (0.52%) BigQuery
9 6 (0.52%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.52%) SQL Server
10 4 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.35%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.35%) MySQL
10 4 (0.35%) Tableau
11 3 (0.26%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 47 (4.10%) Git
2 35 (3.05%) GitLab
3 26 (2.27%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.13%) JUnit
4 13 (1.13%) Selenium
5 11 (0.96%) Axure RP
6 10 (0.87%) Balsamiq
7 9 (0.78%) JIRA
8 8 (0.70%) Maven
9 7 (0.61%) Mockito
10 6 (0.52%) Burp Suite
10 6 (0.52%) Metasploit
11 5 (0.44%) Cucumber
11 5 (0.44%) Postman
12 4 (0.35%) JMeter
13 3 (0.26%) Babel
13 3 (0.26%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.26%) SoapUI
13 3 (0.26%) SonarQube
13 3 (0.26%) webpack
General
1 320 (27.90%) Social Skills
2 316 (27.55%) Public Sector
3 168 (14.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 116 (10.11%) Analytical Skills
5 106 (9.24%) Law
6 103 (8.98%) Finance
7 51 (4.45%) Back Office
8 40 (3.49%) Legal
9 36 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
10 32 (2.79%) Telecoms
11 22 (1.92%) Manufacturing
11 22 (1.92%) Retail
12 21 (1.83%) Influencing Skills
13 20 (1.74%) Aerospace
13 20 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (0.96%) Aviation
14 11 (0.96%) Military
15 8 (0.70%) Automotive
15 8 (0.70%) Marketing
16 7 (0.61%) Police
Job Titles
1 227 (19.79%) Senior
2 173 (15.08%) Architect
3 117 (10.20%) Consultant
4 105 (9.15%) Developer
5 87 (7.59%) Analyst
5 87 (7.59%) Lead
6 80 (6.97%) Solutions Architect
7 69 (6.02%) Software Engineer
8 62 (5.41%) Support Engineer
9 54 (4.71%) Site Engineer
10 49 (4.27%) Data Engineer
11 48 (4.18%) Desktop Engineer
11 48 (4.18%) Desktop Support
11 48 (4.18%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 46 (4.01%) Cloud Engineer
13 42 (3.66%) Business Analyst
13 42 (3.66%) Senior Manager
14 41 (3.57%) Security Consultant
15 40 (3.49%) Java Developer
16 38 (3.31%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.57%) REST
2 35 (3.05%) Spring
3 33 (2.88%) .NET
4 26 (2.27%) React
5 20 (1.74%) SOAP
6 18 (1.57%) CSS
6 18 (1.57%) HTML
7 17 (1.48%) Middleware
7 17 (1.48%) Spring Boot
8 15 (1.31%) Playwright
9 14 (1.22%) Lightning Web Components
9 14 (1.22%) Visualforce
10 12 (1.05%) Kafka
11 11 (0.96%) RESTful
12 9 (0.78%) Django
12 9 (0.78%) SAML
13 8 (0.70%) ASP.NET
13 8 (0.70%) HTML5 Canvas
13 8 (0.70%) Node.js
13 8 (0.70%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 76 (6.63%) Cloud Native
2 58 (5.06%) Product Ownership
3 41 (3.57%) Onboarding
4 38 (3.31%) Management Information System
5 37 (3.23%) Data Centre
5 37 (3.23%) Security Posture
6 22 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
7 20 (1.74%) PKI
8 15 (1.31%) Driving Licence
9 14 (1.22%) Blog
10 12 (1.05%) Security Operations Centre
11 11 (0.96%) Low-Code
12 10 (0.87%) Data Structures
12 10 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (0.70%) AI Agents
13 8 (0.70%) Distributed Systems
14 7 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (0.61%) Hybrid Cloud
15 6 (0.52%) Cyber Threat
15 6 (0.52%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 107 (9.33%) Windows
2 72 (6.28%) Linux
3 53 (4.62%) Windows 10
4 24 (2.09%) Windows Server
5 20 (1.74%) Unix
6 5 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.44%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.17%) Android
8 2 (0.17%) CentOS
9 1 (0.087%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.087%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.087%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (22.41%) Agile
2 199 (17.35%) Continuous Improvement
3 178 (15.52%) Cybersecurity
4 140 (12.21%) DevOps
4 140 (12.21%) Mentoring
5 135 (11.77%) CI/CD
6 127 (11.07%) Problem-Solving
7 118 (10.29%) Analytics
8 116 (10.11%) Community of Practice
9 110 (9.59%) ITIL
10 109 (9.50%) Technology Strategy
11 103 (8.98%) Software Engineering
12 99 (8.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 96 (8.37%) Infrastructure as Code
14 91 (7.93%) Stakeholder Management
15 74 (6.45%) Collaborative Culture
16 72 (6.28%) Cloud Security
16 72 (6.28%) Scrum
17 68 (5.93%) Risk Management
17 68 (5.93%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 123 (10.72%) Python
2 115 (10.03%) Java
3 71 (6.19%) JavaScript
4 66 (5.75%) SQL
5 31 (2.70%) C#
6 29 (2.53%) Bash
7 28 (2.44%) PowerShell
8 26 (2.27%) C++
9 25 (2.18%) TypeScript
10 14 (1.22%) Apex Code
11 9 (0.78%) Rust
12 6 (0.52%) C
12 6 (0.52%) Groovy
12 6 (0.52%) PL/SQL
12 6 (0.52%) Scala
13 4 (0.35%) Go
13 4 (0.35%) VBA
14 3 (0.26%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.26%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.26%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 1,147 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 243 (21.19%) Degree
3 195 (17.00%) DV Cleared
4 62 (5.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 55 (4.80%) CISSP
6 48 (4.18%) CTC Cleared
7 42 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
8 40 (3.49%) CISM
9 34 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
10 22 (1.92%) AWS Certification
10 22 (1.92%) Azure Certification
11 16 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (1.31%) TOGAF Certification
13 13 (1.13%) CREST Certified
13 13 (1.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 10 (0.87%) CRISC
14 10 (0.87%) HNC
15 8 (0.70%) CCIE
15 8 (0.70%) Master's Degree
16 7 (0.61%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (8.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 58 (5.06%) NIST
3 57 (4.97%) SLA
4 44 (3.84%) QA
5 42 (3.66%) Accessibility
6 38 (3.31%) GDPR
7 35 (3.05%) NCSC
8 22 (1.92%) Data Quality
9 19 (1.66%) PCI DSS
10 18 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
10 18 (1.57%) GRC
11 16 (1.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 15 (1.31%) WCAG
13 14 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
14 11 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 11 (0.96%) JSP 440
15 10 (0.87%) Def Stans
16 7 (0.61%) Government Security Classifications
17 5 (0.44%) NEBOSH
17 5 (0.44%) NIST 800
System Software
1 67 (5.84%) Docker
2 32 (2.79%) Active Directory
3 18 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.96%) VMware NSX
5 10 (0.87%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.44%) Firmware
6 5 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.44%) vSphere
7 4 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.087%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.087%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.087%) IAG
9 1 (0.087%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.087%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.087%) Xen
Systems Management
1 90 (7.85%) Terraform
2 74 (6.45%) Kubernetes
3 41 (3.57%) Ansible
4 22 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (1.83%) Prometheus
6 19 (1.66%) Grafana
7 10 (0.87%) Argo
8 8 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.52%) Kustomize
9 6 (0.52%) Nmap
9 6 (0.52%) Packer
9 6 (0.52%) Progress Chef
9 6 (0.52%) Puppet
10 5 (0.44%) AWS Copilot
10 5 (0.44%) Endace
10 5 (0.44%) Istio
10 5 (0.44%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.35%) Kibana
11 4 (0.35%) Nagios
11 4 (0.35%) SCCM
Vendors
1 174 (15.17%) Microsoft
2 83 (7.24%) Cisco
3 48 (4.18%) Google
4 32 (2.79%) Oracle
5 29 (2.53%) VMware
6 25 (2.18%) Salesforce
7 19 (1.66%) Red Hat
8 17 (1.48%) MuleSoft
9 15 (1.31%) Adobe
9 15 (1.31%) SAP
9 15 (1.31%) ServiceNow
10 12 (1.05%) CyberArk
11 9 (0.78%) Meraki
12 8 (0.70%) F5
12 8 (0.70%) Splunk
13 7 (0.61%) CheckPoint
13 7 (0.61%) Databricks
13 7 (0.61%) Juniper
14 4 (0.35%) BMC
14 4 (0.35%) Dell