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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 77 47
Rank change year-on-year +44 -30 -3
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,515 734 1,131
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.15% 4.49% 4.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.64% 12.59% 18.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,030 433 741
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,699 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £51,250 £49,775
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £79,225
90th Percentile £98,750 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -

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 5,111 5,831 6,274
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.74% 35.65% 27.35%
Number of salaries quoted 3,200 2,330 2,956
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,000 £34,404
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,780 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,509
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.67% -3.61%

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 September 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 (1.85%) Apache Spark
2 25 (1.65%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.45%) Apache
4 13 (0.86%) Anypoint
4 13 (0.86%) Mule
5 12 (0.79%) Confluence
6 10 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.66%) Oracle Workflow
7 8 (0.53%) Jupyter
7 8 (0.53%) nginx
7 8 (0.53%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 7 (0.46%) Camunda
9 4 (0.26%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.26%) GeoServer
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
10 3 (0.20%) Apache Solr
10 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
11 1 (0.066%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.066%) Oracle HTTP Server
11 1 (0.066%) WordPress
Applications
1 29 (1.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.12%) Simulink
4 15 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.46%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.40%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.26%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.26%) Windchill
9 2 (0.13%) InDesign
9 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.066%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.066%) Houdini
10 1 (0.066%) InVision
10 1 (0.066%) NUKE
10 1 (0.066%) Sketch
10 1 (0.066%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.066%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 11 (0.73%) Primavera
2 7 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.40%) Workday HCM
4 5 (0.33%) Teamcenter
5 4 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.20%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.20%) SAP PSCD
6 3 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.066%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.066%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.066%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.066%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.066%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.066%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.066%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.066%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.066%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 384 (25.35%) Azure
2 353 (23.30%) AWS
3 114 (7.52%) GCP
4 74 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
5 73 (4.82%) Power Platform
6 65 (4.29%) Entra ID
7 42 (2.77%) GitHub
8 38 (2.51%) dbt
9 37 (2.44%) Serverless
10 36 (2.38%) AWS CloudFormation
11 33 (2.18%) Azure DevOps
12 32 (2.11%) Amazon S3
13 23 (1.52%) AWS Lambda
13 23 (1.52%) OpenShift
14 21 (1.39%) Microsoft Purview
15 19 (1.25%) Azure Sentinel
15 19 (1.25%) Google Analytics
16 18 (1.19%) Amazon EC2
16 18 (1.19%) Azure Monitor
17 16 (1.06%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 44 (2.90%) Network Security
2 33 (2.18%) Firewall
3 29 (1.91%) TCP/IP
4 25 (1.65%) DNS
5 16 (1.06%) SSL
6 13 (0.86%) VPN
7 11 (0.73%) Wireless
8 10 (0.66%) ATM
9 9 (0.59%) Ethernet
9 9 (0.59%) WAN
10 8 (0.53%) DHCP
11 6 (0.40%) BGP
12 5 (0.33%) Unified Communications
12 5 (0.33%) VLAN
13 4 (0.26%) LAN
13 4 (0.26%) MPLS
13 4 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
14 3 (0.20%) 3GPP
14 3 (0.20%) Internet
14 3 (0.20%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (4.03%) Power BI
2 43 (2.84%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (1.52%) Big Data
5 21 (1.39%) Amazon Athena
6 19 (1.25%) SQL Server
7 18 (1.19%) Metadata
7 18 (1.19%) Relational Database
8 17 (1.12%) Data Lake
9 16 (1.06%) Tableau
10 15 (0.99%) DynamoDB
11 13 (0.86%) MySQL
12 10 (0.66%) Hadoop
13 7 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
13 7 (0.46%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.46%) Redis
14 6 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.40%) GIS
14 6 (0.40%) Parquet
15 5 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 67 (4.42%) Git
2 33 (2.18%) GitLab
3 28 (1.85%) Jenkins
4 27 (1.78%) JIRA
5 22 (1.45%) JUnit
5 22 (1.45%) Rational DOORS
6 15 (0.99%) Selenium
7 13 (0.86%) Mockito
8 11 (0.73%) Maven
9 10 (0.66%) Burp Suite
9 10 (0.66%) Metasploit
10 9 (0.59%) Cucumber
10 9 (0.59%) Postman
11 8 (0.53%) Balsamiq
12 7 (0.46%) Cypress.io
13 6 (0.40%) Axure RP
13 6 (0.40%) Gatling
13 6 (0.40%) LabVIEW
14 3 (0.20%) Snyk
14 3 (0.20%) SonarQube
General
1 442 (29.17%) Social Skills
2 359 (23.70%) Public Sector
3 345 (22.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 295 (19.47%) Finance
5 180 (11.88%) Analytical Skills
6 165 (10.89%) Aerospace
7 146 (9.64%) Law
8 59 (3.89%) Legal
9 52 (3.43%) Presentation Skills
10 50 (3.30%) Electronics
10 50 (3.30%) Military
10 50 (3.30%) Retail
11 43 (2.84%) Influencing Skills
12 42 (2.77%) Organisational Skills
12 42 (2.77%) Police
13 33 (2.18%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.39%) Telecoms
15 14 (0.92%) Local Government
16 13 (0.86%) Aviation
17 11 (0.73%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 301 (19.87%) Senior
2 252 (16.63%) Architect
3 141 (9.31%) Software Engineer
4 139 (9.17%) Lead
5 134 (8.84%) Consultant
6 121 (7.99%) Developer
7 113 (7.46%) Analyst
8 85 (5.61%) Solutions Architect
9 70 (4.62%) Data Engineer
10 67 (4.42%) Principal Engineer
11 53 (3.50%) Security Consultant
11 53 (3.50%) Senior Manager
12 48 (3.17%) Cloud Engineer
12 48 (3.17%) DevOps Engineer
13 45 (2.97%) Security Architect
14 42 (2.77%) Senior Analyst
15 41 (2.71%) Business Analyst
15 41 (2.71%) Senior Developer
16 40 (2.64%) Cloud Architect
17 39 (2.57%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 108 (7.13%) Terraform
2 52 (3.43%) React
3 37 (2.44%) REST
3 37 (2.44%) Spring
4 36 (2.38%) .NET
5 27 (1.78%) CSS
6 23 (1.52%) HTML
6 23 (1.52%) PySpark
7 21 (1.39%) Node.js
7 21 (1.39%) Playwright
8 20 (1.32%) .NET Core
9 19 (1.25%) AngularJS
9 19 (1.25%) Kafka
9 19 (1.25%) OAuth
10 16 (1.06%) JSON
10 16 (1.06%) OAuth2
11 15 (0.99%) JWT
11 15 (0.99%) Spring Boot
12 14 (0.92%) Entity Framework
13 13 (0.86%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 110 (7.26%) Cloud Native
2 62 (4.09%) Management Information System
3 51 (3.37%) Product Ownership
4 44 (2.90%) Onboarding
5 36 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 30 (1.98%) Data Centre
7 29 (1.91%) Security Posture
8 28 (1.85%) Driving Licence
8 28 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.72%) Blog
9 26 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
10 22 (1.45%) FPGA
11 18 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
11 18 (1.19%) Security Operations Centre
12 16 (1.06%) Public Cloud
13 15 (0.99%) Algorithms
13 15 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
13 15 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
14 14 (0.92%) AI Agents
15 13 (0.86%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 111 (7.33%) Linux
2 94 (6.20%) Windows
3 41 (2.71%) Windows Server
4 32 (2.11%) Unix
5 14 (0.92%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.33%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.26%) Kali Linux
8 4 (0.26%) Solaris
8 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.20%) Android
10 2 (0.13%) AIX
10 2 (0.13%) FreeRTOS
10 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.066%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.066%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.066%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (27.66%) Agile
2 295 (19.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 266 (17.56%) Mentoring
4 235 (15.51%) Software Engineering
5 226 (14.92%) Cybersecurity
6 221 (14.59%) Problem-Solving
7 219 (14.46%) CI/CD
8 199 (13.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 196 (12.94%) DevOps
10 186 (12.28%) AI
11 169 (11.16%) Stakeholder Management
12 162 (10.69%) Analytics
13 158 (10.43%) Decision-Making
14 151 (9.97%) Coaching
15 150 (9.90%) Community of Practice
16 134 (8.84%) Technology Strategy
17 133 (8.78%) Technical Leadership
18 128 (8.45%) Infrastructure as Code
19 126 (8.32%) Project Delivery
20 118 (7.79%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 183 (12.08%) Python
2 137 (9.04%) Java
3 114 (7.52%) SQL
4 89 (5.87%) JavaScript
5 54 (3.56%) C#
6 53 (3.50%) C++
7 43 (2.84%) Bash
8 39 (2.57%) PowerShell
9 28 (1.85%) TypeScript
10 23 (1.52%) MATLAB
11 19 (1.25%) Ada
11 19 (1.25%) C
12 15 (0.99%) PL/SQL
13 14 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
14 13 (0.86%) Bicep
14 13 (0.86%) DataWeave
15 12 (0.79%) Ruby
16 8 (0.53%) Go
16 8 (0.53%) Rust
16 8 (0.53%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,515 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 280 (18.48%) DV Cleared
3 276 (18.22%) Degree
4 185 (12.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 71 (4.69%) CISSP
6 56 (3.70%) CISM
7 48 (3.17%) Azure Certification
8 45 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 38 (2.51%) AWS Certification
10 30 (1.98%) Master's Degree
11 22 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (1.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 18 (1.19%) Chartered Engineer
13 18 (1.19%) PhD
14 16 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
15 15 (0.99%) CRISC
15 15 (0.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 15 (0.99%) TOGAF Certification
16 13 (0.86%) CHECK Team Member
17 12 (0.79%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (10.30%) Accessibility
2 127 (8.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 76 (5.02%) NIST
4 61 (4.03%) NCSC
5 48 (3.17%) QA
6 42 (2.77%) Data Quality
7 33 (2.18%) GRC
8 31 (2.05%) GDPR
9 25 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials
10 21 (1.39%) SLA
11 19 (1.25%) PCI DSS
12 18 (1.19%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 18 (1.19%) WCAG
13 15 (0.99%) Def Stans
14 14 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (0.66%) JSP 440
16 7 (0.46%) NIST 800
17 6 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 6 (0.40%) PMO
18 5 (0.33%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 94 (6.20%) Docker
2 49 (3.23%) Active Directory
3 34 (2.24%) Firmware
4 32 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
5 20 (1.32%) Hyper-V
6 15 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.40%) Squid
7 6 (0.40%) vSphere
8 5 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
9 4 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
10 3 (0.20%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.066%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.066%) IAG
12 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.066%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 100 (6.60%) Kubernetes
2 39 (2.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 32 (2.11%) Ansible
4 22 (1.45%) Grafana
5 16 (1.06%) Prometheus
6 13 (0.86%) CloudHub
7 11 (0.73%) Argo
8 10 (0.66%) Nmap
9 8 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
10 7 (0.46%) Kustomize
11 6 (0.40%) Istio
12 5 (0.33%) Packer
13 4 (0.26%) Kibana
13 4 (0.26%) Progress Chef
13 4 (0.26%) vCenter Server
14 3 (0.20%) SCCM
15 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
15 2 (0.13%) Graylog
15 2 (0.13%) Nagios
15 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 225 (14.85%) Microsoft
2 63 (4.16%) ServiceNow
3 57 (3.76%) Oracle
4 55 (3.63%) Google
5 44 (2.90%) VMware
6 42 (2.77%) SAP
7 21 (1.39%) Red Hat
8 20 (1.32%) Salesforce
9 19 (1.25%) Cisco
10 18 (1.19%) Workday
11 17 (1.12%) Databricks
12 16 (1.06%) OpenAI
12 16 (1.06%) YouTube
13 15 (0.99%) MuleSoft
14 14 (0.92%) Veeam
15 13 (0.86%) Adobe
15 13 (0.86%) CyberArk
15 13 (0.86%) Thales
16 11 (0.73%) Okta
16 11 (0.73%) Siemens