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 26 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 51 39
Rank change year-on-year +1 -12 +44
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 750 1,045 1,347
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.92% 5.26% 6.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.07% 19.79% 23.01%
Number of salaries quoted 482 660 1,079
10th Percentile £41,500 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,554 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.59% +1.69% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,225 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £85,195
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year - +2.56% -1.85%

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 5,329 5,281 5,854
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.95% 26.57% 27.83%
Number of salaries quoted 2,472 2,661 4,344
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,950 £88,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +0.77%

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 26 November 2025.

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 (3.73%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.60%) Confluence
3 9 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.80%) Appian
5 4 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.40%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.40%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.40%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.27%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.27%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.13%) Camunda
8 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 27 (3.60%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (3.07%) Adobe XD
3 15 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.40%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.40%) Simulink
6 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.27%) Revit
7 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.13%) Navisworks
Business Applications
1 28 (3.73%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 18 (2.40%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.53%) Primavera
5 3 (0.40%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.27%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.27%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.13%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 182 (24.27%) Azure
2 146 (19.47%) AWS
3 73 (9.73%) Microsoft 365
4 45 (6.00%) Power Platform
5 37 (4.93%) GCP
6 34 (4.53%) Entra ID
7 31 (4.13%) AWS CloudFormation
7 31 (4.13%) PowerApps
8 29 (3.87%) Azure DevOps
9 27 (3.60%) Power Automate
10 25 (3.33%) Dynamics 365
10 25 (3.33%) Figma
11 24 (3.20%) Amazon ECS
11 24 (3.20%) GitHub
12 23 (3.07%) Amazon EKS
12 23 (3.07%) Serverless
13 20 (2.67%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 18 (2.40%) GitHub Actions
15 16 (2.13%) AWS Lambda
15 16 (2.13%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 32 (4.27%) Firewall
2 26 (3.47%) VPN
3 22 (2.93%) Wireless
4 21 (2.80%) LAN
5 19 (2.53%) Software-Defined Radio
6 17 (2.27%) WAN
7 15 (2.00%) TCP/IP
8 14 (1.87%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (1.47%) Junos
10 10 (1.33%) Ethernet
11 9 (1.20%) DNS
12 8 (1.07%) Network Security
13 7 (0.93%) BGP
13 7 (0.93%) SD-WAN
14 6 (0.80%) IPsec
14 6 (0.80%) MPLS
15 5 (0.67%) Wireshark
16 4 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
16 4 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
16 4 (0.53%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.53%) PostgreSQL
1 34 (4.53%) Power BI
2 15 (2.00%) Amazon RDS
3 14 (1.87%) MongoDB
3 14 (1.87%) NoSQL
4 12 (1.60%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.47%) MySQL
5 11 (1.47%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.20%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (1.07%) Redis
8 7 (0.93%) Metadata
9 5 (0.67%) Big Data
9 5 (0.67%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.53%) Tableau
11 3 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.40%) Neo4j
11 3 (0.40%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.40%) Oracle Discoverer
11 3 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 28 (3.73%) Git
2 26 (3.47%) Balsamiq
3 23 (3.07%) Axure RP
4 20 (2.67%) Jenkins
5 18 (2.40%) JIRA
6 11 (1.47%) Cypress.io
6 11 (1.47%) Selenium
7 8 (1.07%) GitLab
7 8 (1.07%) WebDriver
8 6 (0.80%) Babel
8 6 (0.80%) TeamCity
8 6 (0.80%) webpack
9 4 (0.53%) MLflow
10 3 (0.40%) Burp Suite
10 3 (0.40%) Metasploit
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.40%) Rational Rhapsody
11 2 (0.27%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
General
1 224 (29.87%) Social Skills
2 197 (26.27%) Public Sector
3 190 (25.33%) Finance
4 126 (16.80%) Analytical Skills
5 87 (11.60%) Law
6 85 (11.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 54 (7.20%) Manufacturing
8 44 (5.87%) Electronics
9 41 (5.47%) Marketing
10 40 (5.33%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.80%) Back Office
12 20 (2.67%) Aerospace
13 17 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (2.00%) Military
15 11 (1.47%) Retail
16 10 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
17 7 (0.93%) Aviation
18 6 (0.80%) Advertising
19 5 (0.67%) Legal
19 5 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 111 (14.80%) Senior
2 91 (12.13%) Developer
3 89 (11.87%) Consultant
4 78 (10.40%) Architect
5 67 (8.93%) Systems Engineer
6 48 (6.40%) Analyst
7 46 (6.13%) Administrator
8 40 (5.33%) Lead
9 38 (5.07%) Systems Administrator
10 37 (4.93%) Software Engineer
11 33 (4.40%) Designer
12 32 (4.27%) Senior Developer
13 30 (4.00%) Security Consultant
14 20 (2.67%) Cloud Engineer
14 20 (2.67%) Desktop Support
15 19 (2.53%) Embedded Engineer
15 19 (2.53%) Embedded Software Engineer
15 19 (2.53%) Service Designer
16 18 (2.40%) Software Developer
16 18 (2.40%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.87%) React
2 26 (3.47%) Node.js
3 25 (3.33%) .NET
3 25 (3.33%) HTML
4 24 (3.20%) CSS
5 22 (2.93%) SAP CAF
6 18 (2.40%) Spring
7 17 (2.27%) Django
8 16 (2.13%) HTML5 Canvas
8 16 (2.13%) Spring Boot
9 13 (1.73%) REST
10 12 (1.60%) AngularJS
11 10 (1.33%) Kafka
11 10 (1.33%) SAP Fiori
12 9 (1.20%) Middleware
13 8 (1.07%) RESTful
13 8 (1.07%) SOAP
13 8 (1.07%) Web Services
14 7 (0.93%) .NET Core
14 7 (0.93%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 114 (15.20%) e-Learning
2 53 (7.07%) Cloud Native
3 41 (5.47%) Data Centre
4 35 (4.67%) Product Ownership
5 23 (3.07%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.80%) Hybrid Cloud
7 20 (2.67%) Onboarding
7 20 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
8 19 (2.53%) Embedded Systems
8 19 (2.53%) MicroBlaze
8 19 (2.53%) RISC-V
9 16 (2.13%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.73%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.33%) Driving Licence
12 9 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.20%) PKI
13 8 (1.07%) Private Cloud
13 8 (1.07%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 8 (1.07%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 112 (14.93%) Linux
2 62 (8.27%) Windows
3 43 (5.73%) Unix
4 21 (2.80%) Windows 10
5 19 (2.53%) Embedded Linux
6 13 (1.73%) Windows Server
7 8 (1.07%) Rocky
7 8 (1.07%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.67%) CentOS
8 5 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.67%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.53%) Android
10 3 (0.40%) HPUX
10 3 (0.40%) Oracle Linux
10 3 (0.40%) Solaris
10 3 (0.40%) VMS
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (27.20%) Agile
2 141 (18.80%) Problem-Solving
3 139 (18.53%) Innovative Thinking
4 109 (14.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (13.87%) Software Engineering
6 103 (13.73%) DevOps
7 95 (12.67%) Cybersecurity
8 91 (12.13%) CI/CD
9 80 (10.67%) Analytics
10 77 (10.27%) Business Intelligence
11 73 (9.73%) Community of Practice
11 73 (9.73%) Computer Science
12 66 (8.80%) Technology Strategy
13 59 (7.87%) AI
13 59 (7.87%) Mentoring
14 58 (7.73%) Collaborative Culture
14 58 (7.73%) User Experience
15 55 (7.33%) Infrastructure as Code
16 53 (7.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 50 (6.67%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 109 (14.53%) Python
2 81 (10.80%) JavaScript
3 70 (9.33%) Java
4 43 (5.73%) SQL
5 41 (5.47%) C#
6 33 (4.40%) C
7 32 (4.27%) C++
8 30 (4.00%) PowerShell
9 29 (3.87%) TypeScript
10 21 (2.80%) Bicep
11 19 (2.53%) Bash
12 10 (1.33%) MATLAB
13 9 (1.20%) Go
14 8 (1.07%) Kotlin
15 7 (0.93%) Apex Code
15 7 (0.93%) VBA
16 6 (0.80%) Scala
17 5 (0.67%) R
18 4 (0.53%) PL/SQL
18 4 (0.53%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 750 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 246 (32.80%) Degree
3 128 (17.07%) DV Cleared
4 69 (9.20%) Cisco Certification
5 59 (7.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 52 (6.93%) CCNP
6 52 (6.93%) Computer Science Degree
7 50 (6.67%) CISSP
8 45 (6.00%) CISM
9 43 (5.73%) Azure Certification
10 41 (5.47%) CCNA
11 36 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
12 34 (4.53%) AWS Certification
13 27 (3.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 20 (2.67%) CTC Cleared
15 17 (2.27%) Master's Degree
16 11 (1.47%) RHCSA
17 10 (1.33%) CompTIA Security+
18 8 (1.07%) CRISC
18 8 (1.07%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (6.40%) NIST
3 46 (6.13%) Accessibility
4 32 (4.27%) GRC
5 29 (3.87%) QA
6 25 (3.33%) GDPR
6 25 (3.33%) WCAG
7 24 (3.20%) SLA
8 8 (1.07%) Data Quality
9 7 (0.93%) JSP 440
9 7 (0.93%) NCSC
10 5 (0.67%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.40%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.40%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (0.40%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.40%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 39 (5.20%) Docker
2 28 (3.73%) Active Directory
3 26 (3.47%) Firmware
4 19 (2.53%) Embedded Firmware
5 17 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
6 16 (2.13%) Hyper-V
7 11 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (0.80%) vSphere
9 3 (0.40%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.27%) IAG
10 2 (0.27%) pfSense
11 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 58 (7.73%) Kubernetes
2 56 (7.47%) Terraform
3 28 (3.73%) Ansible
4 21 (2.80%) Grafana
5 6 (0.80%) SCOM
6 5 (0.67%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.53%) Kibana
8 3 (0.40%) Endace
8 3 (0.40%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.40%) Nmap
8 3 (0.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.27%) Argo
9 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.27%) Nagios
9 2 (0.27%) Nessus
9 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.27%) WSUS
9 2 (0.27%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.13%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 117 (15.60%) Microsoft
2 89 (11.87%) Cisco
3 56 (7.47%) SAP
4 36 (4.80%) Google
5 28 (3.73%) Salesforce
5 28 (3.73%) Sparx
6 26 (3.47%) VMware
7 23 (3.07%) Adobe
8 16 (2.13%) Juniper
8 16 (2.13%) Oracle
8 16 (2.13%) Red Hat
9 10 (1.33%) Dell
10 9 (1.20%) ServiceNow
11 7 (0.93%) MuleSoft
12 6 (0.80%) Databricks
12 6 (0.80%) Fortinet
12 6 (0.80%) Splunk
13 5 (0.67%) CheckPoint
13 5 (0.67%) F5
14 4 (0.53%) Foundry