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 2 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 54 41
Rank change year-on-year +4 -13 +40
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 729 1,002 1,327
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.81% 5.25% 6.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.92% 19.57% 22.95%
Number of salaries quoted 469 634 1,066
10th Percentile £41,450 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £78,790 £79,225 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%

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 5,236 5,120 5,781
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.58% 26.82% 27.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,421 2,613 4,317
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £78,500 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £89,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +0.88%

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 2 December 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 27 (3.70%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.51%) Confluence
3 9 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.55%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.41%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.41%) GeoServer
6 3 (0.41%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.41%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.41%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.41%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.14%) Camunda
7 1 (0.14%) IIS
Applications
1 27 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (3.29%) Adobe XD
3 14 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.41%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.41%) Simulink
6 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.27%) Revit
7 1 (0.14%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.14%) Navisworks
Business Applications
1 26 (3.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 18 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.55%) Primavera
5 3 (0.41%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.27%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.27%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.14%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.14%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.14%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.14%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 184 (25.24%) Azure
2 148 (20.30%) AWS
3 72 (9.88%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (5.76%) Power Platform
5 38 (5.21%) GCP
6 34 (4.66%) Entra ID
7 31 (4.25%) AWS CloudFormation
8 30 (4.12%) PowerApps
9 28 (3.84%) Azure DevOps
10 27 (3.70%) Power Automate
11 26 (3.57%) Figma
12 25 (3.43%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (3.29%) Amazon ECS
14 23 (3.16%) Amazon EKS
15 22 (3.02%) GitHub
15 22 (3.02%) Serverless
16 20 (2.74%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 16 (2.19%) Azure Monitor
17 16 (2.19%) GitHub Actions
18 15 (2.06%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.12%) Firewall
2 21 (2.88%) VPN
3 19 (2.61%) Wireless
4 17 (2.33%) Software-Defined Radio
5 16 (2.19%) LAN
6 15 (2.06%) TCP/IP
7 13 (1.78%) WAN
8 10 (1.37%) Ethernet
8 10 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.23%) Network Security
10 7 (0.96%) BGP
10 7 (0.96%) DNS
10 7 (0.96%) Junos
10 7 (0.96%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.82%) IPsec
11 6 (0.82%) MPLS
12 5 (0.69%) Wireshark
13 4 (0.55%) Cisco Firepower
13 4 (0.55%) Cisco IOS
13 4 (0.55%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.80%) PostgreSQL
2 31 (4.25%) Power BI
3 14 (1.92%) Amazon RDS
3 14 (1.92%) MongoDB
3 14 (1.92%) NoSQL
4 12 (1.65%) Relational Database
4 12 (1.65%) SQL Server
5 11 (1.51%) MySQL
6 9 (1.23%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (1.10%) Redis
8 7 (0.96%) Metadata
9 5 (0.69%) Big Data
9 5 (0.69%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.41%) GIS
11 3 (0.41%) Neo4j
11 3 (0.41%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.41%) Oracle Discoverer
11 3 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 27 (3.70%) Balsamiq
2 26 (3.57%) Git
3 24 (3.29%) Axure RP
4 20 (2.74%) Jenkins
5 18 (2.47%) JIRA
6 11 (1.51%) Cypress.io
6 11 (1.51%) Selenium
7 8 (1.10%) GitLab
7 8 (1.10%) WebDriver
8 5 (0.69%) Babel
8 5 (0.69%) TeamCity
8 5 (0.69%) webpack
9 4 (0.55%) MLflow
10 3 (0.41%) Burp Suite
10 3 (0.41%) Metasploit
10 3 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.41%) Rational Rhapsody
11 2 (0.27%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
General
1 220 (30.18%) Social Skills
2 195 (26.75%) Public Sector
3 175 (24.01%) Finance
4 119 (16.32%) Analytical Skills
5 88 (12.07%) Law
6 86 (11.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 55 (7.54%) Manufacturing
8 45 (6.17%) Electronics
9 41 (5.62%) Marketing
9 41 (5.62%) Telecoms
10 21 (2.88%) Back Office
11 20 (2.74%) Aerospace
12 16 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.06%) Military
14 11 (1.51%) Retail
15 9 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (0.96%) Aviation
17 6 (0.82%) Advertising
18 5 (0.69%) Legal
18 5 (0.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 103 (14.13%) Senior
2 89 (12.21%) Consultant
3 83 (11.39%) Developer
4 75 (10.29%) Architect
5 64 (8.78%) Systems Engineer
6 47 (6.45%) Analyst
7 44 (6.04%) Administrator
8 40 (5.49%) Lead
9 36 (4.94%) Software Engineer
9 36 (4.94%) Systems Administrator
10 32 (4.39%) Designer
10 32 (4.39%) Security Consultant
11 27 (3.70%) Senior Developer
12 22 (3.02%) Cloud Engineer
13 20 (2.74%) Desktop Support
14 18 (2.47%) Service Designer
14 18 (2.47%) Software Developer
14 18 (2.47%) Support Engineer
14 18 (2.47%) Technical Architect
15 17 (2.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (5.90%) React
2 27 (3.70%) .NET
3 24 (3.29%) HTML
3 24 (3.29%) Node.js
3 24 (3.29%) SAP CAF
4 23 (3.16%) CSS
5 18 (2.47%) Django
5 18 (2.47%) Spring
6 16 (2.19%) HTML5 Canvas
6 16 (2.19%) Spring Boot
7 13 (1.78%) REST
8 12 (1.65%) AngularJS
9 10 (1.37%) Kafka
9 10 (1.37%) SAP Fiori
10 9 (1.23%) Middleware
11 8 (1.10%) SOAP
11 8 (1.10%) Web Services
12 7 (0.96%) .NET Core
12 7 (0.96%) RESTful
12 7 (0.96%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 106 (14.54%) e-Learning
2 52 (7.13%) Cloud Native
3 37 (5.08%) Data Centre
4 36 (4.94%) Product Ownership
5 22 (3.02%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.88%) Onboarding
7 20 (2.74%) Hybrid Cloud
7 20 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
8 17 (2.33%) Embedded Systems
8 17 (2.33%) MicroBlaze
8 17 (2.33%) RISC-V
9 16 (2.19%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.78%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.37%) Driving Licence
12 9 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.23%) PKI
13 8 (1.10%) Private Cloud
13 8 (1.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 7 (0.96%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 107 (14.68%) Linux
2 63 (8.64%) Windows
3 42 (5.76%) Unix
4 21 (2.88%) Windows 10
5 17 (2.33%) Embedded Linux
6 15 (2.06%) Windows Server
7 8 (1.10%) Rocky
7 8 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.82%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.55%) Android
9 4 (0.55%) CentOS
9 4 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.41%) VMS
11 2 (0.27%) HPUX
11 2 (0.27%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.27%) Solaris
12 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (26.47%) Agile
2 134 (18.38%) Problem-Solving
3 131 (17.97%) Innovative Thinking
4 104 (14.27%) Software Engineering
5 102 (13.99%) DevOps
6 100 (13.72%) Continuous Improvement
7 95 (13.03%) Cybersecurity
8 90 (12.35%) CI/CD
9 82 (11.25%) Analytics
10 76 (10.43%) Business Intelligence
11 74 (10.15%) Community of Practice
12 69 (9.47%) Computer Science
13 67 (9.19%) Technology Strategy
14 60 (8.23%) AI
15 59 (8.09%) Collaborative Culture
16 58 (7.96%) Mentoring
17 57 (7.82%) User Experience
18 54 (7.41%) Infrastructure as Code
18 54 (7.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 49 (6.72%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 108 (14.81%) Python
2 79 (10.84%) JavaScript
3 71 (9.74%) Java
4 42 (5.76%) C#
5 41 (5.62%) SQL
6 31 (4.25%) C
7 30 (4.12%) C++
8 29 (3.98%) PowerShell
9 26 (3.57%) TypeScript
10 21 (2.88%) Bicep
11 19 (2.61%) Bash
12 10 (1.37%) MATLAB
13 9 (1.23%) Go
14 8 (1.10%) Kotlin
15 7 (0.96%) Apex Code
16 6 (0.82%) Scala
16 6 (0.82%) VBA
17 5 (0.69%) R
18 4 (0.55%) PL/SQL
18 4 (0.55%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 729 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 236 (32.37%) Degree
3 123 (16.87%) DV Cleared
4 63 (8.64%) Cisco Certification
5 59 (8.09%) BPSS Clearance
6 52 (7.13%) CISSP
7 49 (6.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 47 (6.45%) CISM
9 46 (6.31%) CCNP
10 42 (5.76%) Azure Certification
11 37 (5.08%) CCNA
12 36 (4.94%) Microsoft Certification
13 33 (4.53%) AWS Certification
14 29 (3.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 20 (2.74%) CTC Cleared
16 16 (2.19%) Master's Degree
17 10 (1.37%) CompTIA Security+
18 9 (1.23%) RHCSA
19 8 (1.10%) CRISC
19 8 (1.10%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (8.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (6.86%) NIST
3 46 (6.31%) Accessibility
4 34 (4.66%) GRC
5 30 (4.12%) QA
6 26 (3.57%) WCAG
7 24 (3.29%) GDPR
7 24 (3.29%) SLA
8 9 (1.23%) Data Quality
9 7 (0.96%) JSP 440
9 7 (0.96%) NCSC
10 5 (0.69%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.41%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.41%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (0.41%) NEBOSH
11 3 (0.41%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.27%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 41 (5.62%) Docker
2 28 (3.84%) Active Directory
3 24 (3.29%) Firmware
4 17 (2.33%) Embedded Firmware
5 16 (2.19%) Hyper-V
5 16 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.69%) vSphere
8 3 (0.41%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.27%) IAG
9 2 (0.27%) pfSense
10 1 (0.14%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 60 (8.23%) Kubernetes
2 57 (7.82%) Terraform
3 28 (3.84%) Ansible
4 21 (2.88%) Grafana
5 6 (0.82%) SCOM
6 5 (0.69%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.55%) Kibana
8 3 (0.41%) Endace
8 3 (0.41%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.41%) Nmap
8 3 (0.41%) 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 (0.14%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 118 (16.19%) Microsoft
2 83 (11.39%) Cisco
3 57 (7.82%) SAP
4 38 (5.21%) Google
5 29 (3.98%) Salesforce
6 26 (3.57%) Sparx
7 24 (3.29%) Adobe
7 24 (3.29%) VMware
8 16 (2.19%) Oracle
9 15 (2.06%) Red Hat
10 12 (1.65%) Juniper
11 10 (1.37%) Dell
11 10 (1.37%) ServiceNow
12 7 (0.96%) MuleSoft
13 6 (0.82%) Databricks
13 6 (0.82%) Splunk
14 5 (0.69%) CheckPoint
14 5 (0.69%) F5
14 5 (0.69%) Fortinet
15 4 (0.55%) Ariba