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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 91 51
Rank change year-on-year +56 -40 -1
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,364 642 1,138
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.01% 3.89% 4.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 28.89% 11.47% 17.36%
Number of salaries quoted 978 392 875
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,375 £47,522
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £73,299
90th Percentile £95,375 £90,000 £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 4,722 5,597 6,555
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.80% 33.88% 26.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3,089 2,468 3,824
10th Percentile £33,700 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,938 £41,250 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £79,688 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £87,500
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 10 August 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 30 (2.20%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.91%) Apache Spark
3 23 (1.69%) Apache
4 13 (0.95%) Anypoint
4 13 (0.95%) Mule
5 11 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
6 9 (0.66%) Confluence
7 7 (0.51%) Camunda
7 7 (0.51%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.51%) nginx
7 7 (0.51%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 5 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.22%) Apache Solr
10 2 (0.15%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.15%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.15%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.15%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.073%) Appian
11 1 (0.073%) CMS
11 1 (0.073%) SAS
Applications
1 24 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (1.17%) Simulink
3 12 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (0.66%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.51%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.29%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.29%) Windchill
9 2 (0.15%) InDesign
10 1 (0.073%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.073%) CATIA
10 1 (0.073%) Houdini
10 1 (0.073%) InVision
10 1 (0.073%) NUKE
10 1 (0.073%) Sketch
10 1 (0.073%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.073%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 7 (0.51%) Primavera
2 6 (0.44%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.37%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.15%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.15%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.073%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.073%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.073%) SAP FSCM
6 1 (0.073%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.073%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.073%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 382 (28.01%) Azure
2 359 (26.32%) AWS
3 119 (8.72%) GCP
4 77 (5.65%) Microsoft 365
5 63 (4.62%) Power Platform
6 49 (3.59%) Entra ID
7 43 (3.15%) dbt
8 41 (3.01%) AWS CloudFormation
9 30 (2.20%) GitHub
10 24 (1.76%) Serverless
11 23 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
12 21 (1.54%) Google Analytics
13 20 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
14 19 (1.39%) Azure Sentinel
15 18 (1.32%) Amazon S3
15 18 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
15 18 (1.32%) PowerApps
16 16 (1.17%) PaaS
17 14 (1.03%) Amazon EC2
17 14 (1.03%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (3.08%) Network Security
2 36 (2.64%) TCP/IP
3 34 (2.49%) Firewall
4 25 (1.83%) DNS
5 17 (1.25%) WAN
6 16 (1.17%) SSL
7 15 (1.10%) VPN
8 12 (0.88%) ATM
9 11 (0.81%) LAN
10 10 (0.73%) DHCP
11 9 (0.66%) BGP
11 9 (0.66%) MPLS
12 7 (0.51%) Ethernet
12 7 (0.51%) Wireless
13 6 (0.44%) Intrusion Detection
14 5 (0.37%) VLAN
14 5 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
15 4 (0.29%) HTTP
15 4 (0.29%) SMTP
15 4 (0.29%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (3.74%) Power BI
2 42 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (1.54%) Big Data
5 14 (1.03%) Amazon Athena
5 14 (1.03%) SQL Server
6 13 (0.95%) Metadata
7 12 (0.88%) DynamoDB
7 12 (0.88%) Relational Database
8 11 (0.81%) MySQL
8 11 (0.81%) Redis
9 10 (0.73%) Data Lake
9 10 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
9 10 (0.73%) Tableau
10 9 (0.66%) Hadoop
11 8 (0.59%) NoSQL
12 7 (0.51%) MongoDB
13 6 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 4 (0.29%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 58 (4.25%) Git
2 34 (2.49%) GitLab
3 26 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.54%) JUnit
5 19 (1.39%) JIRA
6 18 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
7 15 (1.10%) Selenium
8 12 (0.88%) Mockito
9 11 (0.81%) Maven
10 10 (0.73%) Balsamiq
11 9 (0.66%) Postman
12 8 (0.59%) Axure RP
12 8 (0.59%) Cucumber
13 7 (0.51%) Burp Suite
13 7 (0.51%) Metasploit
14 6 (0.44%) Gatling
15 5 (0.37%) Cypress.io
15 5 (0.37%) LabVIEW
16 3 (0.22%) CMake
16 3 (0.22%) SonarQube
General
1 426 (31.23%) Social Skills
2 339 (24.85%) Public Sector
3 312 (22.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 256 (18.77%) Finance
5 151 (11.07%) Analytical Skills
6 144 (10.56%) Law
7 126 (9.24%) Aerospace
8 66 (4.84%) Legal
9 47 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
10 36 (2.64%) Electronics
10 36 (2.64%) Military
10 36 (2.64%) Retail
11 35 (2.57%) Manufacturing
11 35 (2.57%) Organisational Skills
12 33 (2.42%) Telecoms
13 29 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
14 22 (1.61%) Police
15 13 (0.95%) Local Government
16 12 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
17 11 (0.81%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 272 (19.94%) Senior
2 242 (17.74%) Architect
3 134 (9.82%) Lead
4 129 (9.46%) Consultant
5 114 (8.36%) Developer
6 112 (8.21%) Software Engineer
7 102 (7.48%) Analyst
8 98 (7.18%) Solutions Architect
9 53 (3.89%) Security Consultant
10 51 (3.74%) Cloud Engineer
11 49 (3.59%) DevOps Engineer
12 48 (3.52%) Senior Developer
12 48 (3.52%) Senior Manager
13 46 (3.37%) Principal Engineer
13 46 (3.37%) Senior Analyst
14 43 (3.15%) Business Analyst
15 41 (3.01%) Data Engineer
15 41 (3.01%) Security Architect
16 38 (2.79%) Cloud Architect
17 37 (2.71%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (3.45%) React
2 40 (2.93%) Spring
3 39 (2.86%) REST
4 33 (2.42%) .NET
5 25 (1.83%) CSS
6 22 (1.61%) HTML
7 21 (1.54%) Kafka
8 20 (1.47%) Playwright
9 17 (1.25%) .NET Core
9 17 (1.25%) AngularJS
10 16 (1.17%) OAuth
10 16 (1.17%) Spring Boot
11 15 (1.10%) PySpark
12 14 (1.03%) JWT
12 14 (1.03%) OAuth2
13 13 (0.95%) MUnit
13 13 (0.95%) RAML
14 12 (0.88%) Entity Framework
15 11 (0.81%) Node.js
15 11 (0.81%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 102 (7.48%) Cloud Native
2 54 (3.96%) Product Ownership
3 50 (3.67%) Management Information System
4 49 (3.59%) Onboarding
5 34 (2.49%) Security Posture
6 32 (2.35%) Blog
7 31 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
8 27 (1.98%) Data Centre
8 27 (1.98%) Driving Licence
8 27 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
9 22 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
10 19 (1.39%) FPGA
11 15 (1.10%) Public Cloud
12 14 (1.03%) Algorithms
12 14 (1.03%) PKI
12 14 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
13 12 (0.88%) AI Agents
13 12 (0.88%) Cyber Threat
14 10 (0.73%) Data Structures
14 10 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 109 (7.99%) Linux
2 85 (6.23%) Windows
3 38 (2.79%) Windows Server
4 36 (2.64%) Unix
5 11 (0.81%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.22%) Kali Linux
8 3 (0.22%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.15%) Android
9 2 (0.15%) Solaris
9 2 (0.15%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.073%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.073%) CentOS
10 1 (0.073%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 389 (28.52%) Agile
2 246 (18.04%) Continuous Improvement
3 230 (16.86%) Mentoring
4 204 (14.96%) Cybersecurity
5 203 (14.88%) CI/CD
6 192 (14.08%) Problem-Solving
7 191 (14.00%) DevOps
8 187 (13.71%) Software Engineering
9 171 (12.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 140 (10.26%) Community of Practice
11 128 (9.38%) AI
11 128 (9.38%) Infrastructure as Code
12 125 (9.16%) Stakeholder Management
13 119 (8.72%) Technology Strategy
14 116 (8.50%) Coaching
15 114 (8.36%) Decision-Making
16 113 (8.28%) Scrum
17 111 (8.14%) Project Delivery
18 105 (7.70%) Analytics
18 105 (7.70%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 171 (12.54%) Python
2 136 (9.97%) Java
3 83 (6.09%) SQL
4 81 (5.94%) JavaScript
5 49 (3.59%) C#
6 47 (3.45%) C++
7 38 (2.79%) Bash
8 36 (2.64%) PowerShell
9 24 (1.76%) TypeScript
10 21 (1.54%) MATLAB
11 18 (1.32%) Ada
11 18 (1.32%) C
12 13 (0.95%) DataWeave
13 12 (0.88%) PL/SQL
14 11 (0.81%) Ruby
15 9 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
15 9 (0.66%) Rust
15 9 (0.66%) VBA
16 7 (0.51%) Go
17 6 (0.44%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 1,364 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 267 (19.57%) Degree
3 265 (19.43%) DV Cleared
4 170 (12.46%) BPSS Clearance
5 67 (4.91%) CISSP
6 52 (3.81%) CISM
7 51 (3.74%) Computer Science Degree
8 39 (2.86%) Azure Certification
9 31 (2.27%) AWS Certification
10 28 (2.05%) Master's Degree
11 27 (1.98%) Microsoft Certification
12 17 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
12 17 (1.25%) CRISC
13 16 (1.17%) CREST Certified
13 16 (1.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 16 (1.17%) PhD
14 15 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 11 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
16 9 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 9 (0.66%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (9.82%) Accessibility
2 120 (8.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 71 (5.21%) NIST
4 47 (3.45%) NCSC
5 45 (3.30%) QA
6 31 (2.27%) GDPR
6 31 (2.27%) GRC
7 30 (2.20%) Data Quality
8 23 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
9 21 (1.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 20 (1.47%) WCAG
11 18 (1.32%) PCI DSS
12 17 (1.25%) SLA
13 13 (0.95%) JSP 440
14 11 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (0.73%) Def Stans
16 7 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 6 (0.44%) Government Security Classifications
18 5 (0.37%) NEBOSH
18 5 (0.37%) NIST 800
System Software
1 86 (6.30%) Docker
2 52 (3.81%) Active Directory
3 31 (2.27%) Firmware
4 28 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
5 23 (1.69%) Hyper-V
6 15 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.44%) Squid
7 6 (0.44%) vSphere
8 4 (0.29%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.073%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.073%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.073%) IAG
11 1 (0.073%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 108 (7.92%) Terraform
2 90 (6.60%) Kubernetes
3 36 (2.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 34 (2.49%) Ansible
5 16 (1.17%) Prometheus
6 15 (1.10%) Grafana
7 13 (0.95%) CloudHub
8 10 (0.73%) Argo
9 7 (0.51%) Nmap
10 6 (0.44%) Kustomize
10 6 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.37%) AWS Copilot
11 5 (0.37%) Istio
11 5 (0.37%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.29%) Packer
12 4 (0.29%) Progress Chef
13 3 (0.22%) Check_MK
13 3 (0.22%) Kibana
14 2 (0.15%) Endace
14 2 (0.15%) Graylog
Vendors
1 194 (14.22%) Microsoft
2 68 (4.99%) Google
3 38 (2.79%) Oracle
4 37 (2.71%) VMware
5 35 (2.57%) ServiceNow
6 27 (1.98%) SAP
7 23 (1.69%) Cisco
7 23 (1.69%) Salesforce
8 21 (1.54%) Red Hat
9 20 (1.47%) MuleSoft
10 16 (1.17%) Databricks
10 16 (1.17%) OpenAI
11 12 (0.88%) Adobe
11 12 (0.88%) CyberArk
12 10 (0.73%) Siemens
13 9 (0.66%) Veeam
14 7 (0.51%) Atlassian
14 7 (0.51%) Okta
14 7 (0.51%) Splunk
14 7 (0.51%) Workday