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

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 50 42
Rank change year-on-year +1 -8 +41
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 755 1,069 1,362
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.97% 5.28% 6.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.23% 20.05% 22.86%
Number of salaries quoted 480 670 1,092
10th Percentile £41,500 £41,200 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,108 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.41% +2.57% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,225 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £85,977
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £59,750
% change year-on-year - +0.42% +1.90%

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 5,307 5,333 5,958
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.90% 26.33% 27.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,437 2,693 4,419
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 £78,312 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £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 23 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 (3.71%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.59%) Confluence
3 9 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.79%) Appian
5 4 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.40%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.40%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.40%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.26%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.13%) Camunda
8 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 26 (3.44%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (3.05%) Adobe XD
3 15 (1.99%) 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 (0.26%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.26%) Revit
7 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.13%) Navisworks
Business Applications
1 30 (3.97%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 18 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.53%) Primavera
5 3 (0.40%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.26%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.26%) 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 (24.11%) Azure
2 147 (19.47%) AWS
3 73 (9.67%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (5.83%) Power Platform
5 36 (4.77%) GCP
6 34 (4.50%) Entra ID
7 31 (4.11%) AWS CloudFormation
7 31 (4.11%) PowerApps
8 28 (3.71%) Azure DevOps
9 27 (3.58%) Power Automate
10 25 (3.31%) Dynamics 365
10 25 (3.31%) Figma
11 24 (3.18%) Amazon ECS
11 24 (3.18%) GitHub
11 24 (3.18%) Serverless
12 23 (3.05%) Amazon EKS
13 20 (2.65%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 18 (2.38%) GitHub Actions
15 17 (2.25%) AWS Lambda
16 16 (2.12%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 32 (4.24%) Firewall
2 25 (3.31%) VPN
3 24 (3.18%) Wireless
4 21 (2.78%) Software-Defined Radio
5 20 (2.65%) LAN
6 16 (2.12%) WAN
7 15 (1.99%) TCP/IP
8 14 (1.85%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (1.46%) Junos
10 10 (1.32%) Ethernet
11 9 (1.19%) DNS
12 8 (1.06%) Network Security
13 7 (0.93%) BGP
13 7 (0.93%) SD-WAN
14 6 (0.79%) IPsec
14 6 (0.79%) MPLS
15 5 (0.66%) Wireshark
16 4 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
16 4 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
16 4 (0.53%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.50%) PostgreSQL
2 33 (4.37%) Power BI
3 15 (1.99%) Amazon RDS
4 14 (1.85%) MongoDB
4 14 (1.85%) NoSQL
5 12 (1.59%) Relational Database
6 11 (1.46%) SQL Server
7 10 (1.32%) MySQL
8 9 (1.19%) Elasticsearch
9 8 (1.06%) Redis
10 7 (0.93%) Metadata
11 5 (0.66%) Big Data
11 5 (0.66%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
12 3 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.40%) Neo4j
12 3 (0.40%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.40%) Oracle Discoverer
12 3 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.40%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 27 (3.58%) Git
2 26 (3.44%) Balsamiq
3 23 (3.05%) Axure RP
4 19 (2.52%) Jenkins
5 18 (2.38%) JIRA
6 11 (1.46%) Cypress.io
7 10 (1.32%) Selenium
8 8 (1.06%) GitLab
9 7 (0.93%) WebDriver
10 6 (0.79%) Babel
10 6 (0.79%) TeamCity
10 6 (0.79%) webpack
11 4 (0.53%) MLflow
12 3 (0.40%) Burp Suite
12 3 (0.40%) Metasploit
12 3 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
12 3 (0.40%) Rational Rhapsody
13 2 (0.26%) ER Studio
13 2 (0.26%) SonarQube
General
1 221 (29.27%) Social Skills
2 198 (26.23%) Finance
3 196 (25.96%) Public Sector
4 128 (16.95%) Analytical Skills
5 86 (11.39%) Law
6 84 (11.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 54 (7.15%) Manufacturing
8 44 (5.83%) Electronics
9 41 (5.43%) Marketing
10 40 (5.30%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.78%) Back Office
12 20 (2.65%) Aerospace
13 15 (1.99%) Military
13 15 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
14 11 (1.46%) Retail
15 10 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (0.93%) Aviation
17 6 (0.79%) Advertising
18 5 (0.66%) Legal
18 5 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 113 (14.97%) Senior
2 91 (12.05%) Developer
3 90 (11.92%) Consultant
4 78 (10.33%) Architect
5 71 (9.40%) Systems Engineer
6 48 (6.36%) Administrator
7 47 (6.23%) Analyst
8 40 (5.30%) Systems Administrator
9 39 (5.17%) Lead
9 39 (5.17%) Software Engineer
10 33 (4.37%) Designer
11 32 (4.24%) Senior Developer
12 30 (3.97%) Security Consultant
13 21 (2.78%) Embedded Engineer
13 21 (2.78%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 20 (2.65%) Cloud Engineer
14 20 (2.65%) Desktop Support
15 19 (2.52%) Service Designer
15 19 (2.52%) Support Engineer
16 18 (2.38%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.83%) React
2 26 (3.44%) Node.js
3 25 (3.31%) .NET
3 25 (3.31%) HTML
4 24 (3.18%) CSS
5 22 (2.91%) SAP CAF
6 18 (2.38%) Spring
7 17 (2.25%) Django
8 16 (2.12%) HTML5 Canvas
8 16 (2.12%) Spring Boot
9 12 (1.59%) AngularJS
9 12 (1.59%) REST
10 10 (1.32%) Kafka
10 10 (1.32%) SAP Fiori
11 9 (1.19%) Middleware
12 8 (1.06%) RESTful
12 8 (1.06%) SOAP
13 7 (0.93%) .NET Core
13 7 (0.93%) Visualforce
13 7 (0.93%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 123 (16.29%) e-Learning
2 52 (6.89%) Cloud Native
3 42 (5.56%) Data Centre
4 35 (4.64%) Product Ownership
5 22 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
5 22 (2.91%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.78%) Embedded Systems
6 21 (2.78%) MicroBlaze
6 21 (2.78%) RISC-V
7 20 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
8 19 (2.52%) Onboarding
9 16 (2.12%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.72%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.32%) Driving Licence
12 9 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.19%) PKI
13 8 (1.06%) Private Cloud
13 8 (1.06%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 8 (1.06%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 116 (15.36%) Linux
2 62 (8.21%) Windows
3 44 (5.83%) Unix
4 21 (2.78%) Embedded Linux
4 21 (2.78%) Windows 10
5 14 (1.85%) Windows Server
6 8 (1.06%) Rocky
6 8 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.79%) CentOS
7 6 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.53%) Android
8 4 (0.53%) HPUX
8 4 (0.53%) Oracle Linux
8 4 (0.53%) Solaris
8 4 (0.53%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.40%) VMS
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (26.89%) Agile
2 147 (19.47%) Innovative Thinking
3 141 (18.68%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (14.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 106 (14.04%) Software Engineering
6 102 (13.51%) DevOps
7 96 (12.72%) Cybersecurity
8 92 (12.19%) CI/CD
9 80 (10.60%) Analytics
10 76 (10.07%) Business Intelligence
11 73 (9.67%) Computer Science
12 72 (9.54%) Community of Practice
13 65 (8.61%) Technology Strategy
14 58 (7.68%) Mentoring
15 57 (7.55%) AI
15 57 (7.55%) Collaborative Culture
16 56 (7.42%) User Experience
17 55 (7.28%) Infrastructure as Code
18 53 (7.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 51 (6.75%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 108 (14.30%) Python
2 81 (10.73%) JavaScript
3 70 (9.27%) Java
4 41 (5.43%) C#
5 40 (5.30%) SQL
6 35 (4.64%) C
7 34 (4.50%) C++
8 29 (3.84%) PowerShell
9 28 (3.71%) TypeScript
10 21 (2.78%) Bicep
11 19 (2.52%) Bash
12 10 (1.32%) MATLAB
13 9 (1.19%) Go
14 8 (1.06%) Kotlin
15 7 (0.93%) Apex Code
15 7 (0.93%) VBA
16 5 (0.66%) R
16 5 (0.66%) Scala
17 4 (0.53%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.53%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 755 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 246 (32.58%) Degree
3 132 (17.48%) DV Cleared
4 70 (9.27%) Cisco Certification
5 58 (7.68%) BPSS Clearance
6 54 (7.15%) CCNP
7 52 (6.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 50 (6.62%) CISSP
9 45 (5.96%) CISM
10 42 (5.56%) Azure Certification
11 40 (5.30%) CCNA
12 35 (4.64%) AWS Certification
12 35 (4.64%) Microsoft Certification
13 27 (3.58%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 20 (2.65%) CTC Cleared
15 17 (2.25%) Master's Degree
16 13 (1.72%) RHCSA
17 10 (1.32%) CompTIA Security+
18 8 (1.06%) CRISC
18 8 (1.06%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (7.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 48 (6.36%) NIST
3 46 (6.09%) Accessibility
4 32 (4.24%) GRC
5 29 (3.84%) QA
6 25 (3.31%) WCAG
7 24 (3.18%) GDPR
7 24 (3.18%) SLA
8 7 (0.93%) Data Quality
8 7 (0.93%) JSP 440
8 7 (0.93%) NCSC
9 5 (0.66%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.40%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.40%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.40%) NEBOSH
10 3 (0.40%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.26%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 38 (5.03%) Docker
2 29 (3.84%) Active Directory
3 28 (3.71%) Firmware
4 21 (2.78%) Embedded Firmware
5 17 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
6 16 (2.12%) Hyper-V
7 11 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (0.79%) vSphere
9 3 (0.40%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.26%) IAG
10 2 (0.26%) pfSense
11 1 (0.13%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 58 (7.68%) Kubernetes
2 56 (7.42%) Terraform
3 27 (3.58%) Ansible
4 21 (2.78%) Grafana
5 6 (0.79%) SCOM
6 5 (0.66%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.53%) Kibana
8 3 (0.40%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.40%) Nmap
8 3 (0.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.26%) Argo
9 2 (0.26%) Endace
9 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.26%) Nagios
9 2 (0.26%) Nessus
9 2 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.26%) WSUS
9 2 (0.26%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.13%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 116 (15.36%) Microsoft
2 90 (11.92%) Cisco
3 56 (7.42%) SAP
4 36 (4.77%) Google
5 30 (3.97%) Sparx
6 28 (3.71%) Salesforce
7 27 (3.58%) VMware
8 23 (3.05%) Adobe
9 18 (2.38%) Red Hat
10 17 (2.25%) Oracle
11 15 (1.99%) Juniper
12 10 (1.32%) Dell
13 9 (1.19%) ServiceNow
14 7 (0.93%) MuleSoft
15 6 (0.79%) Fortinet
15 6 (0.79%) Splunk
16 5 (0.66%) CheckPoint
16 5 (0.66%) Databricks
16 5 (0.66%) F5
17 4 (0.53%) Samsung