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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 76 46
Rank change year-on-year +43 -30 -1
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,483 708 1,142
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.19% 4.37% 4.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.85% 12.47% 18.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,016 413 789
10th Percentile £46,500 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £51,250 £49,775
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,991 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.19% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,125 £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 4,969 5,676 6,312
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.73% 35.06% 27.23%
Number of salaries quoted 3,140 2,316 3,117
10th Percentile £33,750 £30,956 £34,404
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £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 £55,756
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.36% -3.87%

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 15 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 (1.89%) Apache Spark
1 28 (1.89%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.48%) Apache
3 13 (0.88%) Anypoint
3 13 (0.88%) Mule
4 12 (0.81%) Confluence
5 10 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
5 10 (0.67%) Oracle Workflow
6 8 (0.54%) Jupyter
7 7 (0.47%) nginx
7 7 (0.47%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 6 (0.40%) Camunda
9 4 (0.27%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.27%) GeoServer
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle Spatial
10 3 (0.20%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.13%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.067%) Appian
12 1 (0.067%) CMS
12 1 (0.067%) Tomcat
Applications
1 28 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.15%) Simulink
3 14 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.47%) Adobe XD
5 7 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.27%) Mathcad
6 4 (0.27%) Windchill
7 2 (0.13%) InDesign
7 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.067%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.067%) Houdini
8 1 (0.067%) InVision
8 1 (0.067%) NUKE
8 1 (0.067%) Sketch
8 1 (0.067%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.067%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 11 (0.74%) Primavera
2 6 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (0.40%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.34%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.13%) SAP PSCD
5 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.067%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
6 1 (0.067%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.067%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.067%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.067%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.067%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.067%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.067%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.067%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.067%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 375 (25.29%) Azure
2 354 (23.87%) AWS
3 112 (7.55%) GCP
4 75 (5.06%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (4.72%) Power Platform
6 55 (3.71%) Entra ID
7 38 (2.56%) dbt
8 36 (2.43%) AWS CloudFormation
9 34 (2.29%) GitHub
10 31 (2.09%) Serverless
11 30 (2.02%) Amazon S3
12 24 (1.62%) OpenShift
13 23 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
14 21 (1.42%) AWS Lambda
15 20 (1.35%) Microsoft Purview
16 19 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
16 19 (1.28%) Google Analytics
17 17 (1.15%) PowerApps
18 16 (1.08%) Amazon EC2
18 16 (1.08%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 44 (2.97%) Network Security
2 31 (2.09%) Firewall
3 30 (2.02%) TCP/IP
4 24 (1.62%) DNS
5 16 (1.08%) SSL
6 11 (0.74%) VPN
7 10 (0.67%) ATM
7 10 (0.67%) WAN
8 9 (0.61%) Ethernet
8 9 (0.61%) Wireless
9 8 (0.54%) DHCP
10 7 (0.47%) BGP
11 5 (0.34%) MPLS
11 5 (0.34%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.34%) VLAN
12 4 (0.27%) LAN
13 3 (0.20%) 3GPP
13 3 (0.20%) TETRA
14 2 (0.13%) Intrusion Detection
14 2 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (3.91%) Power BI
2 42 (2.83%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (1.55%) Big Data
5 21 (1.42%) Amazon Athena
6 17 (1.15%) Data Lake
6 17 (1.15%) SQL Server
7 16 (1.08%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.08%) Tableau
8 15 (1.01%) DynamoDB
9 14 (0.94%) MySQL
10 12 (0.81%) Metadata
11 10 (0.67%) Hadoop
12 7 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
12 7 (0.47%) NoSQL
13 6 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
13 6 (0.40%) GIS
13 6 (0.40%) MongoDB
13 6 (0.40%) Parquet
13 6 (0.40%) Redis
Development Applications
1 65 (4.38%) Git
2 33 (2.23%) GitLab
3 27 (1.82%) Jenkins
4 25 (1.69%) JIRA
5 21 (1.42%) JUnit
5 21 (1.42%) Rational DOORS
6 16 (1.08%) Selenium
7 12 (0.81%) Mockito
8 11 (0.74%) Maven
9 10 (0.67%) Postman
10 9 (0.61%) Burp Suite
10 9 (0.61%) Cucumber
10 9 (0.61%) Metasploit
11 8 (0.54%) Balsamiq
11 8 (0.54%) Cypress.io
12 6 (0.40%) Axure RP
12 6 (0.40%) Gatling
12 6 (0.40%) LabVIEW
13 3 (0.20%) SonarQube
13 3 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 430 (29.00%) Social Skills
2 350 (23.60%) Public Sector
3 330 (22.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 280 (18.88%) Finance
5 180 (12.14%) Analytical Skills
6 164 (11.06%) Aerospace
7 144 (9.71%) Law
8 58 (3.91%) Legal
9 49 (3.30%) Electronics
9 49 (3.30%) Military
10 48 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
10 48 (3.24%) Retail
11 43 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
12 38 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
13 35 (2.36%) Manufacturing
14 30 (2.02%) Police
15 21 (1.42%) Telecoms
16 14 (0.94%) Local Government
17 13 (0.88%) Aviation
17 13 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 294 (19.82%) Senior
2 249 (16.79%) Architect
3 137 (9.24%) Consultant
4 132 (8.90%) Lead
4 132 (8.90%) Software Engineer
5 124 (8.36%) Developer
6 115 (7.75%) Analyst
7 85 (5.73%) Solutions Architect
8 69 (4.65%) Data Engineer
9 60 (4.05%) Principal Engineer
10 56 (3.78%) Security Consultant
11 52 (3.51%) Senior Manager
12 51 (3.44%) DevOps Engineer
13 49 (3.30%) Cloud Engineer
14 47 (3.17%) Security Architect
15 44 (2.97%) Business Analyst
15 44 (2.97%) Senior Analyst
16 43 (2.90%) Senior Developer
17 41 (2.76%) Cloud Architect
18 36 (2.43%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (6.68%) Terraform
2 51 (3.44%) React
3 36 (2.43%) Spring
4 34 (2.29%) .NET
5 31 (2.09%) REST
6 27 (1.82%) CSS
7 23 (1.55%) HTML
7 23 (1.55%) PySpark
8 21 (1.42%) Node.js
8 21 (1.42%) Playwright
9 20 (1.35%) .NET Core
10 19 (1.28%) AngularJS
10 19 (1.28%) Kafka
11 17 (1.15%) OAuth
12 15 (1.01%) JSON
13 14 (0.94%) Entity Framework
13 14 (0.94%) OAuth2
13 14 (0.94%) Spring Boot
14 13 (0.88%) JWT
14 13 (0.88%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 109 (7.35%) Cloud Native
2 52 (3.51%) Product Ownership
3 51 (3.44%) Management Information System
4 39 (2.63%) Onboarding
5 36 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
6 31 (2.09%) Security Posture
7 30 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
8 29 (1.96%) Blog
9 28 (1.89%) Driving Licence
10 25 (1.69%) Data Centre
11 23 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
12 22 (1.48%) FPGA
13 21 (1.42%) Cyber Threat
14 18 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
15 15 (1.01%) Algorithms
15 15 (1.01%) Public Cloud
16 14 (0.94%) AI Agents
16 14 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
17 13 (0.88%) PKI
18 11 (0.74%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 112 (7.55%) Linux
2 89 (6.00%) Windows
3 38 (2.56%) Windows Server
4 33 (2.23%) Unix
5 12 (0.81%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.34%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.27%) Kali Linux
8 4 (0.27%) Solaris
8 4 (0.27%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.27%) 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 (0.067%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.067%) CentOS
11 1 (0.067%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.067%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 407 (27.44%) Agile
2 279 (18.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 256 (17.26%) Mentoring
4 218 (14.70%) Problem-Solving
5 216 (14.57%) Cybersecurity
5 216 (14.57%) Software Engineering
6 210 (14.16%) CI/CD
7 195 (13.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 191 (12.88%) DevOps
9 169 (11.40%) AI
10 148 (9.98%) Decision-Making
11 147 (9.91%) Stakeholder Management
12 145 (9.78%) Analytics
13 143 (9.64%) Coaching
13 143 (9.64%) Community of Practice
14 131 (8.83%) Technology Strategy
15 127 (8.56%) Project Delivery
16 124 (8.36%) Technical Leadership
17 118 (7.96%) Scrum
18 116 (7.82%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 181 (12.20%) Python
2 135 (9.10%) Java
3 108 (7.28%) SQL
4 88 (5.93%) JavaScript
5 52 (3.51%) C++
6 50 (3.37%) C#
7 43 (2.90%) Bash
8 37 (2.49%) PowerShell
9 28 (1.89%) TypeScript
10 23 (1.55%) MATLAB
11 21 (1.42%) C
12 19 (1.28%) Ada
13 14 (0.94%) PL/SQL
14 13 (0.88%) DataWeave
14 13 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
15 12 (0.81%) Ruby
16 9 (0.61%) VBA
17 8 (0.54%) Go
17 8 (0.54%) Rust
18 6 (0.40%) Scala
Qualifications
1 1,483 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 286 (19.29%) DV Cleared
3 275 (18.54%) Degree
4 185 (12.47%) BPSS Clearance
5 74 (4.99%) CISSP
6 59 (3.98%) CISM
7 46 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 42 (2.83%) Azure Certification
9 36 (2.43%) AWS Certification
10 31 (2.09%) Master's Degree
11 23 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (1.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 18 (1.21%) PhD
14 17 (1.15%) Chartered Engineer
14 17 (1.15%) CRISC
15 16 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
16 15 (1.01%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 13 (0.88%) CREST Certified
18 12 (0.81%) CHECK Team Member
19 11 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (10.25%) Accessibility
2 129 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 79 (5.33%) NIST
4 60 (4.05%) NCSC
5 49 (3.30%) QA
6 40 (2.70%) Data Quality
7 36 (2.43%) GRC
8 29 (1.96%) GDPR
9 25 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
10 20 (1.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 20 (1.35%) SLA
11 19 (1.28%) PCI DSS
12 18 (1.21%) WCAG
13 14 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
13 14 (0.94%) Def Stans
14 12 (0.81%) JSP 440
15 7 (0.47%) NIST 800
16 6 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 6 (0.40%) PMO
17 5 (0.34%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 91 (6.14%) Docker
2 50 (3.37%) Active Directory
3 34 (2.29%) Firmware
4 31 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 21 (1.42%) Hyper-V
6 15 (1.01%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.40%) Squid
7 6 (0.40%) vSphere
8 4 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.27%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.067%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.067%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.067%) IAG
10 1 (0.067%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.067%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.067%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 97 (6.54%) Kubernetes
2 36 (2.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 34 (2.29%) Ansible
4 16 (1.08%) Prometheus
5 15 (1.01%) Grafana
6 13 (0.88%) CloudHub
7 11 (0.74%) Argo
8 9 (0.61%) Nmap
9 7 (0.47%) Kustomize
9 7 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.40%) Istio
11 5 (0.34%) Packer
11 5 (0.34%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.27%) Progress Chef
13 3 (0.20%) Check_MK
13 3 (0.20%) Kibana
14 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 2 (0.13%) CASB
14 2 (0.13%) Graylog
14 2 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 211 (14.23%) Microsoft
2 58 (3.91%) ServiceNow
3 56 (3.78%) Google
4 52 (3.51%) Oracle
5 45 (3.03%) VMware
6 36 (2.43%) SAP
7 22 (1.48%) Red Hat
8 17 (1.15%) Cisco
8 17 (1.15%) Salesforce
9 16 (1.08%) OpenAI
10 15 (1.01%) Databricks
10 15 (1.01%) MuleSoft
11 14 (0.94%) Veeam
12 13 (0.88%) Thales
12 13 (0.88%) YouTube
13 12 (0.81%) Adobe
13 12 (0.81%) Workday
14 11 (0.74%) CyberArk
14 11 (0.74%) Siemens
15 10 (0.67%) Okta