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 3 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 75 48
Rank change year-on-year +43 -27 -5
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,536 740 1,097
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.17% 4.40% 4.91%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.88% 11.58% 17.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,034 437 692
10th Percentile £46,325 £42,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £48,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £79,600
90th Percentile £98,750 £90,000 £91,250
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 5,140 6,390 6,185
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.66% 37.97% 27.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3,189 2,279 2,818
10th Percentile £32,770 £31,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,456
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.86%

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 3 October 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 29 (1.89%) Apache Spark
2 24 (1.56%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.43%) Apache
4 13 (0.85%) Anypoint
4 13 (0.85%) Confluence
4 13 (0.85%) Mule
5 10 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
5 10 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
6 9 (0.59%) nginx
6 9 (0.59%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 8 (0.52%) Camunda
7 8 (0.52%) Jupyter
8 5 (0.33%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.20%) Apache Solr
9 3 (0.20%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.20%) GeoServer
9 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.20%) Oracle Spatial
10 2 (0.13%) WebLogic Portal
11 1 (0.065%) CMS
Applications
1 30 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (1.11%) Simulink
4 14 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.39%) Adobe XD
5 6 (0.39%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.26%) Mathcad
6 4 (0.26%) Windchill
7 2 (0.13%) InDesign
7 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.065%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.065%) Houdini
8 1 (0.065%) NUKE
8 1 (0.065%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.065%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 11 (0.72%) Primavera
2 9 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.46%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.33%) SAP PSCD
5 5 (0.33%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.20%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.065%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.065%) Maximo
8 1 (0.065%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.065%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.065%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.065%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.065%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 381 (24.80%) Azure
2 360 (23.44%) AWS
3 112 (7.29%) GCP
4 76 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (4.62%) Power Platform
6 66 (4.30%) Entra ID
7 40 (2.60%) GitHub
8 38 (2.47%) AWS CloudFormation
8 38 (2.47%) dbt
9 37 (2.41%) Serverless
10 34 (2.21%) Amazon S3
11 32 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (1.56%) AWS Lambda
13 23 (1.50%) OpenShift
14 22 (1.43%) Microsoft Purview
15 20 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
16 18 (1.17%) Amazon EC2
17 17 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
18 16 (1.04%) Google Analytics
18 16 (1.04%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 46 (2.99%) Network Security
2 32 (2.08%) Firewall
3 29 (1.89%) TCP/IP
4 24 (1.56%) DNS
5 16 (1.04%) SSL
6 12 (0.78%) VPN
7 11 (0.72%) Wireless
8 10 (0.65%) ATM
8 10 (0.65%) WAN
9 9 (0.59%) Ethernet
10 7 (0.46%) DHCP
10 7 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.33%) Unified Communications
11 5 (0.33%) VLAN
12 4 (0.26%) BGP
12 4 (0.26%) Internet
12 4 (0.26%) LAN
12 4 (0.26%) SAN
13 3 (0.20%) 3GPP
13 3 (0.20%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (3.84%) Power BI
2 44 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.56%) Big Data
5 22 (1.43%) Amazon Athena
6 18 (1.17%) Data Lake
6 18 (1.17%) Metadata
6 18 (1.17%) Relational Database
6 18 (1.17%) SQL Server
7 16 (1.04%) Tableau
8 14 (0.91%) DynamoDB
9 13 (0.85%) MySQL
10 10 (0.65%) Hadoop
11 9 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
12 8 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
12 8 (0.52%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.46%) Redis
14 6 (0.39%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.39%) Parquet
15 5 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 65 (4.23%) Git
2 34 (2.21%) GitLab
3 29 (1.89%) JIRA
4 26 (1.69%) Jenkins
5 25 (1.63%) JUnit
6 22 (1.43%) Rational DOORS
7 16 (1.04%) Mockito
8 14 (0.91%) Selenium
9 11 (0.72%) Burp Suite
9 11 (0.72%) Metasploit
10 10 (0.65%) Maven
11 9 (0.59%) Cucumber
11 9 (0.59%) Postman
12 8 (0.52%) Balsamiq
13 7 (0.46%) Cypress.io
14 6 (0.39%) Axure RP
14 6 (0.39%) Gatling
14 6 (0.39%) LabVIEW
15 3 (0.20%) CMake
15 3 (0.20%) Snyk
General
1 440 (28.65%) Social Skills
2 356 (23.18%) Public Sector
3 340 (22.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 300 (19.53%) Finance
5 185 (12.04%) Analytical Skills
6 164 (10.68%) Aerospace
7 138 (8.98%) Law
8 59 (3.84%) Legal
9 53 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
10 51 (3.32%) Electronics
11 50 (3.26%) Military
11 50 (3.26%) Retail
12 44 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
13 41 (2.67%) Organisational Skills
13 41 (2.67%) Police
14 33 (2.15%) Manufacturing
15 21 (1.37%) Telecoms
16 14 (0.91%) Local Government
17 12 (0.78%) Aviation
18 10 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 305 (19.86%) Senior
2 246 (16.02%) Architect
3 148 (9.64%) Software Engineer
4 139 (9.05%) Lead
5 129 (8.40%) Consultant
6 118 (7.68%) Developer
7 108 (7.03%) Analyst
8 85 (5.53%) Solutions Architect
9 78 (5.08%) Principal Engineer
10 74 (4.82%) Data Engineer
11 65 (4.23%) Senior Manager
12 51 (3.32%) DevOps Engineer
12 51 (3.32%) Security Consultant
13 46 (2.99%) Cloud Engineer
14 45 (2.93%) Principal Software Engineer
15 44 (2.86%) Java Engineer
16 43 (2.80%) Security Architect
17 40 (2.60%) Senior Developer
18 39 (2.54%) Cloud Architect
19 38 (2.47%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 111 (7.23%) Terraform
2 50 (3.26%) React
3 40 (2.60%) REST
4 39 (2.54%) Spring
5 35 (2.28%) .NET
6 26 (1.69%) CSS
7 24 (1.56%) PySpark
8 22 (1.43%) HTML
8 22 (1.43%) Kafka
9 21 (1.37%) Node.js
10 20 (1.30%) .NET Core
10 20 (1.30%) Playwright
11 18 (1.17%) OAuth
11 18 (1.17%) Spring Boot
12 17 (1.11%) JSON
13 16 (1.04%) AngularJS
14 15 (0.98%) JWT
14 15 (0.98%) OAuth2
15 14 (0.91%) Entity Framework
16 13 (0.85%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 110 (7.16%) Cloud Native
2 60 (3.91%) Management Information System
3 51 (3.32%) Product Ownership
4 42 (2.73%) Onboarding
5 36 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
6 32 (2.08%) Data Centre
7 31 (2.02%) Security Posture
8 29 (1.89%) Driving Licence
9 28 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
10 25 (1.63%) Blog
10 25 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
11 22 (1.43%) FPGA
12 17 (1.11%) Cyber Threat
12 17 (1.11%) Public Cloud
13 16 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
14 15 (0.98%) Algorithms
14 15 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
15 14 (0.91%) AI Agents
15 14 (0.91%) Hybrid Cloud
16 11 (0.72%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 107 (6.97%) Linux
2 95 (6.18%) Windows
3 42 (2.73%) Windows Server
4 30 (1.95%) Unix
5 14 (0.91%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.33%) VxWorks
7 4 (0.26%) Kali Linux
7 4 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.20%) Android
8 3 (0.20%) Solaris
8 3 (0.20%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.13%) AIX
9 2 (0.13%) FreeRTOS
9 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.065%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.065%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 422 (27.47%) Agile
2 306 (19.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 267 (17.38%) Mentoring
4 244 (15.89%) Software Engineering
5 230 (14.97%) Problem-Solving
6 227 (14.78%) CI/CD
6 227 (14.78%) Cybersecurity
7 202 (13.15%) AI
8 199 (12.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 198 (12.89%) DevOps
10 172 (11.20%) Stakeholder Management
11 165 (10.74%) Analytics
12 158 (10.29%) Decision-Making
13 156 (10.16%) Coaching
14 144 (9.38%) Technical Leadership
15 142 (9.24%) Community of Practice
16 132 (8.59%) Infrastructure as Code
17 130 (8.46%) Technology Strategy
18 120 (7.81%) Project Delivery
19 118 (7.68%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 182 (11.85%) Python
2 140 (9.11%) Java
3 113 (7.36%) SQL
4 89 (5.79%) JavaScript
5 54 (3.52%) C#
6 51 (3.32%) C++
7 44 (2.86%) Bash
8 36 (2.34%) PowerShell
9 27 (1.76%) TypeScript
10 23 (1.50%) MATLAB
11 19 (1.24%) Ada
11 19 (1.24%) C
12 16 (1.04%) Kusto Query Language
13 15 (0.98%) PL/SQL
14 13 (0.85%) Bicep
14 13 (0.85%) DataWeave
15 12 (0.78%) Ruby
16 9 (0.59%) Go
17 7 (0.46%) Rust
17 7 (0.46%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,536 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 274 (17.84%) DV Cleared
3 262 (17.06%) Degree
4 185 (12.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 67 (4.36%) CISSP
6 53 (3.45%) CISM
7 47 (3.06%) Azure Certification
8 41 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
9 40 (2.60%) AWS Certification
10 27 (1.76%) Master's Degree
11 22 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (1.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 18 (1.17%) Chartered Engineer
13 18 (1.17%) PhD
14 16 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
15 15 (0.98%) CRISC
15 15 (0.98%) TOGAF Certification
16 14 (0.91%) CHECK Team Member
16 14 (0.91%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 13 (0.85%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (10.09%) Accessibility
2 126 (8.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 76 (4.95%) NIST
4 61 (3.97%) NCSC
5 47 (3.06%) QA
6 45 (2.93%) Data Quality
7 33 (2.15%) GDPR
8 30 (1.95%) GRC
9 26 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
10 22 (1.43%) SLA
11 19 (1.24%) PCI DSS
12 18 (1.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 17 (1.11%) WCAG
14 15 (0.98%) Def Stans
15 14 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
16 10 (0.65%) JSP 440
17 7 (0.46%) NIST 800
18 6 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
19 5 (0.33%) NEBOSH
19 5 (0.33%) PMO
System Software
1 94 (6.12%) Docker
2 49 (3.19%) Active Directory
3 32 (2.08%) Firmware
3 32 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.37%) Hyper-V
5 15 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.39%) Squid
6 6 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.39%) vSphere
7 4 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.065%) IAG
10 1 (0.065%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 103 (6.71%) Kubernetes
2 39 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 25 (1.63%) Ansible
4 24 (1.56%) Grafana
5 15 (0.98%) Prometheus
6 13 (0.85%) CloudHub
7 12 (0.78%) Argo
8 11 (0.72%) Nmap
9 8 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
10 7 (0.46%) Kustomize
11 6 (0.39%) Istio
12 5 (0.33%) Packer
13 3 (0.20%) Kibana
13 3 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
13 3 (0.20%) Progress Chef
13 3 (0.20%) SCCM
13 3 (0.20%) vCenter Server
14 2 (0.13%) CASB
14 2 (0.13%) Graylog
14 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 230 (14.97%) Microsoft
2 65 (4.23%) ServiceNow
3 59 (3.84%) Oracle
4 52 (3.39%) Google
5 46 (2.99%) SAP
6 43 (2.80%) VMware
7 22 (1.43%) YouTube
8 21 (1.37%) Salesforce
8 21 (1.37%) Workday
9 20 (1.30%) Databricks
10 19 (1.24%) Cisco
11 18 (1.17%) Red Hat
12 16 (1.04%) OpenAI
12 16 (1.04%) Thales
13 15 (0.98%) MuleSoft
13 15 (0.98%) Veeam
14 13 (0.85%) CyberArk
15 12 (0.78%) Adobe
15 12 (0.78%) Dynatrace
16 11 (0.72%) Siemens