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 12 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 68 61
Rank change year-on-year +27 -7 +7
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 884 728 1,348
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.43% 4.63% 4.91%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.37% 15.99% 18.01%
Number of salaries quoted 645 435 1,001
10th Percentile £42,500 £43,769 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,790 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,600 £87,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £61,000 £57,395
% change year-on-year +2.46% +6.28% -4.34%

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 5,088 4,553 7,484
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.24% 28.93% 27.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2,584 2,431 5,470
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,757
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,312 £74,258 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 12 February 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 (3.28%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.24%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (0.79%) Confluence
5 5 (0.57%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.45%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.45%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.45%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.34%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.34%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.34%) WebLogic Portal
8 2 (0.23%) Apache
8 2 (0.23%) Camunda
8 2 (0.23%) SAS
9 1 (0.11%) IIS
9 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 75 (8.48%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (3.17%) Adobe XD
3 14 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.45%) InVision
4 4 (0.45%) Sketch
5 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.34%) Simulink
6 2 (0.23%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.23%) Weka
7 1 (0.11%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 17 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
1 17 (1.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 4 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.45%) Primavera
3 4 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.34%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.23%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 200 (22.62%) Azure
2 171 (19.34%) AWS
3 123 (13.91%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (6.00%) GCP
5 51 (5.77%) Entra ID
6 40 (4.52%) Power Platform
7 30 (3.39%) Figma
8 29 (3.28%) AWS CloudFormation
8 29 (3.28%) PowerApps
9 24 (2.71%) Serverless
10 23 (2.60%) Amazon EKS
10 23 (2.60%) Power Automate
11 22 (2.49%) GitHub
12 21 (2.38%) Amazon ECS
12 21 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
12 21 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
13 18 (2.04%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 17 (1.92%) Amazon S3
15 16 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
16 15 (1.70%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 31 (3.51%) Firewall
2 27 (3.05%) VPN
3 17 (1.92%) LAN
3 17 (1.92%) WAN
4 15 (1.70%) DNS
5 13 (1.47%) Network Security
5 13 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (1.36%) BGP
7 11 (1.24%) TCP/IP
8 9 (1.02%) DHCP
8 9 (1.02%) MPLS
9 8 (0.90%) Ethernet
10 6 (0.68%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (0.57%) HTTP
11 5 (0.57%) IPsec
11 5 (0.57%) SMTP
12 4 (0.45%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (0.45%) VoIP
12 4 (0.45%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (3.62%) PostgreSQL
2 30 (3.39%) Power BI
3 16 (1.81%) NoSQL
4 14 (1.58%) Metadata
5 13 (1.47%) SQL Server
6 12 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
6 12 (1.36%) MongoDB
6 12 (1.36%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.13%) MySQL
8 9 (1.02%) Elasticsearch
9 8 (0.90%) Redis
10 6 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.68%) SAP HANA
11 5 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.57%) Big Data
11 5 (0.57%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.57%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.45%) GIS
12 4 (0.45%) QGIS
12 4 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 36 (4.07%) Git
2 27 (3.05%) Balsamiq
3 26 (2.94%) Jenkins
4 25 (2.83%) Axure RP
5 17 (1.92%) JIRA
6 16 (1.81%) GitLab
7 15 (1.70%) Selenium
8 10 (1.13%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.90%) WebDriver
10 7 (0.79%) Burp Suite
10 7 (0.79%) Metasploit
11 5 (0.57%) Babel
11 5 (0.57%) webpack
12 4 (0.45%) SonarQube
13 3 (0.34%) JUnit
13 3 (0.34%) MLflow
13 3 (0.34%) Oracle APEX
13 3 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
13 3 (0.34%) Rational Rhapsody
13 3 (0.34%) TeamCity
General
1 295 (33.37%) Social Skills
2 245 (27.71%) Public Sector
3 116 (13.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 113 (12.78%) Analytical Skills
5 105 (11.88%) Finance
6 96 (10.86%) Law
7 61 (6.90%) Back Office
7 61 (6.90%) Manufacturing
8 49 (5.54%) Telecoms
9 43 (4.86%) Electronics
10 42 (4.75%) Marketing
11 21 (2.38%) Retail
12 20 (2.26%) Aerospace
13 19 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (1.81%) Military
15 11 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.02%) Aviation
17 9 (1.02%) Legal
18 5 (0.57%) Banking
Job Titles
1 144 (16.29%) Senior
2 112 (12.67%) Consultant
3 91 (10.29%) Architect
4 90 (10.18%) Developer
5 74 (8.37%) Support Engineer
6 68 (7.69%) Analyst
7 64 (7.24%) Site Engineer
8 60 (6.79%) Desktop Engineer
8 60 (6.79%) Desktop Support
8 60 (6.79%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 51 (5.77%) Lead
10 44 (4.98%) Security Consultant
11 33 (3.73%) Business Analyst
11 33 (3.73%) Data Engineer
11 33 (3.73%) Designer
12 32 (3.62%) Software Engineer
13 31 (3.51%) Senior Developer
14 28 (3.17%) Solutions Architect
15 27 (3.05%) Cloud Engineer
16 24 (2.71%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (5.32%) React
2 41 (4.64%) .NET
3 30 (3.39%) HTML
3 30 (3.39%) REST
4 29 (3.28%) CSS
5 26 (2.94%) Spring
6 24 (2.71%) SAP CAF
7 20 (2.26%) SOAP
8 18 (2.04%) Django
8 18 (2.04%) Middleware
8 18 (2.04%) Spring Boot
9 17 (1.92%) Node.js
10 15 (1.70%) HTML5 Canvas
10 15 (1.70%) Lightning Web Components
10 15 (1.70%) Visualforce
11 14 (1.58%) Kafka
12 13 (1.47%) AngularJS
12 13 (1.47%) ASP.NET
13 11 (1.24%) RESTful
14 10 (1.13%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 59 (6.67%) Cloud Native
2 48 (5.43%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.05%) Data Centre
3 27 (3.05%) e-Learning
4 21 (2.38%) Management Information System
4 21 (2.38%) Onboarding
4 21 (2.38%) Security Posture
5 15 (1.70%) PKI
6 14 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (1.58%) Driving Licence
6 14 (1.58%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (1.47%) Algorithms
8 12 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.02%) AI Agents
12 8 (0.90%) Private Cloud
12 8 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
13 7 (0.79%) Insider Threat
13 7 (0.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 107 (12.10%) Windows
2 69 (7.81%) Linux
3 65 (7.35%) Windows 10
4 26 (2.94%) Unix
5 15 (1.70%) Windows Server
6 9 (1.02%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.34%) CentOS
7 3 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.34%) VMS
8 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.11%) Rocky
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (22.85%) Agile
2 146 (16.52%) Continuous Improvement
2 146 (16.52%) Cybersecurity
3 133 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
4 130 (14.71%) Analytics
5 113 (12.78%) DevOps
6 107 (12.10%) ITIL
7 103 (11.65%) Software Engineering
8 99 (11.20%) CI/CD
9 92 (10.41%) Community of Practice
10 86 (9.73%) Technology Strategy
11 74 (8.37%) Mentoring
12 73 (8.26%) Business Intelligence
13 70 (7.92%) Computer Science
13 70 (7.92%) User Experience
14 69 (7.81%) Collaborative Culture
15 68 (7.69%) Customer Service
16 64 (7.24%) AI
16 64 (7.24%) Patch Management
17 62 (7.01%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 127 (14.37%) Python
2 94 (10.63%) Java
3 84 (9.50%) JavaScript
4 52 (5.88%) C#
5 45 (5.09%) SQL
6 31 (3.51%) TypeScript
7 30 (3.39%) PowerShell
8 19 (2.15%) Bicep
9 18 (2.04%) C++
10 17 (1.92%) Bash
11 15 (1.70%) Apex Code
11 15 (1.70%) C
12 9 (1.02%) MATLAB
13 8 (0.90%) Go
14 6 (0.68%) Scala
14 6 (0.68%) VBA
15 5 (0.57%) Google Apps Script
16 4 (0.45%) R
16 4 (0.45%) Ruby
16 4 (0.45%) Rust
Qualifications
1 884 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 284 (32.13%) Degree
3 127 (14.37%) DV Cleared
4 60 (6.79%) CTC Cleared
5 59 (6.67%) CISSP
6 55 (6.22%) BPSS Clearance
7 50 (5.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 50 (5.66%) Microsoft Certification
8 49 (5.54%) CISM
9 39 (4.41%) Azure Certification
9 39 (4.41%) Cisco Certification
10 28 (3.17%) AWS Certification
10 28 (3.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 22 (2.49%) CCNA
12 16 (1.81%) CCNP
13 15 (1.70%) Master's Degree
13 15 (1.70%) TOGAF Certification
14 11 (1.24%) CEH
14 11 (1.24%) CompTIA Security+
14 11 (1.24%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (7.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 65 (7.35%) SLA
3 55 (6.22%) Accessibility
3 55 (6.22%) NIST
4 36 (4.07%) GDPR
5 33 (3.73%) GRC
5 33 (3.73%) QA
6 27 (3.05%) WCAG
7 13 (1.47%) NCSC
8 12 (1.36%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (1.13%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.90%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.57%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.34%) ISO 14001
14 3 (0.34%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.34%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 53 (6.00%) Docker
2 25 (2.83%) Active Directory
3 20 (2.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.24%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.02%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.57%) Firmware
7 3 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.34%) vSphere
8 1 (0.11%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.11%) Xen
Systems Management
1 70 (7.92%) Terraform
2 64 (7.24%) Kubernetes
3 34 (3.85%) Ansible
4 24 (2.71%) Grafana
5 12 (1.36%) Prometheus
6 10 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.79%) Nmap
8 6 (0.68%) SCOM
9 5 (0.57%) Endace
9 5 (0.57%) Kibana
10 4 (0.45%) Nagios
10 4 (0.45%) Puppet
10 4 (0.45%) SCCM
10 4 (0.45%) WSUS
10 4 (0.45%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.34%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.34%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 2 (0.23%) Packer
12 2 (0.23%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 159 (17.99%) Microsoft
2 113 (12.78%) Cisco
3 55 (6.22%) SAP
4 46 (5.20%) Google
5 41 (4.64%) Salesforce
6 28 (3.17%) Adobe
7 26 (2.94%) VMware
8 18 (2.04%) Oracle
9 14 (1.58%) MuleSoft
10 12 (1.36%) Juniper
10 12 (1.36%) Red Hat
11 11 (1.24%) ServiceNow
12 10 (1.13%) CheckPoint
12 10 (1.13%) F5
13 8 (0.90%) Splunk
14 7 (0.79%) Databricks
14 7 (0.79%) Meraki
15 5 (0.57%) CyberArk
15 5 (0.57%) Remedy
15 5 (0.57%) Sparx