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

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 70 63
Rank change year-on-year +35 -7 +4
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 942 669 1,280
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.73% 4.45% 4.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.35% 15.10% 17.15%
Number of salaries quoted 696 415 945
10th Percentile £43,750 £43,799 £41,350
25th Percentile £51,250 £54,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,627 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.58% +7.71% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,852 £76,250 £79,600
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,600 £88,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%

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 4,868 4,430 7,465
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 29.61% 29.50% 26.97%
Number of salaries quoted 2,624 2,400 5,467
10th Percentile £30,821 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,913 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £74,014 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,875 £88,750
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 25 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 32 (3.40%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.27%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.64%) Confluence
5 5 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.42%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.42%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.42%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.32%) Apache
7 3 (0.32%) SAS
7 3 (0.32%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.32%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.32%) WebLogic Portal
8 2 (0.21%) Camunda
9 1 (0.11%) IIS
9 1 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 75 (7.96%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (2.87%) Adobe XD
3 12 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.42%) InVision
4 4 (0.42%) Sketch
5 3 (0.32%) Simulink
6 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.21%) Weka
7 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.11%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 18 (1.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.64%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.42%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.42%) Primavera
5 3 (0.32%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.21%) SAP SCM
6 2 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FSCM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 227 (24.10%) Azure
2 192 (20.38%) AWS
3 128 (13.59%) Microsoft 365
4 68 (7.22%) GCP
5 52 (5.52%) Entra ID
6 39 (4.14%) Power Platform
7 32 (3.40%) AWS CloudFormation
8 30 (3.18%) PowerApps
9 28 (2.97%) Figma
10 26 (2.76%) Amazon ECS
11 25 (2.65%) Power Automate
11 25 (2.65%) Serverless
12 21 (2.23%) Amazon EKS
12 21 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (2.12%) GitHub
13 20 (2.12%) PaaS
14 19 (2.02%) Azure DevOps
15 18 (1.91%) SaaS
15 18 (1.91%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 18 (1.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 36 (3.82%) Firewall
2 31 (3.29%) VPN
3 21 (2.23%) WAN
4 20 (2.12%) LAN
5 17 (1.80%) DNS
6 16 (1.70%) Network Security
6 16 (1.70%) TCP/IP
6 16 (1.70%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (1.59%) BGP
8 12 (1.27%) MPLS
9 11 (1.17%) DHCP
10 9 (0.96%) SMTP
11 7 (0.74%) Ethernet
11 7 (0.74%) HTTP
12 6 (0.64%) Cisco Firepower
12 6 (0.64%) SD-WAN
12 6 (0.64%) SNMP
13 5 (0.53%) Cisco ASA
13 5 (0.53%) IPsec
13 5 (0.53%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.03%) PostgreSQL
2 30 (3.18%) Power BI
3 17 (1.80%) NoSQL
4 16 (1.70%) Amazon RDS
5 14 (1.49%) Elasticsearch
6 13 (1.38%) Metadata
6 13 (1.38%) Redis
6 13 (1.38%) SQL Server
7 12 (1.27%) MongoDB
8 11 (1.17%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.96%) MySQL
10 6 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.64%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.64%) SAP HANA
11 5 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.53%) Big Data
12 4 (0.42%) Amazon Athena
12 4 (0.42%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.42%) GIS
12 4 (0.42%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 40 (4.25%) Git
2 26 (2.76%) Balsamiq
3 25 (2.65%) Jenkins
4 24 (2.55%) Axure RP
5 18 (1.91%) GitLab
6 17 (1.80%) JIRA
7 14 (1.49%) Selenium
8 9 (0.96%) Cypress.io
9 7 (0.74%) Burp Suite
9 7 (0.74%) Metasploit
9 7 (0.74%) WebDriver
10 6 (0.64%) Babel
10 6 (0.64%) webpack
11 4 (0.42%) SonarQube
12 3 (0.32%) JUnit
12 3 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
12 3 (0.32%) Rational Rhapsody
13 2 (0.21%) JMeter
13 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
General
1 321 (34.08%) Social Skills
2 264 (28.03%) Public Sector
3 131 (13.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 115 (12.21%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (12.21%) Finance
5 98 (10.40%) Law
6 61 (6.48%) Back Office
7 58 (6.16%) Manufacturing
8 56 (5.94%) Telecoms
9 41 (4.35%) Electronics
10 40 (4.25%) Marketing
11 22 (2.34%) Legal
12 21 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (2.12%) Retail
14 18 (1.91%) Aerospace
15 16 (1.70%) Military
16 11 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
17 9 (0.96%) Aviation
18 5 (0.53%) Games
Job Titles
1 172 (18.26%) Senior
2 120 (12.74%) Consultant
3 100 (10.62%) Architect
4 95 (10.08%) Developer
5 77 (8.17%) Support Engineer
6 75 (7.96%) Analyst
7 64 (6.79%) Site Engineer
8 63 (6.69%) Lead
9 60 (6.37%) Desktop Engineer
9 60 (6.37%) Desktop Support
9 60 (6.37%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 44 (4.67%) Security Consultant
11 40 (4.25%) Business Analyst
12 37 (3.93%) Solutions Architect
13 36 (3.82%) Software Engineer
14 35 (3.72%) Data Engineer
15 34 (3.61%) Senior Developer
16 29 (3.08%) Designer
17 25 (2.65%) Cloud Engineer
18 24 (2.55%) Salesforce Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (5.20%) React
2 44 (4.67%) .NET
3 37 (3.93%) REST
4 32 (3.40%) HTML
5 31 (3.29%) CSS
6 29 (3.08%) Spring
7 24 (2.55%) SAP CAF
7 24 (2.55%) SOAP
8 23 (2.44%) Django
9 21 (2.23%) Middleware
9 21 (2.23%) Spring Boot
10 18 (1.91%) Lightning Web Components
10 18 (1.91%) Node.js
10 18 (1.91%) Visualforce
11 16 (1.70%) HTML5 Canvas
12 15 (1.59%) Kafka
13 13 (1.38%) AngularJS
13 13 (1.38%) ASP.NET
14 11 (1.17%) RESTful
15 9 (0.96%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 64 (6.79%) Cloud Native
2 54 (5.73%) Product Ownership
3 33 (3.50%) Data Centre
4 27 (2.87%) Onboarding
5 26 (2.76%) Management Information System
6 24 (2.55%) Security Posture
7 20 (2.12%) e-Learning
8 16 (1.70%) Driving Licence
8 16 (1.70%) PKI
9 14 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.38%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
11 12 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (0.96%) AI Agents
12 9 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (0.96%) Private Cloud
13 8 (0.85%) Security Operations Centre
14 7 (0.74%) Insider Threat
14 7 (0.74%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 109 (11.57%) Windows
2 70 (7.43%) Linux
3 65 (6.90%) Windows 10
4 29 (3.08%) Unix
5 14 (1.49%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.96%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.32%) CentOS
7 3 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.32%) VMS
8 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (24.20%) Agile
2 157 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 154 (16.35%) Cybersecurity
4 143 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
5 134 (14.23%) Analytics
6 126 (13.38%) DevOps
7 111 (11.78%) ITIL
8 109 (11.57%) CI/CD
9 108 (11.46%) Software Engineering
10 94 (9.98%) Community of Practice
11 89 (9.45%) Mentoring
12 88 (9.34%) Technology Strategy
13 75 (7.96%) Infrastructure as Code
14 73 (7.75%) User Experience
15 71 (7.54%) Business Intelligence
15 71 (7.54%) Computer Science
16 70 (7.43%) Collaborative Culture
17 68 (7.22%) Customer Service
18 67 (7.11%) AI
19 65 (6.90%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (14.33%) Python
2 105 (11.15%) Java
3 93 (9.87%) JavaScript
4 53 (5.63%) C#
5 45 (4.78%) SQL
6 34 (3.61%) TypeScript
7 29 (3.08%) PowerShell
8 20 (2.12%) C++
9 18 (1.91%) Apex Code
10 17 (1.80%) Bicep
11 15 (1.59%) Bash
11 15 (1.59%) C
12 8 (0.85%) Go
13 7 (0.74%) MATLAB
14 6 (0.64%) Google Apps Script
14 6 (0.64%) Scala
14 6 (0.64%) VBA
15 5 (0.53%) Rust
16 4 (0.42%) Ruby
17 3 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 942 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 291 (30.89%) Degree
3 131 (13.91%) DV Cleared
4 66 (7.01%) CISSP
5 60 (6.37%) CTC Cleared
6 54 (5.73%) BPSS Clearance
7 53 (5.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 52 (5.52%) CISM
9 51 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 37 (3.93%) Cisco Certification
11 36 (3.82%) Azure Certification
12 28 (2.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 26 (2.76%) AWS Certification
14 22 (2.34%) CCNA
15 15 (1.59%) Master's Degree
16 14 (1.49%) TOGAF Certification
17 13 (1.38%) CCNP
18 12 (1.27%) CREST Certified
18 12 (1.27%) CRISC
19 11 (1.17%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (7.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 65 (6.90%) SLA
3 58 (6.16%) NIST
4 54 (5.73%) Accessibility
5 40 (4.25%) GDPR
6 33 (3.50%) GRC
6 33 (3.50%) QA
7 25 (2.65%) WCAG
8 13 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (1.27%) Data Quality
9 12 (1.27%) NCSC
10 11 (1.17%) JSP 440
11 10 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 9 (0.96%) PCI DSS
13 8 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.53%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.42%) Government Security Classifications
15 4 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
16 3 (0.32%) ISO 9001
16 3 (0.32%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 62 (6.58%) Docker
2 27 (2.87%) Active Directory
3 18 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.27%) Hyper-V
5 9 (0.96%) VMware NSX
6 8 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (0.74%) Firmware
8 5 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.21%) vSphere
10 1 (0.11%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.11%) Xen
Systems Management
1 80 (8.49%) Terraform
2 64 (6.79%) Kubernetes
3 33 (3.50%) Ansible
4 23 (2.44%) Grafana
5 13 (1.38%) Prometheus
6 12 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.74%) Nmap
8 6 (0.64%) Endace
8 6 (0.64%) Puppet
8 6 (0.64%) SCOM
9 5 (0.53%) AWS Copilot
9 5 (0.53%) Kibana
10 4 (0.42%) Nagios
10 4 (0.42%) SCCM
10 4 (0.42%) WSUS
10 4 (0.42%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.32%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.32%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.21%) Argo
Vendors
1 166 (17.62%) Microsoft
2 116 (12.31%) Cisco
3 59 (6.26%) Google
4 55 (5.84%) SAP
5 46 (4.88%) Salesforce
6 27 (2.87%) Adobe
7 24 (2.55%) VMware
8 19 (2.02%) Oracle
9 18 (1.91%) MuleSoft
10 13 (1.38%) Juniper
11 12 (1.27%) F5
11 12 (1.27%) ServiceNow
12 11 (1.17%) Red Hat
13 10 (1.06%) CheckPoint
14 9 (0.96%) CyberArk
14 9 (0.96%) Meraki
15 8 (0.85%) Splunk
16 7 (0.74%) Remedy
17 6 (0.64%) BMC
17 6 (0.64%) Databricks