Hybrid/Remote Security Cleared Job Trends

Security Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for Security Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 35 24
Rank change year-on-year +13 -11 0
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,732 1,129 1,926
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.56% 6.85% 7.78%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.53% 20.02% 29.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,153 575 1,272
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,200 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £47,285
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -3.96%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £85,900
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £58,800
% change year-on-year +12.00% +6.29% -2.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

Security 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 4,741 5,640 6,549
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.71% 34.20% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,067 2,415 3,722
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £46,743 £41,000 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,638
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -0.24% -3.94%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Security Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Cleared and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Security Cleared job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Security Cleared
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Cleared

Security Cleared
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Cleared over the 6 months to 19 August 2026.

Security Cleared salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Security 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 41 (2.37%) Apache
2 35 (2.02%) SharePoint
3 30 (1.73%) Apache Spark
4 14 (0.81%) Confluence
5 13 (0.75%) Anypoint
5 13 (0.75%) Mule
6 12 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.46%) Jupyter
7 8 (0.46%) nginx
8 7 (0.40%) Camunda
8 7 (0.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 5 (0.29%) IIS
10 3 (0.17%) Apache Solr
10 3 (0.17%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.17%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.17%) Oracle Spatial
11 2 (0.12%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.12%) WordPress
12 1 (0.058%) Drupal
12 1 (0.058%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 28 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.21%) Simulink
3 13 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.52%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.40%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.23%) Windchill
9 2 (0.12%) InDesign
10 1 (0.058%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.058%) CATIA
10 1 (0.058%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.058%) Houdini
10 1 (0.058%) InVision
10 1 (0.058%) NUKE
10 1 (0.058%) Sketch
10 1 (0.058%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.058%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.058%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 20 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.87%) Primavera
3 6 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (0.35%) SAP ERP
3 6 (0.35%) Workday HCM
4 5 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.29%) Teamcenter
5 4 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.12%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.12%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.12%) SAP FSCM
6 2 (0.12%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.12%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.058%) Magento
7 1 (0.058%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.058%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.058%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.058%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 444 (25.64%) Azure
2 420 (24.25%) AWS
3 132 (7.62%) GCP
4 77 (4.45%) Microsoft 365
4 77 (4.45%) Power Platform
5 71 (4.10%) Entra ID
6 43 (2.48%) AWS CloudFormation
7 41 (2.37%) GitHub
8 38 (2.19%) dbt
9 31 (1.79%) Serverless
10 27 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
11 25 (1.44%) SaaS
12 23 (1.33%) Azure Sentinel
13 21 (1.21%) Amazon S3
13 21 (1.21%) Google Analytics
14 20 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
15 19 (1.10%) Amazon EC2
15 19 (1.10%) OpenShift
16 18 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
16 18 (1.04%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 50 (2.89%) Firewall
2 48 (2.77%) Network Security
3 41 (2.37%) TCP/IP
4 30 (1.73%) DNS
5 25 (1.44%) WAN
6 17 (0.98%) LAN
7 16 (0.92%) SSL
7 16 (0.92%) VPN
8 15 (0.87%) BGP
9 12 (0.69%) ATM
9 12 (0.69%) DHCP
10 10 (0.58%) MPLS
11 9 (0.52%) Ethernet
11 9 (0.52%) OSPF
12 7 (0.40%) HTTP
12 7 (0.40%) Wireless
13 6 (0.35%) SMTP
14 5 (0.29%) VLAN
15 4 (0.23%) FTP
15 4 (0.23%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (3.46%) Power BI
2 47 (2.71%) PostgreSQL
3 29 (1.67%) Big Data
4 26 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
5 25 (1.44%) NoSQL
5 25 (1.44%) SQL Server
6 19 (1.10%) Relational Database
7 17 (0.98%) Metadata
7 17 (0.98%) MongoDB
8 16 (0.92%) MySQL
8 16 (0.92%) Tableau
9 14 (0.81%) DynamoDB
10 12 (0.69%) Amazon Athena
10 12 (0.69%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.52%) Hadoop
12 7 (0.40%) Redis
13 6 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
14 5 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 4 (0.23%) BigQuery
15 4 (0.23%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 70 (4.04%) Git
2 40 (2.31%) Jenkins
3 39 (2.25%) GitLab
4 31 (1.79%) JIRA
5 23 (1.33%) Rational DOORS
6 22 (1.27%) JUnit
7 16 (0.92%) Selenium
8 13 (0.75%) Mockito
9 12 (0.69%) Maven
10 10 (0.58%) Balsamiq
11 9 (0.52%) Cucumber
11 9 (0.52%) Postman
12 8 (0.46%) Axure RP
13 7 (0.40%) Burp Suite
13 7 (0.40%) Cypress.io
13 7 (0.40%) Gatling
13 7 (0.40%) Metasploit
13 7 (0.40%) SonarQube
14 6 (0.35%) LabVIEW
15 3 (0.17%) JMeter
General
1 540 (31.18%) Social Skills
2 425 (24.54%) Public Sector
3 354 (20.44%) Finance
4 336 (19.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 215 (12.41%) Analytical Skills
6 168 (9.70%) Law
7 164 (9.47%) Aerospace
8 80 (4.62%) Legal
9 56 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
10 50 (2.89%) Electronics
11 48 (2.77%) Military
11 48 (2.77%) Organisational Skills
12 43 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
13 41 (2.37%) Manufacturing
13 41 (2.37%) Retail
14 40 (2.31%) Telecoms
15 29 (1.67%) Police
16 16 (0.92%) Local Government
17 15 (0.87%) Automotive
17 15 (0.87%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 312 (18.01%) Senior
2 286 (16.51%) Architect
3 197 (11.37%) Consultant
4 165 (9.53%) Lead
5 134 (7.74%) Software Engineer
6 125 (7.22%) Developer
7 122 (7.04%) Analyst
8 110 (6.35%) Solutions Architect
9 66 (3.81%) Data Engineer
10 65 (3.75%) Cloud Engineer
11 63 (3.64%) Security Consultant
12 56 (3.23%) DevOps Engineer
13 53 (3.06%) Senior Developer
14 51 (2.94%) Principal Engineer
14 51 (2.94%) Security Architect
14 51 (2.94%) Senior Manager
15 49 (2.83%) Senior Consultant
16 48 (2.77%) Business Analyst
17 43 (2.48%) Senior Analyst
18 41 (2.37%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (3.46%) React
2 54 (3.12%) REST
3 47 (2.71%) Spring
4 43 (2.48%) .NET
5 33 (1.91%) Kafka
6 32 (1.85%) CSS
7 27 (1.56%) AngularJS
7 27 (1.56%) HTML
8 25 (1.44%) OAuth
9 23 (1.33%) SOAP
10 22 (1.27%) Playwright
10 22 (1.27%) Spring Boot
11 20 (1.15%) .NET Core
12 17 (0.98%) Node.js
12 17 (0.98%) PySpark
12 17 (0.98%) RESTful
13 16 (0.92%) OAuth2
14 15 (0.87%) JWT
14 15 (0.87%) Web Services
15 14 (0.81%) Apache NiFi
Miscellaneous
1 128 (7.39%) Cloud Native
2 62 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
3 59 (3.41%) Product Ownership
4 57 (3.29%) Onboarding
5 56 (3.23%) Management Information System
6 42 (2.42%) Security Posture
7 38 (2.19%) Blog
8 36 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
9 30 (1.73%) FPGA
10 28 (1.62%) Driving Licence
11 27 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
11 27 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
12 24 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
12 24 (1.39%) Data Centre
12 24 (1.39%) PKI
13 20 (1.15%) Algorithms
13 20 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
14 19 (1.10%) CMDB
15 18 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
15 18 (1.04%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 132 (7.62%) Linux
2 102 (5.89%) Windows
3 41 (2.37%) Windows Server
4 34 (1.96%) Unix
5 12 (0.69%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.29%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.23%) Android
8 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.17%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.12%) CentOS
10 2 (0.12%) Solaris
10 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.058%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.058%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 493 (28.46%) Agile
2 316 (18.24%) Continuous Improvement
3 277 (15.99%) Cybersecurity
4 267 (15.42%) Problem-Solving
5 261 (15.07%) Mentoring
6 240 (13.86%) CI/CD
7 235 (13.57%) DevOps
8 234 (13.51%) Software Engineering
9 217 (12.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 199 (11.49%) AI
11 172 (9.93%) Stakeholder Management
12 148 (8.55%) Decision-Making
13 147 (8.49%) Community of Practice
14 143 (8.26%) Collaborative Culture
14 143 (8.26%) Technical Leadership
15 138 (7.97%) Scrum
16 137 (7.91%) Project Delivery
17 136 (7.85%) Infrastructure as Code
18 132 (7.62%) Analytics
18 132 (7.62%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 215 (12.41%) Python
2 161 (9.30%) Java
3 115 (6.64%) SQL
4 99 (5.72%) JavaScript
5 58 (3.35%) C++
6 57 (3.29%) C#
7 46 (2.66%) Bash
8 43 (2.48%) PowerShell
9 33 (1.91%) TypeScript
10 30 (1.73%) C
11 23 (1.33%) MATLAB
12 21 (1.21%) Ada
13 16 (0.92%) Groovy
14 13 (0.75%) DataWeave
15 12 (0.69%) PL/SQL
15 12 (0.69%) Ruby
15 12 (0.69%) Rust
16 11 (0.64%) Go
16 11 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
17 9 (0.52%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 1,366 (78.87%) SC Cleared
2 415 (23.96%) DV Cleared
3 328 (18.94%) Degree
4 234 (13.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 79 (4.56%) CISSP
6 57 (3.29%) CISM
6 57 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 46 (2.66%) Azure Certification
8 38 (2.19%) AWS Certification
9 31 (1.79%) Master's Degree
10 28 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
11 24 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
12 20 (1.15%) CREST Certified
12 20 (1.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 18 (1.04%) CRISC
14 17 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 17 (0.98%) PhD
15 12 (0.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 12 (0.69%) Chartered Engineer
15 12 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (9.01%) Accessibility
2 137 (7.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 92 (5.31%) NIST
4 67 (3.87%) QA
5 63 (3.64%) NCSC
6 46 (2.66%) GRC
7 41 (2.37%) Data Quality
8 40 (2.31%) GDPR
9 24 (1.39%) PCI DSS
10 23 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
11 22 (1.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 22 (1.27%) SLA
12 20 (1.15%) WCAG
13 16 (0.92%) JSP 440
14 13 (0.75%) Def Stans
15 12 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
16 10 (0.58%) NIST 800
17 7 (0.40%) PMO
18 6 (0.35%) SOC 2
19 5 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 108 (6.24%) Docker
2 79 (4.56%) Active Directory
3 44 (2.54%) Firmware
4 33 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
5 22 (1.27%) Hyper-V
6 15 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.40%) VMware NSX
8 7 (0.40%) vSphere
9 6 (0.35%) Squid
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.058%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.058%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.058%) IAG
11 1 (0.058%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.058%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 118 (6.81%) Kubernetes
2 117 (6.76%) Terraform
3 46 (2.66%) Ansible
4 36 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
5 17 (0.98%) Prometheus
6 16 (0.92%) Grafana
7 13 (0.75%) CloudHub
8 10 (0.58%) Argo
8 10 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
9 8 (0.46%) Progress Chef
10 7 (0.40%) Nmap
10 7 (0.40%) QRadar
11 6 (0.35%) Kustomize
11 6 (0.35%) Packer
12 5 (0.29%) Istio
12 5 (0.29%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.23%) FortiGate
13 4 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
14 3 (0.17%) Check_MK
14 3 (0.17%) Kibana
Vendors
1 229 (13.22%) Microsoft
2 70 (4.04%) Google
3 63 (3.64%) ServiceNow
4 53 (3.06%) SAP
5 50 (2.89%) Oracle
6 43 (2.48%) VMware
7 33 (1.91%) Cisco
8 27 (1.56%) Salesforce
9 24 (1.39%) Red Hat
10 21 (1.21%) Databricks
11 19 (1.10%) MuleSoft
11 19 (1.10%) OpenAI
12 18 (1.04%) Splunk
13 15 (0.87%) CyberArk
14 13 (0.75%) Adobe
14 13 (0.75%) Okta
15 11 (0.64%) Siemens
16 9 (0.52%) Veeam
17 8 (0.46%) Fortinet
17 8 (0.46%) Xilinx