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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 33 25
Rank change year-on-year +9 -8 -1
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,747 1,139 1,882
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.48% 6.95% 7.74%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.57% 20.21% 28.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,164 588 1,205
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,063 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -1.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £79,225
90th Percentile £95,000 £94,125 £86,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% +4.17% -

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 4,777 5,636 6,500
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.45% 34.39% 26.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3,074 2,414 3,465
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £33,350
25th Percentile £46,500 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -2.21% -2.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%

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 2 September 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 38 (2.18%) Apache
2 34 (1.95%) SharePoint
3 29 (1.66%) Apache Spark
4 15 (0.86%) Confluence
5 13 (0.74%) Anypoint
5 13 (0.74%) Mule
6 10 (0.57%) 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 (0.11%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.11%) WordPress
12 1 (0.057%) CMS
12 1 (0.057%) Drupal
Applications
1 27 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.20%) Simulink
3 15 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.46%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.40%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
7 4 (0.23%) Windchill
8 2 (0.11%) InDesign
9 1 (0.057%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.057%) CATIA
9 1 (0.057%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.057%) Houdini
9 1 (0.057%) InVision
9 1 (0.057%) NUKE
9 1 (0.057%) Sketch
9 1 (0.057%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.057%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.057%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 16 (0.92%) Primavera
1 16 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.34%) SAP ERP
2 6 (0.34%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.29%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.11%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.057%) Magento
5 1 (0.057%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.057%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.057%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.057%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.057%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.057%) SAP PSCD
5 1 (0.057%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 442 (25.30%) Azure
2 418 (23.93%) AWS
3 129 (7.38%) GCP
4 79 (4.52%) Power Platform
5 76 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
6 71 (4.06%) Entra ID
7 43 (2.46%) AWS CloudFormation
8 41 (2.35%) GitHub
9 38 (2.18%) dbt
10 28 (1.60%) Serverless
11 27 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (1.37%) OpenShift
12 24 (1.37%) SaaS
13 23 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (1.20%) Amazon S3
15 20 (1.14%) Google Analytics
15 20 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
16 19 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
16 19 (1.09%) PowerApps
17 17 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 52 (2.98%) Network Security
2 51 (2.92%) Firewall
3 42 (2.40%) TCP/IP
4 32 (1.83%) DNS
5 23 (1.32%) WAN
6 16 (0.92%) SSL
6 16 (0.92%) VPN
7 15 (0.86%) LAN
8 13 (0.74%) BGP
8 13 (0.74%) DHCP
9 11 (0.63%) ATM
10 9 (0.52%) Ethernet
10 9 (0.52%) Wireless
11 8 (0.46%) MPLS
11 8 (0.46%) OSPF
12 6 (0.34%) HTTP
13 5 (0.29%) DMZ
13 5 (0.29%) VLAN
14 4 (0.23%) Internet
14 4 (0.23%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (3.61%) Power BI
2 45 (2.58%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.60%) Big Data
3 28 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.43%) SQL Server
5 23 (1.32%) NoSQL
6 20 (1.14%) Relational Database
7 18 (1.03%) Tableau
8 15 (0.86%) Metadata
8 15 (0.86%) MongoDB
8 15 (0.86%) MySQL
9 14 (0.80%) Amazon Athena
9 14 (0.80%) DynamoDB
10 11 (0.63%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.52%) Hadoop
12 7 (0.40%) Redis
13 6 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
14 4 (0.23%) BigQuery
14 4 (0.23%) InfluxDB
14 4 (0.23%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 68 (3.89%) Git
2 39 (2.23%) Jenkins
3 38 (2.18%) GitLab
4 31 (1.77%) JIRA
5 23 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
6 22 (1.26%) JUnit
7 16 (0.92%) Selenium
8 13 (0.74%) Mockito
9 12 (0.69%) Maven
10 9 (0.52%) Balsamiq
10 9 (0.52%) Cucumber
10 9 (0.52%) Postman
11 8 (0.46%) Burp Suite
11 8 (0.46%) Metasploit
12 7 (0.40%) Axure RP
12 7 (0.40%) Cypress.io
12 7 (0.40%) Gatling
12 7 (0.40%) SonarQube
13 6 (0.34%) LabVIEW
14 3 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 536 (30.68%) Social Skills
2 412 (23.58%) Public Sector
3 343 (19.63%) Finance
4 331 (18.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 223 (12.76%) Analytical Skills
6 170 (9.73%) Aerospace
7 166 (9.50%) Law
8 69 (3.95%) Legal
9 58 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
10 50 (2.86%) Electronics
10 50 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
11 49 (2.80%) Military
12 46 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
13 41 (2.35%) Manufacturing
14 40 (2.29%) Retail
15 34 (1.95%) Telecoms
16 29 (1.66%) Police
17 16 (0.92%) Automotive
17 16 (0.92%) Aviation
17 16 (0.92%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 306 (17.52%) Senior
2 285 (16.31%) Architect
3 196 (11.22%) Consultant
4 160 (9.16%) Lead
5 141 (8.07%) Software Engineer
6 132 (7.56%) Developer
7 126 (7.21%) Analyst
8 105 (6.01%) Solutions Architect
9 67 (3.84%) Data Engineer
10 66 (3.78%) Security Consultant
11 65 (3.72%) Cloud Engineer
12 57 (3.26%) DevOps Engineer
12 57 (3.26%) Principal Engineer
13 54 (3.09%) Security Architect
14 50 (2.86%) Senior Developer
15 49 (2.80%) Senior Manager
16 48 (2.75%) Business Analyst
17 47 (2.69%) Senior Consultant
18 44 (2.52%) Senior Analyst
19 40 (2.29%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (6.64%) Terraform
2 64 (3.66%) React
3 52 (2.98%) REST
4 44 (2.52%) Spring
5 41 (2.35%) .NET
6 34 (1.95%) CSS
7 31 (1.77%) Kafka
8 28 (1.60%) AngularJS
8 28 (1.60%) HTML
9 24 (1.37%) OAuth
10 23 (1.32%) Playwright
11 21 (1.20%) SOAP
12 20 (1.14%) .NET Core
12 20 (1.14%) Node.js
13 19 (1.09%) RESTful
13 19 (1.09%) Spring Boot
14 17 (0.97%) JWT
14 17 (0.97%) PySpark
14 17 (0.97%) Web Services
15 16 (0.92%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 129 (7.38%) Cloud Native
2 64 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
3 58 (3.32%) Product Ownership
4 55 (3.15%) Management Information System
5 49 (2.80%) Onboarding
6 43 (2.46%) Security Posture
7 38 (2.18%) Blog
8 32 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
9 30 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
10 29 (1.66%) Cyber Threat
10 29 (1.66%) Driving Licence
11 28 (1.60%) FPGA
12 27 (1.55%) PKI
13 24 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
14 22 (1.26%) CMDB
14 22 (1.26%) Data Centre
14 22 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
15 21 (1.20%) Algorithms
15 21 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
16 19 (1.09%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 136 (7.78%) Linux
2 103 (5.90%) Windows
3 41 (2.35%) Windows Server
4 35 (2.00%) Unix
5 12 (0.69%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.29%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.23%) Android
8 4 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
8 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.17%) CentOS
9 3 (0.17%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
9 3 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.11%) Solaris
10 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.057%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.057%) Debian
11 1 (0.057%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 496 (28.39%) Agile
2 320 (18.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 283 (16.20%) Cybersecurity
4 272 (15.57%) Problem-Solving
5 258 (14.77%) Mentoring
6 242 (13.85%) CI/CD
6 242 (13.85%) Software Engineering
7 228 (13.05%) DevOps
8 224 (12.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 205 (11.73%) AI
10 176 (10.07%) Stakeholder Management
11 154 (8.82%) Decision-Making
12 145 (8.30%) Collaborative Culture
13 144 (8.24%) Technical Leadership
14 143 (8.19%) Community of Practice
15 140 (8.01%) Project Delivery
16 137 (7.84%) Scrum
17 136 (7.78%) Analytics
18 133 (7.61%) Coaching
19 132 (7.56%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 210 (12.02%) Python
2 160 (9.16%) Java
3 116 (6.64%) SQL
4 102 (5.84%) JavaScript
5 60 (3.43%) C++
6 58 (3.32%) C#
7 47 (2.69%) Bash
8 43 (2.46%) PowerShell
9 37 (2.12%) TypeScript
10 32 (1.83%) C
11 23 (1.32%) MATLAB
12 21 (1.20%) Ada
13 16 (0.92%) Groovy
14 15 (0.86%) Go
15 14 (0.80%) Rust
16 13 (0.74%) DataWeave
17 12 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
17 12 (0.69%) PL/SQL
17 12 (0.69%) Ruby
18 9 (0.52%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,378 (78.88%) SC Cleared
2 423 (24.21%) DV Cleared
3 325 (18.60%) Degree
4 234 (13.39%) BPSS Clearance
5 81 (4.64%) CISSP
6 62 (3.55%) CISM
7 53 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
8 47 (2.69%) Azure Certification
9 39 (2.23%) AWS Certification
10 30 (1.72%) Master's Degree
11 27 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
12 22 (1.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 20 (1.14%) CREST Certified
13 20 (1.14%) CRISC
14 17 (0.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 17 (0.97%) PhD
15 14 (0.80%) Chartered Engineer
16 13 (0.74%) TOGAF Certification
17 11 (0.63%) CHECK Team Member
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (8.70%) Accessibility
2 146 (8.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 97 (5.55%) NIST
4 70 (4.01%) NCSC
5 68 (3.89%) QA
6 48 (2.75%) GRC
7 42 (2.40%) Data Quality
7 42 (2.40%) GDPR
8 28 (1.60%) PCI DSS
9 25 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
10 23 (1.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 21 (1.20%) SLA
12 19 (1.09%) WCAG
13 18 (1.03%) JSP 440
14 15 (0.86%) Def Stans
15 13 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
16 11 (0.63%) NIST 800
17 7 (0.40%) PMO
18 6 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 42001
18 6 (0.34%) SOC 2
System Software
1 111 (6.35%) Docker
2 78 (4.46%) Active Directory
3 45 (2.58%) Firmware
4 33 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
5 22 (1.26%) Hyper-V
6 15 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.40%) VMware NSX
8 7 (0.40%) vSphere
9 6 (0.34%) Squid
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.057%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.057%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.057%) IAG
11 1 (0.057%) QEMU
11 1 (0.057%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.057%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.057%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 120 (6.87%) Kubernetes
2 45 (2.58%) Ansible
3 36 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (0.97%) Grafana
4 17 (0.97%) Prometheus
5 13 (0.74%) CloudHub
6 12 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
7 11 (0.63%) Argo
8 8 (0.46%) Nmap
8 8 (0.46%) Progress Chef
9 7 (0.40%) Kustomize
9 7 (0.40%) QRadar
10 6 (0.34%) Istio
10 6 (0.34%) Packer
11 5 (0.29%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.23%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
13 3 (0.17%) Check_MK
13 3 (0.17%) Kibana
13 3 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 235 (13.45%) Microsoft
2 72 (4.12%) ServiceNow
3 64 (3.66%) Google
4 50 (2.86%) SAP
5 47 (2.69%) Oracle
6 45 (2.58%) VMware
7 29 (1.66%) Cisco
8 25 (1.43%) Red Hat
9 24 (1.37%) Salesforce
10 20 (1.14%) Splunk
11 19 (1.09%) Databricks
11 19 (1.09%) OpenAI
12 17 (0.97%) MuleSoft
13 13 (0.74%) CyberArk
14 12 (0.69%) Adobe
14 12 (0.69%) Okta
14 12 (0.69%) YouTube
15 11 (0.63%) Siemens
15 11 (0.63%) Veeam
16 9 (0.52%) EMC