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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 30 24
Rank change year-on-year +9 -6 -2
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,881 1,197 1,814
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.70% 7.39% 7.82%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.13% 21.02% 28.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,213 618 1,102
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £81,957 £80,000 £79,600
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £87,375
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +15.70% +0.83% -

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 5,066 5,694 6,318
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.75% 35.13% 27.25%
Number of salaries quoted 3,180 2,317 3,048
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,000 £34,395
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,780 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -4.27%

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 21 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 (2.02%) Apache
2 31 (1.65%) Apache Spark
3 28 (1.49%) SharePoint
4 19 (1.01%) Confluence
5 13 (0.69%) Anypoint
5 13 (0.69%) Mule
6 10 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.53%) Oracle Workflow
7 8 (0.43%) Jupyter
7 8 (0.43%) nginx
7 8 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 7 (0.37%) Camunda
9 4 (0.21%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.21%) GeoServer
9 4 (0.21%) IIS
9 4 (0.21%) Oracle Spatial
10 3 (0.16%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.11%) CMS
12 1 (0.053%) Site Server
12 1 (0.053%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 30 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.22%) Simulink
4 15 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.37%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.32%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.21%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.21%) Windchill
9 2 (0.11%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.11%) InDesign
9 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.053%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.053%) EPLAN
10 1 (0.053%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.053%) Houdini
10 1 (0.053%) InVision
10 1 (0.053%) Revit
10 1 (0.053%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.053%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 16 (0.85%) Primavera
1 16 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.32%) Workday HCM
4 5 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.27%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.27%) Teamcenter
5 3 (0.16%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.11%) SAP PSCD
6 2 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.053%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
7 1 (0.053%) Maximo
7 1 (0.053%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.053%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.053%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.053%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.053%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.053%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 456 (24.24%) Azure
2 428 (22.75%) AWS
3 130 (6.91%) GCP
4 85 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
5 80 (4.25%) Entra ID
5 80 (4.25%) Power Platform
6 42 (2.23%) GitHub
7 40 (2.13%) AWS CloudFormation
8 39 (2.07%) Serverless
9 38 (2.02%) dbt
10 32 (1.70%) Amazon S3
11 27 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (1.33%) OpenShift
12 25 (1.33%) SaaS
13 23 (1.22%) AWS Lambda
14 22 (1.17%) Azure Sentinel
15 21 (1.12%) Amazon EC2
15 21 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
16 19 (1.01%) Google Analytics
17 18 (0.96%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 52 (2.76%) Firewall
2 50 (2.66%) Network Security
3 41 (2.18%) TCP/IP
4 34 (1.81%) DNS
5 19 (1.01%) WAN
6 16 (0.85%) SSL
6 16 (0.85%) VPN
7 15 (0.80%) DHCP
8 13 (0.69%) Wireless
9 12 (0.64%) BGP
9 12 (0.64%) LAN
10 11 (0.58%) ATM
11 10 (0.53%) Ethernet
12 8 (0.43%) OSPF
13 7 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (0.32%) HTTP
14 6 (0.32%) MPLS
15 5 (0.27%) DMZ
15 5 (0.27%) Internet
15 5 (0.27%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (3.46%) Power BI
2 47 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
3 29 (1.54%) Big Data
3 29 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (1.38%) NoSQL
5 23 (1.22%) SQL Server
6 21 (1.12%) Amazon Athena
6 21 (1.12%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.01%) Tableau
8 18 (0.96%) Metadata
9 17 (0.90%) Data Lake
10 15 (0.80%) DynamoDB
11 14 (0.74%) MySQL
12 13 (0.69%) MongoDB
13 10 (0.53%) Hadoop
14 7 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
14 7 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
15 6 (0.32%) GIS
15 6 (0.32%) Redis
15 6 (0.32%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 79 (4.20%) Git
2 43 (2.29%) Jenkins
3 38 (2.02%) GitLab
3 38 (2.02%) JIRA
4 24 (1.28%) JUnit
4 24 (1.28%) Rational DOORS
5 17 (0.90%) Selenium
6 15 (0.80%) Mockito
7 13 (0.69%) Maven
8 11 (0.58%) Cucumber
9 10 (0.53%) Burp Suite
9 10 (0.53%) Metasploit
10 9 (0.48%) Cypress.io
10 9 (0.48%) Postman
11 8 (0.43%) Balsamiq
11 8 (0.43%) SonarQube
12 6 (0.32%) Axure RP
12 6 (0.32%) Gatling
12 6 (0.32%) LabVIEW
13 3 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 542 (28.81%) Social Skills
2 445 (23.66%) Public Sector
3 376 (19.99%) Finance
4 360 (19.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 233 (12.39%) Analytical Skills
6 192 (10.21%) Aerospace
7 164 (8.72%) Law
8 70 (3.72%) Legal
9 60 (3.19%) Presentation Skills
10 59 (3.14%) Electronics
11 55 (2.92%) Military
12 54 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
13 51 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
14 50 (2.66%) Retail
15 40 (2.13%) Manufacturing
16 38 (2.02%) Police
17 36 (1.91%) Telecoms
18 15 (0.80%) Automotive
18 15 (0.80%) Aviation
18 15 (0.80%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 349 (18.55%) Senior
2 296 (15.74%) Architect
3 201 (10.69%) Consultant
4 167 (8.88%) Lead
5 161 (8.56%) Software Engineer
6 134 (7.12%) Developer
7 131 (6.96%) Analyst
8 105 (5.58%) Solutions Architect
9 94 (5.00%) Data Engineer
10 68 (3.62%) Principal Engineer
11 64 (3.40%) Security Consultant
12 62 (3.30%) Cloud Engineer
13 57 (3.03%) Senior Manager
14 53 (2.82%) DevOps Engineer
14 53 (2.82%) Security Architect
15 51 (2.71%) Senior Consultant
16 48 (2.55%) Business Analyst
16 48 (2.55%) Senior Developer
17 43 (2.29%) Senior Analyst
18 42 (2.23%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 118 (6.27%) Terraform
2 65 (3.46%) React
3 54 (2.87%) REST
4 45 (2.39%) Spring
5 43 (2.29%) .NET
6 33 (1.75%) CSS
7 30 (1.59%) Kafka
8 27 (1.44%) AngularJS
8 27 (1.44%) HTML
9 25 (1.33%) Playwright
10 24 (1.28%) OAuth
10 24 (1.28%) PySpark
11 22 (1.17%) Node.js
11 22 (1.17%) SOAP
11 22 (1.17%) Spring Boot
12 21 (1.12%) RESTful
13 20 (1.06%) .NET Core
14 18 (0.96%) Web Services
15 17 (0.90%) JWT
15 17 (0.90%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 138 (7.34%) Cloud Native
2 63 (3.35%) Self-Motivation
3 62 (3.30%) Management Information System
4 59 (3.14%) Product Ownership
5 58 (3.08%) Onboarding
6 41 (2.18%) Security Posture
7 35 (1.86%) Driving Licence
8 32 (1.70%) Blog
9 30 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
9 30 (1.59%) FPGA
10 29 (1.54%) Data Centre
11 28 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
11 28 (1.49%) PKI
12 27 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
13 24 (1.28%) CMDB
14 23 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
15 22 (1.17%) Cyber Defence
16 21 (1.12%) Algorithms
17 20 (1.06%) Embedded Systems
18 19 (1.01%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 139 (7.39%) Linux
2 111 (5.90%) Windows
3 42 (2.23%) Windows Server
4 34 (1.81%) Unix
5 14 (0.74%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.37%) VxWorks
7 6 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.27%) Android
8 5 (0.27%) Embedded Linux
9 4 (0.21%) Kali Linux
9 4 (0.21%) Solaris
9 4 (0.21%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.16%) OpenWrt
11 2 (0.11%) AIX
11 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.11%) CentOS
11 2 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (0.11%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 526 (27.96%) Agile
2 350 (18.61%) Continuous Improvement
3 297 (15.79%) Mentoring
3 297 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
4 289 (15.36%) Cybersecurity
5 267 (14.19%) Software Engineering
6 259 (13.77%) CI/CD
7 241 (12.81%) AI
7 241 (12.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 236 (12.55%) DevOps
9 207 (11.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 182 (9.68%) Decision-Making
11 174 (9.25%) Analytics
12 171 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
13 165 (8.77%) Coaching
14 146 (7.76%) Collaborative Culture
15 145 (7.71%) Community of Practice
15 145 (7.71%) Scrum
16 141 (7.50%) Project Delivery
17 135 (7.18%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 229 (12.17%) Python
2 169 (8.98%) Java
3 139 (7.39%) SQL
4 109 (5.79%) JavaScript
5 66 (3.51%) C++
6 61 (3.24%) C#
7 49 (2.60%) Bash
8 47 (2.50%) PowerShell
9 40 (2.13%) TypeScript
10 34 (1.81%) C
11 25 (1.33%) MATLAB
12 21 (1.12%) Ada
13 16 (0.85%) Groovy
14 15 (0.80%) Go
14 15 (0.80%) PL/SQL
15 14 (0.74%) Rust
16 13 (0.69%) DataWeave
16 13 (0.69%) Kusto Query Language
17 12 (0.64%) Ruby
18 9 (0.48%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 1,498 (79.64%) SC Cleared
2 410 (21.80%) DV Cleared
3 338 (17.97%) Degree
4 229 (12.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 80 (4.25%) CISSP
6 60 (3.19%) CISM
7 49 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
8 45 (2.39%) Azure Certification
9 39 (2.07%) AWS Certification
10 31 (1.65%) Master's Degree
11 24 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 21 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
14 19 (1.01%) PhD
15 18 (0.96%) Chartered Engineer
15 18 (0.96%) CRISC
16 17 (0.90%) CREST Certified
16 17 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 16 (0.85%) DBS Check
18 14 (0.74%) CHECK Team Member
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 159 (8.45%) Accessibility
2 148 (7.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 95 (5.05%) NIST
4 74 (3.93%) QA
5 73 (3.88%) NCSC
6 51 (2.71%) GRC
7 50 (2.66%) Data Quality
8 43 (2.29%) GDPR
9 26 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
9 26 (1.38%) PCI DSS
10 24 (1.28%) SLA
11 21 (1.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 18 (0.96%) Def Stans
12 18 (0.96%) WCAG
13 16 (0.85%) JSP 440
14 14 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
15 11 (0.58%) NIST 800
16 9 (0.48%) PMO
17 6 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 6 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 115 (6.11%) Docker
2 79 (4.20%) Active Directory
3 45 (2.39%) Firmware
4 36 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
5 22 (1.17%) Hyper-V
6 15 (0.80%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (0.37%) vSphere
8 6 (0.32%) Squid
8 6 (0.32%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.053%) IAG
12 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.053%) Oracle RAC
12 1 (0.053%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 122 (6.49%) Kubernetes
2 45 (2.39%) Ansible
3 42 (2.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (0.90%) Grafana
4 17 (0.90%) Prometheus
5 13 (0.69%) CloudHub
6 12 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
7 11 (0.58%) Argo
8 10 (0.53%) Nmap
9 7 (0.37%) Kustomize
9 7 (0.37%) Progress Chef
9 7 (0.37%) QRadar
10 6 (0.32%) Istio
11 5 (0.27%) FortiGate
11 5 (0.27%) Kibana
11 5 (0.27%) Packer
12 4 (0.21%) vCenter Server
13 3 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 3 (0.16%) SCCM
13 3 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 252 (13.40%) Microsoft
2 89 (4.73%) ServiceNow
3 62 (3.30%) Google
3 62 (3.30%) Oracle
4 57 (3.03%) SAP
5 50 (2.66%) VMware
6 31 (1.65%) Cisco
7 26 (1.38%) Salesforce
8 24 (1.28%) Red Hat
9 21 (1.12%) Databricks
10 20 (1.06%) Splunk
11 19 (1.01%) OpenAI
12 17 (0.90%) CyberArk
12 17 (0.90%) MuleSoft
12 17 (0.90%) Okta
12 17 (0.90%) YouTube
13 15 (0.80%) Workday
14 14 (0.74%) Veeam
15 13 (0.69%) Adobe
15 13 (0.69%) EMC