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 24 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 40 24
Rank change year-on-year +18 -16 +6
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,570 1,045 2,604
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.69% 6.71% 7.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.25% 19.54% 28.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,197 523 1,759
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,522 £40,000
25th Percentile £53,750 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.00% +8.70% -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 4,331 5,347 9,064
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.22% 34.35% 26.44%
Number of salaries quoted 3,003 2,373 5,844
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,667 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.21% -12.04%

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 24 June 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 37 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.46%) Apache
3 16 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
3 16 (1.02%) Apache Spark
4 12 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.45%) Jupyter
6 5 (0.32%) IIS
7 4 (0.25%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.25%) Mule
8 3 (0.19%) Apache Solr
8 3 (0.19%) Camunda
8 3 (0.19%) Confluence
8 3 (0.19%) SAS
9 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.13%) GeoServer
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.064%) Appian
10 1 (0.064%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.064%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 43 (2.74%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.64%) Adobe XD
4 6 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.25%) Windchill
6 3 (0.19%) InVision
6 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.19%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.19%) Simulink
6 3 (0.19%) Sketch
7 2 (0.13%) Weka
8 1 (0.064%) CATIA
8 1 (0.064%) EngageOne
8 1 (0.064%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.064%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 28 (1.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.45%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.32%) Primavera
4 4 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.25%) SAP FSCM
5 3 (0.19%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.19%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.19%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.19%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.13%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.064%) Magento
7 1 (0.064%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.064%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.064%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.064%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.064%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 358 (22.80%) Azure
2 317 (20.19%) AWS
3 106 (6.75%) GCP
4 105 (6.69%) Microsoft 365
5 83 (5.29%) Entra ID
6 62 (3.95%) Power Platform
7 32 (2.04%) SaaS
8 31 (1.97%) GitHub
9 27 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
10 26 (1.66%) Serverless
11 24 (1.53%) PaaS
12 23 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
13 20 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
14 19 (1.21%) Amazon S3
14 19 (1.21%) Google Analytics
15 18 (1.15%) Amazon EC2
15 18 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
15 18 (1.15%) PowerApps
16 15 (0.96%) OCI
17 14 (0.89%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.68%) Network Security
2 41 (2.61%) Firewall
3 30 (1.91%) WAN
4 25 (1.59%) TCP/IP
5 24 (1.53%) VPN
6 22 (1.40%) DNS
7 20 (1.27%) LAN
8 18 (1.15%) DHCP
9 17 (1.08%) BGP
10 14 (0.89%) MPLS
11 13 (0.83%) SMTP
12 10 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
13 9 (0.57%) HTTP
14 7 (0.45%) Intrusion Detection
14 7 (0.45%) SNMP
15 6 (0.38%) SD-WAN
15 6 (0.38%) SSL
16 5 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
16 5 (0.32%) DMZ
16 5 (0.32%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (2.93%) Power BI
2 39 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (1.21%) Metadata
3 19 (1.21%) NoSQL
4 17 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (1.02%) Big Data
5 16 (1.02%) MongoDB
6 15 (0.96%) SQL Server
7 12 (0.76%) Amazon Athena
7 12 (0.76%) Redis
8 11 (0.70%) DynamoDB
9 9 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (0.51%) Tableau
11 7 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (0.45%) Data Lake
11 7 (0.45%) MySQL
11 7 (0.45%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.38%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.38%) SAP HANA
13 5 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 50 (3.18%) Git
2 37 (2.36%) Jenkins
3 36 (2.29%) GitLab
4 14 (0.89%) JIRA
4 14 (0.89%) JUnit
4 14 (0.89%) Selenium
5 9 (0.57%) Maven
6 8 (0.51%) Mockito
7 7 (0.45%) Axure RP
7 7 (0.45%) Balsamiq
7 7 (0.45%) Burp Suite
7 7 (0.45%) Metasploit
8 6 (0.38%) Cucumber
8 6 (0.38%) JMeter
9 5 (0.32%) Postman
9 5 (0.32%) SonarQube
10 4 (0.25%) Cypress.io
11 3 (0.19%) Gatling
11 3 (0.19%) SoapUI
12 2 (0.13%) Babel
General
1 399 (25.41%) Social Skills
2 364 (23.18%) Public Sector
3 200 (12.74%) Finance
4 164 (10.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 160 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
6 120 (7.64%) Law
7 56 (3.57%) Legal
8 41 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
9 38 (2.42%) Manufacturing
10 37 (2.36%) Back Office
11 32 (2.04%) Telecoms
12 29 (1.85%) Retail
13 28 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
14 26 (1.66%) Aerospace
14 26 (1.66%) Organisational Skills
15 13 (0.83%) Aviation
15 13 (0.83%) Military
16 10 (0.64%) Banking
16 10 (0.64%) Electronics
17 9 (0.57%) Police
Job Titles
1 296 (18.85%) Senior
2 227 (14.46%) Architect
3 174 (11.08%) Consultant
4 122 (7.77%) Analyst
5 120 (7.64%) Lead
6 113 (7.20%) Developer
7 101 (6.43%) Solutions Architect
8 94 (5.99%) Software Engineer
9 65 (4.14%) Data Engineer
10 64 (4.08%) Business Analyst
11 59 (3.76%) Senior Manager
12 56 (3.57%) Cloud Engineer
12 56 (3.57%) Support Engineer
13 54 (3.44%) Security Consultant
14 51 (3.25%) Senior Consultant
15 47 (2.99%) Java Developer
16 46 (2.93%) Systems Engineer
17 45 (2.87%) DevOps Engineer
18 41 (2.61%) Security Architect
19 40 (2.55%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.38%) REST
2 41 (2.61%) Spring
3 32 (2.04%) .NET
3 32 (2.04%) React
4 30 (1.91%) SOAP
5 23 (1.46%) Middleware
6 22 (1.40%) Spring Boot
7 19 (1.21%) Kafka
8 16 (1.02%) Playwright
9 15 (0.96%) CSS
9 15 (0.96%) HTML
9 15 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
9 15 (0.96%) RESTful
10 14 (0.89%) AngularJS
10 14 (0.89%) SAML
10 14 (0.89%) Visualforce
11 12 (0.76%) SAP Fiori
12 11 (0.70%) OAuth
13 9 (0.57%) JSON
13 9 (0.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 106 (6.75%) Cloud Native
2 65 (4.14%) Product Ownership
3 56 (3.57%) Security Posture
4 50 (3.18%) Onboarding
5 44 (2.80%) Management Information System
6 41 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
7 34 (2.17%) Data Centre
8 30 (1.91%) PKI
9 26 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
10 21 (1.34%) Blog
11 19 (1.21%) Driving Licence
12 17 (1.08%) Security Operations Centre
13 16 (1.02%) CMDB
13 16 (1.02%) Low-Code
14 15 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
15 14 (0.89%) Data Structures
16 13 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
17 12 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
18 11 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
18 11 (0.70%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 109 (6.94%) Windows
2 98 (6.24%) Linux
3 40 (2.55%) Windows 10
4 29 (1.85%) Windows Server
5 22 (1.40%) Unix
6 5 (0.32%) Android
6 5 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.19%) CentOS
7 3 (0.19%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.064%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.064%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.064%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.064%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 342 (21.78%) Agile
2 238 (15.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 211 (13.44%) Cybersecurity
4 191 (12.17%) Problem-Solving
5 190 (12.10%) DevOps
6 186 (11.85%) Mentoring
7 166 (10.57%) CI/CD
8 144 (9.17%) Software Engineering
9 133 (8.47%) ITIL
9 133 (8.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 127 (8.09%) Analytics
11 126 (8.03%) Stakeholder Management
12 118 (7.52%) Community of Practice
13 108 (6.88%) Risk Management
14 106 (6.75%) Collaborative Culture
14 106 (6.75%) Infrastructure as Code
14 106 (6.75%) Technology Strategy
15 104 (6.62%) AI
16 100 (6.37%) Technical Leadership
17 99 (6.31%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 163 (10.38%) Python
2 142 (9.04%) Java
3 93 (5.92%) SQL
4 71 (4.52%) JavaScript
5 47 (2.99%) C#
6 35 (2.23%) PowerShell
7 32 (2.04%) Bash
7 32 (2.04%) C++
8 26 (1.66%) TypeScript
9 15 (0.96%) Apex Code
10 13 (0.83%) C
11 12 (0.76%) Groovy
12 9 (0.57%) Rust
13 7 (0.45%) Go
14 6 (0.38%) PL/SQL
14 6 (0.38%) Scala
14 6 (0.38%) VBA
15 5 (0.32%) Ruby
16 4 (0.25%) DataWeave
17 3 (0.19%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 1,151 (73.31%) SC Cleared
2 299 (19.04%) DV Cleared
3 269 (17.13%) Degree
4 94 (5.99%) BPSS Clearance
5 80 (5.10%) CISSP
6 50 (3.18%) CISM
7 45 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
8 39 (2.48%) CTC Cleared
9 33 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
10 31 (1.97%) Azure Certification
11 25 (1.59%) AWS Certification
12 19 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
13 18 (1.15%) CREST Certified
14 15 (0.96%) CRISC
14 15 (0.96%) HNC
14 15 (0.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 15 (0.96%) PMI Certification
15 13 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
16 12 (0.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 11 (0.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (8.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 76 (4.84%) NIST
3 59 (3.76%) QA
4 53 (3.38%) SLA
5 52 (3.31%) GDPR
6 47 (2.99%) NCSC
7 36 (2.29%) Data Quality
8 35 (2.23%) Accessibility
9 34 (2.17%) GRC
10 27 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
11 26 (1.66%) PCI DSS
12 18 (1.15%) JSP 440
13 17 (1.08%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 13 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
15 12 (0.76%) WCAG
16 11 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 10 (0.64%) Def Stans
18 7 (0.45%) Government Security Classifications
19 6 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
19 6 (0.38%) PMO
System Software
1 80 (5.10%) Docker
2 58 (3.69%) Active Directory
3 19 (1.21%) Hyper-V
4 16 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (0.57%) VMware NSX
6 8 (0.51%) Firmware
7 6 (0.38%) vSphere
8 5 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.064%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.064%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.064%) IAG
10 1 (0.064%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.064%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.064%) Xen
Systems Management
1 100 (6.37%) Terraform
2 88 (5.61%) Kubernetes
3 50 (3.18%) Ansible
4 30 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (1.34%) Prometheus
6 20 (1.27%) Grafana
7 10 (0.64%) Argo
8 9 (0.57%) Progress Chef
9 8 (0.51%) Puppet
9 8 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
10 7 (0.45%) Nmap
10 7 (0.45%) Packer
10 7 (0.45%) QRadar
11 6 (0.38%) Kustomize
12 5 (0.32%) AWS Copilot
12 5 (0.32%) Endace
12 5 (0.32%) Istio
12 5 (0.32%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.25%) CloudHub
13 4 (0.25%) Kibana
Vendors
1 225 (14.33%) Microsoft
2 67 (4.27%) Cisco
3 54 (3.44%) Google
4 49 (3.12%) Oracle
5 44 (2.80%) SAP
6 43 (2.74%) ServiceNow
7 30 (1.91%) Salesforce
8 27 (1.72%) VMware
9 20 (1.27%) Red Hat
10 18 (1.15%) MuleSoft
11 16 (1.02%) Databricks
11 16 (1.02%) Splunk
12 12 (0.76%) CyberArk
13 11 (0.70%) Adobe
14 10 (0.64%) Juniper
15 9 (0.57%) Meraki
16 8 (0.51%) Okta
17 7 (0.45%) Dell
17 7 (0.45%) F5
17 7 (0.45%) OpenAI