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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 34 23
Rank change year-on-year +12 -11 +1
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,736 1,139 1,953
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.50% 6.88% 7.87%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.51% 20.01% 29.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,155 586 1,262
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £79,225
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £59,313
% change year-on-year +12.00% +5.37% -1.15%

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 4,755 5,693 6,605
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.53% 34.40% 26.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3,072 2,426 3,649
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £33,000
25th Percentile £46,500 £40,903 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -1.71% -2.50%
75th Percentile £79,716 £75,900 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,625 £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 25 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 39 (2.25%) Apache
2 36 (2.07%) SharePoint
3 29 (1.67%) Apache Spark
4 15 (0.86%) Confluence
5 13 (0.75%) Anypoint
5 13 (0.75%) Mule
6 11 (0.63%) 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%) CMS
12 1 (0.058%) Drupal
Applications
1 28 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.21%) Simulink
3 14 (0.81%) 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 19 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.86%) Primavera
3 7 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 6 (0.35%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.29%) Teamcenter
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 CO
7 1 (0.058%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.058%) SAP FSCM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.058%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.058%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.058%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 439 (25.29%) Azure
2 416 (23.96%) AWS
3 127 (7.32%) GCP
4 80 (4.61%) Power Platform
5 76 (4.38%) Microsoft 365
6 70 (4.03%) Entra ID
7 43 (2.48%) AWS CloudFormation
8 41 (2.36%) GitHub
9 38 (2.19%) dbt
10 29 (1.67%) Serverless
11 27 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (1.38%) SaaS
13 23 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
14 22 (1.27%) OpenShift
15 21 (1.21%) Amazon S3
15 21 (1.21%) Google Analytics
16 20 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
17 19 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
17 19 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (1.09%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.82%) Firewall
1 49 (2.82%) Network Security
2 42 (2.42%) TCP/IP
3 32 (1.84%) DNS
4 23 (1.32%) WAN
5 16 (0.92%) SSL
5 16 (0.92%) VPN
6 15 (0.86%) LAN
7 13 (0.75%) BGP
7 13 (0.75%) DHCP
8 11 (0.63%) ATM
9 9 (0.52%) Ethernet
10 8 (0.46%) MPLS
10 8 (0.46%) OSPF
10 8 (0.46%) Wireless
11 6 (0.35%) HTTP
12 5 (0.29%) DMZ
12 5 (0.29%) VLAN
13 4 (0.23%) Internet
13 4 (0.23%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (3.63%) Power BI
2 45 (2.59%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.61%) Big Data
4 27 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
5 25 (1.44%) SQL Server
6 23 (1.32%) NoSQL
7 20 (1.15%) Relational Database
8 17 (0.98%) Tableau
9 16 (0.92%) Metadata
10 15 (0.86%) MongoDB
10 15 (0.86%) MySQL
11 14 (0.81%) DynamoDB
12 13 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
13 12 (0.69%) Data Lake
14 9 (0.52%) Hadoop
15 7 (0.40%) Redis
16 6 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
17 5 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 4 (0.23%) GIS
18 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 67 (3.86%) Git
2 39 (2.25%) GitLab
2 39 (2.25%) Jenkins
3 31 (1.79%) JIRA
4 23 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
5 22 (1.27%) JUnit
6 16 (0.92%) Selenium
7 13 (0.75%) Mockito
8 12 (0.69%) Maven
9 10 (0.58%) Balsamiq
10 9 (0.52%) Cucumber
10 9 (0.52%) Postman
11 8 (0.46%) Axure RP
12 7 (0.40%) Burp Suite
12 7 (0.40%) Cypress.io
12 7 (0.40%) Gatling
12 7 (0.40%) Metasploit
12 7 (0.40%) SonarQube
13 6 (0.35%) LabVIEW
14 3 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 534 (30.76%) Social Skills
2 417 (24.02%) Public Sector
3 345 (19.87%) Finance
4 336 (19.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 222 (12.79%) Analytical Skills
6 168 (9.68%) Law
7 166 (9.56%) Aerospace
8 72 (4.15%) Legal
9 57 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
10 50 (2.88%) Electronics
11 49 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
12 48 (2.76%) Military
13 46 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
14 42 (2.42%) Retail
15 41 (2.36%) Manufacturing
16 37 (2.13%) Telecoms
17 29 (1.67%) Police
18 16 (0.92%) Automotive
18 16 (0.92%) Local Government
19 15 (0.86%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 303 (17.45%) Senior
2 286 (16.47%) Architect
3 192 (11.06%) Consultant
4 164 (9.45%) Lead
5 139 (8.01%) Software Engineer
6 127 (7.32%) Developer
7 124 (7.14%) Analyst
8 107 (6.16%) Solutions Architect
9 65 (3.74%) Cloud Engineer
9 65 (3.74%) Data Engineer
10 64 (3.69%) Security Consultant
11 57 (3.28%) DevOps Engineer
12 54 (3.11%) Principal Engineer
13 51 (2.94%) Security Architect
13 51 (2.94%) Senior Developer
14 48 (2.76%) Business Analyst
14 48 (2.76%) Senior Manager
15 46 (2.65%) Senior Consultant
16 45 (2.59%) Senior Analyst
17 42 (2.42%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 118 (6.80%) Terraform
2 61 (3.51%) React
3 53 (3.05%) REST
4 44 (2.53%) Spring
5 42 (2.42%) .NET
6 33 (1.90%) CSS
7 32 (1.84%) Kafka
8 27 (1.56%) AngularJS
8 27 (1.56%) HTML
9 24 (1.38%) OAuth
10 23 (1.32%) Playwright
11 22 (1.27%) SOAP
12 20 (1.15%) .NET Core
13 19 (1.09%) Spring Boot
14 18 (1.04%) RESTful
15 17 (0.98%) JWT
15 17 (0.98%) Node.js
15 17 (0.98%) PySpark
15 17 (0.98%) Web Services
16 16 (0.92%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 127 (7.32%) Cloud Native
2 64 (3.69%) Self-Motivation
3 60 (3.46%) Product Ownership
4 53 (3.05%) Management Information System
4 53 (3.05%) Onboarding
5 43 (2.48%) Security Posture
6 38 (2.19%) Blog
7 34 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
8 30 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
9 29 (1.67%) FPGA
10 28 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
10 28 (1.61%) Driving Licence
11 26 (1.50%) PKI
12 24 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
13 21 (1.21%) Algorithms
13 21 (1.21%) CMDB
13 21 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
13 21 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
14 19 (1.09%) Data Centre
14 19 (1.09%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 133 (7.66%) Linux
2 100 (5.76%) Windows
3 41 (2.36%) 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%) 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 (0.12%) Solaris
10 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.058%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.058%) Debian
11 1 (0.058%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 491 (28.28%) Agile
2 317 (18.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 277 (15.96%) Cybersecurity
4 270 (15.55%) Problem-Solving
5 260 (14.98%) Mentoring
6 241 (13.88%) CI/CD
7 240 (13.82%) Software Engineering
8 229 (13.19%) DevOps
9 220 (12.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 199 (11.46%) AI
11 169 (9.74%) Stakeholder Management
12 150 (8.64%) Decision-Making
13 147 (8.47%) Community of Practice
14 143 (8.24%) Collaborative Culture
15 142 (8.18%) Technical Leadership
16 139 (8.01%) Scrum
17 136 (7.83%) Project Delivery
18 132 (7.60%) Analytics
19 131 (7.55%) Infrastructure as Code
20 130 (7.49%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 211 (12.15%) Python
2 159 (9.16%) Java
3 114 (6.57%) SQL
4 102 (5.88%) JavaScript
5 61 (3.51%) C++
6 58 (3.34%) C#
7 47 (2.71%) Bash
8 43 (2.48%) PowerShell
9 32 (1.84%) C
9 32 (1.84%) TypeScript
10 23 (1.32%) MATLAB
11 21 (1.21%) Ada
12 16 (0.92%) Groovy
13 15 (0.86%) Go
13 15 (0.86%) Rust
14 13 (0.75%) DataWeave
15 12 (0.69%) PL/SQL
15 12 (0.69%) Ruby
16 11 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
17 9 (0.52%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 1,364 (78.57%) SC Cleared
2 419 (24.14%) DV Cleared
3 327 (18.84%) Degree
4 236 (13.59%) BPSS Clearance
5 76 (4.38%) CISSP
6 57 (3.28%) CISM
7 55 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
8 45 (2.59%) Azure Certification
9 37 (2.13%) AWS Certification
10 31 (1.79%) Master's Degree
11 29 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
13 21 (1.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 20 (1.15%) CREST Certified
15 18 (1.04%) CRISC
16 17 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 17 (0.98%) PhD
17 13 (0.75%) Chartered Engineer
18 12 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
19 11 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (8.87%) Accessibility
2 139 (8.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 92 (5.30%) NIST
4 68 (3.92%) QA
5 66 (3.80%) NCSC
6 48 (2.76%) GRC
7 41 (2.36%) Data Quality
8 39 (2.25%) GDPR
9 25 (1.44%) PCI DSS
10 24 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
11 22 (1.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 21 (1.21%) SLA
13 20 (1.15%) WCAG
14 17 (0.98%) JSP 440
15 14 (0.81%) Def Stans
16 12 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
17 10 (0.58%) NIST 800
18 7 (0.40%) PMO
19 6 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
19 6 (0.35%) SOC 2
System Software
1 110 (6.34%) Docker
2 78 (4.49%) Active Directory
3 45 (2.59%) Firmware
4 33 (1.90%) VMware Infrastructure
5 22 (1.27%) 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 (0.35%) 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%) QEMU
11 1 (0.058%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.058%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 118 (6.80%) Kubernetes
2 46 (2.65%) Ansible
3 36 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (0.98%) Grafana
4 17 (0.98%) Prometheus
5 13 (0.75%) CloudHub
6 11 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.58%) Argo
8 8 (0.46%) Progress Chef
9 7 (0.40%) Nmap
9 7 (0.40%) QRadar
10 6 (0.35%) Kustomize
10 6 (0.35%) Packer
11 5 (0.29%) Istio
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
1 229 (13.19%) Microsoft
2 68 (3.92%) ServiceNow
3 64 (3.69%) Google
4 53 (3.05%) SAP
5 48 (2.76%) Oracle
6 43 (2.48%) VMware
7 29 (1.67%) Cisco
8 25 (1.44%) Salesforce
9 24 (1.38%) Red Hat
10 20 (1.15%) Databricks
11 19 (1.09%) OpenAI
11 19 (1.09%) Splunk
12 18 (1.04%) MuleSoft
13 13 (0.75%) Adobe
13 13 (0.75%) CyberArk
14 12 (0.69%) Okta
15 11 (0.63%) Siemens
16 10 (0.58%) YouTube
17 9 (0.52%) Veeam
18 8 (0.46%) Atlassian