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 4 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 28 21
Rank change year-on-year +4 -7 +20
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,127 1,512 1,954
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.36% 7.93% 9.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.39% 29.50% 34.37%
Number of salaries quoted 711 882 1,350
10th Percentile £42,080 £41,250 £38,856
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,600 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -

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 5,270 5,126 5,686
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.42% 26.89% 27.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,451 2,617 4,232
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,441 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,191 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.48% +1.20% +0.88%

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 4 December 2025.

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 27 (2.40%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.98%) Confluence
3 9 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.35%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.27%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.27%) GeoServer
6 3 (0.27%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.27%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.27%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.27%) WebLogic Portal
6 3 (0.27%) WordPress
7 2 (0.18%) Apache
8 1 (0.089%) Camunda
8 1 (0.089%) IIS
Applications
1 35 (3.11%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (2.22%) Adobe XD
3 17 (1.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.35%) Revit
6 3 (0.27%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.27%) Simulink
7 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.18%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.089%) Civil 3D
8 1 (0.089%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.089%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 35 (3.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (2.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 17 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.62%) SAP PP
5 6 (0.53%) SAP SCM
6 4 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.35%) Primavera
6 4 (0.35%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.35%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.27%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.27%) SAP PM
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.18%) SAP APO
8 2 (0.18%) SAP EWM
8 2 (0.18%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.18%) SAP QM
9 1 (0.089%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 213 (18.90%) Azure
2 181 (16.06%) AWS
3 75 (6.65%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (4.26%) Power Platform
5 46 (4.08%) GCP
6 37 (3.28%) AWS CloudFormation
6 37 (3.28%) Entra ID
7 33 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
8 30 (2.66%) PowerApps
9 28 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
10 27 (2.40%) Figma
10 27 (2.40%) Power Automate
11 26 (2.31%) GitHub
11 26 (2.31%) Serverless
12 25 (2.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 25 (2.22%) Amazon EKS
13 24 (2.13%) Amazon ECS
14 20 (1.77%) SaaS
15 19 (1.69%) AWS Lambda
15 19 (1.69%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 38 (3.37%) Network Security
2 37 (3.28%) Firewall
3 28 (2.48%) VPN
4 19 (1.69%) Wireless
5 18 (1.60%) Software-Defined Radio
6 17 (1.51%) LAN
6 17 (1.51%) TCP/IP
7 14 (1.24%) WAN
8 10 (0.89%) Ethernet
8 10 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (0.71%) DNS
9 8 (0.71%) Junos
9 8 (0.71%) SAN
10 7 (0.62%) BGP
10 7 (0.62%) MPLS
10 7 (0.62%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.53%) IPsec
12 5 (0.44%) Wireshark
13 4 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
13 4 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.11%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (3.02%) Power BI
3 18 (1.60%) NoSQL
4 17 (1.51%) Amazon RDS
5 15 (1.33%) MongoDB
6 13 (1.15%) MySQL
6 13 (1.15%) SQL Server
7 12 (1.06%) Relational Database
8 11 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
9 8 (0.71%) Redis
10 7 (0.62%) Metadata
11 6 (0.53%) GIS
11 6 (0.53%) SAP HANA
11 6 (0.53%) Tableau
12 5 (0.44%) Big Data
12 5 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
14 3 (0.27%) Oracle Database
14 3 (0.27%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 29 (2.57%) Git
1 29 (2.57%) Jenkins
2 28 (2.48%) Balsamiq
3 25 (2.22%) Axure RP
4 21 (1.86%) JIRA
5 14 (1.24%) Selenium
6 12 (1.06%) GitLab
7 11 (0.98%) Cypress.io
8 9 (0.80%) WebDriver
9 5 (0.44%) Babel
9 5 (0.44%) Burp Suite
9 5 (0.44%) Metasploit
9 5 (0.44%) TeamCity
9 5 (0.44%) webpack
10 4 (0.35%) MLflow
10 4 (0.35%) Robot Framework
10 4 (0.35%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.27%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 283 (25.11%) Social Skills
2 252 (22.36%) Public Sector
3 226 (20.05%) Finance
4 175 (15.53%) Analytical Skills
5 98 (8.70%) Manufacturing
6 94 (8.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 94 (8.34%) Law
7 89 (7.90%) Electronics
8 82 (7.28%) Telecoms
9 77 (6.83%) Marketing
10 30 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (2.31%) Aerospace
11 26 (2.31%) Military
12 23 (2.04%) Back Office
13 16 (1.42%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (1.06%) Retail
15 11 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (0.98%) Legal
16 8 (0.71%) Aviation
16 8 (0.71%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 138 (12.24%) Consultant
1 138 (12.24%) Senior
2 125 (11.09%) Systems Engineer
3 115 (10.20%) Architect
4 86 (7.63%) Developer
5 73 (6.48%) Lead
6 71 (6.30%) Analyst
7 62 (5.50%) Security Consultant
8 60 (5.32%) Software Engineer
9 49 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 46 (4.08%) Administrator
11 36 (3.19%) Systems Administrator
12 35 (3.11%) Designer
13 30 (2.66%) Solutions Architect
14 29 (2.57%) Cybersecurity Consultant
15 28 (2.48%) Support Engineer
16 27 (2.40%) Business Analyst
16 27 (2.40%) Senior Developer
17 26 (2.31%) Embedded Engineer
18 25 (2.22%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (4.08%) React
2 38 (3.37%) OLE
3 28 (2.48%) .NET
4 26 (2.31%) HTML
5 25 (2.22%) CSS
6 24 (2.13%) Node.js
6 24 (2.13%) SAP CAF
7 19 (1.69%) Spring
8 18 (1.60%) Django
9 17 (1.51%) SAP Fiori
9 17 (1.51%) Spring Boot
10 16 (1.42%) HTML5 Canvas
11 14 (1.24%) REST
12 13 (1.15%) AngularJS
13 11 (0.98%) Web Services
14 10 (0.89%) Elastic Stack
14 10 (0.89%) Kafka
15 9 (0.80%) Lightning Web Components
15 9 (0.80%) Middleware
16 8 (0.71%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 108 (9.58%) e-Learning
2 58 (5.15%) Cloud Native
3 46 (4.08%) Product Ownership
4 39 (3.46%) Data Centre
4 39 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
5 38 (3.37%) Analytical Mindset
6 23 (2.04%) Management Information System
6 23 (2.04%) Onboarding
6 23 (2.04%) Security Posture
7 20 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
8 18 (1.60%) Driving Licence
8 18 (1.60%) Embedded Systems
9 17 (1.51%) Algorithms
9 17 (1.51%) MicroBlaze
9 17 (1.51%) RISC-V
10 15 (1.33%) Private Cloud
11 12 (1.06%) PKI
12 11 (0.98%) Virtual Team
13 10 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (0.80%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 139 (12.33%) Linux
2 84 (7.45%) Windows
3 49 (4.35%) Unix
4 24 (2.13%) Windows 10
5 17 (1.51%) Embedded Linux
5 17 (1.51%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (0.71%) Rocky
7 8 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (0.62%) CentOS
8 7 (0.62%) Solaris
8 7 (0.62%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.44%) Debian
9 5 (0.44%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.35%) Android
11 3 (0.27%) VMS
12 2 (0.18%) HPUX
12 2 (0.18%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (21.74%) Agile
2 187 (16.59%) Problem-Solving
3 149 (13.22%) Software Engineering
4 148 (13.13%) Cybersecurity
5 135 (11.98%) Innovative Thinking
6 123 (10.91%) DevOps
7 122 (10.83%) Continuous Improvement
8 111 (9.85%) Business Intelligence
9 107 (9.49%) CI/CD
10 99 (8.78%) Mentoring
11 94 (8.34%) Analytics
12 77 (6.83%) Computer Science
13 75 (6.65%) Collaborative Culture
13 75 (6.65%) Community of Practice
14 72 (6.39%) AI
14 72 (6.39%) Infrastructure as Code
15 70 (6.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 69 (6.12%) Digital Marketing
16 69 (6.12%) Technology Strategy
17 68 (6.03%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 134 (11.89%) Python
2 86 (7.63%) JavaScript
3 77 (6.83%) Java
4 49 (4.35%) SQL
5 44 (3.90%) C#
6 39 (3.46%) PowerShell
7 38 (3.37%) C
8 37 (3.28%) C++
9 34 (3.02%) Bash
10 27 (2.40%) TypeScript
11 22 (1.95%) Bicep
12 14 (1.24%) Go
13 11 (0.98%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.80%) Apex Code
15 8 (0.71%) ABAP
15 8 (0.71%) Ada
15 8 (0.71%) Kotlin
16 6 (0.53%) PL/SQL
16 6 (0.53%) Scala
16 6 (0.53%) VBA
Qualifications
1 737 (65.39%) SC Cleared
2 269 (23.87%) Degree
3 244 (21.65%) DV Cleared
4 78 (6.92%) CISSP
5 76 (6.74%) BPSS Clearance
6 67 (5.94%) Cisco Certification
7 56 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
8 49 (4.35%) CCNP
9 48 (4.26%) CISM
10 43 (3.82%) Azure Certification
11 41 (3.64%) Microsoft Certification
12 40 (3.55%) CCNA
13 35 (3.11%) CompTIA Security+
14 33 (2.93%) AWS Certification
15 32 (2.84%) CEH
16 29 (2.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
17 23 (2.04%) CTC Cleared
18 20 (1.77%) SAP Certification
19 17 (1.51%) Master's Degree
20 11 (0.98%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (8.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 84 (7.45%) NIST
3 49 (4.35%) Accessibility
4 42 (3.73%) GRC
5 38 (3.37%) QA
6 33 (2.93%) GDPR
7 31 (2.75%) PCI DSS
7 31 (2.75%) SLA
8 27 (2.40%) WCAG
9 12 (1.06%) Data Quality
9 12 (1.06%) NCSC
10 11 (0.98%) JSP 440
11 7 (0.62%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 5 (0.44%) NIST 800
14 4 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
15 3 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 3 (0.27%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 59 (5.24%) Docker
2 33 (2.93%) Firmware
3 32 (2.84%) Active Directory
4 27 (2.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 17 (1.51%) Embedded Firmware
6 16 (1.42%) Hyper-V
7 14 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (0.53%) vSphere
9 4 (0.35%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.27%) IAG
11 2 (0.18%) pfSense
12 1 (0.089%) Slurm Workload Manager
12 1 (0.089%) vCloud
12 1 (0.089%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 77 (6.83%) Kubernetes
2 70 (6.21%) Terraform
3 42 (3.73%) Ansible
4 30 (2.66%) Grafana
5 7 (0.62%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.53%) SCOM
7 5 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.35%) Kibana
8 4 (0.35%) Nmap
8 4 (0.35%) SCCM
8 4 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.27%) Argo
9 3 (0.27%) Docker Swarm
9 3 (0.27%) Endace
9 3 (0.27%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.27%) Nessus
9 3 (0.27%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.18%) Nagios
10 2 (0.18%) WSUS
10 2 (0.18%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 136 (12.07%) Microsoft
2 116 (10.29%) SAP
3 88 (7.81%) Cisco
4 41 (3.64%) Google
5 38 (3.37%) VMware
6 34 (3.02%) Salesforce
7 27 (2.40%) Sparx
8 25 (2.22%) Adobe
9 21 (1.86%) Oracle
10 17 (1.51%) Red Hat
11 16 (1.42%) ServiceNow
12 15 (1.33%) Juniper
13 11 (0.98%) Splunk
14 10 (0.89%) Dell
15 7 (0.62%) MuleSoft
16 6 (0.53%) Databricks
16 6 (0.53%) Fortinet
17 5 (0.44%) CheckPoint
17 5 (0.44%) F5
17 5 (0.44%) NetApp