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

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 37 25
Rank change year-on-year +21 -12 +8
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,519 1,035 2,361
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 9.26% 6.89% 8.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 31.27% 23.26% 31.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,040 593 1,611
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,608 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,800 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £64,500 £61,339 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.15% +6.68% -

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 4,857 4,450 7,505
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 29.62% 29.64% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,611 2,389 5,491
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,930 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £74,014 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 February 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 32 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (0.46%) Apache
5 6 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.39%) Confluence
6 4 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.26%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.20%) SAS
7 3 (0.20%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.20%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.20%) WebLogic Portal
7 3 (0.20%) WordPress
8 2 (0.13%) Camunda
8 2 (0.13%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.066%) IIS
Applications
1 82 (5.40%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (1.71%) Adobe XD
3 13 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.26%) InVision
5 4 (0.26%) Sketch
6 3 (0.20%) Simulink
7 2 (0.13%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.13%) Weka
8 1 (0.066%) EngageOne
8 1 (0.066%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.066%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.066%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.066%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.066%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 28 (1.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.26%) Primavera
4 4 (0.26%) SAP PP
5 3 (0.20%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.20%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.20%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.20%) SAP FSCM
5 3 (0.20%) SAP PM
5 3 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.13%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.13%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.066%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.066%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.066%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.066%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 256 (16.85%) Azure
2 224 (14.75%) AWS
3 130 (8.56%) Microsoft 365
4 73 (4.81%) GCP
5 56 (3.69%) Entra ID
6 51 (3.36%) Power Platform
7 39 (2.57%) AWS CloudFormation
8 33 (2.17%) PowerApps
9 28 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
9 28 (1.84%) Figma
9 28 (1.84%) Power Automate
10 27 (1.78%) Amazon ECS
10 27 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
10 27 (1.78%) Serverless
11 24 (1.58%) Amazon EKS
12 22 (1.45%) GitHub
13 21 (1.38%) SaaS
14 20 (1.32%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 19 (1.25%) PaaS
16 18 (1.18%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 45 (2.96%) Firewall
2 31 (2.04%) VPN
3 22 (1.45%) DNS
3 22 (1.45%) Network Security
3 22 (1.45%) WAN
4 20 (1.32%) LAN
5 18 (1.18%) TCP/IP
6 15 (0.99%) BGP
6 15 (0.99%) DHCP
6 15 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (0.86%) MPLS
8 9 (0.59%) SMTP
9 8 (0.53%) HTTP
10 7 (0.46%) DMZ
10 7 (0.46%) Ethernet
10 7 (0.46%) SNMP
10 7 (0.46%) VoIP
11 6 (0.39%) Cisco Firepower
11 6 (0.39%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.33%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (2.57%) PostgreSQL
1 39 (2.57%) Power BI
2 24 (1.58%) NoSQL
3 18 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
3 18 (1.18%) MongoDB
4 17 (1.12%) SQL Server
5 15 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
6 14 (0.92%) MySQL
7 13 (0.86%) Redis
8 12 (0.79%) Metadata
8 12 (0.79%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.59%) SAP HANA
10 8 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.46%) Tableau
12 6 (0.39%) Big Data
12 6 (0.39%) DynamoDB
13 5 (0.33%) GIS
14 4 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
14 4 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
14 4 (0.26%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 49 (3.23%) Git
2 37 (2.44%) Jenkins
3 25 (1.65%) Balsamiq
4 23 (1.51%) Axure RP
5 20 (1.32%) GitLab
5 20 (1.32%) JIRA
6 16 (1.05%) Selenium
7 9 (0.59%) Cypress.io
8 7 (0.46%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.46%) Metasploit
8 7 (0.46%) SonarQube
8 7 (0.46%) WebDriver
9 6 (0.39%) Babel
9 6 (0.39%) webpack
10 5 (0.33%) JMeter
10 5 (0.33%) Robot Framework
11 3 (0.20%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.20%) Eclipse
11 3 (0.20%) JUnit
11 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
General
1 385 (25.35%) Social Skills
2 309 (20.34%) Public Sector
3 183 (12.05%) Finance
4 144 (9.48%) Analytical Skills
5 131 (8.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 105 (6.91%) Law
7 82 (5.40%) Manufacturing
8 68 (4.48%) Telecoms
9 61 (4.02%) Back Office
10 50 (3.29%) Electronics
10 50 (3.29%) Marketing
11 36 (2.37%) Legal
12 32 (2.11%) Military
13 28 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.38%) Retail
15 20 (1.32%) Aerospace
16 16 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
17 14 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
18 10 (0.66%) Aviation
18 10 (0.66%) Games
Job Titles
1 236 (15.54%) Senior
2 150 (9.87%) Consultant
3 146 (9.61%) Systems Engineer
4 142 (9.35%) Analyst
4 142 (9.35%) Architect
5 108 (7.11%) Lead
6 105 (6.91%) Developer
7 93 (6.12%) Business Analyst
8 81 (5.33%) Software Engineer
9 80 (5.27%) Support Engineer
10 64 (4.21%) Site Engineer
11 60 (3.95%) Desktop Engineer
11 60 (3.95%) Desktop Support
11 60 (3.95%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 53 (3.49%) Solutions Architect
13 47 (3.09%) Security Consultant
14 42 (2.76%) Data Engineer
15 38 (2.50%) Senior Consultant
15 38 (2.50%) Senior Manager
16 35 (2.30%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.55%) React
2 44 (2.90%) .NET
3 38 (2.50%) REST
4 32 (2.11%) HTML
4 32 (2.11%) Spring
5 31 (2.04%) CSS
6 24 (1.58%) SAP CAF
6 24 (1.58%) Spring Boot
7 23 (1.51%) Django
7 23 (1.51%) SOAP
8 22 (1.45%) Lightning Web Components
9 21 (1.38%) Middleware
10 18 (1.18%) Kafka
10 18 (1.18%) Node.js
10 18 (1.18%) Visualforce
11 16 (1.05%) AngularJS
11 16 (1.05%) HTML5 Canvas
12 14 (0.92%) ASP.NET
13 13 (0.86%) RESTful
13 13 (0.86%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 74 (4.87%) Cloud Native
2 68 (4.48%) Product Ownership
3 48 (3.16%) Security Posture
4 38 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
5 36 (2.37%) Onboarding
6 35 (2.30%) Data Centre
7 28 (1.84%) Management Information System
8 24 (1.58%) e-Learning
9 22 (1.45%) PKI
10 18 (1.18%) Driving Licence
11 15 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
11 15 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
12 14 (0.92%) Algorithms
13 13 (0.86%) Private Cloud
14 12 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
14 12 (0.79%) Low-Code
15 11 (0.72%) Blog
15 11 (0.72%) Cyber Security Posture
16 10 (0.66%) AI Agents
17 9 (0.59%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 123 (8.10%) Windows
2 103 (6.78%) Linux
3 67 (4.41%) Windows 10
4 32 (2.11%) Unix
5 16 (1.05%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.66%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.39%) CentOS
8 4 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.20%) VMS
10 2 (0.13%) Android
10 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (20.61%) Agile
2 204 (13.43%) Problem-Solving
3 191 (12.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 182 (11.98%) Cybersecurity
5 168 (11.06%) Software Engineering
6 163 (10.73%) DevOps
7 148 (9.74%) Analytics
8 124 (8.16%) CI/CD
9 122 (8.03%) ITIL
10 111 (7.31%) Mentoring
11 103 (6.78%) Collaborative Culture
12 95 (6.25%) Community of Practice
13 88 (5.79%) Technology Strategy
14 86 (5.66%) AI
14 86 (5.66%) Business Intelligence
14 86 (5.66%) Infrastructure as Code
15 80 (5.27%) Stakeholder Management
16 77 (5.07%) Validation
17 76 (5.00%) Coaching
17 76 (5.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 162 (10.66%) Python
2 120 (7.90%) Java
3 99 (6.52%) JavaScript
4 70 (4.61%) C#
5 63 (4.15%) SQL
6 38 (2.50%) PowerShell
7 35 (2.30%) TypeScript
8 27 (1.78%) C++
9 25 (1.65%) Bash
10 22 (1.45%) Apex Code
10 22 (1.45%) C
11 17 (1.12%) Bicep
12 13 (0.86%) Go
13 9 (0.59%) Ada
14 8 (0.53%) MATLAB
15 6 (0.39%) ABAP
15 6 (0.39%) Scala
15 6 (0.39%) VBA
16 5 (0.33%) Google Apps Script
16 5 (0.33%) Rust
Qualifications
1 940 (61.88%) SC Cleared
2 319 (21.00%) Degree
3 248 (16.33%) DV Cleared
4 82 (5.40%) CISSP
5 73 (4.81%) BPSS Clearance
6 65 (4.28%) CTC Cleared
7 54 (3.55%) Microsoft Certification
8 53 (3.49%) CISM
9 52 (3.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 40 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
11 37 (2.44%) Azure Certification
12 28 (1.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 26 (1.71%) AWS Certification
14 24 (1.58%) CCNA
15 16 (1.05%) CCNP
15 16 (1.05%) Master's Degree
16 14 (0.92%) CREST Certified
16 14 (0.92%) TOGAF Certification
17 12 (0.79%) CRISC
17 12 (0.79%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (6.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (4.74%) NIST
3 70 (4.61%) SLA
4 56 (3.69%) Accessibility
5 52 (3.42%) GDPR
6 45 (2.96%) GRC
7 44 (2.90%) QA
8 25 (1.65%) WCAG
9 21 (1.38%) Data Quality
10 19 (1.25%) NCSC
11 17 (1.12%) JSP 440
12 15 (0.99%) PCI DSS
13 13 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
14 10 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 9 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 8 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
17 5 (0.33%) NIST 800
18 4 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
18 4 (0.26%) HMG Security Policy Framework
19 3 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 80 (5.27%) Docker
2 32 (2.11%) Active Directory
3 19 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.79%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.66%) VMware NSX
6 8 (0.53%) Firmware
6 8 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.20%) vSphere
9 1 (0.066%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.066%) vCloud
9 1 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.066%) Xen
Systems Management
1 91 (5.99%) Terraform
2 82 (5.40%) Kubernetes
3 47 (3.09%) Ansible
4 30 (1.97%) Grafana
5 14 (0.92%) Prometheus
6 12 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.46%) Nmap
7 7 (0.46%) Puppet
8 6 (0.39%) Endace
8 6 (0.39%) SCOM
9 5 (0.33%) AWS Copilot
9 5 (0.33%) Kibana
10 4 (0.26%) Nagios
10 4 (0.26%) SCCM
10 4 (0.26%) WSUS
10 4 (0.26%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.20%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.20%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.13%) Docker Swarm
Vendors
1 184 (12.11%) Microsoft
2 120 (7.90%) Cisco
3 80 (5.27%) SAP
4 61 (4.02%) Google
5 52 (3.42%) Salesforce
6 34 (2.24%) Oracle
7 28 (1.84%) VMware
8 26 (1.71%) Adobe
9 19 (1.25%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.12%) MuleSoft
11 14 (0.92%) Red Hat
11 14 (0.92%) Splunk
12 13 (0.86%) Juniper
13 12 (0.79%) F5
14 10 (0.66%) CheckPoint
15 9 (0.59%) CyberArk
15 9 (0.59%) Meraki
16 8 (0.53%) Databricks
17 7 (0.46%) Remedy
18 6 (0.39%) BMC