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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 31 24
Rank change year-on-year +9 -7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,743 1,182 1,927
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.67% 7.12% 7.76%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.95% 20.55% 29.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,166 582 1,288
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% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £85,300
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £58,800
% change year-on-year +12.00% +6.29% -2.00%

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 4,717 5,751 6,561
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.77% 34.63% 26.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,067 2,448 3,798
10th Percentile £33,500 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,500 £41,000 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £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 14 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 40 (2.29%) Apache
2 37 (2.12%) SharePoint
3 30 (1.72%) Apache Spark
4 14 (0.80%) Confluence
5 13 (0.75%) Anypoint
5 13 (0.75%) Mule
6 12 (0.69%) 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 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
11 3 (0.17%) Apache Solr
11 3 (0.17%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.17%) GeoServer
11 3 (0.17%) Oracle Spatial
12 2 (0.11%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.11%) WordPress
13 1 (0.057%) Drupal
Applications
1 29 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.20%) Simulink
3 14 (0.80%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.57%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.40%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.23%) Windchill
9 2 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.057%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.057%) CATIA
10 1 (0.057%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.057%) Houdini
10 1 (0.057%) InVision
10 1 (0.057%) NUKE
10 1 (0.057%) Sketch
10 1 (0.057%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.057%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.057%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 23 (1.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.86%) Primavera
3 7 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 6 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (0.34%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.29%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.17%) SAP FSCM
6 3 (0.17%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.11%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.11%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.11%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.11%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.057%) Magento
8 1 (0.057%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.057%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.057%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 447 (25.65%) Azure
2 420 (24.10%) AWS
3 134 (7.69%) GCP
4 82 (4.70%) Microsoft 365
5 76 (4.36%) Power Platform
6 72 (4.13%) Entra ID
7 43 (2.47%) AWS CloudFormation
8 40 (2.29%) GitHub
9 38 (2.18%) dbt
10 31 (1.78%) Serverless
11 27 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (1.43%) SaaS
13 23 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
14 22 (1.26%) Google Analytics
15 20 (1.15%) Amazon S3
15 20 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
16 19 (1.09%) Amazon EC2
17 18 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
17 18 (1.03%) PaaS
17 18 (1.03%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 50 (2.87%) Firewall
2 48 (2.75%) Network Security
3 40 (2.29%) TCP/IP
4 32 (1.84%) DNS
5 27 (1.55%) WAN
6 19 (1.09%) LAN
7 18 (1.03%) VPN
8 16 (0.92%) SSL
9 15 (0.86%) BGP
10 14 (0.80%) DHCP
11 12 (0.69%) ATM
12 10 (0.57%) MPLS
13 9 (0.52%) Ethernet
13 9 (0.52%) OSPF
14 7 (0.40%) HTTP
14 7 (0.40%) Wireless
15 6 (0.34%) SMTP
16 5 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
16 5 (0.29%) VLAN
16 5 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (3.38%) Power BI
2 46 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
3 29 (1.66%) Big Data
4 26 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
5 25 (1.43%) NoSQL
5 25 (1.43%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.03%) Relational Database
7 17 (0.98%) Metadata
7 17 (0.98%) MongoDB
8 15 (0.86%) MySQL
8 15 (0.86%) Tableau
9 13 (0.75%) DynamoDB
10 12 (0.69%) Data Lake
11 11 (0.63%) Amazon Athena
12 9 (0.52%) Hadoop
13 7 (0.40%) Redis
14 6 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
15 5 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 4 (0.23%) BigQuery
16 4 (0.23%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 72 (4.13%) Git
2 40 (2.29%) Jenkins
3 39 (2.24%) GitLab
4 31 (1.78%) JIRA
5 23 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
6 22 (1.26%) JUnit
7 16 (0.92%) Selenium
8 13 (0.75%) Mockito
9 12 (0.69%) Maven
10 11 (0.63%) Balsamiq
11 9 (0.52%) Axure RP
11 9 (0.52%) Cucumber
11 9 (0.52%) Postman
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 (0.34%) LabVIEW
14 3 (0.17%) JMeter
General
1 537 (30.81%) Social Skills
2 428 (24.56%) Public Sector
3 354 (20.31%) Finance
4 343 (19.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 208 (11.93%) Analytical Skills
6 172 (9.87%) Law
7 160 (9.18%) Aerospace
8 78 (4.48%) Legal
9 56 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
10 49 (2.81%) Electronics
11 48 (2.75%) Military
12 47 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
13 42 (2.41%) Manufacturing
14 41 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
14 41 (2.35%) Retail
15 40 (2.29%) Telecoms
16 29 (1.66%) Police
17 16 (0.92%) Local Government
18 15 (0.86%) Aviation
19 14 (0.80%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 318 (18.24%) Senior
2 286 (16.41%) Architect
3 199 (11.42%) Consultant
4 165 (9.47%) Lead
5 134 (7.69%) Software Engineer
6 127 (7.29%) Developer
7 126 (7.23%) Analyst
8 111 (6.37%) Solutions Architect
9 66 (3.79%) Data Engineer
10 65 (3.73%) Cloud Engineer
11 63 (3.61%) Security Consultant
12 55 (3.16%) Senior Developer
13 54 (3.10%) Business Analyst
13 54 (3.10%) DevOps Engineer
14 53 (3.04%) Senior Manager
15 50 (2.87%) Principal Engineer
15 50 (2.87%) Security Architect
15 50 (2.87%) Senior Consultant
16 47 (2.70%) Senior Analyst
17 41 (2.35%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (3.33%) React
2 57 (3.27%) REST
3 46 (2.64%) Spring
4 45 (2.58%) .NET
5 34 (1.95%) Kafka
6 32 (1.84%) CSS
7 27 (1.55%) AngularJS
7 27 (1.55%) HTML
8 26 (1.49%) OAuth
8 26 (1.49%) SOAP
9 21 (1.20%) Playwright
9 21 (1.20%) Spring Boot
10 20 (1.15%) .NET Core
11 17 (0.98%) PySpark
11 17 (0.98%) RESTful
12 16 (0.92%) JWT
12 16 (0.92%) OAuth2
13 15 (0.86%) Node.js
13 15 (0.86%) Web Services
14 14 (0.80%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 131 (7.52%) Cloud Native
2 67 (3.84%) Product Ownership
3 60 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
4 58 (3.33%) Management Information System
5 56 (3.21%) Onboarding
6 43 (2.47%) Security Posture
7 39 (2.24%) Blog
8 37 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
9 30 (1.72%) Driving Licence
9 30 (1.72%) FPGA
10 27 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
11 24 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
11 24 (1.38%) Data Centre
12 23 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
12 23 (1.32%) PKI
13 20 (1.15%) Algorithms
14 19 (1.09%) CMDB
14 19 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
15 18 (1.03%) Public Cloud
16 17 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 133 (7.63%) Linux
2 101 (5.79%) Windows
3 41 (2.35%) Windows Server
4 34 (1.95%) Unix
5 12 (0.69%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.29%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.23%) Android
8 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.17%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.11%) CentOS
10 2 (0.11%) Solaris
10 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.057%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.057%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 499 (28.63%) Agile
2 309 (17.73%) Continuous Improvement
3 276 (15.83%) Cybersecurity
4 267 (15.32%) Problem-Solving
5 265 (15.20%) Mentoring
6 240 (13.77%) CI/CD
7 236 (13.54%) DevOps
7 236 (13.54%) Software Engineering
8 213 (12.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 195 (11.19%) AI
10 173 (9.93%) Stakeholder Management
11 152 (8.72%) Community of Practice
12 144 (8.26%) Decision-Making
12 144 (8.26%) Scrum
13 143 (8.20%) Collaborative Culture
14 139 (7.97%) Technical Leadership
15 137 (7.86%) Project Delivery
16 136 (7.80%) Infrastructure as Code
17 135 (7.75%) Coaching
18 130 (7.46%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 217 (12.45%) Python
2 162 (9.29%) Java
3 112 (6.43%) SQL
4 99 (5.68%) JavaScript
5 59 (3.38%) C#
5 59 (3.38%) C++
6 45 (2.58%) Bash
7 42 (2.41%) PowerShell
8 30 (1.72%) C
8 30 (1.72%) TypeScript
9 23 (1.32%) MATLAB
10 21 (1.20%) Ada
11 16 (0.92%) Groovy
12 13 (0.75%) DataWeave
12 13 (0.75%) Rust
13 12 (0.69%) PL/SQL
13 12 (0.69%) Ruby
14 11 (0.63%) Go
14 11 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
15 9 (0.52%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 1,380 (79.17%) SC Cleared
2 413 (23.69%) DV Cleared
3 340 (19.51%) Degree
4 236 (13.54%) BPSS Clearance
5 79 (4.53%) CISSP
6 59 (3.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 57 (3.27%) CISM
8 45 (2.58%) Azure Certification
9 37 (2.12%) AWS Certification
10 32 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
11 31 (1.78%) Master's Degree
12 23 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
13 21 (1.20%) CREST Certified
14 20 (1.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 19 (1.09%) CRISC
16 17 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 17 (0.98%) PhD
17 12 (0.69%) Chartered Engineer
17 12 (0.69%) HNC
17 12 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (8.95%) Accessibility
2 139 (7.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 92 (5.28%) NIST
4 67 (3.84%) QA
5 62 (3.56%) NCSC
6 45 (2.58%) GRC
7 41 (2.35%) GDPR
8 40 (2.29%) Data Quality
9 25 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
10 24 (1.38%) PCI DSS
11 23 (1.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 22 (1.26%) SLA
13 21 (1.20%) WCAG
14 17 (0.98%) JSP 440
15 12 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
15 12 (0.69%) Def Stans
16 9 (0.52%) NIST 800
17 7 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 7 (0.40%) PMO
18 6 (0.34%) SOC 2
System Software
1 106 (6.08%) Docker
2 78 (4.48%) Active Directory
3 45 (2.58%) Firmware
4 32 (1.84%) VMware Infrastructure
5 22 (1.26%) 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 (0.34%) Squid
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.057%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.057%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.057%) IAG
11 1 (0.057%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 117 (6.71%) Kubernetes
1 117 (6.71%) Terraform
2 47 (2.70%) Ansible
3 38 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (1.03%) Prometheus
5 17 (0.98%) Grafana
6 13 (0.75%) CloudHub
7 10 (0.57%) Argo
8 9 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
9 8 (0.46%) Progress Chef
10 7 (0.40%) Nmap
10 7 (0.40%) QRadar
11 6 (0.34%) Kustomize
11 6 (0.34%) Packer
12 5 (0.29%) Istio
12 5 (0.29%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.23%) FortiGate
13 4 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
13 4 (0.23%) Puppet
14 3 (0.17%) Kibana
Vendors
1 232 (13.31%) Microsoft
2 73 (4.19%) Google
3 61 (3.50%) ServiceNow
4 57 (3.27%) SAP
5 50 (2.87%) Oracle
6 42 (2.41%) VMware
7 36 (2.07%) Cisco
8 30 (1.72%) Salesforce
9 25 (1.43%) Red Hat
10 22 (1.26%) MuleSoft
11 21 (1.20%) Databricks
12 19 (1.09%) OpenAI
13 18 (1.03%) Splunk
14 14 (0.80%) Adobe
14 14 (0.80%) CyberArk
14 14 (0.80%) Okta
15 11 (0.63%) Siemens
16 9 (0.52%) Veeam
17 8 (0.46%) Fortinet
17 8 (0.46%) Xilinx