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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 37 22
Rank change year-on-year +10 -15 +5
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,548 1,132 2,285
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.14% 6.87% 7.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 34.61% 20.33% 29.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,162 568 1,567
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,608 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £47,805
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 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,875 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% +7.76% -3.33%

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 4,473 5,568 7,778
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.64% 33.77% 27.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3,038 2,483 4,828
10th Percentile £33,455 £29,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,400 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% +3.30% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £85,000
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 23 July 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 35 (2.26%) SharePoint
2 33 (2.13%) Apache
3 24 (1.55%) Apache Spark
4 14 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (0.71%) Anypoint
5 11 (0.71%) Mule
6 9 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.45%) Jupyter
8 6 (0.39%) Confluence
8 6 (0.39%) nginx
9 5 (0.32%) Camunda
9 5 (0.32%) IIS
10 3 (0.19%) Apache Solr
10 3 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 3 (0.19%) SAS
11 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.13%) GeoServer
11 2 (0.13%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle Spatial
11 2 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.52%) Adobe XD
4 8 (0.52%) Simulink
5 4 (0.26%) Windchill
6 3 (0.19%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.13%) InVision
7 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.13%) Sketch
8 1 (0.065%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.065%) CATIA
8 1 (0.065%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.065%) Houdini
8 1 (0.065%) Mathcad
8 1 (0.065%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 28 (1.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.45%) SAP ERP
3 6 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.32%) Primavera
5 4 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.26%) SAP FSCM
6 3 (0.19%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.19%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.19%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.13%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
7 2 (0.13%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.13%) Workday HCM
8 1 (0.065%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.065%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.065%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.065%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 413 (26.68%) Azure
2 362 (23.39%) AWS
3 114 (7.36%) GCP
4 82 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
5 67 (4.33%) Power Platform
6 65 (4.20%) Entra ID
7 32 (2.07%) dbt
7 32 (2.07%) GitHub
7 32 (2.07%) SaaS
8 28 (1.81%) Serverless
9 27 (1.74%) AWS CloudFormation
10 26 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
11 25 (1.61%) PaaS
12 21 (1.36%) Azure Sentinel
13 20 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
14 19 (1.23%) Amazon EC2
15 18 (1.16%) Amazon S3
15 18 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
15 18 (1.16%) Google Analytics
15 18 (1.16%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 48 (3.10%) Firewall
2 44 (2.84%) Network Security
3 32 (2.07%) TCP/IP
4 30 (1.94%) DNS
5 29 (1.87%) WAN
6 21 (1.36%) VPN
7 18 (1.16%) LAN
8 16 (1.03%) DHCP
9 15 (0.97%) BGP
10 14 (0.90%) MPLS
10 14 (0.90%) SSL
11 11 (0.71%) SMTP
12 10 (0.65%) ATM
12 10 (0.65%) HTTP
13 7 (0.45%) SNMP
13 7 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (0.39%) Intrusion Detection
14 6 (0.39%) Wireless
15 5 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
15 5 (0.32%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (3.29%) Power BI
2 39 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (1.49%) Big Data
4 20 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (1.29%) NoSQL
5 15 (0.97%) Metadata
5 15 (0.97%) MongoDB
5 15 (0.97%) SQL Server
6 13 (0.84%) Amazon Athena
7 12 (0.78%) Redis
8 10 (0.65%) DynamoDB
8 10 (0.65%) Tableau
9 9 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (0.52%) Relational Database
11 7 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (0.45%) Data Lake
12 6 (0.39%) MySQL
12 6 (0.39%) SAP HANA
13 5 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 4 (0.26%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 53 (3.42%) Git
2 35 (2.26%) GitLab
2 35 (2.26%) Jenkins
3 19 (1.23%) JIRA
4 15 (0.97%) JUnit
5 12 (0.78%) Selenium
6 9 (0.58%) Mockito
7 8 (0.52%) Cucumber
7 8 (0.52%) Maven
8 7 (0.45%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.45%) Metasploit
8 7 (0.45%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (0.39%) Axure RP
9 6 (0.39%) Balsamiq
10 5 (0.32%) Gatling
10 5 (0.32%) Postman
11 4 (0.26%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.19%) JMeter
12 3 (0.19%) SonarQube
13 2 (0.13%) LabVIEW
General
1 448 (28.94%) Social Skills
2 356 (23.00%) Public Sector
3 223 (14.41%) Finance
4 219 (14.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 171 (11.05%) Analytical Skills
6 139 (8.98%) Law
7 56 (3.62%) Legal
8 51 (3.29%) Aerospace
9 46 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
10 37 (2.39%) Telecoms
11 34 (2.20%) Retail
12 32 (2.07%) Manufacturing
13 28 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
14 26 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
15 20 (1.29%) Military
16 16 (1.03%) Electronics
17 13 (0.84%) Aviation
17 13 (0.84%) Police
18 10 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
19 9 (0.58%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 291 (18.80%) Senior
2 277 (17.89%) Architect
3 182 (11.76%) Consultant
4 137 (8.85%) Lead
5 119 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
6 117 (7.56%) Developer
7 103 (6.65%) Analyst
8 102 (6.59%) Software Engineer
9 63 (4.07%) Data Engineer
10 58 (3.75%) Cloud Engineer
11 57 (3.68%) Security Consultant
12 55 (3.55%) Senior Manager
13 50 (3.23%) Senior Consultant
14 48 (3.10%) DevOps Engineer
15 46 (2.97%) Security Architect
16 44 (2.84%) Java Developer
17 43 (2.78%) Business Analyst
17 43 (2.78%) Senior Developer
18 40 (2.58%) Senior Analyst
19 38 (2.45%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.23%) REST
2 38 (2.45%) Spring
3 35 (2.26%) React
4 30 (1.94%) Kafka
5 25 (1.61%) .NET
6 24 (1.55%) SOAP
7 23 (1.49%) OAuth
8 20 (1.29%) Spring Boot
9 16 (1.03%) AngularJS
9 16 (1.03%) CSS
9 16 (1.03%) Middleware
9 16 (1.03%) PySpark
9 16 (1.03%) RESTful
10 15 (0.97%) HTML
10 15 (0.97%) Playwright
10 15 (0.97%) SAML
11 14 (0.90%) JWT
11 14 (0.90%) OAuth2
12 13 (0.84%) Web Services
13 12 (0.78%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 124 (8.01%) Cloud Native
2 60 (3.88%) Product Ownership
3 52 (3.36%) Management Information System
4 49 (3.17%) Onboarding
5 42 (2.71%) Security Posture
6 41 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
7 32 (2.07%) Data Centre
8 28 (1.81%) Driving Licence
8 28 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.68%) PKI
10 21 (1.36%) Security Operations Centre
11 20 (1.29%) Blog
12 19 (1.23%) Cyber Threat
13 17 (1.10%) CMDB
14 14 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
14 14 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
15 13 (0.84%) Data Structures
15 13 (0.84%) FPGA
15 13 (0.84%) Public Cloud
16 12 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 107 (6.91%) Linux
2 92 (5.94%) Windows
3 37 (2.39%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.49%) Unix
5 13 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.32%) Android
6 5 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.19%) Kali Linux
8 2 (0.13%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.13%) CentOS
8 2 (0.13%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.065%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.065%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.065%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 399 (25.78%) Agile
2 239 (15.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 224 (14.47%) Cybersecurity
4 211 (13.63%) Problem-Solving
5 207 (13.37%) Mentoring
6 199 (12.86%) DevOps
7 191 (12.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 188 (12.14%) CI/CD
9 162 (10.47%) Software Engineering
10 156 (10.08%) Stakeholder Management
11 136 (8.79%) AI
12 123 (7.95%) Community of Practice
13 117 (7.56%) Technical Leadership
14 115 (7.43%) Collaborative Culture
15 113 (7.30%) Decision-Making
16 112 (7.24%) ITIL
17 110 (7.11%) Project Delivery
18 109 (7.04%) Infrastructure as Code
19 108 (6.98%) Analytics
19 108 (6.98%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 185 (11.95%) Python
2 146 (9.43%) Java
3 103 (6.65%) SQL
4 73 (4.72%) JavaScript
5 47 (3.04%) C++
6 39 (2.52%) C#
7 35 (2.26%) Bash
7 35 (2.26%) PowerShell
8 26 (1.68%) C
9 25 (1.61%) TypeScript
10 15 (0.97%) Groovy
11 11 (0.71%) DataWeave
11 11 (0.71%) Rust
12 9 (0.58%) Ada
13 8 (0.52%) Apex Code
13 8 (0.52%) Scala
14 7 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
14 7 (0.45%) PL/SQL
14 7 (0.45%) SystemVerilog
14 7 (0.45%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,222 (78.94%) SC Cleared
2 302 (19.51%) DV Cleared
3 252 (16.28%) Degree
4 123 (7.95%) BPSS Clearance
5 73 (4.72%) CISSP
6 52 (3.36%) CISM
7 49 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
8 38 (2.45%) Azure Certification
9 33 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
10 24 (1.55%) AWS Certification
11 19 (1.23%) CREST Certified
12 18 (1.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 17 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (1.03%) CRISC
14 16 (1.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 16 (1.03%) Master's Degree
15 12 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
16 11 (0.71%) HNC
17 10 (0.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 10 (0.65%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (8.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 80 (5.17%) NIST
3 54 (3.49%) Accessibility
4 53 (3.42%) QA
5 50 (3.23%) NCSC
6 43 (2.78%) GDPR
7 39 (2.52%) GRC
8 35 (2.26%) Data Quality
9 26 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
10 25 (1.61%) PCI DSS
11 23 (1.49%) SLA
12 22 (1.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 16 (1.03%) JSP 440
13 16 (1.03%) WCAG
14 11 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (0.65%) Def Stans
16 9 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 6 (0.39%) Government Security Classifications
17 6 (0.39%) NIST 800
17 6 (0.39%) PMO
System Software
1 82 (5.30%) Docker
2 69 (4.46%) Active Directory
3 25 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 24 (1.55%) Hyper-V
5 17 (1.10%) Firmware
6 12 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (0.45%) vSphere
8 5 (0.32%) Squid
8 5 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
8 5 (0.32%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.065%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.065%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.065%) IAG
10 1 (0.065%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.065%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.065%) Xen
Systems Management
1 96 (6.20%) Terraform
2 94 (6.07%) Kubernetes
3 44 (2.84%) Ansible
4 37 (2.39%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (1.16%) Prometheus
6 17 (1.10%) Grafana
7 11 (0.71%) CloudHub
8 10 (0.65%) Argo
9 8 (0.52%) Progress Chef
10 7 (0.45%) Nmap
10 7 (0.45%) QRadar
10 7 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
11 6 (0.39%) Kustomize
11 6 (0.39%) Puppet
12 5 (0.32%) AWS Copilot
12 5 (0.32%) Endace
12 5 (0.32%) Istio
12 5 (0.32%) Packer
12 5 (0.32%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.26%) Kibana
Vendors
1 225 (14.53%) Microsoft
2 57 (3.68%) ServiceNow
3 55 (3.55%) Google
4 50 (3.23%) SAP
5 47 (3.04%) Oracle
6 34 (2.20%) VMware
7 33 (2.13%) Cisco
8 29 (1.87%) Salesforce
9 22 (1.42%) MuleSoft
10 21 (1.36%) Red Hat
11 18 (1.16%) Databricks
11 18 (1.16%) OpenAI
12 16 (1.03%) CyberArk
12 16 (1.03%) Splunk
13 13 (0.84%) Okta
14 10 (0.65%) Adobe
15 9 (0.58%) Juniper
16 7 (0.45%) Dell
16 7 (0.45%) Fortinet
17 6 (0.39%) Xilinx