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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 46 25
Rank change year-on-year +31 -21 +8
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,654 885 2,474
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 9.06% 6.22% 7.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 38.78% 20.04% 28.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,186 516 1,721
10th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £53,929 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £89,500 £95,625 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £61,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.56% +6.09% -4.17%

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 4,265 4,417 8,742
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 23.37% 31.06% 26.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,876 2,434 5,898
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £71,529 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,790 £54,296
% change year-on-year +7.55% +2.75% -7.19%

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 8 May 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 (2.12%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.97%) Apache
2 16 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
3 14 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.79%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.30%) ArcGIS
5 5 (0.30%) GeoServer
5 5 (0.30%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.18%) Apache Solr
6 3 (0.18%) Confluence
6 3 (0.18%) SAS
7 2 (0.12%) Camunda
7 2 (0.12%) Jupyter
7 2 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.060%) Appian
8 1 (0.060%) Drupal
8 1 (0.060%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.060%) nginx
8 1 (0.060%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.060%) WordPress
Applications
1 75 (4.53%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.39%) Adobe XD
3 12 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.30%) InVision
4 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.30%) Sketch
5 2 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.12%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.12%) Weka
6 1 (0.060%) CATIA
6 1 (0.060%) EngageOne
6 1 (0.060%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.060%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.060%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 27 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.24%) SAP FSCM
5 3 (0.18%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.18%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.18%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.18%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.12%) Primavera
6 2 (0.12%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.12%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.060%) C-CURE
7 1 (0.060%) Magento
7 1 (0.060%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.060%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.060%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.060%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.060%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 292 (17.65%) Azure
2 260 (15.72%) AWS
3 114 (6.89%) Microsoft 365
4 94 (5.68%) GCP
5 57 (3.45%) Entra ID
6 51 (3.08%) Power Platform
7 25 (1.51%) AWS CloudFormation
8 24 (1.45%) Figma
8 24 (1.45%) Serverless
9 23 (1.39%) GitHub
10 21 (1.27%) PowerApps
11 20 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
11 20 (1.21%) SaaS
12 19 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
13 18 (1.09%) Google Analytics
13 18 (1.09%) Power Automate
14 17 (1.03%) Azure Sentinel
14 17 (1.03%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 17 (1.03%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 15 (0.91%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 39 (2.36%) Firewall
2 31 (1.87%) Network Security
3 30 (1.81%) WAN
4 25 (1.51%) VPN
5 23 (1.39%) DNS
6 20 (1.21%) LAN
7 19 (1.15%) DHCP
8 18 (1.09%) BGP
9 15 (0.91%) MPLS
10 12 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
11 11 (0.67%) SMTP
11 11 (0.67%) TCP/IP
12 7 (0.42%) HTTP
12 7 (0.42%) Intrusion Detection
12 7 (0.42%) SD-WAN
12 7 (0.42%) SNMP
13 6 (0.36%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
13 6 (0.36%) DMZ
13 6 (0.36%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (2.48%) Power BI
2 36 (2.18%) PostgreSQL
3 22 (1.33%) NoSQL
4 19 (1.15%) Metadata
5 17 (1.03%) MongoDB
6 15 (0.91%) SQL Server
7 10 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
7 10 (0.60%) Relational Database
8 9 (0.54%) DynamoDB
8 9 (0.54%) MySQL
8 9 (0.54%) Redis
9 8 (0.48%) SAP HANA
9 8 (0.48%) Tableau
10 7 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
11 6 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
11 6 (0.36%) Big Data
11 6 (0.36%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
12 5 (0.30%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 51 (3.08%) Git
2 34 (2.06%) Jenkins
3 24 (1.45%) GitLab
4 19 (1.15%) Axure RP
5 18 (1.09%) Balsamiq
6 16 (0.97%) JIRA
7 10 (0.60%) Selenium
8 6 (0.36%) JMeter
8 6 (0.36%) JUnit
8 6 (0.36%) SonarQube
9 4 (0.24%) Babel
9 4 (0.24%) Burp Suite
9 4 (0.24%) Maven
9 4 (0.24%) Metasploit
9 4 (0.24%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.24%) webpack
10 3 (0.18%) Mockito
10 3 (0.18%) MSTest
10 3 (0.18%) Postman
10 3 (0.18%) SoapUI
General
1 379 (22.91%) Social Skills
2 342 (20.68%) Public Sector
3 188 (11.37%) Finance
4 166 (10.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 134 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
6 123 (7.44%) Law
7 62 (3.75%) Back Office
8 57 (3.45%) Manufacturing
9 52 (3.14%) Legal
10 51 (3.08%) Telecoms
11 36 (2.18%) Presentation Skills
12 27 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
13 26 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
14 24 (1.45%) Marketing
15 23 (1.39%) Electronics
16 22 (1.33%) Retail
17 21 (1.27%) Aerospace
18 20 (1.21%) Military
19 11 (0.67%) Banking
20 10 (0.60%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 262 (15.84%) Senior
2 197 (11.91%) Architect
3 159 (9.61%) Consultant
4 151 (9.13%) Analyst
5 125 (7.56%) Lead
6 117 (7.07%) Systems Engineer
7 102 (6.17%) Developer
8 100 (6.05%) Business Analyst
9 93 (5.62%) Software Engineer
10 86 (5.20%) Solutions Architect
11 77 (4.66%) Support Engineer
12 60 (3.63%) Site Engineer
13 59 (3.57%) Desktop Engineer
13 59 (3.57%) Desktop Support
13 59 (3.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 56 (3.39%) Cloud Engineer
15 53 (3.20%) Data Engineer
15 53 (3.20%) Senior Manager
16 44 (2.66%) Security Consultant
17 42 (2.54%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (2.60%) REST
2 39 (2.36%) .NET
3 33 (2.00%) Spring
4 28 (1.69%) React
5 26 (1.57%) CSS
5 26 (1.57%) HTML
6 24 (1.45%) SOAP
7 21 (1.27%) Lightning Web Components
7 21 (1.27%) Middleware
8 20 (1.21%) Kafka
9 18 (1.09%) Spring Boot
10 17 (1.03%) Visualforce
11 14 (0.85%) SAML
12 13 (0.79%) AngularJS
13 11 (0.67%) ASP.NET
13 11 (0.67%) SAP Fiori
14 10 (0.60%) Django
14 10 (0.60%) HTML5 Canvas
14 10 (0.60%) RESTful
15 9 (0.54%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 76 (4.59%) Product Ownership
2 75 (4.53%) Cloud Native
3 51 (3.08%) Security Posture
4 48 (2.90%) Onboarding
5 41 (2.48%) Data Centre
6 39 (2.36%) Management Information System
7 33 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
8 27 (1.63%) PKI
9 23 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
10 20 (1.21%) Blog
11 18 (1.09%) Low-Code
12 17 (1.03%) Driving Licence
13 16 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
14 15 (0.91%) Data Structures
15 12 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
16 11 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.67%) Cyber Security Posture
16 11 (0.67%) Cyberattack
17 10 (0.60%) Cloud Security Posture
17 10 (0.60%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 135 (8.16%) Windows
2 96 (5.80%) Linux
3 67 (4.05%) Windows 10
4 25 (1.51%) Windows Server
5 20 (1.21%) Unix
6 9 (0.54%) Ubuntu
7 6 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.30%) Android
8 5 (0.30%) CentOS
9 3 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.060%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.060%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.060%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (19.04%) Agile
2 207 (12.52%) Cybersecurity
3 205 (12.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 167 (10.10%) DevOps
5 160 (9.67%) Problem-Solving
6 144 (8.71%) Analytics
7 143 (8.65%) Mentoring
7 143 (8.65%) Software Engineering
8 133 (8.04%) ITIL
9 121 (7.32%) Community of Practice
10 116 (7.01%) CI/CD
11 110 (6.65%) Technology Strategy
12 109 (6.59%) Stakeholder Management
13 103 (6.23%) Collaborative Culture
14 94 (5.68%) Risk Management
15 89 (5.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 84 (5.08%) Infrastructure as Code
16 84 (5.08%) Project Delivery
17 80 (4.84%) Roadmaps
17 80 (4.84%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 133 (8.04%) Python
2 122 (7.38%) Java
3 76 (4.59%) SQL
4 73 (4.41%) JavaScript
5 51 (3.08%) C#
6 31 (1.87%) PowerShell
7 25 (1.51%) C++
7 25 (1.51%) TypeScript
8 21 (1.27%) Apex Code
9 20 (1.21%) Bash
10 10 (0.60%) C
11 9 (0.54%) Groovy
11 9 (0.54%) Rust
12 7 (0.42%) Scala
13 6 (0.36%) Ada
13 6 (0.36%) Go
14 5 (0.30%) VBA
15 4 (0.24%) Bicep
15 4 (0.24%) T-SQL
16 3 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 1,067 (64.51%) SC Cleared
2 310 (18.74%) DV Cleared
3 286 (17.29%) Degree
4 80 (4.84%) BPSS Clearance
5 68 (4.11%) CISSP
6 64 (3.87%) CTC Cleared
7 50 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 43 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
9 41 (2.48%) CISM
10 26 (1.57%) Azure Certification
11 19 (1.15%) AWS Certification
12 17 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (0.91%) HNC
14 14 (0.85%) CREST Certified
15 13 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
16 11 (0.67%) PMI Certification
17 10 (0.60%) GIAC
17 10 (0.60%) Master's Degree
18 9 (0.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 9 (0.54%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (5.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 69 (4.17%) SLA
3 61 (3.69%) NIST
4 46 (2.78%) GDPR
4 46 (2.78%) QA
5 45 (2.72%) Accessibility
6 34 (2.06%) GRC
7 31 (1.87%) Data Quality
8 25 (1.51%) NCSC
9 22 (1.33%) WCAG
10 20 (1.21%) PCI DSS
11 14 (0.85%) JSP 440
12 13 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
13 12 (0.73%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 9 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 7 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
15 7 (0.42%) Government Security Classifications
16 6 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 6 (0.36%) PMO
17 5 (0.30%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 75 (4.53%) Docker
2 38 (2.30%) Active Directory
3 18 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.67%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.48%) Firmware
5 8 (0.48%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.30%) vSphere
7 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.060%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.060%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.060%) IAG
9 1 (0.060%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.060%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.060%) Xen
Systems Management
1 90 (5.44%) Terraform
2 80 (4.84%) Kubernetes
3 59 (3.57%) Ansible
4 19 (1.15%) Grafana
5 18 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
6 17 (1.03%) Prometheus
7 9 (0.54%) Puppet
8 6 (0.36%) Argo
8 6 (0.36%) Endace
8 6 (0.36%) Packer
8 6 (0.36%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.30%) AWS Copilot
10 4 (0.24%) Istio
10 4 (0.24%) Kustomize
10 4 (0.24%) Nmap
10 4 (0.24%) QRadar
10 4 (0.24%) SCCM
10 4 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.24%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.24%) WSUS
Vendors
1 188 (11.37%) Microsoft
2 101 (6.11%) Cisco
3 54 (3.26%) Google
4 51 (3.08%) SAP
5 43 (2.60%) Oracle
6 30 (1.81%) Salesforce
7 28 (1.69%) VMware
8 24 (1.45%) Red Hat
9 23 (1.39%) Adobe
10 20 (1.21%) ServiceNow
11 16 (0.97%) MuleSoft
11 16 (0.97%) Splunk
12 15 (0.91%) Databricks
13 11 (0.67%) CyberArk
13 11 (0.67%) Juniper
13 11 (0.67%) Meraki
14 8 (0.48%) F5
15 7 (0.42%) Okta
16 6 (0.36%) Ariba
16 6 (0.36%) Dell