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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 39 22
Rank change year-on-year +16 -17 +6
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,564 1,097 2,569
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.51% 6.83% 7.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 35.59% 20.28% 28.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,189 562 1,754
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,608 £40,000
25th Percentile £54,468 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,722 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.65% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,634 £93,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.00% +8.70% -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 4,395 5,410 8,891
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.10% 33.69% 26.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3,032 2,428 5,750
10th Percentile £33,250 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £56,650
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.91% -5.58%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,620 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,150
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.48% -11.42%

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 3 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 38 (2.43%) SharePoint
2 25 (1.60%) Apache
3 16 (1.02%) Apache Spark
4 14 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.45%) Jupyter
7 6 (0.38%) Anypoint
7 6 (0.38%) Mule
8 5 (0.32%) IIS
9 4 (0.26%) Confluence
10 3 (0.19%) Apache Solr
10 3 (0.19%) Camunda
10 3 (0.19%) nginx
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 SOA Suite
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle Spatial
12 1 (0.064%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.45%) Adobe XD
3 7 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.26%) Windchill
5 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.19%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.19%) Simulink
6 2 (0.13%) InVision
6 2 (0.13%) Sketch
6 2 (0.13%) Weka
7 1 (0.064%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.064%) CATIA
7 1 (0.064%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.064%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.064%) Houdini
7 1 (0.064%) NUKE
7 1 (0.064%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 28 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.45%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.32%) Primavera
4 4 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.26%) SAP FSCM
5 3 (0.19%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.19%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.19%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.19%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.13%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.13%) SAP QM
6 2 (0.13%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.064%) Magento
7 1 (0.064%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.064%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.064%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.064%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 370 (23.66%) Azure
2 324 (20.72%) AWS
3 111 (7.10%) Microsoft 365
4 108 (6.91%) GCP
5 91 (5.82%) Entra ID
6 63 (4.03%) Power Platform
7 33 (2.11%) SaaS
8 32 (2.05%) GitHub
9 28 (1.79%) AWS CloudFormation
9 28 (1.79%) Serverless
10 26 (1.66%) PaaS
11 24 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
12 19 (1.21%) Amazon EC2
12 19 (1.21%) Azure Sentinel
12 19 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (1.09%) Amazon S3
13 17 (1.09%) Google Analytics
13 17 (1.09%) PowerApps
14 16 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
14 16 (1.02%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 43 (2.75%) Firewall
2 42 (2.69%) Network Security
3 30 (1.92%) WAN
4 27 (1.73%) TCP/IP
5 26 (1.66%) DNS
6 24 (1.53%) VPN
7 20 (1.28%) LAN
8 19 (1.21%) DHCP
9 17 (1.09%) BGP
10 14 (0.90%) MPLS
11 13 (0.83%) SMTP
12 10 (0.64%) HTTP
12 10 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
13 9 (0.58%) SSL
14 7 (0.45%) Intrusion Detection
14 7 (0.45%) SNMP
15 6 (0.38%) SD-WAN
16 5 (0.32%) ATM
16 5 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
16 5 (0.32%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (2.94%) Power BI
2 38 (2.43%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (1.02%) Big Data
4 16 (1.02%) MongoDB
4 16 (1.02%) NoSQL
5 15 (0.96%) Metadata
6 13 (0.83%) SQL Server
7 12 (0.77%) Amazon Athena
7 12 (0.77%) Redis
8 10 (0.64%) DynamoDB
8 10 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
9 8 (0.51%) Tableau
10 7 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
10 7 (0.45%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.45%) MySQL
11 6 (0.38%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.38%) SAP HANA
12 5 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.26%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 50 (3.20%) Git
2 38 (2.43%) Jenkins
3 35 (2.24%) GitLab
4 16 (1.02%) JIRA
5 14 (0.90%) JUnit
5 14 (0.90%) Selenium
6 9 (0.58%) Maven
7 8 (0.51%) Mockito
8 7 (0.45%) Burp Suite
8 7 (0.45%) Metasploit
9 6 (0.38%) Cucumber
9 6 (0.38%) JMeter
10 5 (0.32%) Axure RP
10 5 (0.32%) Balsamiq
10 5 (0.32%) Postman
10 5 (0.32%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.26%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.19%) Gatling
12 3 (0.19%) SoapUI
13 2 (0.13%) Babel
General
1 417 (26.66%) Social Skills
2 368 (23.53%) Public Sector
3 213 (13.62%) Finance
4 163 (10.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 162 (10.36%) Analytical Skills
6 123 (7.86%) Law
7 58 (3.71%) Legal
8 42 (2.69%) Presentation Skills
9 38 (2.43%) Back Office
10 36 (2.30%) Manufacturing
11 34 (2.17%) Telecoms
12 32 (2.05%) Retail
13 28 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
14 27 (1.73%) Aerospace
15 25 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
16 13 (0.83%) Aviation
16 13 (0.83%) Military
17 11 (0.70%) Electronics
18 10 (0.64%) Banking
18 10 (0.64%) Games
Job Titles
1 296 (18.93%) Senior
2 234 (14.96%) Architect
3 179 (11.45%) Consultant
4 120 (7.67%) Analyst
4 120 (7.67%) Lead
5 114 (7.29%) Developer
6 106 (6.78%) Solutions Architect
7 98 (6.27%) Software Engineer
8 64 (4.09%) Data Engineer
9 60 (3.84%) Business Analyst
10 59 (3.77%) Senior Manager
11 58 (3.71%) Support Engineer
12 57 (3.64%) Cloud Engineer
12 57 (3.64%) Security Consultant
13 48 (3.07%) Senior Consultant
14 46 (2.94%) DevOps Engineer
14 46 (2.94%) Java Developer
15 44 (2.81%) Security Architect
16 40 (2.56%) Senior Analyst
16 40 (2.56%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.39%) REST
2 40 (2.56%) Spring
3 31 (1.98%) React
4 30 (1.92%) SOAP
5 29 (1.85%) .NET
6 22 (1.41%) Middleware
7 21 (1.34%) Spring Boot
8 19 (1.21%) Kafka
9 16 (1.02%) Playwright
9 16 (1.02%) SAML
10 15 (0.96%) AngularJS
10 15 (0.96%) OAuth
10 15 (0.96%) RESTful
11 14 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
12 13 (0.83%) Visualforce
13 12 (0.77%) CSS
13 12 (0.77%) HTML
13 12 (0.77%) SAP Fiori
14 10 (0.64%) Web Services
15 9 (0.58%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 118 (7.54%) Cloud Native
2 64 (4.09%) Product Ownership
3 57 (3.64%) Security Posture
4 51 (3.26%) Onboarding
5 49 (3.13%) Management Information System
6 43 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
7 34 (2.17%) Data Centre
8 29 (1.85%) PKI
9 27 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
10 23 (1.47%) Driving Licence
11 22 (1.41%) Blog
12 17 (1.09%) Cyber Threat
12 17 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
13 16 (1.02%) CMDB
14 14 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
14 14 (0.90%) Low-Code
15 13 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
15 13 (0.83%) Data Structures
15 13 (0.83%) Public Cloud
16 11 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 116 (7.42%) Windows
2 106 (6.78%) Linux
3 42 (2.69%) Windows 10
4 31 (1.98%) Windows Server
5 23 (1.47%) Unix
6 5 (0.32%) Android
6 5 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.19%) CentOS
7 3 (0.19%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.13%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.064%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.064%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.064%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 346 (22.12%) Agile
2 248 (15.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 220 (14.07%) Cybersecurity
4 200 (12.79%) Problem-Solving
5 195 (12.47%) DevOps
6 191 (12.21%) Mentoring
7 173 (11.06%) CI/CD
8 152 (9.72%) Software Engineering
9 141 (9.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 139 (8.89%) ITIL
11 135 (8.63%) Stakeholder Management
12 127 (8.12%) Analytics
13 119 (7.61%) Community of Practice
14 111 (7.10%) Collaborative Culture
14 111 (7.10%) Infrastructure as Code
15 110 (7.03%) Risk Management
16 108 (6.91%) AI
16 108 (6.91%) Technical Leadership
17 107 (6.84%) Technology Strategy
18 105 (6.71%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 168 (10.74%) Python
2 144 (9.21%) Java
3 91 (5.82%) SQL
4 69 (4.41%) JavaScript
5 45 (2.88%) C#
6 36 (2.30%) C++
7 35 (2.24%) PowerShell
8 33 (2.11%) Bash
9 27 (1.73%) TypeScript
10 17 (1.09%) C
11 14 (0.90%) Apex Code
12 13 (0.83%) Groovy
13 9 (0.58%) Rust
14 8 (0.51%) Go
15 7 (0.45%) VBA
16 6 (0.38%) DataWeave
16 6 (0.38%) PL/SQL
16 6 (0.38%) Ruby
16 6 (0.38%) Scala
17 3 (0.19%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 1,170 (74.81%) SC Cleared
2 299 (19.12%) DV Cleared
3 268 (17.14%) Degree
4 98 (6.27%) BPSS Clearance
5 83 (5.31%) CISSP
6 53 (3.39%) CISM
7 46 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
8 41 (2.62%) CTC Cleared
9 37 (2.37%) Azure Certification
10 35 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
11 25 (1.60%) AWS Certification
12 18 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
12 18 (1.15%) CREST Certified
13 16 (1.02%) CRISC
14 15 (0.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 14 (0.90%) HNC
15 14 (0.90%) TOGAF Certification
16 13 (0.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 13 (0.83%) Master's Degree
17 11 (0.70%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (8.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 75 (4.80%) NIST
3 60 (3.84%) QA
4 57 (3.64%) SLA
5 53 (3.39%) GDPR
6 48 (3.07%) NCSC
7 35 (2.24%) GRC
8 32 (2.05%) Accessibility
8 32 (2.05%) Data Quality
9 27 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
9 27 (1.73%) PCI DSS
10 18 (1.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 18 (1.15%) JSP 440
11 12 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
12 11 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 10 (0.64%) Def Stans
13 10 (0.64%) WCAG
14 7 (0.45%) Government Security Classifications
15 6 (0.38%) PMO
15 6 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 81 (5.18%) Docker
2 62 (3.96%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.41%) Hyper-V
4 19 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (0.58%) VMware NSX
6 8 (0.51%) Firmware
7 7 (0.45%) vSphere
8 6 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
9 5 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.13%) Squid
11 1 (0.064%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.064%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.064%) IAG
11 1 (0.064%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.064%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.064%) Xen
Systems Management
1 99 (6.33%) Terraform
2 89 (5.69%) Kubernetes
3 50 (3.20%) Ansible
4 33 (2.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 21 (1.34%) Prometheus
6 20 (1.28%) Grafana
7 10 (0.64%) Argo
7 10 (0.64%) Progress Chef
8 8 (0.51%) Puppet
8 8 (0.51%) QRadar
8 8 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.45%) Nmap
9 7 (0.45%) Packer
10 6 (0.38%) CloudHub
10 6 (0.38%) Kustomize
11 5 (0.32%) AWS Copilot
11 5 (0.32%) Endace
11 5 (0.32%) Istio
11 5 (0.32%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.26%) Kibana
Vendors
1 231 (14.77%) Microsoft
2 66 (4.22%) Cisco
3 54 (3.45%) Google
4 51 (3.26%) Oracle
5 48 (3.07%) ServiceNow
6 46 (2.94%) SAP
7 31 (1.98%) Salesforce
8 30 (1.92%) VMware
9 20 (1.28%) Red Hat
10 19 (1.21%) MuleSoft
11 17 (1.09%) Splunk
12 16 (1.02%) Databricks
13 15 (0.96%) CyberArk
14 11 (0.70%) Okta
15 10 (0.64%) Juniper
16 9 (0.58%) Adobe
16 9 (0.58%) Meraki
17 7 (0.45%) Dell
17 7 (0.45%) OpenAI
18 6 (0.38%) Ariba