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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 35 24
Rank change year-on-year +13 -11 0
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,736 1,128 1,926
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.54% 6.81% 7.80%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.55% 19.78% 29.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,165 575 1,261
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,200 £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% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £59,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% +5.93% -1.67%

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 4,750 5,703 6,542
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.64% 34.43% 26.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,083 2,411 3,671
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £33,000
25th Percentile £46,743 £40,903 £43,398
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -0.86% -3.33%
75th Percentile £79,688 £75,900 £73,750
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 22 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 (2.30%) Apache
2 36 (2.07%) SharePoint
3 29 (1.67%) Apache Spark
4 15 (0.86%) 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 3 (0.17%) Apache Solr
10 3 (0.17%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.17%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.17%) Oracle Spatial
11 2 (0.12%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.12%) WordPress
12 1 (0.058%) Appian
12 1 (0.058%) Drupal
Applications
1 28 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.21%) Simulink
3 14 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.58%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.40%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.23%) Mathcad
8 4 (0.23%) Windchill
9 2 (0.12%) InDesign
10 1 (0.058%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.058%) CATIA
10 1 (0.058%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.058%) Houdini
10 1 (0.058%) InVision
10 1 (0.058%) NUKE
10 1 (0.058%) Sketch
10 1 (0.058%) SOLIDWORKS
10 1 (0.058%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.058%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 19 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.86%) Primavera
3 7 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 6 (0.35%) Workday HCM
5 5 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.29%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.12%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.12%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.058%) Magento
7 1 (0.058%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.058%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.058%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP FSCM
7 1 (0.058%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.058%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.058%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.058%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.058%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 444 (25.58%) Azure
2 420 (24.19%) AWS
3 131 (7.55%) GCP
4 79 (4.55%) Power Platform
5 77 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
6 70 (4.03%) Entra ID
7 43 (2.48%) AWS CloudFormation
8 42 (2.42%) GitHub
9 38 (2.19%) dbt
10 31 (1.79%) Serverless
11 27 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (1.44%) SaaS
13 23 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
14 22 (1.27%) Amazon S3
14 22 (1.27%) Google Analytics
15 20 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
16 19 (1.09%) Amazon EC2
16 19 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
16 19 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
16 19 (1.09%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 49 (2.82%) Firewall
2 48 (2.76%) Network Security
3 42 (2.42%) TCP/IP
4 32 (1.84%) DNS
5 23 (1.32%) WAN
6 17 (0.98%) VPN
7 16 (0.92%) LAN
7 16 (0.92%) SSL
8 14 (0.81%) BGP
9 13 (0.75%) DHCP
10 11 (0.63%) ATM
11 9 (0.52%) Ethernet
11 9 (0.52%) OSPF
12 8 (0.46%) MPLS
12 8 (0.46%) Wireless
13 6 (0.35%) HTTP
14 5 (0.29%) VLAN
15 4 (0.23%) FTP
15 4 (0.23%) Internet
15 4 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (3.57%) Power BI
2 47 (2.71%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.61%) Big Data
4 26 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
5 25 (1.44%) SQL Server
6 24 (1.38%) NoSQL
7 20 (1.15%) Relational Database
8 17 (0.98%) Metadata
8 17 (0.98%) Tableau
9 16 (0.92%) MongoDB
10 15 (0.86%) DynamoDB
10 15 (0.86%) MySQL
11 13 (0.75%) Amazon Athena
12 12 (0.69%) Data Lake
13 9 (0.52%) Hadoop
14 7 (0.40%) Redis
15 6 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
16 5 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 4 (0.23%) GIS
17 4 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 70 (4.03%) Git
2 40 (2.30%) GitLab
3 39 (2.25%) Jenkins
4 32 (1.84%) JIRA
5 23 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
6 22 (1.27%) 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 (0.35%) LabVIEW
14 3 (0.17%) JMeter
General
1 540 (31.11%) Social Skills
2 423 (24.37%) Public Sector
3 347 (19.99%) Finance
4 339 (19.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 223 (12.85%) Analytical Skills
6 172 (9.91%) Law
7 166 (9.56%) Aerospace
8 71 (4.09%) Legal
9 58 (3.34%) Presentation Skills
10 50 (2.88%) Electronics
11 49 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
12 48 (2.76%) Military
13 45 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
14 42 (2.42%) Retail
15 41 (2.36%) Manufacturing
16 37 (2.13%) Telecoms
17 29 (1.67%) Police
18 16 (0.92%) Automotive
18 16 (0.92%) Local Government
19 15 (0.86%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 307 (17.68%) Senior
2 287 (16.53%) Architect
3 191 (11.00%) Consultant
4 166 (9.56%) Lead
5 139 (8.01%) Software Engineer
6 127 (7.32%) Developer
7 123 (7.09%) Analyst
8 108 (6.22%) Solutions Architect
9 65 (3.74%) Cloud Engineer
9 65 (3.74%) Data Engineer
10 64 (3.69%) Security Consultant
11 56 (3.23%) DevOps Engineer
12 54 (3.11%) Principal Engineer
13 53 (3.05%) Senior Developer
14 52 (3.00%) Security Architect
15 49 (2.82%) Senior Manager
16 47 (2.71%) Business Analyst
17 46 (2.65%) Senior Consultant
18 44 (2.53%) Senior Analyst
19 42 (2.42%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (6.91%) Terraform
2 63 (3.63%) React
3 54 (3.11%) REST
4 47 (2.71%) Spring
5 43 (2.48%) .NET
6 36 (2.07%) CSS
7 32 (1.84%) Kafka
8 30 (1.73%) HTML
9 27 (1.56%) AngularJS
10 24 (1.38%) OAuth
11 23 (1.32%) Playwright
11 23 (1.32%) SOAP
12 22 (1.27%) Spring Boot
13 20 (1.15%) .NET Core
14 18 (1.04%) RESTful
15 17 (0.98%) JWT
15 17 (0.98%) Node.js
15 17 (0.98%) PySpark
15 17 (0.98%) Web Services
16 16 (0.92%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 129 (7.43%) Cloud Native
2 63 (3.63%) Self-Motivation
3 61 (3.51%) Product Ownership
4 53 (3.05%) Management Information System
4 53 (3.05%) Onboarding
5 42 (2.42%) Security Posture
6 37 (2.13%) Blog
7 34 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
8 30 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
9 29 (1.67%) FPGA
10 28 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
10 28 (1.61%) Driving Licence
11 25 (1.44%) PKI
12 24 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
13 21 (1.21%) Algorithms
13 21 (1.21%) CMDB
13 21 (1.21%) Data Centre
13 21 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
13 21 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
14 19 (1.09%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 133 (7.66%) Linux
2 99 (5.70%) Windows
3 41 (2.36%) Windows Server
4 34 (1.96%) Unix
5 12 (0.69%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.29%) VxWorks
8 4 (0.23%) Android
8 4 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
8 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.17%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.17%) OpenWrt
9 3 (0.17%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.12%) CentOS
10 2 (0.12%) Solaris
10 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.058%) Debian
11 1 (0.058%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 497 (28.63%) Agile
2 318 (18.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 276 (15.90%) Cybersecurity
4 274 (15.78%) Problem-Solving
5 263 (15.15%) Mentoring
6 244 (14.06%) CI/CD
7 240 (13.82%) Software Engineering
8 232 (13.36%) DevOps
9 220 (12.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 197 (11.35%) AI
11 172 (9.91%) Stakeholder Management
12 151 (8.70%) Community of Practice
13 149 (8.58%) Decision-Making
14 143 (8.24%) Collaborative Culture
15 141 (8.12%) Technical Leadership
16 140 (8.06%) Scrum
17 136 (7.83%) Infrastructure as Code
17 136 (7.83%) Project Delivery
18 132 (7.60%) Analytics
18 132 (7.60%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 216 (12.44%) Python
2 163 (9.39%) Java
3 117 (6.74%) SQL
4 105 (6.05%) JavaScript
5 59 (3.40%) C#
5 59 (3.40%) C++
6 46 (2.65%) Bash
7 43 (2.48%) PowerShell
8 35 (2.02%) TypeScript
9 32 (1.84%) C
10 23 (1.32%) MATLAB
11 21 (1.21%) Ada
12 16 (0.92%) Groovy
13 15 (0.86%) Go
13 15 (0.86%) Rust
14 13 (0.75%) DataWeave
15 12 (0.69%) PL/SQL
15 12 (0.69%) Ruby
16 11 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
17 9 (0.52%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 1,368 (78.80%) SC Cleared
2 414 (23.85%) DV Cleared
3 333 (19.18%) Degree
4 235 (13.54%) BPSS Clearance
5 77 (4.44%) CISSP
6 58 (3.34%) CISM
7 57 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
8 46 (2.65%) Azure Certification
9 38 (2.19%) AWS Certification
10 31 (1.79%) Master's Degree
11 29 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
13 21 (1.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 20 (1.15%) CREST Certified
15 18 (1.04%) CRISC
16 17 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 17 (0.98%) PhD
17 13 (0.75%) Chartered Engineer
18 12 (0.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 12 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (9.04%) Accessibility
2 138 (7.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 91 (5.24%) NIST
4 70 (4.03%) QA
5 65 (3.74%) NCSC
6 46 (2.65%) GRC
7 42 (2.42%) Data Quality
8 38 (2.19%) GDPR
9 24 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
9 24 (1.38%) PCI DSS
10 22 (1.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 21 (1.21%) SLA
11 21 (1.21%) WCAG
12 16 (0.92%) JSP 440
13 14 (0.81%) Def Stans
14 13 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
15 10 (0.58%) NIST 800
16 7 (0.40%) PMO
17 6 (0.35%) SOC 2
18 5 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 110 (6.34%) Docker
2 78 (4.49%) Active Directory
3 46 (2.65%) Firmware
4 33 (1.90%) VMware Infrastructure
5 22 (1.27%) 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 (0.35%) Squid
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.058%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 1 (0.058%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.058%) IAG
11 1 (0.058%) QEMU
11 1 (0.058%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.058%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.058%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 117 (6.74%) Kubernetes
2 46 (2.65%) Ansible
3 36 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (0.98%) Prometheus
5 16 (0.92%) Grafana
6 13 (0.75%) CloudHub
7 12 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
8 10 (0.58%) Argo
9 8 (0.46%) Progress Chef
10 7 (0.40%) Nmap
10 7 (0.40%) QRadar
11 6 (0.35%) Kustomize
11 6 (0.35%) Packer
12 5 (0.29%) Istio
12 5 (0.29%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.23%) FortiGate
13 4 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
14 3 (0.17%) Kibana
14 3 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
14 3 (0.17%) Puppet
Vendors
1 231 (13.31%) Microsoft
2 67 (3.86%) Google
3 66 (3.80%) ServiceNow
4 53 (3.05%) SAP
5 48 (2.76%) Oracle
6 43 (2.48%) VMware
7 31 (1.79%) Cisco
8 27 (1.56%) Salesforce
9 24 (1.38%) Red Hat
10 21 (1.21%) Databricks
11 19 (1.09%) MuleSoft
11 19 (1.09%) OpenAI
12 18 (1.04%) Splunk
13 14 (0.81%) Adobe
14 13 (0.75%) CyberArk
15 12 (0.69%) Okta
16 11 (0.63%) Siemens
17 9 (0.52%) Veeam
18 8 (0.46%) Atlassian
18 8 (0.46%) Xilinx