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 7 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 32 21
Rank change year-on-year +11 -11 +15
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,250 1,262 1,966
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 8.24% 7.58% 9.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.84% 26.95% 34.43%
Number of salaries quoted 803 755 1,315
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,050 £38,734
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £74,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,495
% change year-on-year - +4.36% -0.01%

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 5,032 4,683 5,710
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 33.17% 28.14% 27.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,473 2,407 4,113
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,213
25th Percentile £42,780 £46,250 £45,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,114 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.40% +3.52% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,000 £90,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

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 7 January 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 26 (2.08%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.48%) Confluence
5 5 (0.40%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.32%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.32%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.32%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.24%) Apache
7 3 (0.24%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.24%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.24%) WebLogic Portal
7 3 (0.24%) WordPress
8 2 (0.16%) Camunda
9 1 (0.080%) IIS
Applications
1 49 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (2.32%) Adobe XD
3 15 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.24%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.24%) InVision
6 3 (0.24%) Simulink
6 3 (0.24%) Sketch
7 1 (0.080%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.080%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.080%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.080%) Revit
Business Applications
1 25 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 17 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.32%) Primavera
4 4 (0.32%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.32%) SAP FI
4 4 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
4 4 (0.32%) SAP PP
5 3 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.24%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.16%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.080%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.080%) Q-Pulse
7 1 (0.080%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.080%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.080%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.080%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.080%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 206 (16.48%) Azure
2 175 (14.00%) AWS
3 86 (6.88%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (4.08%) Power Platform
5 43 (3.44%) GCP
6 36 (2.88%) AWS CloudFormation
7 33 (2.64%) PowerApps
8 31 (2.48%) Figma
9 30 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
10 28 (2.24%) Power Automate
11 27 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
12 26 (2.08%) GitHub
13 25 (2.00%) Amazon EKS
13 25 (2.00%) Serverless
14 24 (1.92%) Entra ID
15 23 (1.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 21 (1.68%) Amazon ECS
17 19 (1.52%) Amazon S3
17 19 (1.52%) AWS Lambda
18 17 (1.36%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 40 (3.20%) Firewall
2 34 (2.72%) Network Security
3 28 (2.24%) VPN
4 16 (1.28%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.20%) LAN
6 14 (1.12%) Wireless
7 13 (1.04%) Software-Defined Radio
8 11 (0.88%) DNS
8 11 (0.88%) WAN
9 10 (0.80%) BGP
10 9 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (0.64%) Ethernet
12 7 (0.56%) IPsec
12 7 (0.56%) MPLS
13 6 (0.48%) SAN
14 5 (0.40%) DMZ
14 5 (0.40%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.40%) VoIP
15 4 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
15 4 (0.32%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (3.04%) Power BI
2 32 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.60%) NoSQL
4 17 (1.36%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
6 15 (1.20%) Metadata
7 13 (1.04%) MongoDB
7 13 (1.04%) Relational Database
8 12 (0.96%) MySQL
9 10 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (0.64%) Redis
10 8 (0.64%) Tableau
11 6 (0.48%) GIS
12 5 (0.40%) Big Data
12 5 (0.40%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.40%) SAP HANA
13 4 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.32%) QGIS
13 4 (0.32%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 31 (2.48%) Jenkins
2 29 (2.32%) Balsamiq
3 28 (2.24%) Git
4 27 (2.16%) Axure RP
5 16 (1.28%) JIRA
6 14 (1.12%) Selenium
7 13 (1.04%) GitLab
8 11 (0.88%) Cypress.io
9 9 (0.72%) WebDriver
10 7 (0.56%) Burp Suite
10 7 (0.56%) Metasploit
11 5 (0.40%) Babel
11 5 (0.40%) webpack
12 4 (0.32%) MLflow
12 4 (0.32%) Robot Framework
12 4 (0.32%) SonarQube
12 4 (0.32%) TeamCity
13 3 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
13 3 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
13 3 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 291 (23.28%) Social Skills
2 252 (20.16%) Public Sector
3 200 (16.00%) Finance
4 167 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
5 102 (8.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 100 (8.00%) Law
7 95 (7.60%) Manufacturing
8 73 (5.84%) Electronics
9 72 (5.76%) Telecoms
10 68 (5.44%) Marketing
11 31 (2.48%) Back Office
12 29 (2.32%) Military
13 24 (1.92%) Aerospace
13 24 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
14 19 (1.52%) Retail
15 18 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
16 12 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (0.80%) Legal
18 8 (0.64%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 167 (13.36%) Systems Engineer
2 144 (11.52%) Senior
3 125 (10.00%) Consultant
4 121 (9.68%) Architect
5 107 (8.56%) Analyst
6 80 (6.40%) Developer
6 80 (6.40%) Lead
7 69 (5.52%) Software Engineer
8 61 (4.88%) Business Analyst
9 50 (4.00%) Security Consultant
10 45 (3.60%) Support Engineer
11 41 (3.28%) Administrator
12 38 (3.04%) Designer
13 36 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
14 32 (2.56%) Site Engineer
15 31 (2.48%) Embedded Engineer
15 31 (2.48%) Systems Administrator
16 30 (2.40%) Desktop Engineer
17 29 (2.32%) Cloud Engineer
18 28 (2.24%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (3.76%) React
2 36 (2.88%) .NET
3 28 (2.24%) HTML
4 27 (2.16%) CSS
5 24 (1.92%) SAP CAF
6 23 (1.84%) Spring
7 20 (1.60%) Spring Boot
8 18 (1.44%) Django
8 18 (1.44%) Node.js
9 15 (1.20%) HTML5 Canvas
10 14 (1.12%) AngularJS
10 14 (1.12%) OLE
10 14 (1.12%) REST
11 12 (0.96%) Kafka
12 11 (0.88%) ASP.NET
12 11 (0.88%) SAP Fiori
13 10 (0.80%) Lightning Web Components
13 10 (0.80%) Web Services
14 9 (0.72%) .NET Core
14 9 (0.72%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 88 (7.04%) e-Learning
2 60 (4.80%) Cloud Native
3 48 (3.84%) Product Ownership
4 41 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
5 34 (2.72%) Data Centre
6 29 (2.32%) Analytical Mindset
7 28 (2.24%) Security Posture
8 22 (1.76%) Onboarding
9 20 (1.60%) Management Information System
10 16 (1.28%) Algorithms
11 15 (1.20%) PKI
12 14 (1.12%) Driving Licence
13 13 (1.04%) Embedded Systems
13 13 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
14 12 (0.96%) MicroBlaze
14 12 (0.96%) RISC-V
15 11 (0.88%) Distributed Systems
16 10 (0.80%) Private Cloud
17 9 (0.72%) AI Agents
18 8 (0.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 122 (9.76%) Linux
2 89 (7.12%) Windows
3 44 (3.52%) Unix
4 33 (2.64%) Windows 10
5 19 (1.52%) Windows Server
6 12 (0.96%) Embedded Linux
7 9 (0.72%) Ubuntu
8 8 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.40%) CentOS
9 5 (0.40%) Debian
9 5 (0.40%) Solaris
10 4 (0.32%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.32%) Rocky
10 4 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.24%) VMS
12 1 (0.080%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.080%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (19.52%) Agile
2 190 (15.20%) Problem-Solving
3 156 (12.48%) Software Engineering
4 142 (11.36%) Cybersecurity
5 123 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 123 (9.84%) DevOps
6 117 (9.36%) Innovative Thinking
7 105 (8.40%) Business Intelligence
8 104 (8.32%) Analytics
8 104 (8.32%) CI/CD
9 86 (6.88%) Mentoring
10 82 (6.56%) Collaborative Culture
11 81 (6.48%) Community of Practice
12 79 (6.32%) Technology Strategy
13 74 (5.92%) Computer Science
13 74 (5.92%) ITIL
14 73 (5.84%) AI
15 66 (5.28%) Infrastructure as Code
15 66 (5.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 66 (5.28%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 140 (11.20%) Python
2 81 (6.48%) Java
2 81 (6.48%) JavaScript
3 55 (4.40%) C#
4 53 (4.24%) SQL
5 41 (3.28%) PowerShell
6 33 (2.64%) Bash
6 33 (2.64%) C
7 32 (2.56%) C++
8 28 (2.24%) TypeScript
9 22 (1.76%) Bicep
10 13 (1.04%) Go
11 11 (0.88%) MATLAB
12 10 (0.80%) Apex Code
13 9 (0.72%) Ada
14 7 (0.56%) Scala
15 6 (0.48%) ABAP
15 6 (0.48%) VBA
16 5 (0.40%) Korn
16 5 (0.40%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 768 (61.44%) SC Cleared
2 282 (22.56%) Degree
3 225 (18.00%) DV Cleared
4 71 (5.68%) BPSS Clearance
4 71 (5.68%) CISSP
5 58 (4.64%) Cisco Certification
6 55 (4.40%) Computer Science Degree
7 47 (3.76%) CISM
7 47 (3.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 41 (3.28%) Azure Certification
9 39 (3.12%) CCNA
10 38 (3.04%) CCNP
11 31 (2.48%) CTC Cleared
12 29 (2.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 27 (2.16%) AWS Certification
13 27 (2.16%) CEH
14 26 (2.08%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (1.28%) Master's Degree
16 12 (0.96%) MCSE
17 11 (0.88%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (7.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 79 (6.32%) NIST
3 56 (4.48%) Accessibility
4 42 (3.36%) GRC
5 38 (3.04%) SLA
6 37 (2.96%) QA
7 33 (2.64%) GDPR
8 29 (2.32%) WCAG
9 26 (2.08%) PCI DSS
10 19 (1.52%) Data Quality
11 13 (1.04%) NCSC
12 12 (0.96%) JSP 440
13 7 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
13 7 (0.56%) ISO 9001
13 7 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 6 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
15 5 (0.40%) NIST 800
16 4 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 3 (0.24%) ISO 14001
17 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 59 (4.72%) Docker
2 28 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (2.08%) Active Directory
4 23 (1.84%) Firmware
5 12 (0.96%) Embedded Firmware
6 11 (0.88%) Hyper-V
7 10 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (0.48%) VMware NSX
9 5 (0.40%) vSphere
10 2 (0.16%) pfSense
11 1 (0.080%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.080%) vCloud
11 1 (0.080%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 75 (6.00%) Kubernetes
2 74 (5.92%) Terraform
3 41 (3.28%) Ansible
4 28 (2.24%) Grafana
5 8 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.56%) Nmap
6 7 (0.56%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.48%) SCOM
8 5 (0.40%) SCCM
9 4 (0.32%) Kibana
9 4 (0.32%) WSUS
10 3 (0.24%) Argo
10 3 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
10 3 (0.24%) Endace
10 3 (0.24%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.24%) Nagios
10 3 (0.24%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.16%) Nessus
11 2 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 135 (10.80%) Microsoft
2 97 (7.76%) SAP
3 95 (7.60%) Cisco
4 43 (3.44%) Google
5 36 (2.88%) Salesforce
6 34 (2.72%) VMware
7 29 (2.32%) Adobe
8 21 (1.68%) Sparx
9 19 (1.52%) Oracle
10 16 (1.28%) Red Hat
11 15 (1.20%) ServiceNow
12 11 (0.88%) Splunk
13 9 (0.72%) Juniper
14 8 (0.64%) CheckPoint
15 7 (0.56%) Databricks
15 7 (0.56%) F5
15 7 (0.56%) MuleSoft
16 6 (0.48%) Fortinet
17 5 (0.40%) Dell
17 5 (0.40%) NetApp