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 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 24 20
Rank change year-on-year -3 -4 +24
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 1,086 1,629 2,081
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 7.14% 8.04% 9.74%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.46% 30.55% 34.93%
Number of salaries quoted 686 934 1,413
10th Percentile £41,988 £40,225 £38,856
25th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £89,375 £90,000 £87,250
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -

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 5,307 5,333 5,958
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.90% 26.33% 27.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,437 2,693 4,419
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £78,312 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% +0.88%

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 November 2025.

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 30 (2.76%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.10%) Confluence
3 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.55%) Appian
5 4 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.28%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.28%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.28%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.28%) WebLogic Portal
6 3 (0.28%) WordPress
7 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.18%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.092%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.092%) Apache
8 1 (0.092%) Camunda
8 1 (0.092%) IIS
8 1 (0.092%) Moodle
Applications
1 35 (3.22%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (2.12%) Adobe XD
3 18 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.37%) Revit
6 3 (0.28%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.28%) Simulink
7 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.18%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.092%) Civil 3D
8 1 (0.092%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 34 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 31 (2.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 17 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.64%) SAP PP
5 6 (0.55%) SAP SCM
6 4 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.37%) Primavera
6 4 (0.37%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.37%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.28%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.28%) SAP PM
8 2 (0.18%) Q-Pulse
8 2 (0.18%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.18%) SAP APO
8 2 (0.18%) SAP EWM
8 2 (0.18%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.18%) SAP QM
9 1 (0.092%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 211 (19.43%) Azure
2 181 (16.67%) AWS
3 77 (7.09%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (4.70%) Power Platform
5 43 (3.96%) GCP
6 37 (3.41%) AWS CloudFormation
6 37 (3.41%) Entra ID
7 32 (2.95%) PowerApps
8 31 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
9 28 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
9 28 (2.58%) Power Automate
9 28 (2.58%) Serverless
10 27 (2.49%) GitHub
11 25 (2.30%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 25 (2.30%) Amazon EKS
11 25 (2.30%) Figma
12 24 (2.21%) Amazon ECS
13 21 (1.93%) AWS Lambda
14 20 (1.84%) GitHub Actions
14 20 (1.84%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.59%) Firewall
2 37 (3.41%) Network Security
3 32 (2.95%) VPN
4 24 (2.21%) Wireless
5 22 (2.03%) Software-Defined Radio
6 21 (1.93%) LAN
7 17 (1.57%) TCP/IP
7 17 (1.57%) WAN
8 14 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (1.10%) Junos
10 10 (0.92%) DNS
10 10 (0.92%) Ethernet
11 8 (0.74%) SAN
12 7 (0.64%) BGP
12 7 (0.64%) MPLS
12 7 (0.64%) SD-WAN
13 6 (0.55%) IPsec
14 5 (0.46%) Wireshark
15 4 (0.37%) Cisco IOS
15 4 (0.37%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (3.31%) Power BI
2 35 (3.22%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
4 17 (1.57%) NoSQL
5 16 (1.47%) MongoDB
6 12 (1.10%) MySQL
6 12 (1.10%) Relational Database
6 12 (1.10%) SQL Server
7 11 (1.01%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (0.74%) Redis
9 7 (0.64%) Metadata
10 6 (0.55%) SAP HANA
10 6 (0.55%) Tableau
11 5 (0.46%) Big Data
11 5 (0.46%) GIS
12 3 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.28%) DB2
12 3 (0.28%) Neo4j
12 3 (0.28%) Oracle Discoverer
12 3 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 30 (2.76%) Git
2 28 (2.58%) Jenkins
3 26 (2.39%) Balsamiq
4 23 (2.12%) Axure RP
5 20 (1.84%) JIRA
6 12 (1.10%) GitLab
6 12 (1.10%) Selenium
7 11 (1.01%) Cypress.io
8 7 (0.64%) WebDriver
9 6 (0.55%) Babel
9 6 (0.55%) TeamCity
9 6 (0.55%) webpack
10 5 (0.46%) Burp Suite
10 5 (0.46%) Metasploit
11 4 (0.37%) MLflow
11 4 (0.37%) Robot Framework
11 4 (0.37%) SonarQube
12 3 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
12 3 (0.28%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 280 (25.78%) Social Skills
2 250 (23.02%) Public Sector
3 246 (22.65%) Finance
4 179 (16.48%) Analytical Skills
5 96 (8.84%) Manufacturing
6 92 (8.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 90 (8.29%) Law
8 89 (8.20%) Electronics
9 80 (7.37%) Telecoms
10 77 (7.09%) Marketing
11 30 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
12 27 (2.49%) Aerospace
13 26 (2.39%) Military
14 23 (2.12%) Back Office
15 16 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
16 12 (1.10%) Legal
16 12 (1.10%) Retail
17 11 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (0.83%) Aviation
19 6 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 149 (13.72%) Senior
2 138 (12.71%) Consultant
3 117 (10.77%) Architect
4 109 (10.04%) Systems Engineer
5 96 (8.84%) Developer
6 70 (6.45%) Lead
7 65 (5.99%) Analyst
8 60 (5.52%) Security Consultant
9 52 (4.79%) Software Engineer
10 50 (4.60%) Administrator
11 46 (4.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 40 (3.68%) Systems Administrator
13 35 (3.22%) Designer
14 33 (3.04%) Senior Developer
15 30 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
16 29 (2.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 29 (2.67%) Support Engineer
17 27 (2.49%) DevOps Engineer
18 26 (2.39%) Embedded Engineer
18 26 (2.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (4.24%) React
2 35 (3.22%) OLE
3 27 (2.49%) Node.js
4 26 (2.39%) .NET
5 25 (2.30%) HTML
6 24 (2.21%) CSS
7 22 (2.03%) SAP CAF
8 19 (1.75%) Spring
9 17 (1.57%) Django
9 17 (1.57%) SAP Fiori
9 17 (1.57%) Spring Boot
10 16 (1.47%) HTML5 Canvas
11 14 (1.29%) AngularJS
12 13 (1.20%) REST
13 10 (0.92%) Elastic Stack
13 10 (0.92%) Kafka
14 9 (0.83%) Middleware
14 9 (0.83%) RESTful
15 8 (0.74%) SOAP
15 8 (0.74%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 127 (11.69%) e-Learning
2 60 (5.52%) Cloud Native
3 45 (4.14%) Data Centre
4 44 (4.05%) Product Ownership
5 38 (3.50%) Analytical Mindset
6 36 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
7 25 (2.30%) Management Information System
8 22 (2.03%) Embedded Systems
8 22 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
8 22 (2.03%) Onboarding
9 21 (1.93%) MicroBlaze
9 21 (1.93%) RISC-V
9 21 (1.93%) Security Posture
10 18 (1.66%) Driving Licence
11 17 (1.57%) Algorithms
12 15 (1.38%) Private Cloud
13 12 (1.10%) PKI
13 12 (1.10%) Virtual Team
14 11 (1.01%) Distributed Systems
15 10 (0.92%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 147 (13.54%) Linux
2 82 (7.55%) Windows
3 51 (4.70%) Unix
4 24 (2.21%) Windows 10
5 21 (1.93%) Embedded Linux
6 16 (1.47%) Windows Server
7 12 (1.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 9 (0.83%) CentOS
8 9 (0.83%) Solaris
9 8 (0.74%) Rocky
9 8 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.46%) Debian
10 5 (0.46%) Mac OS X
10 5 (0.46%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.37%) Android
11 4 (0.37%) HPUX
11 4 (0.37%) Oracle Linux
12 3 (0.28%) VMS
13 2 (0.18%) Kali Linux
14 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (22.74%) Agile
2 191 (17.59%) Problem-Solving
3 152 (14.00%) Innovative Thinking
4 149 (13.72%) Cybersecurity
5 141 (12.98%) Software Engineering
6 127 (11.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 121 (11.14%) DevOps
8 110 (10.13%) Business Intelligence
8 110 (10.13%) CI/CD
9 101 (9.30%) Mentoring
10 89 (8.20%) Analytics
11 82 (7.55%) Computer Science
12 73 (6.72%) Infrastructure as Code
13 72 (6.63%) Collaborative Culture
13 72 (6.63%) Community of Practice
14 71 (6.54%) Programme Management
15 68 (6.26%) Digital Marketing
15 68 (6.26%) Technology Strategy
16 67 (6.17%) AI
16 67 (6.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 133 (12.25%) Python
2 87 (8.01%) JavaScript
3 77 (7.09%) Java
4 46 (4.24%) SQL
5 42 (3.87%) C#
6 41 (3.78%) C
7 40 (3.68%) C++
7 40 (3.68%) PowerShell
8 34 (3.13%) Bash
9 29 (2.67%) TypeScript
10 22 (2.03%) Bicep
11 14 (1.29%) Go
12 11 (1.01%) MATLAB
13 8 (0.74%) ABAP
13 8 (0.74%) Apex Code
13 8 (0.74%) Kotlin
14 7 (0.64%) VBA
15 6 (0.55%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.46%) Ada
16 5 (0.46%) Korn
Qualifications
1 755 (69.52%) SC Cleared
2 279 (25.69%) Degree
3 243 (22.38%) DV Cleared
4 75 (6.91%) CISSP
5 74 (6.81%) Cisco Certification
6 73 (6.72%) BPSS Clearance
7 60 (5.52%) Computer Science Degree
8 57 (5.25%) CCNP
9 45 (4.14%) CISM
10 43 (3.96%) Azure Certification
10 43 (3.96%) CCNA
11 40 (3.68%) Microsoft Certification
12 35 (3.22%) AWS Certification
12 35 (3.22%) CompTIA Security+
13 32 (2.95%) CEH
14 27 (2.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 23 (2.12%) CTC Cleared
16 20 (1.84%) SAP Certification
17 18 (1.66%) Master's Degree
18 13 (1.20%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (8.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 81 (7.46%) NIST
3 49 (4.51%) Accessibility
4 39 (3.59%) GRC
4 39 (3.59%) QA
5 35 (3.22%) GDPR
6 33 (3.04%) SLA
7 31 (2.85%) PCI DSS
8 26 (2.39%) WCAG
9 12 (1.10%) NCSC
10 11 (1.01%) JSP 440
11 10 (0.92%) Data Quality
12 7 (0.64%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 5 (0.46%) NIST 800
15 4 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
16 3 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
16 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 3 (0.28%) ISO 19650
16 3 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 57 (5.25%) Docker
2 38 (3.50%) Firmware
3 33 (3.04%) Active Directory
4 28 (2.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 21 (1.93%) Embedded Firmware
6 16 (1.47%) Hyper-V
7 15 (1.38%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.64%) vSphere
9 4 (0.37%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.28%) IAG
11 2 (0.18%) pfSense
12 1 (0.092%) Slurm Workload Manager
12 1 (0.092%) vCloud
12 1 (0.092%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 75 (6.91%) Kubernetes
2 69 (6.35%) Terraform
3 41 (3.78%) Ansible
4 30 (2.76%) Grafana
5 7 (0.64%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.55%) SCOM
7 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.37%) Kibana
8 4 (0.37%) Nmap
8 4 (0.37%) SCCM
8 4 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.28%) Argo
9 3 (0.28%) Docker Swarm
9 3 (0.28%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.28%) Nessus
9 3 (0.28%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.18%) Endace
10 2 (0.18%) Nagios
10 2 (0.18%) WSUS
10 2 (0.18%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 133 (12.25%) Microsoft
2 114 (10.50%) SAP
3 95 (8.75%) Cisco
4 41 (3.78%) VMware
5 38 (3.50%) Google
6 32 (2.95%) Salesforce
7 31 (2.85%) Sparx
8 24 (2.21%) Adobe
9 20 (1.84%) Oracle
9 20 (1.84%) Red Hat
10 18 (1.66%) Juniper
11 15 (1.38%) ServiceNow
12 11 (1.01%) Splunk
13 10 (0.92%) Dell
14 7 (0.64%) Fortinet
14 7 (0.64%) MuleSoft
15 5 (0.46%) CheckPoint
15 5 (0.46%) Databricks
15 5 (0.46%) F5
15 5 (0.46%) NetApp