SC Cleared Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Check (SC) Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for SC Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 43 43 107
Rank change year-on-year 0 +64 +7
Permanent jobs citing SC Cleared 1,876 2,581 2,579
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.52% 6.44% 3.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.63% 24.96% 15.54%
Number of salaries quoted 966 1,194 1,185
10th Percentile £40,750 £37,940 £39,850
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £61,040
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +2.39% +6.16%
75th Percentile £77,500 £79,125 £77,500
90th Percentile £88,775 £89,725 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £56,325
% change year-on-year -8.00% +10.96% +2.41%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

SC Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,557 10,342 16,600
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.15% 25.79% 23.13%
Number of salaries quoted 5,892 6,235 8,773
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SC Cleared trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SC Cleared.

SC Cleared salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SC Cleared over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

SC Cleared salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 222 (11.83%) ArcGIS
2 214 (11.41%) GeoServer
3 48 (2.56%) WebLogic
4 25 (1.33%) OpenStack
5 24 (1.28%) SharePoint
6 14 (0.75%) CMS
6 14 (0.75%) Confluence
7 12 (0.64%) Apache
7 12 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
8 6 (0.32%) JBoss
8 6 (0.32%) Red Hat Fuse
9 4 (0.21%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.21%) Appian
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Service Bus
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.053%) Drupal
11 1 (0.053%) WordPress
Applications
1 35 (1.87%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (1.49%) Simulink
3 18 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (0.64%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.21%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.11%) Fireworks
9 2 (0.11%) InDesign
10 1 (0.053%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.053%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.053%) Blender
Business Applications
1 55 (2.93%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 39 (2.08%) Remedy ITSM
3 11 (0.59%) Maximo
4 8 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 7 (0.37%) Siebel CRM
6 5 (0.27%) SAP WM
7 4 (0.21%) SAP HR
8 3 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Cash Management
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.11%) SAP CRM
9 2 (0.11%) SAP CX
9 2 (0.11%) SAP GTS
9 2 (0.11%) SAP S/4HANA
9 2 (0.11%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.11%) Teamcenter
10 1 (0.053%) Primavera
10 1 (0.053%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 626 (33.37%) Azure
2 550 (29.32%) AWS
3 86 (4.58%) Amazon EKS
4 77 (4.10%) Dynamics 365
5 69 (3.68%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (3.68%) Power Platform
6 59 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
7 57 (3.04%) SaaS
8 55 (2.93%) Serverless
9 47 (2.51%) Amazon SQS
10 40 (2.13%) PaaS
11 36 (1.92%) PowerApps
12 35 (1.87%) GCP
13 34 (1.81%) Power Automate
14 28 (1.49%) Amazon ECS
14 28 (1.49%) Cloud Computing
15 25 (1.33%) dbt
15 25 (1.33%) IaaS
16 24 (1.28%) GitHub
17 21 (1.12%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 94 (5.01%) Firewall
2 82 (4.37%) DNS
3 66 (3.52%) TCP/IP
4 51 (2.72%) SSL
5 48 (2.56%) BGP
6 34 (1.81%) Network Security
7 32 (1.71%) Wireless
8 31 (1.65%) SAN
9 30 (1.60%) VPN
10 28 (1.49%) SD-WAN
11 25 (1.33%) WAN
12 20 (1.07%) DHCP
13 19 (1.01%) 5G
14 11 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
15 9 (0.48%) LAN
16 8 (0.43%) IPv4
16 8 (0.43%) VLAN
17 6 (0.32%) Cisco IPT
17 6 (0.32%) Ethernet
17 6 (0.32%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 246 (13.11%) PostgreSQL
2 218 (11.62%) GIS
3 214 (11.41%) QGIS
4 132 (7.04%) Relational Database
5 63 (3.36%) RDBMS
6 61 (3.25%) Amazon RDS
7 60 (3.20%) Oracle Database
8 45 (2.40%) Power BI
9 42 (2.24%) NoSQL
10 33 (1.76%) SQL Server
11 26 (1.39%) MySQL
12 16 (0.85%) Big Data
13 15 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
14 12 (0.64%) MongoDB
14 12 (0.64%) Tableau
15 10 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
15 10 (0.53%) Metadata
16 9 (0.48%) Data Lake
16 9 (0.48%) Hadoop
17 7 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 92 (4.90%) Git
2 82 (4.37%) Jenkins
3 73 (3.89%) JIRA
4 45 (2.40%) GitLab
5 19 (1.01%) Subversion
6 17 (0.91%) Vagrant
7 15 (0.80%) CMake
7 15 (0.80%) Selenium
8 14 (0.75%) Cucumber
8 14 (0.75%) JUnit
8 14 (0.75%) Rational DOORS
9 11 (0.59%) JMeter
10 10 (0.53%) Trac
11 7 (0.37%) CircleCI
12 6 (0.32%) Bitbucket
12 6 (0.32%) REST Assured
12 6 (0.32%) TestNG
12 6 (0.32%) WebDriver
13 5 (0.27%) Cypress.io
13 5 (0.27%) git-flow
General
1 531 (28.30%) Social Skills
2 282 (15.03%) Public Sector
3 222 (11.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 160 (8.53%) Finance
5 102 (5.44%) Analytical Skills
6 63 (3.36%) Aerospace
7 50 (2.67%) Military
8 49 (2.61%) Police
9 44 (2.35%) Telecoms
10 40 (2.13%) Games
11 35 (1.87%) Law
12 33 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
13 27 (1.44%) Retail
14 23 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
15 20 (1.07%) Marketing
16 16 (0.85%) Manufacturing
17 15 (0.80%) Electronics
18 14 (0.75%) Legal
19 11 (0.59%) Local Government
20 10 (0.53%) French Language
Job Titles
1 489 (26.07%) Senior
2 382 (20.36%) Architect
3 317 (16.90%) Software Engineer
4 264 (14.07%) Developer
5 251 (13.38%) Senior Software Engineer
6 208 (11.09%) Lead
7 199 (10.61%) Solutions Architect
8 136 (7.25%) Analyst
9 92 (4.90%) Presales Solution Architect
10 87 (4.64%) Business Analyst
11 80 (4.26%) Senior Developer
12 66 (3.52%) Project Manager
13 60 (3.20%) Consultant
14 53 (2.83%) Technical Architect
15 51 (2.72%) DevOps Engineer
15 51 (2.72%) Full Stack Developer
15 51 (2.72%) Lead Architect
15 51 (2.72%) Systems Engineer
16 48 (2.56%) ERP Developer
16 48 (2.56%) Lead Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 263 (14.02%) React
2 242 (12.90%) .NET
3 214 (11.41%) Leaflet
3 214 (11.41%) OpenLayers
3 214 (11.41%) PostGIS
4 201 (10.71%) CSS
5 182 (9.70%) .NET Core
6 103 (5.49%) Node.js
7 76 (4.05%) Spring Boot
8 66 (3.52%) AngularJS
9 63 (3.36%) Web Services
10 59 (3.14%) Django
11 58 (3.09%) RESTful
12 57 (3.04%) REST
13 51 (2.72%) RabbitMQ
14 49 (2.61%) XML
15 48 (2.56%) Spring
16 44 (2.35%) Express.js
17 43 (2.29%) SOAP
18 37 (1.97%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (4.26%) Virtual Team
2 68 (3.62%) Product Ownership
3 64 (3.41%) Management Information System
4 61 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
5 57 (3.04%) Public Cloud
6 50 (2.67%) Data Centre
7 46 (2.45%) Enterprise Software
7 46 (2.45%) Private Cloud
8 30 (1.60%) Operational Technology
9 29 (1.55%) Onboarding
10 27 (1.44%) Algorithms
11 24 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
12 21 (1.12%) CMDB
13 20 (1.07%) Cloud Native
13 20 (1.07%) Driving Licence
13 20 (1.07%) Satnav
14 18 (0.96%) PKI
15 14 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
16 13 (0.69%) Digital Signage
17 11 (0.59%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 283 (15.09%) Linux
2 149 (7.94%) Windows
3 70 (3.73%) Windows Server
4 67 (3.57%) Ubuntu
5 64 (3.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 41 (2.19%) Unix
7 24 (1.28%) Android
8 19 (1.01%) CentOS
8 19 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
9 18 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (0.64%) VMS
11 11 (0.59%) Windows 10
12 10 (0.53%) zOS
13 9 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
14 5 (0.27%) Windows NT
15 4 (0.21%) AIX
15 4 (0.21%) Windows 7
16 3 (0.16%) Kali Linux
17 2 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
17 2 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 819 (43.66%) Agile
2 644 (34.33%) Actionable Insight
3 524 (27.93%) DevOps
4 485 (25.85%) Software Engineering
5 352 (18.76%) Problem-Solving
6 223 (11.89%) Project Management
7 214 (11.41%) Web Development
8 209 (11.14%) Scrum
9 186 (9.91%) CI/CD
10 164 (8.74%) Presales
11 159 (8.48%) Open Source
12 147 (7.84%) Kanban
12 147 (7.84%) Stakeholder Management
13 138 (7.36%) Service Management
14 136 (7.25%) ITIL
15 134 (7.14%) Mentoring
16 126 (6.72%) Analytics
17 123 (6.56%) Migration
18 117 (6.24%) Business Case
19 115 (6.13%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 403 (21.48%) Python
2 373 (19.88%) JavaScript
3 218 (11.62%) Java
4 164 (8.74%) C#
5 118 (6.29%) SQL
6 75 (4.00%) C++
7 73 (3.89%) PowerShell
8 46 (2.45%) TypeScript
9 32 (1.71%) C
10 29 (1.55%) Go
11 27 (1.44%) MATLAB
12 22 (1.17%) Bash
13 20 (1.07%) Bicep
14 17 (0.91%) VBA
15 16 (0.85%) Kotlin
16 14 (0.75%) Shell Script
16 14 (0.75%) VB
17 13 (0.69%) Groovy
17 13 (0.69%) PL/SQL
18 10 (0.53%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 1,876 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 365 (19.46%) Degree
3 160 (8.53%) DV Cleared
4 92 (4.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 91 (4.85%) AWS Certification
6 83 (4.42%) Azure Certification
7 63 (3.36%) BPSS Clearance
8 60 (3.20%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 47 (2.51%) CISM
10 44 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
11 34 (1.81%) CISSP
12 28 (1.49%) CRISC
13 23 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
14 22 (1.17%) CCNP
14 22 (1.17%) CISA
15 17 (0.91%) CCNA
16 16 (0.85%) DBS Check
16 16 (0.85%) Master's Degree
17 15 (0.80%) CEH
18 13 (0.69%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (3.04%) QA
2 40 (2.13%) Accessibility
2 40 (2.13%) NCSC
3 34 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (1.71%) COBIT
5 22 (1.17%) PMO
6 20 (1.07%) Software Quality Assurance
7 18 (0.96%) GDPR
8 16 (0.85%) NIST
9 15 (0.80%) Data Quality
10 14 (0.75%) GRC
10 14 (0.75%) SLA
11 12 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
11 12 (0.64%) JSP 440
12 11 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 8 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 8 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 6 (0.32%) RMADS
15 3 (0.16%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.16%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 123 (6.56%) Docker
2 89 (4.74%) Active Directory
3 43 (2.29%) Hyper-V
4 24 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
6 16 (0.85%) pfSense
6 16 (0.85%) Virtual Servers
7 12 (0.64%) Firmware
8 10 (0.53%) NFS
9 9 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
10 8 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
10 8 (0.43%) vSphere
11 7 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
12 2 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
12 2 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.053%) Lustre
13 1 (0.053%) Slurm Workload Manager
13 1 (0.053%) Snort
13 1 (0.053%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 121 (6.45%) Kubernetes
2 120 (6.40%) Terraform
3 104 (5.54%) Ansible
4 44 (2.35%) SCCM
5 32 (1.71%) OpenView
6 29 (1.55%) WSUS
7 27 (1.44%) Grafana
8 25 (1.33%) SCOM
9 16 (0.85%) ZABBIX
10 12 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 11 (0.59%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 11 (0.59%) Prometheus
12 10 (0.53%) SCDPM
13 9 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
14 8 (0.43%) vCenter Server
15 7 (0.37%) Kibana
15 7 (0.37%) Progress Chef
16 6 (0.32%) Puppet
17 5 (0.27%) HP UCMDB
17 5 (0.27%) Sysprep
Vendors
1 262 (13.97%) Microsoft
2 219 (11.67%) ESRI
3 116 (6.18%) Oracle
4 79 (4.21%) ServiceNow
4 79 (4.21%) VMware
5 59 (3.14%) Cisco
6 55 (2.93%) HP
6 55 (2.93%) Sparx
7 49 (2.61%) Juniper
8 39 (2.08%) Fortinet
8 39 (2.08%) Remedy
9 37 (1.97%) BMC
10 25 (1.33%) Citrix
11 24 (1.28%) NetApp
11 24 (1.28%) WSO2
12 21 (1.12%) Meraki
13 20 (1.07%) Xilinx
14 16 (0.85%) Dynatrace
14 16 (0.85%) Google
14 16 (0.85%) IBM