Hybrid/Remote DV Cleared Job Trends

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 233 218
Rank change year-on-year +78 -15 +237
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 296 171 472
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.67% 1.29% 1.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.94% 4.32% 5.40%
Number of salaries quoted 207 94 243
10th Percentile £40,666 £40,000 £43,227
25th Percentile £53,750 £47,562 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +8.70% +3.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £71,875
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.74% +4.55% -0.90%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

DV 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 4,266 3,958 8,739
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 24.07% 29.94% 26.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,842 2,482 5,959
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,125 £42,563 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,790 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £54,260
% change year-on-year +0.87% +5.97% -5.64%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DV Cleared and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

DV Cleared job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

DV Cleared
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing DV Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing DV Cleared

DV Cleared
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing DV Cleared over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

DV Cleared salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

DV 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 7 (2.36%) Apache
2 2 (0.68%) Camunda
2 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.68%) Tomcat
2 2 (0.68%) WebLogic
2 2 (0.68%) WebLogic Portal
3 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.34%) Confluence
3 1 (0.34%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.34%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 9 (3.04%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.68%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 44 (14.86%) AWS
2 43 (14.53%) Azure
3 9 (3.04%) GCP
3 9 (3.04%) OpenShift
4 6 (2.03%) AWS CloudFormation
4 6 (2.03%) Power Platform
5 5 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (1.01%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.01%) OCI
7 2 (0.68%) GitHub
8 1 (0.34%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.34%) Azure Key Vault
8 1 (0.34%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.34%) Azure Storage
8 1 (0.34%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.34%) Pulumi
8 1 (0.34%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.76%) Firewall
2 16 (5.41%) Network Security
3 12 (4.05%) VPN
3 12 (4.05%) WAN
4 10 (3.38%) BGP
5 9 (3.04%) MPLS
6 7 (2.36%) Intrusion Detection
7 6 (2.03%) Cisco Firepower
7 6 (2.03%) DNS
8 5 (1.69%) DMZ
8 5 (1.69%) HTTP
8 5 (1.69%) SNMP
9 4 (1.35%) DHCP
9 4 (1.35%) VoIP
10 3 (1.01%) LAN
11 2 (0.68%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.68%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.68%) WLAN
12 1 (0.34%) Cisco ASA
12 1 (0.34%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.38%) NoSQL
2 9 (3.04%) MongoDB
3 6 (2.03%) MySQL
4 5 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.35%) InfluxDB
5 4 (1.35%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.35%) Power BI
5 4 (1.35%) Qlik Sense
5 4 (1.35%) Tableau
6 3 (1.01%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.01%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.68%) Oracle Discoverer
7 2 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.34%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.34%) Big Data
8 1 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.34%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.34%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 11 (3.72%) Jenkins
2 6 (2.03%) Robot Framework
3 4 (1.35%) GitLab
3 4 (1.35%) JMeter
4 3 (1.01%) Bitbucket
4 3 (1.01%) Eclipse
4 3 (1.01%) SonarQube
4 3 (1.01%) TestRail
5 2 (0.68%) JIRA
5 2 (0.68%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.68%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.34%) Git
6 1 (0.34%) Postman
6 1 (0.34%) Selenium
6 1 (0.34%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.34%) Subversion
General
1 58 (19.59%) Finance
2 50 (16.89%) Social Skills
3 40 (13.51%) Public Sector
4 21 (7.09%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (6.42%) Manufacturing
6 14 (4.73%) Legal
6 14 (4.73%) Telecoms
7 11 (3.72%) Electronics
8 10 (3.38%) Marketing
9 7 (2.36%) Military
9 7 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.68%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.68%) French Language
10 2 (0.68%) Games
10 2 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.68%) Law
11 1 (0.34%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.34%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 48 (16.22%) Senior
2 43 (14.53%) Analyst
3 37 (12.50%) Business Analyst
4 30 (10.14%) Architect
5 22 (7.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 20 (6.76%) Senior Manager
7 19 (6.42%) Lead
8 17 (5.74%) Consultant
9 14 (4.73%) Security Analyst
10 13 (4.39%) Data Engineer
11 11 (3.72%) Data Scientist
11 11 (3.72%) Java Engineer
12 10 (3.38%) DevOps Engineer
12 10 (3.38%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (3.04%) Administrator
13 9 (3.04%) Security Consultant
13 9 (3.04%) Software Engineer
14 8 (2.70%) Designer
14 8 (2.70%) Project Manager
14 8 (2.70%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.72%) OLE
2 6 (2.03%) Elastic Stack
2 6 (2.03%) Kafka
2 6 (2.03%) Spring
3 5 (1.69%) Apache NiFi
4 4 (1.35%) React
4 4 (1.35%) REST
4 4 (1.35%) Spring Boot
5 3 (1.01%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.01%) Vue
6 2 (0.68%) ModSecurity
6 2 (0.68%) Oracle ADF
6 2 (0.68%) WebCenter
7 1 (0.34%) JSON
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle GoldenGate
7 1 (0.34%) Pandas
7 1 (0.34%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.34%) RESTful
7 1 (0.34%) Web Services
7 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.45%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (7.77%) Security Posture
3 18 (6.08%) Blog
3 18 (6.08%) Product Ownership
4 14 (4.73%) PKI
5 11 (3.72%) Cyber Security Posture
6 8 (2.70%) Cloud Native
7 7 (2.36%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (1.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.35%) Microsoft Licensing
10 3 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.01%) Arduino
10 3 (1.01%) Raspberry Pi
11 2 (0.68%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.68%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.68%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 39 (13.18%) Linux
2 32 (10.81%) Windows
3 11 (3.72%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.36%) Unix
5 4 (1.35%) CentOS
5 4 (1.35%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (22.64%) Agile
2 38 (12.84%) Cybersecurity
3 35 (11.82%) Problem-Solving
4 30 (10.14%) Collaborative Culture
5 28 (9.46%) DevOps
5 28 (9.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 24 (8.11%) Risk Management
7 23 (7.77%) Software Engineering
8 22 (7.43%) Roadmaps
9 20 (6.76%) Technical Leadership
10 19 (6.42%) AI
10 19 (6.42%) Collaborative Working
10 19 (6.42%) Data Science
10 19 (6.42%) Information Security
10 19 (6.42%) Technology Transformation
11 17 (5.74%) CI/CD
11 17 (5.74%) Cloud Security
11 17 (5.74%) Mentoring
11 17 (5.74%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (5.41%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.43%) Java
2 16 (5.41%) Python
3 15 (5.07%) SQL
4 14 (4.73%) PowerShell
5 12 (4.05%) Bash
6 4 (1.35%) Bicep
6 4 (1.35%) Groovy
7 3 (1.01%) C
7 3 (1.01%) Go
7 3 (1.01%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.01%) Pascal
8 2 (0.68%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.68%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.34%) Korn
9 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 296 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 162 (54.73%) SC Cleared
3 31 (10.47%) Degree
4 20 (6.76%) CISSP
5 9 (3.04%) CISM
5 9 (3.04%) HNC
6 8 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.36%) CRISC
7 7 (2.36%) GSEC
8 6 (2.03%) CREST Certified
9 5 (1.69%) CCIE
9 5 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.35%) A+ Certification
10 4 (1.35%) Azure Certification
11 3 (1.01%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 2 (0.68%) AAT
12 2 (0.68%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.68%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (11.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (6.08%) GDPR
3 16 (5.41%) NIST
4 12 (4.05%) JSP 440
4 12 (4.05%) PCI DSS
5 8 (2.70%) GRC
6 7 (2.36%) Government Security Classifications
6 7 (2.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 6 (2.03%) NCSC
7 6 (2.03%) QA
8 5 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (1.35%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.35%) NEBOSH
10 3 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.68%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.68%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
System Software
1 15 (5.07%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.73%) Docker
3 7 (2.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.35%) Firmware
4 4 (1.35%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (1.35%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.35%) vSphere
5 1 (0.34%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.34%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (6.08%) Kubernetes
2 12 (4.05%) Ansible
2 12 (4.05%) Terraform
3 5 (1.69%) Endace
3 5 (1.69%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 4 (1.35%) Puppet
4 4 (1.35%) SCCM
4 4 (1.35%) vCenter Server
4 4 (1.35%) WSUS
5 3 (1.01%) Grafana
5 3 (1.01%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.68%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.68%) Kibana
6 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.68%) Nagios
6 2 (0.68%) Nessus
6 2 (0.68%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.68%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.34%) Rancher
Vendors
1 25 (8.45%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.73%) Splunk
3 12 (4.05%) VMware
4 10 (3.38%) Cisco
4 10 (3.38%) Oracle
4 10 (3.38%) SAP
5 8 (2.70%) Google
5 8 (2.70%) Red Hat
6 6 (2.03%) F5
6 6 (2.03%) Juniper
7 3 (1.01%) Atlassian
7 3 (1.01%) Dell
7 3 (1.01%) Motorola
8 2 (0.68%) Commvault
8 2 (0.68%) IFS
8 2 (0.68%) Tenable
9 1 (0.34%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.34%) Foundry
9 1 (0.34%) Palantir
9 1 (0.34%) Palo Alto