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 5 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 119 221
Rank change year-on-year -64 +102 +46
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 302 464 493
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.44% 2.86% 1.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.83% 8.52% 5.60%
Number of salaries quoted 226 131 272
10th Percentile £41,110 £45,608 £43,227
25th Percentile £51,875 £55,625 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £65,000 £59,750
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% +8.79% -0.42%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £72,500 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +16.00% +8.70% -0.43%

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 4,421 5,443 8,811
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.12% 33.59% 26.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3,052 2,446 5,677
10th Percentile £33,350 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £56,650
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.91% -5.58%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,795
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.24% -10.34%

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 5 July 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 (2.32%) Apache
2 2 (0.66%) Camunda
2 2 (0.66%) OpenStack
2 2 (0.66%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.33%) Confluence
3 1 (0.33%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 5 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.99%) Simulink
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 48 (15.89%) Azure
2 47 (15.56%) AWS
3 10 (3.31%) GCP
4 5 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (1.66%) SaaS
5 4 (1.32%) Entra ID
6 3 (0.99%) OpenShift
7 2 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (0.66%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.66%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.33%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.33%) BrowserStack
8 1 (0.33%) GitHub
8 1 (0.33%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.33%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.33%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.96%) Network Security
2 15 (4.97%) Firewall
3 13 (4.30%) WAN
4 10 (3.31%) BGP
4 10 (3.31%) VPN
5 9 (2.98%) MPLS
6 7 (2.32%) Intrusion Detection
7 6 (1.99%) DNS
8 5 (1.66%) Cisco Firepower
8 5 (1.66%) DHCP
8 5 (1.66%) DMZ
8 5 (1.66%) HTTP
8 5 (1.66%) SNMP
9 4 (1.32%) LAN
10 2 (0.66%) Bluetooth
10 2 (0.66%) UWB
10 2 (0.66%) VoIP
10 2 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.66%) Wireless
10 2 (0.66%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.65%) MongoDB
1 8 (2.65%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.32%) MySQL
4 3 (0.99%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.66%) InfluxDB
5 2 (0.66%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.66%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.33%) Big Data
6 1 (0.33%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 7 (2.32%) Jenkins
2 6 (1.99%) Git
3 5 (1.66%) GitLab
4 3 (0.99%) JMeter
5 2 (0.66%) JIRA
5 2 (0.66%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.66%) Selenium
6 1 (0.33%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.33%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.33%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.33%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.33%) Postman
6 1 (0.33%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.33%) Snyk
6 1 (0.33%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.33%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.33%) TestRail
General
1 68 (22.52%) Social Skills
2 67 (22.19%) Public Sector
3 45 (14.90%) Finance
4 18 (5.96%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (3.31%) Legal
7 8 (2.65%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.66%) French Language
9 4 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.32%) Law
9 4 (1.32%) Military
9 4 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (0.99%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.66%) Electronics
11 2 (0.66%) Games
12 1 (0.33%) Advertising
12 1 (0.33%) Banking
12 1 (0.33%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (15.89%) Senior
2 39 (12.91%) Consultant
3 28 (9.27%) Architect
4 25 (8.28%) Lead
5 24 (7.95%) Software Engineer
6 20 (6.62%) Analyst
7 18 (5.96%) Security Consultant
8 15 (4.97%) Business Analyst
8 15 (4.97%) Senior Manager
9 14 (4.64%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 13 (4.30%) Data Engineer
11 11 (3.64%) Designer
11 11 (3.64%) DV Cleared Technical Consultant
11 11 (3.64%) ServiceNow Consultant
11 11 (3.64%) Technical Consultant
12 10 (3.31%) Auditor
12 10 (3.31%) Java Engineer
12 10 (3.31%) Project Manager
13 9 (2.98%) DevOps Engineer
13 9 (2.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.30%) REST
2 11 (3.64%) SOAP
3 8 (2.65%) Kafka
4 6 (1.99%) Apache NiFi
5 5 (1.66%) Elastic Stack
5 5 (1.66%) ModSecurity
5 5 (1.66%) Spring
6 3 (0.99%) React
7 2 (0.66%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.66%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.66%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.66%) Vue
8 1 (0.33%) Flash
8 1 (0.33%) Godot
8 1 (0.33%) JSON
8 1 (0.33%) Oracle GoldenGate
8 1 (0.33%) RESTful
8 1 (0.33%) Unreal Engine
8 1 (0.33%) Web Services
8 1 (0.33%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.61%) Security Posture
2 20 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (5.96%) Blog
4 15 (4.97%) CMDB
5 14 (4.64%) PKI
6 11 (3.64%) Cyber Security Posture
7 10 (3.31%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.98%) Cloud Native
8 9 (2.98%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.99%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.66%) Cloud Security Posture
10 5 (1.66%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (1.66%) Raspberry Pi
10 5 (1.66%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (1.32%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.32%) FPGA
11 4 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.32%) VHDL
12 3 (0.99%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 33 (10.93%) Linux
2 21 (6.95%) Windows
3 9 (2.98%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.66%) Unix
5 3 (0.99%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.66%) CentOS
7 1 (0.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (20.20%) Cybersecurity
2 44 (14.57%) Agile
3 37 (12.25%) Software Engineering
4 36 (11.92%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (11.26%) AI
5 34 (11.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (11.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 33 (10.93%) Technical Leadership
7 29 (9.60%) DevOps
8 28 (9.27%) Risk Management
8 28 (9.27%) Stakeholder Management
9 26 (8.61%) Collaborative Culture
10 25 (8.28%) Presales
11 23 (7.62%) ITIL
12 22 (7.28%) Cloud Security
12 22 (7.28%) Information Security
13 21 (6.95%) CI/CD
13 21 (6.95%) Cyber Assurance
13 21 (6.95%) Mentoring
13 21 (6.95%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 25 (8.28%) Java
1 25 (8.28%) Python
2 12 (3.97%) C
3 10 (3.31%) SQL
4 9 (2.98%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.32%) Bash
5 7 (2.32%) C++
6 5 (1.66%) Groovy
6 5 (1.66%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.32%) Go
7 4 (1.32%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.99%) Bicep
8 3 (0.99%) Pascal
8 3 (0.99%) SystemVerilog
9 2 (0.66%) Rust
10 1 (0.33%) C#
10 1 (0.33%) Korn
10 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 302 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 180 (59.60%) SC Cleared
3 38 (12.58%) Degree
4 29 (9.60%) CISSP
5 14 (4.64%) CISM
6 12 (3.97%) CRISC
7 10 (3.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 9 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.98%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (2.65%) CREST Certified
9 8 (2.65%) HNC
10 7 (2.32%) GSEC
11 6 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.66%) AWS Certification
12 5 (1.66%) CCIE
12 5 (1.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 3 (0.99%) CHECK Team Member
13 3 (0.99%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.99%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.66%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (16.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (7.28%) NIST
3 20 (6.62%) GDPR
4 17 (5.63%) JSP 440
5 16 (5.30%) NCSC
5 16 (5.30%) PCI DSS
6 10 (3.31%) Actionable Recommendations
6 10 (3.31%) GRC
7 9 (2.98%) QA
8 7 (2.32%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (2.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 5 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (1.66%) NEBOSH
10 4 (1.32%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.66%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.66%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.66%) JTAG
System Software
1 16 (5.30%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.31%) Docker
3 7 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.66%) Firmware
4 5 (1.66%) vSphere
5 4 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.32%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.33%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 1 (0.33%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.33%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.33%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 12 (3.97%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.31%) Ansible
2 10 (3.31%) Terraform
3 5 (1.66%) Endace
4 4 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (1.32%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.99%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.99%) Kibana
5 3 (0.99%) Nagios
5 3 (0.99%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.99%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (0.99%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.99%) Puppet
6 2 (0.66%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.33%) Grafana
7 1 (0.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 15 (4.97%) Microsoft
1 15 (4.97%) ServiceNow
2 10 (3.31%) Cisco
2 10 (3.31%) VMware
3 9 (2.98%) Splunk
4 7 (2.32%) Google
4 7 (2.32%) Juniper
5 6 (1.99%) Oracle
6 5 (1.66%) F5
6 5 (1.66%) Red Hat
7 3 (0.99%) Commvault
7 3 (0.99%) Dell
7 3 (0.99%) Intel
7 3 (0.99%) Microsemi
7 3 (0.99%) Motorola
7 3 (0.99%) Xilinx
8 2 (0.66%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.66%) Yahoo!
9 1 (0.33%) Atlassian
9 1 (0.33%) Foundry