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 17 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 133 224
Rank change year-on-year -33 +91 +60
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 304 429 497
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.52% 2.79% 1.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.12% 8.12% 5.43%
Number of salaries quoted 228 107 272
10th Percentile £40,000 £43,365 £44,200
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,500 £51,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £93,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% +4.35% -

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 4,270 5,283 9,147
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.39% 34.41% 26.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,950 2,360 5,899
10th Percentile £33,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

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 17 June 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 6 (1.97%) Apache
2 2 (0.66%) Camunda
2 2 (0.66%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.33%) Confluence
3 1 (0.33%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.33%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 6 (1.97%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.33%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 50 (16.45%) Azure
2 47 (15.46%) AWS
3 10 (3.29%) GCP
4 5 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (1.32%) Entra ID
5 4 (1.32%) SaaS
6 3 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (0.99%) OpenShift
7 2 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (0.66%) Power Platform
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%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 21 (6.91%) Network Security
2 18 (5.92%) Firewall
3 13 (4.28%) WAN
4 12 (3.95%) VPN
5 10 (3.29%) BGP
6 9 (2.96%) MPLS
7 7 (2.30%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (1.97%) DMZ
8 6 (1.97%) DNS
9 5 (1.64%) Cisco Firepower
9 5 (1.64%) DHCP
9 5 (1.64%) HTTP
9 5 (1.64%) SNMP
10 4 (1.32%) LAN
10 4 (1.32%) VoIP
11 2 (0.66%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.66%) WLAN
12 1 (0.33%) IPsec
12 1 (0.33%) OSPF
12 1 (0.33%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.30%) MongoDB
1 7 (2.30%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.32%) MySQL
4 3 (0.99%) SQL Server
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%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.33%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 7 (2.30%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.64%) GitLab
3 4 (1.32%) Git
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 63 (20.72%) Public Sector
2 61 (20.07%) Social Skills
3 44 (14.47%) Finance
4 17 (5.59%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (3.29%) Legal
7 9 (2.96%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.64%) French Language
9 4 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (0.99%) Military
11 2 (0.66%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.66%) Electronics
11 2 (0.66%) Games
11 2 (0.66%) Law
12 1 (0.33%) Banking
12 1 (0.33%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 47 (15.46%) Senior
2 37 (12.17%) Consultant
3 27 (8.88%) Architect
3 27 (8.88%) Lead
4 26 (8.55%) Analyst
5 20 (6.58%) Software Engineer
6 19 (6.25%) Business Analyst
7 17 (5.59%) Security Consultant
7 17 (5.59%) Senior Manager
8 14 (4.61%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 12 (3.95%) Data Engineer
10 11 (3.62%) Data Scientist
10 11 (3.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (3.62%) Java Engineer
11 10 (3.29%) Auditor
12 9 (2.96%) Designer
12 9 (2.96%) DevOps Engineer
12 9 (2.96%) DV Cleared Technical Consultant
12 9 (2.96%) ServiceNow Consultant
12 9 (2.96%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.61%) REST
2 9 (2.96%) SOAP
3 8 (2.63%) Kafka
4 6 (1.97%) Apache NiFi
5 5 (1.64%) Spring
6 4 (1.32%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (1.32%) ModSecurity
7 3 (0.99%) React
8 2 (0.66%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.66%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.66%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.66%) Vue
9 1 (0.33%) Flash
9 1 (0.33%) JSON
9 1 (0.33%) Middleware
9 1 (0.33%) Oracle GoldenGate
9 1 (0.33%) RESTful
9 1 (0.33%) Web Services
9 1 (0.33%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.88%) Security Posture
2 19 (6.25%) Blog
3 18 (5.92%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (4.93%) PKI
5 13 (4.28%) CMDB
6 11 (3.62%) Cyber Security Posture
6 11 (3.62%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.96%) Management Information System
8 8 (2.63%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.97%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (1.97%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 5 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.64%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (1.32%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (0.99%) Arduino
12 3 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Licensing
12 3 (0.99%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 30 (9.87%) Linux
2 23 (7.57%) Windows
3 9 (2.96%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.64%) Unix
5 3 (0.99%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.99%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.66%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (18.42%) Cybersecurity
2 45 (14.80%) Agile
3 34 (11.18%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (10.20%) AI
4 31 (10.20%) Software Engineering
4 31 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 30 (9.87%) Continuous Improvement
6 29 (9.54%) Risk Management
6 29 (9.54%) Technical Leadership
7 28 (9.21%) DevOps
8 26 (8.55%) Stakeholder Management
9 23 (7.57%) Presales
10 22 (7.24%) Cloud Security
10 22 (7.24%) Collaborative Culture
10 22 (7.24%) Data Science
10 22 (7.24%) ITIL
11 21 (6.91%) Cyber Assurance
11 21 (6.91%) Information Security
11 21 (6.91%) Mentoring
11 21 (6.91%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 25 (8.22%) Java
2 21 (6.91%) Python
3 9 (2.96%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.96%) SQL
4 7 (2.30%) Bash
5 5 (1.64%) C
5 5 (1.64%) Groovy
6 4 (1.32%) C++
6 4 (1.32%) Go
6 4 (1.32%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.99%) Bicep
7 3 (0.99%) Pascal
7 3 (0.99%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.33%) Korn
8 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.33%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 304 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 186 (61.18%) SC Cleared
3 31 (10.20%) Degree
4 28 (9.21%) CISSP
5 13 (4.28%) CISM
6 11 (3.62%) CRISC
7 10 (3.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 9 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.96%) HNC
9 7 (2.30%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (2.30%) CREST Certified
9 7 (2.30%) GSEC
10 6 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.64%) AWS Certification
11 5 (1.64%) CCIE
12 4 (1.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 3 (0.99%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.99%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.66%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.66%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (17.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (7.89%) NIST
3 22 (7.24%) GDPR
4 17 (5.59%) JSP 440
4 17 (5.59%) PCI DSS
5 16 (5.26%) NCSC
6 10 (3.29%) Actionable Recommendations
6 10 (3.29%) GRC
7 7 (2.30%) Government Security Classifications
7 7 (2.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (2.30%) QA
8 6 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (1.64%) NEBOSH
10 4 (1.32%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.66%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.66%) Def Stans
System Software
1 17 (5.59%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.96%) Docker
3 7 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.64%) Firmware
4 5 (1.64%) 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 (3.95%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.29%) Ansible
2 10 (3.29%) Terraform
3 5 (1.64%) 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
5 3 (0.99%) SCCM
6 2 (0.66%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.66%) WSUS
7 1 (0.33%) Grafana
Vendors
1 19 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.28%) ServiceNow
3 10 (3.29%) Cisco
3 10 (3.29%) VMware
4 9 (2.96%) Splunk
5 7 (2.30%) Google
5 7 (2.30%) Juniper
6 6 (1.97%) Oracle
7 5 (1.64%) F5
7 5 (1.64%) Red Hat
8 3 (0.99%) Commvault
8 3 (0.99%) Dell
8 3 (0.99%) Motorola
9 2 (0.66%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.66%) Tenable
10 1 (0.33%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.33%) Foundry
10 1 (0.33%) Microsemi
10 1 (0.33%) Palantir
10 1 (0.33%) Xilinx