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 27 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 159 116 191
Rank change year-on-year -43 +75 -4
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 416 468 385
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.68% 2.82% 1.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.09% 7.71% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 203 136 199
10th Percentile £47,750 £47,179 £44,106
25th Percentile £54,375 £57,500 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £69,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.45% -13.75% +41.53%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +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 5,140 6,070 6,258
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.74% 36.58% 27.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3,216 2,320 2,886
10th Percentile £33,013 £31,000 £34,577
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -3.51% -3.39%

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 27 September 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 16 (3.85%) Apache
2 8 (1.92%) Confluence
3 4 (0.96%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.72%) Camunda
5 2 (0.48%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
Applications
1 21 (5.05%) Simulink
2 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.96%) Mathcad
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (2.40%) Primavera
2 5 (1.20%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.48%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.24%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.24%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.24%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.24%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 51 (12.26%) Azure
2 47 (11.30%) AWS
3 11 (2.64%) GCP
4 10 (2.40%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.44%) SaaS
6 2 (0.48%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.48%) OCI
6 2 (0.48%) OpenShift
6 2 (0.48%) WhatsApp
7 1 (0.24%) BrowserStack
7 1 (0.24%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.09%) Firewall
2 16 (3.85%) Network Security
3 9 (2.16%) Ethernet
3 9 (2.16%) WAN
4 7 (1.68%) BGP
4 7 (1.68%) DHCP
4 7 (1.68%) DNS
5 6 (1.44%) DMZ
5 6 (1.44%) LAN
5 6 (1.44%) OSPF
5 6 (1.44%) VPN
6 4 (0.96%) VLAN
7 3 (0.72%) 3GPP
7 3 (0.72%) MPLS
7 3 (0.72%) Software-Defined Networking
7 3 (0.72%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.72%) TETRA
8 2 (0.48%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.48%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.33%) NoSQL
2 8 (1.92%) MongoDB
3 4 (0.96%) Big Data
3 4 (0.96%) Hadoop
3 4 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.48%) InfluxDB
5 1 (0.24%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.24%) MariaDB
5 1 (0.24%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.24%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 19 (4.57%) Rational DOORS
2 16 (3.85%) JIRA
3 11 (2.64%) Git
4 6 (1.44%) LabVIEW
5 5 (1.20%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.72%) CMake
7 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.48%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.48%) Selenium
7 2 (0.48%) TestRail
8 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.24%) GitLab
8 1 (0.24%) JMeter
8 1 (0.24%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.24%) Snyk
General
1 132 (31.73%) Aerospace
2 130 (31.25%) Finance
3 120 (28.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 108 (25.96%) Social Skills
5 86 (20.67%) Public Sector
6 35 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
6 35 (8.41%) Military
7 33 (7.93%) Electronics
8 23 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (2.88%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.44%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.20%) French Language
12 5 (1.20%) Law
12 5 (1.20%) Police
13 4 (0.96%) Aviation
13 4 (0.96%) Avionics
14 3 (0.72%) Legal
15 2 (0.48%) Automotive
15 2 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (13.22%) Consultant
2 54 (12.98%) Lead
3 53 (12.74%) Software Engineer
4 45 (10.82%) Senior
5 29 (6.97%) Principal Engineer
6 27 (6.49%) Systems Engineer
7 25 (6.01%) Architect
8 23 (5.53%) Data Engineer
8 23 (5.53%) Project Manager
9 19 (4.57%) Designer
9 19 (4.57%) Security Consultant
10 14 (3.37%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 14 (3.37%) Auditor
11 12 (2.88%) Analyst
11 12 (2.88%) Principal Software Engineer
11 12 (2.88%) Senior Consultant
12 11 (2.64%) DV Cleared Technical Consultant
12 11 (2.64%) Principal Consultant
12 11 (2.64%) Technical Consultant
12 11 (2.64%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.09%) REST
2 11 (2.64%) SOAP
3 10 (2.40%) Apache NiFi
4 9 (2.16%) Kafka
4 9 (2.16%) Terraform
5 7 (1.68%) ModSecurity
6 6 (1.44%) Elastic Stack
6 6 (1.44%) JSON
7 3 (0.72%) Godot
7 3 (0.72%) OAuth
7 3 (0.72%) OpenID
7 3 (0.72%) pgvector
7 3 (0.72%) PostGIS
7 3 (0.72%) PyTorch
7 3 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
7 3 (0.72%) Spring
7 3 (0.72%) TensorFlow
7 3 (0.72%) Unreal Engine
8 2 (0.48%) YAML
9 1 (0.24%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.53%) FPGA
2 19 (4.57%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (3.61%) CMDB
4 13 (3.13%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.88%) Embedded Systems
5 12 (2.88%) PKI
6 10 (2.40%) Algorithms
6 10 (2.40%) VHDL
7 9 (2.16%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.16%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.92%) Verilog
9 7 (1.68%) Blog
9 7 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.68%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.44%) Cloud Security Posture
10 6 (1.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 6 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (1.44%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 29 (6.97%) Linux
2 21 (5.05%) Windows
3 9 (2.16%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.44%) Unix
5 3 (0.72%) VxWorks
5 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.48%) CentOS
6 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (21.39%) Agile
2 86 (20.67%) Cybersecurity
3 76 (18.27%) Software Engineering
4 68 (16.35%) Problem-Solving
5 64 (15.38%) AI
6 62 (14.90%) Continuous Improvement
7 54 (12.98%) Technical Leadership
8 51 (12.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 51 (12.26%) Systems Engineering
9 47 (11.30%) Stakeholder Management
10 43 (10.34%) Mentoring
11 38 (9.13%) DevOps
12 34 (8.17%) CI/CD
12 34 (8.17%) ITIL
12 34 (8.17%) Machine Learning
12 34 (8.17%) SDLC
13 33 (7.93%) Decision-Making
14 31 (7.45%) Presales
15 30 (7.21%) Collaborative Culture
16 29 (6.97%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (8.65%) Python
2 26 (6.25%) C++
2 26 (6.25%) Java
3 22 (5.29%) MATLAB
4 21 (5.05%) SQL
5 19 (4.57%) C
6 11 (2.64%) C#
7 9 (2.16%) SystemVerilog
8 8 (1.92%) Ada
8 8 (1.92%) PowerShell
9 6 (1.44%) Groovy
9 6 (1.44%) JavaScript
10 5 (1.20%) Rust
11 4 (0.96%) Bash
11 4 (0.96%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.72%) Ada 95
13 1 (0.24%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.24%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.24%) Go
13 1 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 416 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 279 (67.07%) SC Cleared
3 123 (29.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 101 (24.28%) Degree
5 17 (4.09%) AWS Certification
5 17 (4.09%) Chartered Engineer
5 17 (4.09%) CISSP
6 16 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (3.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 13 (3.13%) PhD
9 11 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (2.64%) CISM
10 9 (2.16%) CRISC
10 9 (2.16%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.44%) CCNA
11 6 (1.44%) CCNP
12 5 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (0.96%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.96%) CITP
13 4 (0.96%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (27.16%) Accessibility
2 38 (9.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (5.53%) NCSC
3 23 (5.53%) NIST
4 21 (5.05%) QA
5 18 (4.33%) GRC
6 15 (3.61%) JSP 440
7 14 (3.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 11 (2.64%) PCI DSS
9 10 (2.40%) GDPR
10 7 (1.68%) Def Stans
11 6 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 5 (1.20%) NEBOSH
13 4 (0.96%) ARP4761
13 4 (0.96%) DO-254
13 4 (0.96%) IEC 61508
13 4 (0.96%) ISO 26262
14 3 (0.72%) Data Quality
14 3 (0.72%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 31 (7.45%) Firmware
2 23 (5.53%) Active Directory
3 17 (4.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (3.37%) Docker
5 7 (1.68%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.44%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.96%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.96%) vSphere
8 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 13 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.16%) Ansible
3 7 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.20%) FortiGate
5 3 (0.72%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.48%) CASB
6 2 (0.48%) Grafana
6 2 (0.48%) Kibana
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.24%) logstash
7 1 (0.24%) Nagios
7 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 19 (4.57%) VMware
2 18 (4.33%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.33%) ServiceNow
3 11 (2.64%) SAP
3 11 (2.64%) Siemens
4 10 (2.40%) Cisco
5 8 (1.92%) Xilinx
6 7 (1.68%) Splunk
7 6 (1.44%) Atlassian
8 4 (0.96%) Citrix
8 4 (0.96%) IBM
8 4 (0.96%) Intel
8 4 (0.96%) Juniper
8 4 (0.96%) Microsemi
8 4 (0.96%) SolarWinds
9 3 (0.72%) Forcepoint
9 3 (0.72%) Oracle
9 3 (0.72%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.72%) SonicWALL
10 2 (0.48%) Veeam