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 23 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 159 117 211
Rank change year-on-year -42 +94 +6
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 416 460 387
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.80% 2.77% 1.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.74% 8.06% 5.93%
Number of salaries quoted 220 137 210
10th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £43,227
25th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £51,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,629 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% -12.74% +29.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £57,513
% change year-on-year +15.38% +13.02% +0.02%

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 4,761 5,707 6,525
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.62% 34.42% 26.47%
Number of salaries quoted 3,089 2,434 3,658
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £32,996
25th Percentile £46,500 £41,000 £43,387
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -0.86% -3.33%
75th Percentile £79,688 £75,900 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 23 August 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 14 (3.37%) Apache
2 7 (1.68%) Confluence
3 4 (0.96%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.96%) Camunda
4 3 (0.72%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.48%) OpenStack
Applications
1 21 (5.05%) Simulink
2 4 (0.96%) Mathcad
2 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (2.40%) Primavera
2 5 (1.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 59 (14.18%) Azure
2 54 (12.98%) AWS
3 14 (3.37%) GCP
4 8 (1.92%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.44%) SaaS
6 4 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.48%) OpenShift
7 2 (0.48%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.48%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.24%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.24%) BrowserStack
8 1 (0.24%) GitHub
8 1 (0.24%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.09%) Firewall
2 16 (3.85%) Network Security
3 13 (3.13%) WAN
4 9 (2.16%) DNS
4 9 (2.16%) Ethernet
4 9 (2.16%) LAN
5 8 (1.92%) BGP
5 8 (1.92%) DHCP
6 7 (1.68%) VPN
7 6 (1.44%) OSPF
8 4 (0.96%) DMZ
8 4 (0.96%) MPLS
8 4 (0.96%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.96%) VLAN
9 3 (0.72%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.72%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.72%) TETRA
10 2 (0.48%) Cisco ISE
10 2 (0.48%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.85%) NoSQL
2 10 (2.40%) MongoDB
3 7 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.96%) Big Data
4 4 (0.96%) Hadoop
4 4 (0.96%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.48%) InfluxDB
5 2 (0.48%) MariaDB
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.24%) MySQL
6 1 (0.24%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 19 (4.57%) Rational DOORS
2 14 (3.37%) JIRA
3 11 (2.64%) Git
4 6 (1.44%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.44%) LabVIEW
5 3 (0.72%) CMake
5 3 (0.72%) GitLab
6 2 (0.48%) JMeter
6 2 (0.48%) Selenium
7 1 (0.24%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.24%) Postman
7 1 (0.24%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.24%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.24%) Snyk
7 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.24%) TestRail
General
1 133 (31.97%) Finance
2 120 (28.85%) Social Skills
3 117 (28.13%) Aerospace
4 112 (26.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 91 (21.88%) Public Sector
6 32 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
7 31 (7.45%) Military
8 30 (7.21%) Electronics
9 23 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (2.88%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.44%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.20%) French Language
13 5 (1.20%) Law
14 4 (0.96%) Aviation
14 4 (0.96%) Avionics
14 4 (0.96%) Police
15 3 (0.72%) Legal
15 3 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.48%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 57 (13.70%) Lead
2 53 (12.74%) Software Engineer
3 49 (11.78%) Consultant
4 46 (11.06%) Senior
5 32 (7.69%) Principal Engineer
6 27 (6.49%) Project Manager
6 27 (6.49%) Systems Engineer
7 26 (6.25%) Architect
8 24 (5.77%) Data Engineer
9 23 (5.53%) Security Consultant
10 14 (3.37%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 13 (3.13%) Designer
12 12 (2.88%) Auditor
12 12 (2.88%) Java Engineer
12 12 (2.88%) Principal Software Engineer
13 11 (2.64%) DV Cleared Technical Consultant
13 11 (2.64%) Senior Consultant
13 11 (2.64%) ServiceNow Consultant
13 11 (2.64%) Technical Consultant
13 11 (2.64%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.09%) REST
2 13 (3.13%) Terraform
3 12 (2.88%) Apache NiFi
3 12 (2.88%) Kafka
4 11 (2.64%) SOAP
5 6 (1.44%) ModSecurity
6 5 (1.20%) JSON
7 4 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
7 4 (0.96%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.96%) Spring
8 3 (0.72%) Godot
8 3 (0.72%) OAuth
8 3 (0.72%) OpenID
8 3 (0.72%) pgvector
8 3 (0.72%) PostGIS
8 3 (0.72%) PyTorch
8 3 (0.72%) TensorFlow
8 3 (0.72%) Unreal Engine
9 1 (0.24%) Oracle GoldenGate
9 1 (0.24%) Pulumi
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.53%) FPGA
2 22 (5.29%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (3.61%) CMDB
4 13 (3.13%) Blog
4 13 (3.13%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.88%) Embedded Systems
5 12 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (2.40%) Algorithms
6 10 (2.40%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.40%) Security Posture
6 10 (2.40%) VHDL
7 9 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.16%) PKI
8 8 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.92%) Verilog
9 7 (1.68%) AI Agents
10 6 (1.44%) Robotics
11 5 (1.20%) Raspberry Pi
12 4 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (0.96%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 39 (9.38%) Linux
2 28 (6.73%) Windows
3 12 (2.88%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.92%) Unix
5 4 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.72%) VxWorks
7 2 (0.48%) CentOS
7 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (20.91%) Agile
2 86 (20.67%) Cybersecurity
3 75 (18.03%) Software Engineering
4 70 (16.83%) Problem-Solving
5 62 (14.90%) AI
6 58 (13.94%) Continuous Improvement
7 51 (12.26%) Technical Leadership
8 48 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
8 48 (11.54%) Systems Engineering
9 45 (10.82%) DevOps
10 42 (10.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 40 (9.62%) Mentoring
12 38 (9.13%) CI/CD
13 34 (8.17%) Machine Learning
14 32 (7.69%) Decision-Making
15 31 (7.45%) ITIL
15 31 (7.45%) Validation
16 30 (7.21%) Collaborative Culture
16 30 (7.21%) SDLC
17 29 (6.97%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 39 (9.38%) Python
2 32 (7.69%) Java
3 26 (6.25%) C++
4 22 (5.29%) C
4 22 (5.29%) MATLAB
5 21 (5.05%) SQL
6 10 (2.40%) C#
7 9 (2.16%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.16%) SystemVerilog
8 8 (1.92%) Ada
8 8 (1.92%) Groovy
9 5 (1.20%) Bash
9 5 (1.20%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.20%) Rust
10 4 (0.96%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.72%) Ada 95
11 3 (0.72%) Bicep
11 3 (0.72%) Pascal
12 2 (0.48%) Go
13 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 416 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 282 (67.79%) SC Cleared
3 124 (29.81%) BPSS Clearance
4 101 (24.28%) Degree
5 18 (4.33%) CISSP
5 18 (4.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (3.61%) AWS Certification
7 13 (3.13%) Chartered Engineer
7 13 (3.13%) PhD
8 12 (2.88%) CISM
8 12 (2.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 11 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (2.64%) CRISC
10 9 (2.16%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.92%) CREST Certified
12 5 (1.20%) CCNP
12 5 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (0.96%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.96%) CCNA
13 4 (0.96%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (27.16%) Accessibility
2 40 (9.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (5.29%) NIST
4 20 (4.81%) QA
5 19 (4.57%) NCSC
6 15 (3.61%) GRC
6 15 (3.61%) JSP 440
7 14 (3.37%) PCI DSS
8 12 (2.88%) Actionable Recommendations
9 11 (2.64%) GDPR
10 5 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (1.20%) Data Quality
10 5 (1.20%) NEBOSH
11 4 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.72%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.72%) Government Security Classifications
12 3 (0.72%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.72%) MIL-STD-1553
12 3 (0.72%) SLA
13 2 (0.48%) MISRA C
System Software
1 33 (7.93%) Firmware
2 26 (6.25%) Active Directory
3 15 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (3.37%) Docker
5 8 (1.92%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.68%) VMware NSX
7 5 (1.20%) vSphere
8 4 (0.96%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.24%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.24%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 16 (3.85%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.40%) Ansible
3 6 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.96%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.72%) FortiGate
5 3 (0.72%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.72%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.48%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.48%) Kibana
6 2 (0.48%) Nagios
6 2 (0.48%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.24%) CASB
7 1 (0.24%) Grafana
7 1 (0.24%) Puppet
Vendors
1 19 (4.57%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.33%) VMware
3 15 (3.61%) ServiceNow
4 11 (2.64%) Siemens
5 10 (2.40%) Cisco
6 8 (1.92%) SAP
6 8 (1.92%) Splunk
6 8 (1.92%) Xilinx
7 7 (1.68%) Oracle
8 6 (1.44%) Atlassian
9 5 (1.20%) Juniper
10 4 (0.96%) IBM
10 4 (0.96%) Intel
10 4 (0.96%) Microsemi
11 3 (0.72%) Forcepoint
11 3 (0.72%) Google
11 3 (0.72%) Motorola
11 3 (0.72%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.72%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.72%) SonicWALL