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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 127 221
Rank change year-on-year -52 +94 +51
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 295 443 495
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.44% 2.81% 1.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.79% 8.28% 5.53%
Number of salaries quoted 222 116 273
10th Percentile £41,110 £45,608 £43,332
25th Percentile £50,313 £54,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -3.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,629 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £89,375 £93,750
UK median annual salary £72,500 £62,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +16.94% +7.83% -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 4,346 5,348 8,944
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.15% 33.97% 26.66%
Number of salaries quoted 3,020 2,379 5,790
10th Percentile £33,250 £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 £53,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.77% -11.67%

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 28 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 (2.03%) Apache
2 2 (0.68%) Camunda
2 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.34%) Confluence
3 1 (0.34%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.34%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 6 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.02%) Simulink
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 48 (16.27%) Azure
2 46 (15.59%) AWS
3 10 (3.39%) GCP
4 5 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (1.69%) SaaS
5 4 (1.36%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.02%) OpenShift
7 2 (0.68%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (0.68%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (0.68%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.34%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.34%) BrowserStack
8 1 (0.34%) GitHub
8 1 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.34%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.44%) Network Security
2 16 (5.42%) Firewall
3 13 (4.41%) WAN
4 11 (3.73%) VPN
5 10 (3.39%) BGP
6 9 (3.05%) MPLS
7 7 (2.37%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (2.03%) DNS
9 5 (1.69%) Cisco Firepower
9 5 (1.69%) DHCP
9 5 (1.69%) DMZ
9 5 (1.69%) HTTP
9 5 (1.69%) SNMP
10 4 (1.36%) LAN
11 3 (1.02%) VoIP
12 2 (0.68%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.68%) WLAN
13 1 (0.34%) IPsec
13 1 (0.34%) OSPF
13 1 (0.34%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.37%) MongoDB
1 7 (2.37%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.36%) MySQL
4 3 (1.02%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.68%) InfluxDB
5 2 (0.68%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.68%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.34%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.34%) Big Data
6 1 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.34%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 7 (2.37%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.69%) GitLab
3 4 (1.36%) Git
4 3 (1.02%) JMeter
5 2 (0.68%) JIRA
5 2 (0.68%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.68%) Selenium
6 1 (0.34%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.34%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.34%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.34%) Postman
6 1 (0.34%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.34%) Snyk
6 1 (0.34%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.34%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.34%) TestRail
General
1 66 (22.37%) Public Sector
2 65 (22.03%) Social Skills
3 44 (14.92%) Finance
4 18 (6.10%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (3.39%) Legal
7 8 (2.71%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.69%) French Language
9 4 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.36%) Military
9 4 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.68%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.68%) Electronics
10 2 (0.68%) Games
10 2 (0.68%) Law
11 1 (0.34%) Banking
11 1 (0.34%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.34%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (16.27%) Senior
2 39 (13.22%) Consultant
3 26 (8.81%) Architect
4 25 (8.47%) Lead
5 22 (7.46%) Software Engineer
6 21 (7.12%) Analyst
7 18 (6.10%) Security Consultant
8 16 (5.42%) Senior Manager
9 15 (5.08%) Business Analyst
10 14 (4.75%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 12 (4.07%) Data Engineer
12 11 (3.73%) Designer
12 11 (3.73%) DV Cleared Technical Consultant
12 11 (3.73%) ServiceNow Consultant
12 11 (3.73%) Technical Consultant
13 10 (3.39%) Auditor
13 10 (3.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 10 (3.39%) Java Engineer
14 9 (3.05%) DevOps Engineer
14 9 (3.05%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.42%) REST
2 11 (3.73%) SOAP
3 8 (2.71%) Kafka
4 6 (2.03%) Apache NiFi
5 5 (1.69%) ModSecurity
5 5 (1.69%) Spring
6 4 (1.36%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (1.02%) React
8 2 (0.68%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.68%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.68%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.68%) Vue
9 1 (0.34%) Flash
9 1 (0.34%) Godot
9 1 (0.34%) JSON
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle GoldenGate
9 1 (0.34%) RESTful
9 1 (0.34%) Unreal Engine
9 1 (0.34%) Web Services
9 1 (0.34%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.81%) Security Posture
2 20 (6.78%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (6.10%) Blog
4 15 (5.08%) CMDB
5 14 (4.75%) PKI
6 11 (3.73%) Cyber Security Posture
6 11 (3.73%) Product Ownership
7 9 (3.05%) Management Information System
8 7 (2.37%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
9 5 (1.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 5 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (1.36%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.36%) Embedded Systems
10 4 (1.36%) FPGA
10 4 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.36%) VHDL
11 3 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.02%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 30 (10.17%) Linux
2 22 (7.46%) Windows
3 9 (3.05%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.69%) Unix
5 3 (1.02%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.68%) CentOS
6 2 (0.68%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (19.32%) Cybersecurity
2 43 (14.58%) Agile
3 36 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (11.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 33 (11.19%) Software Engineering
6 32 (10.85%) AI
6 32 (10.85%) Continuous Improvement
7 31 (10.51%) Technical Leadership
8 28 (9.49%) DevOps
8 28 (9.49%) Risk Management
9 26 (8.81%) Stakeholder Management
10 25 (8.47%) Presales
11 24 (8.14%) Collaborative Culture
11 24 (8.14%) ITIL
12 22 (7.46%) Cloud Security
12 22 (7.46%) Information Security
13 21 (7.12%) Cyber Assurance
13 21 (7.12%) User Experience
14 20 (6.78%) Infrastructure as Code
14 20 (6.78%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 24 (8.14%) Java
2 22 (7.46%) Python
3 9 (3.05%) C
3 9 (3.05%) PowerShell
3 9 (3.05%) SQL
4 7 (2.37%) Bash
5 6 (2.03%) C++
6 5 (1.69%) Groovy
7 4 (1.36%) Go
7 4 (1.36%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.02%) Bicep
8 3 (1.02%) Pascal
8 3 (1.02%) SystemVerilog
8 3 (1.02%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.34%) C#
9 1 (0.34%) Korn
9 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 295 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 176 (59.66%) SC Cleared
3 34 (11.53%) Degree
4 29 (9.83%) CISSP
5 14 (4.75%) CISM
6 12 (4.07%) CRISC
7 10 (3.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 9 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (2.71%) CREST Certified
9 8 (2.71%) HNC
10 7 (2.37%) GSEC
11 6 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.69%) AWS Certification
12 5 (1.69%) CCIE
12 5 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 3 (1.02%) CHECK Team Member
13 3 (1.02%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.68%) AAT
14 2 (0.68%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (17.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (7.80%) NIST
3 20 (6.78%) GDPR
4 17 (5.76%) JSP 440
5 16 (5.42%) NCSC
5 16 (5.42%) PCI DSS
6 10 (3.39%) Actionable Recommendations
6 10 (3.39%) GRC
7 9 (3.05%) QA
8 7 (2.37%) Government Security Classifications
8 7 (2.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 5 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (1.69%) NEBOSH
10 4 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.36%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.68%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.68%) Def Stans
System Software
1 17 (5.76%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.05%) Docker
3 7 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.69%) Firmware
4 5 (1.69%) vSphere
5 4 (1.36%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.36%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.34%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.34%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.34%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 12 (4.07%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.39%) Ansible
2 10 (3.39%) Terraform
3 5 (1.69%) Endace
4 4 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (1.36%) vCenter Server
5 3 (1.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (1.02%) Kibana
5 3 (1.02%) Nagios
5 3 (1.02%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (1.02%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (1.02%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.02%) Puppet
6 2 (0.68%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.68%) SCCM
7 1 (0.34%) Grafana
7 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 17 (5.76%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.08%) ServiceNow
3 10 (3.39%) Cisco
3 10 (3.39%) VMware
4 9 (3.05%) Splunk
5 7 (2.37%) Google
5 7 (2.37%) Juniper
6 6 (2.03%) Oracle
7 5 (1.69%) F5
7 5 (1.69%) Red Hat
8 3 (1.02%) Commvault
8 3 (1.02%) Dell
8 3 (1.02%) Intel
8 3 (1.02%) Microsemi
8 3 (1.02%) Motorola
8 3 (1.02%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.68%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.34%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.34%) Foundry
10 1 (0.34%) Palantir