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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 216 186
Rank change year-on-year +56 -30 +249
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 248 246 459
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.59% 1.51% 1.78%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.91% 5.29% 6.58%
Number of salaries quoted 153 125 235
10th Percentile £39,424 £46,250 £45,000
25th Percentile £53,750 £52,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +27.27% -0.90%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £88,500 £85,000 £83,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% -0.90%

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 5,048 4,653 6,972
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.28% 28.65% 27.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,548 2,412 5,100
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,312 £75,000 £74,063
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 January 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 4 (1.61%) Apache
2 3 (1.21%) Tomcat
2 3 (1.21%) WebLogic
2 3 (1.21%) WebLogic Portal
3 2 (0.81%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.40%) Camunda
Applications
1 7 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.21%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (1.21%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 31 (12.50%) Azure
2 30 (12.10%) AWS
3 8 (3.23%) OpenShift
4 7 (2.82%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (2.42%) AWS CloudFormation
5 6 (2.42%) GCP
5 6 (2.42%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.61%) OCI
7 2 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.81%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.81%) GitHub
7 2 (0.81%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.81%) Serverless
8 1 (0.40%) AWS KMS
8 1 (0.40%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.40%) Azure Key Vault
8 1 (0.40%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.40%) Azure Storage
8 1 (0.40%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.40%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.26%) Firewall
2 12 (4.84%) VPN
3 11 (4.44%) Network Security
4 7 (2.82%) DMZ
4 7 (2.82%) LAN
5 6 (2.42%) BGP
5 6 (2.42%) MPLS
5 6 (2.42%) VoIP
6 5 (2.02%) IPsec
7 4 (1.61%) Cisco IOS
7 4 (1.61%) Ethernet
7 4 (1.61%) Junos
7 4 (1.61%) WAN
7 4 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.61%) Wireshark
8 3 (1.21%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.81%) DNS
9 2 (0.81%) HTTP
9 2 (0.81%) ICMP
9 2 (0.81%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.63%) NoSQL
2 6 (2.42%) MongoDB
2 6 (2.42%) Power BI
3 4 (1.61%) MySQL
3 4 (1.61%) Qlik Sense
3 4 (1.61%) Tableau
4 3 (1.21%) Oracle Database
4 3 (1.21%) Oracle Discoverer
4 3 (1.21%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.81%) InfluxDB
5 2 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.81%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.40%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.40%) DB2
6 1 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.40%) GIS
6 1 (0.40%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 9 (3.63%) Jenkins
2 5 (2.02%) Robot Framework
3 4 (1.61%) JMeter
4 3 (1.21%) Bitbucket
4 3 (1.21%) Eclipse
4 3 (1.21%) GitLab
4 3 (1.21%) Oracle APEX
4 3 (1.21%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (1.21%) Selenium
4 3 (1.21%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.81%) Git
5 2 (0.81%) IDA Disassembler
5 2 (0.81%) TestRail
6 1 (0.40%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.40%) Gatling
6 1 (0.40%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.40%) Subversion
General
1 67 (27.02%) Finance
2 40 (16.13%) Social Skills
3 35 (14.11%) Public Sector
4 30 (12.10%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (8.87%) Manufacturing
6 21 (8.47%) Electronics
7 20 (8.06%) Telecoms
8 15 (6.05%) Marketing
9 8 (3.23%) Military
10 7 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.42%) Legal
12 4 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.21%) Games
14 2 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.40%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 1 (0.40%) Law
15 1 (0.40%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 44 (17.74%) Analyst
2 38 (15.32%) Senior
3 32 (12.90%) Business Analyst
4 25 (10.08%) Administrator
5 23 (9.27%) Architect
6 22 (8.87%) Systems Administrator
7 18 (7.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 15 (6.05%) Security Analyst
9 14 (5.65%) Consultant
10 13 (5.24%) Systems Engineer
11 11 (4.44%) Data Scientist
11 11 (4.44%) Lead
11 11 (4.44%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (3.23%) Network Engineer
12 8 (3.23%) Senior Analyst
13 7 (2.82%) Security Consultant
13 7 (2.82%) Senior Manager
14 6 (2.42%) DV Cleared Business Analyst
14 6 (2.42%) Senior Business Analyst
14 6 (2.42%) Senior Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.44%) OLE
2 6 (2.42%) Elastic Stack
3 5 (2.02%) Spring
3 5 (2.02%) Spring Boot
4 4 (1.61%) React
5 3 (1.21%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.21%) ModSecurity
5 3 (1.21%) Oracle ADF
5 3 (1.21%) REST
5 3 (1.21%) Vue
5 3 (1.21%) WebCenter
6 2 (0.81%) Apache NiFi
6 2 (0.81%) Kafka
6 2 (0.81%) Web Services
7 1 (0.40%) EDI
7 1 (0.40%) Flash
7 1 (0.40%) JSON
7 1 (0.40%) Node.js
7 1 (0.40%) Pandas
7 1 (0.40%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.89%) e-Learning
2 20 (8.06%) Security Posture
2 20 (8.06%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (5.65%) Product Ownership
4 11 (4.44%) Cloud Native
4 11 (4.44%) Cyber Security Posture
5 8 (3.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 8 (3.23%) PKI
6 7 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.82%) Blog
6 7 (2.82%) Cloud Security Posture
7 4 (1.61%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Licensing
8 3 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.21%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.21%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.21%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.21%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.21%) Private Cloud
8 3 (1.21%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 45 (18.15%) Linux
2 23 (9.27%) Windows
3 17 (6.85%) Unix
4 6 (2.42%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.61%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.21%) CentOS
7 1 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.40%) Rocky
7 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (24.60%) Agile
2 39 (15.73%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (12.90%) Cybersecurity
4 27 (10.89%) Innovative Thinking
5 25 (10.08%) Collaborative Culture
6 23 (9.27%) DevOps
6 23 (9.27%) High Availability
7 22 (8.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 22 (8.87%) Risk Management
8 21 (8.47%) Technology Transformation
9 17 (6.85%) Business Intelligence
9 17 (6.85%) CI/CD
9 17 (6.85%) Data Science
10 16 (6.45%) Coaching
11 15 (6.05%) Digital Marketing
11 15 (6.05%) Programme Management
11 15 (6.05%) Software Engineering
12 13 (5.24%) AI
12 13 (5.24%) Containerisation
12 13 (5.24%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 23 (9.27%) Python
2 15 (6.05%) SQL
3 14 (5.65%) Java
4 12 (4.84%) Bash
5 9 (3.63%) PowerShell
6 6 (2.42%) C
6 6 (2.42%) C++
7 4 (1.61%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.21%) Bicep
8 3 (1.21%) Go
8 3 (1.21%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.81%) Groovy
9 2 (0.81%) VBA
10 1 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 248 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 139 (56.05%) SC Cleared
3 33 (13.31%) Degree
4 30 (12.10%) Cisco Certification
5 26 (10.48%) CCNP
6 20 (8.06%) CCNA
7 17 (6.85%) CISSP
8 7 (2.82%) Azure Certification
8 7 (2.82%) HNC
9 6 (2.42%) CISM
9 6 (2.42%) RHCSA
10 4 (1.61%) A+ Certification
10 4 (1.61%) CCIE
10 4 (1.61%) JNCIS
11 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (1.21%) NVQ Level 3
12 2 (0.81%) AAT
12 2 (0.81%) CIMA
12 2 (0.81%) CRISC
12 2 (0.81%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (12.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (6.85%) NIST
3 15 (6.05%) GDPR
4 11 (4.44%) GRC
4 11 (4.44%) JSP 440
5 9 (3.63%) NCSC
6 8 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 8 (3.23%) PCI DSS
6 8 (3.23%) QA
7 3 (1.21%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.21%) ISO 14001
7 3 (1.21%) ISO 9001
7 3 (1.21%) NEBOSH
8 2 (0.81%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.40%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 14 (5.65%) Docker
2 8 (3.23%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.81%) Firmware
3 2 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.40%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (6.45%) Kubernetes
2 10 (4.03%) Terraform
3 8 (3.23%) Ansible
4 4 (1.61%) SCCM
4 4 (1.61%) WSUS
5 3 (1.21%) Endace
5 3 (1.21%) Grafana
5 3 (1.21%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.81%) Docker Swarm
6 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.81%) Nessus
6 2 (0.81%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.40%) OpenView
7 1 (0.40%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.40%) Puppet
7 1 (0.40%) Rancher
7 1 (0.40%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.40%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 31 (12.50%) Cisco
2 15 (6.05%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.05%) SAP
3 10 (4.03%) Red Hat
4 8 (3.23%) Oracle
5 7 (2.82%) Juniper
5 7 (2.82%) Splunk
6 5 (2.02%) VMware
7 3 (1.21%) Atlassian
7 3 (1.21%) Google
7 3 (1.21%) IFS
8 2 (0.81%) F5
8 2 (0.81%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.81%) Tenable
9 1 (0.40%) Dell
9 1 (0.40%) EMC
9 1 (0.40%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.40%) HP
9 1 (0.40%) Riverbed
9 1 (0.40%) Siebel