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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 229 189
Rank change year-on-year +71 -40 +247
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 247 236 469
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.55% 1.48% 1.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.89% 5.16% 6.28%
Number of salaries quoted 159 121 238
10th Percentile £39,856 £46,000 £45,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £69,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.47% +26.36% -0.90%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £68,438
90th Percentile £87,750 £85,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% -

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 4,571 7,474
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 31.60% 28.67% 27.26%
Number of salaries quoted 2,565 2,404 5,477
10th Percentile £30,500 £34,583 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
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 6 February 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 (1.62%) 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
4 1 (0.40%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (2.83%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.21%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (1.21%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.15%) AWS
1 30 (12.15%) Azure
2 8 (3.24%) OpenShift
3 7 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (2.43%) AWS CloudFormation
4 6 (2.43%) GCP
4 6 (2.43%) Power Platform
5 4 (1.62%) OCI
6 2 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.81%) Entra ID
6 2 (0.81%) PowerApps
6 2 (0.81%) Serverless
7 1 (0.40%) AWS KMS
7 1 (0.40%) Azure AKS
7 1 (0.40%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (0.40%) Azure Stack
7 1 (0.40%) Azure Storage
7 1 (0.40%) GitHub
7 1 (0.40%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.88%) Firewall
2 12 (4.86%) VPN
3 11 (4.45%) Network Security
4 7 (2.83%) BGP
4 7 (2.83%) DMZ
4 7 (2.83%) LAN
4 7 (2.83%) MPLS
5 6 (2.43%) VoIP
6 5 (2.02%) IPsec
6 5 (2.02%) WAN
7 4 (1.62%) Cisco IOS
7 4 (1.62%) Ethernet
7 4 (1.62%) Junos
7 4 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.62%) Wireshark
8 3 (1.21%) Cisco Firepower
8 3 (1.21%) HTTP
8 3 (1.21%) SNMP
8 3 (1.21%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.81%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.24%) NoSQL
2 6 (2.43%) MongoDB
2 6 (2.43%) Power BI
3 4 (1.62%) MySQL
3 4 (1.62%) Qlik Sense
3 4 (1.62%) Tableau
4 3 (1.21%) Oracle Database
4 3 (1.21%) Oracle Discoverer
4 3 (1.21%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (1.21%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.81%) InfluxDB
5 2 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
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 (3.64%) Jenkins
2 5 (2.02%) Robot Framework
3 4 (1.62%) 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%) Gatling
6 1 (0.40%) JIRA
6 1 (0.40%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.40%) Subversion
General
1 63 (25.51%) Finance
2 43 (17.41%) Social Skills
3 35 (14.17%) Public Sector
4 28 (11.34%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (8.91%) Manufacturing
6 21 (8.50%) Electronics
7 20 (8.10%) Telecoms
8 15 (6.07%) Marketing
9 8 (3.24%) Military
9 8 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.43%) Legal
11 4 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.21%) Games
13 2 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.40%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.40%) Law
14 1 (0.40%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 46 (18.62%) Analyst
2 43 (17.41%) Senior
3 33 (13.36%) Business Analyst
4 23 (9.31%) Architect
5 21 (8.50%) Administrator
6 18 (7.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 18 (7.29%) Systems Administrator
7 15 (6.07%) Security Analyst
8 13 (5.26%) Consultant
9 12 (4.86%) Senior Manager
10 11 (4.45%) Data Scientist
10 11 (4.45%) Lead
11 10 (4.05%) Solutions Architect
12 9 (3.64%) Systems Engineer
13 8 (3.24%) Network Engineer
13 8 (3.24%) Senior Analyst
14 6 (2.43%) Finance Manager
14 6 (2.43%) Security Consultant
14 6 (2.43%) Senior Business Analyst
14 6 (2.43%) Senior Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.45%) OLE
2 6 (2.43%) Elastic Stack
3 5 (2.02%) Spring
3 5 (2.02%) Spring Boot
4 4 (1.62%) 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%) Node.js
7 1 (0.40%) Pandas
7 1 (0.40%) RESTful
7 1 (0.40%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.10%) Security Posture
1 20 (8.10%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (7.69%) e-Learning
3 17 (6.88%) Product Ownership
4 11 (4.45%) Cyber Security Posture
5 10 (4.05%) Cloud Native
6 9 (3.64%) PKI
7 8 (3.24%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 7 (2.83%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (2.83%) Blog
8 7 (2.83%) Cloud Security Posture
9 4 (1.62%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.62%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.62%) Microsoft Licensing
9 4 (1.62%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.21%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.21%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.21%) Onboarding
11 2 (0.81%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 41 (16.60%) Linux
2 23 (9.31%) Windows
3 13 (5.26%) Unix
4 7 (2.83%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.62%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.21%) CentOS
7 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.40%) Rocky
8 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (26.72%) Agile
2 35 (14.17%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (12.96%) Cybersecurity
4 25 (10.12%) Collaborative Culture
5 23 (9.31%) DevOps
6 22 (8.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 21 (8.50%) Risk Management
7 21 (8.50%) Technology Transformation
8 19 (7.69%) High Availability
8 19 (7.69%) Innovative Thinking
9 17 (6.88%) Business Intelligence
9 17 (6.88%) Coaching
9 17 (6.88%) Data Science
10 16 (6.48%) CI/CD
11 15 (6.07%) Digital Marketing
11 15 (6.07%) Programme Management
11 15 (6.07%) Software Engineering
12 13 (5.26%) AI
12 13 (5.26%) Information Security
12 13 (5.26%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.91%) Python
2 14 (5.67%) Java
2 14 (5.67%) SQL
3 12 (4.86%) Bash
4 9 (3.64%) PowerShell
5 6 (2.43%) C
5 6 (2.43%) C++
6 4 (1.62%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.21%) Go
7 3 (1.21%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.81%) Bicep
8 2 (0.81%) Groovy
8 2 (0.81%) VBA
9 1 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 247 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 134 (54.25%) SC Cleared
3 29 (11.74%) Degree
4 26 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (8.91%) CCNP
6 17 (6.88%) CISSP
7 16 (6.48%) CCNA
8 7 (2.83%) HNC
9 6 (2.43%) Azure Certification
9 6 (2.43%) CISM
9 6 (2.43%) RHCSA
10 4 (1.62%) A+ Certification
10 4 (1.62%) CCIE
10 4 (1.62%) JNCIS
11 3 (1.21%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (1.21%) NVQ Level 3
12 2 (0.81%) AAT
12 2 (0.81%) ACCA
12 2 (0.81%) CIMA
12 2 (0.81%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (11.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (6.48%) NIST
3 15 (6.07%) GDPR
4 11 (4.45%) JSP 440
5 10 (4.05%) GRC
6 9 (3.64%) NCSC
7 8 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 8 (3.24%) PCI DSS
7 8 (3.24%) QA
8 3 (1.21%) Accessibility
8 3 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.21%) ISO 14001
8 3 (1.21%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.21%) NEBOSH
9 2 (0.81%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.40%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 13 (5.26%) Docker
2 8 (3.24%) 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 15 (6.07%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.24%) Terraform
3 7 (2.83%) Ansible
4 4 (1.62%) Endace
4 4 (1.62%) SCCM
4 4 (1.62%) WSUS
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%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.81%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.40%) Kibana
7 1 (0.40%) Nagios
7 1 (0.40%) OpenView
7 1 (0.40%) Puppet
7 1 (0.40%) Rancher
7 1 (0.40%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.40%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 28 (11.34%) Cisco
2 16 (6.48%) Microsoft
3 15 (6.07%) SAP
4 10 (4.05%) Red Hat
5 8 (3.24%) Juniper
5 8 (3.24%) Oracle
5 8 (3.24%) Splunk
6 6 (2.43%) VMware
7 3 (1.21%) Atlassian
7 3 (1.21%) F5
7 3 (1.21%) Google
7 3 (1.21%) IFS
8 2 (0.81%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.81%) Tenable
9 1 (0.40%) ArcSight
9 1 (0.40%) ExtraHop
9 1 (0.40%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.40%) Riverbed
9 1 (0.40%) Siebel
9 1 (0.40%) YouTube