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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 121 205
Rank change year-on-year -37 +84 +11
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 414 458 385
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.81% 2.76% 1.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.74% 8.03% 5.91%
Number of salaries quoted 220 136 210
10th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £43,227
25th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £51,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,564 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +3.61% +1.98% +10.42%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,313 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,125 £93,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +15.38% +13.04% -0.86%

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 4,735 5,705 6,510
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.73% 34.40% 26.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3,078 2,442 3,746
10th Percentile £33,455 £29,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £46,500 £41,074 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £78,938 £75,000 £72,500
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 16 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 (3.38%) Apache
2 6 (1.45%) Confluence
3 5 (1.21%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.97%) Camunda
5 3 (0.72%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.48%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.24%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 21 (5.07%) Simulink
2 4 (0.97%) Mathcad
2 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (2.42%) Primavera
2 5 (1.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 59 (14.25%) Azure
2 55 (13.29%) AWS
3 14 (3.38%) GCP
4 7 (1.69%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.45%) SaaS
6 4 (0.97%) 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
8 1 (0.24%) Pulumi
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.11%) Firewall
1 17 (4.11%) Network Security
2 14 (3.38%) WAN
3 9 (2.17%) BGP
3 9 (2.17%) Ethernet
3 9 (2.17%) LAN
4 8 (1.93%) DNS
4 8 (1.93%) VPN
5 7 (1.69%) DHCP
6 6 (1.45%) OSPF
7 5 (1.21%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (1.21%) MPLS
8 4 (0.97%) DMZ
8 4 (0.97%) VLAN
9 3 (0.72%) 3GPP
9 3 (0.72%) Software-Defined Networking
9 3 (0.72%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.72%) TETRA
10 2 (0.48%) Bluetooth
10 2 (0.48%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.86%) NoSQL
2 11 (2.66%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.21%) Big Data
5 4 (0.97%) Hadoop
5 4 (0.97%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.48%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.48%) MariaDB
6 2 (0.48%) MySQL
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.24%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.24%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 19 (4.59%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (3.14%) JIRA
3 11 (2.66%) Git
4 6 (1.45%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.45%) 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
1 134 (32.37%) Finance
2 119 (28.74%) Social Skills
3 113 (27.29%) Aerospace
4 111 (26.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 89 (21.50%) Public Sector
6 30 (7.25%) Electronics
6 30 (7.25%) Military
7 29 (7.00%) Analytical Skills
8 21 (5.07%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (2.90%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (1.45%) Legal
10 6 (1.45%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.21%) French Language
12 4 (0.97%) Aviation
12 4 (0.97%) Avionics
12 4 (0.97%) Law
12 4 (0.97%) Police
13 3 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.48%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 57 (13.77%) Lead
2 53 (12.80%) Software Engineer
3 48 (11.59%) Consultant
3 48 (11.59%) Senior
4 31 (7.49%) Principal Engineer
5 27 (6.52%) Systems Engineer
6 26 (6.28%) Architect
6 26 (6.28%) Project Manager
7 24 (5.80%) Data Engineer
8 22 (5.31%) Security Consultant
9 14 (3.38%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 12 (2.90%) Designer
10 12 (2.90%) Java Engineer
10 12 (2.90%) Principal Software Engineer
11 11 (2.66%) Analyst
11 11 (2.66%) Auditor
11 11 (2.66%) Senior Consultant
11 11 (2.66%) ServiceNow Consultant
11 11 (2.66%) Technical Consultant
11 11 (2.66%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.11%) REST
2 13 (3.14%) Apache NiFi
2 13 (3.14%) Kafka
3 11 (2.66%) SOAP
4 5 (1.21%) JSON
4 5 (1.21%) ModSecurity
5 4 (0.97%) Elastic Stack
5 4 (0.97%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (0.97%) Spring
6 3 (0.72%) Godot
6 3 (0.72%) OAuth
6 3 (0.72%) OpenID
6 3 (0.72%) pgvector
6 3 (0.72%) PostGIS
6 3 (0.72%) PyTorch
6 3 (0.72%) TensorFlow
6 3 (0.72%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.24%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle GoldenGate
7 1 (0.24%) React
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.56%) FPGA
2 21 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (3.62%) Blog
3 15 (3.62%) CMDB
4 13 (3.14%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.90%) Embedded Systems
5 12 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (2.90%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.90%) Security Posture
6 10 (2.42%) Algorithms
6 10 (2.42%) VHDL
7 9 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.17%) PKI
8 8 (1.93%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.93%) Verilog
9 7 (1.69%) AI Agents
10 6 (1.45%) Robotics
11 5 (1.21%) Raspberry Pi
12 4 (0.97%) Cloud Security Posture
12 4 (0.97%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 39 (9.42%) Linux
2 27 (6.52%) Windows
3 12 (2.90%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.93%) Unix
5 4 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.72%) VxWorks
7 2 (0.48%) CentOS
7 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (20.77%) Agile
2 83 (20.05%) Cybersecurity
3 75 (18.12%) Software Engineering
4 66 (15.94%) Problem-Solving
5 63 (15.22%) AI
6 55 (13.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 50 (12.08%) Technical Leadership
8 47 (11.35%) Systems Engineering
9 46 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 45 (10.87%) DevOps
11 41 (9.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 38 (9.18%) Mentoring
13 37 (8.94%) CI/CD
14 35 (8.45%) Machine Learning
15 31 (7.49%) ITIL
15 31 (7.49%) Validation
16 30 (7.25%) Collaborative Culture
16 30 (7.25%) Decision-Making
17 29 (7.00%) Data Science
17 29 (7.00%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 39 (9.42%) Python
2 32 (7.73%) Java
3 26 (6.28%) C++
4 22 (5.31%) C
4 22 (5.31%) MATLAB
5 20 (4.83%) SQL
6 10 (2.42%) C#
7 9 (2.17%) SystemVerilog
8 8 (1.93%) Ada
8 8 (1.93%) Groovy
8 8 (1.93%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.21%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.21%) Rust
10 4 (0.97%) Bash
10 4 (0.97%) 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
1 414 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 281 (67.87%) SC Cleared
3 122 (29.47%) BPSS Clearance
4 101 (24.40%) Degree
5 18 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (4.11%) CISSP
7 14 (3.38%) AWS Certification
8 13 (3.14%) PhD
9 12 (2.90%) Chartered Engineer
9 12 (2.90%) CISM
9 12 (2.90%) CRISC
10 11 (2.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (2.17%) Master's Degree
13 8 (1.93%) CREST Certified
14 5 (1.21%) CCNP
14 5 (1.21%) GSEC
14 5 (1.21%) HNC
14 5 (1.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 4 (0.97%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (26.81%) Accessibility
2 39 (9.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (5.07%) NIST
4 19 (4.59%) QA
5 17 (4.11%) NCSC
6 16 (3.86%) JSP 440
7 14 (3.38%) GRC
7 14 (3.38%) PCI DSS
8 12 (2.90%) GDPR
9 11 (2.66%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (1.21%) Data Quality
10 5 (1.21%) Government Security Classifications
10 5 (1.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 5 (1.21%) NEBOSH
11 4 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.72%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.72%) MIL-STD-1553
12 3 (0.72%) SLA
13 2 (0.48%) MISRA C
System Software
1 34 (8.21%) Firmware
2 25 (6.04%) Active Directory
3 14 (3.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (3.14%) Docker
5 8 (1.93%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.69%) VMware NSX
7 5 (1.21%) vSphere
8 3 (0.72%) 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 15 (3.62%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.90%) Terraform
3 9 (2.17%) Ansible
4 5 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.97%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.72%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.72%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.72%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.48%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.48%) Kibana
7 2 (0.48%) Nagios
7 2 (0.48%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.48%) Puppet
8 1 (0.24%) Endace
8 1 (0.24%) Grafana
Vendors
1 17 (4.11%) Microsoft
1 17 (4.11%) VMware
2 15 (3.62%) ServiceNow
3 12 (2.90%) Cisco
4 11 (2.66%) Siemens
5 8 (1.93%) SAP
5 8 (1.93%) Splunk
5 8 (1.93%) Xilinx
6 7 (1.69%) Oracle
7 6 (1.45%) Atlassian
7 6 (1.45%) Juniper
8 5 (1.21%) Google
9 4 (0.97%) IBM
9 4 (0.97%) Intel
9 4 (0.97%) Microsemi
9 4 (0.97%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.72%) Forcepoint
10 3 (0.72%) Motorola
10 3 (0.72%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.72%) SonicWALL