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

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 114 211
Rank change year-on-year -40 +97 -8
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 422 460 364
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.79% 2.84% 1.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.76% 8.25% 5.72%
Number of salaries quoted 218 137 195
10th Percentile £45,000 £50,250 £43,227
25th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,629 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% -12.74% +33.62%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £88,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% +16.38% +0.87%

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 4,815 5,577 6,359
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.41% 34.44% 26.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3,103 2,356 3,260
10th Percentile £33,750 £30,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £44,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.76% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -5.98%

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 September 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 15 (3.55%) Apache
2 7 (1.66%) Confluence
3 4 (0.95%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.95%) Camunda
4 2 (0.47%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 21 (4.98%) Simulink
2 4 (0.95%) Mathcad
2 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (2.37%) Primavera
2 5 (1.18%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 59 (13.98%) Azure
2 56 (13.27%) AWS
3 13 (3.08%) GCP
4 9 (2.13%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.42%) SaaS
6 4 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (0.71%) OpenShift
8 2 (0.47%) WhatsApp
9 1 (0.24%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (0.24%) BrowserStack
9 1 (0.24%) GitHub
9 1 (0.24%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.24%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.27%) Firewall
2 17 (4.03%) Network Security
3 12 (2.84%) WAN
4 9 (2.13%) DNS
4 9 (2.13%) Ethernet
5 8 (1.90%) BGP
5 8 (1.90%) DHCP
5 8 (1.90%) LAN
6 7 (1.66%) VPN
7 6 (1.42%) OSPF
8 5 (1.18%) DMZ
9 4 (0.95%) MPLS
9 4 (0.95%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.95%) VLAN
10 3 (0.71%) 3GPP
10 3 (0.71%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.71%) Software-Defined Networking
10 3 (0.71%) TETRA
11 2 (0.47%) Bluetooth
11 2 (0.47%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.03%) NoSQL
2 10 (2.37%) MongoDB
3 7 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.95%) Big Data
4 4 (0.95%) Hadoop
4 4 (0.95%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.71%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.47%) MariaDB
6 2 (0.47%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.24%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.24%) MySQL
7 1 (0.24%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 19 (4.50%) Rational DOORS
2 14 (3.32%) JIRA
3 11 (2.61%) Git
4 7 (1.66%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.42%) LabVIEW
6 3 (0.71%) CMake
6 3 (0.71%) GitLab
7 2 (0.47%) JMeter
7 2 (0.47%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.47%) Selenium
7 2 (0.47%) TestRail
8 1 (0.24%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.24%) Postman
8 1 (0.24%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.24%) Snyk
8 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
General
1 134 (31.75%) Finance
2 120 (28.44%) Aerospace
2 120 (28.44%) Social Skills
3 111 (26.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 91 (21.56%) Public Sector
5 35 (8.29%) Analytical Skills
6 33 (7.82%) Military
7 32 (7.58%) Electronics
8 24 (5.69%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (2.84%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.42%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.18%) French Language
12 5 (1.18%) Law
13 4 (0.95%) Aviation
13 4 (0.95%) Avionics
13 4 (0.95%) Police
14 3 (0.71%) Legal
15 2 (0.47%) Automotive
15 2 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 57 (13.51%) Lead
2 53 (12.56%) Software Engineer
3 52 (12.32%) Consultant
4 45 (10.66%) Senior
5 32 (7.58%) Principal Engineer
6 27 (6.40%) Systems Engineer
7 24 (5.69%) Architect
7 24 (5.69%) Data Engineer
7 24 (5.69%) Project Manager
7 24 (5.69%) Security Consultant
8 18 (4.27%) Designer
9 14 (3.32%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 14 (3.32%) Auditor
10 12 (2.84%) Java Engineer
10 12 (2.84%) Principal Software Engineer
11 11 (2.61%) Analyst
11 11 (2.61%) Principal Consultant
11 11 (2.61%) Senior Consultant
11 11 (2.61%) ServiceNow Consultant
11 11 (2.61%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.03%) REST
2 12 (2.84%) Apache NiFi
2 12 (2.84%) Kafka
2 12 (2.84%) Terraform
3 11 (2.61%) SOAP
4 7 (1.66%) ModSecurity
5 5 (1.18%) Elastic Stack
5 5 (1.18%) JSON
6 4 (0.95%) RabbitMQ
6 4 (0.95%) Spring
7 3 (0.71%) Godot
7 3 (0.71%) OAuth
7 3 (0.71%) OpenID
7 3 (0.71%) pgvector
7 3 (0.71%) PostGIS
7 3 (0.71%) PyTorch
7 3 (0.71%) TensorFlow
7 3 (0.71%) Unreal Engine
8 1 (0.24%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.24%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.45%) FPGA
2 22 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (3.55%) CMDB
4 14 (3.32%) Blog
5 13 (3.08%) Cloud Native
6 12 (2.84%) Embedded Systems
6 12 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (2.61%) Security Posture
8 10 (2.37%) Algorithms
8 10 (2.37%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.37%) PKI
8 10 (2.37%) VHDL
9 9 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.90%) Verilog
11 7 (1.66%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.42%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (1.42%) Robotics
13 5 (1.18%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 5 (1.18%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 39 (9.24%) Linux
2 29 (6.87%) Windows
3 12 (2.84%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.90%) Unix
5 4 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.71%) CentOS
6 3 (0.71%) VxWorks
7 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (21.80%) Cybersecurity
2 89 (21.09%) Agile
3 77 (18.25%) Software Engineering
4 70 (16.59%) Problem-Solving
5 65 (15.40%) AI
6 62 (14.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 52 (12.32%) Technical Leadership
8 50 (11.85%) Systems Engineering
9 47 (11.14%) Stakeholder Management
10 45 (10.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 44 (10.43%) DevOps
12 41 (9.72%) Mentoring
13 37 (8.77%) CI/CD
14 34 (8.06%) Decision-Making
14 34 (8.06%) Machine Learning
15 33 (7.82%) Presales
16 31 (7.35%) ITIL
16 31 (7.35%) SDLC
16 31 (7.35%) Validation
17 30 (7.11%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 39 (9.24%) Python
2 32 (7.58%) Java
3 26 (6.16%) C++
4 23 (5.45%) SQL
5 22 (5.21%) C
5 22 (5.21%) MATLAB
6 10 (2.37%) C#
7 9 (2.13%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.13%) SystemVerilog
8 8 (1.90%) Ada
8 8 (1.90%) Groovy
9 6 (1.42%) Bash
10 5 (1.18%) JavaScript
10 5 (1.18%) Rust
11 4 (0.95%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.71%) Ada 95
12 3 (0.71%) Pascal
13 2 (0.47%) Bicep
13 2 (0.47%) Go
14 1 (0.24%) Korn
Qualifications
1 422 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 291 (68.96%) SC Cleared
3 124 (29.38%) BPSS Clearance
4 103 (24.41%) Degree
5 20 (4.74%) CISSP
6 17 (4.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (3.79%) AWS Certification
8 15 (3.55%) Chartered Engineer
9 14 (3.32%) CISM
9 14 (3.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 13 (3.08%) PhD
11 12 (2.84%) CRISC
12 10 (2.37%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (2.13%) Master's Degree
14 8 (1.90%) CREST Certified
15 5 (1.18%) CCNP
15 5 (1.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
16 4 (0.95%) CCNA
16 4 (0.95%) HNC
16 4 (0.95%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (26.78%) Accessibility
2 45 (10.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (5.92%) NIST
4 22 (5.21%) NCSC
5 21 (4.98%) QA
6 17 (4.03%) JSP 440
7 16 (3.79%) GRC
8 15 (3.55%) PCI DSS
9 14 (3.32%) Actionable Recommendations
10 12 (2.84%) GDPR
11 6 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (1.18%) Data Quality
12 5 (1.18%) Def Stans
12 5 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 5 (1.18%) NEBOSH
13 3 (0.71%) Government Security Classifications
13 3 (0.71%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 3 (0.71%) MIL-STD-1553
13 3 (0.71%) SLA
14 2 (0.47%) NIST 800
System Software
1 32 (7.58%) Firmware
2 26 (6.16%) Active Directory
3 15 (3.55%) Docker
4 14 (3.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.90%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.66%) VMware NSX
7 5 (1.18%) vSphere
8 4 (0.95%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.47%) 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 (3.79%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.37%) Ansible
3 7 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.95%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.71%) FortiGate
5 3 (0.71%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.71%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.47%) CASB
6 2 (0.47%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.47%) Grafana
6 2 (0.47%) Kibana
6 2 (0.47%) Nagios
6 2 (0.47%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 18 (4.27%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.03%) VMware
3 15 (3.55%) ServiceNow
4 11 (2.61%) Siemens
5 9 (2.13%) Cisco
5 9 (2.13%) Splunk
6 8 (1.90%) SAP
6 8 (1.90%) Xilinx
7 7 (1.66%) Oracle
8 6 (1.42%) Atlassian
9 5 (1.18%) Juniper
10 4 (0.95%) IBM
10 4 (0.95%) Intel
10 4 (0.95%) Microsemi
11 3 (0.71%) Forcepoint
11 3 (0.71%) Google
11 3 (0.71%) Motorola
11 3 (0.71%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.71%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.71%) SonicWALL