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In June 2026, the median salary for Ukrainian defence tech employees was $2,500. The highest remuneration is received by DevOps specialists, hardware engineers and product managers. This is according to DOU<\/a>, based on a survey of 542 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to last year, the median salary fell by $500 \u2013 in June 2025 it stood at $3,000. As a result, remuneration in defence tech is currently $200 lower overall than in civilian IT: $2,500 versus $2,700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the same time, some positions earn more: DevOps & SRE, DS\/AI\/ML\/Data Engineering, Product Management, QA. The lowest salaries in defence tech are in the HR & Recruiting specialisation \u2013 there the median salary stands at $1,590.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The median salary for purely defence tech positions (UAV engineer, design engineer, radio engineer, etc.) stands at $2,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employees with Lead+, Senior titles and managers earn more in IT. At the same time, Middle, Junior and Intern titles receive higher salaries in defence tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Among the surveyed defence tech employees, the majority are men \u2013 75%, and the median age is 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, almost half of the respondents have a hybrid work format \u2013 47%. Another 33% work in the office, and 20% \u2013 remotely. The most frequently mentioned place of residence in the responses is Kyiv and the region, in second place is the Lviv region, followed by Dnipro and other cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deftech labour market in Ukraine<\/strong>: who are companies looking for and how much do specialists earn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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