In two years, the number of vacancies in the field of defense technologies at DOU has increased twentyfold, but fewer people are willing to respond. Most often, they are looking for specialists in the «hardware», and employers mostly call to work in the office, not remotely.
In two years, the number of vacancies in the field of defense technologies at DOU has increased twentyfold, but fewer people are willing to respond. Most often, they are looking for specialists in the «hardware», and employers mostly call to work in the office, not remotely.
According to DOU analytics, after the first ads appeared in 2023, demand grew steadily and reached a record in 2025. In February, the monthly number of vacancies jumped sharply, and by the end of the third quarter there were 1,606. At the same time, competition for a place is weakening: if in 2023 employers received an average of 15-18 responses per ad, then in 2025 — 8-9. In the third quarter of 2025, the indicator dropped to 8.2, although there was a surge in activity in July (over 4,300 responses in total).
Hardware specialists (hardware engineers, designers, electronics) are in first place. They are followed by embedded system developers, quality testing specialists, project managers, artificial intelligence and machine learning engineers. Among the «non-technical» areas, HR and sales stand out.
Project managers and testers consistently receive the most responses. This year, categories such as AI/ML, DevOps, design, and product management receive less attention. Among the «non-technical» specialties in the third quarter, office managers and sales are ahead, marketing and lawyers are growing slowly, and HR and assistants are declining.
Most offers are for those with 1-3 years of experience. There are few vacancies for beginners, but it is indicative: there are more ads for candidates with less than a year of experience than for those who have been working for more than five years. Kyiv dominates in terms of locations (over 1,300 positions). There are several dozen in other large cities. There are few remote offers (173): defense teams more often need people in workshops, laboratories, and testing centers.
The rapid growth is explained by the fact that defense teams are expanding the production of drones, communications, electronic warfare, sensors, control systems and analytics. A lot of «field» work is important here: assembly, testing, integration. Hence the high demand for hardware and embedded software and the advantage of the office/workshop over the remote format. DOU announced that it will publish such analytics quarterly, so in the near future it will be possible to track whether the market will have time to train more specialized specialists and whether the number of responses will increase against the background of increased hiring.
Previously, dev.ua wrote about how Ukraine is preparing BraveTech EU to invest in European miltech startups. Mykhailo Fedorov said that the launch of the platform is being slowed down by bureaucratic procedures in the EU, but Kyiv insists on a quick start.
