DefTech

DefTech ships physical systems where software, electronics, and field constraints meet.

AI-assisted summary of published DOU and Djinni analytics

Salary from $1,639 Posted estimate · last 3 months
Salary to $3,472 Posted estimate · last 3 months
Jobs 117 Last 3 months
Applications per job 2.68 JobNote category match
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Published signal

DefTech market
$2,500 DefTech median
$2,000 DefTech-role median
1,285 DefTech jobs · June
8 responses per DefTech job

Hiring Screen for tested hardware, field failures, interfaces, and manufacturing or deployment constraints.

Candidate Show what worked outside the lab and how you diagnosed failure.

Data The role median combines UAV, mechanical-design, radio, and other DefTech-specific jobs. DefTech-wide DOU signal; role and military-speciality demand varies.

Independent salary benchmark

DOU salary survey

Source data
June 2026 · 49 respondents
Exact match
Lower quartile$1300
Median$2000
Upper quartile$3000

Salary range history

Lower quartile Median Upper quartile

Respondents who selected the DefTech survey category · monthly net base salary in USD; bonuses excluded; all locations in the published CSV.

Derived from the shortened public salary-survey data published by DOU. Jobnote and DOU vacancy salaries are separate datasets.

Most wanted skills

Counts of active jobs now and salaries.

Python 15 $2955–$4687 Soldering 10 $1324–$2771 Technical Writing 10 $1771–$3043 C/C++ 9 $2439–$4771 Ardupilot 8 $1439–$3592 Embedded 8 $2160–$4465 Drone Assembly 7 $1188–$3035 Linux 7 $1976–$3852 Troubleshooting 7 $1255–$2429

Where to hire

Sources

  1. DefTech salaries — summer 2026 Published signal ·
  2. Ukraine tech job market — first half of 2026 Published signal ·