DV Cleared Contracts with Work from Home Options

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 125 321
Rank change year-on-year +61 +196 -75
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 472 505 342
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.09% 1.95% 0.77%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.11% 7.67% 3.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 318 342 229
10th Percentile £410 £451 £374
25th Percentile £500 £525 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £558
Median % change year-on-year - +7.62% +15.54%
75th Percentile £688 £694 £663
90th Percentile £788 £740 £753
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £569
% change year-on-year - +5.49% +13.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 25 6
10th Percentile £56.52 £47.50 £64.38
25th Percentile £68.00 £62.50 £69.06
Median hourly rate £87.46 £67.50 £73.25
Median % change year-on-year +29.57% -7.85% +24.68%
75th Percentile £87.53 £86.00 £76.44
90th Percentile - £87.65 £80.75
UK median hourly rate £67.81 £69.00 £69.05
% change year-on-year -1.72% -0.07% +38.10%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

DV Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,247 6,585 8,872
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.80% 25.47% 19.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,651 4,421 6,214
10th Percentile £331 £381 £369
25th Percentile £440 £454 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +8.08%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 292 226
10th Percentile £15.85 £20.00 £19.35
25th Percentile £24.25 £42.50 £35.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £65.00 £48.79
Median % change year-on-year -33.85% +33.22% +21.98%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £65.44
90th Percentile £84.71 £85.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.73%

DV Cleared
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing DV Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

DV Cleared trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing DV Cleared.

DV Cleared daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing DV Cleared over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

DV Cleared daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing DV Cleared.

DV Cleared hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing DV Cleared over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

DV Cleared hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 31 (6.57%) SharePoint
2 23 (4.87%) Confluence
3 21 (4.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 17 (3.60%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.21%) Apache
5 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 8 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (1.06%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.27%) Primavera
3 4 (0.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.42%) SAP EWM
5 2 (0.42%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.21%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 81 (17.16%) Azure
2 53 (11.23%) AWS
3 25 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (4.24%) Entra ID
5 18 (3.81%) Azure Stack
6 16 (3.39%) Azure Monitor
6 16 (3.39%) Azure Storage
7 11 (2.33%) Power Platform
8 7 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.85%) Lucidchart
10 3 (0.64%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.64%) SaaS
11 2 (0.42%) GCP
11 2 (0.42%) GitHub
11 2 (0.42%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
12 1 (0.21%) OpenShift
12 1 (0.21%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 81 (17.16%) Firewall
2 22 (4.66%) DNS
2 22 (4.66%) SSL
3 21 (4.45%) BGP
3 21 (4.45%) DHCP
4 19 (4.03%) TCP/IP
5 15 (3.18%) SAN
6 13 (2.75%) Network Security
7 11 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
8 8 (1.69%) 4G
9 7 (1.48%) 3G
10 6 (1.27%) WAN
11 5 (1.06%) Cisco ISE
12 4 (0.85%) Junos
12 4 (0.85%) OSPF
12 4 (0.85%) SDH
13 3 (0.64%) MPLS
14 2 (0.42%) EIGRP
14 2 (0.42%) IGRP
14 2 (0.42%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.24%) Elasticsearch
2 8 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
2 8 (1.69%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.42%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.42%) Power BI
4 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.21%) Big Data
5 1 (0.21%) Biml
5 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.21%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.21%) MySQL
5 1 (0.21%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.21%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 26 (5.51%) JIRA
2 8 (1.69%) TestRail
3 6 (1.27%) Git
4 5 (1.06%) GitLab
4 5 (1.06%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.85%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.85%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.42%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.42%) JIRA Agile
6 2 (0.42%) Maven
6 2 (0.42%) Selenium
7 1 (0.21%) Axure RP
7 1 (0.21%) Checkstyle
7 1 (0.21%) SonarQube
General
1 89 (18.86%) Social Skills
2 74 (15.68%) Public Sector
3 39 (8.26%) Finance
4 25 (5.30%) Telecoms
5 22 (4.66%) Manufacturing
6 19 (4.03%) Analytical Skills
7 17 (3.60%) Electronics
7 17 (3.60%) Marketing
8 14 (2.97%) Military
9 13 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (1.69%) Aerospace
11 4 (0.85%) Aeronautics
11 4 (0.85%) Aviation
11 4 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.64%) Local Government
13 2 (0.42%) Advertising
13 2 (0.42%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.42%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 101 (21.40%) Architect
2 34 (7.20%) Senior
3 32 (6.78%) Analyst
4 26 (5.51%) Developer
4 26 (5.51%) Security Architect
5 25 (5.30%) Consultant
6 22 (4.66%) Solutions Architect
7 20 (4.24%) Project Manager
8 18 (3.81%) Lead
9 17 (3.60%) Microsoft Engineer
10 16 (3.39%) Python Developer
10 16 (3.39%) SIEM Engineer
11 15 (3.18%) Active Directory Support
11 15 (3.18%) Azure Specialist
11 15 (3.18%) Network Engineer
12 14 (2.97%) Active Directory Specialist
12 14 (2.97%) Support Specialist
13 12 (2.54%) Test Analyst
14 11 (2.33%) Technical Architect
15 10 (2.12%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.24%) Web Services
2 16 (3.39%) ARM Templates
3 7 (1.48%) Spring Boot
4 6 (1.27%) React
5 5 (1.06%) Spring
6 4 (0.85%) Node.js
6 4 (0.85%) RESTful
7 3 (0.64%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.64%) PyTorch
7 3 (0.64%) REST
7 3 (0.64%) scikit-learn
7 3 (0.64%) TensorFlow
8 2 (0.42%) .NET
8 2 (0.42%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.42%) Lucene
8 2 (0.42%) Software Packaging
9 1 (0.21%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.21%) JSON
9 1 (0.21%) Vue
9 1 (0.21%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.75%) PKI
2 18 (3.81%) Private Cloud
3 17 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.60%) Virtual Team
4 12 (2.54%) Data Centre
4 12 (2.54%) Management Information System
5 9 (1.91%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (0.85%) CMDB
6 4 (0.85%) Smartphone
7 3 (0.64%) Algorithms
7 3 (0.64%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (0.64%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 3 (0.64%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.42%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.42%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.21%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.21%) CSOC
9 1 (0.21%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.21%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 69 (14.62%) Linux
2 60 (12.71%) Windows
3 23 (4.87%) Windows Server
4 17 (3.60%) Windows Server 2016
4 17 (3.60%) Windows Server 2019
5 16 (3.39%) Ubuntu
6 15 (3.18%) Debian
7 5 (1.06%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.06%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (20.97%) Agile
2 77 (16.31%) ITIL
3 50 (10.59%) DevOps
4 49 (10.38%) Service Management
5 44 (9.32%) Cybersecurity
6 38 (8.05%) Problem-Solving
7 31 (6.57%) ITSM
7 31 (6.57%) Project Management
8 29 (6.14%) Cryptography
9 27 (5.72%) CI/CD
9 27 (5.72%) SIEM
10 25 (5.30%) Project Delivery
11 23 (4.87%) Analytics
11 23 (4.87%) Security Architecture
12 22 (4.66%) Decision-Making
12 22 (4.66%) Programme Management
12 22 (4.66%) Software Engineering
13 20 (4.24%) Key Management
13 20 (4.24%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (4.03%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (7.84%) Python
2 29 (6.14%) C#
3 26 (5.51%) PowerShell
4 24 (5.08%) JavaScript
5 21 (4.45%) SQL
6 16 (3.39%) Bash
6 16 (3.39%) VB
6 16 (3.39%) VBScript
7 15 (3.18%) Bicep
7 15 (3.18%) Java
8 12 (2.54%) C
9 6 (1.27%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.21%) Ada
10 1 (0.21%) C++
10 1 (0.21%) Go
10 1 (0.21%) Perl
10 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 472 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 185 (39.19%) SC Cleared
3 52 (11.02%) Degree
4 16 (3.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 12 (2.54%) ISTQB
6 9 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.69%) CCNP
7 8 (1.69%) CISM
7 8 (1.69%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 7 (1.48%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.48%) PMP
9 6 (1.27%) CISSP
9 6 (1.27%) HND
10 5 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.85%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.85%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.85%) JNCIA
11 4 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 3 (0.64%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.60%) Government Security Classifications
2 16 (3.39%) NIST
3 14 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.33%) QA
5 8 (1.69%) NCSC
6 7 (1.48%) PMO
7 4 (0.85%) SLA
8 3 (0.64%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.64%) RMADS
9 2 (0.42%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.42%) GDPR
9 2 (0.42%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.21%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.21%) IEC 61508
10 1 (0.21%) IFRS
10 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 53 (11.23%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.24%) Docker
3 16 (3.39%) Virtual Desktop
3 16 (3.39%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (1.91%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.06%) vSphere
6 4 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
8 1 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.21%) UAG
Systems Management
1 33 (6.99%) Kubernetes
1 33 (6.99%) SCOM
2 21 (4.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 20 (4.24%) Microsoft Intune
4 17 (3.60%) WSUS
5 16 (3.39%) SCCM
6 13 (2.75%) Ansible
7 12 (2.54%) Terraform
8 4 (0.85%) Kibana
8 4 (0.85%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.64%) Nagios
10 2 (0.42%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.42%) Nessus
11 1 (0.21%) Argo
11 1 (0.21%) Grafana
11 1 (0.21%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.21%) Puppet
Vendors
1 108 (22.88%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.36%) VMware
3 22 (4.66%) Atlassian
3 22 (4.66%) SAP
4 21 (4.45%) Dell
5 15 (3.18%) Cisco
5 15 (3.18%) Red Hat
6 9 (1.91%) Juniper
7 8 (1.69%) CyberArk
7 8 (1.69%) Palo Alto
7 8 (1.69%) Sparx
7 8 (1.69%) Splunk
8 7 (1.48%) Oracle
9 5 (1.06%) Apple
10 4 (0.85%) BiZZdesign
10 4 (0.85%) Ciena
10 4 (0.85%) IBM
10 4 (0.85%) Nokia
11 3 (0.64%) Commvault
11 3 (0.64%) Siemens