DV Cleared Contract Job Trends in Argyll and Bute

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
Scotland > Argyll and Bute

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Argyll and Bute with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Argyll and Bute 100.00% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £638 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £713 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £652 £515 £650
% change year-on-year +26.50% -20.77% +23.81%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Argyll and Bute

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 contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Argyll and Bute.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1 3 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute 100.00% 27.27% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £330 -
25th Percentile £638 £338 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £375 £200
Median % change year-on-year +80.00% +87.50% -
75th Percentile £713 £413 -
90th Percentile - £420 -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £32.14
Scotland median hourly rate £50.00 £22.94 £40.94
% change year-on-year +117.98% -43.97% +116.84%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Argyll and Bute

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DV Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute.

DV Cleared job vacancy trend in Argyll and Bute

DV Cleared
Contract Job Locations in Argyll and Bute

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the Argyll and Bute region over the 6 months to 20 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Helensburgh - 1 £675 - 1
DV Cleared
Scotland

DV Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Argyll and Bute 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared