DV Cleared Contracts in Berkshire

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 4 26
Rank change year-on-year -14 +22 +56
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 106 318 131
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 9.27% 16.49% 7.46%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.88% 37.50% 23.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 180 76
10th Percentile £555 £205 £500
25th Percentile £583 £421 £549
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £575 £613
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -6.12% +8.78%
75th Percentile £700 £608 £700
90th Percentile £717 £686 £721
South East median daily rate £585 £605 £570
% change year-on-year -3.31% +6.14% +3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 62 17
10th Percentile £55.57 £51.28 £54.56
25th Percentile £60.75 £56.54 £55.94
Median hourly rate £63.75 £66.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.42% +1.54% -
75th Percentile £85.63 £85.65 £74.79
90th Percentile £89.23 £87.46 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £63.75 £70.39 £64.84
% change year-on-year -9.44% +8.56% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 426 848 550
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 37.27% 43.98% 31.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 415 307
10th Percentile £313 £213 £328
25th Percentile £450 £419 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.82%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £631
90th Percentile £700 £688 £721
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 80 38
10th Percentile £32.05 £41.48 £21.95
25th Percentile £59.00 £52.90 £54.56
Median hourly rate £70.00 £61.60 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -5.23% +208.79%
75th Percentile £80.00 £75.68 £75.56
90th Percentile £88.87 £87.46 £80.25
South East median hourly rate £56.75 £57.35 £58.55
% change year-on-year -1.05% -2.04% +33.21%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing DV Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for DV Cleared in Berkshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for DV Cleared in Berkshire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in Berkshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for DV Cleared in Berkshire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in Berkshire

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Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Reading -13 53 £650 +13.04% 27
Maidenhead +8 9 - -
Bracknell +22 8 £600 +20.00% 6
Slough -6 1 - - 5
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South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 2 (1.89%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (7.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.77%) SAP ERP
3 3 (2.83%) SAP GRC
3 3 (2.83%) SAP MDG
4 2 (1.89%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.94%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.94%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.72%) Azure
2 3 (2.83%) AWS
3 2 (1.89%) GCP
3 2 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (1.89%) SaaS
4 1 (0.94%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (0.94%) Azure Stack
4 1 (0.94%) Azure Storage
4 1 (0.94%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.94%) IaaS
4 1 (0.94%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (9.43%) Firewall
2 5 (4.72%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.83%) VSAN
4 2 (1.89%) Network Security
5 1 (0.94%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.94%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.94%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.94%) DHCP
5 1 (0.94%) DNS
5 1 (0.94%) IPFIX
5 1 (0.94%) Junos
5 1 (0.94%) LAN
5 1 (0.94%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.94%) SSL
5 1 (0.94%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.72%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.83%) BusinessObjects
2 3 (2.83%) SAP BW
3 2 (1.89%) Oracle Database
3 2 (1.89%) Oracle Database 12c
3 2 (1.89%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.94%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 3 (2.83%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.94%) Git
2 1 (0.94%) Jenkins
General
1 36 (33.96%) Public Sector
2 28 (26.42%) Finance
2 28 (26.42%) Telecoms
3 26 (24.53%) Manufacturing
4 23 (21.70%) Electronics
4 23 (21.70%) Marketing
5 20 (18.87%) Social Skills
6 6 (5.66%) Military
7 3 (2.83%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.94%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.94%) Automotive
9 1 (0.94%) Banking
9 1 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (36.79%) Architect
2 26 (24.53%) Senior
3 21 (19.81%) Active Directory Architect
4 11 (10.38%) Information Security Specialist
4 11 (10.38%) Information Specialist
4 11 (10.38%) Security Specialist
5 10 (9.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 10 (9.43%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 10 (9.43%) Senior Information Security Specialist
5 10 (9.43%) Senior Security Specialist
6 7 (6.60%) Consultant
7 6 (5.66%) Lead
8 5 (4.72%) Administrator
8 5 (4.72%) Network Engineer
8 5 (4.72%) SAP Architect
8 5 (4.72%) Security Architect
8 5 (4.72%) Security Consultant
9 4 (3.77%) SAP Consultant
9 4 (3.77%) Security Advisor
9 4 (3.77%) VMware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.72%) Elastic Stack
1 5 (4.72%) JBoss Seam
2 4 (3.77%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.94%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.94%) Middleware
3 1 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.94%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 15 (14.15%) Management Information System
2 10 (9.43%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.83%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.94%) CESG
4 1 (0.94%) CMDB
4 1 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (0.94%) Life Science
4 1 (0.94%) Operational Technology
4 1 (0.94%) PKI
4 1 (0.94%) Replication
4 1 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 32 (30.19%) Windows
2 10 (9.43%) Windows Server
3 9 (8.49%) Windows 10
4 3 (2.83%) Linux
5 2 (1.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.89%) VMS
6 1 (0.94%) Android
6 1 (0.94%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.94%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (23.58%) Agile
1 25 (23.58%) Identity Access Management
2 24 (22.64%) Programme Management
3 23 (21.70%) Business Intelligence
3 23 (21.70%) Digital Marketing
4 21 (19.81%) Test Automation
5 17 (16.04%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 16 (15.09%) Risk Management
7 15 (14.15%) Security Architecture
8 13 (12.26%) Cybersecurity
8 13 (12.26%) Decision-Making
9 12 (11.32%) Information Security
10 11 (10.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 11 (10.38%) Risk Assessment
10 11 (10.38%) Stakeholder Management
11 8 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (6.60%) DevOps
12 7 (6.60%) Performance Tuning
13 6 (5.66%) Information Assurance
14 5 (4.72%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 32 (30.19%) PowerShell
2 6 (5.66%) ABAP
3 4 (3.77%) SQL
4 2 (1.89%) VB
5 1 (0.94%) Bicep
5 1 (0.94%) C#
5 1 (0.94%) Python
5 1 (0.94%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 106 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 11 (10.38%) CISM
2 11 (10.38%) SC Cleared
3 4 (3.77%) CISSP
3 4 (3.77%) Degree
4 2 (1.89%) SAP Certification
5 1 (0.94%) CEH
5 1 (0.94%) CISA
5 1 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.94%) HNC
5 1 (0.94%) HND
5 1 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (0.94%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.94%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.94%) PMP
5 1 (0.94%) VCAP
5 1 (0.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (10.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (8.49%) NCSC
3 3 (2.83%) GRC
3 3 (2.83%) NIST
3 3 (2.83%) SLA
4 1 (0.94%) COBIT
4 1 (0.94%) GDPR
4 1 (0.94%) JSP 440
System Software
1 32 (30.19%) Active Directory
2 14 (13.21%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (3.77%) vSphere
4 3 (2.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.83%) VMware NSX
5 2 (1.89%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (2.83%) vCenter Server
2 2 (1.89%) Ansible
2 2 (1.89%) Data Guard
2 2 (1.89%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (0.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.94%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.94%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.94%) PowerCLI
3 1 (0.94%) QRadar
3 1 (0.94%) SCCM
3 1 (0.94%) SCOM
3 1 (0.94%) vRealize
3 1 (0.94%) WSUS
Vendors
1 36 (33.96%) SAP
2 14 (13.21%) VMware
3 10 (9.43%) Dell
4 9 (8.49%) Wyse
5 8 (7.55%) Oracle
6 6 (5.66%) Juniper
7 5 (4.72%) Darktrace
8 4 (3.77%) Cisco
9 2 (1.89%) Microsoft
9 2 (1.89%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.89%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.94%) Apple
10 1 (0.94%) Citrix
10 1 (0.94%) DocuSign
10 1 (0.94%) F5
10 1 (0.94%) HP
10 1 (0.94%) IBM
10 1 (0.94%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.94%) Splunk
10 1 (0.94%) Veeam