DV Cleared Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol citing DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 37 25
Rank change year-on-year -10 -12 +7
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 43 34 48
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 3.20% 4.20% 6.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.85% 9.77% 14.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 15 22
10th Percentile £434 £373 £365
25th Percentile £483 £473 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £570 £583
Median % change year-on-year -6.58% -2.15% -4.51%
75th Percentile £600 £688 £669
90th Percentile £664 £775 £771
South West median daily rate £575 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 2 10
10th Percentile £25.75 £35.90 -
25th Percentile £48.63 £43.25 £60.75
Median hourly rate £68.00 £56.00 £69.75
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -19.71% -3.79%
75th Percentile £86.75 £68.25 £74.00
90th Percentile £103.40 £75.30 £74.50
South West median hourly rate £78.00 £80.00 £65.50
% change year-on-year -2.50% +22.14% -9.66%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bristol.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications 486 348 324
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 36.13% 42.96% 41.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 179 152
10th Percentile £338 £204 £248
25th Percentile £450 £412 £424
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +7.50% -15.97%
75th Percentile £648 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 82 55
10th Percentile £23.66 £17.74 £29.15
25th Percentile £43.96 £25.07 £60.75
Median hourly rate £62.00 £33.50 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +85.07% -50.37% -3.57%
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.75 £74.00
90th Percentile £91.40 £77.13 £75.00
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £25.15 £65.50
% change year-on-year +138.57% -61.60% +5.18%

DV Cleared Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

DV Cleared job vacancy trend in Bristol

DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing DV Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing DV Cleared

DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in Bristol over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in Bristol

DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing DV Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing DV Cleared

DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in Bristol over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in Bristol

DV Cleared Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Security Cleared100.0%43
2SC Cleared46.5%20
3Cisco Certification4.7%2
3CISM4.7%2
3CISSP4.7%2
3CREST Certified4.7%2
3Degree4.7%2
3OSCE4.7%2
3OSCP4.7%2
3TOGAF Certification4.7%2
11(ISC)2 CCSP2.3%1
11CCNP2.3%1
11CCSK2.3%1
11CCSP2.3%1
11Chartered Engineer2.3%1
11ITIL Certification2.3%1