DV Cleared Contracts in England

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 24 62
Rank change year-on-year -46 +38 +123
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 829 2,333 1,826
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.40% 6.27% 3.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 10.87% 20.07% 13.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 579 1,673 1,414
10th Percentile £435 £413 £415
25th Percentile £513 £513 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.67% - +6.19%
75th Percentile £669 £688 £694
90th Percentile £713 £788 £740
UK median daily rate £588 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -2.08% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 107 66
10th Percentile £45.50 £50.35 £55.94
25th Percentile £60.75 £56.99 £62.75
Median hourly rate £78.70 £68.67 £73.90
Median % change year-on-year +14.61% -7.08% +6.29%
75th Percentile £82.10 £85.00 £79.19
90th Percentile £88.32 £87.53 £87.63
UK median hourly rate £78.70 £67.66 £69.00
% change year-on-year +16.33% -1.95% -0.07%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,629 11,624 13,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 31.25% 27.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,849 7,135 9,365
10th Percentile £290 £306 £330
25th Percentile £415 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 985 748
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.00 £15.15
25th Percentile £22.39 £18.13 £20.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%
75th Percentile £67.75 £62.50 £68.25
90th Percentile £81.74 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for DV Cleared in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for DV Cleared in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for DV Cleared in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 1 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
South East -11 293 £586 -3.10% 174
South West -3 255 £600 +5.73% 166
London -92 191 £600 -7.69% 119
Midlands -29 32 £700 +21.74% 26
East of England -1 31 £550 -10.93% 30
West Midlands -10 29 £700 +27.27% 19
North of England -19 20 £205 -64.78% 18
North West +13 16 £205 -62.73% 13
North East -7 3 £550 -4.35%
East Midlands -21 3 £550 -4.35% 5
Yorkshire -19 1 £625 -3.85% 5
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UK

DV Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 41 (4.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (3.38%) SharePoint
3 26 (3.14%) Apache
4 14 (1.69%) SAS
5 12 (1.45%) Confluence
5 12 (1.45%) Skype for Business
6 9 (1.09%) IIS
7 6 (0.72%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.60%) Exchange Server 2013
9 4 (0.48%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 3 (0.36%) CMS
10 3 (0.36%) nginx
11 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2003
11 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
11 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.24%) Office Communications Server
11 2 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
12 1 (0.12%) SharePoint 2013
12 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 27 (3.26%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.48%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.36%) SAP GRC
3 3 (0.36%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.24%) Primavera
4 2 (0.24%) Relativity
4 2 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.24%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.12%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 148 (17.85%) AWS
2 119 (14.35%) Azure
3 39 (4.70%) OpenShift
4 33 (3.98%) GCP
5 30 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (3.02%) PaaS
7 23 (2.77%) SaaS
8 22 (2.65%) Entra ID
9 15 (1.81%) IaaS
10 11 (1.33%) Power Platform
11 9 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (0.97%) Amazon S3
12 8 (0.97%) GitHub
12 8 (0.97%) OneDrive
12 8 (0.97%) Serverless
13 7 (0.84%) Cohesity
14 5 (0.60%) Amazon EC2
14 5 (0.60%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (0.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 5 (0.60%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 64 (7.72%) Firewall
2 58 (7.00%) DNS
3 43 (5.19%) Network Security
4 37 (4.46%) DHCP
5 31 (3.74%) VPN
6 26 (3.14%) HTTP
7 24 (2.90%) SSL
7 24 (2.90%) TCP/IP
8 22 (2.65%) SMTP
9 21 (2.53%) BGP
10 18 (2.17%) VSAN
11 16 (1.93%) VoIP
11 16 (1.93%) WAN
12 15 (1.81%) OSPF
13 14 (1.69%) LAN
13 14 (1.69%) Skype
14 12 (1.45%) PBX
15 11 (1.33%) SAN
15 11 (1.33%) Unified Communications
16 10 (1.21%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (3.26%) Elasticsearch
2 26 (3.14%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.53%) Big Data
4 17 (2.05%) Oracle Database
5 16 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (1.57%) Hadoop
7 11 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
8 9 (1.09%) NoSQL
9 7 (0.84%) RDBMS
9 7 (0.84%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.60%) Flink
10 5 (0.60%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.36%) Oracle Database 12c
11 3 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.36%) Power BI
11 3 (0.36%) SAP BW
12 2 (0.24%) EDRMS
12 2 (0.24%) IDOL
Development Applications
1 32 (3.86%) Jenkins
2 22 (2.65%) Git
3 20 (2.41%) JIRA
4 14 (1.69%) GitLab
5 11 (1.33%) TestRail
6 7 (0.84%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.72%) Cypress.io
7 6 (0.72%) SonarQube
8 5 (0.60%) MSI
9 4 (0.48%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.48%) SoapUI
10 3 (0.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 2 (0.24%) HP UFT
11 2 (0.24%) JMeter
11 2 (0.24%) LoadRunner
12 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
General
1 176 (21.23%) Social Skills
2 172 (20.75%) Public Sector
3 67 (8.08%) Finance
4 60 (7.24%) Analytical Skills
5 59 (7.12%) Telecoms
6 44 (5.31%) Manufacturing
7 40 (4.83%) Electronics
7 40 (4.83%) Marketing
8 29 (3.50%) Military
9 19 (2.29%) Legal
10 10 (1.21%) Police
11 9 (1.09%) Billing
11 9 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (0.72%) Law
14 5 (0.60%) Banking
14 5 (0.60%) Fire and Rescue
14 5 (0.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 149 (17.97%) Architect
2 80 (9.65%) Senior
3 62 (7.48%) Analyst
4 53 (6.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 45 (5.43%) Consultant
6 41 (4.95%) Developer
7 38 (4.58%) Lead
8 35 (4.22%) Support Engineer
9 34 (4.10%) Network Engineer
10 33 (3.98%) Data Engineer
11 30 (3.62%) DevOps Engineer
12 28 (3.38%) Administrator
13 27 (3.26%) Active Directory Architect
14 25 (3.02%) Infrastructure Architect
14 25 (3.02%) Software Developer
15 23 (2.77%) Security Architect
16 21 (2.53%) Business Analyst
17 20 (2.41%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
18 17 (2.05%) Security Specialist
19 16 (1.93%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.41%) Apache NiFi
2 17 (2.05%) Elastic Stack
3 14 (1.69%) LDAP
4 11 (1.33%) .NET
5 10 (1.21%) HTML
5 10 (1.21%) React
6 9 (1.09%) Kafka
7 8 (0.97%) Web Services
8 7 (0.84%) Middleware
8 7 (0.84%) Node.js
9 6 (0.72%) JBoss Seam
9 6 (0.72%) REST
9 6 (0.72%) SOAP
9 6 (0.72%) XML
10 5 (0.60%) CSS
11 4 (0.48%) 802.1X
11 4 (0.48%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.48%) RabbitMQ
11 4 (0.48%) SAP Fiori
11 4 (0.48%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 49 (5.91%) PKI
2 43 (5.19%) Data Centre
3 35 (4.22%) Management Information System
4 18 (2.17%) Hybrid Cloud
5 16 (1.93%) Onboarding
6 14 (1.69%) Blackberry
6 14 (1.69%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
7 12 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
8 11 (1.33%) Security Operations Centre
9 10 (1.21%) Clustering
9 10 (1.21%) Fibre Optics
10 9 (1.09%) CSOC
11 8 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (0.97%) CMDB
11 8 (0.97%) Cyberattack
11 8 (0.97%) Product Ownership
12 7 (0.84%) Replication
13 6 (0.72%) Client/Server
14 5 (0.60%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 167 (20.14%) Windows
2 117 (14.11%) Linux
3 81 (9.77%) Windows Server
4 41 (4.95%) Windows 10
5 36 (4.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 18 (2.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 12 (1.45%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (0.97%) Ubuntu
10 7 (0.84%) Windows Server 2003
11 6 (0.72%) CentOS
12 5 (0.60%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.36%) Oracle Linux
13 3 (0.36%) Solaris
13 3 (0.36%) VMS
14 2 (0.24%) Android
14 2 (0.24%) Debian
14 2 (0.24%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.24%) Unix
15 1 (0.12%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (18.09%) Agile
2 108 (13.03%) DevOps
3 103 (12.42%) Problem-Solving
4 85 (10.25%) ITIL
5 69 (8.32%) Cybersecurity
6 67 (8.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 62 (7.48%) Software Engineering
8 61 (7.36%) Test Automation
9 60 (7.24%) Service Management
10 52 (6.27%) CI/CD
11 50 (6.03%) Containerisation
12 43 (5.19%) Business Intelligence
12 43 (5.19%) Identity Access Management
12 43 (5.19%) Programme Management
13 40 (4.83%) Digital Marketing
13 40 (4.83%) Roadmaps
14 38 (4.58%) Change Management
14 38 (4.58%) Stakeholder Management
15 36 (4.34%) Information Security
16 35 (4.22%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 119 (14.35%) PowerShell
2 108 (13.03%) Python
3 59 (7.12%) Java
3 59 (7.12%) SQL
4 37 (4.46%) JavaScript
5 20 (2.41%) Bash
6 14 (1.69%) Go
7 8 (0.97%) C#
7 8 (0.97%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.97%) VBScript
8 6 (0.72%) ABAP
8 6 (0.72%) C
8 6 (0.72%) VB
9 5 (0.60%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.12%) Bicep
10 1 (0.12%) C++
10 1 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.12%) R
Qualifications
1 829 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 269 (32.45%) SC Cleared
3 48 (5.79%) Degree
4 41 (4.95%) Cisco Certification
5 32 (3.86%) CCNP
6 22 (2.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 21 (2.53%) CISSP
8 19 (2.29%) CISM
9 14 (1.69%) CCNA
10 13 (1.57%) AWS Certification
11 12 (1.45%) ISTQB
11 12 (1.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 11 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (1.09%) MCSE
14 8 (0.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 8 (0.97%) CompTIA Security+
14 8 (0.97%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (0.84%) Azure Certification
15 7 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
15 7 (0.84%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (3.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 29 (3.50%) NIST
2 26 (3.14%) NCSC
3 22 (2.65%) JSP 440
4 12 (1.45%) QA
5 11 (1.33%) SLA
6 9 (1.09%) RMADS
7 8 (0.97%) Data Quality
8 7 (0.84%) GDPR
8 7 (0.84%) PMO
9 5 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.60%) Government Security Classifications
9 5 (0.60%) GRC
10 4 (0.48%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.48%) NIST 800
10 4 (0.48%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.36%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.36%) P3O
12 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 134 (16.16%) Active Directory
2 86 (10.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 64 (7.72%) Docker
4 41 (4.95%) Hyper-V
5 33 (3.98%) VMware ESXi
6 31 (3.74%) VMware NSX
7 29 (3.50%) vSphere
8 15 (1.81%) Microsoft App-V
9 9 (1.09%) BitLocker
9 9 (1.09%) Terminal Services
10 8 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
11 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 6 (0.72%) NFS
11 6 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
12 4 (0.48%) vCloud
12 4 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
13 3 (0.36%) Oracle RAC
14 2 (0.24%) Brightmail
14 2 (0.24%) Firmware
14 2 (0.24%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 101 (12.18%) Kubernetes
2 84 (10.13%) Ansible
3 63 (7.60%) Terraform
4 27 (3.26%) vCenter Server
5 23 (2.77%) Puppet
6 21 (2.53%) SCCM
7 16 (1.93%) WSUS
8 14 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
8 14 (1.69%) vRealize
9 13 (1.57%) VxRail
10 12 (1.45%) Kibana
11 11 (1.33%) Prometheus
12 10 (1.21%) Grafana
13 9 (1.09%) Nagios
13 9 (1.09%) vMotion
14 8 (0.97%) FortiGate
14 8 (0.97%) OPNET
14 8 (0.97%) PowerCLI
15 7 (0.84%) logstash
15 7 (0.84%) Nessus
Vendors
1 142 (17.13%) VMware
2 121 (14.60%) Microsoft
3 80 (9.65%) Cisco
4 53 (6.39%) Juniper
4 53 (6.39%) SAP
5 37 (4.46%) Oracle
6 28 (3.38%) Red Hat
7 24 (2.90%) Citrix
8 20 (2.41%) Dell
8 20 (2.41%) HP
8 20 (2.41%) Palo Alto
9 19 (2.29%) F5
10 17 (2.05%) Splunk
11 15 (1.81%) ServiceNow
12 14 (1.69%) Google
13 13 (1.57%) Fortinet
14 12 (1.45%) Ericsson
14 12 (1.45%) Nokia
15 11 (1.33%) SolarWinds
16 10 (1.21%) Ribbon