DV Cleared Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire
Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -6 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing DV Cleared | 108 | 52 | 160 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | 23.28% | 16.35% | 37.47% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 54.55% | 28.11% | 64.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 78 | 37 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £540 | £439 |
| 25th Percentile | £532 | £600 | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £650 | £603 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +7.88% | -3.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £647 | £700 | £676 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £850 | £734 |
| South West median daily rate | £575 | £628 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.37% | +4.58% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £53.00 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £40.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £76.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £74.68 | £80.00 | £74.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.65% | +8.11% | +2.07% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 198 | 185 | 249 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 42.67% | 58.18% | 58.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 141 | 135 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £278 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £470 | £375 | £509 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £601 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.52% | +0.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £750 | £757 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.00 | £26.34 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40.00 | £27.17 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £68.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | +126.67% | -61.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £69.75 | £40.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.75 | £81.38 | £58.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £60.00 | £25.15 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +138.57% | -62.74% | +8.00% |
DV Cleared Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DV Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing DV Cleared.
DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing DV Cleared.
DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
DV Cleared Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 0 | 79 | £550 | -15.38% | 61 |
| Gloucester | +7 | 19 | £588 | -16.07% | 14 |
| DV Cleared South West |
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DV Cleared Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 108 |
| 2 | SC Cleared | 18.5% | 20 |
| 3 | Azure Certification | 3.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Degree | 1.9% | 2 |
| 5 | APMG | 0.9% | 1 |
| 5 | APMP | 0.9% | 1 |
| 5 | PRINCE2 Practitioner | 0.9% | 1 |