DV Cleared Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
North West > Lancashire

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 21 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 8.90% - 0.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.44% - 1.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 0 1
10th Percentile £242 - -
25th Percentile £450 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £678 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.77%
75th Percentile £778 - £575
90th Percentile £869 - -
North West median daily rate £580 £205 £525
% change year-on-year +182.93% -60.95% -14.98%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 136 49 79
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 57.63% 34.27% 41.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 27 33
10th Percentile £160 £174 £313
25th Percentile £213 £313 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £638
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -17.65% +18.06%
75th Percentile £679 £538 £720
90th Percentile £747 £563 -
North West median daily rate £473 £475 £540
% change year-on-year -0.42% -12.04% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 7 37
10th Percentile £34.57 £34.81 £11.77
25th Percentile - - £15.00
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% -19.88% +23.15%
75th Percentile £69.30 £48.59 -
90th Percentile £74.26 £57.87 £50.00
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £35.95
% change year-on-year +39.88% -9.60% +23.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

DV Cleared job vacancy trend in Lancashire

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Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire

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

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in Lancashire

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Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

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

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Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 13 February 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
Preston - 7 £798 - 1
Lancaster - 2 £663 -
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North West

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) AWS
1 2 (9.52%) Azure
1 2 (9.52%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (19.05%) Network Security
2 3 (14.29%) Firewall
General
1 8 (38.10%) Documentation Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 5 (23.81%) Aerospace
4 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (23.81%) Architect
2 4 (19.05%) Security Architect
2 4 (19.05%) Security Manager
3 3 (14.29%) Administrator
3 3 (14.29%) Consultant
3 3 (14.29%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Information Security Consultant
3 3 (14.29%) IT Administrator
3 3 (14.29%) Network Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Project Manager
3 3 (14.29%) Security Consultant
3 3 (14.29%) Security Project Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Penetration Tester
4 2 (9.52%) Tester
5 1 (4.76%) IT Manager
5 1 (4.76%) IT Security Manager
5 1 (4.76%) IT Services Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Service Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Service Security Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.52%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Security Posture
2 1 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.76%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 7 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
2 5 (23.81%) Information Assurance
2 5 (23.81%) Information Security
2 5 (23.81%) Security Architecture
2 5 (23.81%) Validation
3 4 (19.05%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 3 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (14.29%) Service Management
4 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (9.52%) Cloud Security
5 2 (9.52%) Data Security
5 2 (9.52%) ITSM
5 2 (9.52%) OSINT
5 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (9.52%) System Testing
5 2 (9.52%) Test Automation
5 2 (9.52%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 21 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) CCNP
2 2 (9.52%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (4.76%) Azure Certification
3 1 (4.76%) CISM
3 1 (4.76%) CISSP
3 1 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (33.33%) NIST
2 6 (28.57%) JSP 440
3 1 (4.76%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 3 (14.29%) Cisco
2 2 (9.52%) Meraki