DV Cleared Contract Job Trends in London

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 192 109
Rank change year-on-year +68 -83 +55
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 444 187 397
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.25% 1.38% 2.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.12% 5.39% 9.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 326 115 272
10th Percentile £419 £441 £413
25th Percentile £461 £506 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £750
90th Percentile £738 £738 £825
England median daily rate £600 £590 £600
% change year-on-year +1.69% -1.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 12 2
10th Percentile £85.20 - -
25th Percentile £85.50 - -
Median hourly rate £88.50 £25.15 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +251.89% -58.08% -7.69%
75th Percentile £93.00 £28.55 -
90th Percentile £94.20 £46.63 -
England median hourly rate £60.33 £65.00 £70.70
% change year-on-year -7.18% -8.06% -5.74%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,471 3,470 4,124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.71% 25.65% 23.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,953 2,346 2,851
10th Percentile £363 £350 £325
25th Percentile £450 £431 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £529 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £660 £650
90th Percentile £727 £750 £770
England median daily rate £525 £525 £537
% change year-on-year - -2.16% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 81 100
10th Percentile £19.44 £18.82 £16.25
25th Percentile £26.25 £25.04 £20.86
Median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +114.71% -3.27% -51.85%
75th Percentile £73.00 £47.50 £43.00
90th Percentile £88.75 £63.75 £68.75
England median hourly rate £54.25 £27.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year +97.27% -36.05% -21.82%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

DV Cleared job vacancy trend in London

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in London over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in London

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

DV Cleared
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Central London +23 47 £581 +3.33% 12
West London -5 10 £675 - 6
South London -10 4 £700 -
DV Cleared
England

DV Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (4.05%) Confluence
2 10 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.13%) CMS
4 2 (0.45%) Apache
4 2 (0.45%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.23%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 10 (2.25%) AutoCAD
1 10 (2.25%) Revit
1 10 (2.25%) SOLIDWORKS
2 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (2.48%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (0.90%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 60 (13.51%) AWS
1 60 (13.51%) Azure
2 39 (8.78%) GCP
3 15 (3.38%) Amazon EKS
3 15 (3.38%) Azure DevOps
4 14 (3.15%) GitHub
4 14 (3.15%) Serverless
5 13 (2.93%) PaaS
6 12 (2.70%) AWS Lambda
6 12 (2.70%) IaaS
6 12 (2.70%) OCI
7 11 (2.48%) Amazon ECS
7 11 (2.48%) GitHub Actions
7 11 (2.48%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 11 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (2.25%) Power Platform
9 8 (1.80%) Amazon SQS
9 8 (1.80%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (1.58%) SaaS
11 6 (1.35%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.73%) Firewall
2 15 (3.38%) DNS
3 12 (2.70%) DHCP
3 12 (2.70%) Network Security
4 11 (2.48%) VPN
5 8 (1.80%) SMTP
6 5 (1.13%) VSAN
6 5 (1.13%) WAN
7 3 (0.68%) LAN
7 3 (0.68%) SMS
7 3 (0.68%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.45%) BGP
8 2 (0.45%) Internet
8 2 (0.45%) OSPF
8 2 (0.45%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.45%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.45%) VLAN
9 1 (0.23%) 4G
9 1 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.23%) PCoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.80%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (1.58%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.13%) Metadata
3 5 (1.13%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.90%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.68%) Big Data
5 3 (0.68%) Metadata Repository
5 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.45%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (0.45%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.45%) Oracle ODI
6 2 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.45%) Power BI
7 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.23%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 20 (4.50%) JIRA
2 18 (4.05%) Jenkins
3 17 (3.83%) GitLab
4 9 (2.03%) Git
5 7 (1.58%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.90%) Selenium
6 4 (0.90%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.45%) ERwin
7 2 (0.45%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.45%) Subversion
8 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.23%) Maven
General
1 79 (17.79%) Public Sector
2 60 (13.51%) Social Skills
3 34 (7.66%) Finance
4 16 (3.60%) Military
5 13 (2.93%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (2.93%) Law
6 12 (2.70%) Manufacturing
6 12 (2.70%) Telecoms
7 8 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (1.80%) Police
8 6 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (1.35%) Legal
8 6 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.13%) Marketing
10 4 (0.90%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.23%) Automotive
11 1 (0.23%) Banking
11 1 (0.23%) Local Government
11 1 (0.23%) Retail
11 1 (0.23%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 47 (10.59%) Architect
2 39 (8.78%) Developer
3 31 (6.98%) Lead
4 29 (6.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 24 (5.41%) Analyst
5 24 (5.41%) Senior
6 23 (5.18%) Consultant
7 21 (4.73%) DevOps Engineer
8 16 (3.60%) Cloud Engineer
8 16 (3.60%) Enterprise Architect
8 16 (3.60%) User Researcher
9 14 (3.15%) Applications Developer
9 14 (3.15%) Project Manager
9 14 (3.15%) Software Engineer
10 13 (2.93%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 13 (2.93%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
10 13 (2.93%) AWS Engineer
11 10 (2.25%) Cloud Platform Engineer
11 10 (2.25%) DV Cleared Project Manager
11 10 (2.25%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.60%) REST
2 12 (2.70%) React
3 9 (2.03%) FastAPI
4 8 (1.80%) Azure Blueprints
4 8 (1.80%) Flask
5 7 (1.58%) SOAP
5 7 (1.58%) Web Services
6 6 (1.35%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.13%) .NET
7 5 (1.13%) Node.js
7 5 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (1.13%) RESTful
8 4 (0.90%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.90%) PyTorch
9 3 (0.68%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.68%) Django
9 3 (0.68%) Kafka
9 3 (0.68%) LangChain
9 3 (0.68%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.68%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 41 (9.23%) Cloud Native
2 21 (4.73%) Data Centre
3 14 (3.15%) Product Ownership
4 13 (2.93%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (2.93%) Private Cloud
4 13 (2.93%) Security Operations Centre
5 12 (2.70%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.25%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (2.25%) PKI
7 9 (2.03%) Cyber Threat
7 9 (2.03%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.80%) Clustering
8 8 (1.80%) CMDB
9 6 (1.35%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.35%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.13%) Enterprise Storage
11 3 (0.68%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.68%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 35 (7.88%) Linux
2 25 (5.63%) Windows
3 16 (3.60%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.13%) Windows Server 2003
5 4 (0.90%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (19.37%) Agile
2 63 (14.19%) CI/CD
2 63 (14.19%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (13.51%) DevOps
4 46 (10.36%) Infrastructure as Code
5 41 (9.23%) AI
6 40 (9.01%) Continuous Improvement
7 39 (8.78%) Cybersecurity
8 38 (8.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 37 (8.33%) Software Engineering
10 35 (7.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 33 (7.43%) Stakeholder Management
12 30 (6.76%) Platform Engineering
13 28 (6.31%) Containerisation
13 28 (6.31%) ITIL
13 28 (6.31%) Roadmaps
14 27 (6.08%) Decision-Making
14 27 (6.08%) User Research
15 25 (5.63%) Risk Management
15 25 (5.63%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 40 (9.01%) Python
2 18 (4.05%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.93%) Java
4 10 (2.25%) SQL
5 9 (2.03%) C#
6 8 (1.80%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.90%) Bash
7 4 (0.90%) Bicep
7 4 (0.90%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.90%) X++
8 3 (0.68%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.23%) C
9 1 (0.23%) C++
9 1 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.23%) Groovy
9 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.23%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.23%) R
9 1 (0.23%) Ruby
9 1 (0.23%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 444 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 190 (42.79%) SC Cleared
3 14 (3.15%) Degree
4 11 (2.48%) CISSP
5 9 (2.03%) PMP
6 8 (1.80%) CISM
7 7 (1.58%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.35%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.13%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (1.13%) GIAC
9 5 (1.13%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.90%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.90%) CEH
11 3 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 2 (0.45%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 2 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.45%) CCNA
12 2 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.83%) NCSC
2 16 (3.60%) QA
3 14 (3.15%) PMO
4 11 (2.48%) NIST
5 9 (2.03%) GRC
6 8 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.58%) GDPR
8 5 (1.13%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.13%) Government Security Classifications
8 5 (1.13%) WCAG
9 4 (0.90%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.45%) COBIT
11 2 (0.45%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.45%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.23%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.23%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.23%) P3O
12 1 (0.23%) SLA
System Software
1 44 (9.91%) Docker
2 21 (4.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (4.50%) Active Directory
4 11 (2.48%) Hyper-V
4 11 (2.48%) VMware ESXi
5 8 (1.80%) BitLocker
5 8 (1.80%) Microsoft App-V
6 7 (1.58%) VMware NSX
7 6 (1.35%) vSphere
8 4 (0.90%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.23%) NFS
9 1 (0.23%) Samba
9 1 (0.23%) UAG
Systems Management
1 61 (13.74%) Kubernetes
2 51 (11.49%) Terraform
3 18 (4.05%) Ansible
4 11 (2.48%) vCenter Server
5 10 (2.25%) Puppet
6 8 (1.80%) vMotion
7 7 (1.58%) SCCM
8 4 (0.90%) Nagios
9 3 (0.68%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.45%) Grafana
10 2 (0.45%) Istio
10 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Clustering
11 1 (0.23%) Argo
11 1 (0.23%) Check_MK
11 1 (0.23%) Docker Swarm
11 1 (0.23%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.23%) QRadar
11 1 (0.23%) SCOM
11 1 (0.23%) WSUS
Vendors
1 60 (13.51%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.76%) VMware
3 24 (5.41%) Google
4 16 (3.60%) Oracle
5 14 (3.15%) ServiceNow
6 12 (2.70%) NetApp
7 11 (2.48%) Sparx
8 9 (2.03%) Cisco
9 8 (1.80%) Citrix
10 7 (1.58%) Salesforce
11 4 (0.90%) HP
11 4 (0.90%) Red Hat
11 4 (0.90%) Splunk
11 4 (0.90%) Symantec
11 4 (0.90%) Tenable
12 3 (0.68%) Databricks
12 3 (0.68%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.68%) Pardot
12 3 (0.68%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 2 (0.45%) Palo Alto