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 7 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 176 109
Rank change year-on-year +50 -67 +36
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 484 211 369
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.38% 1.57% 2.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.33% 5.92% 9.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 354 132 232
10th Percentile £419 £451 £450
25th Percentile £513 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -
75th Percentile £688 £700 £690
90th Percentile £755 £738 £775
England median daily rate £600 £580 £600
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 14 6
10th Percentile - - £45.63
25th Percentile - - £60.00
Median hourly rate £87.00 £25.15 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +245.92% -59.11% -5.38%
75th Percentile - - £100.13
90th Percentile - - £112.00
England median hourly rate £74.59 £34.75 £65.50
% change year-on-year +114.65% -46.95% -9.44%

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 5,809 3,566 4,016
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.54% 26.61% 25.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,213 2,392 2,566
10th Percentile £363 £356 £350
25th Percentile £457 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £537 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.42% -0.09% -2.27%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £650
90th Percentile £727 £738 £775
England median daily rate £535 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 83 64
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.99 £18.69
25th Percentile £24.38 - £25.99
Median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £37.15
Median % change year-on-year +114.71% -32.30% -29.24%
75th Percentile £78.75 £34.74 £57.50
90th Percentile £155.00 £64.65 £73.88
England median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £52.50
% change year-on-year +98.81% -52.10% -2.17%

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 7 October 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 7 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
Central London +11 55 £600 +3.23% 30
West London - 10 £675 - 1
South London -10 1 £550 -
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 25 (5.17%) Confluence
2 12 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.65%) Apache
4 6 (1.24%) CMS
5 4 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.83%) Camunda
6 3 (0.62%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.62%) SharePoint
7 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.41%) nginx
7 2 (0.41%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 17 (3.51%) AutoCAD
1 17 (3.51%) Revit
1 17 (3.51%) SOLIDWORKS
2 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (2.48%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (1.65%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.83%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 94 (19.42%) AWS
2 86 (17.77%) Azure
3 49 (10.12%) GCP
4 22 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (4.55%) Serverless
5 20 (4.13%) Amazon EKS
5 20 (4.13%) AWS Lambda
6 16 (3.31%) Amazon ECS
6 16 (3.31%) GitHub
6 16 (3.31%) Power Platform
7 15 (3.10%) Amazon SQS
7 15 (3.10%) GitHub Actions
8 14 (2.89%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (2.48%) Amazon EventBridge
10 11 (2.27%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 10 (2.07%) Figma
12 9 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.65%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (1.45%) OpenShift
14 7 (1.45%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.31%) DNS
2 15 (3.10%) Firewall
3 12 (2.48%) Network Security
4 10 (2.07%) VPN
5 8 (1.65%) DHCP
5 8 (1.65%) Internet
6 7 (1.45%) WAN
7 6 (1.24%) SSL
8 5 (1.03%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.83%) BGP
9 4 (0.83%) SMTP
10 3 (0.62%) MPLS
10 3 (0.62%) SMS
10 3 (0.62%) VSAN
11 2 (0.41%) 4G
11 2 (0.41%) Cisco IOS
11 2 (0.41%) LAN
11 2 (0.41%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.21%) PSTN
12 1 (0.21%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.48%) MongoDB
2 10 (2.07%) Data Lake
3 9 (1.86%) Metadata
3 9 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.65%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.65%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.45%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.45%) MySQL
6 6 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.24%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.83%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.83%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.62%) Big Data
8 3 (0.62%) Parquet
9 2 (0.41%) Apache Iceberg
9 2 (0.41%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle ODI
9 2 (0.41%) Power BI
9 2 (0.41%) Trino
Development Applications
1 40 (8.26%) Jenkins
2 32 (6.61%) GitLab
3 30 (6.20%) Git
4 26 (5.37%) JIRA
5 12 (2.48%) Selenium
6 10 (2.07%) Cucumber
7 9 (1.86%) Cypress.io
8 8 (1.65%) JUnit
9 7 (1.45%) JMeter
9 7 (1.45%) Visual Studio
10 5 (1.03%) Gatling
11 4 (0.83%) Gradle
11 4 (0.83%) Maven
11 4 (0.83%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.83%) SpecFlow
11 4 (0.83%) TestNG
12 3 (0.62%) Mockito
12 3 (0.62%) Postman
12 3 (0.62%) REST Assured
13 2 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 116 (23.97%) Social Skills
2 95 (19.63%) Public Sector
3 39 (8.06%) Finance
4 22 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (4.34%) Law
5 21 (4.34%) Military
6 19 (3.93%) Manufacturing
7 18 (3.72%) Police
8 14 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (2.48%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (2.48%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.45%) Legal
10 7 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.03%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.03%) Marketing
12 4 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.41%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.41%) Local Government
14 1 (0.21%) Public Speaking
14 1 (0.21%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 73 (15.08%) Architect
2 40 (8.26%) Developer
3 38 (7.85%) Lead
4 30 (6.20%) Senior
5 29 (5.99%) Consultant
6 28 (5.79%) Analyst
7 26 (5.37%) Software Engineer
8 24 (4.96%) DevOps Engineer
9 22 (4.55%) Security Architect
10 21 (4.34%) Cloud Engineer
10 21 (4.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 20 (4.13%) Enterprise Architect
12 19 (3.93%) Support Engineer
13 16 (3.31%) Data Architect
13 16 (3.31%) User Researcher
14 15 (3.10%) CAD Operator
14 15 (3.10%) Engineering Specialist
15 14 (2.89%) Cyber Threat Analyst
15 14 (2.89%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
15 14 (2.89%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (12.40%) Terraform
2 28 (5.79%) REST
3 23 (4.75%) React
4 17 (3.51%) RESTful
5 16 (3.31%) FastAPI
6 13 (2.69%) Flask
7 11 (2.27%) Kafka
8 10 (2.07%) AngularJS
9 9 (1.86%) Node.js
9 9 (1.86%) SOAP
10 8 (1.65%) Apache NiFi
10 8 (1.65%) XML
11 7 (1.45%) Keycloak
11 7 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (1.45%) Spring
11 7 (1.45%) Web Services
12 6 (1.24%) .NET
12 6 (1.24%) HTML
12 6 (1.24%) Spring Boot
13 5 (1.03%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 63 (13.02%) Cloud Native
2 22 (4.55%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.72%) Private Cloud
4 17 (3.51%) Data Centre
5 15 (3.10%) Cyber Threat
5 15 (3.10%) Distributed Systems
6 12 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (2.27%) Management Information System
7 11 (2.27%) PKI
7 11 (2.27%) Product Ownership
8 10 (2.07%) Security Operations Centre
9 7 (1.45%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.45%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.83%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.83%) Low-Code
11 4 (0.83%) Operational Technology
11 4 (0.83%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 41 (8.47%) Linux
2 33 (6.82%) Windows
3 21 (4.34%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.24%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.83%) VMS
6 4 (0.83%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.62%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.62%) OpenVMS
7 3 (0.62%) Unix
7 3 (0.62%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.21%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (23.97%) Agile
2 95 (19.63%) CI/CD
3 74 (15.29%) DevOps
4 67 (13.84%) Infrastructure as Code
5 62 (12.81%) Containerisation
5 62 (12.81%) Software Engineering
6 57 (11.78%) Stakeholder Management
7 56 (11.57%) AI
8 53 (10.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 49 (10.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 45 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
11 39 (8.06%) Platform Engineering
12 38 (7.85%) Decision-Making
13 37 (7.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 37 (7.64%) Problem-Solving
14 35 (7.23%) Test Automation
15 34 (7.02%) Risk Management
16 32 (6.61%) Roadmaps
17 31 (6.40%) Microservices
18 29 (5.99%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 74 (15.29%) Python
2 28 (5.79%) Java
3 19 (3.93%) PowerShell
3 19 (3.93%) SQL
4 17 (3.51%) TypeScript
5 16 (3.31%) C#
5 16 (3.31%) JavaScript
6 14 (2.89%) Bash
7 6 (1.24%) X++
8 5 (1.03%) Bicep
8 5 (1.03%) C++
8 5 (1.03%) Go
9 3 (0.62%) Groovy
10 2 (0.41%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.41%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.21%) C
11 1 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.21%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.21%) SOQL
11 1 (0.21%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 484 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 218 (45.04%) SC Cleared
3 25 (5.17%) CISSP
4 22 (4.55%) CISM
4 22 (4.55%) Degree
5 16 (3.31%) AWS Certification
6 12 (2.48%) PMP
7 8 (1.65%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.24%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 6 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.03%) GIAC
9 5 (1.03%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.83%) APMG
10 4 (0.83%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.83%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.62%) OSCP
11 3 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.37%) NCSC
2 24 (4.96%) QA
3 16 (3.31%) NIST
4 15 (3.10%) GRC
4 15 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.69%) PMO
6 12 (2.48%) Government Security Classifications
7 11 (2.27%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.86%) GDPR
8 9 (1.86%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.45%) Data Quality
10 5 (1.03%) WCAG
11 4 (0.83%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.62%) COBIT
12 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.41%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.41%) SLA
System Software
1 54 (11.16%) Docker
2 24 (4.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (4.34%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.65%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.24%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.62%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.62%) Microsoft App-V
6 3 (0.62%) Terminal Services
6 3 (0.62%) vSphere
7 2 (0.41%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.21%) KVM
8 1 (0.21%) NFS
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.21%) oVirt
8 1 (0.21%) RHEV
8 1 (0.21%) Samba
8 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 97 (20.04%) Kubernetes
2 28 (5.79%) Ansible
3 10 (2.07%) Istio
3 10 (2.07%) vCenter Server
4 9 (1.86%) Puppet
5 8 (1.65%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.45%) Nagios
6 7 (1.45%) SCCM
7 6 (1.24%) Grafana
8 4 (0.83%) Argo
8 4 (0.83%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.83%) WSUS
9 3 (0.62%) Cilium
9 3 (0.62%) Kibana
9 3 (0.62%) linkerd
9 3 (0.62%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.62%) vMotion
10 2 (0.41%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.41%) systemd
Vendors
1 67 (13.84%) Microsoft
2 33 (6.82%) VMware
3 30 (6.20%) Google
4 17 (3.51%) Oracle
5 12 (2.48%) Sparx
6 8 (1.65%) Splunk
7 7 (1.45%) Palantir
8 6 (1.24%) Cisco
8 6 (1.24%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.03%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.62%) Citrix
10 3 (0.62%) HP
10 3 (0.62%) NetApp
10 3 (0.62%) Pardot
10 3 (0.62%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 3 (0.62%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.62%) Symantec
10 3 (0.62%) Tenable
10 3 (0.62%) Veeam
10 3 (0.62%) Veritas