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 12 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 129 89
Rank change year-on-year 0 -40 +177
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 344 271 461
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.12% 2.10% 2.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.19% 8.24% 10.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 154 297
10th Percentile £388 £370 £413
25th Percentile £430 £478 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £644
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -6.83% +12.00%
75th Percentile £668 £688 £750
90th Percentile £738 £699 £825
England median daily rate £575 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 6 3
10th Percentile £22.12 £27.96 £58.00
25th Percentile £24.07 £32.50 £58.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.75 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.51% -27.08% -9.43%
75th Percentile £42.61 £96.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £74.05 £112.00 £62.00
England median hourly rate £38.85 £68.12 £63.00
% change year-on-year -42.97% +8.13% -14.58%

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 4,787 3,287 4,392
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 29.56% 25.46% 24.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,404 2,178 2,937
10th Percentile £358 £350 £325
25th Percentile £430 £440 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £656 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 65 130
10th Percentile £20.34 £21.50 £14.27
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £19.99
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.00 £32.12
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% +15.21% -20.70%
75th Percentile £73.13 £56.25 £60.94
90th Percentile £76.69 £78.40 £83.75
England median hourly rate £27.50 £51.50 £39.92
% change year-on-year -46.60% +29.01% -20.16%

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in London over the 6 months to 12 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in London

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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

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Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in London over the 6 months to 12 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in London

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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 12 March 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 -9 29 £553 +5.24% 23
South London - 4 £678 -
North London 0 2 £510 +37.84%
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 15 (4.36%) Apache
2 13 (3.78%) Palantir Foundry
3 10 (2.91%) Confluence
4 5 (1.45%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.58%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.58%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle Payroll
Cloud Services
1 41 (11.92%) AWS
2 26 (7.56%) Azure
3 20 (5.81%) GCP
3 20 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (4.07%) Serverless
5 10 (2.91%) GitHub
6 9 (2.62%) PaaS
7 8 (2.33%) IaaS
7 8 (2.33%) Power Platform
8 6 (1.74%) Amazon EKS
8 6 (1.74%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.45%) Amazon ECS
9 5 (1.45%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (1.45%) OCI
9 5 (1.45%) OpenShift
10 4 (1.16%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
11 3 (0.87%) Anthos
11 3 (0.87%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.98%) Firewall
2 23 (6.69%) Network Security
3 10 (2.91%) DNS
4 9 (2.62%) LAN
4 9 (2.62%) WAN
5 8 (2.33%) Wireless
6 7 (2.03%) DHCP
6 7 (2.03%) VPN
7 6 (1.74%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.45%) SMTP
8 5 (1.45%) VLAN
9 4 (1.16%) NAS
9 4 (1.16%) SAN
9 4 (1.16%) VSAN
10 3 (0.87%) BGP
10 3 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.58%) Internet
11 2 (0.58%) OSPF
11 2 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
12 1 (0.29%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.78%) Elasticsearch
2 12 (3.49%) Big Data
2 12 (3.49%) Oracle Database
3 10 (2.91%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.33%) Hadoop
4 8 (2.33%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.16%) Metadata
5 4 (1.16%) Metadata Repository
5 4 (1.16%) Power BI
6 3 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.58%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.29%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.29%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.29%) EDMS
8 1 (0.29%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.29%) Redis
Development Applications
1 13 (3.78%) JIRA
2 5 (1.45%) Git
2 5 (1.45%) GitLab
3 3 (0.87%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.87%) Maven
3 3 (0.87%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.58%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.58%) ERwin
5 1 (0.29%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.29%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.29%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.29%) Vite
General
1 52 (15.12%) Public Sector
2 38 (11.05%) Social Skills
3 21 (6.10%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (3.20%) Finance
5 10 (2.91%) Telecoms
6 9 (2.62%) Banking
7 8 (2.33%) Police
8 7 (2.03%) Legal
8 7 (2.03%) Military
9 5 (1.45%) Law
10 3 (0.87%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.58%) Local Government
11 2 (0.58%) Multimedia
12 1 (0.29%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (11.05%) Architect
2 28 (8.14%) Developer
3 21 (6.10%) Consultant
4 16 (4.65%) Senior
5 14 (4.07%) Administrator
6 13 (3.78%) Network Engineer
6 13 (3.78%) Software Engineer
7 12 (3.49%) Applications Developer
8 11 (3.20%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 11 (3.20%) Analyst
8 11 (3.20%) Data Engineer
8 11 (3.20%) DevOps Engineer
8 11 (3.20%) Enterprise Architect
8 11 (3.20%) IT Engineer
9 10 (2.91%) Support Engineer
10 9 (2.62%) NetApp Engineer
10 9 (2.62%) Platform Engineer
10 9 (2.62%) Systems Administrator
10 9 (2.62%) Wintel Administrator
10 9 (2.62%) Wintel Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.36%) React
2 14 (4.07%) Apache NiFi
3 11 (3.20%) Kafka
4 7 (2.03%) Web Services
5 6 (1.74%) .NET
5 6 (1.74%) AngularJS
5 6 (1.74%) Node.js
5 6 (1.74%) PyTorch
5 6 (1.74%) RabbitMQ
5 6 (1.74%) SOAP
6 5 (1.45%) JSON
6 5 (1.45%) REST
6 5 (1.45%) XML
7 4 (1.16%) FastAPI
7 4 (1.16%) Spring
8 3 (0.87%) Azure Blueprints
8 3 (0.87%) Bootstrap
8 3 (0.87%) Flask
8 3 (0.87%) Next.js
8 3 (0.87%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 16 (4.65%) PKI
2 12 (3.49%) Cloud Native
2 12 (3.49%) Data Centre
2 12 (3.49%) Management Information System
3 8 (2.33%) Driving Licence
4 6 (1.74%) CMDB
4 6 (1.74%) Linux Command Line
4 6 (1.74%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.45%) Clustering
5 5 (1.45%) Enterprise Storage
5 5 (1.45%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.16%) Replication
6 4 (1.16%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (1.16%) Security Posture
7 3 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.58%) Digital Media
8 2 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.58%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 35 (10.17%) Windows
2 29 (8.43%) Linux
3 10 (2.91%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.33%) Android
4 8 (2.33%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.03%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.45%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.58%) VMS
8 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (20.06%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (11.92%) Agile
3 33 (9.59%) Cybersecurity
4 31 (9.01%) DevOps
5 25 (7.27%) CI/CD
5 25 (7.27%) Software Engineering
6 23 (6.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 20 (5.81%) Risk Management
8 19 (5.52%) AI
8 19 (5.52%) Infrastructure as Code
8 19 (5.52%) Scrum
9 17 (4.94%) ITSM
9 17 (4.94%) Stakeholder Management
10 16 (4.65%) Change Management
11 15 (4.36%) Containerisation
11 15 (4.36%) Data Engineering
11 15 (4.36%) ITIL
12 14 (4.07%) Continuous Improvement
12 14 (4.07%) Decision-Making
12 14 (4.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 39 (11.34%) Python
2 17 (4.94%) SQL
3 16 (4.65%) Java
4 11 (3.20%) JavaScript
4 11 (3.20%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.62%) C#
5 9 (2.62%) TypeScript
6 7 (2.03%) C++
7 6 (1.74%) Bash
8 2 (0.58%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.29%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.29%) C
9 1 (0.29%) Go
9 1 (0.29%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 344 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 141 (40.99%) SC Cleared
3 13 (3.78%) CISSP
4 8 (2.33%) CISM
4 8 (2.33%) Degree
5 7 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (2.03%) GIAC
6 6 (1.74%) CCNP
6 6 (1.74%) CEH
6 6 (1.74%) CompTIA Security+
7 4 (1.16%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.16%) CESG Certified Professional
7 4 (1.16%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.87%) CCNA
8 3 (0.87%) JNCIP
8 3 (0.87%) JNCIS
8 3 (0.87%) PMP
8 3 (0.87%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.58%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.58%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.20%) NIST
2 9 (2.62%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.74%) NCSC
5 4 (1.16%) GDPR
6 3 (0.87%) PMO
6 3 (0.87%) QA
7 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.29%) COBIT
7 1 (0.29%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.29%) P3O
7 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.29%) SLA
7 1 (0.29%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (8.43%) Docker
2 14 (4.07%) Active Directory
3 12 (3.49%) VMware ESXi
3 12 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.33%) VMware NSX
5 6 (1.74%) vSphere
6 5 (1.45%) BitLocker
6 5 (1.45%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.45%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.29%) UAG
Systems Management
1 38 (11.05%) Kubernetes
2 19 (5.52%) Terraform
3 13 (3.78%) Ansible
4 8 (2.33%) vCenter Server
5 6 (1.74%) SCCM
6 5 (1.45%) Puppet
6 5 (1.45%) vMotion
7 4 (1.16%) Argo
7 4 (1.16%) Grafana
7 4 (1.16%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.58%) Nagios
9 2 (0.58%) Rancher
10 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.29%) Kibana
10 1 (0.29%) logstash
10 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.29%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.29%) VxRail
10 1 (0.29%) WSUS
Vendors
1 32 (9.30%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.69%) VMware
3 18 (5.23%) Oracle
4 16 (4.65%) Cisco
4 16 (4.65%) Palantir
5 14 (4.07%) ServiceNow
6 13 (3.78%) Foundry
6 13 (3.78%) NetApp
7 9 (2.62%) Dell
8 8 (2.33%) Apple
8 8 (2.33%) HP
8 8 (2.33%) Splunk
9 7 (2.03%) Google
10 6 (1.74%) Cloudera
10 6 (1.74%) Juniper
11 5 (1.45%) Citrix
11 5 (1.45%) Remedy
11 5 (1.45%) Sparx
11 5 (1.45%) Tenable
12 4 (1.16%) Veeam