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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 140 85
Rank change year-on-year +7 -55 +162
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 356 251 475
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.14% 1.98% 2.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.25% 7.81% 10.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 262 151 309
10th Percentile £388 £400 £413
25th Percentile £430 £474 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £645
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -6.98% +11.21%
75th Percentile £668 £688 £750
90th Percentile £736 £699 £825
England median daily rate £575 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 3
10th Percentile £22.12 £27.30 £58.00
25th Percentile £24.07 £31.25 £58.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% -37.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £42.61 £47.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £74.05 £49.00 £62.00
England median hourly rate £35.00 £63.75 £63.29
% change year-on-year -45.09% +0.72% -15.61%

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 4,907 3,213 4,410
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 29.46% 25.37% 24.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,492 2,165 2,966
10th Percentile £363 £349 £325
25th Percentile £430 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £659
90th Percentile £750 £763 £775
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 65 120
10th Percentile £19.54 £21.35 £14.23
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.98
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.00 £35.61
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% +3.92% -12.09%
75th Percentile £75.87 £56.25 £61.77
90th Percentile £77.43 £69.60 £83.75
England median hourly rate £35.00 £50.00 £38.75
% change year-on-year -30.00% +29.03% -22.50%

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 25 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 25 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 25 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 +7 30 £553 -3.91% 16
South London - 4 £678 -
North London 0 1 - -
West London -20 1 £675 +106.11% 4
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 12 (3.37%) Apache
2 11 (3.09%) Palantir Foundry
3 10 (2.81%) Confluence
4 4 (1.12%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.40%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 44 (12.36%) AWS
2 27 (7.58%) Azure
3 21 (5.90%) GCP
4 19 (5.34%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (3.65%) Serverless
6 11 (3.09%) PaaS
7 10 (2.81%) GitHub
7 10 (2.81%) IaaS
8 9 (2.53%) OCI
9 7 (1.97%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (1.97%) Amazon S3
9 7 (1.97%) Power Platform
10 6 (1.69%) Amazon ECS
11 5 (1.40%) Amazon EC2
11 5 (1.40%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.40%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 5 (1.40%) OpenShift
12 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (1.12%) SaaS
13 3 (0.84%) Anthos
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.30%) Firewall
2 23 (6.46%) Network Security
3 12 (3.37%) DNS
4 9 (2.53%) DHCP
4 9 (2.53%) LAN
4 9 (2.53%) VPN
4 9 (2.53%) WAN
5 8 (2.25%) Wireless
6 7 (1.97%) SMTP
7 6 (1.69%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.40%) VLAN
9 4 (1.12%) NAS
9 4 (1.12%) SAN
9 4 (1.12%) VSAN
10 3 (0.84%) BGP
10 3 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.56%) OSPF
11 2 (0.56%) Structured Cabling
12 1 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
12 1 (0.28%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.65%) Elasticsearch
2 12 (3.37%) Oracle Database
3 10 (2.81%) Big Data
3 10 (2.81%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.25%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.97%) Hadoop
6 5 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.12%) Metadata
7 4 (1.12%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.12%) Power BI
8 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.56%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.28%) Apache Hive
10 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.28%) MySQL
10 1 (0.28%) Qlik Sense
10 1 (0.28%) Redis
10 1 (0.28%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 13 (3.65%) JIRA
2 6 (1.69%) Git
3 5 (1.40%) GitLab
4 4 (1.12%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.84%) Maven
5 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.56%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.56%) ERwin
7 1 (0.28%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.28%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.28%) Vite
General
1 54 (15.17%) Public Sector
2 37 (10.39%) Social Skills
3 21 (5.90%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (2.81%) Finance
4 10 (2.81%) Telecoms
5 9 (2.53%) Banking
5 9 (2.53%) Police
6 8 (2.25%) Legal
7 6 (1.69%) Military
8 5 (1.40%) Law
9 3 (0.84%) Aerospace
9 3 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.56%) Local Government
10 2 (0.56%) Multimedia
11 1 (0.28%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (10.96%) Architect
2 32 (8.99%) Developer
3 19 (5.34%) Consultant
4 16 (4.49%) Senior
5 15 (4.21%) Administrator
6 14 (3.93%) Applications Developer
6 14 (3.93%) Network Engineer
7 13 (3.65%) Software Engineer
8 12 (3.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 11 (3.09%) DevOps Engineer
9 11 (3.09%) Enterprise Architect
9 11 (3.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 11 (3.09%) IT Engineer
10 10 (2.81%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (2.81%) Analyst
10 10 (2.81%) NetApp Engineer
10 10 (2.81%) Storage Engineer
11 9 (2.53%) Platform Manager
11 9 (2.53%) Support Engineer
11 9 (2.53%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.78%) React
2 11 (3.09%) Apache NiFi
3 9 (2.53%) Kafka
3 9 (2.53%) Web Services
4 8 (2.25%) AngularJS
4 8 (2.25%) SOAP
5 7 (1.97%) Node.js
5 7 (1.97%) REST
6 6 (1.69%) PyTorch
7 5 (1.40%) .NET
7 5 (1.40%) FastAPI
7 5 (1.40%) JSON
7 5 (1.40%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (1.40%) XML
8 4 (1.12%) Django
8 4 (1.12%) Flask
8 4 (1.12%) Next.js
8 4 (1.12%) Spring
9 3 (0.84%) Azure Blueprints
9 3 (0.84%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.06%) PKI
2 13 (3.65%) Cloud Native
2 13 (3.65%) Data Centre
3 12 (3.37%) Management Information System
4 8 (2.25%) CMDB
4 8 (2.25%) Driving Licence
5 7 (1.97%) Clustering
5 7 (1.97%) Product Ownership
6 6 (1.69%) Enterprise Storage
6 6 (1.69%) Linux Command Line
6 6 (1.69%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.69%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.12%) Replication
7 4 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.56%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.56%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.56%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.56%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 38 (10.67%) Windows
2 30 (8.43%) Linux
3 12 (3.37%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.25%) Android
4 8 (2.25%) Mac OS
4 8 (2.25%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.69%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.56%) VMS
7 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (19.94%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (11.24%) Agile
3 32 (8.99%) Cybersecurity
4 31 (8.71%) DevOps
5 28 (7.87%) CI/CD
6 25 (7.02%) Software Engineering
7 22 (6.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 21 (5.90%) Infrastructure as Code
9 19 (5.34%) ITSM
9 19 (5.34%) Risk Management
10 18 (5.06%) AI
10 18 (5.06%) ITIL
10 18 (5.06%) Scrum
10 18 (5.06%) Stakeholder Management
11 17 (4.78%) Change Management
12 16 (4.49%) Containerisation
12 16 (4.49%) Decision-Making
12 16 (4.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 15 (4.21%) Cloud Security
13 15 (4.21%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 38 (10.67%) Python
2 17 (4.78%) Java
3 16 (4.49%) SQL
4 12 (3.37%) PowerShell
5 10 (2.81%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.53%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.97%) C#
8 6 (1.69%) Bash
9 5 (1.40%) C++
10 2 (0.56%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.28%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.28%) C
11 1 (0.28%) Go
11 1 (0.28%) R
11 1 (0.28%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 356 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 142 (39.89%) SC Cleared
3 13 (3.65%) CISSP
4 9 (2.53%) Degree
5 8 (2.25%) CISM
6 7 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (1.97%) GIAC
7 6 (1.69%) CCNP
7 6 (1.69%) CEH
7 6 (1.69%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.12%) CESG Certified Professional
8 4 (1.12%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.84%) CCNA
9 3 (0.84%) JNCIP
9 3 (0.84%) JNCIS
9 3 (0.84%) PMP
9 3 (0.84%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.56%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.56%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.81%) NIST
2 7 (1.97%) Data Quality
2 7 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.40%) NCSC
4 4 (1.12%) GDPR
5 3 (0.84%) PMO
5 3 (0.84%) QA
6 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.28%) COBIT
6 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.28%) P3O
6 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.28%) SLA
6 1 (0.28%) WCAG
System Software
1 31 (8.71%) Docker
2 15 (4.21%) Active Directory
3 14 (3.93%) VMware ESXi
3 14 (3.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.25%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.97%) BitLocker
5 7 (1.97%) Hyper-V
5 7 (1.97%) Microsoft App-V
6 6 (1.69%) vSphere
7 2 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.28%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.28%) UAG
Systems Management
1 39 (10.96%) Kubernetes
2 21 (5.90%) Terraform
3 14 (3.93%) Ansible
4 10 (2.81%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.25%) SCCM
6 7 (1.97%) vMotion
7 6 (1.69%) Puppet
8 4 (1.12%) Argo
8 4 (1.12%) Grafana
8 4 (1.12%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.56%) Nagios
10 2 (0.56%) Rancher
11 1 (0.28%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.28%) Kibana
11 1 (0.28%) logstash
11 1 (0.28%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.28%) VxRail
11 1 (0.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 34 (9.55%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.02%) VMware
3 21 (5.90%) Oracle
4 16 (4.49%) Cisco
4 16 (4.49%) ServiceNow
5 15 (4.21%) NetApp
6 13 (3.65%) Palantir
7 11 (3.09%) Foundry
8 10 (2.81%) Dell
9 9 (2.53%) HP
10 8 (2.25%) Apple
10 8 (2.25%) Google
10 8 (2.25%) Splunk
11 7 (1.97%) Citrix
12 6 (1.69%) Juniper
13 5 (1.40%) Cloudera
13 5 (1.40%) Red Hat
13 5 (1.40%) Remedy
13 5 (1.40%) Sparx
13 5 (1.40%) Tenable