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 3 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 151 88
Rank change year-on-year +14 -63 +147
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 365 229 473
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.15% 1.82% 2.62%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.35% 7.17% 10.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 267 139 310
10th Percentile £388 £394 £413
25th Percentile £430 £475 £535
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £645
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -6.98% +12.17%
75th Percentile £668 £688 £750
90th Percentile £738 £700 £825
England median daily rate £575 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 3
10th Percentile £21.69 £27.30 £58.00
25th Percentile £22.99 £31.25 £58.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% -37.50% -9.43%
75th Percentile £60.08 £47.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £81.03 £49.00 £62.00
England median hourly rate £48.35 £63.75 £65.75
% change year-on-year -24.15% -3.05% -12.33%

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 4,963 3,193 4,375
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 29.25% 25.36% 24.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,545 2,165 2,938
10th Percentile £363 £350 £325
25th Percentile £432 £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 86 62 120
10th Percentile £19.54 £21.28 £14.23
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.98
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.25 £32.12
Median % change year-on-year +0.67% +15.99% -25.31%
75th Percentile £76.58 £56.00 £60.31
90th Percentile £88.75 £67.50 £83.75
England median hourly rate £37.31 £50.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -25.38% +33.33% -25.00%

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 3 April 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

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Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in London over the 6 months to 3 April 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 3 April 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 -5 30 £575 - 16
South London - 4 £678 -
West London -24 2 £675 +106.11% 4
North London +1 1 - -
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 11 (3.01%) Apache
1 11 (3.01%) Palantir Foundry
2 9 (2.47%) Confluence
3 3 (0.82%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.55%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.37%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.10%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 47 (12.88%) AWS
2 28 (7.67%) Azure
3 21 (5.75%) GCP
4 18 (4.93%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (3.56%) Serverless
6 12 (3.29%) PaaS
7 11 (3.01%) IaaS
8 10 (2.74%) GitHub
9 9 (2.47%) OCI
10 7 (1.92%) Amazon EKS
11 6 (1.64%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (1.64%) Amazon S3
12 5 (1.37%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (1.37%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (1.37%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 5 (1.37%) Power Platform
13 4 (1.10%) OpenShift
13 4 (1.10%) SaaS
14 3 (0.82%) Anthos
14 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.12%) Firewall
2 21 (5.75%) Network Security
3 15 (4.11%) DNS
4 11 (3.01%) DHCP
5 10 (2.74%) VPN
6 8 (2.19%) LAN
6 8 (2.19%) SMTP
6 8 (2.19%) WAN
7 7 (1.92%) Wireless
8 5 (1.37%) TCP/IP
9 4 (1.10%) NAS
9 4 (1.10%) SAN
9 4 (1.10%) VLAN
9 4 (1.10%) VSAN
10 2 (0.55%) BGP
10 2 (0.55%) OSPF
10 2 (0.55%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.27%) Internet
11 1 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.84%) Elasticsearch
2 12 (3.29%) Oracle Database
3 10 (2.74%) Big Data
3 10 (2.74%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.92%) Hadoop
4 7 (1.92%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.82%) Metadata
6 3 (0.82%) Metadata Repository
6 3 (0.82%) Power BI
6 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.55%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.27%) EDMS
8 1 (0.27%) MySQL
8 1 (0.27%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.27%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 12 (3.29%) JIRA
2 6 (1.64%) Git
3 4 (1.10%) GitLab
3 4 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.82%) Maven
4 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.55%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.55%) ERwin
6 1 (0.27%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.27%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.27%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.27%) Vite
General
1 52 (14.25%) Public Sector
2 35 (9.59%) Social Skills
3 19 (5.21%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (3.29%) Telecoms
5 10 (2.74%) Finance
5 10 (2.74%) Police
6 8 (2.19%) Banking
6 8 (2.19%) Law
6 8 (2.19%) Legal
7 6 (1.64%) Military
8 3 (0.82%) Aerospace
8 3 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.55%) Local Government
9 2 (0.55%) Multimedia
10 1 (0.27%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (10.41%) Architect
2 32 (8.77%) Developer
3 21 (5.75%) Consultant
4 16 (4.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 16 (4.38%) Senior
5 14 (3.84%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 14 (3.84%) Applications Developer
5 14 (3.84%) Network Engineer
6 13 (3.56%) Administrator
6 13 (3.56%) Analyst
6 13 (3.56%) DevOps Engineer
6 13 (3.56%) Software Engineer
7 12 (3.29%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
7 12 (3.29%) NetApp Engineer
7 12 (3.29%) Storage Engineer
8 11 (3.01%) Enterprise Architect
8 11 (3.01%) IT Engineer
9 10 (2.74%) IT Support
9 10 (2.74%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (2.74%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.38%) React
2 11 (3.01%) Apache NiFi
3 9 (2.47%) Kafka
3 9 (2.47%) Web Services
4 8 (2.19%) AngularJS
4 8 (2.19%) SOAP
5 7 (1.92%) Node.js
5 7 (1.92%) REST
6 6 (1.64%) PyTorch
7 5 (1.37%) .NET
7 5 (1.37%) FastAPI
7 5 (1.37%) JSON
7 5 (1.37%) XML
8 4 (1.10%) Django
8 4 (1.10%) Flask
8 4 (1.10%) Next.js
8 4 (1.10%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (1.10%) Spring
9 3 (0.82%) Azure Blueprints
9 3 (0.82%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.66%) PKI
2 15 (4.11%) Cloud Native
3 11 (3.01%) Data Centre
3 11 (3.01%) Management Information System
4 8 (2.19%) Clustering
4 8 (2.19%) CMDB
4 8 (2.19%) Driving Licence
4 8 (2.19%) Product Ownership
5 7 (1.92%) Enterprise Storage
5 7 (1.92%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (1.64%) Linux Command Line
6 6 (1.64%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.64%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.10%) Replication
8 3 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.55%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.55%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.55%) Handset
9 2 (0.55%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.55%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 38 (10.41%) Windows
2 31 (8.49%) Linux
3 14 (3.84%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.47%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.92%) Android
5 7 (1.92%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.92%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.55%) VMS
7 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (19.45%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (10.96%) Agile
3 35 (9.59%) DevOps
4 34 (9.32%) Cybersecurity
5 31 (8.49%) CI/CD
6 26 (7.12%) Software Engineering
7 23 (6.30%) Infrastructure as Code
8 22 (6.03%) AI
9 21 (5.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 20 (5.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 19 (5.21%) ITSM
11 19 (5.21%) Scrum
12 18 (4.93%) ITIL
12 18 (4.93%) Risk Management
12 18 (4.93%) Stakeholder Management
13 17 (4.66%) Machine Learning
14 16 (4.38%) Change Management
14 16 (4.38%) Containerisation
14 16 (4.38%) Decision-Making
15 15 (4.11%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.86%) Python
2 17 (4.66%) Java
3 13 (3.56%) SQL
4 12 (3.29%) PowerShell
5 10 (2.74%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.92%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.64%) Bash
7 6 (1.64%) C#
8 4 (1.10%) C++
9 2 (0.55%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.27%) C
10 1 (0.27%) Go
10 1 (0.27%) R
10 1 (0.27%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 365 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 141 (38.63%) SC Cleared
3 12 (3.29%) CISSP
4 10 (2.74%) Degree
5 9 (2.47%) CISM
6 8 (2.19%) GIAC
7 7 (1.92%) CEH
7 7 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.10%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.10%) CCNA
9 4 (1.10%) CCNP
9 4 (1.10%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.82%) CESG Certified Professional
10 3 (0.82%) PMP
10 3 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.55%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.55%) ISACA
11 2 (0.55%) JNCIP
11 2 (0.55%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.47%) NIST
2 7 (1.92%) Data Quality
2 7 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.10%) GDPR
3 4 (1.10%) NCSC
3 4 (1.10%) QA
4 3 (0.82%) PMO
5 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.27%) COBIT
5 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.27%) P3O
5 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.27%) SLA
5 1 (0.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 35 (9.59%) Docker
2 17 (4.66%) Active Directory
3 15 (4.11%) VMware ESXi
3 15 (4.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.47%) Hyper-V
5 8 (2.19%) BitLocker
5 8 (2.19%) Microsoft App-V
6 7 (1.92%) VMware NSX
6 7 (1.92%) vSphere
7 2 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.55%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.27%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.27%) UAG
Systems Management
1 43 (11.78%) Kubernetes
2 24 (6.58%) Terraform
3 13 (3.56%) Ansible
4 11 (3.01%) vCenter Server
5 9 (2.47%) SCCM
6 8 (2.19%) vMotion
7 7 (1.92%) Puppet
8 4 (1.10%) Argo
9 3 (0.82%) Grafana
9 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Clustering
9 3 (0.82%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.55%) Nagios
10 2 (0.55%) Rancher
11 1 (0.27%) Kibana
11 1 (0.27%) logstash
11 1 (0.27%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.27%) WSUS
Vendors
1 38 (10.41%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.12%) VMware
3 21 (5.75%) Oracle
4 17 (4.66%) NetApp
5 16 (4.38%) Cisco
5 16 (4.38%) ServiceNow
6 12 (3.29%) Palantir
7 11 (3.01%) Foundry
8 8 (2.19%) Citrix
8 8 (2.19%) Dell
8 8 (2.19%) Google
8 8 (2.19%) HP
8 8 (2.19%) Splunk
9 7 (1.92%) Apple
10 6 (1.64%) Tenable
11 5 (1.37%) Cloudera
11 5 (1.37%) Juniper
11 5 (1.37%) Remedy
12 4 (1.10%) BiZZdesign
12 4 (1.10%) Red Hat