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 22 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 181 120
Rank change year-on-year +60 -61 +44
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 458 195 371
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.31% 1.44% 2.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.38% 5.61% 9.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 331 118 257
10th Percentile £419 £449 £413
25th Percentile £463 £503 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £738
90th Percentile £738 £738 £825
England median daily rate £600 £593 £600
% change year-on-year +1.22% -1.21% -
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 £63.14 £63.25 £71.17
% change year-on-year -0.18% -11.13% -4.85%

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 5,463 3,478 4,023
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.57% 25.65% 23.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,939 2,363 2,784
10th Percentile £365 £338 £325
25th Percentile £450 £431 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £656 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £772
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 80 82
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.73 £17.90
25th Percentile £26.13 £25.04 £22.00
Median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £26.99
Median % change year-on-year +114.71% -6.80% -50.94%
75th Percentile £73.00 £45.63 £43.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £63.93 £68.75
England median hourly rate £54.00 £25.30 £43.00
% change year-on-year +113.44% -41.16% -23.76%

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 22 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 22 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 +22 53 £595 +5.78% 23
West London -2 10 £675 - 7
South London -12 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 (3.93%) Confluence
2 10 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.09%) CMS
4 2 (0.44%) Apache
4 2 (0.44%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.22%) nginx
5 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.22%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 10 (2.18%) AutoCAD
1 10 (2.18%) Revit
1 10 (2.18%) SOLIDWORKS
2 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (2.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (0.87%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.22%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 65 (14.19%) Azure
2 60 (13.10%) AWS
3 41 (8.95%) GCP
4 18 (3.93%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (3.28%) Amazon EKS
6 14 (3.06%) GitHub
6 14 (3.06%) Serverless
7 13 (2.84%) PaaS
8 12 (2.62%) AWS Lambda
8 12 (2.62%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 12 (2.62%) IaaS
8 12 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (2.62%) OCI
8 12 (2.62%) Power Platform
9 11 (2.40%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (2.18%) Amazon ECS
11 9 (1.97%) Amazon SQS
11 9 (1.97%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.53%) Amazon S3
12 7 (1.53%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.59%) Firewall
2 16 (3.49%) DNS
3 13 (2.84%) DHCP
3 13 (2.84%) Network Security
4 11 (2.40%) VPN
5 8 (1.75%) SMTP
6 6 (1.31%) VSAN
7 5 (1.09%) WAN
8 4 (0.87%) Internet
8 4 (0.87%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.66%) LAN
9 3 (0.66%) SMS
10 2 (0.44%) 4G
10 2 (0.44%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.44%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.44%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.22%) Cisco Nexus
11 1 (0.22%) HTTP
11 1 (0.22%) PSTN
11 1 (0.22%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.75%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (1.53%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (1.31%) Metadata
4 5 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.09%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.87%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.66%) Big Data
6 3 (0.66%) Metadata Repository
6 3 (0.66%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.44%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.44%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 2 (0.44%) Oracle ODI
7 2 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.44%) Power BI
8 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.22%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 18 (3.93%) Jenkins
1 18 (3.93%) JIRA
2 17 (3.71%) GitLab
3 10 (2.18%) Git
4 7 (1.53%) Cypress.io
5 5 (1.09%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.87%) Selenium
7 2 (0.44%) ERwin
7 2 (0.44%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.44%) Subversion
8 1 (0.22%) MLflow
8 1 (0.22%) Toad
General
1 83 (18.12%) Public Sector
2 64 (13.97%) Social Skills
3 36 (7.86%) Finance
4 16 (3.49%) Military
5 15 (3.28%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (3.06%) Law
7 12 (2.62%) Manufacturing
7 12 (2.62%) Police
7 12 (2.62%) Telecoms
8 8 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (1.53%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (1.53%) Legal
10 6 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.09%) Marketing
12 4 (0.87%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.22%) Automotive
13 1 (0.22%) Banking
13 1 (0.22%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.22%) Local Government
13 1 (0.22%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 56 (12.23%) Architect
2 40 (8.73%) Developer
3 31 (6.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 31 (6.77%) Lead
4 26 (5.68%) Analyst
4 26 (5.68%) Senior
5 22 (4.80%) Consultant
5 22 (4.80%) DevOps Engineer
6 18 (3.93%) Cloud Engineer
7 16 (3.49%) Enterprise Architect
7 16 (3.49%) User Researcher
8 14 (3.06%) Applications Developer
8 14 (3.06%) Project Manager
9 13 (2.84%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 13 (2.84%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
9 13 (2.84%) AWS Engineer
9 13 (2.84%) Security Architect
9 13 (2.84%) Software Engineer
10 11 (2.40%) Cyber Threat Analyst
10 11 (2.40%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.49%) REST
2 12 (2.62%) React
3 9 (1.97%) FastAPI
4 8 (1.75%) Azure Blueprints
4 8 (1.75%) Flask
5 7 (1.53%) SOAP
5 7 (1.53%) Web Services
6 6 (1.31%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.31%) RESTful
7 5 (1.09%) .NET
7 5 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (1.09%) PyTorch
8 4 (0.87%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.87%) Node.js
9 3 (0.66%) ARM Templates
9 3 (0.66%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.66%) Django
9 3 (0.66%) Kafka
9 3 (0.66%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.66%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 41 (8.95%) Cloud Native
2 21 (4.59%) Data Centre
3 14 (3.06%) Private Cloud
3 14 (3.06%) Product Ownership
4 13 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (2.62%) Onboarding
5 12 (2.62%) Security Operations Centre
6 11 (2.40%) Cyber Threat
7 10 (2.18%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (2.18%) PKI
8 9 (1.97%) Management Information System
8 9 (1.97%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.75%) Clustering
9 8 (1.75%) CMDB
10 7 (1.53%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.09%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (0.66%) Linux Command Line
13 3 (0.66%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 38 (8.30%) Linux
2 27 (5.90%) Windows
3 18 (3.93%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.09%) Windows Server 2003
5 4 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.87%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (19.87%) Agile
2 68 (14.85%) CI/CD
3 62 (13.54%) DevOps
4 60 (13.10%) Problem-Solving
5 48 (10.48%) Infrastructure as Code
6 44 (9.61%) AI
7 42 (9.17%) Cybersecurity
8 41 (8.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 40 (8.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 38 (8.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 37 (8.08%) Software Engineering
12 36 (7.86%) Stakeholder Management
13 31 (6.77%) Containerisation
14 30 (6.55%) ITIL
14 30 (6.55%) Platform Engineering
15 29 (6.33%) Decision-Making
15 29 (6.33%) Roadmaps
16 27 (5.90%) Risk Management
16 27 (5.90%) TOGAF
16 27 (5.90%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 41 (8.95%) Python
2 19 (4.15%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.84%) Java
4 11 (2.40%) SQL
5 10 (2.18%) C#
6 8 (1.75%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.09%) Bash
7 5 (1.09%) Bicep
7 5 (1.09%) X++
8 4 (0.87%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.66%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.44%) Groovy
11 1 (0.22%) C
11 1 (0.22%) C++
11 1 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.22%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.22%) R
11 1 (0.22%) Ruby
11 1 (0.22%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 458 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 198 (43.23%) SC Cleared
3 17 (3.71%) Degree
4 14 (3.06%) CISSP
5 11 (2.40%) CISM
6 10 (2.18%) PMP
7 7 (1.53%) AWS Certification
7 7 (1.53%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (1.09%) GIAC
8 5 (1.09%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (0.87%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.87%) CEH
10 3 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.44%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 2 (0.44%) CCNA
11 2 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.93%) NCSC
2 16 (3.49%) QA
3 14 (3.06%) PMO
4 12 (2.62%) NIST
5 10 (2.18%) GRC
6 8 (1.75%) Government Security Classifications
6 8 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.53%) GDPR
8 5 (1.09%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.09%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (1.09%) WCAG
9 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.44%) COBIT
10 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.22%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.22%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.22%) P3O
11 1 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 45 (9.83%) Docker
2 23 (5.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (4.80%) Active Directory
4 12 (2.62%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (2.40%) Hyper-V
6 8 (1.75%) BitLocker
6 8 (1.75%) Microsoft App-V
7 7 (1.53%) VMware NSX
7 7 (1.53%) vSphere
8 4 (0.87%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.22%) NFS
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.22%) Samba
9 1 (0.22%) UAG
Systems Management
1 65 (14.19%) Kubernetes
2 53 (11.57%) Terraform
3 19 (4.15%) Ansible
4 13 (2.84%) vCenter Server
5 10 (2.18%) Puppet
6 8 (1.75%) SCCM
6 8 (1.75%) vMotion
7 5 (1.09%) Nagios
8 3 (0.66%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.44%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.44%) Grafana
9 2 (0.44%) Istio
9 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Clustering
10 1 (0.22%) Argo
10 1 (0.22%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.22%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.22%) QRadar
10 1 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 64 (13.97%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.99%) VMware
3 25 (5.46%) Google
4 17 (3.71%) Oracle
5 14 (3.06%) ServiceNow
6 12 (2.62%) NetApp
7 11 (2.40%) Sparx
8 9 (1.97%) Cisco
9 8 (1.75%) Citrix
10 7 (1.53%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.09%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.87%) HP
12 4 (0.87%) Splunk
12 4 (0.87%) Symantec
12 4 (0.87%) Tenable
13 3 (0.66%) Databricks
13 3 (0.66%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.66%) Pardot
13 3 (0.66%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 2 (0.44%) SolarWinds