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 27 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 193 97
Rank change year-on-year +57 -96 +95
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 382 164 445
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.09% 1.36% 2.55%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.42% 5.24% 10.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 285 98 295
10th Percentile £413 £450 £409
25th Percentile £435 £513 £528
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £750
90th Percentile £725 £714 £825
England median daily rate £600 £588 £600
% change year-on-year +2.13% -2.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 2
10th Percentile £85.20 £28.14 -
25th Percentile £85.50 £33.35 -
Median hourly rate £88.50 £41.25 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +114.55% -31.25% -20.00%
75th Percentile £93.00 £48.13 -
90th Percentile £94.20 £49.25 -
England median hourly rate £42.50 £78.70 £70.39
% change year-on-year -46.00% +11.81% -6.15%

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 5,145 3,128 4,094
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.12% 25.89% 23.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,682 2,096 2,790
10th Percentile £371 £358 £325
25th Percentile £450 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £534 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.73% -0.60% -6.11%
75th Percentile £638 £664 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £775
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 61 111
10th Percentile £20.34 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £27.81 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £55.00 £28.41 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +93.59% +13.64% -47.37%
75th Percentile £76.58 £55.25 £42.00
90th Percentile £88.75 £67.50 £68.00
England median hourly rate £47.50 £35.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +35.71% -12.50% -26.31%

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 27 May 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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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 27 May 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 0 31 £500 -12.09% 23
West London -25 7 £675 +68.75% 6
South London - 4 £678 -
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 16 (4.19%) Confluence
2 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.05%) CMS
4 3 (0.79%) Apache
5 2 (0.52%) Palantir Foundry
5 2 (0.52%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 5 (1.31%) AutoCAD
1 5 (1.31%) Revit
1 5 (1.31%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (2.62%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 49 (12.83%) AWS
2 37 (9.69%) Azure
3 25 (6.54%) GCP
4 12 (3.14%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (3.14%) PaaS
5 11 (2.88%) IaaS
5 11 (2.88%) Serverless
6 9 (2.36%) Amazon EKS
6 9 (2.36%) AWS Lambda
6 9 (2.36%) OCI
7 8 (2.09%) Amazon ECS
7 8 (2.09%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (1.83%) Amazon EC2
8 7 (1.83%) Amazon S3
8 7 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (1.83%) GitHub
8 7 (1.83%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.31%) Figma
10 4 (1.05%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 21 (5.50%) Firewall
2 14 (3.66%) DNS
3 13 (3.40%) Network Security
4 11 (2.88%) DHCP
4 11 (2.88%) VPN
5 8 (2.09%) SMTP
6 6 (1.57%) WAN
7 5 (1.31%) LAN
7 5 (1.31%) VSAN
8 3 (0.79%) SMS
9 2 (0.52%) BGP
9 2 (0.52%) Internet
9 2 (0.52%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.52%) NAS
9 2 (0.52%) OSPF
9 2 (0.52%) SAN
9 2 (0.52%) SSL
9 2 (0.52%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.52%) VLAN
9 2 (0.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.36%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (1.83%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (1.57%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.05%) Oracle Database
5 3 (0.79%) Metadata
5 3 (0.79%) Metadata Repository
5 3 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.52%) Big Data
6 2 (0.52%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.52%) Power BI
7 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.26%) MySQL
7 1 (0.26%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.26%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 18 (4.71%) JIRA
2 7 (1.83%) Cypress.io
2 7 (1.83%) GitLab
3 5 (1.31%) Git
3 5 (1.31%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.05%) Selenium
4 4 (1.05%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.52%) ERwin
7 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.26%) Maven
7 1 (0.26%) SpecFlow
General
1 66 (17.28%) Public Sector
2 38 (9.95%) Social Skills
3 17 (4.45%) Finance
4 14 (3.66%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (3.14%) Telecoms
6 10 (2.62%) Military
7 7 (1.83%) Law
7 7 (1.83%) Legal
8 6 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (1.57%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.05%) Police
11 3 (0.79%) Banking
12 2 (0.52%) Local Government
12 2 (0.52%) Marketing
13 1 (0.26%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.26%) Multimedia
13 1 (0.26%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (10.21%) Architect
1 39 (10.21%) Developer
2 26 (6.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 25 (6.54%) Consultant
4 20 (5.24%) Lead
5 17 (4.45%) DevOps Engineer
6 16 (4.19%) Senior
7 15 (3.93%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 15 (3.93%) Applications Developer
7 15 (3.93%) User Researcher
8 14 (3.66%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
8 14 (3.66%) Enterprise Architect
8 14 (3.66%) NetApp Engineer
8 14 (3.66%) Storage Engineer
9 13 (3.40%) Analyst
9 13 (3.40%) Network Engineer
10 12 (3.14%) Software Engineer
11 10 (2.62%) Administrator
11 10 (2.62%) AWS Engineer
11 10 (2.62%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.93%) React
2 8 (2.09%) AngularJS
2 8 (2.09%) REST
2 8 (2.09%) Web Services
3 7 (1.83%) FastAPI
4 6 (1.57%) Azure Blueprints
4 6 (1.57%) Django
4 6 (1.57%) Flask
4 6 (1.57%) Next.js
4 6 (1.57%) SOAP
5 5 (1.31%) Node.js
5 5 (1.31%) RESTful
6 4 (1.05%) PyTorch
7 3 (0.79%) Lightning Web Components
8 2 (0.52%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.52%) Apache NiFi
8 2 (0.52%) Kafka
8 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.52%) Playwright
8 2 (0.52%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.02%) Cloud Native
2 15 (3.93%) PKI
3 13 (3.40%) Data Centre
3 13 (3.40%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.62%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.09%) Clustering
5 8 (2.09%) CMDB
5 8 (2.09%) Management Information System
6 7 (1.83%) Enterprise Storage
6 7 (1.83%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.57%) Private Cloud
8 5 (1.31%) AI Agents
8 5 (1.31%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.05%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.05%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (0.79%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.52%) Distributed Systems
11 2 (0.52%) Replication
11 2 (0.52%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.16%) Linux
2 27 (7.07%) Windows
3 14 (3.66%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.83%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (1.31%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.52%) Android
6 2 (0.52%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
2 63 (16.49%) Agile
3 44 (11.52%) CI/CD
4 40 (10.47%) DevOps
5 32 (8.38%) Infrastructure as Code
6 31 (8.12%) Continuous Improvement
7 29 (7.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 28 (7.33%) AI
8 28 (7.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 26 (6.81%) ITIL
9 26 (6.81%) User Research
10 25 (6.54%) Stakeholder Management
11 24 (6.28%) Cybersecurity
11 24 (6.28%) Software Engineering
12 23 (6.02%) Decision-Making
13 22 (5.76%) Service Design
14 20 (5.24%) TOGAF
15 19 (4.97%) ITSM
15 19 (4.97%) Platform Engineering
15 19 (4.97%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 25 (6.54%) Python
2 13 (3.40%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.09%) Java
4 7 (1.83%) TypeScript
5 6 (1.57%) SQL
6 5 (1.31%) Bash
6 5 (1.31%) C#
7 4 (1.05%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.05%) X++
8 3 (0.79%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.26%) Bicep
9 1 (0.26%) C
9 1 (0.26%) C++
9 1 (0.26%) R
9 1 (0.26%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 382 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 139 (36.39%) SC Cleared
3 9 (2.36%) CISSP
4 8 (2.09%) Degree
5 7 (1.83%) CISM
6 6 (1.57%) PMP
7 5 (1.31%) CEH
7 5 (1.31%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (1.31%) GIAC
8 4 (1.05%) CCNA
8 4 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.79%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.79%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.52%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.52%) CCNP
10 2 (0.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.26%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.26%) ISACA
11 1 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.88%) PMO
2 10 (2.62%) QA
3 7 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.83%) NCSC
4 6 (1.57%) GDPR
4 6 (1.57%) NIST
5 4 (1.05%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.05%) WCAG
6 3 (0.79%) COBIT
6 3 (0.79%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.79%) GRC
7 1 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.26%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.26%) P3O
7 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 35 (9.16%) Docker
2 15 (3.93%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.88%) Hyper-V
4 9 (2.36%) VMware ESXi
5 8 (2.09%) BitLocker
5 8 (2.09%) Microsoft App-V
6 6 (1.57%) VMware NSX
6 6 (1.57%) vSphere
7 1 (0.26%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.26%) UAG
Systems Management
1 45 (11.78%) Kubernetes
2 33 (8.64%) Terraform
3 13 (3.40%) Ansible
4 9 (2.36%) SCCM
5 8 (2.09%) vCenter Server
5 8 (2.09%) vMotion
6 7 (1.83%) Puppet
7 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.52%) Argo
8 2 (0.52%) Istio
8 2 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.26%) Grafana
9 1 (0.26%) Nagios
9 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.26%) Rancher
9 1 (0.26%) SCOM
9 1 (0.26%) WSUS
Vendors
1 40 (10.47%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.28%) VMware
3 17 (4.45%) NetApp
4 15 (3.93%) ServiceNow
5 13 (3.40%) Cisco
5 13 (3.40%) Oracle
6 12 (3.14%) Google
7 10 (2.62%) Sparx
8 8 (2.09%) Citrix
9 5 (1.31%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.05%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.79%) Dell
11 3 (0.79%) HP
11 3 (0.79%) Splunk
12 2 (0.52%) Foundry
12 2 (0.52%) MuleSoft
12 2 (0.52%) Palantir
12 2 (0.52%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.52%) Pardot
12 2 (0.52%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud