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 15 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 171 106
Rank change year-on-year +46 -65 +36
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 492 224 382
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.40% 1.67% 2.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.32% 6.28% 9.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 359 141 244
10th Percentile £419 £459 £450
25th Percentile £512 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -
75th Percentile £688 £700 £688
90th Percentile £756 £738 £771
England median daily rate £600 £588 £600
% change year-on-year +2.13% -2.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 14 5
10th Percentile - - £42.75
25th Percentile - - £60.00
Median hourly rate - £25.15 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year - -60.08% -3.08%
75th Percentile - - £112.00
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £74.68 £32.00 £65.50
% change year-on-year +133.38% -51.15% -6.43%

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 5,910 3,567 4,043
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.82% 26.66% 25.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,281 2,411 2,581
10th Percentile £363 £358 £350
25th Percentile £457 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% - -2.27%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £650
90th Percentile £734 £738 £770
England median daily rate £535 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 83 66
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.99 £18.13
25th Percentile £24.38 - £25.99
Median hourly rate £53.00 £25.15 £37.15
Median % change year-on-year +110.74% -32.30% -31.20%
75th Percentile £78.75 £36.88 £57.13
90th Percentile £155.00 £65.00 £75.63
England median hourly rate £47.54 £25.15 £52.50
% change year-on-year +89.03% -52.10% -2.17%

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 15 October 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 15 October 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 +12 56 £600 - 30
West London - 8 £675 - 5
South London -10 3 £550 -
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 23 (4.67%) Confluence
2 12 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.83%) Apache
4 6 (1.22%) CMS
5 4 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.81%) Camunda
5 4 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.61%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.41%) nginx
7 2 (0.41%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.20%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 17 (3.46%) AutoCAD
1 17 (3.46%) Revit
1 17 (3.46%) SOLIDWORKS
2 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (2.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 8 (1.63%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.20%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 97 (19.72%) AWS
2 89 (18.09%) Azure
3 50 (10.16%) GCP
4 22 (4.47%) Serverless
5 21 (4.27%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (4.07%) Amazon EKS
6 20 (4.07%) AWS Lambda
7 17 (3.46%) Power Platform
8 16 (3.25%) Amazon ECS
8 16 (3.25%) GitHub
9 15 (3.05%) Amazon SQS
9 15 (3.05%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (2.44%) Amazon EventBridge
10 12 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
11 11 (2.24%) Figma
11 11 (2.24%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 9 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
13 7 (1.42%) IaaS
13 7 (1.42%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.46%) DNS
2 15 (3.05%) Firewall
3 12 (2.44%) Network Security
4 10 (2.03%) VPN
5 8 (1.63%) DHCP
5 8 (1.63%) Internet
6 7 (1.42%) WAN
7 6 (1.22%) SSL
8 5 (1.02%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.81%) BGP
9 4 (0.81%) SMTP
10 3 (0.61%) MPLS
10 3 (0.61%) SMS
10 3 (0.61%) VSAN
11 2 (0.41%) 4G
11 2 (0.41%) Cisco IOS
11 2 (0.41%) LAN
11 2 (0.41%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.20%) Cisco Nexus
12 1 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.64%) MongoDB
2 12 (2.44%) Data Lake
3 10 (2.03%) Metadata
3 10 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (2.03%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.63%) MySQL
4 8 (1.63%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.42%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
7 5 (1.02%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.81%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 4 (0.81%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.61%) Big Data
9 3 (0.61%) Parquet
9 3 (0.61%) Power BI
10 2 (0.41%) Apache Iceberg
10 2 (0.41%) Power Query
10 2 (0.41%) Trino
Development Applications
1 40 (8.13%) Jenkins
2 31 (6.30%) GitLab
3 30 (6.10%) Git
4 24 (4.88%) JIRA
5 11 (2.24%) Cucumber
5 11 (2.24%) Selenium
6 9 (1.83%) Cypress.io
6 9 (1.83%) JUnit
7 7 (1.42%) JMeter
7 7 (1.42%) Visual Studio
8 5 (1.02%) Gatling
8 5 (1.02%) Gradle
8 5 (1.02%) Maven
8 5 (1.02%) SonarQube
9 4 (0.81%) Mockito
9 4 (0.81%) SpecFlow
9 4 (0.81%) TestNG
10 3 (0.61%) Postman
10 3 (0.61%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 122 (24.80%) Social Skills
2 96 (19.51%) Public Sector
3 41 (8.33%) Finance
4 25 (5.08%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (4.47%) Police
6 21 (4.27%) Law
7 20 (4.07%) Military
8 19 (3.86%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.05%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.85%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (2.64%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.42%) Legal
12 7 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.02%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.02%) Marketing
14 4 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.41%) Banking
15 2 (0.41%) General Ledger
15 2 (0.41%) Local Government
16 1 (0.20%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 76 (15.45%) Architect
2 40 (8.13%) Developer
3 39 (7.93%) Lead
4 33 (6.71%) Senior
5 30 (6.10%) Consultant
6 28 (5.69%) Analyst
7 25 (5.08%) Software Engineer
8 23 (4.67%) Security Architect
9 22 (4.47%) DevOps Engineer
10 21 (4.27%) Cloud Engineer
11 20 (4.07%) Enterprise Architect
12 19 (3.86%) Data Architect
13 18 (3.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 18 (3.66%) Support Engineer
14 16 (3.25%) Engineering Specialist
15 15 (3.05%) CAD Operator
15 15 (3.05%) User Researcher
16 14 (2.85%) Cyber Threat Analyst
16 14 (2.85%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
16 14 (2.85%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (11.79%) Terraform
2 28 (5.69%) REST
3 23 (4.67%) React
4 18 (3.66%) RESTful
5 16 (3.25%) FastAPI
6 13 (2.64%) Flask
7 12 (2.44%) Kafka
8 10 (2.03%) AngularJS
8 10 (2.03%) SOAP
9 9 (1.83%) Node.js
9 9 (1.83%) XML
10 8 (1.63%) Apache NiFi
10 8 (1.63%) Keycloak
10 8 (1.63%) Spring
10 8 (1.63%) Web Services
11 7 (1.42%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (1.42%) Spring Boot
12 6 (1.22%) .NET
12 6 (1.22%) HTML
13 5 (1.02%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 62 (12.60%) Cloud Native
2 22 (4.47%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.66%) Private Cloud
4 17 (3.46%) Data Centre
5 16 (3.25%) Distributed Systems
6 15 (3.05%) Cyber Threat
7 14 (2.85%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (2.24%) Management Information System
8 11 (2.24%) PKI
8 11 (2.24%) Product Ownership
9 10 (2.03%) Security Operations Centre
10 7 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.22%) AI Agents
12 5 (1.02%) Data Structures
12 5 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.81%) Enterprise Cloud
13 4 (0.81%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.81%) Operational Technology
13 4 (0.81%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 41 (8.33%) Linux
2 33 (6.71%) Windows
3 22 (4.47%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.42%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.02%) VMS
5 5 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.81%) macOS
6 4 (0.81%) OpenVMS
6 4 (0.81%) Unix
6 4 (0.81%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.61%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.20%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (24.19%) Agile
2 93 (18.90%) CI/CD
3 74 (15.04%) DevOps
4 65 (13.21%) Infrastructure as Code
5 64 (13.01%) Software Engineering
6 62 (12.60%) Containerisation
7 59 (11.99%) AI
8 57 (11.59%) Stakeholder Management
9 52 (10.57%) Continuous Improvement
9 52 (10.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 46 (9.35%) Cybersecurity
11 42 (8.54%) Decision-Making
11 42 (8.54%) Problem-Solving
12 38 (7.72%) Platform Engineering
13 35 (7.11%) Risk Management
14 34 (6.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 34 (6.91%) Test Automation
15 32 (6.50%) Roadmaps
16 31 (6.30%) Microservices
17 30 (6.10%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 78 (15.85%) Python
2 29 (5.89%) Java
2 29 (5.89%) SQL
3 18 (3.66%) PowerShell
4 17 (3.46%) TypeScript
5 16 (3.25%) C#
5 16 (3.25%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.64%) Bash
7 6 (1.22%) X++
8 5 (1.02%) Bicep
8 5 (1.02%) C++
8 5 (1.02%) Go
9 3 (0.61%) Groovy
9 3 (0.61%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.20%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.20%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.20%) R
11 1 (0.20%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 492 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 224 (45.53%) SC Cleared
3 26 (5.28%) CISSP
4 23 (4.67%) CISM
5 22 (4.47%) Degree
6 16 (3.25%) AWS Certification
7 12 (2.44%) PMP
8 8 (1.63%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.02%) GIAC
11 5 (1.02%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.81%) APMG
12 4 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.61%) Azure Certification
13 3 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.61%) OSCP
13 3 (0.61%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.28%) NCSC
2 24 (4.88%) QA
3 17 (3.46%) NIST
4 15 (3.05%) GRC
4 15 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.64%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.64%) PMO
6 12 (2.44%) Accessibility
6 12 (2.44%) Government Security Classifications
7 9 (1.83%) GDPR
7 9 (1.83%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (1.02%) WCAG
9 4 (0.81%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.61%) COBIT
10 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.61%) SLA
11 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 54 (10.98%) Docker
2 24 (4.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (4.47%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.63%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (1.02%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.61%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.61%) Microsoft App-V
6 3 (0.61%) Terminal Services
6 3 (0.61%) vSphere
7 2 (0.41%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.20%) KVM
8 1 (0.20%) NFS
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.20%) oVirt
8 1 (0.20%) RHEV
8 1 (0.20%) Samba
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 97 (19.72%) Kubernetes
2 27 (5.49%) Ansible
3 10 (2.03%) Istio
3 10 (2.03%) vCenter Server
4 9 (1.83%) Puppet
5 8 (1.63%) Nagios
5 8 (1.63%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.63%) SCCM
6 6 (1.22%) Grafana
7 4 (0.81%) Argo
7 4 (0.81%) NetBackup
7 4 (0.81%) Progress Chef
7 4 (0.81%) WSUS
8 3 (0.61%) Cilium
8 3 (0.61%) Kibana
8 3 (0.61%) linkerd
8 3 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.61%) vMotion
9 2 (0.41%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.41%) systemd
Vendors
1 73 (14.84%) Microsoft
2 33 (6.71%) VMware
3 31 (6.30%) Google
4 21 (4.27%) Oracle
5 12 (2.44%) Sparx
6 8 (1.63%) Splunk
7 6 (1.22%) Cisco
7 6 (1.22%) Palantir
8 5 (1.02%) Databricks
8 5 (1.02%) Red Hat
8 5 (1.02%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.81%) Veeam
9 4 (0.81%) Veritas
10 3 (0.61%) Citrix
10 3 (0.61%) HP
10 3 (0.61%) Pardot
10 3 (0.61%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 3 (0.61%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.61%) Symantec
10 3 (0.61%) Tenable