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 16 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 177 123
Rank change year-on-year +48 -54 +21
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 475 199 345
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.35% 1.48% 2.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.37% 5.63% 8.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 123 235
10th Percentile £419 £448 £450
25th Percentile £513 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -
75th Percentile £688 £700 £699
90th Percentile £755 £738 £818
England median daily rate £600 £580 £600
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 13 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £87.00 £25.15 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +245.92% -58.08% -7.69%
75th Percentile - - £62.25
90th Percentile - - £63.60
England median hourly rate £74.68 £45.00 £71.17
% change year-on-year +65.96% -36.77% -1.65%

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 5,673 3,535 3,934
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.10% 26.32% 24.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,065 2,380 2,571
10th Percentile £370 £354 £350
25th Percentile £456 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% - -2.27%
75th Percentile £645 £653 £650
90th Percentile £734 £738 £760
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 81 57
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.87 £18.03
25th Percentile £25.24 - £22.00
Median hourly rate £53.00 £25.15 £32.29
Median % change year-on-year +110.74% -22.11% -40.20%
75th Percentile £78.75 £35.00 £53.75
90th Percentile £98.38 £65.00 £66.20
England median hourly rate £52.52 £25.15 £54.00
% change year-on-year +108.82% -53.43% -0.81%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 +13 56 £596 -2.65% 59
West London - 11 £675 - 13
South London -8 1 £550 - 10
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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 26 (5.47%) Confluence
2 13 (2.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.47%) Apache
4 6 (1.26%) CMS
5 4 (0.84%) Camunda
6 3 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.63%) SharePoint
7 2 (0.42%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.21%) nginx
8 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 15 (3.16%) AutoCAD
1 15 (3.16%) Revit
1 15 (3.16%) SOLIDWORKS
2 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (2.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 7 (1.47%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.84%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 88 (18.53%) AWS
2 82 (17.26%) Azure
3 43 (9.05%) GCP
4 23 (4.84%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (4.00%) Serverless
6 17 (3.58%) Amazon EKS
6 17 (3.58%) AWS Lambda
7 16 (3.37%) Power Platform
8 14 (2.95%) Amazon ECS
8 14 (2.95%) GitHub
8 14 (2.95%) Microsoft 365
9 13 (2.74%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (2.53%) Amazon SQS
11 11 (2.32%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 10 (2.11%) Figma
12 10 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (1.89%) Amazon EventBridge
13 9 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
13 9 (1.89%) IaaS
13 9 (1.89%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.58%) DNS
2 15 (3.16%) Firewall
3 13 (2.74%) Network Security
4 10 (2.11%) DHCP
5 9 (1.89%) VPN
6 7 (1.47%) Internet
6 7 (1.47%) WAN
7 5 (1.05%) SMTP
8 4 (0.84%) BGP
8 4 (0.84%) SSL
8 4 (0.84%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.84%) VSAN
9 3 (0.63%) MPLS
9 3 (0.63%) SMS
10 2 (0.42%) 4G
10 2 (0.42%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.42%) LAN
10 2 (0.42%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.21%) Cisco Nexus
11 1 (0.21%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.32%) Data Lake
2 9 (1.89%) Metadata
2 9 (1.89%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.68%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (1.47%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.05%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.84%) MySQL
7 4 (0.84%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.84%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.63%) Big Data
9 2 (0.42%) Oracle ODI
9 2 (0.42%) Parquet
9 2 (0.42%) Power BI
9 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 30 (6.32%) Jenkins
2 27 (5.68%) GitLab
2 27 (5.68%) JIRA
3 21 (4.42%) Git
4 9 (1.89%) Selenium
5 8 (1.68%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.47%) Visual Studio
7 5 (1.05%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.84%) JMeter
8 4 (0.84%) JUnit
9 3 (0.63%) Gatling
9 3 (0.63%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.42%) Gradle
10 2 (0.42%) Maven
10 2 (0.42%) Postman
10 2 (0.42%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.42%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.42%) Subversion
10 2 (0.42%) TestNG
11 1 (0.21%) Toad
General
1 107 (22.53%) Social Skills
2 92 (19.37%) Public Sector
3 39 (8.21%) Finance
4 24 (5.05%) Law
5 22 (4.63%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (4.21%) Military
7 17 (3.58%) Manufacturing
7 17 (3.58%) Police
8 14 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (2.74%) Telecoms
10 12 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.47%) Legal
11 7 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.05%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.05%) Marketing
13 4 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.42%) General Ledger
14 2 (0.42%) Local Government
15 1 (0.21%) Banking
15 1 (0.21%) Retail
Job Titles
1 68 (14.32%) Architect
2 39 (8.21%) Developer
2 39 (8.21%) Lead
3 31 (6.53%) Analyst
3 31 (6.53%) Consultant
4 28 (5.89%) Senior
5 26 (5.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 23 (4.84%) DevOps Engineer
7 22 (4.63%) Cloud Engineer
7 22 (4.63%) Security Architect
8 21 (4.42%) Software Engineer
9 18 (3.79%) Enterprise Architect
9 18 (3.79%) Support Engineer
10 16 (3.37%) User Researcher
11 14 (2.95%) Cyber Threat Analyst
11 14 (2.95%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
11 14 (2.95%) Data Architect
11 14 (2.95%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
12 13 (2.74%) CAD Operator
12 13 (2.74%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (12.42%) Terraform
2 26 (5.47%) REST
3 20 (4.21%) React
4 13 (2.74%) RESTful
5 12 (2.53%) FastAPI
6 10 (2.11%) Flask
7 9 (1.89%) SOAP
8 8 (1.68%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.68%) Node.js
9 7 (1.47%) Oracle Fusion
9 7 (1.47%) Web Services
10 6 (1.26%) .NET
10 6 (1.26%) Apache NiFi
10 6 (1.26%) Kafka
10 6 (1.26%) XML
11 5 (1.05%) Azure Blueprints
11 5 (1.05%) Spring
11 5 (1.05%) Spring Boot
12 4 (0.84%) .NET Core
12 4 (0.84%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (12.63%) Cloud Native
2 19 (4.00%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.79%) Private Cloud
4 17 (3.58%) Data Centre
5 15 (3.16%) Cyber Threat
6 14 (2.95%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.74%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (2.74%) Security Operations Centre
8 12 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (2.32%) Management Information System
10 8 (1.68%) PKI
11 7 (1.47%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.26%) Security Posture
13 5 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
14 4 (0.84%) Clustering
14 4 (0.84%) Data Structures
14 4 (0.84%) Enterprise Cloud
14 4 (0.84%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.84%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 38 (8.00%) Linux
2 33 (6.95%) Windows
3 24 (5.05%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.84%) VMS
6 4 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.63%) OpenVMS
7 3 (0.63%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2003
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.21%) Unix
8 1 (0.21%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (23.58%) Agile
2 89 (18.74%) CI/CD
3 71 (14.95%) DevOps
4 61 (12.84%) Infrastructure as Code
5 58 (12.21%) AI
6 57 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 53 (11.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 51 (10.74%) Containerisation
8 51 (10.74%) Software Engineering
9 47 (9.89%) Cybersecurity
10 46 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 41 (8.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 40 (8.42%) Decision-Making
13 36 (7.58%) Problem-Solving
14 35 (7.37%) Platform Engineering
15 34 (7.16%) Roadmaps
16 33 (6.95%) Risk Management
17 29 (6.11%) Test Automation
18 28 (5.89%) Microservices
18 28 (5.89%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 65 (13.68%) Python
2 24 (5.05%) Java
3 18 (3.79%) PowerShell
3 18 (3.79%) SQL
4 16 (3.37%) TypeScript
5 14 (2.95%) C#
6 12 (2.53%) Bash
6 12 (2.53%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.26%) X++
8 5 (1.05%) Bicep
8 5 (1.05%) Go
9 3 (0.63%) C++
9 3 (0.63%) Groovy
10 2 (0.42%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.42%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.21%) C
11 1 (0.21%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.21%) R
11 1 (0.21%) Search Processing Language
11 1 (0.21%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 475 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 214 (45.05%) SC Cleared
3 26 (5.47%) CISSP
4 23 (4.84%) CISM
5 21 (4.42%) Degree
6 13 (2.74%) AWS Certification
7 12 (2.53%) PMP
8 8 (1.68%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 6 (1.26%) GIAC
9 6 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.05%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.84%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.84%) CEH
11 4 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.84%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.84%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.63%) GSEC
12 3 (0.63%) OSCP
12 3 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.26%) NCSC
2 23 (4.84%) QA
3 15 (3.16%) NIST
4 14 (2.95%) GRC
4 14 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.74%) PMO
6 12 (2.53%) Government Security Classifications
7 10 (2.11%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.89%) GDPR
8 9 (1.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.47%) Data Quality
10 5 (1.05%) WCAG
11 4 (0.84%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.42%) COBIT
13 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.42%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.21%) SLA
System Software
1 47 (9.89%) Docker
2 26 (5.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (5.05%) Active Directory
4 9 (1.89%) VMware ESXi
5 8 (1.68%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.84%) BitLocker
6 4 (0.84%) Microsoft App-V
6 4 (0.84%) vSphere
7 3 (0.63%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.42%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.21%) NFS
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.21%) oVirt
9 1 (0.21%) RHEV
9 1 (0.21%) Samba
9 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 88 (18.53%) Kubernetes
2 23 (4.84%) Ansible
3 11 (2.32%) vCenter Server
4 10 (2.11%) Istio
5 8 (1.68%) Puppet
5 8 (1.68%) SCCM
6 7 (1.47%) Nagios
7 6 (1.26%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.84%) Grafana
8 4 (0.84%) vMotion
8 4 (0.84%) WSUS
9 3 (0.63%) Cilium
9 3 (0.63%) Kibana
9 3 (0.63%) linkerd
9 3 (0.63%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.42%) Argo
10 2 (0.42%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.42%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 69 (14.53%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.37%) VMware
3 28 (5.89%) Google
4 18 (3.79%) Oracle
5 12 (2.53%) Sparx
6 9 (1.89%) Splunk
7 7 (1.47%) Cisco
8 6 (1.26%) NetApp
8 6 (1.26%) Palantir
8 6 (1.26%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.05%) Red Hat
9 5 (1.05%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.84%) Citrix
10 4 (0.84%) Tenable
11 3 (0.63%) HP
11 3 (0.63%) Pardot
11 3 (0.63%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.63%) Symantec
11 3 (0.63%) Veeam
11 3 (0.63%) Veritas