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 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 91 119
Rank change year-on-year -38 +28 +209
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 288 366 382
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.04% 2.61% 2.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.96% 10.08% 8.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 213 245
10th Percentile £423 £400 £450
25th Percentile £513 £510 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £581 £640
Median % change year-on-year +7.63% -9.27% +6.67%
75th Percentile £713 £688 £738
90th Percentile £750 £700 £825
England median daily rate £588 £588 £600
% change year-on-year - -2.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 7
10th Percentile £24.28 £42.75 £59.00
25th Percentile - £60.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £63.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.08% +5.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile - £112.00 £76.88
90th Percentile £27.87 - £77.50
England median hourly rate £45.00 £63.15 £63.91
% change year-on-year -28.74% -1.18% -7.05%

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 4,140 3,632 4,399
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 29.35% 25.86% 24.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,888 2,270 2,931
10th Percentile £363 £350 £340
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £656
90th Percentile £750 £775 £770
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 57 96
10th Percentile £19.94 £21.40 £18.17
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £19.99
Median hourly rate £27.50 £39.00 £43.85
Median % change year-on-year -29.49% -11.06% +8.27%
75th Percentile £65.00 £60.00 £65.19
90th Percentile £76.58 £83.20 £86.38
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.71 £50.00
% change year-on-year -46.16% -6.58% +11.11%

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 11 January 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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Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in London over the 6 months to 11 January 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 11 January 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 23 £575 +10.05% 13
North London +1 2 £510 +22.16%
East London - 1 - - 2
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 (7.99%) Apache
2 16 (5.56%) Confluence
3 5 (1.74%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.04%) IIS
4 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.69%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.35%) Mattermost
Applications
1 12 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.69%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.74%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 33 (11.46%) AWS
2 27 (9.38%) Azure
2 27 (9.38%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (7.29%) Serverless
4 12 (4.17%) GCP
5 9 (3.13%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.43%) Amazon S3
7 6 (2.08%) Amazon ECS
7 6 (2.08%) GitHub
8 5 (1.74%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (1.74%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.39%) IaaS
9 4 (1.39%) OpenShift
10 3 (1.04%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (1.04%) Amazon EKS
10 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.04%) PaaS
10 3 (1.04%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 23 (7.99%) Network Security
2 21 (7.29%) Firewall
3 14 (4.86%) LAN
3 14 (4.86%) WAN
4 13 (4.51%) Wireless
5 9 (3.13%) DNS
6 6 (2.08%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.74%) DHCP
8 4 (1.39%) Internet
8 4 (1.39%) NAS
8 4 (1.39%) SAN
8 4 (1.39%) VPN
9 3 (1.04%) SMS
9 3 (1.04%) SMTP
9 3 (1.04%) VLAN
9 3 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.69%) SSL
10 2 (0.69%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
11 1 (0.35%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.29%) Big Data
2 16 (5.56%) Elasticsearch
3 14 (4.86%) Hadoop
4 10 (3.47%) Oracle Database
4 10 (3.47%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.74%) SQL Server
6 3 (1.04%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.04%) Power BI
7 2 (0.69%) Apache Hive
7 2 (0.69%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.69%) Metadata
7 2 (0.69%) Metadata Repository
7 2 (0.69%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.69%) Redis
8 1 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.35%) EDMS
8 1 (0.35%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.35%) MySQL
8 1 (0.35%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.35%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 17 (5.90%) JIRA
2 4 (1.39%) GitLab
3 3 (1.04%) Git
3 3 (1.04%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.69%) Maven
5 1 (0.35%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.35%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.35%) MLflow
5 1 (0.35%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.35%) Vite
General
1 54 (18.75%) Public Sector
2 36 (12.50%) Social Skills
3 25 (8.68%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (5.21%) Banking
5 11 (3.82%) Finance
5 11 (3.82%) Military
6 8 (2.78%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.08%) Law
7 6 (2.08%) Police
8 5 (1.74%) Aerospace
9 4 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.39%) Legal
10 3 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.69%) Local Government
11 2 (0.69%) Multimedia
11 2 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.35%) Electronics
12 1 (0.35%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.35%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 46 (15.97%) Architect
2 19 (6.60%) Consultant
2 19 (6.60%) Senior
3 18 (6.25%) Developer
4 17 (5.90%) Analyst
4 17 (5.90%) Data Engineer
5 15 (5.21%) Software Engineer
6 12 (4.17%) Enterprise Architect
6 12 (4.17%) Technical Architect
7 11 (3.82%) Administrator
7 11 (3.82%) Coordinator
8 10 (3.47%) Network Engineer
9 9 (3.13%) Network Architect
9 9 (3.13%) Platform Manager
9 9 (3.13%) Systems Administrator
9 9 (3.13%) Systems Manager
9 9 (3.13%) Wintel Administrator
9 9 (3.13%) Wintel Systems Administrator
10 7 (2.43%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 7 (2.43%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.33%) Apache NiFi
2 19 (6.60%) Kafka
2 19 (6.60%) React
3 9 (3.13%) .NET
3 9 (3.13%) RabbitMQ
4 6 (2.08%) AngularJS
4 6 (2.08%) Node.js
4 6 (2.08%) PySpark
5 4 (1.39%) Django
5 4 (1.39%) JSON
5 4 (1.39%) XML
6 3 (1.04%) Bootstrap
6 3 (1.04%) CSS
6 3 (1.04%) Elastic Stack
6 3 (1.04%) FastAPI
6 3 (1.04%) HTML
6 3 (1.04%) Next.js
6 3 (1.04%) PyTorch
6 3 (1.04%) SOAP
6 3 (1.04%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.90%) PKI
2 15 (5.21%) Data Centre
3 11 (3.82%) Driving Licence
4 9 (3.13%) Cloud Native
5 8 (2.78%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.78%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.08%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.39%) Replication
7 4 (1.39%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.04%) Clustering
8 3 (1.04%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (0.69%) Cybercrime
9 2 (0.69%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.69%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.69%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.69%) Handset
9 2 (0.69%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.69%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.69%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (11.81%) Windows
2 15 (5.21%) Linux
3 13 (4.51%) Android
3 13 (4.51%) Mac OS
4 8 (2.78%) Windows Server
5 6 (2.08%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.04%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.69%) VMS
8 1 (0.35%) CentOS
8 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (17.36%) Agile
2 39 (13.54%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (10.42%) Software Engineering
4 28 (9.72%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 23 (7.99%) Scrum
7 22 (7.64%) DevOps
8 21 (7.29%) Risk Management
9 18 (6.25%) AI
9 18 (6.25%) Mentoring
10 17 (5.90%) CI/CD
11 15 (5.21%) Data Engineering
11 15 (5.21%) Information Security
11 15 (5.21%) Machine Learning
11 15 (5.21%) Microservices
12 14 (4.86%) Data Pipeline
12 14 (4.86%) Network Design
12 14 (4.86%) Stakeholder Management
13 13 (4.51%) Data Science
14 12 (4.17%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 47 (16.32%) Python
2 19 (6.60%) JavaScript
3 17 (5.90%) SQL
4 16 (5.56%) Java
5 13 (4.51%) C#
6 11 (3.82%) TypeScript
7 10 (3.47%) C++
8 7 (2.43%) PowerShell
9 6 (2.08%) Bash
10 2 (0.69%) Go
10 2 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.35%) C
Qualifications
1 288 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 132 (45.83%) SC Cleared
3 14 (4.86%) CISSP
4 10 (3.47%) Degree
4 10 (3.47%) GIAC
5 9 (3.13%) CEH
5 9 (3.13%) CISM
6 7 (2.43%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (1.74%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.74%) ISACA
8 4 (1.39%) CCNP
8 4 (1.39%) CESG Certified Professional
8 4 (1.39%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.04%) IISP
9 3 (1.04%) JNCIP
9 3 (1.04%) JNCIS
9 3 (1.04%) PMP
10 2 (0.69%) CompTIA CySA+
10 2 (0.69%) GREM
10 2 (0.69%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.51%) NIST
2 9 (3.13%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.43%) NCSC
4 5 (1.74%) SLA
5 3 (1.04%) EU AI Act
5 3 (1.04%) GDPR
6 2 (0.69%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 2 (0.69%) QA
7 1 (0.35%) COBIT
7 1 (0.35%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.35%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.35%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.35%) WCAG
System Software
1 17 (5.90%) Docker
2 14 (4.86%) Active Directory
3 10 (3.47%) VMware ESXi
3 10 (3.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.04%) BitLocker
4 3 (1.04%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.04%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.69%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.69%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (7.64%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.47%) Ansible
2 10 (3.47%) Terraform
3 7 (2.43%) SCCM
4 6 (2.08%) Prometheus
4 6 (2.08%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.74%) Argo
5 5 (1.74%) Grafana
5 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (1.04%) Puppet
6 3 (1.04%) vMotion
7 2 (0.69%) Kibana
7 2 (0.69%) Nagios
7 2 (0.69%) Rancher
8 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.35%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.35%) logstash
8 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.35%) VxRail
Vendors
1 29 (10.07%) Palantir
2 26 (9.03%) Microsoft
3 23 (7.99%) Foundry
4 18 (6.25%) Cisco
5 14 (4.86%) Dell
6 13 (4.51%) Apple
6 13 (4.51%) HP
6 13 (4.51%) VMware
7 12 (4.17%) Cloudera
7 12 (4.17%) Oracle
8 10 (3.47%) Splunk
9 9 (3.13%) NetApp
10 7 (2.43%) ServiceNow
11 6 (2.08%) Sparx
11 6 (2.08%) Tenable
12 5 (1.74%) Google
12 5 (1.74%) Remedy
13 4 (1.39%) Citrix
13 4 (1.39%) Juniper
13 4 (1.39%) Veeam