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 19 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 176 132
Rank change year-on-year +50 -44 +20
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 458 204 328
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.28% 1.52% 2.02%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.20% 5.79% 8.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 124 236
10th Percentile £408 £448 £450
25th Percentile £510 £509 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £725
90th Percentile £750 £736 £825
England median daily rate £600 £589 £600
% change year-on-year +1.91% -1.88% +2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 15 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £87.00 £25.15 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +245.92% -58.08% -6.25%
75th Percentile - - £62.25
90th Percentile - £44.00 £63.60
England median hourly rate £70.00 £52.50 £71.75
% change year-on-year +33.33% -26.83% -0.89%

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 5,584 3,521 3,923
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.81% 26.19% 24.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,024 2,369 2,683
10th Percentile £375 £338 £350
25th Percentile £456 £430 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £528 £538
Median % change year-on-year +3.32% -1.86% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £660 £650
90th Percentile £734 £750 £775
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 88 69
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.57 £17.88
25th Percentile £26.06 £25.12 £22.00
Median hourly rate £53.50 £25.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +112.72% -16.17% -45.45%
75th Percentile £73.00 £40.31 £48.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £65.00 £65.60
England median hourly rate £53.00 £25.15 £47.50
% change year-on-year +110.74% -47.05% -13.64%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 +25 54 £590 +2.74% 14
West London -14 11 £675 - 7
South London -6 2 £700 - 11
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 (5.02%) Confluence
2 14 (3.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.31%) CMS
4 3 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.66%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.44%) Apache
5 2 (0.44%) Camunda
5 2 (0.44%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.22%) nginx
6 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 14 (3.06%) AutoCAD
1 14 (3.06%) Revit
1 14 (3.06%) SOLIDWORKS
2 5 (1.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (2.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 5 (1.09%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.87%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.22%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 76 (16.59%) Azure
2 74 (16.16%) AWS
3 43 (9.39%) GCP
4 22 (4.80%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (3.93%) Amazon EKS
5 18 (3.93%) Serverless
6 16 (3.49%) AWS Lambda
6 16 (3.49%) Power Platform
7 14 (3.06%) Amazon ECS
8 13 (2.84%) GitHub
8 13 (2.84%) GitHub Actions
8 13 (2.84%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (2.62%) Amazon SQS
9 12 (2.62%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 12 (2.62%) IaaS
9 12 (2.62%) PaaS
10 11 (2.40%) OCI
11 10 (2.18%) Figma
11 10 (2.18%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (1.97%) Amazon EventBridge
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.15%) DNS
2 18 (3.93%) Firewall
3 13 (2.84%) Network Security
4 12 (2.62%) DHCP
5 11 (2.40%) VPN
6 7 (1.53%) SMTP
7 6 (1.31%) Internet
7 6 (1.31%) VSAN
7 6 (1.31%) WAN
8 4 (0.87%) SSL
8 4 (0.87%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.66%) BGP
9 3 (0.66%) SMS
10 2 (0.44%) 4G
10 2 (0.44%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.44%) LAN
10 2 (0.44%) MPLS
10 2 (0.44%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.22%) Cisco Nexus
11 1 (0.22%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.97%) Amazon RDS
1 9 (1.97%) Elasticsearch
2 8 (1.75%) Data Lake
3 7 (1.53%) SQL Server
4 6 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.31%) Metadata
5 5 (1.09%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.87%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.87%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (0.87%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.66%) Big Data
7 3 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.44%) MySQL
8 2 (0.44%) Oracle ODI
8 2 (0.44%) Power BI
8 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 25 (5.46%) GitLab
2 24 (5.24%) Jenkins
2 24 (5.24%) JIRA
3 15 (3.28%) Git
4 8 (1.75%) Cypress.io
5 7 (1.53%) Selenium
5 7 (1.53%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.66%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.44%) JMeter
7 2 (0.44%) Postman
7 2 (0.44%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.44%) Subversion
8 1 (0.22%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.22%) Gatling
8 1 (0.22%) MLflow
8 1 (0.22%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.22%) Toad
General
1 90 (19.65%) Social Skills
2 86 (18.78%) Public Sector
3 37 (8.08%) Finance
4 20 (4.37%) Law
5 19 (4.15%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (4.15%) Military
6 17 (3.71%) Police
7 16 (3.49%) Manufacturing
8 14 (3.06%) Telecoms
9 11 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (1.97%) Legal
11 5 (1.09%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.09%) Marketing
11 5 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.44%) General Ledger
14 1 (0.22%) Banking
14 1 (0.22%) Local Government
14 1 (0.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 60 (13.10%) Architect
2 38 (8.30%) Developer
2 38 (8.30%) Lead
3 31 (6.77%) Analyst
3 31 (6.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 27 (5.90%) Senior
5 26 (5.68%) Consultant
6 22 (4.80%) DevOps Engineer
7 21 (4.59%) Cloud Engineer
8 20 (4.37%) Security Architect
9 19 (4.15%) Software Engineer
10 17 (3.71%) Enterprise Architect
10 17 (3.71%) Support Engineer
11 16 (3.49%) User Researcher
12 14 (3.06%) Cyber Threat Analyst
12 14 (3.06%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
12 14 (3.06%) Project Manager
12 14 (3.06%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
13 13 (2.84%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 12 (2.62%) CAD Operator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.24%) REST
2 14 (3.06%) React
3 10 (2.18%) FastAPI
3 10 (2.18%) Flask
4 9 (1.97%) SOAP
4 9 (1.97%) Web Services
5 8 (1.75%) RESTful
6 7 (1.53%) Oracle Fusion
7 6 (1.31%) .NET
7 6 (1.31%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.09%) Azure Blueprints
8 5 (1.09%) Kafka
9 4 (0.87%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.87%) Node.js
10 3 (0.66%) Django
10 3 (0.66%) OAuth
10 3 (0.66%) Playwright
10 3 (0.66%) Spring
10 3 (0.66%) Spring Boot
10 3 (0.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (12.01%) Cloud Native
2 19 (4.15%) Data Centre
3 17 (3.71%) Private Cloud
4 15 (3.28%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.06%) Cyber Threat
6 13 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
6 13 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (2.84%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.84%) Security Operations Centre
7 12 (2.62%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.18%) PKI
9 9 (1.97%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.53%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.53%) Clustering
10 7 (1.53%) CMDB
11 5 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.87%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.87%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 37 (8.08%) Linux
2 33 (7.21%) Windows
3 23 (5.02%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.31%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.09%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.87%) VMS
6 4 (0.87%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.66%) OpenVMS
7 3 (0.66%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (22.05%) Agile
2 81 (17.69%) CI/CD
3 66 (14.41%) DevOps
4 57 (12.45%) Infrastructure as Code
5 51 (11.14%) AI
6 50 (10.92%) Stakeholder Management
7 46 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (9.83%) Software Engineering
9 43 (9.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 42 (9.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 41 (8.95%) Containerisation
11 41 (8.95%) Cybersecurity
12 34 (7.42%) Roadmaps
13 33 (7.21%) Decision-Making
13 33 (7.21%) Platform Engineering
14 32 (6.99%) Problem-Solving
15 28 (6.11%) User Research
16 27 (5.90%) Risk Management
17 24 (5.24%) Enterprise Architecture
17 24 (5.24%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 51 (11.14%) Python
2 20 (4.37%) PowerShell
3 17 (3.71%) Java
4 15 (3.28%) SQL
5 14 (3.06%) C#
6 10 (2.18%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.97%) Bash
8 7 (1.53%) JavaScript
9 6 (1.31%) X++
10 5 (1.09%) Bicep
11 3 (0.66%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.66%) C++
11 3 (0.66%) Groovy
12 2 (0.44%) Go
12 2 (0.44%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.22%) C
13 1 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.22%) Ruby
13 1 (0.22%) Search Processing Language
13 1 (0.22%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 458 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 205 (44.76%) SC Cleared
3 24 (5.24%) CISSP
4 21 (4.59%) CISM
5 20 (4.37%) Degree
6 12 (2.62%) PMP
7 8 (1.75%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.53%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.31%) GIAC
9 6 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.87%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.87%) CEH
11 4 (0.87%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 2 (0.44%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
13 2 (0.44%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.80%) NCSC
2 21 (4.59%) QA
3 16 (3.49%) PMO
4 15 (3.28%) NIST
5 12 (2.62%) Government Security Classifications
6 11 (2.40%) GRC
7 10 (2.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (1.97%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.97%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.53%) GDPR
10 6 (1.31%) Data Quality
11 5 (1.09%) WCAG
12 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.44%) COBIT
13 2 (0.44%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.44%) SLA
14 1 (0.22%) JSP 440
14 1 (0.22%) NIST 800
System Software
1 43 (9.39%) Docker
2 27 (5.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (5.68%) Active Directory
4 12 (2.62%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (2.40%) Hyper-V
6 8 (1.75%) vSphere
7 7 (1.53%) BitLocker
7 7 (1.53%) Microsoft App-V
8 6 (1.31%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.87%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.22%) NFS
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.22%) oVirt
10 1 (0.22%) RHEV
10 1 (0.22%) Samba
10 1 (0.22%) UAG
10 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 78 (17.03%) Kubernetes
2 57 (12.45%) Terraform
3 25 (5.46%) Ansible
4 13 (2.84%) vCenter Server
5 10 (2.18%) Puppet
6 8 (1.75%) Istio
6 8 (1.75%) SCCM
7 7 (1.53%) vMotion
8 6 (1.31%) Nagios
9 5 (1.09%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.87%) WSUS
11 3 (0.66%) Grafana
11 3 (0.66%) NetBackup
11 3 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.44%) Argo
12 2 (0.44%) Cilium
12 2 (0.44%) Docker Swarm
12 2 (0.44%) linkerd
12 2 (0.44%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.44%) SCOM
Vendors
1 72 (15.72%) Microsoft
2 38 (8.30%) VMware
3 27 (5.90%) Google
4 18 (3.93%) Oracle
5 11 (2.40%) Sparx
6 10 (2.18%) NetApp
6 10 (2.18%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.75%) Splunk
8 7 (1.53%) Cisco
8 7 (1.53%) Citrix
8 7 (1.53%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.31%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.87%) HP
10 4 (0.87%) Palantir
10 4 (0.87%) Symantec
10 4 (0.87%) Tenable
11 3 (0.66%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.66%) Pardot
11 3 (0.66%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.66%) Veeam