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 3 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 196 94
Rank change year-on-year +61 -102 +87
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 379 155 442
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.07% 1.28% 2.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.34% 4.96% 10.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 92 293
10th Percentile £413 £450 £408
25th Percentile £435 £513 £530
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 £713 £825
England median daily rate £600 £586 £600
% change year-on-year +2.30% -2.33% -
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% -7.69%
75th Percentile £93.00 £48.13 -
90th Percentile £94.20 £49.25 -
England median hourly rate £42.71 £79.35 £71.08
% change year-on-year -46.18% +11.63% -5.22%

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 5,167 3,122 4,133
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.17% 25.87% 23.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,703 2,091 2,826
10th Percentile £374 £361 £325
25th Percentile £450 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +0.95% -7.81%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 62 113
10th Percentile £19.15 £20.02 £14.49
25th Percentile £27.13 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £55.00 £28.28 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year +94.48% +10.90% -49.00%
75th Percentile £76.58 £55.19 £42.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £67.50 £68.60
England median hourly rate £47.54 £32.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +46.28% -18.75% -27.27%

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 3 June 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 3 June 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 30 £544 -3.33% 15
West London -17 8 £675 - 3
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 (4.22%) Confluence
2 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.06%) CMS
4 3 (0.79%) Apache
5 2 (0.53%) Palantir Foundry
5 2 (0.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (1.58%) AutoCAD
1 6 (1.58%) Revit
1 6 (1.58%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (2.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 46 (12.14%) AWS
2 37 (9.76%) Azure
3 24 (6.33%) GCP
4 13 (3.43%) PaaS
5 12 (3.17%) IaaS
6 11 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.90%) OCI
6 11 (2.90%) Serverless
7 9 (2.37%) Amazon EKS
7 9 (2.37%) AWS Lambda
8 8 (2.11%) Amazon ECS
8 8 (2.11%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 8 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.85%) Amazon EC2
9 7 (1.85%) Amazon S3
9 7 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.85%) GitHub
10 6 (1.58%) Power Platform
10 6 (1.58%) SaaS
11 5 (1.32%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 21 (5.54%) Firewall
2 15 (3.96%) DNS
3 14 (3.69%) Network Security
4 12 (3.17%) DHCP
5 11 (2.90%) VPN
6 8 (2.11%) SMTP
7 6 (1.58%) WAN
8 5 (1.32%) LAN
8 5 (1.32%) VSAN
9 3 (0.79%) SMS
9 3 (0.79%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.53%) BGP
10 2 (0.53%) Internet
10 2 (0.53%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.53%) NAS
10 2 (0.53%) OSPF
10 2 (0.53%) SAN
10 2 (0.53%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.53%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.53%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.37%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (1.85%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (1.58%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.79%) Metadata
5 3 (0.79%) Metadata Repository
5 3 (0.79%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.53%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.26%) Big Data
7 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.26%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.26%) MySQL
7 1 (0.26%) Power BI
7 1 (0.26%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 18 (4.75%) JIRA
2 7 (1.85%) Cypress.io
3 6 (1.58%) GitLab
4 5 (1.32%) Git
4 5 (1.32%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.06%) Selenium
5 4 (1.06%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.53%) ERwin
6 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.26%) Maven
7 1 (0.26%) SpecFlow
General
1 69 (18.21%) Public Sector
2 38 (10.03%) Social Skills
3 21 (5.54%) Finance
4 12 (3.17%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (3.17%) Telecoms
5 10 (2.64%) Military
6 8 (2.11%) Manufacturing
7 7 (1.85%) Law
7 7 (1.85%) Legal
8 6 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.06%) Police
11 2 (0.53%) Banking
11 2 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.53%) Local Government
11 2 (0.53%) Marketing
12 1 (0.26%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (10.29%) Developer
2 38 (10.03%) Architect
3 28 (7.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 26 (6.86%) Consultant
5 22 (5.80%) Lead
6 17 (4.49%) DevOps Engineer
7 16 (4.22%) User Researcher
8 15 (3.96%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 15 (3.96%) Applications Developer
8 15 (3.96%) Senior
9 14 (3.69%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
9 14 (3.69%) NetApp Engineer
9 14 (3.69%) Storage Engineer
10 12 (3.17%) Enterprise Architect
10 12 (3.17%) Network Engineer
11 11 (2.90%) Software Engineer
12 10 (2.64%) Administrator
12 10 (2.64%) Analyst
12 10 (2.64%) Project Manager
12 10 (2.64%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.96%) React
2 9 (2.37%) REST
3 8 (2.11%) AngularJS
3 8 (2.11%) Azure Blueprints
4 7 (1.85%) FastAPI
4 7 (1.85%) SOAP
4 7 (1.85%) Web Services
5 6 (1.58%) Django
5 6 (1.58%) Flask
5 6 (1.58%) Next.js
6 5 (1.32%) Node.js
6 5 (1.32%) RESTful
7 4 (1.06%) PyTorch
8 3 (0.79%) .NET
8 3 (0.79%) .NET Core
8 3 (0.79%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.53%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.53%) HTML
9 2 (0.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.07%) Cloud Native
2 15 (3.96%) PKI
3 14 (3.69%) Data Centre
4 12 (3.17%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.90%) Product Ownership
6 9 (2.37%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.11%) Clustering
7 8 (2.11%) CMDB
8 7 (1.85%) Enterprise Storage
8 7 (1.85%) Private Cloud
8 7 (1.85%) Security Operations Centre
8 7 (1.85%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.32%) AI Agents
10 4 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.06%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.79%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.79%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.53%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.53%) Replication
12 2 (0.53%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.50%) Linux
2 28 (7.39%) Windows
3 16 (4.22%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.85%) Windows Server 2003
5 4 (1.06%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.26%) Android
8 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (17.68%) Agile
2 61 (16.09%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (11.61%) CI/CD
4 39 (10.29%) DevOps
5 32 (8.44%) Infrastructure as Code
5 32 (8.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 31 (8.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 30 (7.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 29 (7.65%) AI
9 27 (7.12%) ITIL
9 27 (7.12%) Stakeholder Management
9 27 (7.12%) User Research
10 26 (6.86%) Cybersecurity
11 24 (6.33%) Decision-Making
12 23 (6.07%) Software Engineering
13 22 (5.80%) Roadmaps
13 22 (5.80%) Service Design
13 22 (5.80%) TOGAF
14 20 (5.28%) Risk Management
15 18 (4.75%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 23 (6.07%) Python
2 12 (3.17%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.85%) TypeScript
4 6 (1.58%) Java
5 5 (1.32%) C#
5 5 (1.32%) SQL
6 4 (1.06%) X++
7 3 (0.79%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.79%) Bash
7 3 (0.79%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.26%) Bicep
8 1 (0.26%) C
8 1 (0.26%) Groovy
8 1 (0.26%) R
8 1 (0.26%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 379 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 141 (37.20%) SC Cleared
3 10 (2.64%) CISSP
4 8 (2.11%) CISM
5 7 (1.85%) Degree
6 6 (1.58%) PMP
7 5 (1.32%) CEH
7 5 (1.32%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (1.32%) GIAC
8 4 (1.06%) CCNA
8 4 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (0.79%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.79%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.53%) CCNP
10 2 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.26%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.26%) CESG Certified Professional
11 1 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.90%) PMO
1 11 (2.90%) QA
2 10 (2.64%) NCSC
3 9 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.58%) GDPR
4 6 (1.58%) NIST
5 4 (1.06%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.06%) WCAG
6 3 (0.79%) COBIT
6 3 (0.79%) GRC
7 2 (0.53%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.53%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.26%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.26%) P3O
8 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 35 (9.23%) Docker
2 17 (4.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.96%) Active Directory
4 11 (2.90%) Hyper-V
5 9 (2.37%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (2.11%) BitLocker
6 8 (2.11%) Microsoft App-V
7 6 (1.58%) VMware NSX
7 6 (1.58%) vSphere
8 1 (0.26%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.26%) UAG
Systems Management
1 44 (11.61%) Kubernetes
2 34 (8.97%) Terraform
3 12 (3.17%) Ansible
4 8 (2.11%) SCCM
4 8 (2.11%) vCenter Server
4 8 (2.11%) vMotion
5 7 (1.85%) Puppet
6 2 (0.53%) Istio
6 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.26%) Argo
7 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.26%) SCOM
7 1 (0.26%) WSUS
Vendors
1 40 (10.55%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.86%) VMware
3 17 (4.49%) NetApp
4 15 (3.96%) ServiceNow
5 14 (3.69%) Oracle
6 13 (3.43%) Cisco
7 12 (3.17%) Google
8 10 (2.64%) Sparx
9 8 (2.11%) Citrix
10 5 (1.32%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.32%) Salesforce
11 4 (1.06%) Splunk
12 3 (0.79%) Tenable
13 2 (0.53%) Databricks
13 2 (0.53%) Foundry
13 2 (0.53%) MuleSoft
13 2 (0.53%) Palantir
13 2 (0.53%) Pardot
13 2 (0.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 2 (0.53%) Zscaler