Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 22 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing DV Cleared | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 2.14% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 6.38% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £550 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £588 | £600 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.08% | - | +4.35% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 58 | 47 | 25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 34.94% | 33.57% | 12.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 26 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £135 | £205 | £168 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £328 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £519 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.25% | +22.06% | -0.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £634 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £607 | £663 | £500 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £535 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -2.73% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.64 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £12.25 | £13.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +112.24% | -11.93% | -26.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.13 | £15.63 | £14.65 |
| 90th Percentile | £44.65 | £31.88 | £15.99 |
| UK median hourly rate | £38.27 | £40.00 | £54.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.33% | -25.93% | +28.57% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing DV Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in Northern Ireland.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in Northern Ireland.