DV Cleared Contract Job Trends in the South East

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 15 5
Rank change year-on-year +7 -10 +6
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 838 343 632
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 12.88% 9.62% 14.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.63% 24.19% 35.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 650 265 445
10th Percentile £463 £463 £425
25th Percentile £513 £506 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £688 £625 £675
90th Percentile £750 £675 £745
England median daily rate £600 £588 £600
% change year-on-year +2.13% -2.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 9 44
10th Percentile £41.25 £64.45 £55.79
25th Percentile £72.50 £69.00 £58.24
Median hourly rate £83.71 £85.00 £63.15
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% +34.60% -7.41%
75th Percentile £96.00 £88.87 £86.42
90th Percentile £100.00 - £100.00
England median hourly rate £74.68 £34.75 £65.50
% change year-on-year +114.91% -46.95% -9.44%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,828 1,418 1,794
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.46% 39.75% 41.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,856 925 1,142
10th Percentile £345 £204 £313
25th Percentile £463 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £542
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -7.66% +0.74%
75th Percentile £638 £588 £638
90th Percentile £738 £650 £700
England median daily rate £535 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 130 113
10th Percentile £18.25 - £22.42
25th Percentile £34.12 £18.87 £37.40
Median hourly rate £61.33 £25.15 £61.06
Median % change year-on-year +143.86% -58.81% +1.77%
75th Percentile £85.00 £58.75 £73.75
90th Percentile £101.30 £81.00 £91.60
England median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £52.50
% change year-on-year +98.81% -52.10% -2.36%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DV Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

DV Cleared job vacancy trend in the South East

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DV Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DV Cleared

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in the South East

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DV Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DV Cleared

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in the South East

DV Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 8 October 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
Hampshire +2 495 £600 - 155
Thames Valley +21 339 £600 +4.35% 116
Buckinghamshire +12 177 £563 +9.23% 30
Berkshire +12 160 £600 +1.65% 84
Surrey -18 3 £603 +9.55% 10
Oxfordshire -28 2 £413 -38.89% 11
DV Cleared
England

DV Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 35 (4.18%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.31%) Confluence
3 7 (0.84%) Documentum
4 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.12%) Apache
5 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 46 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (4.18%) Microsoft Project
3 29 (3.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.48%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 21 (2.51%) Oracle ERP
2 20 (2.39%) Teamcenter
3 12 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.48%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.36%) Primavera
6 3 (0.36%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.24%) Siebel CRM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 95 (11.34%) Azure
2 46 (5.49%) AWS
3 31 (3.70%) Entra ID
4 24 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (2.63%) OCI
6 17 (2.03%) Azure Monitor
7 16 (1.91%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (1.43%) GCP
8 12 (1.43%) Power Platform
9 11 (1.31%) Azure Sentinel
10 9 (1.07%) IaaS
11 5 (0.60%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 5 (0.60%) OpenShift
11 5 (0.60%) PaaS
11 5 (0.60%) SaaS
11 5 (0.60%) Serverless
11 5 (0.60%) Tricentis Tosca
12 4 (0.48%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 3 (0.36%) Google App Engine
13 3 (0.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 74 (8.83%) DNS
2 36 (4.30%) Firewall
3 35 (4.18%) VPN
4 31 (3.70%) Network Security
5 29 (3.46%) LAN
5 29 (3.46%) WAN
6 24 (2.86%) IPsec
7 23 (2.74%) BGP
7 23 (2.74%) DHCP
8 18 (2.15%) MPLS
9 16 (1.91%) TCP/IP
10 13 (1.55%) Cisco Firepower
11 11 (1.31%) Cisco ASA
12 8 (0.95%) NGFW
12 8 (0.95%) Software-Defined Networking
12 8 (0.95%) VLAN
12 8 (0.95%) VSAN
13 7 (0.84%) SSH
13 7 (0.84%) SSL
14 5 (0.60%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.51%) Oracle Database
1 21 (2.51%) SQL Server
2 15 (1.79%) Relational Database
3 12 (1.43%) Power BI
4 4 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (0.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database 11g
4 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database 12c
4 4 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (0.36%) Metadata
5 3 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.24%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.24%) MySQL
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database 10g
6 2 (0.24%) Siebel EIM
7 1 (0.12%) Db2
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle8/8i Database
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle9i Database
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 37 (4.42%) Git
2 35 (4.18%) JIRA
3 17 (2.03%) GitLab
4 14 (1.67%) Selenium
5 10 (1.19%) MSI
6 6 (0.72%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.48%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Developer 2000
10 1 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
10 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.12%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 190 (22.67%) Social Skills
2 89 (10.62%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (8.35%) Public Sector
4 60 (7.16%) Finance
5 32 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
7 17 (2.03%) Aerospace
7 17 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
7 17 (2.03%) Manufacturing
8 9 (1.07%) Military
9 8 (0.95%) Legal
10 7 (0.84%) Telecoms
11 4 (0.48%) Automotive
11 4 (0.48%) Aviation
12 3 (0.36%) Law
13 2 (0.24%) Billing
13 2 (0.24%) Police
14 1 (0.12%) Advertising
14 1 (0.12%) General Ledger
14 1 (0.12%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 139 (16.59%) Architect
2 82 (9.79%) Lead
3 80 (9.55%) Senior
4 75 (8.95%) Consultant
5 63 (7.52%) Analyst
6 56 (6.68%) Developer
7 51 (6.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 43 (5.13%) Cloud Engineer
9 40 (4.77%) SOC Analyst
10 37 (4.42%) Support Engineer
11 34 (4.06%) Security Architect
12 33 (3.94%) Service Architect
13 28 (3.34%) DBA
14 25 (2.98%) Administrator
14 25 (2.98%) SAP Consultant
15 24 (2.86%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 24 (2.86%) Project Manager
16 23 (2.74%) Network Architect
16 23 (2.74%) ServiceNow Developer
17 21 (2.51%) Test Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (4.65%) Terraform
2 16 (1.91%) REST
3 14 (1.67%) ARM Templates
4 7 (0.84%) 802.1X
5 6 (0.72%) ADO
5 6 (0.72%) RESTful
6 5 (0.60%) .NET
6 5 (0.60%) ModSecurity
7 4 (0.48%) gRPC
7 4 (0.48%) Kafka
7 4 (0.48%) Keycloak
7 4 (0.48%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.48%) Protocol Buffers
7 4 (0.48%) SOAP
8 3 (0.36%) SAP PI
8 3 (0.36%) SLSA
9 2 (0.24%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.24%) Node.js
9 2 (0.24%) OAuth
10 1 (0.12%) Itk
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.56%) PKI
2 41 (4.89%) Data Centre
3 38 (4.53%) Onboarding
4 25 (2.98%) Management Information System
4 25 (2.98%) Product Ownership
5 24 (2.86%) Hybrid Cloud
6 13 (1.55%) Security Operations Centre
7 10 (1.19%) ARM Cortex
8 9 (1.07%) Clustering
9 8 (0.95%) Cloud Native
10 7 (0.84%) PMI
10 7 (0.84%) Private Cloud
11 6 (0.72%) Driving Licence
11 6 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.60%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (0.60%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.48%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.48%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.48%) Fibre Optics
13 4 (0.48%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 170 (20.29%) Windows
2 97 (11.58%) Windows Server
3 87 (10.38%) Linux
4 23 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
5 16 (1.91%) Ubuntu
6 14 (1.67%) CentOS
6 14 (1.67%) Windows 10
7 9 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (0.72%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.60%) Unix
10 4 (0.48%) Rocky
11 3 (0.36%) Debian
12 2 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
12 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.12%) Android
13 1 (0.12%) Data ONTAP
13 1 (0.12%) Solaris
13 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (20.64%) Agile
2 133 (15.87%) Continuous Improvement
2 133 (15.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 110 (13.13%) Problem-Solving
4 99 (11.81%) Service Management
5 98 (11.69%) ITIL
6 82 (9.79%) ITSM
7 81 (9.67%) Technical Leadership
8 78 (9.31%) Cybersecurity
9 71 (8.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 69 (8.23%) CI/CD
10 69 (8.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 61 (7.28%) Service Delivery
12 56 (6.68%) Project Delivery
12 56 (6.68%) Validation
13 51 (6.09%) Change Management
14 49 (5.85%) DevOps
15 46 (5.49%) Infrastructure as Code
16 45 (5.37%) Security Operations
17 42 (5.01%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 90 (10.74%) PowerShell
2 60 (7.16%) SQL
3 41 (4.89%) Python
4 25 (2.98%) Bash
5 15 (1.79%) Bicep
6 14 (1.67%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.95%) Java
8 7 (0.84%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.72%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.48%) Rust
11 3 (0.36%) C#
11 3 (0.36%) Groovy
11 3 (0.36%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.24%) C++
12 2 (0.24%) Go
13 1 (0.12%) C
13 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.12%) Perl
Qualifications
1 838 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 186 (22.20%) SC Cleared
3 37 (4.42%) Degree
4 17 (2.03%) CISSP
5 15 (1.79%) Azure Certification
6 14 (1.67%) ISTQB
7 12 (1.43%) PMI Certification
7 12 (1.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 11 (1.31%) TOGAF Certification
9 9 (1.07%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 8 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.95%) VCAP
11 7 (0.84%) PMP
12 6 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.72%) MCSA
13 5 (0.60%) AWS Certification
13 5 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.60%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
14 4 (0.48%) CCNP
14 4 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (6.68%) PMO
2 27 (3.22%) NCSC
3 20 (2.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 18 (2.15%) NIST
5 17 (2.03%) JSP 440
6 13 (1.55%) GDPR
7 11 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.19%) SLA
9 7 (0.84%) QA
10 6 (0.72%) RMADS
11 5 (0.60%) GRC
12 4 (0.48%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
14 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
14 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
14 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 104 (12.41%) Active Directory
2 94 (11.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 51 (6.09%) VMware NSX
4 50 (5.97%) VMware ESXi
5 24 (2.86%) vCloud
6 17 (2.03%) Docker
7 12 (1.43%) vSphere
8 9 (1.07%) Hyper-V
9 7 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
11 4 (0.48%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.12%) Firmware
13 1 (0.12%) UAG
Systems Management
1 63 (7.52%) vCenter Server
2 53 (6.32%) SCOM
3 33 (3.94%) Ansible
4 17 (2.03%) Kubernetes
5 16 (1.91%) WMI
6 15 (1.79%) Avamar
7 12 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
8 11 (1.31%) SCCM
9 7 (0.84%) Podman
10 6 (0.72%) Grafana
10 6 (0.72%) Oracle RMAN
10 6 (0.72%) Prometheus
11 4 (0.48%) Cisco CUCM
11 4 (0.48%) Data Guard
11 4 (0.48%) Puppet
12 2 (0.24%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.24%) QRadar
12 2 (0.24%) vRealize
12 2 (0.24%) vRealize Orchestrator
13 1 (0.12%) Argo
Vendors
1 157 (18.74%) Microsoft
2 129 (15.39%) VMware
3 70 (8.35%) Oracle
4 52 (6.21%) ServiceNow
5 46 (5.49%) SAP
6 23 (2.74%) SolarWinds
7 20 (2.39%) Cisco
8 18 (2.15%) Broadcom
9 16 (1.91%) Dell
10 14 (1.67%) Thales
11 13 (1.55%) Palo Alto
12 11 (1.31%) CrowdStrike
12 11 (1.31%) Juniper
13 9 (1.07%) Remedy
14 7 (0.84%) BMC
15 6 (0.72%) Atlassian
16 5 (0.60%) Citrix
16 5 (0.60%) F5
16 5 (0.60%) Google
16 5 (0.60%) Red Hat