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

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 11 4
Rank change year-on-year +4 -7 +6
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 877 375 717
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 13.35% 10.72% 15.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.26% 27.02% 34.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 708 294 527
10th Percentile £475 £463 £425
25th Percentile £515 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £688 £638 £675
90th Percentile £750 £700 £750
England median daily rate £600 £588 £600
% change year-on-year +2.13% -2.08% +3.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 10 53
10th Percentile - £59.30 £56.55
25th Percentile £41.25 £69.00 £60.90
Median hourly rate £66.56 £77.50 £72.33
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% +7.15% +6.76%
75th Percentile £95.00 £88.53 £87.46
90th Percentile £96.00 £88.87 £100.00
England median hourly rate £74.50 £50.00 £72.33
% change year-on-year +49.00% -30.87% -0.09%

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 2,898 1,388 2,063
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.10% 39.67% 44.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,963 893 1,291
10th Percentile £336 £238 £350
25th Percentile £463 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £648
90th Percentile £730 £659 £725
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 307 119 171
10th Percentile £18.25 - £18.35
25th Percentile £36.63 £18.87 £39.50
Median hourly rate £61.16 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +143.18% -56.15% -4.42%
75th Percentile £83.00 £66.51 £70.82
90th Percentile £96.00 £81.00 £87.46
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £50.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -49.70% -8.36%

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 3 September 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 3 September 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 3 September 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 +1 513 £600 - 159
Thames Valley +16 360 £600 - 60
Buckinghamshire +13 197 £575 +11.11% 20
Berkshire +3 162 £625 -0.40% 38
Surrey -25 3 £603 +9.55% 17
Oxfordshire -23 1 £250 -62.96% 2
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 29 (3.31%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.14%) Confluence
3 7 (0.80%) Documentum
4 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.11%) Apache
5 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
Applications
1 38 (4.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (3.99%) Microsoft Project
3 22 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.11%) Simulink
5 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (2.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (2.39%) Oracle ERP
3 14 (1.60%) Teamcenter
4 10 (1.14%) Remedy ITSM
5 6 (0.68%) SAP EWM
6 4 (0.46%) Primavera
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.34%) SAP PP
7 3 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.23%) Siebel CRM
9 1 (0.11%) SAP PLM
9 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 88 (10.03%) Azure
2 51 (5.82%) AWS
3 23 (2.62%) Entra ID
4 20 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (2.17%) OCI
6 16 (1.82%) IaaS
7 14 (1.60%) Power Platform
8 13 (1.48%) PaaS
9 12 (1.37%) Azure Monitor
9 12 (1.37%) GCP
10 11 (1.25%) Microsoft 365
11 7 (0.80%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (0.80%) SaaS
12 5 (0.57%) Serverless
12 5 (0.57%) Tricentis Tosca
13 4 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 3 (0.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 3 (0.34%) Google App Engine
15 1 (0.11%) Amazon S3
15 1 (0.11%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 70 (7.98%) DNS
2 42 (4.79%) Firewall
3 41 (4.68%) LAN
4 39 (4.45%) WAN
5 34 (3.88%) VPN
6 31 (3.53%) Network Security
7 28 (3.19%) BGP
8 26 (2.96%) IPsec
9 21 (2.39%) DHCP
10 19 (2.17%) MPLS
11 15 (1.71%) Cisco Firepower
12 14 (1.60%) Cisco ASA
12 14 (1.60%) TCP/IP
13 13 (1.48%) VSAN
14 11 (1.25%) VLAN
15 10 (1.14%) NGFW
16 9 (1.03%) OSPF
17 7 (0.80%) BIG-IP
17 7 (0.80%) SD-WAN
17 7 (0.80%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.39%) Oracle Database
2 20 (2.28%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.60%) Power BI
4 8 (0.91%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 4 (0.46%) Oracle Database 11g
5 4 (0.46%) Oracle Database 12c
6 3 (0.34%) Metadata
6 3 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database 10g
7 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.23%) Siebel EIM
8 1 (0.11%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.11%) Db2
8 1 (0.11%) GIS
8 1 (0.11%) MySQL
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle8/8i Database
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle9i Database
8 1 (0.11%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 34 (3.88%) JIRA
2 25 (2.85%) Git
3 11 (1.25%) GitLab
4 8 (0.91%) Selenium
5 7 (0.80%) MSI
6 4 (0.46%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.23%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Developer 2000
9 1 (0.11%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.11%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.11%) TestRail
General
1 178 (20.30%) Social Skills
2 85 (9.69%) Analytical Skills
3 78 (8.89%) Public Sector
4 61 (6.96%) Finance
5 26 (2.96%) Organisational Skills
6 24 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (1.25%) Legal
8 11 (1.25%) Telecoms
9 9 (1.03%) Manufacturing
10 8 (0.91%) Military
11 6 (0.68%) Law
12 4 (0.46%) Advertising
12 4 (0.46%) Aviation
13 3 (0.34%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.34%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.23%) Billing
15 1 (0.11%) General Ledger
15 1 (0.11%) Local Government
15 1 (0.11%) Police
Job Titles
1 156 (17.79%) Architect
2 97 (11.06%) Lead
3 83 (9.46%) Senior
4 73 (8.32%) Consultant
5 67 (7.64%) Analyst
6 58 (6.61%) Developer
7 52 (5.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 45 (5.13%) SOC Analyst
9 41 (4.68%) Cloud Engineer
9 41 (4.68%) Security Architect
10 36 (4.10%) Project Manager
11 32 (3.65%) Network Architect
11 32 (3.65%) Support Engineer
12 30 (3.42%) Service Architect
13 26 (2.96%) DV Cleared Project Manager
13 26 (2.96%) Technical Architect
14 24 (2.74%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 24 (2.74%) DBA
14 24 (2.74%) SAP Consultant
14 24 (2.74%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.53%) Terraform
2 19 (2.17%) REST
3 9 (1.03%) ARM Templates
4 7 (0.80%) 802.1X
5 6 (0.68%) ADO
5 6 (0.68%) RESTful
6 5 (0.57%) .NET
6 5 (0.57%) ModSecurity
7 4 (0.46%) gRPC
7 4 (0.46%) Kafka
7 4 (0.46%) Keycloak
7 4 (0.46%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.46%) Protocol Buffers
7 4 (0.46%) SOAP
8 3 (0.34%) SailPoint
8 3 (0.34%) SAP PI
8 3 (0.34%) SLSA
9 2 (0.23%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.23%) Node.js
9 2 (0.23%) React
Miscellaneous
1 61 (6.96%) PKI
2 43 (4.90%) Data Centre
3 35 (3.99%) Onboarding
4 23 (2.62%) Hybrid Cloud
5 19 (2.17%) Management Information System
6 16 (1.82%) Product Ownership
7 13 (1.48%) Public Cloud
8 12 (1.37%) Security Operations Centre
9 10 (1.14%) Clustering
9 10 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
9 10 (1.14%) Private Cloud
10 8 (0.91%) Cloud Native
11 7 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (0.80%) Driving Licence
12 6 (0.68%) ARM Cortex
13 5 (0.57%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 5 (0.57%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.57%) PMI
13 5 (0.57%) Security Posture
14 4 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 162 (18.47%) Windows
2 94 (10.72%) Windows Server
3 81 (9.24%) Linux
4 20 (2.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 12 (1.37%) Windows 10
6 10 (1.14%) Ubuntu
7 9 (1.03%) CentOS
8 8 (0.91%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.57%) Debian
9 5 (0.57%) Unix
10 4 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.34%) Embedded Linux
11 3 (0.34%) Rocky
12 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.11%) Android
13 1 (0.11%) Data ONTAP
13 1 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (19.27%) Agile
2 119 (13.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 116 (13.23%) Continuous Improvement
4 102 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
5 95 (10.83%) ITIL
6 92 (10.49%) Service Management
7 77 (8.78%) Cybersecurity
8 76 (8.67%) ITSM
9 72 (8.21%) Technical Leadership
10 71 (8.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 68 (7.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 63 (7.18%) Service Delivery
13 54 (6.16%) CI/CD
14 51 (5.82%) Change Management
15 49 (5.59%) Project Delivery
15 49 (5.59%) Validation
16 45 (5.13%) Migration
17 42 (4.79%) Service Design
18 40 (4.56%) Identity Access Management
18 40 (4.56%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 86 (9.81%) PowerShell
2 54 (6.16%) SQL
3 31 (3.53%) Python
4 18 (2.05%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.82%) Bash
6 12 (1.37%) Bicep
7 8 (0.91%) Java
8 7 (0.80%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.68%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.46%) C
10 4 (0.46%) C#
10 4 (0.46%) C++
10 4 (0.46%) Rust
11 3 (0.34%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.34%) Embedded C++
11 3 (0.34%) Groovy
12 2 (0.23%) Go
13 1 (0.11%) Perl
13 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 877 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 209 (23.83%) SC Cleared
3 28 (3.19%) Degree
4 15 (1.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 14 (1.60%) CISSP
6 13 (1.48%) ISTQB
7 11 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (1.14%) Azure Certification
8 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (1.03%) VCAP
10 8 (0.91%) CCNP
10 8 (0.91%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 8 (0.91%) TOGAF Certification
11 7 (0.80%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.68%) MCSA
12 6 (0.68%) MCSE
13 5 (0.57%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
13 5 (0.57%) PMP
14 4 (0.46%) CISM
15 3 (0.34%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (6.27%) PMO
2 30 (3.42%) NCSC
3 26 (2.96%) NIST
4 16 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 16 (1.82%) JSP 440
5 15 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.48%) GDPR
7 9 (1.03%) SLA
8 6 (0.68%) QA
8 6 (0.68%) RMADS
9 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.23%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.23%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.23%) GRC
10 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.11%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.11%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 99 (11.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 97 (11.06%) Active Directory
3 59 (6.73%) VMware NSX
4 55 (6.27%) VMware ESXi
5 27 (3.08%) vCloud
6 14 (1.60%) vSphere
7 10 (1.14%) Docker
8 8 (0.91%) Virtual Desktop
9 7 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
10 6 (0.68%) Hyper-V
11 4 (0.46%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.23%) UAG
13 1 (0.11%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 68 (7.75%) vCenter Server
2 50 (5.70%) SCOM
3 22 (2.51%) Ansible
4 14 (1.60%) Avamar
5 13 (1.48%) WMI
6 10 (1.14%) Kubernetes
7 8 (0.91%) SCCM
8 7 (0.80%) Podman
9 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
9 6 (0.68%) Oracle RMAN
10 5 (0.57%) Grafana
10 5 (0.57%) Prometheus
11 4 (0.46%) Cisco CUCM
11 4 (0.46%) Data Guard
11 4 (0.46%) Puppet
12 3 (0.34%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 3 (0.34%) NetIQ Identity Manager
12 3 (0.34%) PowerCLI
13 2 (0.23%) Endace
13 2 (0.23%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 151 (17.22%) VMware
2 133 (15.17%) Microsoft
3 61 (6.96%) Oracle
3 61 (6.96%) ServiceNow
4 57 (6.50%) SAP
5 30 (3.42%) Cisco
6 21 (2.39%) SolarWinds
7 19 (2.17%) Juniper
8 17 (1.94%) Broadcom
9 16 (1.82%) Palo Alto
10 15 (1.71%) Dell
11 13 (1.48%) Thales
12 12 (1.37%) Remedy
13 11 (1.25%) F5
14 10 (1.14%) BMC
15 7 (0.80%) Citrix
15 7 (0.80%) CrowdStrike
16 6 (0.68%) Atlassian
16 6 (0.68%) Veeam
17 5 (0.57%) Tenable