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 15 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 15 6
Rank change year-on-year +7 -9 +5
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 862 338 617
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 13.08% 9.36% 14.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.97% 23.69% 35.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 263 434
10th Percentile £463 £463 £415
25th Percentile £513 £500 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £599
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.01% +8.91%
75th Percentile £688 £613 £675
90th Percentile £750 £675 £746
England median daily rate £600 £588 £600
% change year-on-year +2.13% -2.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 8 42
10th Percentile £43.25 £62.17 £55.87
25th Percentile £72.63 £69.00 £57.75
Median hourly rate £87.16 £77.50 £62.47
Median % change year-on-year +12.46% +24.05% -8.38%
75th Percentile £96.00 £87.84 £86.08
90th Percentile £100.00 £88.87 £100.00
England median hourly rate £74.68 £32.00 £65.50
% change year-on-year +133.38% -51.15% -6.43%

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 2,876 1,427 1,758
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.64% 39.50% 40.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,863 936 1,124
10th Percentile £325 £208 £308
25th Percentile £463 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £530
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -5.66% -1.40%
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 343 134 106
10th Percentile £18.25 - £24.25
25th Percentile £33.70 £18.87 £35.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 £25.15 £60.83
Median % change year-on-year +144.53% -58.66% +1.38%
75th Percentile £87.16 £46.78 £73.29
90th Percentile £100.00 £81.00 £92.19
England median hourly rate £47.54 £25.15 £52.50
% change year-on-year +89.03% -52.10% -2.17%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 +2 501 £600 - 107
Thames Valley +22 357 £600 +5.73% 99
Buckinghamshire +13 180 £575 +11.22% 23
Berkshire +13 175 £600 +4.35% 70
Surrey -18 3 £603 +9.55% 8
Oxfordshire -25 2 £413 -38.89% 19
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 39 (4.52%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.28%) Confluence
3 7 (0.81%) Documentum
4 5 (0.58%) 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 50 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (4.29%) Microsoft Project
3 33 (3.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.46%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 23 (2.67%) Teamcenter
2 21 (2.44%) Oracle ERP
3 11 (1.28%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.81%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.46%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.35%) Primavera
6 3 (0.35%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.23%) Siebel CRM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 100 (11.60%) Azure
2 44 (5.10%) AWS
3 31 (3.60%) Entra ID
4 27 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (2.55%) OCI
6 17 (1.97%) Azure Monitor
7 16 (1.86%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (1.39%) Power Platform
9 11 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (1.16%) GCP
11 9 (1.04%) IaaS
12 8 (0.93%) OpenShift
13 5 (0.58%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 5 (0.58%) PaaS
13 5 (0.58%) SaaS
13 5 (0.58%) Serverless
13 5 (0.58%) Tricentis Tosca
14 4 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 3 (0.35%) GitHub Actions
15 3 (0.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 74 (8.58%) DNS
2 36 (4.18%) Firewall
3 35 (4.06%) VPN
4 32 (3.71%) Network Security
5 29 (3.36%) LAN
5 29 (3.36%) WAN
6 24 (2.78%) IPsec
7 23 (2.67%) BGP
7 23 (2.67%) DHCP
8 18 (2.09%) MPLS
9 16 (1.86%) TCP/IP
10 13 (1.51%) Cisco Firepower
11 11 (1.28%) Cisco ASA
12 8 (0.93%) NGFW
12 8 (0.93%) Software-Defined Networking
12 8 (0.93%) VLAN
13 7 (0.81%) SSH
13 7 (0.81%) SSL
13 7 (0.81%) VSAN
14 5 (0.58%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.44%) Oracle Database
1 21 (2.44%) SQL Server
2 15 (1.74%) Relational Database
3 12 (1.39%) Power BI
4 4 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (0.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 4 (0.46%) Oracle Database 11g
4 4 (0.46%) Oracle Database 12c
4 4 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (0.35%) Metadata
6 2 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.23%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database 10g
6 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.23%) Siebel EIM
7 1 (0.12%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.12%) GIS
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.12%) SQLite
7 1 (0.12%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 39 (4.52%) Git
2 35 (4.06%) JIRA
3 20 (2.32%) GitLab
4 14 (1.62%) Selenium
5 10 (1.16%) MSI
6 9 (1.04%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.46%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.23%) 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
1 206 (23.90%) Social Skills
2 93 (10.79%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (8.12%) Public Sector
4 63 (7.31%) Finance
5 34 (3.94%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
7 23 (2.67%) Aerospace
8 22 (2.55%) Manufacturing
9 20 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (1.04%) Legal
10 9 (1.04%) Military
11 6 (0.70%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.46%) Automotive
12 4 (0.46%) Aviation
13 3 (0.35%) Law
14 2 (0.23%) Billing
14 2 (0.23%) Police
15 1 (0.12%) General Ledger
15 1 (0.12%) Local Government
15 1 (0.12%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 143 (16.59%) Architect
2 83 (9.63%) Lead
3 82 (9.51%) Senior
4 81 (9.40%) Consultant
5 65 (7.54%) Analyst
6 52 (6.03%) Developer
7 51 (5.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 43 (4.99%) Cloud Engineer
9 42 (4.87%) SOC Analyst
10 37 (4.29%) Support Engineer
11 35 (4.06%) Service Architect
12 33 (3.83%) Security Architect
13 30 (3.48%) SAP Consultant
14 28 (3.25%) DBA
15 25 (2.90%) Administrator
16 24 (2.78%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 23 (2.67%) Network Architect
17 23 (2.67%) Project Manager
17 23 (2.67%) ServiceNow Developer
18 21 (2.44%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (4.99%) Terraform
2 16 (1.86%) REST
3 14 (1.62%) ARM Templates
4 7 (0.81%) 802.1X
5 6 (0.70%) ADO
6 5 (0.58%) 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%) RESTful
7 4 (0.46%) SOAP
8 3 (0.35%) .NET
8 3 (0.35%) SAP PI
8 3 (0.35%) SLSA
9 2 (0.23%) OAuth
10 1 (0.12%) Apache NiFi
10 1 (0.12%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.12%) Itk
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.38%) PKI
2 41 (4.76%) Data Centre
3 38 (4.41%) Onboarding
4 29 (3.36%) Management Information System
5 26 (3.02%) Product Ownership
6 24 (2.78%) Hybrid Cloud
7 13 (1.51%) Security Operations Centre
8 10 (1.16%) ARM Cortex
8 10 (1.16%) Clustering
9 8 (0.93%) Cloud Native
9 8 (0.93%) Private Cloud
10 7 (0.81%) PMI
11 6 (0.70%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (0.70%) Driving Licence
11 6 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.58%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.46%) Fibre Optics
13 4 (0.46%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 171 (19.84%) Windows
2 97 (11.25%) Windows Server
3 92 (10.67%) Linux
4 23 (2.67%) Windows Server 2019
5 18 (2.09%) Ubuntu
6 15 (1.74%) CentOS
7 14 (1.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 14 (1.62%) Windows 10
8 6 (0.70%) macOS
9 5 (0.58%) Rocky
9 5 (0.58%) Unix
10 3 (0.35%) Debian
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.12%) Android
12 1 (0.12%) Data ONTAP
12 1 (0.12%) Solaris
12 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (20.30%) Agile
2 145 (16.82%) Stakeholder Management
3 144 (16.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 116 (13.46%) Problem-Solving
5 102 (11.83%) Service Management
6 101 (11.72%) ITIL
7 87 (10.09%) Technical Leadership
8 83 (9.63%) ITSM
9 79 (9.16%) Cybersecurity
10 73 (8.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 73 (8.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 72 (8.35%) CI/CD
12 65 (7.54%) Service Delivery
13 58 (6.73%) Project Delivery
14 56 (6.50%) DevOps
15 55 (6.38%) Validation
16 52 (6.03%) Change Management
17 50 (5.80%) Infrastructure as Code
18 45 (5.22%) Security Operations
19 43 (4.99%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 89 (10.32%) PowerShell
2 60 (6.96%) SQL
3 41 (4.76%) Python
4 26 (3.02%) Bash
5 15 (1.74%) Bicep
6 12 (1.39%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.93%) Java
8 7 (0.81%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.70%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.46%) Rust
11 3 (0.35%) Groovy
11 3 (0.35%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.23%) C++
13 1 (0.12%) C
13 1 (0.12%) C#
13 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.12%) Perl
Qualifications
1 862 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 185 (21.46%) SC Cleared
3 39 (4.52%) Degree
4 18 (2.09%) CISSP
5 15 (1.74%) Azure Certification
6 14 (1.62%) ISTQB
7 13 (1.51%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.28%) TOGAF Certification
8 11 (1.28%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 9 (1.04%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.93%) PMP
11 7 (0.81%) VCAP
12 6 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.70%) MCSA
13 5 (0.58%) AWS Certification
13 5 (0.58%) CISM
13 5 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.58%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
14 4 (0.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (6.96%) PMO
2 27 (3.13%) NCSC
3 22 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 17 (1.97%) NIST
5 16 (1.86%) JSP 440
6 13 (1.51%) GDPR
7 12 (1.39%) SLA
8 11 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 9 (1.04%) QA
10 5 (0.58%) GRC
10 5 (0.58%) RMADS
11 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
13 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
13 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 104 (12.06%) Active Directory
2 93 (10.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 50 (5.80%) VMware NSX
4 49 (5.68%) VMware ESXi
5 24 (2.78%) vCloud
6 19 (2.20%) Docker
7 12 (1.39%) vSphere
8 10 (1.16%) Hyper-V
9 7 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
10 6 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
11 4 (0.46%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.12%) Corosync
13 1 (0.12%) Firmware
13 1 (0.12%) UAG
Systems Management
1 62 (7.19%) vCenter Server
2 53 (6.15%) SCOM
3 37 (4.29%) Ansible
4 19 (2.20%) Kubernetes
5 16 (1.86%) WMI
6 15 (1.74%) Avamar
7 12 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
8 11 (1.28%) SCCM
9 6 (0.70%) Grafana
9 6 (0.70%) Oracle RMAN
9 6 (0.70%) Podman
9 6 (0.70%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.46%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.46%) Data Guard
10 4 (0.46%) Puppet
11 2 (0.23%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.23%) QRadar
11 2 (0.23%) vRealize
11 2 (0.23%) vRealize Orchestrator
12 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 162 (18.79%) Microsoft
2 128 (14.85%) VMware
3 71 (8.24%) Oracle
4 53 (6.15%) SAP
5 51 (5.92%) ServiceNow
6 23 (2.67%) SolarWinds
7 20 (2.32%) Cisco
8 17 (1.97%) Broadcom
9 16 (1.86%) Dell
10 14 (1.62%) Thales
11 13 (1.51%) Palo Alto
12 11 (1.28%) CrowdStrike
12 11 (1.28%) Juniper
13 9 (1.04%) Remedy
14 8 (0.93%) Red Hat
15 7 (0.81%) BMC
16 6 (0.70%) Atlassian
17 5 (0.58%) Citrix
17 5 (0.58%) F5
17 5 (0.58%) Tenable