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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 12 5
Rank change year-on-year +4 -7 +6
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 852 350 667
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 12.89% 9.97% 14.66%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.83% 25.51% 34.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 677 271 462
10th Percentile £463 £463 £425
25th Percentile £513 £513 £490
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 £750
England median daily rate £600 £575 £600
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 9 52
10th Percentile £41.25 £64.45 £55.76
25th Percentile £72.50 £69.00 £58.49
Median hourly rate £95.00 £85.00 £68.70
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% +23.74% +1.39%
75th Percentile £96.00 £88.87 £86.42
90th Percentile £100.00 - £100.00
England median hourly rate £74.68 £45.00 £70.39
% change year-on-year +65.96% -36.07% -1.09%

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 2,856 1,372 1,919
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.22% 39.09% 42.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,904 890 1,213
10th Percentile £325 £221 £325
25th Percentile £463 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% -6.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £638
90th Percentile £730 £650 £712
England median daily rate £530 £525 £535
% change year-on-year +0.95% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 311 119 138
10th Percentile £18.25 - £21.95
25th Percentile £35.61 £18.87 £41.50
Median hourly rate £61.16 £25.15 £58.34
Median % change year-on-year +143.18% -56.89% -2.77%
75th Percentile £83.68 £58.75 £73.29
90th Percentile £102.10 £81.00 £88.25
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £54.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -53.43% +0.24%

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 25 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 25 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 25 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 +2 513 £600 - 157
Thames Valley +17 335 £600 +4.35% 103
Buckinghamshire +10 181 £560 +8.74% 21
Berkshire +3 153 £625 +5.89% 77
Surrey -20 3 £603 +9.55% 23
Oxfordshire -27 1 £250 -62.96% 7
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 33 (3.87%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.29%) Confluence
3 7 (0.82%) Documentum
4 5 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.12%) Apache
5 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Service Bus
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 44 (5.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (3.99%) Microsoft Project
3 27 (3.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 21 (2.46%) Oracle ERP
2 17 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 14 (1.64%) Teamcenter
4 8 (0.94%) Remedy ITSM
5 5 (0.59%) SAP EWM
6 4 (0.47%) Primavera
7 3 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.35%) SAP PP
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 (0.12%) SAP PLM
9 1 (0.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 92 (10.80%) Azure
2 50 (5.87%) AWS
3 27 (3.17%) Entra ID
4 24 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (2.58%) OCI
6 16 (1.88%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (1.53%) IaaS
7 13 (1.53%) Power Platform
8 12 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
9 11 (1.29%) GCP
10 9 (1.06%) PaaS
11 7 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
11 7 (0.82%) SaaS
12 5 (0.59%) OpenShift
12 5 (0.59%) Serverless
12 5 (0.59%) Tricentis Tosca
13 4 (0.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 3 (0.35%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 3 (0.35%) Google App Engine
14 3 (0.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 73 (8.57%) DNS
2 35 (4.11%) Firewall
3 31 (3.64%) LAN
3 31 (3.64%) WAN
4 30 (3.52%) VPN
5 28 (3.29%) Network Security
6 24 (2.82%) IPsec
7 23 (2.70%) BGP
8 20 (2.35%) DHCP
9 18 (2.11%) MPLS
10 13 (1.53%) Cisco Firepower
11 12 (1.41%) TCP/IP
12 11 (1.29%) Cisco ASA
13 10 (1.17%) VLAN
13 10 (1.17%) VSAN
14 8 (0.94%) NGFW
14 8 (0.94%) Software-Defined Networking
15 7 (0.82%) SSL
16 5 (0.59%) SSH
16 5 (0.59%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.46%) Oracle Database
2 18 (2.11%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.64%) Relational Database
4 13 (1.53%) Power BI
5 4 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 4 (0.47%) Oracle Database 11g
5 4 (0.47%) Oracle Database 12c
5 4 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.35%) Metadata
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database 10g
7 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.23%) Siebel EIM
8 1 (0.12%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.12%) GIS
8 1 (0.12%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle8/8i Database
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle9i Database
8 1 (0.12%) SQLite
8 1 (0.12%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 36 (4.23%) JIRA
2 35 (4.11%) Git
3 16 (1.88%) GitLab
4 14 (1.64%) Selenium
5 9 (1.06%) MSI
6 6 (0.70%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.47%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Developer 2000
10 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.12%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 180 (21.13%) Social Skills
2 83 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
3 72 (8.45%) Public Sector
4 57 (6.69%) Finance
5 28 (3.29%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (1.29%) Aerospace
8 11 (1.29%) Telecoms
9 10 (1.17%) Manufacturing
10 8 (0.94%) Military
11 7 (0.82%) Legal
12 4 (0.47%) Automotive
12 4 (0.47%) Aviation
12 4 (0.47%) Law
13 3 (0.35%) Advertising
14 2 (0.23%) Billing
14 2 (0.23%) Police
14 2 (0.23%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.12%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 147 (17.25%) Architect
2 87 (10.21%) Lead
3 76 (8.92%) Senior
4 72 (8.45%) Consultant
5 60 (7.04%) Analyst
6 58 (6.81%) Developer
7 51 (5.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 47 (5.52%) Cloud Engineer
9 38 (4.46%) Security Architect
10 37 (4.34%) SOC Analyst
10 37 (4.34%) Support Engineer
11 31 (3.64%) Project Manager
11 31 (3.64%) Service Architect
12 26 (3.05%) Network Architect
13 25 (2.93%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 24 (2.82%) DBA
14 24 (2.82%) ServiceNow Developer
15 23 (2.70%) Technical Leader
16 22 (2.58%) SAP Consultant
16 22 (2.58%) Test Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (4.23%) Terraform
2 17 (2.00%) REST
3 9 (1.06%) ARM Templates
4 7 (0.82%) 802.1X
5 6 (0.70%) ADO
5 6 (0.70%) RESTful
6 5 (0.59%) .NET
6 5 (0.59%) ModSecurity
7 4 (0.47%) gRPC
7 4 (0.47%) Kafka
7 4 (0.47%) Keycloak
7 4 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.47%) Protocol Buffers
7 4 (0.47%) SOAP
8 3 (0.35%) SAP PI
8 3 (0.35%) SLSA
9 2 (0.23%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.23%) Node.js
9 2 (0.23%) OAuth
9 2 (0.23%) React
Miscellaneous
1 57 (6.69%) PKI
2 44 (5.16%) Data Centre
3 36 (4.23%) Onboarding
4 22 (2.58%) Hybrid Cloud
4 22 (2.58%) Management Information System
4 22 (2.58%) Product Ownership
5 11 (1.29%) Security Operations Centre
6 10 (1.17%) Private Cloud
7 9 (1.06%) Cloud Native
7 9 (1.06%) Clustering
7 9 (1.06%) Public Cloud
8 8 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
9 7 (0.82%) PMI
10 6 (0.70%) ARM Cortex
10 6 (0.70%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.59%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 5 (0.59%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.47%) Fibre Optics
13 3 (0.35%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 167 (19.60%) Windows
2 94 (11.03%) Windows Server
3 83 (9.74%) Linux
4 23 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 15 (1.76%) Ubuntu
6 14 (1.64%) CentOS
6 14 (1.64%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (0.70%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.59%) Unix
10 4 (0.47%) Debian
11 3 (0.35%) Rocky
12 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.12%) Android
13 1 (0.12%) Data ONTAP
13 1 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
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
1 174 (20.42%) Agile
2 122 (14.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 121 (14.20%) Continuous Improvement
4 103 (12.09%) Problem-Solving
5 95 (11.15%) ITIL
6 94 (11.03%) Service Management
7 82 (9.62%) ITSM
8 80 (9.39%) Technical Leadership
9 71 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
9 71 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 69 (8.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 68 (7.98%) CI/CD
12 63 (7.39%) Service Delivery
13 56 (6.57%) Project Delivery
14 54 (6.34%) Validation
15 50 (5.87%) Change Management
16 46 (5.40%) DevOps
17 45 (5.28%) Infrastructure as Code
18 40 (4.69%) Incident Management
18 40 (4.69%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (10.09%) PowerShell
2 58 (6.81%) SQL
3 40 (4.69%) Python
4 20 (2.35%) Bash
5 16 (1.88%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.41%) Bicep
7 8 (0.94%) Java
8 7 (0.82%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.70%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.47%) Rust
11 3 (0.35%) C#
11 3 (0.35%) Groovy
12 2 (0.23%) Go
13 1 (0.12%) C
13 1 (0.12%) C++
13 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.12%) Perl
13 1 (0.12%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 852 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 192 (22.54%) SC Cleared
3 34 (3.99%) Degree
4 15 (1.76%) CISSP
5 14 (1.64%) ISTQB
5 14 (1.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 13 (1.53%) Azure Certification
7 9 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 9 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.06%) PMI Certification
7 9 (1.06%) TOGAF Certification
8 8 (0.94%) VCAP
9 7 (0.82%) CCNP
10 6 (0.70%) MCSA
11 5 (0.59%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 5 (0.59%) MCSE
11 5 (0.59%) PMP
12 4 (0.47%) CISM
13 3 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.34%) PMO
2 28 (3.29%) NCSC
3 21 (2.46%) NIST
4 18 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 17 (2.00%) JSP 440
6 12 (1.41%) GDPR
7 11 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.17%) SLA
9 6 (0.70%) QA
9 6 (0.70%) RMADS
10 4 (0.47%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.35%) GRC
12 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
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%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 102 (11.97%) Active Directory
2 98 (11.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 55 (6.46%) VMware ESXi
4 54 (6.34%) VMware NSX
5 25 (2.93%) vCloud
6 15 (1.76%) Docker
6 15 (1.76%) vSphere
7 8 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (0.82%) Hyper-V
8 7 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.47%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.23%) UAG
11 1 (0.12%) Firmware
11 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 68 (7.98%) vCenter Server
2 54 (6.34%) SCOM
3 27 (3.17%) Ansible
4 15 (1.76%) Avamar
4 15 (1.76%) Kubernetes
4 15 (1.76%) WMI
5 8 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.94%) SCCM
6 7 (0.82%) Podman
7 6 (0.70%) Oracle RMAN
8 5 (0.59%) Grafana
8 5 (0.59%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.47%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.47%) Data Guard
9 4 (0.47%) Puppet
10 3 (0.35%) PowerCLI
11 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.23%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.23%) vRealize
11 2 (0.23%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 147 (17.25%) Microsoft
2 144 (16.90%) VMware
3 67 (7.86%) Oracle
4 59 (6.92%) ServiceNow
5 46 (5.40%) SAP
6 23 (2.70%) SolarWinds
7 21 (2.46%) Cisco
8 18 (2.11%) Broadcom
9 16 (1.88%) Dell
10 14 (1.64%) Thales
11 13 (1.53%) Palo Alto
12 11 (1.29%) Juniper
13 10 (1.17%) Remedy
14 8 (0.94%) BMC
15 7 (0.82%) CrowdStrike
16 6 (0.70%) Atlassian
16 6 (0.70%) Citrix
17 5 (0.59%) Becrypt
17 5 (0.59%) F5
17 5 (0.59%) Tenable