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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 11 4
Rank change year-on-year +4 -7 +7
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 879 364 691
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 13.33% 10.50% 14.96%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.52% 26.98% 34.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 705 284 485
10th Percentile £463 £463 £425
25th Percentile £513 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £584 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -2.71% +9.09%
75th Percentile £688 £628 £675
90th Percentile £750 £684 £750
England median daily rate £600 £588 £600
% change year-on-year +2.13% -2.08% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 9 56
10th Percentile - £64.45 £55.81
25th Percentile £41.25 £69.00 £60.71
Median hourly rate £95.00 £85.00 £71.75
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% +18.47% +5.90%
75th Percentile £96.00 £88.87 £87.46
90th Percentile £97.60 - £100.00
England median hourly rate £75.00 £45.00 £71.17
% change year-on-year +66.67% -36.77% -1.65%

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 2,880 1,349 1,992
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.69% 38.91% 43.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,944 872 1,252
10th Percentile £350 £222 £335
25th Percentile £463 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £519 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.92% -5.59% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £638
90th Percentile £732 £650 £716
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 304 119 159
10th Percentile £18.25 - £22.37
25th Percentile £35.22 £18.87 £47.15
Median hourly rate £61.16 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +143.18% -56.15% -4.42%
75th Percentile £83.00 £69.08 £72.11
90th Percentile £101.48 £81.00 £87.46
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £55.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -54.27% -

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 0 521 £600 - 119
Thames Valley +18 354 £600 +4.35% 83
Buckinghamshire +10 195 £563 +9.23% 23
Berkshire +9 158 £625 +4.17% 56
Surrey -18 3 £603 +9.55% 22
Oxfordshire -23 1 £250 -62.96% 4
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 32 (3.64%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.25%) Confluence
3 7 (0.80%) Documentum
4 4 (0.46%) 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 44 (5.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (4.10%) Microsoft Project
3 27 (3.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.46%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.11%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 23 (2.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (2.39%) Oracle ERP
3 14 (1.59%) Teamcenter
4 9 (1.02%) 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
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
8 2 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 1 (0.11%) SAP PLM
9 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 90 (10.24%) Azure
2 54 (6.14%) AWS
3 25 (2.84%) Entra ID
4 21 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (2.39%) OCI
5 15 (1.71%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (1.59%) IaaS
6 14 (1.59%) Power Platform
7 12 (1.37%) Azure Monitor
8 11 (1.25%) GCP
8 11 (1.25%) PaaS
9 7 (0.80%) Azure Sentinel
9 7 (0.80%) SaaS
10 5 (0.57%) Serverless
10 5 (0.57%) Tricentis Tosca
11 4 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 3 (0.34%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 3 (0.34%) Google App Engine
12 3 (0.34%) OpenShift
13 2 (0.23%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 71 (8.08%) DNS
2 37 (4.21%) Firewall
3 34 (3.87%) WAN
4 33 (3.75%) LAN
4 33 (3.75%) VPN
5 28 (3.19%) Network Security
6 24 (2.73%) IPsec
7 23 (2.62%) BGP
8 20 (2.28%) DHCP
9 18 (2.05%) MPLS
10 13 (1.48%) Cisco Firepower
10 13 (1.48%) VSAN
11 12 (1.37%) TCP/IP
12 11 (1.25%) Cisco ASA
13 10 (1.14%) VLAN
14 8 (0.91%) NGFW
15 7 (0.80%) SD-WAN
15 7 (0.80%) Software-Defined Networking
15 7 (0.80%) SSL
16 5 (0.57%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.39%) Oracle Database
2 19 (2.16%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.59%) Power BI
3 14 (1.59%) Relational Database
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 (0.34%) Metadata
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database 10g
6 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.23%) Siebel EIM
7 1 (0.11%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.11%) Db2
7 1 (0.11%) GIS
7 1 (0.11%) MySQL
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle8/8i Database
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle9i Database
7 1 (0.11%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 35 (3.98%) JIRA
2 33 (3.75%) Git
3 14 (1.59%) GitLab
3 14 (1.59%) Selenium
4 8 (0.91%) MSI
5 4 (0.46%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.46%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Developer 2000
8 1 (0.11%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.11%) TestDirector
8 1 (0.11%) TestRail
General
1 189 (21.50%) Social Skills
2 84 (9.56%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (8.42%) Public Sector
4 61 (6.94%) Finance
5 27 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (2.62%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (1.25%) Telecoms
9 10 (1.14%) Legal
10 9 (1.02%) Manufacturing
11 8 (0.91%) Military
12 5 (0.57%) Aerospace
12 5 (0.57%) Law
13 4 (0.46%) Advertising
13 4 (0.46%) Aviation
14 2 (0.23%) Billing
14 2 (0.23%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.11%) General Ledger
15 1 (0.11%) Local Government
15 1 (0.11%) Police
Job Titles
1 153 (17.41%) Architect
2 96 (10.92%) Lead
3 82 (9.33%) Senior
4 73 (8.30%) Consultant
5 62 (7.05%) Analyst
6 58 (6.60%) Developer
7 52 (5.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 45 (5.12%) Cloud Engineer
9 41 (4.66%) Security Architect
10 40 (4.55%) SOC Analyst
11 35 (3.98%) Support Engineer
12 34 (3.87%) Project Manager
13 29 (3.30%) Network Architect
13 29 (3.30%) Service Architect
14 25 (2.84%) DV Cleared Project Manager
15 24 (2.73%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 24 (2.73%) DBA
15 24 (2.73%) SAP Consultant
15 24 (2.73%) ServiceNow Developer
15 24 (2.73%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.98%) Terraform
2 18 (2.05%) REST
3 9 (1.02%) 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%) SAP PI
8 3 (0.34%) SLSA
9 2 (0.23%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.23%) OAuth
9 2 (0.23%) React
9 2 (0.23%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 59 (6.71%) PKI
2 43 (4.89%) Data Centre
3 36 (4.10%) Onboarding
4 23 (2.62%) Hybrid Cloud
5 20 (2.28%) Management Information System
5 20 (2.28%) Product Ownership
6 13 (1.48%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.37%) Security Operations Centre
8 10 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
8 10 (1.14%) Private Cloud
9 9 (1.02%) Clustering
10 8 (0.91%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.68%) ARM Cortex
11 6 (0.68%) Driving Licence
12 5 (0.57%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (0.57%) PMI
12 5 (0.57%) Security Posture
13 4 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.46%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 165 (18.77%) Windows
2 93 (10.58%) Windows Server
3 85 (9.67%) Linux
4 22 (2.50%) Windows Server 2019
5 13 (1.48%) Windows 10
6 12 (1.37%) Ubuntu
7 11 (1.25%) CentOS
8 6 (0.68%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.57%) Debian
9 5 (0.57%) Unix
10 3 (0.34%) Rocky
11 2 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
11 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.11%) Android
12 1 (0.11%) Data ONTAP
12 1 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.11%) Solaris
12 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (19.91%) Agile
2 124 (14.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 122 (13.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 103 (11.72%) Problem-Solving
5 95 (10.81%) ITIL
5 95 (10.81%) Service Management
6 80 (9.10%) ITSM
7 76 (8.65%) Technical Leadership
8 75 (8.53%) Cybersecurity
9 73 (8.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 70 (7.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 66 (7.51%) CI/CD
12 63 (7.17%) Service Delivery
13 54 (6.14%) Validation
14 52 (5.92%) Project Delivery
15 49 (5.57%) Change Management
16 46 (5.23%) Infrastructure as Code
17 44 (5.01%) DevOps
17 44 (5.01%) Identity Access Management
18 42 (4.78%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 85 (9.67%) PowerShell
2 59 (6.71%) SQL
3 37 (4.21%) Python
4 18 (2.05%) Bash
5 17 (1.93%) JavaScript
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%) Rust
11 3 (0.34%) C
11 3 (0.34%) C#
11 3 (0.34%) C++
11 3 (0.34%) Groovy
12 2 (0.23%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.23%) Embedded C++
12 2 (0.23%) Go
13 1 (0.11%) Perl
13 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 879 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 203 (23.09%) SC Cleared
3 29 (3.30%) Degree
4 15 (1.71%) CISSP
4 15 (1.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 13 (1.48%) ISTQB
6 11 (1.25%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.02%) TOGAF Certification
8 9 (1.02%) VCAP
9 8 (0.91%) CCNP
9 8 (0.91%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 7 (0.80%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.68%) MCSA
11 6 (0.68%) MCSE
12 5 (0.57%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 5 (0.57%) PMP
13 4 (0.46%) CISM
14 3 (0.34%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (6.37%) PMO
2 31 (3.53%) NCSC
3 24 (2.73%) NIST
4 17 (1.93%) JSP 440
5 16 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 14 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 12 (1.37%) GDPR
8 10 (1.14%) SLA
9 6 (0.68%) QA
9 6 (0.68%) RMADS
10 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.34%) GRC
12 2 (0.23%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.23%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.11%) Government Security Classifications
13 1 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.11%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 100 (11.38%) Active Directory
2 99 (11.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 59 (6.71%) VMware NSX
4 57 (6.48%) VMware ESXi
5 26 (2.96%) vCloud
6 14 (1.59%) vSphere
7 13 (1.48%) 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 69 (7.85%) vCenter Server
2 52 (5.92%) SCOM
3 26 (2.96%) Ansible
4 14 (1.59%) Avamar
4 14 (1.59%) WMI
5 13 (1.48%) Kubernetes
6 8 (0.91%) SCCM
7 7 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.80%) Podman
8 6 (0.68%) Oracle RMAN
9 5 (0.57%) Grafana
9 5 (0.57%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.46%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.46%) Data Guard
10 4 (0.46%) Puppet
11 3 (0.34%) PowerCLI
12 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.23%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.23%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 2 (0.23%) NetIQ Identity Manager
Vendors
1 150 (17.06%) VMware
2 142 (16.15%) Microsoft
3 65 (7.39%) Oracle
4 60 (6.83%) ServiceNow
5 55 (6.26%) SAP
6 24 (2.73%) Cisco
7 22 (2.50%) SolarWinds
8 19 (2.16%) Broadcom
9 15 (1.71%) Dell
10 14 (1.59%) Juniper
10 14 (1.59%) Palo Alto
11 13 (1.48%) Thales
12 11 (1.25%) Remedy
13 9 (1.02%) BMC
14 7 (0.80%) Citrix
14 7 (0.80%) CrowdStrike
14 7 (0.80%) F5
15 6 (0.68%) Atlassian
15 6 (0.68%) Veeam
16 5 (0.57%) Red Hat