DV Cleared Contracts 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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 3 20
Rank change year-on-year -12 +17 +38
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 283 862 476
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 9.48% 15.62% 8.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 23.37% 35.10% 22.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 633 356
10th Percentile £463 £410 £400
25th Percentile £525 £501 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £605 £570
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +6.14% +3.64%
75th Percentile £661 £675 £650
90th Percentile £700 £775 £721
England median daily rate £588 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -2.08% - +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 70 20
10th Percentile £59.00 £51.49 £54.56
25th Percentile £60.75 £56.65 £58.99
Median hourly rate £63.75 £70.39 £64.84
Median % change year-on-year -9.44% +8.56% -
75th Percentile £83.75 £85.65 £75.89
90th Percentile £88.87 £87.53 £80.02
England median hourly rate £78.70 £70.39 £74.79
% change year-on-year +11.81% -5.88% +8.31%

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 1,211 2,456 2,098
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 40.57% 44.52% 36.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 772 1,426 1,369
10th Percentile £300 £329 £300
25th Percentile £425 £449 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £621 £650 £620
90th Percentile £688 £738 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 209 142
10th Percentile £19.82 £17.25 £20.47
25th Percentile £28.00 £26.73 £42.50
Median hourly rate £57.13 £57.35 £58.55
Median % change year-on-year -0.39% -2.04% +33.21%
75th Percentile £71.88 £67.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £78.52 £85.65 £75.00
England median hourly rate £40.55 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +1.36% -23.81% +32.91%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing DV Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for DV Cleared in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in the South East.

Daily rate trend for DV Cleared in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for DV Cleared in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in the South East over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in the South East

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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 13 May 2025. 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 -3 156 £575 -8.00% 97
Thames Valley -16 123 £650 +13.04% 78
Berkshire -14 106 £650 +13.04% 54
Buckinghamshire -14 14 £568 +3.18% 17
Oxfordshire +5 3 £475 - 19
Surrey +5 2 £550 -35.29% 47
West Sussex +14 1 - - 7
Sussex - 1 - -
Kent - 1 £675 - 19
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England

DV Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (4.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.41%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.06%) IIS
4 2 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2003
4 2 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.71%) Office Communications Server
4 2 (0.71%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (0.71%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.06%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.83%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.41%) SAP ERP
3 3 (1.06%) SAP GRC
3 3 (1.06%) SAP MDG
4 2 (0.71%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.35%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 27 (9.54%) AWS
1 27 (9.54%) Azure
2 11 (3.89%) IaaS
3 10 (3.53%) GCP
3 10 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (3.53%) OpenShift
4 9 (3.18%) PaaS
5 7 (2.47%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.41%) SaaS
8 3 (1.06%) AWS KMS
9 1 (0.35%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.35%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.35%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.42%) Firewall
2 19 (6.71%) DNS
3 16 (5.65%) DHCP
4 14 (4.95%) VPN
5 10 (3.53%) Network Security
6 9 (3.18%) SSL
7 8 (2.83%) SMTP
8 7 (2.47%) LAN
9 6 (2.12%) Cisco Firepower
9 6 (2.12%) Junos
10 5 (1.77%) BGP
10 5 (1.77%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (1.77%) Cisco ISE
10 5 (1.77%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (1.77%) iSCSI
10 5 (1.77%) OSPF
10 5 (1.77%) WAN
11 4 (1.41%) Fibre Channel
12 3 (1.06%) HTTP
12 3 (1.06%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.83%) Amazon RDS
1 8 (2.83%) Big Data
1 8 (2.83%) Elasticsearch
1 8 (2.83%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.06%) BusinessObjects
2 3 (1.06%) SAP BW
3 2 (0.71%) Oracle Database
3 2 (0.71%) Oracle Database 12c
3 2 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.71%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.35%) NonStop SQL
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 10 (3.53%) TestRail
2 5 (1.77%) Git
2 5 (1.77%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.41%) JIRA
3 4 (1.41%) MSI
3 4 (1.41%) SoapUI
4 2 (0.71%) Rational DOORS
General
1 73 (25.80%) Public Sector
2 53 (18.73%) Social Skills
3 43 (15.19%) Finance
4 36 (12.72%) Telecoms
5 32 (11.31%) Manufacturing
6 28 (9.89%) Electronics
6 28 (9.89%) Marketing
7 19 (6.71%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (3.18%) Military
9 8 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.71%) Billing
11 2 (0.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.35%) Automotive
12 1 (0.35%) Banking
12 1 (0.35%) Legal
12 1 (0.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 82 (28.98%) Architect
2 43 (15.19%) Senior
3 27 (9.54%) Active Directory Architect
4 22 (7.77%) Analyst
5 20 (7.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 17 (6.01%) Infrastructure Architect
7 16 (5.65%) Security Specialist
8 15 (5.30%) Network Engineer
9 13 (4.59%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 13 (4.59%) Information Security Specialist
9 13 (4.59%) Information Specialist
10 12 (4.24%) Consultant
10 12 (4.24%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 12 (4.24%) Senior Security Specialist
10 12 (4.24%) Test Analyst
11 11 (3.89%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
11 11 (3.89%) Lead
11 11 (3.89%) Senior Information Security Specialist
11 11 (3.89%) Support Engineer
12 10 (3.53%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.77%) Elastic Stack
1 5 (1.77%) JBoss Seam
2 4 (1.41%) SAP Fiori
2 4 (1.41%) SOAP
2 4 (1.41%) XML
3 3 (1.06%) React
3 3 (1.06%) Web Services
4 1 (0.35%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.35%) Middleware
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.35%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.54%) Data Centre
2 20 (7.07%) Management Information System
2 20 (7.07%) PKI
3 10 (3.53%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.83%) Clustering
5 5 (1.77%) Client/Server
5 5 (1.77%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.41%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (1.06%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.06%) Replication
7 3 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.71%) CESG
8 2 (0.71%) CSOC
8 2 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.71%) PMI
9 1 (0.35%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.35%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.35%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.35%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 82 (28.98%) Windows
2 37 (13.07%) Linux
2 37 (13.07%) Windows Server
3 15 (5.30%) Windows 10
4 10 (3.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.77%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (1.77%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.77%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.41%) CentOS
6 4 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.06%) Solaris
7 3 (1.06%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.71%) VMS
8 2 (0.71%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.35%) AIX
9 1 (0.35%) Android
9 1 (0.35%) HPUX
9 1 (0.35%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.35%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (26.86%) Agile
2 35 (12.37%) Test Automation
3 31 (10.95%) Identity Access Management
4 30 (10.60%) Business Intelligence
4 30 (10.60%) DevOps
5 29 (10.25%) Cybersecurity
5 29 (10.25%) Programme Management
6 28 (9.89%) Digital Marketing
7 26 (9.19%) Risk Management
8 24 (8.48%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (7.77%) Risk Assessment
10 21 (7.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 21 (7.42%) Migration
10 21 (7.42%) Security Architecture
11 20 (7.07%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 19 (6.71%) Decision-Making
13 17 (6.01%) Information Security
13 17 (6.01%) ITIL
13 17 (6.01%) Project Management
13 17 (6.01%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 64 (22.61%) PowerShell
2 18 (6.36%) Python
2 18 (6.36%) SQL
3 6 (2.12%) ABAP
3 6 (2.12%) VB
3 6 (2.12%) VBScript
4 4 (1.41%) Java
5 3 (1.06%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.06%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.71%) Bash
6 2 (0.71%) C#
7 1 (0.35%) Bicep
7 1 (0.35%) Go
Qualifications
1 283 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 51 (18.02%) SC Cleared
3 15 (5.30%) Degree
4 14 (4.95%) CISM
5 13 (4.59%) CCNP
5 13 (4.59%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (3.89%) ISTQB
6 11 (3.89%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 8 (2.83%) CCNA
8 7 (2.47%) JNCIS
8 7 (2.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 6 (2.12%) CISSP
10 5 (1.77%) MCSE
10 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (1.41%) VCP5
11 4 (1.41%) VCP6
12 3 (1.06%) PMI Certification
12 3 (1.06%) PMP
12 3 (1.06%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (1.06%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (5.65%) NCSC
3 13 (4.59%) NIST
4 11 (3.89%) SLA
5 7 (2.47%) JSP 440
6 3 (1.06%) GRC
6 3 (1.06%) P3O
6 3 (1.06%) PMO
6 3 (1.06%) QA
7 2 (0.71%) COBIT
7 2 (0.71%) GDPR
8 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.35%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (0.35%) NIST 800
System Software
1 66 (23.32%) Active Directory
2 30 (10.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (8.83%) VMware ESXi
4 13 (4.59%) Docker
5 12 (4.24%) vSphere
6 11 (3.89%) Hyper-V
6 11 (3.89%) Microsoft App-V
7 8 (2.83%) BitLocker
7 8 (2.83%) Terminal Services
8 7 (2.47%) VMware NSX
9 4 (1.41%) NFS
10 2 (0.71%) Brightmail
10 2 (0.71%) ISA Server
10 2 (0.71%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (8.48%) Ansible
2 17 (6.01%) Kubernetes
3 16 (5.65%) vCenter Server
4 12 (4.24%) Terraform
5 9 (3.18%) Puppet
5 9 (3.18%) SCCM
6 8 (2.83%) Nagios
6 8 (2.83%) vMotion
7 5 (1.77%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.41%) SCOM
8 4 (1.41%) WSUS
9 3 (1.06%) vRealize
9 3 (1.06%) WMI
10 2 (0.71%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.71%) Nessus
10 2 (0.71%) Oracle RMAN
10 2 (0.71%) vRealize Orchestrator
11 1 (0.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.35%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 49 (17.31%) VMware
2 41 (14.49%) SAP
3 29 (10.25%) Microsoft
4 21 (7.42%) Cisco
5 17 (6.01%) Juniper
6 13 (4.59%) Citrix
7 12 (4.24%) Oracle
8 10 (3.53%) Dell
8 10 (3.53%) HP
9 9 (3.18%) Wyse
10 8 (2.83%) Fujitsu
10 8 (2.83%) Google
10 8 (2.83%) Red Hat
10 8 (2.83%) Splunk
10 8 (2.83%) Symantec
11 7 (2.47%) Fortinet
12 5 (1.77%) Darktrace
12 5 (1.77%) F5
12 5 (1.77%) Veeam
13 4 (1.41%) SolarWinds