DV Cleared Contract Job Trends in the South West

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 6 2
Rank change year-on-year -3 -4 +2
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 318 252 808
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 9.57% 14.82% 25.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.26% 26.92% 45.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 184 583
10th Percentile £363 £450 £440
25th Percentile £508 £511 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £600 £568
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +5.73% -9.20%
75th Percentile £638 £658 £675
90th Percentile £715 £725 £775
England median daily rate £588 £588 £600
% change year-on-year - -2.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 3 24
10th Percentile £19.33 £79.21 £56.40
25th Percentile - £79.98 £57.37
Median hourly rate £35.00 £82.50 £72.72
Median % change year-on-year -57.58% +13.45% -3.36%
75th Percentile £72.25 £83.36 £86.25
90th Percentile £79.20 £83.59 £95.00
England median hourly rate £54.00 £78.70 £70.39
% change year-on-year -31.39% +11.81% -3.58%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,496 936 1,780
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 45.01% 55.06% 56.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 943 590 1,133
10th Percentile £340 £235 £353
25th Percentile £431 £442 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.09%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £660
90th Percentile £715 £700 £725
England median daily rate £521 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 102 194
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.51 £21.79
25th Percentile £21.07 £21.33 £40.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £61.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% -1.64% -6.87%
75th Percentile £68.75 £67.50 £72.50
90th Percentile £85.25 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £47.54 £40.72 £40.00
% change year-on-year +16.76% +1.79% -23.81%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DV Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

DV Cleared job vacancy trend in the South West

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing DV Cleared.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing DV Cleared

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in the South West over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in the South West

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing DV Cleared.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing DV Cleared

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in the South West over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in the South West

DV Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Wiltshire +1 182 £565 -1.74% 15
Gloucestershire -2 66 £569 -7.52% 50
Bristol -21 45 £525 -12.50% 20
Somerset -7 14 £610 -7.65% 10
Dorset -6 2 £800 +45.45% 7
Devon - 2 £490 -
Cornwall - 1 - -
DV Cleared
England

DV Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 7 (2.20%) Confluence
2 6 (1.89%) Mattermost
2 6 (1.89%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.63%) Apache
4 2 (0.63%) nginx
4 2 (0.63%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 12 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (3.46%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.57%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 25 (7.86%) Azure
2 24 (7.55%) AWS
3 17 (5.35%) GitHub
4 16 (5.03%) GitHub Actions
5 15 (4.72%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (2.52%) OpenShift
6 8 (2.52%) Serverless
7 6 (1.89%) Azure AKS
7 6 (1.89%) GCP
8 5 (1.57%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 5 (1.57%) Azure Monitor
8 5 (1.57%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (1.57%) IaaS
9 4 (1.26%) AWS CloudFormation
9 4 (1.26%) Azure Key Vault
9 4 (1.26%) OCI
10 3 (0.94%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (0.94%) npm
11 2 (0.63%) AWS CodePipeline
11 2 (0.63%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.72%) Firewall
2 11 (3.46%) DNS
3 10 (3.14%) Network Security
4 9 (2.83%) VPN
5 6 (1.89%) BGP
5 6 (1.89%) Cisco IOS
5 6 (1.89%) SNMP
6 5 (1.57%) Cisco ASA
7 4 (1.26%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (1.26%) DHCP
7 4 (1.26%) MPLS
7 4 (1.26%) Reverse Proxy
7 4 (1.26%) Skype
7 4 (1.26%) TACACS
7 4 (1.26%) WAN
8 3 (0.94%) AMQP
8 3 (0.94%) VoIP
9 2 (0.63%) LAN
9 2 (0.63%) OSPF
9 2 (0.63%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.57%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.26%) Amazon Aurora
3 4 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.26%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.26%) MySQL
3 4 (1.26%) Redis
4 3 (0.94%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.63%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.31%) Big Data
6 1 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.31%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.31%) Metadata
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.31%) Power BI
6 1 (0.31%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 21 (6.60%) JIRA
2 8 (2.52%) Git
3 7 (2.20%) GitLab
4 4 (1.26%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.94%) Maven
6 2 (0.63%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.63%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.31%) GoCD
7 1 (0.31%) Mocha
7 1 (0.31%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 46 (14.47%) Social Skills
2 17 (5.35%) Public Sector
3 16 (5.03%) Finance
4 12 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (2.52%) Military
7 6 (1.89%) Telecoms
8 5 (1.57%) Electronics
8 5 (1.57%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.57%) Marketing
8 5 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (0.94%) Legal
10 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.31%) Aviation
11 1 (0.31%) Back Office
11 1 (0.31%) Law
11 1 (0.31%) Police
Job Titles
1 43 (13.52%) Architect
2 30 (9.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 20 (6.29%) Technical Architect
4 19 (5.97%) Lead
4 19 (5.97%) Software Engineer
5 18 (5.66%) Service Manager
6 17 (5.35%) Developer
7 15 (4.72%) Analyst
7 15 (4.72%) Consultant
7 15 (4.72%) DevOps Engineer
8 14 (4.40%) Tester
9 13 (4.09%) Senior
10 12 (3.77%) Solutions Architect
11 11 (3.46%) Project Officer
12 9 (2.83%) Project Control Officer
13 8 (2.52%) Messaging Specialist
13 8 (2.52%) Network Engineer
13 8 (2.52%) Security Assurance Coordinator
13 8 (2.52%) Security Engineer
13 8 (2.52%) Technical Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.09%) REST
2 7 (2.20%) Node.js
2 7 (2.20%) OAuth
3 6 (1.89%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (1.89%) ModSecurity
3 6 (1.89%) OpenID
3 6 (1.89%) SAML
3 6 (1.89%) WebSockets
4 5 (1.57%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.57%) LDAP
4 5 (1.57%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.26%) Apache NiFi
5 4 (1.26%) FastAPI
5 4 (1.26%) Flask
5 4 (1.26%) GraphQL
5 4 (1.26%) gRPC
5 4 (1.26%) React
5 4 (1.26%) Spring
5 4 (1.26%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.94%) Keycloak
Miscellaneous
1 12 (3.77%) Cloud Native
1 12 (3.77%) PKI
2 9 (2.83%) Data Centre
3 8 (2.52%) Virtual Team
4 7 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (1.89%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.57%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.57%) Private Cloud
7 4 (1.26%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.94%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.63%) CSOC
9 2 (0.63%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (0.63%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 2 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (0.63%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.31%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.31%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.31%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.31%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 50 (15.72%) Windows
2 35 (11.01%) Linux
3 19 (5.97%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.83%) Ubuntu
5 7 (2.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (2.20%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.89%) AIX
7 3 (0.94%) CentOS
7 3 (0.94%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.63%) Android
8 2 (0.63%) Data ONTAP
9 1 (0.31%) Rocky
9 1 (0.31%) SUSE
9 1 (0.31%) Unix
9 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (15.09%) Agile
2 46 (14.47%) Project Delivery
3 43 (13.52%) ITIL
4 39 (12.26%) DevOps
5 38 (11.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 34 (10.69%) Service Management
7 25 (7.86%) Test Scripting
8 23 (7.23%) CI/CD
8 23 (7.23%) Impact Assessments
9 21 (6.60%) Software Engineering
10 20 (6.29%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (6.29%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (5.66%) Cybersecurity
11 18 (5.66%) Identity Access Management
12 17 (5.35%) Infrastructure as Code
12 17 (5.35%) SIEM
13 16 (5.03%) Containerisation
14 15 (4.72%) Incident Response
14 15 (4.72%) Risk Management
14 15 (4.72%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 29 (9.12%) Python
2 23 (7.23%) PowerShell
3 15 (4.72%) SQL
4 10 (3.14%) Java
5 6 (1.89%) Bash
5 6 (1.89%) Bicep
5 6 (1.89%) Search Processing Language
6 4 (1.26%) Go
6 4 (1.26%) PHP
6 4 (1.26%) PL/SQL
6 4 (1.26%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.94%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.63%) C#
8 2 (0.63%) Ruby
9 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 318 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 116 (36.48%) SC Cleared
3 18 (5.66%) CISSP
4 11 (3.46%) CISM
4 11 (3.46%) Degree
5 10 (3.14%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (2.20%) CESG Certified Professional
7 6 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.57%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (1.26%) APMG
9 4 (1.26%) CEH
9 4 (1.26%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (1.26%) GIAC
9 4 (1.26%) SSCP
10 3 (0.94%) APMP
10 3 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.94%) GSEC
10 3 (0.94%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.81%) QA
2 19 (5.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (5.97%) NIST
3 12 (3.77%) JSP 440
4 11 (3.46%) PMO
5 10 (3.14%) RMADS
6 5 (1.57%) NCSC
6 5 (1.57%) NIST 800
7 4 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.26%) SLA
8 2 (0.63%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.63%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.31%) GDPR
9 1 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 29 (9.12%) Active Directory
2 18 (5.66%) Docker
2 18 (5.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.14%) Hyper-V
4 7 (2.20%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.57%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.26%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.31%) KVM
8 1 (0.31%) NFS
8 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 32 (10.06%) Kubernetes
2 27 (8.49%) Terraform
3 23 (7.23%) Ansible
4 11 (3.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 10 (3.14%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (2.83%) Grafana
7 7 (2.20%) Nagios
7 7 (2.20%) ZABBIX
8 6 (1.89%) Prometheus
9 5 (1.57%) Netcool
9 5 (1.57%) SCOM
9 5 (1.57%) Tivoli
9 5 (1.57%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.57%) VxRail
10 4 (1.26%) Data Guard
10 4 (1.26%) Nessus
10 4 (1.26%) OpenView
10 4 (1.26%) Packer
10 4 (1.26%) Tivoli Monitoring
10 4 (1.26%) vRealize
Vendors
1 45 (14.15%) Microsoft
2 34 (10.69%) VMware
3 14 (4.40%) Cisco
4 12 (3.77%) Splunk
5 11 (3.46%) Remedy
6 10 (3.14%) IBM
6 10 (3.14%) Oracle
6 10 (3.14%) Red Hat
7 6 (1.89%) BMC
7 6 (1.89%) HP
7 6 (1.89%) SolarWinds
8 5 (1.57%) Dell
8 5 (1.57%) SAP
9 4 (1.26%) Clearswift
9 4 (1.26%) NetApp
9 4 (1.26%) Tanium
9 4 (1.26%) Trend Micro
10 3 (0.94%) BeyondTrust
10 3 (0.94%) Thales
11 2 (0.63%) McAfee