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 30 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 5 2
Rank change year-on-year -4 -3 +3
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 321 257 814
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 9.77% 15.26% 25.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.15% 27.87% 44.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 190 590
10th Percentile £363 £450 £438
25th Percentile £508 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £568
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.73% -9.20%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £714 £726 £775
England median daily rate £586 £588 £600
% change year-on-year -0.21% -2.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 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 £61.25 £83.36 £86.25
90th Percentile £80.43 £83.59 £95.00
England median hourly rate £48.35 £78.70 £69.53
% change year-on-year -38.56% +13.19% -5.91%

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 1,518 922 1,815
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 46.21% 54.75% 56.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 951 586 1,158
10th Percentile £340 £250 £337
25th Percentile £431 £450 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £622 £631 £650
90th Percentile £725 £700 £725
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 196 95 195
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.51 £22.05
25th Percentile £21.28 £25.15 £40.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £67.84 £68.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £81.50 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £47.50 £46.30 £40.00
% change year-on-year +2.59% +15.75% -23.51%

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 30 April 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 30 April 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 30 April 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 +1 189 £563 -2.17% 13
Gloucestershire -5 65 £550 -10.57% 47
Bristol -22 44 £525 -12.50% 14
Somerset -13 12 £610 -7.65% 2
Dorset -7 2 £650 +18.18% 6
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 6 (1.87%) Mattermost
2 5 (1.56%) Confluence
3 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.25%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.62%) Apache
4 2 (0.62%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.62%) nginx
4 2 (0.62%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 13 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.87%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (3.74%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (1.87%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 26 (8.10%) AWS
2 25 (7.79%) Azure
3 17 (5.30%) GitHub
4 16 (4.98%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (4.98%) GitHub Actions
5 9 (2.80%) OpenShift
6 8 (2.49%) Serverless
7 7 (2.18%) Azure AKS
8 6 (1.87%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 6 (1.87%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (1.87%) Azure Sentinel
8 6 (1.87%) GCP
9 5 (1.56%) IaaS
9 5 (1.56%) npm
10 4 (1.25%) AWS CloudFormation
10 4 (1.25%) Azure Key Vault
10 4 (1.25%) OCI
11 3 (0.93%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (0.93%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.93%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.67%) Firewall
2 11 (3.43%) DNS
3 10 (3.12%) Network Security
3 10 (3.12%) VPN
4 7 (2.18%) BGP
5 6 (1.87%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (1.87%) Cisco IOS
6 5 (1.56%) AMQP
7 4 (1.25%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (1.25%) MPLS
7 4 (1.25%) Reverse Proxy
7 4 (1.25%) Skype
7 4 (1.25%) SNMP
7 4 (1.25%) TACACS
7 4 (1.25%) WAN
8 3 (0.93%) DHCP
8 3 (0.93%) LAN
8 3 (0.93%) OSPF
8 3 (0.93%) VoIP
9 2 (0.62%) Spanning Tree
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.49%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (2.18%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.25%) Amazon Aurora
3 4 (1.25%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.25%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.25%) MySQL
3 4 (1.25%) NoSQL
3 4 (1.25%) Redis
4 3 (0.93%) InfluxDB
5 2 (0.62%) Big Data
5 2 (0.62%) Hadoop
5 2 (0.62%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.62%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.31%) Metadata
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 22 (6.85%) JIRA
2 9 (2.80%) Git
2 9 (2.80%) GitLab
3 5 (1.56%) Maven
4 4 (1.25%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.93%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.62%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.31%) GoCD
7 1 (0.31%) Mocha
7 1 (0.31%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 47 (14.64%) Social Skills
2 20 (6.23%) Public Sector
3 17 (5.30%) Finance
4 13 (4.05%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (3.12%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (2.18%) Military
7 6 (1.87%) Electronics
7 6 (1.87%) Manufacturing
7 6 (1.87%) Marketing
7 6 (1.87%) Telecoms
8 5 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.62%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.62%) Legal
12 1 (0.31%) Aviation
12 1 (0.31%) Back Office
12 1 (0.31%) Law
12 1 (0.31%) Police
Job Titles
1 43 (13.40%) Architect
2 31 (9.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 21 (6.54%) Technical Architect
4 19 (5.92%) Software Engineer
5 18 (5.61%) Lead
5 18 (5.61%) Service Manager
6 15 (4.67%) Analyst
6 15 (4.67%) Developer
6 15 (4.67%) DevOps Engineer
6 15 (4.67%) Senior
7 14 (4.36%) Consultant
7 14 (4.36%) Tester
8 13 (4.05%) Solutions Architect
9 11 (3.43%) Project Officer
10 9 (2.80%) Administrator
10 9 (2.80%) Network Engineer
10 9 (2.80%) Project Control Officer
10 9 (2.80%) Technical Solutions Architect
11 8 (2.49%) Security Assurance Coordinator
11 8 (2.49%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.43%) REST
2 8 (2.49%) OAuth
3 7 (2.18%) Node.js
3 7 (2.18%) OpenID
3 7 (2.18%) SAML
4 6 (1.87%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.87%) ModSecurity
4 6 (1.87%) OAuth2
4 6 (1.87%) WebSockets
5 5 (1.56%) Elastic Stack
6 4 (1.25%) Apache NiFi
6 4 (1.25%) FastAPI
6 4 (1.25%) Flask
6 4 (1.25%) GraphQL
6 4 (1.25%) gRPC
6 4 (1.25%) LDAP
6 4 (1.25%) React
7 3 (0.93%) Keycloak
7 3 (0.93%) Spring
7 3 (0.93%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.05%) PKI
2 12 (3.74%) Data Centre
3 9 (2.80%) Cloud Native
3 9 (2.80%) Virtual Team
4 8 (2.49%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.87%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.87%) Private Cloud
5 6 (1.87%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (1.56%) Public Cloud
7 2 (0.62%) CSOC
7 2 (0.62%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (0.62%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (0.62%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.62%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (0.31%) Data Fabric
8 1 (0.31%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.31%) MISP
8 1 (0.31%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 48 (14.95%) Windows
2 34 (10.59%) Linux
3 20 (6.23%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (2.49%) Ubuntu
6 7 (2.18%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.25%) AIX
8 3 (0.93%) CentOS
8 3 (0.93%) Unix
8 3 (0.93%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.62%) Android
9 2 (0.62%) Data ONTAP
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (16.51%) Agile
2 45 (14.02%) ITIL
2 45 (14.02%) Project Delivery
3 41 (12.77%) DevOps
3 41 (12.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 36 (11.21%) Service Management
5 25 (7.79%) Test Scripting
6 24 (7.48%) CI/CD
7 23 (7.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (7.17%) Impact Assessments
7 23 (7.17%) Problem-Solving
8 21 (6.54%) Software Engineering
9 20 (6.23%) Identity Access Management
10 18 (5.61%) Infrastructure as Code
11 17 (5.30%) SIEM
11 17 (5.30%) Test Automation
12 16 (4.98%) Cybersecurity
12 16 (4.98%) ITSM
12 16 (4.98%) Microservices
13 15 (4.67%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.41%) Python
2 22 (6.85%) PowerShell
3 13 (4.05%) SQL
4 12 (3.74%) Java
5 9 (2.80%) Bash
6 7 (2.18%) Bicep
7 4 (1.25%) Go
7 4 (1.25%) PHP
7 4 (1.25%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.25%) Search Processing Language
7 4 (1.25%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.93%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.93%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.62%) C#
9 2 (0.62%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 321 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 115 (35.83%) SC Cleared
3 19 (5.92%) CISSP
4 12 (3.74%) CISM
4 12 (3.74%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (3.12%) Degree
6 7 (2.18%) CESG Certified Professional
7 6 (1.87%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 4 (1.25%) APMG
8 4 (1.25%) CEH
8 4 (1.25%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.25%) GIAC
8 4 (1.25%) SSCP
9 3 (0.93%) APMP
9 3 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.93%) GSEC
9 3 (0.93%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.62%) CLAS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.72%) QA
2 19 (5.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (5.92%) NIST
3 12 (3.74%) JSP 440
4 11 (3.43%) PMO
5 10 (3.12%) RMADS
6 6 (1.87%) NIST 800
7 5 (1.56%) NCSC
7 5 (1.56%) SLA
8 4 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.62%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.62%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 29 (9.03%) Active Directory
2 19 (5.92%) Docker
3 17 (5.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.80%) Hyper-V
5 8 (2.49%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.56%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (1.25%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.62%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (10.90%) Kubernetes
2 31 (9.66%) Terraform
3 25 (7.79%) Ansible
4 12 (3.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 11 (3.43%) Grafana
5 11 (3.43%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.87%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.56%) Nagios
7 5 (1.56%) SCOM
7 5 (1.56%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.56%) VxRail
8 4 (1.25%) Data Guard
8 4 (1.25%) Nessus
8 4 (1.25%) Packer
8 4 (1.25%) vRealize
8 4 (1.25%) ZABBIX
9 3 (0.93%) Netcool
9 3 (0.93%) QRadar
9 3 (0.93%) Red Hat Satellite
9 3 (0.93%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 50 (15.58%) Microsoft
2 34 (10.59%) VMware
3 15 (4.67%) Cisco
4 13 (4.05%) Red Hat
5 12 (3.74%) Oracle
5 12 (3.74%) Remedy
6 10 (3.12%) IBM
6 10 (3.12%) Splunk
7 7 (2.18%) Dell
7 7 (2.18%) SAP
8 4 (1.25%) BMC
8 4 (1.25%) Clearswift
8 4 (1.25%) HP
8 4 (1.25%) NetApp
8 4 (1.25%) SolarWinds
8 4 (1.25%) Tanium
8 4 (1.25%) Trend Micro
9 3 (0.93%) BeyondTrust
9 3 (0.93%) McAfee
9 3 (0.93%) Thales