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 6 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 11 4
Rank change year-on-year +7 -7 0
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 528 216 468
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 14.24% 11.07% 18.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 33.06% 20.85% 36.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 142 283
10th Percentile £488 £482 £420
25th Percentile £513 £525 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £691 £695 £690
90th Percentile £765 £738 £755
England median daily rate £600 £580 £600
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 2 17
10th Percentile £45.30 £35.90 £57.65
25th Percentile £62.43 £43.25 £60.75
Median hourly rate £74.68 £56.00 £74.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.36% -24.32% +2.07%
75th Percentile £92.53 £68.25 £75.00
90th Percentile £100.00 £75.30 £85.00
England median hourly rate £74.50 £34.75 £65.50
% change year-on-year +114.39% -46.95% -9.44%

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 1,597 1,036 1,267
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 43.06% 53.10% 49.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 981 625 745
10th Percentile £380 £213 £363
25th Percentile £463 £385 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £565
Median % change year-on-year - -2.65% -1.74%
75th Percentile £650 £648 £665
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
England median daily rate £535 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 240 151 106
10th Percentile £19.33 £18.51 £35.63
25th Percentile £25.77 £20.82 £60.75
Median hourly rate £60.00 £25.15 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +138.57% -64.07% +12.00%
75th Percentile £76.00 £33.75 £74.00
90th Percentile £92.53 £70.00 £82.50
England median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £52.50
% change year-on-year +98.81% -52.10% -2.36%

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

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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 6 October 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 6 October 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 6 October 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 0 218 £560 -10.48% 62
Somerset +25 113 £638 +15.91% 33
Gloucestershire +5 104 £588 -9.62% 139
Bristol -9 46 £531 -7.61% 22
Dorset +7 26 £775 +40.91% 9
Devon - 2 £725 - 5
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 21 (3.98%) Confluence
2 12 (2.27%) Apache
2 12 (2.27%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.89%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.57%) nginx
7 2 (0.38%) IIS
7 2 (0.38%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.19%) CMS
8 1 (0.19%) JBoss
8 1 (0.19%) Mattermost
Applications
1 14 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.27%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.70%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (1.70%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.19%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 82 (15.53%) AWS
2 72 (13.64%) Azure
3 34 (6.44%) GCP
4 15 (2.84%) OpenShift
5 14 (2.65%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (1.89%) Amazon S3
7 9 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
8 6 (1.14%) GitHub
8 6 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
8 6 (1.14%) Serverless
9 5 (0.95%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 5 (0.95%) Power Platform
10 4 (0.76%) Amazon SQS
10 4 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (0.76%) Entra ID
11 3 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.38%) Amazon EC2
12 2 (0.38%) Amazon EMR
12 2 (0.38%) SaaS
12 2 (0.38%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 52 (9.85%) Firewall
2 48 (9.09%) DNS
3 38 (7.20%) DHCP
4 33 (6.25%) TCP/IP
5 22 (4.17%) VSAN
6 20 (3.79%) Network Security
7 14 (2.65%) MPLS
8 13 (2.46%) WAN
9 11 (2.08%) BGP
10 10 (1.89%) VLAN
11 7 (1.33%) LAN
11 7 (1.33%) SAN
11 7 (1.33%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.95%) Cisco IOS
12 5 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (0.95%) IPsec
12 5 (0.95%) Kerberos
12 5 (0.95%) Skype
12 5 (0.95%) SNMP
12 5 (0.95%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.22%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (3.03%) Oracle Database
3 12 (2.27%) Metadata
3 12 (2.27%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.70%) Big Data
4 9 (1.70%) Hadoop
5 8 (1.52%) Elasticsearch
6 6 (1.14%) Parquet
7 5 (0.95%) Power BI
8 3 (0.57%) InfluxDB
8 3 (0.57%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.38%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.19%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.19%) Dremio
10 1 (0.19%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.19%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 33 (6.25%) GitLab
2 29 (5.49%) JIRA
3 26 (4.92%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.14%) Git
5 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
General
1 129 (24.43%) Social Skills
2 39 (7.39%) Public Sector
3 29 (5.49%) Military
4 24 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (4.55%) Finance
5 16 (3.03%) Aerospace
6 12 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (1.52%) Telecoms
8 6 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (0.95%) Local Government
9 5 (0.95%) Police
10 4 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.57%) Legal
12 1 (0.19%) Advertising
12 1 (0.19%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.19%) Law
12 1 (0.19%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 110 (20.83%) Architect
2 78 (14.77%) Lead
3 64 (12.12%) Senior
4 51 (9.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 37 (7.01%) Developer
6 33 (6.25%) Network Engineer
7 27 (5.11%) Analyst
8 23 (4.36%) Data Engineer
9 22 (4.17%) Consultant
9 22 (4.17%) Software Developer
10 21 (3.98%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 20 (3.79%) Security Architect
12 18 (3.41%) Solutions Architect
13 17 (3.22%) Principal Engineer
14 16 (3.03%) Platform Engineer
15 15 (2.84%) DBA
15 15 (2.84%) Delivery Manager
15 15 (2.84%) Digital Architect
15 15 (2.84%) Lead Architect
16 14 (2.65%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (13.26%) Terraform
2 31 (5.87%) LDAP
3 21 (3.98%) REST
4 13 (2.46%) Apache NiFi
5 10 (1.89%) Elastic Stack
6 9 (1.70%) Kafka
7 8 (1.52%) SOAP
7 8 (1.52%) Spring
7 8 (1.52%) Spring Boot
7 8 (1.52%) XML
8 5 (0.95%) Keycloak
8 5 (0.95%) OAuth
8 5 (0.95%) SAML
9 4 (0.76%) JSON
9 4 (0.76%) React
9 4 (0.76%) YAML
10 3 (0.57%) ModSecurity
10 3 (0.57%) Node.js
10 3 (0.57%) RabbitMQ
10 3 (0.57%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.68%) PKI
2 23 (4.36%) Data Centre
3 22 (4.17%) Cloud Native
4 18 (3.41%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.84%) Virtual Team
6 13 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (2.27%) CMDB
8 7 (1.33%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (1.14%) CSOC
9 6 (1.14%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.14%) Replication
10 5 (0.95%) Algorithms
10 5 (0.95%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (0.95%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.95%) Public Cloud
10 5 (0.95%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.76%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.57%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.57%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 100 (18.94%) Windows
2 78 (14.77%) Linux
3 23 (4.36%) Windows Server
4 15 (2.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (2.46%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.33%) Unix
7 6 (1.14%) AIX
8 5 (0.95%) Android
9 3 (0.57%) Data ONTAP
10 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.19%) CentOS
11 1 (0.19%) Rocky
11 1 (0.19%) Solaris
11 1 (0.19%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (16.86%) Technical Leadership
2 75 (14.20%) CI/CD
3 74 (14.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 72 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 69 (13.07%) DevOps
6 68 (12.88%) Cybersecurity
7 66 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
8 64 (12.12%) SIEM
9 63 (11.93%) Mentoring
10 61 (11.55%) Stakeholder Management
11 57 (10.80%) DevSecOps
11 57 (10.80%) Problem-Solving
12 48 (9.09%) Agile
13 47 (8.90%) Platform Engineering
14 46 (8.71%) ITSM
14 46 (8.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 44 (8.33%) Containerisation
15 44 (8.33%) ITIL
16 41 (7.77%) Project Delivery
17 39 (7.39%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 77 (14.58%) Python
2 56 (10.61%) PowerShell
3 42 (7.95%) Bash
4 35 (6.63%) SQL
5 27 (5.11%) Java
6 12 (2.27%) C#
7 7 (1.33%) Go
8 5 (0.95%) Search Processing Language
9 4 (0.76%) JavaScript
9 4 (0.76%) Perl
9 4 (0.76%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.57%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.38%) C++
11 2 (0.38%) Groovy
11 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.19%) BeanShell
12 1 (0.19%) C
Qualifications
1 528 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 123 (23.30%) SC Cleared
3 19 (3.60%) CISSP
4 17 (3.22%) Degree
5 15 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (2.84%) VCAP
6 12 (2.27%) CCNP
7 9 (1.70%) AWS Certification
8 8 (1.52%) CISM
9 6 (1.14%) CCIE
9 6 (1.14%) JNCIE
9 6 (1.14%) JNCIP
9 6 (1.14%) SANS
9 6 (1.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (0.95%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.76%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.57%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (7.20%) NIST
2 32 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (5.49%) QA
4 17 (3.22%) NCSC
5 16 (3.03%) Data Quality
6 12 (2.27%) PMO
7 9 (1.70%) JSP 440
8 7 (1.33%) ISO 9000
9 6 (1.14%) SLA
10 3 (0.57%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.38%) GDPR
12 1 (0.19%) Government Security Classifications
12 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.19%) RMADS
System Software
1 76 (14.39%) Active Directory
2 49 (9.28%) Docker
3 45 (8.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 29 (5.49%) Hyper-V
5 27 (5.11%) VMware NSX
5 27 (5.11%) vSphere
6 7 (1.33%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.76%) KVM
7 4 (0.76%) NFS
8 3 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.57%) VirtualBox
9 2 (0.38%) Firmware
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.19%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 1 (0.19%) Veritas Volume Manager
Systems Management
1 77 (14.58%) Kubernetes
2 73 (13.83%) Ansible
3 15 (2.84%) VxRail
4 9 (1.70%) SCCM
5 7 (1.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (1.33%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 7 (1.33%) Prometheus
6 6 (1.14%) Grafana
6 6 (1.14%) Nagios
6 6 (1.14%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.76%) Netcool
7 4 (0.76%) OPNET
7 4 (0.76%) Tivoli
7 4 (0.76%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
8 3 (0.57%) OpenView
8 3 (0.57%) Podman
8 3 (0.57%) PowerCLI
8 3 (0.57%) Tivoli Monitoring
8 3 (0.57%) WSUS
Vendors
1 64 (12.12%) VMware
2 63 (11.93%) Microsoft
3 37 (7.01%) CyberArk
4 26 (4.92%) Oracle
5 22 (4.17%) Google
6 21 (3.98%) Cisco
7 14 (2.65%) ServiceNow
8 12 (2.27%) Red Hat
8 12 (2.27%) Splunk
9 10 (1.89%) Remedy
10 9 (1.70%) BMC
10 9 (1.70%) SolarWinds
11 8 (1.52%) HP
12 5 (0.95%) Apple
12 5 (0.95%) Juniper
12 5 (0.95%) Tanium
13 4 (0.76%) Atlassian
13 4 (0.76%) NetApp
13 4 (0.76%) Thales
13 4 (0.76%) Trend Micro