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 3 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 6 3
Rank change year-on-year -2 -3 +1
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 330 257 783
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 9.76% 15.05% 24.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 22.63% 27.46% 44.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 255 179 557
10th Percentile £368 £450 £450
25th Percentile £513 £517 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £600 £570
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +5.26% -7.32%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £675
90th Percentile £714 £738 £775
England median daily rate £600 £586 £600
% change year-on-year +2.30% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 5 20
10th Percentile £19.33 £50.08 £55.70
25th Percentile - £78.70 £57.33
Median hourly rate £35.00 £80.00 £72.72
Median % change year-on-year -56.25% +10.01% -6.77%
75th Percentile £67.84 £82.96 £85.00
90th Percentile £76.75 £83.43 £95.00
England median hourly rate £42.71 £79.35 £71.08
% change year-on-year -46.18% +11.63% -5.22%

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 1,458 936 1,772
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 43.11% 54.80% 54.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 891 583 1,135
10th Percentile £338 £220 £363
25th Percentile £431 £417 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.05%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £663
90th Percentile £705 £700 £725
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 98 192
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.51 £21.26
25th Percentile £21.33 £18.87 £40.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £35.00 £63.50
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -44.88% -2.31%
75th Percentile £67.25 £67.13 £72.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £47.54 £32.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +46.28% -18.75% -27.27%

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 3 June 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 3 June 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 3 June 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 +1 168 £563 -2.17% 30
Gloucestershire +1 71 £575 -9.80% 59
Bristol -18 47 £525 -12.13% 27
Somerset +1 24 £610 -7.65% 12
Dorset -8 7 £800 +45.45% 11
Devon - 4 £595 -
Cornwall - 1 - - 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 9 (2.73%) Confluence
1 9 (2.73%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.82%) Mattermost
3 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.61%) nginx
4 2 (0.61%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.30%) Apache
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 12 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (1.52%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (3.64%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.52%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 35 (10.61%) Azure
2 32 (9.70%) AWS
3 17 (5.15%) GitHub
4 16 (4.85%) GitHub Actions
5 14 (4.24%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (3.64%) GCP
7 9 (2.73%) OpenShift
8 8 (2.42%) Serverless
9 7 (2.12%) Azure AKS
10 5 (1.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 5 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
10 5 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (1.21%) Azure Key Vault
11 4 (1.21%) OCI
12 3 (0.91%) Power Platform
13 2 (0.61%) AWS CloudFormation
13 2 (0.61%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 2 (0.61%) Microsoft 365
13 2 (0.61%) npm
13 2 (0.61%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.24%) Firewall
2 11 (3.33%) Network Security
3 10 (3.03%) DNS
3 10 (3.03%) VPN
4 7 (2.12%) DHCP
5 6 (1.82%) Cisco IOS
5 6 (1.82%) SNMP
6 5 (1.52%) BGP
6 5 (1.52%) Skype
7 4 (1.21%) Cisco ASA
7 4 (1.21%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (1.21%) MPLS
7 4 (1.21%) SAN
7 4 (1.21%) TACACS
8 3 (0.91%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.91%) VLAN
8 3 (0.91%) WAN
9 2 (0.61%) Reverse Proxy
9 2 (0.61%) Software-Defined Radio
9 2 (0.61%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.33%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.21%) Amazon Aurora
3 4 (1.21%) DynamoDB
3 4 (1.21%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.21%) MySQL
3 4 (1.21%) Redis
4 3 (0.91%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.91%) Oracle Database
4 3 (0.91%) Power BI
4 3 (0.91%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.61%) InfluxDB
5 2 (0.61%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.30%) Big Data
6 1 (0.30%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.30%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.30%) Metadata
6 1 (0.30%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 20 (6.06%) JIRA
2 9 (2.73%) GitLab
3 5 (1.52%) Git
3 5 (1.52%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.21%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.61%) Maven
6 1 (0.30%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.30%) GoCD
6 1 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 44 (13.33%) Social Skills
2 17 (5.15%) Public Sector
3 15 (4.55%) Finance
4 12 (3.64%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (3.03%) Military
6 8 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (1.52%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.21%) Electronics
8 4 (1.21%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.21%) Marketing
9 3 (0.91%) Legal
10 1 (0.30%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.30%) Back Office
10 1 (0.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.30%) Law
10 1 (0.30%) Police
Job Titles
1 30 (9.09%) Architect
2 29 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 25 (7.58%) Lead
4 20 (6.06%) Analyst
5 19 (5.76%) Software Engineer
6 18 (5.45%) Developer
6 18 (5.45%) Service Manager
7 16 (4.85%) Consultant
8 14 (4.24%) DevOps Engineer
8 14 (4.24%) Senior
8 14 (4.24%) Tester
9 13 (3.94%) Technical Architect
10 11 (3.33%) Project Officer
11 9 (2.73%) Network Engineer
11 9 (2.73%) Project Control Officer
11 9 (2.73%) Security Engineer
12 8 (2.42%) Administrator
12 8 (2.42%) Coordinator
12 8 (2.42%) Messaging Specialist
12 8 (2.42%) Security Assurance Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.33%) REST
2 8 (2.42%) Spring
2 8 (2.42%) Spring Boot
3 7 (2.12%) Elastic Stack
4 6 (1.82%) LDAP
4 6 (1.82%) WebSockets
5 5 (1.52%) ARM Templates
5 5 (1.52%) FastAPI
5 5 (1.52%) Flask
5 5 (1.52%) ModSecurity
5 5 (1.52%) XML
6 4 (1.21%) GraphQL
6 4 (1.21%) gRPC
6 4 (1.21%) Node.js
6 4 (1.21%) React
7 3 (0.91%) Apache NiFi
7 3 (0.91%) Keycloak
7 3 (0.91%) RESTful
8 2 (0.61%) OAuth
8 2 (0.61%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 16 (4.85%) Cloud Native
2 8 (2.42%) Data Centre
2 8 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
2 8 (2.42%) PKI
2 8 (2.42%) Virtual Team
3 6 (1.82%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (1.82%) Security Operations Centre
4 5 (1.52%) Private Cloud
5 4 (1.21%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.21%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.91%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (0.91%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.61%) CSOC
7 2 (0.61%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (0.61%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (0.61%) Replication
7 2 (0.61%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.30%) Insider Threat
8 1 (0.30%) MISP
Operating Systems
1 46 (13.94%) Windows
2 35 (10.61%) Linux
3 19 (5.76%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (2.42%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.82%) AIX
7 5 (1.52%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.91%) Android
8 3 (0.91%) CentOS
8 3 (0.91%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.61%) Data ONTAP
10 1 (0.30%) Rocky
10 1 (0.30%) SUSE
10 1 (0.30%) Unix
10 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (13.64%) Agile
2 44 (13.33%) Project Delivery
3 41 (12.42%) ITIL
4 38 (11.52%) DevOps
5 37 (11.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 32 (9.70%) Service Management
7 28 (8.48%) CI/CD
8 26 (7.88%) Test Scripting
9 24 (7.27%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (7.27%) Cybersecurity
10 23 (6.97%) Impact Assessments
10 23 (6.97%) SIEM
11 22 (6.67%) Software Engineering
12 21 (6.36%) Containerisation
13 19 (5.76%) Infrastructure as Code
14 18 (5.45%) Incident Response
14 18 (5.45%) Security Operations
15 17 (5.15%) Analytics
15 17 (5.15%) Problem-Solving
15 17 (5.15%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (10.61%) Python
2 22 (6.67%) PowerShell
3 19 (5.76%) SQL
4 15 (4.55%) Java
5 9 (2.73%) Bash
6 6 (1.82%) Bicep
6 6 (1.82%) Go
6 6 (1.82%) Search Processing Language
7 4 (1.21%) PHP
7 4 (1.21%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.91%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.91%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.61%) C++
10 1 (0.30%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.30%) C
10 1 (0.30%) C#
10 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 330 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 124 (37.58%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.06%) CISSP
4 15 (4.55%) Degree
5 12 (3.64%) CISM
6 8 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.82%) CESG Certified Professional
7 6 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.82%) SANS
8 5 (1.52%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.52%) GIAC
8 5 (1.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (1.21%) APMG
9 4 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.21%) CEH
9 4 (1.21%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.21%) GSEC
9 4 (1.21%) SSCP
10 3 (0.91%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.48%) QA
2 20 (6.06%) NIST
3 19 (5.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.33%) JSP 440
5 10 (3.03%) RMADS
6 9 (2.73%) PMO
7 6 (1.82%) NCSC
8 5 (1.52%) NIST 800
8 5 (1.52%) SLA
9 4 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.61%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.61%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.61%) GDPR
10 2 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.30%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 28 (8.48%) Active Directory
2 23 (6.97%) Docker
3 19 (5.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (3.33%) Hyper-V
5 7 (2.12%) VMware ESXi
5 7 (2.12%) VMware NSX
6 4 (1.21%) Oracle RAC
7 3 (0.91%) NFS
7 3 (0.91%) vSphere
8 2 (0.61%) KVM
9 1 (0.30%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 33 (10.00%) Kubernetes
2 25 (7.58%) Terraform
3 23 (6.97%) Ansible
4 10 (3.03%) Grafana
5 8 (2.42%) Prometheus
6 7 (2.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 7 (2.12%) Nagios
6 7 (2.12%) ZABBIX
7 6 (1.82%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.52%) Data Guard
8 5 (1.52%) Netcool
8 5 (1.52%) SCOM
8 5 (1.52%) Tivoli
8 5 (1.52%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.52%) VxRail
9 4 (1.21%) OpenView
9 4 (1.21%) Tivoli Monitoring
9 4 (1.21%) vRealize
10 3 (0.91%) QRadar
11 2 (0.61%) Computer Incident Response Team
Vendors
1 43 (13.03%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.09%) VMware
3 15 (4.55%) Cisco
4 12 (3.64%) Oracle
4 12 (3.64%) Remedy
4 12 (3.64%) Splunk
5 11 (3.33%) Red Hat
6 10 (3.03%) IBM
7 7 (2.12%) BMC
7 7 (2.12%) HP
8 6 (1.82%) SolarWinds
9 5 (1.52%) Dell
10 4 (1.21%) ArcSight
10 4 (1.21%) Clearswift
10 4 (1.21%) NetApp
10 4 (1.21%) SAP
10 4 (1.21%) Tanium
10 4 (1.21%) Trend Micro
11 3 (0.91%) BeyondTrust
11 3 (0.91%) Thales