DV Cleared Contracts in the Thames Valley

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 5 19
Rank change year-on-year -16 +14 +40
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 127 390 254
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.47% 14.64% 8.67%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.76% 36.08% 25.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 226 168
10th Percentile £513 £265 £370
25th Percentile £560 £480 £462
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £598 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.33% +8.73% -
75th Percentile £700 £620 £623
90th Percentile - £716 £721
South East median daily rate £575 £605 £550
% change year-on-year -4.96% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 75 22
10th Percentile £57.14 £49.90 £54.70
25th Percentile £63.06 £56.65 £63.14
Median hourly rate £85.75 £70.39 £72.40
Median % change year-on-year +21.82% -2.77% -
75th Percentile £88.87 £87.46 £75.67
90th Percentile £89.23 £97.50 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £85.75 £71.17 £72.36
% change year-on-year +20.49% -1.65% +9.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 513 1,081 1,006
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 34.20% 40.58% 34.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 312 559 642
10th Percentile £296 £281 £325
25th Percentile £406 £438 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £525 £510
Median % change year-on-year -2.62% +2.94% +4.62%
75th Percentile £603 £623 £600
90th Percentile £700 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 119 48
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.70 £17.83
25th Percentile £25.15 £47.22 £24.50
Median hourly rate £53.00 £61.00 £64.68
Median % change year-on-year -13.11% -5.68% +207.98%
75th Percentile £76.77 £76.12 £75.17
90th Percentile £88.87 £87.53 £80.25
South East median hourly rate £50.15 £57.35 £60.00
% change year-on-year -12.55% -4.42% +33.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for DV Cleared in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for DV Cleared in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for DV Cleared in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 24 June 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
Berkshire -12 113 £615 +1.65% 37
Buckinghamshire -12 12 £560 +9.80% 1
Oxfordshire +5 2 £462 - 3
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South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (1.57%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (1.57%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.79%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.79%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.51%) Azure
2 4 (3.15%) AWS
3 2 (1.57%) Entra ID
3 2 (1.57%) GCP
3 2 (1.57%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (1.57%) SaaS
4 1 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (0.79%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (0.79%) Azure Stack
4 1 (0.79%) Azure Storage
4 1 (0.79%) IaaS
4 1 (0.79%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (13.39%) Firewall
2 8 (6.30%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.36%) VSAN
4 2 (1.57%) SAN
4 2 (1.57%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.79%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.79%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.79%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.79%) DHCP
5 1 (0.79%) DNS
5 1 (0.79%) IPFIX
5 1 (0.79%) Junos
5 1 (0.79%) LAN
5 1 (0.79%) Network Security
5 1 (0.79%) SSL
5 1 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.57%) Oracle Database
1 2 (1.57%) Oracle Database 12c
2 1 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (3.15%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (1.57%) Git
3 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
General
1 36 (28.35%) Public Sector
2 35 (27.56%) Social Skills
3 27 (21.26%) Finance
4 25 (19.69%) Telecoms
5 23 (18.11%) Manufacturing
6 22 (17.32%) Electronics
6 22 (17.32%) Marketing
7 6 (4.72%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (4.72%) Military
8 2 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.79%) Automotive
9 1 (0.79%) Banking
9 1 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (31.50%) Architect
2 26 (20.47%) Senior
3 21 (16.54%) Active Directory Architect
4 13 (10.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 11 (8.66%) Lead
6 10 (7.87%) VMware Engineer
7 7 (5.51%) Consultant
7 7 (5.51%) Information Security Specialist
7 7 (5.51%) Information Specialist
7 7 (5.51%) Network Engineer
7 7 (5.51%) Security Architect
7 7 (5.51%) Security Specialist
8 6 (4.72%) Network Architect
9 5 (3.94%) Security Advisor
9 5 (3.94%) Security Consultant
10 4 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 4 (3.15%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
10 4 (3.15%) Senior Information Security Specialist
10 4 (3.15%) Senior Security Specialist
10 4 (3.15%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.30%) Elastic Stack
1 8 (6.30%) JBoss Seam
2 1 (0.79%) ADO
2 1 (0.79%) ARM Templates
2 1 (0.79%) Middleware
2 1 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 26 (20.47%) Management Information System
2 16 (12.60%) Onboarding
3 4 (3.15%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.36%) CESG
5 1 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.79%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.79%) PKI
5 1 (0.79%) Replication
5 1 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 38 (29.92%) Windows
2 14 (11.02%) Windows Server
3 12 (9.45%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.94%) Linux
5 3 (2.36%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (1.57%) Debian
6 2 (1.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.57%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.57%) VMS
7 1 (0.79%) Android
7 1 (0.79%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.79%) Unix
7 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (23.62%) Agile
2 26 (20.47%) Risk Management
3 25 (19.69%) Security Architecture
4 23 (18.11%) Programme Management
4 23 (18.11%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 22 (17.32%) Business Intelligence
5 22 (17.32%) Digital Marketing
5 22 (17.32%) Test Automation
6 21 (16.54%) Identity Access Management
7 20 (15.75%) Cybersecurity
8 17 (13.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 17 (13.39%) Risk Assessment
9 16 (12.60%) Decision-Making
10 14 (11.02%) Information Assurance
10 14 (11.02%) Information Security
11 13 (10.24%) Collaborative Working
12 11 (8.66%) DevOps
13 8 (6.30%) Stakeholder Management
14 7 (5.51%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 7 (5.51%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 34 (26.77%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.36%) Python
3 2 (1.57%) VB
4 1 (0.79%) Bicep
4 1 (0.79%) C#
4 1 (0.79%) Java
4 1 (0.79%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 127 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 21 (16.54%) SC Cleared
3 9 (7.09%) CISSP
4 6 (4.72%) CISM
5 5 (3.94%) Degree
6 2 (1.57%) ACCA
6 2 (1.57%) CIMA
7 1 (0.79%) APMP
7 1 (0.79%) CEH
7 1 (0.79%) CISA
7 1 (0.79%) HNC
7 1 (0.79%) HND
7 1 (0.79%) ISEB
7 1 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.79%) PMP
7 1 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (0.79%) SAP Certification
7 1 (0.79%) VCAP
7 1 (0.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (10.24%) NCSC
2 9 (7.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.15%) NIST
4 2 (1.57%) NIST 800
4 2 (1.57%) RMADS
5 1 (0.79%) JSP 440
5 1 (0.79%) SLA
System Software
1 35 (27.56%) Active Directory
2 22 (17.32%) VMware ESXi
3 8 (6.30%) vSphere
4 4 (3.15%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (2.36%) VMware NSX
6 2 (1.57%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (2.36%) vCenter Server
2 2 (1.57%) Ansible
2 2 (1.57%) Data Guard
2 2 (1.57%) Oracle RMAN
2 2 (1.57%) SCCM
3 1 (0.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (0.79%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.79%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.79%) PowerCLI
3 1 (0.79%) QRadar
3 1 (0.79%) SCOM
3 1 (0.79%) vRealize
3 1 (0.79%) WSUS
Vendors
1 25 (19.69%) SAP
1 25 (19.69%) VMware
2 13 (10.24%) Cisco
3 12 (9.45%) Dell
3 12 (9.45%) Juniper
4 11 (8.66%) Wyse
5 8 (6.30%) Darktrace
6 5 (3.94%) Oracle
7 4 (3.15%) Red Hat
8 3 (2.36%) Microsoft
9 2 (1.57%) IBM
9 2 (1.57%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.79%) Apple
10 1 (0.79%) Citrix
10 1 (0.79%) F5
10 1 (0.79%) Fujitsu
10 1 (0.79%) HP
10 1 (0.79%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.79%) Splunk
10 1 (0.79%) Veeam