DV Cleared Contracts in the UK excluding London

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 27 107
Rank change year-on-year +13 +80 -33
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 1,947 1,494 739
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.13% 6.58% 2.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 25.46% 20.23% 9.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,430 1,079 529
10th Percentile £425 £415 £440
25th Percentile £513 £509 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +15.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £675
90th Percentile £765 £727 £727
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +10.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 61 9
10th Percentile £51.38 £55.94 £57.13
25th Percentile £56.82 £63.14 £63.30
Median hourly rate £71.75 £75.00 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.34% +13.64% +25.71%
75th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £96.25 £90.00 £76.30
UK median hourly rate £72.33 £70.00 £66.00
% change year-on-year +3.33% +6.06% +25.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,648 7,386 8,107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.86% 32.55% 26.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,425 4,873 5,318
10th Percentile £275 £305 £263
25th Percentile £425 £425 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +10.50%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £713 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 967 571 539
10th Percentile £13.69 £13.88 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.90 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £41.27 £52.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.40% +50.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.25 £56.14
90th Percentile £77.50 £79.19 £67.60
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing DV Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 June 2024. 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
South East +17 916 £605 +6.14% 134
South West +2 792 £570 -7.32% 142
Midlands +8 104 £575 -4.17% 36
West Midlands +31 82 £575 -7.41% 32
East of England -18 78 £550 -8.33% 18
North of England +14 62 £613 - 37
Yorkshire +26 33 £675 +53.41% 1
North West -5 24 £550 -12.00% 35
Scotland +32 22 £700 +33.33% 5
East Midlands -26 22 £563 -6.25% 4
Northern Ireland - 14 £588 - 2
North East - 5 £600 - 1
Wales +10 3 - -
DV Cleared
UK

DV Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 57 (2.93%) SharePoint
2 50 (2.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 42 (2.16%) Confluence
4 28 (1.44%) SharePoint Server
5 10 (0.51%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) CMS
6 4 (0.21%) IIS
6 4 (0.21%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.10%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2000
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.051%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 61 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
3 29 (1.49%) Spreadsheet
4 18 (0.92%) AutoCAD
5 10 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.21%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.21%) Simulink
7 1 (0.051%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.051%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.051%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 17 (0.87%) SAP QM
2 14 (0.72%) Primavera
3 9 (0.46%) Teamcenter
4 8 (0.41%) SAP EWM
5 6 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 4 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.051%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 225 (11.56%) Azure
2 105 (5.39%) AWS
3 62 (3.18%) Microsoft 365
4 45 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
5 43 (2.21%) PaaS
6 41 (2.11%) SaaS
7 33 (1.69%) Entra ID
8 31 (1.59%) IaaS
9 30 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
10 26 (1.34%) Azure Stack
11 23 (1.18%) Azure Monitor
12 21 (1.08%) Azure Storage
13 18 (0.92%) OpenShift
14 15 (0.77%) OCI
15 12 (0.62%) GitHub
16 11 (0.56%) Serverless
17 9 (0.46%) Amazon EC2
17 9 (0.46%) Amazon S3
17 9 (0.46%) AWS Lambda
17 9 (0.46%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 162 (8.32%) Firewall
2 88 (4.52%) Network Security
3 76 (3.90%) DNS
4 73 (3.75%) WAN
5 66 (3.39%) LAN
6 64 (3.29%) DHCP
7 51 (2.62%) BGP
8 47 (2.41%) Intrusion Detection
9 41 (2.11%) SAN
10 38 (1.95%) SSL
11 28 (1.44%) TCP/IP
11 28 (1.44%) VSAN
12 27 (1.39%) VoIP
13 26 (1.34%) PBX
14 22 (1.13%) Cisco ISE
15 20 (1.03%) OSPF
16 19 (0.98%) SMTP
17 18 (0.92%) DMVPN
17 18 (0.92%) EIGRP
18 14 (0.72%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (2.16%) SQL Server
2 23 (1.18%) Big Data
2 23 (1.18%) Relational Database
3 19 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
4 17 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (0.46%) Metadata
6 9 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.36%) InfluxDB
7 7 (0.36%) Metadata Repository
8 6 (0.31%) Power BI
8 6 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.21%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.21%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.21%) SQLite
11 3 (0.15%) MariaDB
11 3 (0.15%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 68 (3.49%) JIRA
2 30 (1.54%) Git
3 29 (1.49%) Jenkins
4 22 (1.13%) Rational DOORS
5 18 (0.92%) GitLab
5 18 (0.92%) TestRail
6 15 (0.77%) JUnit
7 11 (0.56%) Maven
7 11 (0.56%) Robot Framework
8 10 (0.51%) Artifactory
8 10 (0.51%) Bitbucket
9 9 (0.46%) MSI
9 9 (0.46%) Selenium
9 9 (0.46%) SonarQube
10 7 (0.36%) Cypress.io
11 5 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 4 (0.21%) Checkstyle
12 4 (0.21%) Gradle
12 4 (0.21%) InstallShield
12 4 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 329 (16.90%) Social Skills
2 323 (16.59%) Public Sector
3 152 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (4.93%) Finance
5 87 (4.47%) Telecoms
6 63 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
7 53 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
8 51 (2.62%) Military
9 43 (2.21%) Manufacturing
10 34 (1.75%) Electronics
11 33 (1.69%) Marketing
12 16 (0.82%) Aerospace
13 8 (0.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (0.36%) Digital Economy
15 6 (0.31%) Legal
16 5 (0.26%) Aviation
17 4 (0.21%) Advertising
17 4 (0.21%) Aeronautics
18 3 (0.15%) Banking
18 3 (0.15%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 474 (24.35%) Architect
2 188 (9.66%) Analyst
3 108 (5.55%) Senior
4 101 (5.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 97 (4.98%) Consultant
5 97 (4.98%) Solutions Architect
6 88 (4.52%) Lead
7 87 (4.47%) Administrator
8 81 (4.16%) Network Architect
9 72 (3.70%) Project Manager
10 66 (3.39%) Systems Administrator
11 64 (3.29%) Security Architect
12 61 (3.13%) DevOps Engineer
13 59 (3.03%) Network Engineer
14 56 (2.88%) Infrastructure Architect
15 52 (2.67%) Security Engineer
16 48 (2.47%) Developer
17 45 (2.31%) SOC Analyst
18 44 (2.26%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
19 40 (2.05%) VMware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (2.05%) REST
2 35 (1.80%) Spring Boot
3 33 (1.69%) Spring
3 33 (1.69%) Web Services
4 29 (1.49%) Elastic Stack
4 29 (1.49%) React
5 26 (1.34%) Apache NiFi
6 24 (1.23%) ARM Templates
7 17 (0.87%) .NET
8 12 (0.62%) Hibernate
8 12 (0.62%) Itk
8 12 (0.62%) JPA
9 9 (0.46%) Node.js
10 7 (0.36%) .NET Core
10 7 (0.36%) JSON
10 7 (0.36%) XML
11 6 (0.31%) RabbitMQ
11 6 (0.31%) RESTful
11 6 (0.31%) Software Packaging
12 5 (0.26%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 184 (9.45%) PKI
2 101 (5.19%) Cyber Defence
2 101 (5.19%) Cyber Threat
3 90 (4.62%) Data Centre
4 81 (4.16%) Management Information System
5 66 (3.39%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 51 (2.62%) Security Operations Centre
7 43 (2.21%) Private Cloud
8 39 (2.00%) Product Ownership
9 34 (1.75%) CSOC
9 34 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
10 26 (1.34%) Driving Licence
11 22 (1.13%) Distributed Applications
12 20 (1.03%) Client/Server
13 18 (0.92%) Video Conferencing
14 17 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
15 13 (0.67%) Operational Technology
16 12 (0.62%) Linux Command Line
17 11 (0.56%) Clustering
18 10 (0.51%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 403 (20.70%) Windows
2 234 (12.02%) Linux
3 165 (8.47%) Windows Server
4 75 (3.85%) Windows Server 2019
5 70 (3.60%) Windows 10
6 68 (3.49%) Windows Server 2016
7 49 (2.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 36 (1.85%) Windows Server 2012
9 29 (1.49%) Windows 7
10 27 (1.39%) Unix
11 19 (0.98%) Apple iOS
12 15 (0.77%) Android
12 15 (0.77%) Ubuntu
12 15 (0.77%) Windows NT
13 14 (0.72%) Windows XP
14 13 (0.67%) Solaris
15 10 (0.51%) Debian
16 6 (0.31%) Windows Server 2003
17 3 (0.15%) AIX
17 3 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 305 (15.67%) Agile
2 265 (13.61%) Cybersecurity
3 215 (11.04%) DevOps
4 201 (10.32%) SIEM
5 191 (9.81%) ITIL
6 182 (9.35%) Problem-Solving
7 136 (6.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 136 (6.99%) Service Management
8 118 (6.06%) Project Management
9 113 (5.80%) Stakeholder Management
10 98 (5.03%) Security Operations
11 94 (4.83%) Incident Response
11 94 (4.83%) Information Security
12 93 (4.78%) Project Delivery
13 88 (4.52%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 88 (4.52%) Threat Intelligence
14 83 (4.26%) Mentoring
15 81 (4.16%) Network Management
16 79 (4.06%) Use Case
17 78 (4.01%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 168 (8.63%) PowerShell
2 143 (7.34%) Python
3 108 (5.55%) Java
4 57 (2.93%) C#
5 51 (2.62%) C
6 50 (2.57%) SQL
7 41 (2.11%) VBScript
8 24 (1.23%) Bash
8 24 (1.23%) Bicep
9 23 (1.18%) JavaScript
10 21 (1.08%) VB
11 20 (1.03%) TypeScript
12 17 (0.87%) Go
13 14 (0.72%) C++
14 6 (0.31%) MATLAB
14 6 (0.31%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.21%) Ruby
15 4 (0.21%) Rust
16 3 (0.15%) Embedded C
16 3 (0.15%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1,947 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 379 (19.47%) SC Cleared
3 158 (8.12%) Degree
4 40 (2.05%) Cisco Certification
5 36 (1.85%) CCNP
6 30 (1.54%) APMP
7 24 (1.23%) SANS
8 21 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
8 21 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 21 (1.08%) TOGAF Certification
9 20 (1.03%) CCNA
10 19 (0.98%) ISTQB
11 18 (0.92%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 17 (0.87%) CISSP
13 16 (0.82%) CISM
14 15 (0.77%) HND
15 11 (0.56%) PMP
16 10 (0.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 9 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
17 9 (0.46%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (4.06%) NIST
2 59 (3.03%) NIST 800
3 50 (2.57%) PMO
4 47 (2.41%) QA
5 42 (2.16%) SLA
6 27 (1.39%) Government Security Classifications
7 17 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
8 15 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 15 (0.77%) NCSC
9 14 (0.72%) GDPR
10 9 (0.46%) RMADS
11 8 (0.41%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 7 (0.36%) P3O
13 2 (0.10%) COBIT
13 2 (0.10%) Data Quality
13 2 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.051%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.051%) IFRS
14 1 (0.051%) WCAG
System Software
1 178 (9.14%) Active Directory
2 128 (6.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 76 (3.90%) VMware NSX
4 75 (3.85%) Docker
5 66 (3.39%) VMware ESXi
6 54 (2.77%) Hyper-V
7 41 (2.11%) vSphere
8 31 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
9 30 (1.54%) Firmware
10 26 (1.34%) Virtual Desktop
11 10 (0.51%) Microsoft App-V
12 4 (0.21%) BitLocker
12 4 (0.21%) Terminal Services
13 3 (0.15%) iptables
13 3 (0.15%) VMFS
14 1 (0.051%) KVM
14 1 (0.051%) Slurm Workload Manager
14 1 (0.051%) UAG
14 1 (0.051%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 93 (4.78%) SCCM
2 91 (4.67%) Ansible
2 91 (4.67%) Kubernetes
3 89 (4.57%) Terraform
4 71 (3.65%) WSUS
5 55 (2.82%) SCOM
6 38 (1.95%) vCenter Server
7 27 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
8 23 (1.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 22 (1.13%) Kibana
10 21 (1.08%) logstash
11 20 (1.03%) Grafana
11 20 (1.03%) Prometheus
12 18 (0.92%) FortiGate
13 17 (0.87%) EMC NetWorker
14 16 (0.82%) NetBackup
15 15 (0.77%) MAILsweeper
15 15 (0.77%) Sysprep
16 13 (0.67%) NetIQ Identity Manager
16 13 (0.67%) vRealize
Vendors
1 403 (20.70%) Microsoft
2 246 (12.63%) VMware
3 110 (5.65%) Cisco
4 106 (5.44%) Juniper
5 65 (3.34%) SAP
6 62 (3.18%) Dell
7 57 (2.93%) Red Hat
8 49 (2.52%) HP
8 49 (2.52%) Palo Alto
9 44 (2.26%) Atlassian
10 25 (1.28%) Veeam
11 24 (1.23%) F5
11 24 (1.23%) Oracle
12 20 (1.03%) EMC
13 18 (0.92%) Fortinet
13 18 (0.92%) Symantec
14 17 (0.87%) ArcSight
14 17 (0.87%) NetIQ
15 16 (0.82%) NetApp
15 16 (0.82%) Trend Micro