DV Cleared Contract Job Trends
Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 52 | 84 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | -46 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing DV Cleared | 2,276 | 992 | 1,755 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 4.11% | 2.98% | 4.67% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 12.85% | 9.36% | 15.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,628 | 698 | 1,137 |
| 10th Percentile | £459 | £463 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £519 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £760 | £738 | £756 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -2.13% | +2.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 167 | 36 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.94 | - | £47.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.40 | £25.15 | £56.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £74.68 | £34.75 | £64.47 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +114.91% | -46.09% | -7.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £92.53 | £76.25 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £100.00 | £86.75 | £100.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £74.68 | £70.00 | £63.15 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.69% | +10.85% | -9.79% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 17,713 | 10,602 | 11,042 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.02% | 31.87% | 29.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,690 | 6,649 | 6,691 |
| 10th Percentile | £351 | £285 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £413 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.43% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | £625 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £706 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -3.75% | -3.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,522 | 901 | 570 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.55 | £18.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.73 | £18.87 | £25.26 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -47.05% | -11.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.25 | £40.25 | £68.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.08 | £70.16 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -49.70% | -3.65% |
DV Cleared Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DV Cleared relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
DV Cleared Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing DV Cleared.
DV Cleared Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
DV Cleared Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing DV Cleared.
DV Cleared Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
DV Cleared Top 17 Contract Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +31 | 2,155 | £600 | +2.13% | 890 |
| UK excluding London | +21 | 1,646 | £600 | +4.35% | 650 |
| South East | +9 | 864 | £600 | +4.35% | 229 |
| South West | +8 | 542 | £575 | -8.00% | 192 |
| London | +41 | 488 | £625 | - | 201 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 356 | £560 | -6.67% | 351 |
| East of England | +18 | 108 | £650 | +18.18% | 93 |
| North of England | -19 | 55 | £525 | -2.33% | 57 |
| Midlands | -89 | 42 | £625 | +5.26% | 49 |
| North West | -12 | 39 | £600 | +20.00% | 41 |
| Scotland | -8 | 35 | £525 | - | 27 |
| West Midlands | -91 | 35 | £600 | +1.05% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | -23 | 11 | £510 | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | - | 7 | £644 | - | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 5 | £638 | +6.25% | 5 |
| North East | -35 | 5 | £463 | -26.00% | 8 |
| Wales | -11 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
DV Cleared Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Qualifications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 2,276 |
| 2 | SC Cleared | 30.6% | 697 |
| 3 | Degree | 4.2% | 95 |
| 4 | CISSP | 3.2% | 73 |
| 5 | CISM | 1.8% | 42 |
| 6 | Cisco Certification | 1.7% | 39 |
| 7 | AWS Certification | 1.3% | 30 |
| 8 | CCNP | 1.1% | 25 |
| 8 | PMI Certification | 1.1% | 25 |
| 10 | ISTQB | 1.1% | 24 |
| 11 | Microsoft Certification | 1.0% | 23 |
| 11 | TOGAF Certification | 1.0% | 23 |
| 13 | Azure Certification | 1.0% | 22 |
| 13 | VCAP | 1.0% | 22 |
| 15 | PMP | 0.9% | 21 |
| 16 | VMware Certified Professional (VCP) | 0.8% | 19 |
| 17 | Computer Science Degree | 0.7% | 16 |
| 18 | BPSS Clearance | 0.6% | 13 |
| 19 | CCNA | 0.5% | 11 |
| 19 | GIAC | 0.5% | 11 |