DV Cleared Job Trends in Cardiff

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 54 -
Rank change year-on-year +23 - -
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 1.14% 0.32% -
As % of the Qualifications category 5.26% 2.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £100,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% - -
South Wales median annual salary £80,000 £95,000 -
% change year-on-year -15.79% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cardiff

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 57 86 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 21.59% 13.65% 23.70%
Number of salaries quoted 21 49 74
10th Percentile - £43,009 £33,426
25th Percentile £37,170 £46,713 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,776 £79,600 £72,850
South Wales median annual salary £64,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +16.36% +22.22% -10.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings citing DV Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for DV Cleared in Cardiff

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Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing DV Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing DV Cleared

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) OLE
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared