DV Cleared Job Trends in Cheshire

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 55 60
Rank change year-on-year -19 +5 -
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 1 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.076% 0.35% 0.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% 1.03% 4.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 £51,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £26,216
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% +100.26% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £53,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £75,000 £60,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -2.44% +2.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 631 195 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 48.13% 34.39% 17.06%
Number of salaries quoted 90 87 78
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £24,400
25th Percentile £35,188 £41,250 £27,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +11.76% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £60,842
90th Percentile £63,875 £68,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £48,979 £50,055 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.15% -4.66% -4.55%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DV Cleared relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

DV Cleared job vacancy trend in Cheshire

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Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing DV Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing DV Cleared

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electrical Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electrical Engineer
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) AVEVA