DV Cleared Software Engineer Job Trends in Reading

Developed Vetting Clearance Software Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

The median Developed Vetting Clearance Software Engineer salary in Reading is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 - 97
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a DV Cleared Software Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.20% - 0.099%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 454 1,108 944
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.84% 94.14% 93.10%
Number of salaries quoted 274 551 592
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,263 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,803 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.65% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,750 £85,000 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -20.83% +10.09% -5.22%

DV Cleared Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'DV Cleared Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.

DV Cleared Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Reading

DV Cleared Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for DV Cleared Software Engineer job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for DV Cleared Software Engineer job vacancies in Reading

DV Cleared Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, DV Cleared Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Reading region featuring DV Cleared Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

DV Cleared Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared