DV Cleared Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 66 156
Rank change year-on-year -66 +90 +148
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 834 990 1,274
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.33% 3.75% 1.90%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.97% 8.77% 7.10%
Number of salaries quoted 599 504 932
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £32,600
25th Percentile £52,625 £47,500 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £71,938 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £87,375
UK median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.74% +4.55% -0.90%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 16,778 11,285 17,950
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.72% 42.71% 26.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,927 5,189 12,187
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £39,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £54,260
% change year-on-year +0.87% +5.97% -5.64%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

DV Cleared job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing DV Cleared.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing DV Cleared

DV Cleared
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West -4 322 £65,000 +15.56% 114
South East -44 294 £65,000 +18.18% 145
North of England -163 98 £65,000 +25.00% 37
North West -129 61 £65,000 +25.00% 28
Midlands -7 54 £82,500 +43.48% 24
West Midlands +6 48 £85,000 +161.54% 23
East of England -50 40 £74,600 +21.30% 40
Yorkshire -34 34 £65,000 - 6
Wales -4 23 £67,500 -0.19% 4
East Midlands -49 6 £35,500 -38.79% 1
North East -32 3 - - 3
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
Scotland -34 1 - - 2
DV Cleared
UK

DV Cleared
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (2.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (2.04%) Apache
3 16 (1.92%) Exchange Server 2003
4 13 (1.56%) SharePoint
5 8 (0.96%) Confluence
6 5 (0.60%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.24%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.24%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.24%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.24%) WebLogic Portal
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.24%) Simulink
5 1 (0.12%) Lectora
Business Applications
1 3 (0.36%) Primavera
2 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 100 (11.99%) Azure
2 96 (11.51%) AWS
3 28 (3.36%) GCP
4 18 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (2.04%) OpenShift
6 10 (1.20%) AWS CloudFormation
7 9 (1.08%) Serverless
8 8 (0.96%) AWS Lambda
8 8 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (0.72%) Amazon EKS
9 6 (0.72%) GitHub
9 6 (0.72%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (0.36%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.36%) Amazon S3
10 3 (0.36%) Azure Machine Learning
10 3 (0.36%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.24%) OCI
11 2 (0.24%) Pulumi
11 2 (0.24%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 63 (7.55%) Firewall
2 62 (7.43%) DNS
3 33 (3.96%) WAN
4 31 (3.72%) DHCP
5 30 (3.60%) VPN
6 24 (2.88%) BGP
7 22 (2.64%) LAN
8 21 (2.52%) Network Security
9 19 (2.28%) MPLS
10 15 (1.80%) Cisco Firepower
11 14 (1.68%) Structured Cabling
11 14 (1.68%) VoIP
12 13 (1.56%) SAN
13 12 (1.44%) Cisco ISE
14 11 (1.32%) Cisco IOS
14 11 (1.32%) Junos
15 9 (1.08%) NX-OS
15 9 (1.08%) SD-WAN
16 8 (0.96%) VPLS
17 7 (0.84%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.40%) Oracle Database
2 16 (1.92%) Oracle Database 10g
3 15 (1.80%) Elasticsearch
4 12 (1.44%) Neo4j
5 11 (1.32%) Big Data
5 11 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (1.08%) NoSQL
7 8 (0.96%) SQL Server
8 7 (0.84%) MongoDB
9 5 (0.60%) Cloudera CDH
9 5 (0.60%) Hadoop
9 5 (0.60%) InfluxDB
10 3 (0.36%) Power BI
10 3 (0.36%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.24%) Metadata
11 2 (0.24%) MySQL
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle Discoverer
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 22 (2.64%) Git
2 21 (2.52%) GitLab
3 20 (2.40%) JIRA
4 16 (1.92%) Jenkins
5 12 (1.44%) Robot Framework
6 10 (1.20%) Selenium
7 7 (0.84%) Cucumber
7 7 (0.84%) Snyk
7 7 (0.84%) Subversion
8 6 (0.72%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 5 (0.60%) Cypress.io
9 5 (0.60%) TestRail
10 3 (0.36%) Android Studio
10 3 (0.36%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.24%) IDA Disassembler
11 2 (0.24%) MLflow
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
11 2 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 104 (12.47%) Social Skills
2 93 (11.15%) Finance
3 76 (9.11%) Public Sector
4 46 (5.52%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (3.96%) Aerospace
6 24 (2.88%) Manufacturing
7 23 (2.76%) Electronics
7 23 (2.76%) Telecoms
8 14 (1.68%) Marketing
8 14 (1.68%) Military
9 11 (1.32%) Games
10 9 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (0.72%) Banking
12 5 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.36%) Advertising
14 2 (0.24%) French Language
14 2 (0.24%) Retail
Job Titles
1 118 (14.15%) Architect
2 106 (12.71%) Senior
3 76 (9.11%) Software Engineer
4 73 (8.75%) Consultant
4 73 (8.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 60 (7.19%) Security Consultant
6 58 (6.95%) Lead
7 43 (5.16%) Analyst
8 39 (4.68%) Network Engineer
9 33 (3.96%) Cloud Engineer
10 31 (3.72%) Systems Engineer
11 29 (3.48%) Cloud Architect
12 28 (3.36%) Business Analyst
13 23 (2.76%) Security Architect
14 22 (2.64%) Administrator
14 22 (2.64%) Senior Consultant
14 22 (2.64%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 22 (2.64%) Senior Security Consultant
15 21 (2.52%) Applications Architect
15 21 (2.52%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (3.12%) React
2 25 (3.00%) AngularJS
3 14 (1.68%) REST
3 14 (1.68%) Spring
4 13 (1.56%) Regular Expression
4 13 (1.56%) Spring Boot
5 12 (1.44%) MERN Stack
6 11 (1.32%) Apache NiFi
7 10 (1.20%) LDAP
7 10 (1.20%) Vue
8 9 (1.08%) OLE
8 9 (1.08%) XMPP
9 8 (0.96%) Elastic Stack
9 8 (0.96%) ModSecurity
10 6 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (0.60%) gRPC
11 5 (0.60%) JSON
11 5 (0.60%) Node.js
11 5 (0.60%) Swagger
11 5 (0.60%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (4.44%) PKI
2 22 (2.64%) Product Ownership
3 21 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (2.28%) Cloud Native
5 18 (2.16%) Security Posture
6 17 (2.04%) Data Centre
7 12 (1.44%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.20%) Blog
9 9 (1.08%) Algorithms
9 9 (1.08%) CMDB
9 9 (1.08%) Cyber Security Posture
9 9 (1.08%) Management Information System
10 8 (0.96%) Embedded Systems
11 7 (0.84%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 7 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (0.72%) Replication
13 5 (0.60%) Public Cloud
13 5 (0.60%) Security Operations Centre
13 5 (0.60%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 130 (15.59%) Windows
2 121 (14.51%) Linux
3 76 (9.11%) Windows Server
4 25 (3.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 24 (2.88%) Unix
6 20 (2.40%) Windows Server 2008
7 16 (1.92%) HPUX
7 16 (1.92%) Solaris
7 16 (1.92%) Windows Server 2003
8 15 (1.80%) Windows 7
8 15 (1.80%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (1.44%) CentOS
10 9 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
11 7 (0.84%) Ubuntu
12 6 (0.72%) Windows 10
13 5 (0.60%) Debian
13 5 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
14 4 (0.48%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (15.11%) Agile
2 103 (12.35%) Software Engineering
3 97 (11.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 90 (10.79%) Cybersecurity
5 89 (10.67%) DevOps
6 61 (7.31%) Problem-Solving
6 61 (7.31%) Scrum
7 57 (6.83%) Continuous Improvement
8 52 (6.24%) Infrastructure as Code
9 51 (6.12%) CI/CD
10 46 (5.52%) Technical Leadership
11 45 (5.40%) Containerisation
12 43 (5.16%) ITIL
13 41 (4.92%) AI
13 41 (4.92%) SIEM
14 37 (4.44%) Service Management
15 36 (4.32%) Collaborative Working
15 36 (4.32%) Risk Management
16 34 (4.08%) Roadmaps
16 34 (4.08%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 103 (12.35%) Python
2 59 (7.07%) Java
3 49 (5.88%) PowerShell
4 32 (3.84%) JavaScript
5 31 (3.72%) SQL
6 30 (3.60%) Bash
7 28 (3.36%) C
8 25 (3.00%) C++
9 19 (2.28%) Perl
10 18 (2.16%) TypeScript
11 8 (0.96%) Go
12 6 (0.72%) Bicep
12 6 (0.72%) Kotlin
12 6 (0.72%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.60%) Ladder Logic
14 4 (0.48%) Groovy
15 3 (0.36%) Elixir
15 3 (0.36%) Erlang
15 3 (0.36%) Pascal
15 3 (0.36%) Rust
Qualifications
1 834 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 329 (39.45%) SC Cleared
3 51 (6.12%) Degree
4 28 (3.36%) CISSP
5 21 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (1.80%) HNC
7 13 (1.56%) CISM
8 12 (1.44%) CCNP
9 11 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.08%) CCIE
11 8 (0.96%) CCNA
12 6 (0.72%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.72%) ISTQB
12 6 (0.72%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.60%) CREST Certified
13 5 (0.60%) CRISC
13 5 (0.60%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.48%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (4.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (3.00%) NIST
3 20 (2.40%) SLA
4 19 (2.28%) GDPR
4 19 (2.28%) JSP 440
5 15 (1.80%) GRC
6 13 (1.56%) PCI DSS
7 12 (1.44%) NCSC
8 11 (1.32%) QA
9 8 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (0.72%) Data Quality
11 5 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.36%) RMADS
13 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.24%) NEBOSH
14 1 (0.12%) Def Stans
14 1 (0.12%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 1 (0.12%) PMO
System Software
1 84 (10.07%) Active Directory
2 43 (5.16%) Docker
3 42 (5.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 36 (4.32%) VMware NSX
5 27 (3.24%) vSphere
6 16 (1.92%) Firmware
7 15 (1.80%) VMware ESXi
8 14 (1.68%) Hyper-V
9 7 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
10 3 (0.36%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 2 (0.24%) Lustre
11 2 (0.24%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.12%) Apache ZooKeeper
12 1 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.12%) GPFS
12 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 65 (7.79%) Kubernetes
2 59 (7.07%) Ansible
3 47 (5.64%) Terraform
4 20 (2.40%) SCCM
4 20 (2.40%) vCenter Server
5 15 (1.80%) Grafana
5 15 (1.80%) SCOM
6 12 (1.44%) vRealize
7 10 (1.20%) WSUS
8 9 (1.08%) Puppet
9 8 (0.96%) Prometheus
10 6 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 6 (0.72%) Argo
10 6 (0.72%) Endace
11 5 (0.60%) Nessus
11 5 (0.60%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 5 (0.60%) Rancher
11 5 (0.60%) Tivoli Identity Manager
11 5 (0.60%) yum
12 3 (0.36%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 96 (11.51%) VMware
2 85 (10.19%) Microsoft
3 41 (4.92%) Cisco
4 33 (3.96%) Red Hat
5 29 (3.48%) Oracle
6 26 (3.12%) Juniper
7 25 (3.00%) Splunk
8 18 (2.16%) McAfee
8 18 (2.16%) SAP
9 13 (1.56%) Dell
9 13 (1.56%) Google
9 13 (1.56%) SolarWinds
10 9 (1.08%) Broadcom
10 9 (1.08%) F5
10 9 (1.08%) HP
10 9 (1.08%) NetApp
11 7 (0.84%) Black Duck
11 7 (0.84%) Coverity
12 6 (0.72%) Citrix
12 6 (0.72%) IBM