Developed Vetting Clearance Software Engineer
UK
The median Developed Vetting Clearance Software Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 697 | 814 | 965 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +117 | +151 | +256 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DV Cleared Software Engineer | 2 | 64 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.004% | 0.065% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | 0.069% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £56,000 | £52,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £69,375 | £60,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £85,000 | £70,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.41% | +20.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £90,000 | £75,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £111,250 | £76,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £80,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +14.29% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 47,358 | 93,248 | 95,013 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,451 | 66,908 | 59,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.21% | +5.50% |
DV Cleared Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DV Cleared Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DV Cleared Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared Software Engineer.
DV Cleared Software Engineer
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2025. 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +148 | 1 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 7 |
| England | +125 | 1 | £60,000 | -29.41% | 9 |
| South West | +71 | 1 | £60,000 | -29.41% | 5 |
DV Cleared Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, DV Cleared Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring DV Cleared Software Engineer in the job title.
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DV Cleared Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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