DV Cleared Contracts in the UK excluding London

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 31 100
Rank change year-on-year +18 +69 -33
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 1,893 1,477 790
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.21% 6.18% 2.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.85% 18.61% 9.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,377 1,143 596
10th Percentile £410 £415 £415
25th Percentile £510 £513 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £600 £560
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% +7.23% +11.91%
75th Percentile £675 £690 £663
90th Percentile £776 £738 £709
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £570
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +13.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 54 9
10th Percentile £50.13 £55.94 £47.05
25th Percentile £56.82 £63.14 £63.30
Median hourly rate £69.10 £73.90 £69.05
Median % change year-on-year -6.49% +7.02% +38.10%
75th Percentile £85.00 £78.89 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.53 £93.15 £76.30
UK median hourly rate £67.81 £69.50 £69.05
% change year-on-year -2.43% +0.65% +38.10%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

DV Cleared is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,617 7,936 8,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 37.05% 33.21% 26.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,398 5,327 5,282
10th Percentile £269 £281 £251
25th Percentile £425 £420 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £634 £600
90th Percentile £725 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 933 666 534
10th Percentile £13.54 £14.13 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £19.28 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.94 £49.94 £34.69
Median % change year-on-year -18.02% +43.96% +0.43%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.75 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £66.56
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +10.82%

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing DV Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DV Cleared in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

DV Cleared
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DV Cleared within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +16 859 £605 +5.22% 104
South West +2 811 £568 -9.20% 123
Midlands +12 88 £563 -6.25% 29
East of England -18 65 £593 -3.27% 33
North of England +33 60 £582 +1.22% 22
West Midlands +20 53 £550 -13.04% 22
Scotland +68 46 £688 +30.95% 3
East Midlands -1 35 £575 -2.69% 7
Yorkshire +38 30 £650 +47.73% 3
North West +1 20 £550 -10.93% 18
North East +28 10 £575 +10.58% 1
Northern Ireland - 3 £550 - 2
Wales +14 2 - - 1
DV Cleared
UK

DV Cleared
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 64 (3.38%) SharePoint
2 46 (2.43%) Confluence
3 41 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 35 (1.85%) SharePoint Server
5 6 (0.32%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) CMS
7 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2000
7 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.11%) IIS
7 2 (0.11%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.053%) nginx
8 1 (0.053%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 78 (4.12%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (1.64%) Spreadsheet
4 28 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (0.90%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 8 (0.42%) MS Visio
8 5 (0.26%) Siemens NX
8 5 (0.26%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 23 (1.22%) Primavera
2 17 (0.90%) SAP QM
3 8 (0.42%) SAP EWM
4 7 (0.37%) Teamcenter
5 5 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.16%) SAP PLM
6 3 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.053%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.053%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.053%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.053%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 212 (11.20%) Azure
2 105 (5.55%) AWS
3 45 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (2.22%) PaaS
5 40 (2.11%) SaaS
6 34 (1.80%) Azure Stack
7 33 (1.74%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
9 31 (1.64%) Entra ID
10 29 (1.53%) IaaS
11 19 (1.00%) Azure Monitor
12 17 (0.90%) Azure Storage
13 15 (0.79%) OCI
14 11 (0.58%) Power Platform
15 9 (0.48%) OpenShift
16 8 (0.42%) Amazon EC2
16 8 (0.42%) Amazon S3
16 8 (0.42%) AWS Lambda
16 8 (0.42%) Serverless
17 5 (0.26%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 163 (8.61%) Firewall
2 83 (4.38%) DNS
2 83 (4.38%) Network Security
3 75 (3.96%) LAN
4 72 (3.80%) WAN
5 67 (3.54%) DHCP
6 61 (3.22%) BGP
7 49 (2.59%) SAN
8 43 (2.27%) Intrusion Detection
9 36 (1.90%) SSL
9 36 (1.90%) TCP/IP
10 27 (1.43%) VoIP
11 25 (1.32%) PBX
12 24 (1.27%) Cisco ISE
12 24 (1.27%) VSAN
13 23 (1.22%) OSPF
14 18 (0.95%) DMVPN
14 18 (0.95%) EIGRP
15 13 (0.69%) VPN
16 12 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (1.95%) SQL Server
2 25 (1.32%) Elasticsearch
3 22 (1.16%) Relational Database
4 17 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
6 13 (0.69%) Big Data
7 11 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (0.37%) Metadata
8 7 (0.37%) Metadata Repository
8 7 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.32%) InfluxDB
9 6 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (0.26%) Power BI
11 4 (0.21%) SQLite
12 3 (0.16%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.16%) Oracle Database
13 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 2 (0.11%) SAP HANA
13 2 (0.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 75 (3.96%) JIRA
2 23 (1.22%) Jenkins
3 22 (1.16%) Git
4 21 (1.11%) TestRail
5 20 (1.06%) Rational DOORS
6 13 (0.69%) GitLab
6 13 (0.69%) JUnit
7 9 (0.48%) Artifactory
7 9 (0.48%) Robot Framework
7 9 (0.48%) Selenium
7 9 (0.48%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.32%) Bitbucket
9 5 (0.26%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.21%) Checkstyle
10 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 3 (0.16%) Maven
11 3 (0.16%) MSI
11 3 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
12 2 (0.11%) Gradle
12 2 (0.11%) HP UFT
General
1 373 (19.70%) Social Skills
2 295 (15.58%) Public Sector
3 147 (7.77%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (4.54%) Finance
5 76 (4.01%) Telecoms
6 72 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
7 67 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
8 46 (2.43%) Military
9 34 (1.80%) Manufacturing
10 27 (1.43%) Electronics
11 22 (1.16%) Marketing
12 20 (1.06%) Aerospace
13 13 (0.69%) Aviation
14 10 (0.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (0.37%) Digital Economy
15 7 (0.37%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (0.37%) Legal
16 5 (0.26%) Aeronautics
17 4 (0.21%) Advertising
18 3 (0.16%) Banking
Job Titles
1 451 (23.82%) Architect
2 220 (11.62%) Analyst
3 104 (5.49%) Solutions Architect
4 92 (4.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 92 (4.86%) Senior
5 91 (4.81%) Consultant
6 88 (4.65%) Lead
7 74 (3.91%) Administrator
7 74 (3.91%) Network Architect
8 68 (3.59%) Systems Administrator
9 65 (3.43%) Project Manager
10 60 (3.17%) Security Architect
11 57 (3.01%) Network Engineer
11 57 (3.01%) SOC Analyst
12 56 (2.96%) Infrastructure Architect
13 49 (2.59%) Developer
14 43 (2.27%) DevOps Engineer
14 43 (2.27%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
14 43 (2.27%) Wintel Administrator
14 43 (2.27%) Wintel Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (1.58%) React
2 28 (1.48%) Spring
3 27 (1.43%) REST
4 25 (1.32%) Web Services
5 23 (1.22%) Spring Boot
6 22 (1.16%) Apache NiFi
7 18 (0.95%) ARM Templates
8 13 (0.69%) .NET
9 12 (0.63%) Elastic Stack
9 12 (0.63%) Hibernate
9 12 (0.63%) Itk
9 12 (0.63%) JPA
10 9 (0.48%) AngularJS
11 6 (0.32%) JSON
11 6 (0.32%) LDAP
11 6 (0.32%) RESTful
11 6 (0.32%) XML
12 5 (0.26%) .NET Framework
12 5 (0.26%) Node.js
12 5 (0.26%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 186 (9.83%) PKI
2 100 (5.28%) Cyber Defence
3 95 (5.02%) Cyber Threat
4 88 (4.65%) Data Centre
5 79 (4.17%) Management Information System
6 62 (3.28%) Security Operations Centre
7 55 (2.91%) Private Cloud
8 54 (2.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 40 (2.11%) CSOC
10 35 (1.85%) Driving Licence
11 33 (1.74%) Product Ownership
12 30 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
13 28 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
14 19 (1.00%) Client/Server
14 19 (1.00%) Clustering
14 19 (1.00%) Distributed Applications
15 14 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
16 12 (0.63%) Linux Command Line
16 12 (0.63%) Operational Technology
17 9 (0.48%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 385 (20.34%) Windows
2 206 (10.88%) Linux
3 144 (7.61%) Windows Server
4 88 (4.65%) Windows 10
5 72 (3.80%) Windows Server 2019
6 68 (3.59%) Windows Server 2016
7 44 (2.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 42 (2.22%) Windows Server 2012
9 41 (2.17%) Windows 7
10 23 (1.22%) Unix
11 21 (1.11%) Ubuntu
11 21 (1.11%) Windows NT
12 16 (0.85%) Apple iOS
12 16 (0.85%) Debian
13 14 (0.74%) Windows XP
14 11 (0.58%) Android
15 10 (0.53%) Windows Server 2003
16 9 (0.48%) Solaris
17 6 (0.32%) Windows Vista
18 3 (0.16%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (15.32%) Agile
2 273 (14.42%) Cybersecurity
3 226 (11.94%) ITIL
4 216 (11.41%) SIEM
5 197 (10.41%) Problem-Solving
6 183 (9.67%) DevOps
7 158 (8.35%) Service Management
8 126 (6.66%) Project Management
9 120 (6.34%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 110 (5.81%) Security Operations
11 102 (5.39%) Stakeholder Management
12 96 (5.07%) Project Delivery
13 93 (4.91%) Threat Intelligence
14 92 (4.86%) Network Management
15 89 (4.70%) Incident Response
16 88 (4.65%) MITRE ATT&CK
17 87 (4.60%) Information Security
18 85 (4.49%) Customer Service
19 76 (4.01%) Mentoring
20 75 (3.96%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 139 (7.34%) PowerShell
2 124 (6.55%) Python
3 87 (4.60%) Java
4 53 (2.80%) C
5 48 (2.54%) C#
6 42 (2.22%) SQL
7 35 (1.85%) VBScript
8 20 (1.06%) JavaScript
9 19 (1.00%) Bicep
10 17 (0.90%) Bash
10 17 (0.90%) C++
10 17 (0.90%) VB
11 16 (0.85%) Go
11 16 (0.85%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.32%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.26%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.16%) Embedded C
14 3 (0.16%) Embedded C++
15 2 (0.11%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1,893 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 393 (20.76%) SC Cleared
3 170 (8.98%) Degree
4 45 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
5 40 (2.11%) CCNP
6 28 (1.48%) APMP
7 24 (1.27%) SANS
8 22 (1.16%) CCNA
8 22 (1.16%) CISSP
8 22 (1.16%) ISTQB
9 21 (1.11%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 19 (1.00%) CISM
11 18 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
12 17 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 17 (0.90%) TOGAF Certification
13 15 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (0.79%) HND
14 9 (0.48%) Azure Certification
15 8 (0.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 7 (0.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (3.80%) NIST
2 50 (2.64%) PMO
3 48 (2.54%) NIST 800
3 48 (2.54%) QA
4 42 (2.22%) SLA
5 39 (2.06%) NCSC
6 34 (1.80%) Government Security Classifications
7 25 (1.32%) RMADS
8 20 (1.06%) GDPR
8 20 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 15 (0.79%) JSP 440
10 13 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
11 7 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 7 (0.37%) P3O
12 2 (0.11%) COBIT
12 2 (0.11%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.11%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.053%) IFRS
13 1 (0.053%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 180 (9.51%) Active Directory
2 114 (6.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 62 (3.28%) Docker
4 60 (3.17%) VMware ESXi
5 50 (2.64%) VMware NSX
6 44 (2.32%) Hyper-V
7 39 (2.06%) Firmware
8 29 (1.53%) vSphere
9 25 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
10 18 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
11 6 (0.32%) BitLocker
11 6 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
11 6 (0.32%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.16%) iptables
13 1 (0.053%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.053%) KVM
13 1 (0.053%) Slurm Workload Manager
13 1 (0.053%) UAG
13 1 (0.053%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 112 (5.92%) SCCM
2 72 (3.80%) Ansible
3 71 (3.75%) Terraform
4 70 (3.70%) Kubernetes
5 63 (3.33%) WSUS
6 59 (3.12%) SCOM
7 49 (2.59%) vCenter Server
8 24 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
9 21 (1.11%) Sysprep
10 19 (1.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 19 (1.00%) EMC NetWorker
10 19 (1.00%) FortiGate
10 19 (1.00%) Grafana
10 19 (1.00%) Prometheus
11 17 (0.90%) NetBackup
11 17 (0.90%) vRealize
12 16 (0.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 13 (0.69%) vMotion
14 12 (0.63%) Nessus
15 11 (0.58%) OPNET
Vendors
1 435 (22.98%) Microsoft
2 208 (10.99%) VMware
3 113 (5.97%) Cisco
4 105 (5.55%) Juniper
5 64 (3.38%) HP
6 61 (3.22%) Dell
7 60 (3.17%) SAP
8 50 (2.64%) Red Hat
9 48 (2.54%) Palo Alto
10 46 (2.43%) Atlassian
11 28 (1.48%) Oracle
12 26 (1.37%) Veeam
13 22 (1.16%) EMC
14 20 (1.06%) Fortinet
14 20 (1.06%) Symantec
15 16 (0.85%) ArcSight
16 14 (0.74%) 3PAR
16 14 (0.74%) Citrix
16 14 (0.74%) Extreme Networks
16 14 (0.74%) IBM