DV Cleared Jobs in the UK excluding London

Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 152 288 313
Rank change year-on-year +136 +25 -12
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 1,321 674 787
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.86% 1.13% 1.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.80% 3.09% 3.47%
Number of salaries quoted 895 475 429
10th Percentile £33,750 £34,452 £34,778
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £71,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £56,549 £55,500
% change year-on-year +1.68% +1.89% -3.06%

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,428 21,804 22,663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.42% 36.57% 31.61%
Number of salaries quoted 12,209 8,120 10,332
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,418 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,800 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

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
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for DV Cleared in the UK excluding London

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 14 May 2024.

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 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +47 594 £60,000 - 116
South East +84 532 £55,000 +11.11% 128
North of England +57 61 £55,000 -21.43% 28
East of England +36 57 £47,500 -5.00% 32
North West +27 53 £55,000 -21.43% 25
Midlands +2 52 £50,000 +5.26% 23
West Midlands +8 39 £50,000 +5.85% 19
Scotland -36 22 £27,400 -69.56% 5
East Midlands -22 13 £40,000 -15.79% 4
Yorkshire +87 5 £100,000 +37.93% 3
North East -5 3 £42,500 -4.51%
Wales - 2 £100,000 - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 £100,000 - 8
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 48 (3.63%) Apache Spark
2 47 (3.56%) Apache
3 26 (1.97%) SharePoint
4 23 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
5 18 (1.36%) Jupyter
5 18 (1.36%) nginx
6 16 (1.21%) IIS
7 13 (0.98%) CMS
8 10 (0.76%) Confluence
9 5 (0.38%) SharePoint 2010
9 5 (0.38%) SharePoint 2013
10 2 (0.15%) Documentum
10 2 (0.15%) MS Project Server
10 2 (0.15%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.15%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.076%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 47 (3.56%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (2.12%) Simulink
3 6 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.38%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.30%) EPLAN
6 3 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.15%) Abaqus
8 1 (0.076%) 1Password
8 1 (0.076%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.076%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (0.30%) Primavera
2 2 (0.15%) C-CURE
2 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 253 (19.15%) Azure
2 232 (17.56%) AWS
3 90 (6.81%) OpenShift
4 50 (3.79%) GCP
5 42 (3.18%) AWS CloudFormation
5 42 (3.18%) Microsoft 365
5 42 (3.18%) SaaS
6 30 (2.27%) AWS Lambda
6 30 (2.27%) Serverless
7 27 (2.04%) Entra ID
8 26 (1.97%) Amazon EKS
9 24 (1.82%) PaaS
10 23 (1.74%) IaaS
11 20 (1.51%) Azure Monitor
11 20 (1.51%) OCI
12 18 (1.36%) Amazon S3
12 18 (1.36%) MinIO
13 14 (1.06%) Azure Storage
14 5 (0.38%) Azure Data Factory
14 5 (0.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 128 (9.69%) DNS
2 113 (8.55%) Firewall
3 102 (7.72%) DHCP
4 62 (4.69%) TCP/IP
5 57 (4.31%) Network Security
6 46 (3.48%) HTTP
7 40 (3.03%) LAN
8 38 (2.88%) WAN
9 28 (2.12%) SAN
10 27 (2.04%) AMQP
11 23 (1.74%) Cisco ASA
12 20 (1.51%) Software-Defined Networking
13 16 (1.21%) Wireless
14 13 (0.98%) SNMP
15 12 (0.91%) SSL
16 10 (0.76%) Wireshark
17 9 (0.68%) SD-WAN
18 8 (0.61%) NAS
18 8 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
19 6 (0.45%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (3.86%) Big Data
1 51 (3.86%) Hadoop
2 33 (2.50%) MongoDB
3 26 (1.97%) Cloudera CDH
4 23 (1.74%) SQL Server
5 18 (1.36%) Presto
6 8 (0.61%) Elasticsearch
6 8 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.38%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.38%) Power BI
9 4 (0.30%) Data Mining
9 4 (0.30%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.30%) SQLite
10 3 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.23%) Geospatial Data
10 3 (0.23%) NonStop SQL
10 3 (0.23%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.076%) Metadata
11 1 (0.076%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 54 (4.09%) JIRA
2 32 (2.42%) Jenkins
3 29 (2.20%) Selenium
4 18 (1.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 18 (1.36%) Git
5 10 (0.76%) Rational DOORS
6 9 (0.68%) MSI
7 8 (0.61%) Cypress.io
7 8 (0.61%) TestRail
8 7 (0.53%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.30%) AdminStudio
9 4 (0.30%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.30%) IDA Disassembler
9 4 (0.30%) InstallShield
9 4 (0.30%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.23%) GitLab
10 3 (0.23%) JMeter
10 3 (0.23%) SonarQube
11 1 (0.076%) webpack
General
1 235 (17.79%) Social Skills
2 226 (17.11%) Aerospace
3 82 (6.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 81 (6.13%) Finance
5 70 (5.30%) Public Sector
6 56 (4.24%) Analytical Skills
7 55 (4.16%) Military
8 48 (3.63%) Organisational Skills
9 30 (2.27%) Retail
10 26 (1.97%) Telecoms
11 22 (1.67%) Electronics
12 20 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (1.06%) Back Office
14 12 (0.91%) Police
15 10 (0.76%) Games
15 10 (0.76%) Manufacturing
16 7 (0.53%) Publishing
17 4 (0.30%) Law
17 4 (0.30%) Presentation Skills
18 3 (0.23%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 171 (12.94%) Senior
2 155 (11.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 124 (9.39%) Architect
4 121 (9.16%) Software Engineer
5 95 (7.19%) Network Engineer
6 80 (6.06%) DevOps Engineer
7 78 (5.90%) Administrator
7 78 (5.90%) Consultant
8 76 (5.75%) Analyst
9 68 (5.15%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
10 66 (5.00%) Systems Engineer
11 53 (4.01%) Integration Engineer
12 51 (3.86%) Lead
13 42 (3.18%) Developer
14 41 (3.10%) Support Engineer
15 39 (2.95%) Support Specialist
16 38 (2.88%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
17 35 (2.65%) Security Consultant
18 34 (2.57%) Infrastructure Support
19 32 (2.42%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.33%) RabbitMQ
2 42 (3.18%) React
3 36 (2.73%) Node.js
4 34 (2.57%) REST
5 32 (2.42%) AngularJS
5 32 (2.42%) Spring Boot
6 31 (2.35%) Spring
7 28 (2.12%) Elastic Stack
8 27 (2.04%) Material-UI
9 26 (1.97%) gRPC
9 26 (1.97%) OpenAPI
9 26 (1.97%) Swagger
10 18 (1.36%) ActiveMQ
10 18 (1.36%) Apache NiFi
10 18 (1.36%) HTML
10 18 (1.36%) YAML
11 16 (1.21%) NumPy
11 16 (1.21%) OpenID
11 16 (1.21%) SAML
12 14 (1.06%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 66 (5.00%) Cloud Native
2 58 (4.39%) PKI
3 42 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (2.42%) Algorithms
4 32 (2.42%) Data Centre
5 31 (2.35%) Public Cloud
6 30 (2.27%) Security Operations Centre
7 28 (2.12%) Driving Licence
8 26 (1.97%) CMDB
9 24 (1.82%) Hybrid Cloud
10 22 (1.67%) Cyber Defence
11 21 (1.59%) Cyberattack
12 19 (1.44%) Management Information System
13 18 (1.36%) Enterprise Cloud
14 14 (1.06%) Cyber Threat
15 13 (0.98%) Client/Server
15 13 (0.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 13 (0.98%) Digital Signage
15 13 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
16 12 (0.91%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 381 (28.84%) Linux
2 375 (28.39%) Windows
3 180 (13.63%) Windows Server
4 107 (8.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 95 (7.19%) CentOS
6 80 (6.06%) Windows Server 2016
7 76 (5.75%) Windows Server 2019
8 66 (5.00%) Windows 10
9 56 (4.24%) Windows Server 2012
10 41 (3.10%) Ubuntu
11 32 (2.42%) Windows 7
12 27 (2.04%) Debian
13 14 (1.06%) Embedded Linux
13 14 (1.06%) Unix
14 12 (0.91%) Windows NT
14 12 (0.91%) Windows XP
15 8 (0.61%) CoreOS
16 4 (0.30%) Kali Linux
17 3 (0.23%) AIX
17 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (28.39%) Agile
2 233 (17.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 218 (16.50%) Actionable Insight
4 192 (14.53%) DevOps
5 180 (13.63%) Collaborative Working
6 178 (13.47%) ITIL
7 159 (12.04%) Problem-Solving
8 151 (11.43%) Software Engineering
9 112 (8.48%) Customer Service
9 112 (8.48%) Cybersecurity
10 111 (8.40%) Scrum
11 101 (7.65%) Infrastructure as Code
12 97 (7.34%) Mentoring
13 96 (7.27%) CI/CD
14 81 (6.13%) Service Management
15 77 (5.83%) Kanban
16 71 (5.37%) Configuration Management
17 68 (5.15%) SDLC
18 67 (5.07%) Containerisation
18 67 (5.07%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 271 (20.51%) Python
2 219 (16.58%) PowerShell
3 143 (10.83%) Java
4 113 (8.55%) Bash
5 96 (7.27%) JavaScript
6 75 (5.68%) SQL
7 53 (4.01%) C++
8 52 (3.94%) C
9 45 (3.41%) C#
10 30 (2.27%) Shell Script
11 28 (2.12%) MATLAB
12 25 (1.89%) VB
13 21 (1.59%) VBScript
14 14 (1.06%) Bicep
15 10 (0.76%) TypeScript
16 8 (0.61%) Perl
17 6 (0.45%) Rust
18 5 (0.38%) R
19 4 (0.30%) Ruby
19 4 (0.30%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 1,321 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 512 (38.76%) SC Cleared
3 149 (11.28%) Degree
4 59 (4.47%) Cisco Certification
5 48 (3.63%) CCNA
6 45 (3.41%) CCNP
7 29 (2.20%) NVQ Level 3
8 26 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (1.51%) A+ Certification
10 17 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (1.21%) AWS Certification
11 16 (1.21%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 14 (1.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 14 (1.06%) PhD
13 13 (0.98%) Master's Degree
13 13 (0.98%) MCP
14 12 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
15 11 (0.83%) ISTQB
16 10 (0.76%) HND
17 9 (0.68%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (2.88%) NIST
2 31 (2.35%) QA
3 28 (2.12%) SLA
4 19 (1.44%) NIST 800
5 15 (1.14%) JSP 440
6 12 (0.91%) NCSC
7 10 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (0.61%) RMADS
9 7 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 4 (0.30%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.23%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.23%) GDPR
12 3 (0.23%) HMG Infosec
12 3 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.23%) MISRA
12 3 (0.23%) MISRA C
12 3 (0.23%) PMO
13 2 (0.15%) ECSS
System Software
1 203 (15.37%) Active Directory
2 157 (11.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 113 (8.55%) Docker
4 78 (5.90%) Hyper-V
5 35 (2.65%) Firmware
5 35 (2.65%) vSphere
6 31 (2.35%) VMware ESXi
7 14 (1.06%) KVM
7 14 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
7 14 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
8 12 (0.91%) Microsoft App-V
8 12 (0.91%) VMware NSX
9 6 (0.45%) Embedded Firmware
10 3 (0.23%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.23%) Forefront TMG
10 3 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
11 2 (0.15%) Lustre
11 2 (0.15%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.15%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 205 (15.52%) Ansible
2 194 (14.69%) Kubernetes
3 146 (11.05%) Terraform
4 108 (8.18%) SCCM
5 104 (7.87%) Puppet
6 64 (4.84%) WSUS
7 58 (4.39%) SCOM
8 34 (2.57%) vCenter Server
9 22 (1.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 18 (1.36%) Grafana
10 18 (1.36%) HAProxy
10 18 (1.36%) Prometheus
11 15 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
11 15 (1.14%) NetBackup
12 12 (0.91%) EMC NetWorker
12 12 (0.91%) Sysprep
13 11 (0.83%) Progress Chef
14 6 (0.45%) Backup Exec
14 6 (0.45%) Failover Clustering
15 5 (0.38%) vRealize
Vendors
1 290 (21.95%) Microsoft
2 210 (15.90%) VMware
3 162 (12.26%) Cisco
4 142 (10.75%) Red Hat
5 54 (4.09%) Oracle
6 53 (4.01%) Juniper
7 44 (3.33%) HP
8 36 (2.73%) Google
9 32 (2.42%) ServiceNow
10 30 (2.27%) SaltStack
11 26 (1.97%) Dynatrace
11 26 (1.97%) Palo Alto
12 25 (1.89%) Riverbed
13 22 (1.67%) Dell
14 20 (1.51%) Veeam
15 18 (1.36%) EMC
16 16 (1.21%) CheckPoint
17 14 (1.06%) Xilinx
18 13 (0.98%) Blue Coat
18 13 (0.98%) Infoblox