Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for DV Cleared qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 173 391 518
Rank change year-on-year +218 +127 -137
Permanent jobs citing DV Cleared 1,682 878 994
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.71% 0.84% 0.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.15% 2.58% 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,126 650 564
10th Percentile £34,000 £35,000 £36,538
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,300 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £56,200 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.25% +2.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,775 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,370 34,026 41,974
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.83% 32.72% 26.94%
Number of salaries quoted 17,307 15,226 18,969
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,776 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -

DV Cleared
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing DV Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for DV Cleared in the UK

DV Cleared
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DV Cleared.

Salary trend for DV Cleared in the UK

DV Cleared
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing DV Cleared over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for DV Cleared in the UK

DV Cleared
Top 16 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 29 April 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
England +204 1,624 £56,000 +0.90% 383
UK excluding London +150 1,358 £55,000 - 308
South West +57 641 £58,000 -3.33% 112
South East +93 530 £55,000 +11.11% 101
Work from Home +229 509 £58,000 -3.33% 123
London +200 282 £65,000 +8.33% 64
North of England +59 64 £55,000 -21.43% 25
North West +38 59 £55,000 -21.43% 19
East of England +38 50 £50,000 +0.50% 35
Midlands +5 44 £46,000 -3.16% 30
West Midlands +24 31 £48,000 +1.62% 22
Scotland -28 26 £27,400 -69.56% 4
East Midlands -16 13 £40,000 -15.79% 8
North East -3 3 £42,500 -4.51% 1
Wales - 3 - - 1
Yorkshire +86 2 - - 5

DV Cleared
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:

Application Platforms
1 53 (3.15%) SharePoint
2 50 (2.97%) Apache
3 47 (2.79%) Apache Spark
4 30 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
5 24 (1.43%) IIS
6 18 (1.07%) Jupyter
6 18 (1.07%) nginx
7 14 (0.83%) Confluence
8 13 (0.77%) CMS
9 5 (0.30%) SharePoint 2010
9 5 (0.30%) SharePoint 2013
10 3 (0.18%) Documentum
11 2 (0.12%) MS Project Server
11 2 (0.12%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.12%) WebLogic
12 1 (0.059%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 59 (3.51%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (1.43%) Simulink
3 6 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.30%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.24%) EPLAN
5 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.12%) Abaqus
8 1 (0.059%) 1Password
8 1 (0.059%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.059%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (0.24%) Primavera
2 2 (0.12%) C-CURE
2 2 (0.12%) Maximo
2 2 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 280 (16.65%) AWS
2 273 (16.23%) Azure
3 94 (5.59%) OpenShift
4 64 (3.80%) GCP
5 55 (3.27%) AWS CloudFormation
6 48 (2.85%) Microsoft 365
7 47 (2.79%) SaaS
8 35 (2.08%) Serverless
9 32 (1.90%) AWS Lambda
10 27 (1.61%) Entra ID
11 25 (1.49%) Amazon EKS
11 25 (1.49%) PaaS
12 24 (1.43%) IaaS
13 21 (1.25%) OCI
14 20 (1.19%) Azure Monitor
15 18 (1.07%) Amazon S3
15 18 (1.07%) MinIO
16 14 (0.83%) Azure Storage
17 9 (0.54%) Power Platform
18 7 (0.42%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 181 (10.76%) Firewall
2 142 (8.44%) DNS
3 118 (7.02%) DHCP
4 101 (6.00%) WAN
5 100 (5.95%) LAN
6 90 (5.35%) TCP/IP
7 70 (4.16%) Network Security
8 61 (3.63%) HTTP
9 37 (2.20%) Internet
9 37 (2.20%) VPN
10 32 (1.90%) SAN
11 25 (1.49%) AMQP
12 24 (1.43%) Cisco ASA
12 24 (1.43%) Wireless
13 17 (1.01%) Software-Defined Networking
14 15 (0.89%) SNMP
15 11 (0.65%) NAS
16 10 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
17 8 (0.48%) NGN
17 8 (0.48%) TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (3.33%) Big Data
2 53 (3.15%) Hadoop
3 34 (2.02%) MongoDB
4 24 (1.43%) Cloudera CDH
5 23 (1.37%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.07%) Presto
7 12 (0.71%) Elasticsearch
8 9 (0.54%) Power BI
9 8 (0.48%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.24%) Data Mining
11 4 (0.24%) Looker
11 4 (0.24%) Metadata
11 4 (0.24%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.24%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.24%) SQLite
11 4 (0.24%) Tableau
12 3 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 58 (3.45%) JIRA
2 43 (2.56%) Jenkins
3 29 (1.72%) Selenium
4 21 (1.25%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 21 (1.25%) Git
5 10 (0.59%) Rational DOORS
6 9 (0.54%) MSI
6 9 (0.54%) TestRail
7 7 (0.42%) Cucumber
7 7 (0.42%) Cypress.io
8 6 (0.36%) GitLab
9 4 (0.24%) AdminStudio
9 4 (0.24%) InstallShield
9 4 (0.24%) Robot Framework
9 4 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.18%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.18%) JMeter
10 3 (0.18%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.12%) IDA Disassembler
11 2 (0.12%) SonarQube
General
1 322 (19.14%) Social Skills
2 220 (13.08%) Aerospace
3 161 (9.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 149 (8.86%) Finance
5 135 (8.03%) Public Sector
6 85 (5.05%) Analytical Skills
7 73 (4.34%) Military
8 63 (3.75%) Retail
9 54 (3.21%) Organisational Skills
10 36 (2.14%) Police
11 35 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
12 34 (2.02%) Telecoms
13 30 (1.78%) Electronics
14 18 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (0.89%) Back Office
16 13 (0.77%) Games
16 13 (0.77%) Law
16 13 (0.77%) Manufacturing
17 8 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.42%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 242 (14.39%) Senior
2 191 (11.36%) Architect
3 190 (11.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 123 (7.31%) Consultant
5 122 (7.25%) Software Engineer
6 117 (6.96%) Analyst
7 112 (6.66%) Network Engineer
8 94 (5.59%) DevOps Engineer
9 82 (4.88%) Administrator
9 82 (4.88%) Lead
10 68 (4.04%) Systems Engineer
11 61 (3.63%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
12 59 (3.51%) Security Consultant
13 55 (3.27%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 50 (2.97%) Developer
15 49 (2.91%) Senior Network Engineer
16 48 (2.85%) Integration Engineer
16 48 (2.85%) Project Manager
16 48 (2.85%) Support Engineer
17 43 (2.56%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (3.21%) HTML
2 47 (2.79%) React
3 44 (2.62%) RabbitMQ
4 42 (2.50%) Elastic Stack
5 36 (2.14%) Node.js
6 34 (2.02%) Spring
6 34 (2.02%) Spring Boot
7 33 (1.96%) REST
8 29 (1.72%) AngularJS
8 29 (1.72%) OpenID
8 29 (1.72%) SAML
9 25 (1.49%) Apache NiFi
9 25 (1.49%) Material-UI
10 24 (1.43%) gRPC
10 24 (1.43%) OpenAPI
10 24 (1.43%) Swagger
11 18 (1.07%) ActiveMQ
11 18 (1.07%) YAML
12 16 (0.95%) NumPy
13 15 (0.89%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 79 (4.70%) Cloud Native
2 78 (4.64%) PKI
3 62 (3.69%) Cyberattack
4 48 (2.85%) Data Centre
4 48 (2.85%) Product Ownership
5 45 (2.68%) Security Operations Centre
6 42 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
7 36 (2.14%) Cyber Defence
8 35 (2.08%) Public Cloud
9 34 (2.02%) Algorithms
10 31 (1.84%) Management Information System
11 29 (1.72%) Driving Licence
11 29 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
12 28 (1.66%) CMDB
13 26 (1.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 20 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
15 19 (1.13%) Fat Client
15 19 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
15 19 (1.13%) Thin Client
16 18 (1.07%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 475 (28.24%) Windows
2 459 (27.29%) Linux
3 219 (13.02%) Windows Server
4 120 (7.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 97 (5.77%) CentOS
6 85 (5.05%) Windows Server 2016
7 77 (4.58%) Windows Server 2019
8 72 (4.28%) Ubuntu
9 71 (4.22%) Windows 10
10 61 (3.63%) Windows Server 2012
11 35 (2.08%) Windows 7
12 33 (1.96%) VMS
13 25 (1.49%) Debian
14 15 (0.89%) Unix
15 14 (0.83%) Windows NT
16 12 (0.71%) Windows XP
17 10 (0.59%) Embedded Linux
18 8 (0.48%) CoreOS
19 5 (0.30%) Apple iOS
19 5 (0.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 538 (31.99%) Agile
2 296 (17.60%) Actionable Insight
3 289 (17.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 209 (12.43%) DevOps
5 199 (11.83%) ITIL
6 197 (11.71%) Problem-Solving
7 188 (11.18%) Cybersecurity
8 168 (9.99%) Collaborative Working
9 163 (9.69%) Software Engineering
10 150 (8.92%) Scrum
11 127 (7.55%) Mentoring
12 122 (7.25%) Customer Service
12 122 (7.25%) Infrastructure as Code
13 111 (6.60%) CI/CD
14 106 (6.30%) SIEM
15 105 (6.24%) Analytics
16 101 (6.00%) Coaching
17 91 (5.41%) Service Management
18 87 (5.17%) SDLC
19 84 (4.99%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 296 (17.60%) Python
2 236 (14.03%) PowerShell
3 163 (9.69%) Java
4 122 (7.25%) Bash
5 118 (7.02%) SQL
6 100 (5.95%) JavaScript
7 50 (2.97%) C++
8 47 (2.79%) C
9 46 (2.73%) C#
10 33 (1.96%) Shell Script
11 28 (1.66%) MATLAB
12 25 (1.49%) VB
13 22 (1.31%) VBScript
14 14 (0.83%) Bicep
15 9 (0.54%) Perl
16 8 (0.48%) TypeScript
17 5 (0.30%) Ruby
17 5 (0.30%) Rust
18 4 (0.24%) Lua
18 4 (0.24%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 1,682 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 637 (37.87%) SC Cleared
3 186 (11.06%) Degree
4 70 (4.16%) Cisco Certification
5 54 (3.21%) CCNA
6 46 (2.73%) CCNP
7 40 (2.38%) CISSP
8 32 (1.90%) AWS Certification
9 31 (1.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 29 (1.72%) NVQ Level 3
11 23 (1.37%) CISM
11 23 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
12 21 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
12 21 (1.25%) Master's Degree
13 20 (1.19%) A+ Certification
14 19 (1.13%) CESG Certified Professional
15 18 (1.07%) HND
16 16 (0.95%) PhD
17 14 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 13 (0.77%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (3.21%) NIST
2 43 (2.56%) QA
3 31 (1.84%) SLA
4 21 (1.25%) NIST 800
5 19 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (1.13%) PMO
6 18 (1.07%) JSP 440
6 18 (1.07%) NCSC
7 13 (0.77%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 12 (0.71%) RMADS
9 10 (0.59%) Accessibility
10 9 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.36%) Data Quality
11 6 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 4 (0.24%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.18%) HMG Infosec
13 3 (0.18%) MISRA
13 3 (0.18%) MISRA C
System Software
1 282 (16.77%) Active Directory
2 182 (10.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 140 (8.32%) Docker
4 101 (6.00%) Hyper-V
5 50 (2.97%) vSphere
6 39 (2.32%) Firmware
7 31 (1.84%) VMware ESXi
8 15 (0.89%) KVM
9 14 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
9 14 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
10 12 (0.71%) Microsoft App-V
10 12 (0.71%) VMware NSX
11 9 (0.54%) Forefront TMG
11 9 (0.54%) VMware Workstation
12 6 (0.36%) Embedded Firmware
13 3 (0.18%) BitLocker
14 2 (0.12%) Lustre
14 2 (0.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
14 2 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
14 2 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 262 (15.58%) Ansible
2 211 (12.54%) Kubernetes
3 200 (11.89%) Terraform
4 125 (7.43%) SCCM
5 110 (6.54%) Puppet
6 72 (4.28%) WSUS
7 69 (4.10%) SCOM
8 34 (2.02%) vCenter Server
9 22 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 19 (1.13%) Grafana
11 18 (1.07%) HAProxy
11 18 (1.07%) Prometheus
12 16 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
13 15 (0.89%) NetBackup
14 14 (0.83%) Progress Chef
14 14 (0.83%) Sysprep
15 12 (0.71%) EMC NetWorker
16 9 (0.54%) Failover Clustering
17 5 (0.30%) Opsview
17 5 (0.30%) vRealize
Vendors
1 336 (19.98%) Microsoft
2 244 (14.51%) VMware
3 181 (10.76%) Cisco
4 154 (9.16%) Red Hat
5 72 (4.28%) Juniper
6 57 (3.39%) Oracle
7 46 (2.73%) HP
8 36 (2.14%) Google
8 36 (2.14%) ServiceNow
9 29 (1.72%) SolarWinds
10 28 (1.66%) Dynatrace
10 28 (1.66%) SaltStack
11 26 (1.55%) Palo Alto
12 24 (1.43%) Tanium
12 24 (1.43%) Tripwire
13 23 (1.37%) Riverbed
14 22 (1.31%) Dell
15 19 (1.13%) Veeam
16 18 (1.07%) Citrix
16 18 (1.07%) EMC