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 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 29 107
Rank change year-on-year +15 +78 -34
Contract jobs citing DV Cleared 1,923 1,485 742
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.11% 6.53% 2.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 25.37% 20.04% 9.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,419 1,076 531
10th Percentile £425 £415 £425
25th Percentile £513 £502 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +15.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £675
90th Percentile £765 £727 £738
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +11.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 59 7
10th Percentile £52.90 £55.67 £56.23
25th Percentile £57.16 £63.14 £63.30
Median hourly rate £71.75 £75.00 £68.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.34% +10.29% +36.00%
75th Percentile £85.99 £78.60 £73.00
90th Percentile £96.75 £90.90 £76.60
UK median hourly rate £72.33 £70.00 £66.66
% change year-on-year +3.33% +5.01% +33.32%

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 7,580 7,412 8,145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.90% 32.58% 26.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,398 4,895 5,327
10th Percentile £275 £300 £263
25th Percentile £425 £425 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £632 £600
90th Percentile £714 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £527 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.27% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 964 575 538
10th Percentile £13.56 £13.53 £13.36
25th Percentile £17.72 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £41.13 £52.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.65% +50.00% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.45 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £65.98
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +29.93%

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 7 June 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 7 June 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 7 June 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 +17 907 £605 +6.14% 140
South West +2 790 £570 -7.32% 131
Midlands +5 97 £575 -4.17% 37
East of England -11 79 £550 -2.22% 22
West Midlands +26 74 £575 -8.00% 30
North of England +14 59 £600 -2.04% 29
Yorkshire +25 31 £675 +53.41% 1
North West -2 23 £550 -12.00% 27
East Midlands -25 23 £575 -3.44% 7
Scotland +22 22 £700 +33.33% 9
Northern Ireland - 12 £588 - 3
North East - 5 £600 - 1
Wales +6 2 - -
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 58 (3.02%) SharePoint
2 48 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 43 (2.24%) Confluence
4 29 (1.51%) SharePoint Server
5 9 (0.47%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) CMS
6 4 (0.21%) IIS
6 4 (0.21%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.10%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2000
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.052%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 64 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 32 (1.66%) Spreadsheet
4 29 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (0.94%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.26%) Siemens NX
8 4 (0.21%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.21%) Simulink
9 1 (0.052%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.052%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 18 (0.94%) Primavera
2 17 (0.88%) SAP QM
3 8 (0.42%) SAP EWM
4 7 (0.36%) Teamcenter
5 6 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 4 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.052%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 222 (11.54%) Azure
2 103 (5.36%) AWS
3 58 (3.02%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (2.29%) Azure DevOps
5 43 (2.24%) PaaS
6 41 (2.13%) SaaS
7 32 (1.66%) Entra ID
8 30 (1.56%) Cloud Computing
8 30 (1.56%) IaaS
9 27 (1.40%) Azure Stack
10 22 (1.14%) Azure Monitor
11 20 (1.04%) Azure Storage
12 18 (0.94%) OpenShift
13 15 (0.78%) OCI
14 11 (0.57%) GitHub
14 11 (0.57%) Power Platform
15 10 (0.52%) Serverless
16 9 (0.47%) Amazon EC2
16 9 (0.47%) Amazon S3
16 9 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 161 (8.37%) Firewall
2 88 (4.58%) Network Security
3 74 (3.85%) DNS
4 72 (3.74%) WAN
5 65 (3.38%) LAN
6 62 (3.22%) DHCP
7 52 (2.70%) BGP
8 47 (2.44%) Intrusion Detection
9 41 (2.13%) SAN
10 37 (1.92%) SSL
11 28 (1.46%) TCP/IP
12 27 (1.40%) VoIP
13 26 (1.35%) PBX
14 23 (1.20%) VSAN
15 22 (1.14%) Cisco ISE
16 20 (1.04%) OSPF
17 18 (0.94%) DMVPN
17 18 (0.94%) EIGRP
17 18 (0.94%) SMTP
18 14 (0.73%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (2.13%) SQL Server
2 23 (1.20%) Big Data
2 23 (1.20%) Relational Database
3 20 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
4 17 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.36%) InfluxDB
7 7 (0.36%) Metadata
7 7 (0.36%) Metadata Repository
8 6 (0.31%) Power BI
8 6 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.21%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.21%) SQLite
11 3 (0.16%) MariaDB
11 3 (0.16%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.16%) SAP HANA
11 3 (0.16%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 70 (3.64%) JIRA
2 29 (1.51%) Git
3 28 (1.46%) Jenkins
4 19 (0.99%) Rational DOORS
5 18 (0.94%) TestRail
6 17 (0.88%) GitLab
7 14 (0.73%) JUnit
8 10 (0.52%) Artifactory
8 10 (0.52%) Bitbucket
8 10 (0.52%) Robot Framework
9 9 (0.47%) Maven
9 9 (0.47%) Selenium
9 9 (0.47%) SonarQube
10 8 (0.42%) MSI
11 7 (0.36%) Cypress.io
12 5 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 4 (0.21%) Checkstyle
13 4 (0.21%) InstallShield
13 4 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
14 3 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 337 (17.52%) Social Skills
2 319 (16.59%) Public Sector
3 154 (8.01%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (4.68%) Finance
5 84 (4.37%) Telecoms
6 65 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
7 53 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (2.50%) Military
9 43 (2.24%) Manufacturing
10 31 (1.61%) Electronics
11 30 (1.56%) Marketing
12 16 (0.83%) Aerospace
13 8 (0.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (0.36%) Digital Economy
15 6 (0.31%) Aviation
15 6 (0.31%) Legal
16 4 (0.21%) Advertising
16 4 (0.21%) Aeronautics
16 4 (0.21%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.16%) Banking
Job Titles
1 472 (24.54%) Architect
2 195 (10.14%) Analyst
3 106 (5.51%) Senior
4 99 (5.15%) Solutions Architect
5 98 (5.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 88 (4.58%) Lead
7 87 (4.52%) Consultant
8 86 (4.47%) Administrator
9 81 (4.21%) Network Architect
10 70 (3.64%) Project Manager
11 67 (3.48%) Systems Administrator
12 63 (3.28%) Security Architect
13 58 (3.02%) Network Engineer
14 57 (2.96%) DevOps Engineer
15 56 (2.91%) Infrastructure Architect
16 50 (2.60%) Security Engineer
17 49 (2.55%) SOC Analyst
18 48 (2.50%) Developer
19 43 (2.24%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
20 40 (2.08%) Storage Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (1.98%) REST
2 34 (1.77%) Spring Boot
3 33 (1.72%) Spring
4 32 (1.66%) Web Services
5 30 (1.56%) Elastic Stack
6 29 (1.51%) React
7 26 (1.35%) Apache NiFi
8 23 (1.20%) ARM Templates
9 17 (0.88%) .NET
10 12 (0.62%) Hibernate
10 12 (0.62%) Itk
10 12 (0.62%) JPA
11 9 (0.47%) Node.js
12 7 (0.36%) .NET Core
13 6 (0.31%) JSON
13 6 (0.31%) RabbitMQ
13 6 (0.31%) RESTful
13 6 (0.31%) XML
14 5 (0.26%) .NET Framework
14 5 (0.26%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 180 (9.36%) PKI
2 102 (5.30%) Cyber Threat
3 101 (5.25%) Cyber Defence
4 87 (4.52%) Data Centre
4 87 (4.52%) Management Information System
5 66 (3.43%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 57 (2.96%) Security Operations Centre
7 44 (2.29%) Private Cloud
8 40 (2.08%) CSOC
9 38 (1.98%) Product Ownership
10 33 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
11 26 (1.35%) Driving Licence
12 22 (1.14%) Distributed Applications
13 21 (1.09%) Client/Server
14 18 (0.94%) Video Conferencing
15 17 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
16 13 (0.68%) Operational Technology
17 12 (0.62%) Linux Command Line
18 11 (0.57%) Clustering
19 10 (0.52%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 396 (20.59%) Windows
2 226 (11.75%) Linux
3 161 (8.37%) Windows Server
4 74 (3.85%) Windows Server 2019
5 70 (3.64%) Windows 10
6 67 (3.48%) Windows Server 2016
7 48 (2.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 37 (1.92%) Windows Server 2012
9 30 (1.56%) Windows 7
10 28 (1.46%) Unix
11 19 (0.99%) Apple iOS
12 16 (0.83%) Windows NT
13 15 (0.78%) Android
14 14 (0.73%) Ubuntu
14 14 (0.73%) Windows XP
15 12 (0.62%) Solaris
16 10 (0.52%) Debian
17 6 (0.31%) Windows Server 2003
18 4 (0.21%) Windows Vista
19 3 (0.16%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 302 (15.70%) Agile
2 260 (13.52%) Cybersecurity
3 207 (10.76%) DevOps
4 203 (10.56%) SIEM
5 199 (10.35%) ITIL
6 180 (9.36%) Problem-Solving
7 139 (7.23%) Service Management
8 134 (6.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 117 (6.08%) Project Management
10 111 (5.77%) Stakeholder Management
11 105 (5.46%) Security Operations
12 100 (5.20%) Incident Response
12 100 (5.20%) Information Security
13 95 (4.94%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 95 (4.94%) Threat Intelligence
14 91 (4.73%) Project Delivery
15 83 (4.32%) Mentoring
15 83 (4.32%) Use Case
16 82 (4.26%) Network Management
17 77 (4.00%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 162 (8.42%) PowerShell
2 138 (7.18%) Python
3 105 (5.46%) Java
4 55 (2.86%) C#
5 50 (2.60%) C
6 47 (2.44%) SQL
7 40 (2.08%) VBScript
8 23 (1.20%) Bash
8 23 (1.20%) Bicep
8 23 (1.20%) JavaScript
9 20 (1.04%) TypeScript
9 20 (1.04%) VB
10 17 (0.88%) Go
11 14 (0.73%) C++
12 6 (0.31%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.26%) MATLAB
14 4 (0.21%) Ruby
15 3 (0.16%) Embedded C
15 3 (0.16%) Embedded C++
15 3 (0.16%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1,923 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 372 (19.34%) SC Cleared
3 154 (8.01%) Degree
4 40 (2.08%) Cisco Certification
5 36 (1.87%) CCNP
6 30 (1.56%) APMP
7 24 (1.25%) SANS
8 20 (1.04%) CCNA
8 20 (1.04%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 20 (1.04%) TOGAF Certification
9 19 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (0.99%) ISTQB
10 18 (0.94%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 17 (0.88%) CISSP
12 16 (0.83%) CISM
13 15 (0.78%) HND
14 10 (0.52%) PMP
14 10 (0.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 9 (0.47%) Azure Certification
15 9 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (4.06%) NIST
2 59 (3.07%) NIST 800
3 49 (2.55%) PMO
4 46 (2.39%) QA
5 42 (2.18%) SLA
6 28 (1.46%) Government Security Classifications
7 21 (1.09%) NCSC
8 20 (1.04%) GDPR
9 17 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
10 14 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 8 (0.42%) RMADS
12 7 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 7 (0.36%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.36%) P3O
13 2 (0.10%) COBIT
13 2 (0.10%) Data Quality
13 2 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.052%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.052%) IFRS
14 1 (0.052%) WCAG
System Software
1 174 (9.05%) Active Directory
2 123 (6.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 73 (3.80%) Docker
4 69 (3.59%) VMware NSX
5 62 (3.22%) VMware ESXi
6 52 (2.70%) Hyper-V
7 33 (1.72%) vSphere
8 31 (1.61%) Firmware
9 30 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
10 24 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
11 9 (0.47%) Microsoft App-V
12 4 (0.21%) BitLocker
12 4 (0.21%) Terminal Services
13 3 (0.16%) iptables
13 3 (0.16%) VMFS
14 1 (0.052%) KVM
14 1 (0.052%) Slurm Workload Manager
14 1 (0.052%) UAG
14 1 (0.052%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 92 (4.78%) SCCM
2 89 (4.63%) Ansible
3 88 (4.58%) Terraform
4 87 (4.52%) Kubernetes
5 70 (3.64%) WSUS
6 55 (2.86%) SCOM
7 37 (1.92%) vCenter Server
8 26 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
9 22 (1.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 22 (1.14%) Kibana
10 21 (1.09%) logstash
11 20 (1.04%) Grafana
11 20 (1.04%) Prometheus
12 18 (0.94%) FortiGate
13 17 (0.88%) EMC NetWorker
13 17 (0.88%) NetBackup
14 16 (0.83%) Sysprep
15 14 (0.73%) MAILsweeper
16 12 (0.62%) NetIQ Identity Manager
16 12 (0.62%) vRealize
Vendors
1 404 (21.01%) Microsoft
2 236 (12.27%) VMware
3 110 (5.72%) Cisco
4 107 (5.56%) Juniper
5 62 (3.22%) SAP
6 61 (3.17%) Dell
7 53 (2.76%) Red Hat
8 48 (2.50%) HP
8 48 (2.50%) Palo Alto
9 44 (2.29%) Atlassian
10 24 (1.25%) Oracle
10 24 (1.25%) Veeam
11 23 (1.20%) F5
12 20 (1.04%) EMC
13 18 (0.94%) Fortinet
13 18 (0.94%) Symantec
14 16 (0.83%) ArcSight
14 16 (0.83%) IBM
14 16 (0.83%) NetApp
14 16 (0.83%) NetIQ