Security Posture
South East > Berkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 103 | 74 | 109 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | +35 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Security Posture | 22 | 24 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 1.14% | 2.01% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.11% | 5.37% | 1.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £321 | £473 | £468 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £502 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +4.55% | -35.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £663 | £653 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +15.79% | -26.92% |
All Generic Skills
Berkshire
Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 708 | 447 | 496 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 36.68% | 37.37% | 28.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 388 | 276 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £313 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £417 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.75% | -9.09% | +6.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £650 | £691 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 96 | 17 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.34 | £32.05 | £11.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.22 | £51.00 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £82.75 | £62.50 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.40% | +50.60% | -36.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £87.50 | £59.76 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £88.87 | £68.38 |
| South East median hourly rate | £55.00 | £33.05 | £57.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.41% | -42.37% | +14.70% |
Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Posture relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Security Posture
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Security Posture.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in Berkshire over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 12 August 2026. 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 |
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| Reading | -23 | 14 | £550 | -8.33% | 6 |
| Maidenhead | - | 4 | £500 | - | |
| Wokingham | -23 | 2 | £400 | -20.00% | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: