Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 8 Jun 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
McAfee (formerly Intel Security)	34	Down -8 places-8	£280	-6.66%	1 0.36%	1
Security Cleared	12	Up 8 places+8	£750	+140.00%	26 9.39%	13
Cyber Security	24	Down -1 place-1	£540	+10.76%	11 3.97%	23
Data Security	34	Down -7 places-7	£310	+93.75%	1 0.36%	3
Cloud Security	32	Down -11 places-11	£750	+56.25%	3 1.08%	8
Network Security	33	Down -7 places-7	£538	+79.16%	2 0.72%	7
Security Engineer	34	Down -7 places-7	£650	-	1 0.36%
Security Check (SC) Clearance	14	Up 9 places+9	£750	+226.08%	23 8.30%	13
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance	34	New entry-	-	-	1 0.36%
Information Security	34	Down -7 places-7	£475	-26.92%	1 0.36%	1
Security Operations	31	New entry-	£800	-	4 1.44%	4
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)	33	New entry-	£725	-	2 0.72%	13
Security Architecture	33	New entry-	£725	-	2 0.72%	4
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC, Role-Based Security)	32	New entry-	£768	-	3 1.08%
Security Consultant	32	New entry-	£800	-	3 1.08%
Cyber Security Manager	34	New entry-	-	-	1 0.36%
Cyber Security Consultant	32	New entry-	£800	-	3 1.08%
Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)	34	New entry-	£800	-	1 0.36%
Cyber Security Project Manager	34	New entry-	-	-	1 0.36%
Security Check Clearance Test Analyst	34	New entry-	£325	-	1 0.36%