CCSK Contracts in England

Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CCSK qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 515 606 743
Rank change year-on-year +91 +137 -129
Contract jobs citing CCSK 23 49 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.062% 0.097% 0.058%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% 0.35% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 29 30
10th Percentile £535 £620 £536
25th Percentile £575 £625 £606
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -1.52%
75th Percentile £750 £750 £759
90th Percentile £774 £758 £770
UK median daily rate £600 £700 £650
% change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +8.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CCSK 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 England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,584 14,001 15,355
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 27.74% 21.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,111 9,375 10,071
10th Percentile £300 £330 £315
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 980 748 693
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.15 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.00 £20.00 £18.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.40 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.66% +39.73% -3.75%
75th Percentile £62.50 £68.25 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.04 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CCSK as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CCSK in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CCSK in England.

Daily rate trend for CCSK in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCSK in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CCSK in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCSK within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +86 19 £619 -11.61% 1
South East +20 3 £600 +20.00%
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (26.09%) Azure
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (17.39%) AWS
2 4 (17.39%) IaaS
2 4 (17.39%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (26.09%) Firewall
2 2 (8.70%) DNS
2 2 (8.70%) SNMP
3 1 (4.35%) Internet
General
1 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Local Government
3 3 (13.04%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.70%) Finance
4 2 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Telecoms
5 1 (4.35%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (69.57%) Architect
1 16 (69.57%) Security Architect
2 8 (34.78%) Senior
2 8 (34.78%) Senior Architect
2 8 (34.78%) Senior Security Architect
3 4 (17.39%) Information Officer
3 4 (17.39%) Information Security Officer
3 4 (17.39%) Security Officer
4 3 (13.04%) IT Architect
4 3 (13.04%) IT Security Architect
5 2 (8.70%) Firewall Architect
6 1 (4.35%) CISSP Architect
6 1 (4.35%) Cloud Architect
6 1 (4.35%) Consultant
6 1 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 1 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Lead
6 1 (4.35%) Lead Security Architect
6 1 (4.35%) Senior Cloud Architect
6 1 (4.35%) SOC Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (30.43%) Management Information System
2 4 (17.39%) Operational Technology
3 2 (8.70%) Industry 4.0
3 2 (8.70%) IoT
3 2 (8.70%) Security Posture
4 1 (4.35%) BBC
4 1 (4.35%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (86.96%) SABSA
2 14 (60.87%) Security Architecture
3 12 (52.17%) Cloud Security
3 12 (52.17%) Information Security
4 10 (43.48%) Risk Management
5 8 (34.78%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (34.78%) TOGAF
6 5 (21.74%) Data Loss Prevention
7 4 (17.39%) Business Case
7 4 (17.39%) Business Impact Analysis
7 4 (17.39%) Business Strategy
7 4 (17.39%) Customer Service
7 4 (17.39%) Enterprise Architecture
7 4 (17.39%) Impact Analysis
7 4 (17.39%) Time Management
8 3 (13.04%) Data Protection
8 3 (13.04%) Ethical Hacking
8 3 (13.04%) Performance Management
8 3 (13.04%) PRINCE2
9 2 (8.70%) Information Management
Qualifications
1 22 (95.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 22 (95.65%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (91.30%) CISSP
3 13 (56.52%) CISA
4 10 (43.48%) CRISC
4 10 (43.48%) GIAC
5 8 (34.78%) CISM
6 7 (30.43%) CCSP
6 7 (30.43%) SANS
7 5 (21.74%) CEH
8 4 (17.39%) CCNP
8 4 (17.39%) Degree
8 4 (17.39%) FFIEC
9 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
10 1 (4.35%) CCA
10 1 (4.35%) CompTIA CySA+
10 1 (4.35%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (4.35%) GCIA
10 1 (4.35%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (69.57%) NIST
2 15 (65.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (39.13%) NIST 800
4 8 (34.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 5 (21.74%) NCSC
6 3 (13.04%) ISO 22301
6 3 (13.04%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (8.70%) GDPR
7 2 (8.70%) GRC
8 1 (4.35%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (4.35%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft
2 4 (17.39%) Cisco