COBIT Contracts in England

Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for COBIT skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited COBIT over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 476 575 620
Rank change year-on-year +99 +45 -90
Contract jobs citing COBIT 59 88 159
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.17% 0.22%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.12% 1.30% 1.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 56 102
10th Percentile £413 £500 £378
25th Percentile £500 £525 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £610
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -5.74% +16.19%
75th Percentile £725 £656 £694
90th Percentile £770 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +15.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21.27
Median hourly rate - - £22.55
75th Percentile - - £23.82
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £22.55
% change year-on-year - - -64.77%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

COBIT is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance 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 quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,262 6,748 9,331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.24% 13.35% 13.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,344 4,590 6,375
10th Percentile £300 £275 £288
25th Percentile £409 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -2.86% +2.44% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 346 206 260
10th Percentile £10.95 £13.60 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.05 £19.07 £16.88
Median hourly rate £22.04 £40.25 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.25% +46.36% +30.95%
75th Percentile £44.69 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £67.38 £79.88 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £20.61 £37.50 £28.50
% change year-on-year -45.05% +31.58% +35.71%

COBIT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for COBIT in England

COBIT
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for COBIT in England

COBIT
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing COBIT in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for COBIT in England

COBIT
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBIT in England.

Hourly rate trend for COBIT in England

COBIT
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 COBIT within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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 +85 25 £613 +11.36% 15
South East +26 20 £509 -28.40% 9
South West +20 5 £650 +4.00% 1
North of England +25 4 £525 -8.70% 5
East of England +17 2 £600 -4.00% 2
Yorkshire - 2 £525 - 2
North East - 2 £525 -
West Midlands +25 1 £900 +50.00%
Midlands +18 1 £900 +50.00%
COBIT
UK

COBIT
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.69%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 5 (8.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 9 (15.25%) Azure
2 2 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (3.39%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (3.39%) Entra ID
2 2 (3.39%) GitHub
2 2 (3.39%) GitHub Actions
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 16 (27.12%) Network Security
2 2 (3.39%) Broadband
2 2 (3.39%) Firewall
2 2 (3.39%) Internet
3 1 (1.69%) LAN
3 1 (1.69%) WAN
3 1 (1.69%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.69%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Jenkins
General
1 7 (11.86%) Finance
1 7 (11.86%) Social Skills
2 6 (10.17%) Local Government
2 6 (10.17%) Public Sector
3 5 (8.47%) German Language
3 5 (8.47%) Telecoms
4 4 (6.78%) French Language
5 2 (3.39%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.39%) Banking
5 2 (3.39%) Legal
5 2 (3.39%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.39%) Multimedia
5 2 (3.39%) Retail
6 1 (1.69%) Automotive
6 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.69%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 16 (27.12%) Architect
1 16 (27.12%) Consultant
2 15 (25.42%) Security Consultant
3 8 (13.56%) Security Architect
3 8 (13.56%) Solutions Architect
4 7 (11.86%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 6 (10.17%) Analyst
6 5 (8.47%) Cloud Consultant
6 5 (8.47%) Cloud Security Consultant
6 5 (8.47%) IT Manager
6 5 (8.47%) Lead
6 5 (8.47%) Security Analyst
7 4 (6.78%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 4 (6.78%) Information Analyst
7 4 (6.78%) Information Security Analyst
7 4 (6.78%) Risk Manager
7 4 (6.78%) Security Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) IT Risk Manager
8 3 (5.08%) Service Manager
8 3 (5.08%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.39%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.69%) FIDO
2 1 (1.69%) OAuth
2 1 (1.69%) OAuth2
2 1 (1.69%) OpenID
2 1 (1.69%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.69%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.95%) Data Centre
2 8 (13.56%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.39%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (3.39%) IoT
3 2 (3.39%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.69%) Cyberattack
4 1 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.69%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.69%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.39%) Windows
2 1 (1.69%) Linux
2 1 (1.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (57.63%) Risk Management
2 33 (55.93%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (52.54%) Information Security
4 19 (32.20%) ITIL
5 16 (27.12%) Identity Access Management
5 16 (27.12%) Information Security Management
5 16 (27.12%) Security Management
6 13 (22.03%) Business Continuity
6 13 (22.03%) OWASP
6 13 (22.03%) TOGAF
7 12 (20.34%) Conflict Resolution
8 11 (18.64%) Application Security
8 11 (18.64%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (16.95%) Cloud Security
9 10 (16.95%) Roadmaps
9 10 (16.95%) Vulnerability Management
10 8 (13.56%) Budgeting
11 7 (11.86%) Budget Management
11 7 (11.86%) Capacity Management
11 7 (11.86%) SFIA
Qualifications
1 23 (38.98%) CISM
1 23 (38.98%) CISSP
2 15 (25.42%) CISA
3 11 (18.64%) Security Cleared
4 10 (16.95%) Degree
5 9 (15.25%) CRISC
5 9 (15.25%) SC Cleared
6 8 (13.56%) ISACA
7 7 (11.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (11.86%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (11.86%) CISMP
8 4 (6.78%) ISSAP
9 3 (5.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (5.08%) ISEB
10 2 (3.39%) CCSP
10 2 (3.39%) CEH
10 2 (3.39%) CREST Certified
10 2 (3.39%) CSSLP
10 2 (3.39%) DV Cleared
10 2 (3.39%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (54.24%) NIST
2 30 (50.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (20.34%) GDPR
3 12 (20.34%) GRC
4 9 (15.25%) ISO 22301
5 5 (8.47%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 5 (8.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 5 (8.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (5.08%) NCSC
6 3 (5.08%) PCI DSS
7 2 (3.39%) COSO
7 2 (3.39%) ITGC
8 1 (1.69%) GxP
8 1 (1.69%) HIPAA
8 1 (1.69%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 1 (1.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.39%) Nessus
2 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.69%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft
1 5 (8.47%) Sparx
2 2 (3.39%) Qualys
3 1 (1.69%) Cisco
3 1 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (1.69%) Netskope
3 1 (1.69%) Okta
3 1 (1.69%) OneTrust
3 1 (1.69%) Oracle
3 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow