Data Security Contracts in England

Data Security
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 30 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 294 368 463
Rank change year-on-year +74 +95 -12
Contract jobs citing Data Security 261 293 345
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.71% 0.62% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% 0.69% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 208 240
10th Percentile £382 £411 £331
25th Percentile £450 £487 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -3.08% +13.50%
75th Percentile £695 £688 £688
90th Percentile £750 £752 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £552
% change year-on-year - -0.36% +5.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 2
10th Percentile £21.31 £15.32 £20.01
25th Percentile £23.75 £15.81 £20.40
Median hourly rate £40.00 £19.25 £22.87
Median % change year-on-year +107.79% -15.83% -37.62%
75th Percentile - £19.88 £25.40
90th Percentile £52.48 - £25.83
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £19.25 £22.87
% change year-on-year +107.79% -15.83% -37.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Data Security is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,544 42,731 64,051
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.81% 89.96% 90.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,598 30,002 45,622
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,306 1,516 1,722
10th Percentile £12.84 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.61 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - +50.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.77 £25.68
% change year-on-year -0.73% +43.19% +9.28%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in England

Data Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Security in England

Data Security
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 Data Security within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 +66 125 £575 -13.21% 71
South East +21 56 £500 -9.09% 31
North of England +20 30 £513 +5.45% 57
North West +27 23 £513 +5.45% 28
South West -1 23 £650 +18.18% 8
Midlands +9 13 £650 +15.56% 28
West Midlands +11 12 £650 +52.94% 13
Yorkshire +3 7 £527 +4.36% 24
East of England +13 4 £600 +20.00% 15
South Coast - 3 £500 -
East Midlands +11 1 - - 15
Data Security
UK

Data Security
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 30 (11.49%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.60%) Apache Spark
2 12 (4.60%) SAS
3 6 (2.30%) Apache
4 5 (1.92%) Confluence
5 4 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (1.15%) CICS
6 3 (1.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.38%) Apache Pulsar
7 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 2 (0.77%) Chatbot
1 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.53%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.53%) Oracle General Ledger
2 3 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.15%) Oracle Assets
2 3 (1.15%) Oracle EBS R12
2 3 (1.15%) Oracle FAH
2 3 (1.15%) Oracle Financials
2 3 (1.15%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (1.15%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.77%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.38%) Odoo
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.38%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.38%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 87 (33.33%) Azure
2 48 (18.39%) AWS
3 34 (13.03%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (9.96%) GCP
5 17 (6.51%) Power Platform
6 15 (5.75%) Azure Data Factory
7 13 (4.98%) Entra ID
8 12 (4.60%) SaaS
9 11 (4.21%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (3.07%) Amazon S3
10 8 (3.07%) Microsoft Purview
10 8 (3.07%) PaaS
11 7 (2.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 7 (2.68%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 6 (2.30%) Google Workspace
12 6 (2.30%) IaaS
12 6 (2.30%) Power Automate
13 5 (1.92%) GitHub
13 5 (1.92%) Nutanix
13 5 (1.92%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.60%) DNS
2 10 (3.83%) Firewall
2 10 (3.83%) Network Security
3 8 (3.07%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.68%) DHCP
4 7 (2.68%) SAN
5 5 (1.92%) Kerberos
5 5 (1.92%) NAS
5 5 (1.92%) VLAN
5 5 (1.92%) VPN
6 3 (1.15%) PuTTY
6 3 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.77%) Internet
7 2 (0.77%) VoIP
7 2 (0.77%) WAN
8 1 (0.38%) 5G
8 1 (0.38%) DWDM
8 1 (0.38%) Intranet
8 1 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (15.71%) Data Warehouse
2 22 (8.43%) Data Lake
3 17 (6.51%) Power BI
4 14 (5.36%) Big Data
5 13 (4.98%) Metadata
6 11 (4.21%) NoSQL
7 10 (3.83%) Crystal Reports
7 10 (3.83%) Relational Database
7 10 (3.83%) SQL Server
8 9 (3.45%) MySQL
9 6 (2.30%) DB2
9 6 (2.30%) Hadoop
9 6 (2.30%) OLTP
10 5 (1.92%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.92%) Tableau
11 4 (1.53%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (1.53%) BigQuery
12 3 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (1.15%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 15 (5.75%) JIRA
2 11 (4.21%) Jenkins
3 10 (3.83%) Git
4 6 (2.30%) TeamCity
5 3 (1.15%) Toad
6 2 (0.77%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.77%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.77%) kappa
6 2 (0.77%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.77%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.38%) GitLab
7 1 (0.38%) GoCD
7 1 (0.38%) IBM UrbanCode
7 1 (0.38%) JMeter
7 1 (0.38%) JUnit
7 1 (0.38%) NeoLoad
7 1 (0.38%) Selenium
7 1 (0.38%) SoapUI
General
1 58 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 55 (21.07%) Social Skills
3 47 (18.01%) Finance
4 28 (10.73%) Public Sector
5 16 (6.13%) Banking
6 11 (4.21%) Telecoms
7 10 (3.83%) Legal
8 9 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.30%) Retail
11 5 (1.92%) Marketing
12 4 (1.53%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.15%) Back Office
13 3 (1.15%) French Language
13 3 (1.15%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.77%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.77%) Police
Job Titles
1 63 (24.14%) Architect
2 35 (13.41%) Analyst
3 26 (9.96%) Data Architect
3 26 (9.96%) Data Engineer
4 20 (7.66%) Lead
5 18 (6.90%) Developer
6 17 (6.51%) Consultant
6 17 (6.51%) Technical Architect
7 16 (6.13%) Data Analyst
8 14 (5.36%) SharePoint Architect
9 12 (4.60%) Security Architect
10 11 (4.21%) Security Engineer
11 10 (3.83%) Security Specialist
11 10 (3.83%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (3.07%) Compliance Analyst
12 8 (3.07%) Data Compliance Analyst
12 8 (3.07%) IT Security Specialist
12 8 (3.07%) Security Operations Specialist
12 8 (3.07%) Senior
13 7 (2.68%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.21%) Kafka
2 6 (2.30%) CSS
2 6 (2.30%) HTML
2 6 (2.30%) OAuth
2 6 (2.30%) Web Services
3 5 (1.92%) LDAP
3 5 (1.92%) OAuth2
3 5 (1.92%) SAML
4 4 (1.53%) .NET
4 4 (1.53%) AngularJS
4 4 (1.53%) Apache NiFi
4 4 (1.53%) PySpark
4 4 (1.53%) RESTful
4 4 (1.53%) XML
5 3 (1.15%) .NET Framework
5 3 (1.15%) Node.js
5 3 (1.15%) React
5 3 (1.15%) SOAP
6 2 (0.77%) Android SDK
6 2 (0.77%) Apache Avro
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.49%) Management Information System
2 23 (8.81%) Data Structures
3 22 (8.43%) Cloud Native
4 18 (6.90%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.68%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (2.30%) Clustering
6 6 (2.30%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.30%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.30%) Replication
7 5 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.53%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.53%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.15%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (1.15%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 3 (1.15%) Cyberattack
9 3 (1.15%) FMCG
9 3 (1.15%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.15%) Online Banking
9 3 (1.15%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 19 (7.28%) Windows
2 13 (4.98%) Linux
3 8 (3.07%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.92%) Oracle Linux
4 5 (1.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.92%) Solaris
4 5 (1.92%) zOS
5 3 (1.15%) Android
5 3 (1.15%) Unix
6 1 (0.38%) VMS
6 1 (0.38%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (23.75%) Analytics
2 61 (23.37%) Data Governance
3 57 (21.84%) Problem-Solving
4 44 (16.86%) Incident Response
5 43 (16.48%) Data Modelling
6 40 (15.33%) Data Management
7 39 (14.94%) Agile
8 38 (14.56%) Project Management
9 37 (14.18%) Vulnerability Management
10 36 (13.79%) Data Loss Prevention
10 36 (13.79%) ETL
10 36 (13.79%) Migration
11 33 (12.64%) Data Integration
12 32 (12.26%) Security Operations
13 31 (11.88%) Roadmaps
13 31 (11.88%) SIEM
14 27 (10.34%) CI/CD
14 27 (10.34%) Data Migration
15 26 (9.96%) Data Pipeline
16 25 (9.58%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 63 (24.14%) SQL
2 37 (14.18%) Python
3 17 (6.51%) Java
4 15 (5.75%) JavaScript
5 11 (4.21%) TypeScript
6 8 (3.07%) PowerShell
7 7 (2.68%) Bash
8 5 (1.92%) PL/SQL
9 4 (1.53%) Scala
10 3 (1.15%) C#
10 3 (1.15%) COBOL
10 3 (1.15%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.15%) PHP
10 3 (1.15%) R
10 3 (1.15%) REXX
10 3 (1.15%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.77%) U-SQL
12 1 (0.38%) Go
Qualifications
1 42 (16.09%) Security Cleared
2 38 (14.56%) Degree
3 37 (14.18%) SC Cleared
4 20 (7.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.21%) CISSP
6 10 (3.83%) CISM
7 8 (3.07%) AWS Certification
7 8 (3.07%) PMP
8 6 (2.30%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.92%) CISA
9 5 (1.92%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.92%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.77%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.77%) CEH
10 2 (0.77%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.77%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.77%) PhD
11 1 (0.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.38%) CCNA CyberOps
11 1 (0.38%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (13.03%) GDPR
2 33 (12.64%) Data Quality
3 14 (5.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (4.60%) QA
5 9 (3.45%) PCI DSS
6 8 (3.07%) NIST
7 6 (2.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 6 (2.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.53%) SLA
10 3 (1.15%) COBIT
10 3 (1.15%) GRC
10 3 (1.15%) JSP 440
10 3 (1.15%) NCSC
11 2 (0.77%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.38%) GPG13
System Software
1 14 (5.36%) Docker
2 13 (4.98%) Active Directory
3 8 (3.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.38%) Apache Flume
5 1 (0.38%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 10 (3.83%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.07%) Terraform
3 7 (2.68%) Ansible
4 5 (1.92%) EMC NetWorker
4 5 (1.92%) Netcool
4 5 (1.92%) Tivoli
4 5 (1.92%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 4 (1.53%) SCCM
6 3 (1.15%) CASB
6 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.77%) Ambari
7 2 (0.77%) Oozie
7 2 (0.77%) SCOrch
7 2 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.77%) WSUS
8 1 (0.38%) CA Service Virtualization
8 1 (0.38%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.38%) Kibana
8 1 (0.38%) logstash
8 1 (0.38%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 78 (29.89%) Microsoft
2 23 (8.81%) Qualys
3 21 (8.05%) Varonis
4 20 (7.66%) Databricks
5 17 (6.51%) NetApp
5 17 (6.51%) Oracle
6 16 (6.13%) Forcepoint
6 16 (6.13%) LogRhythm
7 14 (5.36%) Splunk
8 12 (4.60%) Google
9 10 (3.83%) IBM
9 10 (3.83%) IFS
10 9 (3.45%) ServiceNow
10 9 (3.45%) VMware
11 8 (3.07%) Cisco
11 8 (3.07%) SAP
12 7 (2.68%) Talend
12 7 (2.68%) Virgin Media
13 6 (2.30%) EMC
13 6 (2.30%) Palantir