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Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 9 Jun 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Security Cleared	3	Up 7 places+7	£675	+237.50%	24 20.00%	2
Cyber Security	14	New entry-	£513	-	8 6.67%	10
Cloud Security	19	Down -7 places-7	£675	-10.11%	3 2.50%
Network Security	11	Up 1 place+1	£525	-	11 9.17%	1
Security Testing	17	New entry-	-	-	5 4.17%	1
Security Engineer	16	New entry-	£675	-	6 5.00%
Security Check (SC) Clearance	5	Up 5 places+5	£699	+249.25%	18 15.00%	2
Application Security	11	New entry-	£625	-	11 9.17%
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)	18	New entry-	£495	-	4 3.33%	1
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)	19	New entry-	£450	-	3 2.50%
Security Specialist	18	New entry-	£513	-	4 3.33%	2
Static Application Security Testing	21	New entry-	£500	-	1 0.83%
Cyber Security Engineer	19	New entry-	£450	-	3 2.50%
Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)	21	New entry-	£500	-	1 0.83%
Cyber Security Specialist	18	New entry-	£513	-	4 3.33%	2
Cloud Security Engineer	19	New entry-	£675	-	3 2.50%
Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)	11	Up 1 place+1	£525	-	11 9.17%
Dynamic Application Security Testing	21	New entry-	£500	-	1 0.83%
ISA99 (Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security)	20	New entry-	-	-	2 1.67%
Security Check Clearance Desktop Support	21	New entry-	£195	-	1 0.83%