Data Security Contracts in the South East

Data Security
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 148 225
Rank change year-on-year +3 +77 -43
Contract jobs citing Data Security 56 63 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 1.02% 1.11% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 1.24% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 55 25
10th Percentile - £276 -
25th Percentile £425 £463 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £525 £510
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +2.94% +13.33%
75th Percentile £600 £569 £550
90th Percentile £698 £683 £663
England median daily rate £563 £550 £565
% change year-on-year +2.27% -2.65% +13.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £15.41 -
England median hourly rate £40.00 £19.25 £24.24
% change year-on-year +107.79% -20.59% -43.28%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,650 5,085 6,887
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.33% 89.37% 89.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,713 3,536 4,653
10th Percentile £250 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £402 £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.28% +1.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £594
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 433 222 283
10th Percentile £13.00 £17.05 £12.26
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £15.56
Median hourly rate £47.50 £49.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +130.23% -21.82%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.59 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.86 £74.98 £61.50
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.34 £24.30
% change year-on-year -2.25% +53.69% +3.38%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Data Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the South East

Data Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Security in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Data Security in the South East

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Security in the South East over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in the South East

Data Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Security in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Data Security in the South East

Data Security
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 8 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
West Sussex +21 26 £450 -14.29% 4
Thames Valley -17 15 £530 +0.95% 13
Berkshire -19 15 £530 +0.95% 6
Surrey - 9 £644 - 5
Hampshire -6 5 £475 -2.56% 8
Data Security
England

Data Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 10 (17.86%) SAS
2 4 (7.14%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.14%) Azure
2 3 (5.36%) AWS
2 3 (5.36%) SaaS
3 2 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.57%) PaaS
4 1 (1.79%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.79%) Mimecast
4 1 (1.79%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.57%) SAN
2 1 (1.79%) Network Security
2 1 (1.79%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (17.86%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.79%) IDMS
2 1 (1.79%) Power BI
2 1 (1.79%) QlikView
2 1 (1.79%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Android Studio
1 1 (1.79%) Git
General
1 11 (19.64%) Finance
2 9 (16.07%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (12.50%) Telecoms
4 6 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (7.14%) Social Skills
6 2 (3.57%) Back Office
7 1 (1.79%) Banking
7 1 (1.79%) Legal
7 1 (1.79%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (26.79%) Analyst
2 9 (16.07%) Developer
3 8 (14.29%) IT Security Specialist
3 8 (14.29%) Security Operations Specialist
3 8 (14.29%) Security Specialist
4 7 (12.50%) IFS Developer
4 7 (12.50%) Lead
4 7 (12.50%) Project Manager
4 7 (12.50%) SOC Analyst
5 5 (8.93%) Product Manager
6 4 (7.14%) Business Analyst
6 4 (7.14%) IT Analyst
6 4 (7.14%) Product Analyst
6 4 (7.14%) Report Developer
7 3 (5.36%) Senior
8 2 (3.57%) IT Infrastructure Architect
8 2 (3.57%) Senior VMware Architect
8 2 (3.57%) SIEM Specialist
8 2 (3.57%) SOC Specialist
8 2 (3.57%) Windows Infrastructure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.79%) Android SDK
1 1 (1.79%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (32.14%) Management Information System
2 12 (21.43%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.36%) Product Ownership
4 2 (3.57%) Cyberattack
4 2 (3.57%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.79%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.79%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.79%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.36%) Linux
1 3 (5.36%) Windows
2 1 (1.79%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (42.86%) Security Operations
2 23 (41.07%) Incident Response
2 23 (41.07%) Vulnerability Management
3 19 (33.93%) Data Loss Prevention
3 19 (33.93%) SIEM
4 13 (23.21%) User Experience
5 12 (21.43%) Project Delivery
6 10 (17.86%) Analytics
6 10 (17.86%) Data Analytics
6 10 (17.86%) Matrix Organization
6 10 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (16.07%) Agile
8 8 (14.29%) Project Management
8 8 (14.29%) Roadmaps
9 7 (12.50%) Contract Management
9 7 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
10 6 (10.71%) Business Analysis
10 6 (10.71%) Development Roadmap
10 6 (10.71%) ERP
10 6 (10.71%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 11 (19.64%) SQL
2 2 (3.57%) Python
3 1 (1.79%) Kotlin
3 1 (1.79%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (23.21%) Degree
2 3 (5.36%) PMP
3 2 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (3.57%) PhD
3 2 (3.57%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.79%) CISA
4 1 (1.79%) CISM
4 1 (1.79%) CISSP
4 1 (1.79%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.79%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.14%) PCI DSS
2 3 (5.36%) GDPR
2 3 (5.36%) QA
3 1 (1.79%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.79%) CA Service Virtualization
Vendors
1 19 (33.93%) Microsoft
2 16 (28.57%) Forcepoint
2 16 (28.57%) LogRhythm
2 16 (28.57%) Qualys
2 16 (28.57%) Varonis
3 10 (17.86%) IFS
4 7 (12.50%) Virgin Media
5 2 (3.57%) VMware
6 1 (1.79%) CA
6 1 (1.79%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.79%) Micro Focus
6 1 (1.79%) Netskope
6 1 (1.79%) Zscaler