Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CCSK qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered 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 575 666 802
Rank change year-on-year +91 +136 -147
Contract jobs citing CCSK 23 53 47
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.053% 0.089% 0.053%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.17% 0.32% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 29 34
10th Percentile £535 £620 £541
25th Percentile £575 £625 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £750 £750 £759
90th Percentile £774 £758 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £600 £650
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +10.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,270 16,337 19,076
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.65% 27.32% 21.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,165 10,899 12,575
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £530 £500
% change year-on-year - +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,067 858 776
10th Percentile £13.86 £15.25 £13.46
25th Percentile £17.80 £20.06 £19.33
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £56.31
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.28 £50.00 £31.89
% change year-on-year -19.45% +56.79% -14.39%

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Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CCSK in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for CCSK in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCSK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CCSK in the UK

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Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCSK within the UK 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
England +102 23 £600 -14.29% 3
London +80 19 £619 -11.61% 1
Work from Home +111 3 £650 -13.33% 2
UK excluding London +62 3 £600 - 2
South East +26 3 £600 +20.00%

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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