Security Operations Contracts in Wiltshire

Security Operations (SecOps)
South West > Wiltshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wiltshire with a requirement for Security Operations skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Security Operations over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 75 75
Rank change year-on-year +59 0 -
Contract jobs citing Security Operations 97 12 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire 10.30% 1.11% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.45% 1.20% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 12 4
10th Percentile £463 - £491
25th Percentile £525 £413 £497
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £658 £525
Median % change year-on-year -13.31% +25.24% -
75th Percentile £650 £738 £606
90th Percentile £700 - £708
South West median daily rate £570 £625 £525
% change year-on-year -8.80% +19.05% +6.06%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wiltshire

Security Operations 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 Wiltshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 779 996 826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire 82.70% 92.39% 92.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 577 836 592
10th Percentile £315 £400 £350
25th Percentile £463 £466 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £625
90th Percentile £725 £725 £675
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 23
10th Percentile £12.00 £60.00 £15.18
25th Percentile £14.54 £61.50 £28.25
Median hourly rate £15.52 £65.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -76.31% +19.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £30.25 £77.50 £69.05
90th Percentile £52.13 £87.50 £69.81
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £48.75
% change year-on-year -8.33% +23.08% +14.03%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Wiltshire

Security Operations
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in Wiltshire.

Daily rate trend for Security Operations in Wiltshire

Security Operations
Daily Rate Histogram in Wiltshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Wiltshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Operations in Wiltshire

Security Operations
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Operations within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 14 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
Corsham +38 78 £570 -20.28% 1
Swindon +17 3 - - 1
Security Operations
South West

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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 2 (2.06%) Azure
2 1 (1.03%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (9.28%) Network Security
2 2 (2.06%) Firewall
3 1 (1.03%) Wireless
General
1 30 (30.93%) Social Skills
2 14 (14.43%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (10.31%) Military
4 9 (9.28%) Public Sector
5 7 (7.22%) Finance
6 6 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.09%) Banking
Job Titles
1 66 (68.04%) Analyst
2 34 (35.05%) SOC Analyst
3 32 (32.99%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
4 20 (20.62%) Cyber Threat Analyst
4 20 (20.62%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
5 13 (13.40%) SOC Engineer
5 13 (13.40%) SOC Manager
6 8 (8.25%) Project Manager
7 4 (4.12%) DV Cleared Project Manager
7 4 (4.12%) Security Analyst
8 3 (3.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 2 (2.06%) Architect
9 2 (2.06%) Consultant
9 2 (2.06%) Security Consultant
9 2 (2.06%) Solutions Architect
9 2 (2.06%) Support Consultant
10 1 (1.03%) Author
10 1 (1.03%) Security Operations Analyst
10 1 (1.03%) Technical Author
10 1 (1.03%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 59 (60.82%) Security Operations Centre
2 44 (45.36%) CSOC
3 24 (24.74%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (18.56%) Management Information System
5 9 (9.28%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (3.09%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.03%) Distributed Applications
7 1 (1.03%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.06%) Linux
1 2 (2.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (86.60%) Cybersecurity
2 62 (63.92%) SIEM
3 50 (51.55%) Threat Intelligence
4 44 (45.36%) Incident Response
5 42 (43.30%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 35 (36.08%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 33 (34.02%) Use Case
8 31 (31.96%) Continuous Improvement
9 30 (30.93%) SOAR
10 27 (27.84%) Open Source
10 27 (27.84%) OSINT
11 26 (26.80%) Malware Analysis
12 24 (24.74%) Analytics
12 24 (24.74%) Information Security
13 23 (23.71%) Cyber Intelligence
14 21 (21.65%) Time Management
15 16 (16.49%) ITIL
16 10 (10.31%) Agile
17 9 (9.28%) Cyber Resilience
18 8 (8.25%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.06%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (2.06%) Search Processing Language
2 1 (1.03%) C
2 1 (1.03%) C++
2 1 (1.03%) Java
2 1 (1.03%) Perl
2 1 (1.03%) Python
2 1 (1.03%) Ruby
2 1 (1.03%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 86 (88.66%) Security Cleared
2 83 (85.57%) DV Cleared
3 23 (23.71%) Degree
3 23 (23.71%) SANS
4 7 (7.22%) CISM
4 7 (7.22%) CISSP
5 6 (6.19%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.03%) CREST Certified
6 1 (1.03%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (17.53%) GDPR
2 15 (15.46%) NCSC
3 10 (10.31%) NIST
4 8 (8.25%) NIST 800
5 2 (2.06%) RMADS
5 2 (2.06%) SLA
6 1 (1.03%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 7 (7.22%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.09%) Splunk
3 1 (1.03%) Red Hat