The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Security Hardening skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Security Hardening falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
191
165
181
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
91.39%
89.19%
87.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
94
78
94
10th Percentile
£357
£284
£200
25th Percentile
£408
£340
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£452
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+16.15%
-4.84%
-
75th Percentile
£625
£558
£550
90th Percentile
£700
£629
£589
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£500
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-
+1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
10
24
10th Percentile
£19.00
£17.08
£16.90
25th Percentile
£23.00
£19.14
£17.72
Median hourly rate
£42.50
£41.25
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
+3.03%
+106.25%
-54.55%
75th Percentile
£61.68
£63.75
£62.50
90th Percentile
£75.00
£75.00
£77.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.00
£16.23
£15.00
% change year-on-year
-1.42%
+8.20%
-3.23%
Security Hardening Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Hardening relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Security Hardening Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Security Hardening.
Security Hardening Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Hardening also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for Security Hardening.
Security Hardening Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
