The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
24 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Security Posture |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge |
0.45% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
1.18% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£563 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£575 |
- |
- |
Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
85 |
47 |
77 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge |
37.95% |
43.93% |
40.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
52 |
34 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
£211 |
£313 |
£232 |
| 25th Percentile |
£366 |
£415 |
£350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£516 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.99% |
+8.68% |
+5.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£591 |
£584 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£650 |
£610 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£413 |
£452 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.74% |
-7.28% |
+13.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
6 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£22.72 |
£16.40 |
£21.05 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28.31 |
£19.10 |
£25.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£32.80 |
£41.50 |
£62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.97% |
-33.60% |
+19.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£34.91 |
£60.00 |
£66.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£63.13 |
£62.50 |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£31.47 |
£23.00 |
£55.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+36.80% |
-58.18% |
+39.93% |
Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Posture relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Security Posture
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Security Posture.
Security Posture
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:
