The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Security Hardening skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
115
127
148
Rank change year-on-year
+12
+21
+52
Contract jobs citing Security Hardening
1
1
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,649
1,913
2,773
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
94.17%
92.10%
90.36%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,093
1,220
1,918
10th Percentile
£325
£384
£363
25th Percentile
£418
£475
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£712
90th Percentile
£763
£788
£815
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£600
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
22
17
15
10th Percentile
£17.35
£15.20
£14.25
25th Percentile
£23.98
£20.22
£15.43
Median hourly rate
£28.33
£27.00
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
+4.91%
-1.82%
-36.05%
75th Percentile
£53.50
£78.75
£47.41
90th Percentile
£63.75
£137.50
£62.45
Central London median hourly rate
£31.25
£35.00
£26.75
% change year-on-year
-10.71%
+30.84%
-37.06%
Security Hardening Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Security Hardening as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Security Hardening Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Security Hardening.
Security Hardening Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Hardening also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Security Hardening.
Security Hardening Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
