The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Security Patching skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Security Patching 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
1,646
1,941
2,481
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
93.63%
91.51%
89.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,153
1,189
1,740
10th Percentile
£328
£375
£363
25th Percentile
£419
£470
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-
-
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£694
90th Percentile
£765
£788
£810
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£575
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
17
16
10th Percentile
£16.90
£16.70
£15.63
25th Percentile
£20.18
£23.13
£17.00
Median hourly rate
£27.75
£42.50
£32.75
Median % change year-on-year
-34.71%
+29.77%
-35.78%
75th Percentile
£44.63
£112.00
£52.63
90th Percentile
£63.75
£137.50
£71.25
Central London median hourly rate
£27.50
£35.00
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-21.43%
+27.27%
-41.33%
Security Patching Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Patching relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Security Patching Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Security Patching.
Security Patching Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Security Patching.
Security Patching Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Patching 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 City of London region with a requirement for Security Patching.
Security Patching Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:
