Data Security Contract Job Trends in England

Data Security
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Data Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 362 245 290
Rank change year-on-year -117 +45 +22
Contract jobs citing Data Security 298 296 251
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.64% 1.07% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 1.17% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 202 152
10th Percentile £363 £363 £329
25th Percentile £450 £434 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £560
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -6.17% -4.20%
75th Percentile £671 £623 £700
90th Percentile £700 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £540 £520 £550
% change year-on-year +3.85% -5.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 3 0
10th Percentile £13.62 £14.30 -
25th Percentile £14.25 £16.06 -
Median hourly rate £17.60 £19.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.37% - -
75th Percentile £33.60 £20.15 -
90th Percentile £74.60 £20.84 -
UK median hourly rate £17.60 £13.60 -
% change year-on-year +29.41% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Data Security 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,251 25,237 27,768
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.73% 90.91% 86.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,728 16,010 16,947
10th Percentile £325 £297 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £642
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,965 1,563 1,177
10th Percentile £13.82 £14.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.57 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.47 £45.75 £66.61
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £38.50 £25.15 £41.08
% change year-on-year +53.08% -38.77% -3.91%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Data Security job vacancy trend in England

Data Security
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Security

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in England

Data Security
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Security.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Security

Data Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Security in England

Data Security
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the England region over the 6 months to 6 October 2026. 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
London -95 147 £563 +2.27% 307
North of England -69 55 £495 +5.37% 65
Midlands -40 40 £501 +6.21% 49
West Midlands -41 33 £540 -1.77% 28
Yorkshire -37 28 £495 +7.08% 24
South East -63 21 £550 +5.77% 65
South West -34 18 £563 +2.27% 29
North West -52 17 £590 +24.97% 27
East of England -21 11 £450 -5.26% 35
North East -28 10 £463 +19.35% 14
East Midlands -11 7 £304 -32.22% 21
Data Security
UK

Data Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (6.04%) Apache Airflow
2 15 (5.03%) Apache Spark
2 15 (5.03%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.35%) Apache
4 6 (2.01%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (1.34%) SAS
6 3 (1.01%) Confluence
7 2 (0.67%) Apache Pig
7 2 (0.67%) CICS
7 2 (0.67%) CMS
8 1 (0.34%) nginx
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 5 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.34%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.01%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.34%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (1.01%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (1.01%) Unit4 Business World
2 3 (1.01%) Workday HCM
3 2 (0.67%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.34%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 114 (38.26%) Azure
2 91 (30.54%) AWS
3 43 (14.43%) Power Platform
4 40 (13.42%) GCP
5 29 (9.73%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (9.06%) Azure Data Factory
7 24 (8.05%) Entra ID
8 22 (7.38%) dbt
9 21 (7.05%) Snowflake
10 19 (6.38%) Microsoft Purview
11 17 (5.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 17 (5.70%) Serverless
12 16 (5.37%) Azure DevOps
13 13 (4.36%) Amazon S3
14 9 (3.02%) GitHub
14 9 (3.02%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (2.68%) AWS Lambda
16 7 (2.35%) Azure AI
16 7 (2.35%) OneDrive
17 6 (2.01%) Azure Databricks
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.04%) Network Security
2 9 (3.02%) Firewall
3 5 (1.68%) DNS
4 3 (1.01%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (1.01%) WAN
5 1 (0.34%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.34%) DHCP
5 1 (0.34%) Internet
5 1 (0.34%) Reverse Proxy
5 1 (0.34%) SSH
5 1 (0.34%) SSL
5 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.34%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (13.42%) Power BI
2 37 (12.42%) Metadata
3 31 (10.40%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (7.05%) Data Lake
5 16 (5.37%) SQL Server
6 14 (4.70%) BigQuery
7 13 (4.36%) Big Data
7 13 (4.36%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (3.69%) Relational Database
9 10 (3.36%) Amazon Redshift
9 10 (3.36%) Delta Lake
10 9 (3.02%) Azure SQL Database
11 8 (2.68%) Elasticsearch
12 7 (2.35%) Hadoop
12 7 (2.35%) Tableau
13 6 (2.01%) NoSQL
13 6 (2.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (1.68%) RDBMS
14 5 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (1.68%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 15 (5.03%) Git
2 11 (3.69%) JIRA
3 2 (0.67%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.34%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.34%) Gemini Tracker
4 1 (0.34%) MLflow
4 1 (0.34%) Snyk
4 1 (0.34%) SonarQube
General
1 121 (40.60%) Social Skills
2 71 (23.83%) Finance
3 60 (20.13%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (13.76%) Public Sector
5 20 (6.71%) Banking
6 18 (6.04%) Legal
7 13 (4.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (4.36%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (4.03%) Retail
9 11 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.01%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.01%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.01%) General Ledger
12 3 (1.01%) Japanese Language
12 3 (1.01%) Marketing
12 3 (1.01%) Military
13 2 (0.67%) Advertising
13 2 (0.67%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 68 (22.82%) Architect
2 67 (22.48%) Data Engineer
3 47 (15.77%) Lead
4 24 (8.05%) Security Architect
5 23 (7.72%) Data Architect
6 21 (7.05%) Analyst
7 19 (6.38%) Senior
8 13 (4.36%) Lead Data Engineer
8 13 (4.36%) Security Engineer
9 12 (4.03%) Developer
10 11 (3.69%) Data Analyst
11 9 (3.02%) Project Manager
12 8 (2.68%) Consultant
12 8 (2.68%) Technical Architect
13 7 (2.35%) Senior Data Engineer
13 7 (2.35%) Solutions Architect
14 6 (2.01%) Administrator
14 6 (2.01%) Migration Engineer
14 6 (2.01%) Security Consultant
14 6 (2.01%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.71%) Terraform
2 15 (5.03%) Kafka
2 15 (5.03%) PySpark
3 11 (3.69%) REST
4 8 (2.68%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (2.01%) Middleware
6 5 (1.68%) LangChain
6 5 (1.68%) OAuth
6 5 (1.68%) XGBoost
7 4 (1.34%) Apache NiFi
7 4 (1.34%) Keycloak
8 3 (1.01%) Elastic Stack
8 3 (1.01%) HTML
8 3 (1.01%) LDAP
8 3 (1.01%) OAuth2
8 3 (1.01%) OpenID
8 3 (1.01%) PyTorch
8 3 (1.01%) scikit-learn
8 3 (1.01%) Spark Streaming
9 2 (0.67%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 28 (9.40%) Cloud Native
2 23 (7.72%) Legacy Systems
3 21 (7.05%) Onboarding
4 17 (5.70%) Management Information System
5 14 (4.70%) Security Posture
6 10 (3.36%) Data Structures
7 9 (3.02%) AI Agents
7 9 (3.02%) Algorithms
7 9 (3.02%) Data Protection Act
7 9 (3.02%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (2.35%) Enterprise Cloud
8 7 (2.35%) Replication
9 6 (2.01%) Credit Risk
9 6 (2.01%) Mainframe
9 6 (2.01%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.68%) Clustering
11 4 (1.34%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.34%) Product Ownership
11 4 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.68%) Windows
2 7 (2.35%) Unix
3 4 (1.34%) Linux
4 2 (0.67%) zOS
5 1 (0.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (32.21%) Analytics
2 83 (27.85%) Data Modelling
3 78 (26.17%) Data Governance
4 73 (24.50%) AI
5 70 (23.49%) Migration
6 64 (21.48%) Data Pipeline
6 64 (21.48%) Stakeholder Management
7 62 (20.81%) CI/CD
7 62 (20.81%) Cybersecurity
8 61 (20.47%) Roadmaps
9 59 (19.80%) Data Protection
10 57 (19.13%) DevOps
11 53 (17.79%) Agile
11 53 (17.79%) ETL
11 53 (17.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 49 (16.44%) Data Engineering
13 46 (15.44%) Technical Leadership
14 44 (14.77%) Problem-Solving
15 41 (13.76%) Business Intelligence
15 41 (13.76%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 81 (27.18%) SQL
2 76 (25.50%) Python
3 17 (5.70%) PowerShell
4 12 (4.03%) Java
5 6 (2.01%) Bash
5 6 (2.01%) R
5 6 (2.01%) Shell Script
6 5 (1.68%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.34%) Bicep
7 4 (1.34%) C#
7 4 (1.34%) Go
7 4 (1.34%) Scala
8 3 (1.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.67%) COBOL
9 2 (0.67%) Korn
9 2 (0.67%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.67%) REXX
9 2 (0.67%) SOQL
9 2 (0.67%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 83 (27.85%) Security Cleared
2 66 (22.15%) SC Cleared
3 41 (13.76%) Degree
4 32 (10.74%) CISSP
5 23 (7.72%) CISM
6 19 (6.38%) Azure Certification
7 18 (6.04%) DV Cleared
8 16 (5.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (3.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (3.02%) AWS Certification
10 9 (3.02%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (3.02%) Master's Degree
11 8 (2.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 8 (2.68%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (2.01%) CCSP
12 6 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (1.68%) PMP
13 5 (1.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (1.34%) CEH
14 4 (1.34%) SAS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (26.51%) Data Quality
2 64 (21.48%) GDPR
3 27 (9.06%) NIST
4 20 (6.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (3.69%) PCI DSS
5 11 (3.69%) QA
6 7 (2.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 7 (2.35%) ISO 19650
7 6 (2.01%) HIPAA
8 5 (1.68%) Basel III
8 5 (1.68%) GRC
8 5 (1.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.68%) SLA
9 4 (1.34%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.67%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.67%) NCSC
11 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.34%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.34%) WCAG
System Software
1 14 (4.70%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.01%) Docker
3 3 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.67%) Apache Flume
4 2 (0.67%) HDFS
4 2 (0.67%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 12 (4.03%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.34%) Ansible
3 4 (1.34%) Grafana
3 4 (1.34%) Prometheus
3 4 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.67%) Control-M
4 2 (0.67%) Failover Clustering
4 2 (0.67%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.34%) Puppet
5 1 (0.34%) SCCM
Vendors
1 78 (26.17%) Microsoft
2 36 (12.08%) Databricks
3 26 (8.72%) Google
4 22 (7.38%) Oracle
5 8 (2.68%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.68%) Zscaler
6 5 (1.68%) SAP
6 5 (1.68%) Workday
7 4 (1.34%) CyberArk
7 4 (1.34%) Delphix
7 4 (1.34%) Dynatrace
7 4 (1.34%) Splunk
8 3 (1.01%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.67%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.67%) Foundry
9 2 (0.67%) IBM
9 2 (0.67%) Informatica
9 2 (0.67%) OpenAI
9 2 (0.67%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.67%) Varonis