Data Security Contracts in England

Data Security
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Data Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Security over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 208 287 371
Rank change year-on-year +79 +84 +74
Contract jobs citing Data Security 316 277 311
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.30% 0.74% 0.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.42% 0.86% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 192 222
10th Percentile £315 £380 £366
25th Percentile £414 £439 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -2.65%
75th Percentile £648 £685 £654
90th Percentile £760 £773 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 11 6
10th Percentile £15.90 £18.00 £15.41
25th Percentile £16.88 £22.74 £16.51
Median hourly rate £18.50 £40.00 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -53.75% +107.79% -12.97%
75th Percentile £48.60 - £19.88
90th Percentile £66.66 £50.25 £30.81
UK median hourly rate £26.93 £40.00 £19.25
% change year-on-year -32.69% +107.79% -12.97%

All Process and 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 22,202 32,193 45,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.16% 86.56% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,105 31,969
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 2,246 1,592
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Security in England.

Daily rate trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in England

Data Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Security in England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 2025. 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 +69 175 £559 -2.83% 217
South East +46 56 £478 -2.05% 90
North of England +22 30 £488 -2.35% 62
North West +14 20 £504 +0.80% 37
South West +41 18 £475 -26.92% 32
Midlands +24 15 £447 -31.23% 32
East of England +39 14 £438 -14.63% 28
West Midlands +13 11 £463 -28.85% 19
Yorkshire +13 9 £430 -14.00% 24
East Midlands +13 4 £447 - 10
Data Security
UK

Data Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (7.59%) Apache Spark
2 21 (6.65%) SharePoint
3 20 (6.33%) Apache
4 13 (4.11%) Confluence
5 8 (2.53%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.90%) Jupyter
7 4 (1.27%) IIS
7 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (1.27%) SAS
7 4 (1.27%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.32%) CMS
8 1 (0.32%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.90%) Oracle Smart View
3 5 (1.58%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.27%) InfoPath
4 4 (1.27%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (3.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.58%) Aladdin
4 4 (1.27%) SAP GRC
4 4 (1.27%) Teamcenter
5 3 (0.95%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.95%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.63%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.63%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.63%) SAP PLM
6 2 (0.63%) SAP SRM
7 1 (0.32%) Magento
7 1 (0.32%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.32%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.32%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.32%) SAP GTS
7 1 (0.32%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.32%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.32%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.32%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 102 (32.28%) Azure
2 77 (24.37%) AWS
3 59 (18.67%) Power Platform
4 43 (13.61%) GCP
5 26 (8.23%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (6.33%) Snowflake
7 18 (5.70%) Entra ID
8 16 (5.06%) GitHub
9 15 (4.75%) SaaS
10 14 (4.43%) Amazon S3
10 14 (4.43%) Cloud Computing
11 13 (4.11%) Serverless
12 11 (3.48%) AWS Lambda
12 11 (3.48%) PowerApps
13 10 (3.16%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (3.16%) Power Automate
14 9 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
15 8 (2.53%) Amazon EMR
15 8 (2.53%) dbt
16 7 (2.22%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.11%) Network Security
1 13 (4.11%) SSL
2 12 (3.80%) DNS
2 12 (3.80%) SSH
3 11 (3.48%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.90%) Firewall
4 6 (1.90%) HTTPS
4 6 (1.90%) Kerberos
4 6 (1.90%) VPN
5 4 (1.27%) 2G
5 4 (1.27%) 3G
5 4 (1.27%) 4G
5 4 (1.27%) 5G
5 4 (1.27%) DHCP
5 4 (1.27%) NGFW
6 2 (0.63%) Intranet
6 2 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.32%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.32%) NAS
7 1 (0.32%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (17.72%) Data Warehouse
2 48 (15.19%) Power BI
3 33 (10.44%) Data Lake
4 26 (8.23%) Big Data
5 22 (6.96%) Metadata
5 22 (6.96%) Tableau
6 21 (6.65%) SQL Server
7 18 (5.70%) NoSQL
8 16 (5.06%) Relational Database
9 11 (3.48%) Apache Hive
9 11 (3.48%) Azure SQL Database
9 11 (3.48%) Hadoop
9 11 (3.48%) Oracle Reports
9 11 (3.48%) PostgreSQL
10 10 (3.16%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (2.53%) BigQuery
11 8 (2.53%) Delta Lake
12 7 (2.22%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (2.22%) MongoDB
13 6 (1.90%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 22 (6.96%) JIRA
2 13 (4.11%) Git
3 11 (3.48%) Jenkins
4 10 (3.16%) ERwin
5 7 (2.22%) Oracle Forms
5 7 (2.22%) TeamCity
6 6 (1.90%) RStudio
7 5 (1.58%) GitLab
7 5 (1.58%) Subversion
8 4 (1.27%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.63%) Liquibase
10 1 (0.32%) LSMW
10 1 (0.32%) Postman
10 1 (0.32%) Serena SBM
10 1 (0.32%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 113 (35.76%) Social Skills
2 67 (21.20%) Finance
3 65 (20.57%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (6.96%) Banking
5 21 (6.65%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.43%) Marketing
6 14 (4.43%) Retail
7 12 (3.80%) Legal
7 12 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.58%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.58%) Military
9 5 (1.58%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.27%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.95%) Billing
11 3 (0.95%) German Language
11 3 (0.95%) Local Government
11 3 (0.95%) Police
12 2 (0.63%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 72 (22.78%) Architect
2 53 (16.77%) Data Engineer
3 35 (11.08%) Data Architect
4 30 (9.49%) Analyst
5 28 (8.86%) Consultant
6 25 (7.91%) Senior
7 15 (4.75%) Developer
7 15 (4.75%) Project Manager
8 14 (4.43%) Lead
8 14 (4.43%) Solutions Architect
9 13 (4.11%) Data Analyst
9 13 (4.11%) Security Architect
10 10 (3.16%) AWS Engineer
10 10 (3.16%) Security Consultant
11 9 (2.85%) Data Consultant
12 8 (2.53%) Administrator
13 7 (2.22%) Applications Support
13 7 (2.22%) Cloud Engineer
13 7 (2.22%) SAP Consultant
13 7 (2.22%) SAP Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (9.81%) Kafka
2 23 (7.28%) PySpark
3 10 (3.16%) REST
4 9 (2.85%) JSON
4 9 (2.85%) SAML
4 9 (2.85%) SAP Fiori
5 8 (2.53%) Oracle Fusion
6 7 (2.22%) pydantic
6 7 (2.22%) YAML
7 6 (1.90%) OAuth
8 5 (1.58%) .NET
9 4 (1.27%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.27%) LDAP
9 4 (1.27%) Lightning Web Components
9 4 (1.27%) Middleware
9 4 (1.27%) OAuth2
9 4 (1.27%) OpenID
9 4 (1.27%) React
9 4 (1.27%) SOAP
9 4 (1.27%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.70%) Management Information System
2 14 (4.43%) Data Structures
2 14 (4.43%) Legacy Systems
3 12 (3.80%) Cloud Native
3 12 (3.80%) Onboarding
4 11 (3.48%) Reference Data
5 10 (3.16%) Replication
6 9 (2.85%) Clustering
6 9 (2.85%) Product Ownership
7 8 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (2.22%) IoT
8 7 (2.22%) Linux Command Line
8 7 (2.22%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.90%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.90%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.58%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.58%) Private Cloud
10 5 (1.58%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.27%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.59%) Windows
2 18 (5.70%) Linux
3 14 (4.43%) Unix
4 10 (3.16%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.90%) Solaris
6 5 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (1.27%) Android
7 4 (1.27%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon Linux
8 1 (0.32%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (29.11%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (26.58%) Analytics
3 74 (23.42%) Data Modelling
4 72 (22.78%) Data Governance
5 67 (21.20%) ETL
6 60 (18.99%) Data Pipeline
7 57 (18.04%) CI/CD
8 54 (17.09%) Agile
9 52 (16.46%) Business Intelligence
10 50 (15.82%) Migration
11 49 (15.51%) Data Management
12 47 (14.87%) DevOps
13 42 (13.29%) Data Architecture
14 39 (12.34%) Stakeholder Management
15 38 (12.03%) Data Integration
16 37 (11.71%) Visualisation
17 35 (11.08%) Data Engineering
18 32 (10.13%) Data Protection
18 32 (10.13%) Data Science
19 31 (9.81%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 98 (31.01%) SQL
2 78 (24.68%) Python
3 24 (7.59%) Bash
4 16 (5.06%) Scala
5 15 (4.75%) Java
6 13 (4.11%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.85%) ActionScript
7 9 (2.85%) ActionScript 2.0
8 8 (2.53%) PL/SQL
9 7 (2.22%) C
9 7 (2.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (1.90%) JavaScript
11 5 (1.58%) C#
11 5 (1.58%) Perl
11 5 (1.58%) R
12 4 (1.27%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.95%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.32%) ABAP
14 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.32%) VBA
Qualifications
1 58 (18.35%) Security Cleared
2 35 (11.08%) Degree
2 35 (11.08%) SC Cleared
3 20 (6.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 13 (4.11%) CISSP
5 9 (2.85%) CISM
6 8 (2.53%) DV Cleared
7 7 (2.22%) AWS Certification
7 7 (2.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 6 (1.90%) FFIEC
9 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.27%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.27%) CTC Cleared
10 4 (1.27%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.27%) PMP
11 3 (0.95%) CEH
11 3 (0.95%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.32%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (22.15%) GDPR
2 60 (18.99%) Data Quality
3 16 (5.06%) Accessibility
4 13 (4.11%) HIPAA
5 12 (3.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (3.16%) GRC
7 9 (2.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 7 (2.22%) QA
9 6 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (1.90%) PCI DSS
10 5 (1.58%) NIST
10 5 (1.58%) PMO
11 3 (0.95%) GxP
12 2 (0.63%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.32%) EU AI Act
13 1 (0.32%) ISO 13485
13 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.32%) ITGC
13 1 (0.32%) PERC
System Software
1 19 (6.01%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.43%) Docker
3 10 (3.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.22%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.27%) NFS
5 4 (1.27%) Veritas File System
5 4 (1.27%) Veritas Volume Manager
5 4 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.32%) Firmware
6 1 (0.32%) HDFS
6 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 26 (8.23%) Terraform
2 20 (6.33%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.85%) Ansible
4 6 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.58%) QRadar
6 4 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.27%) Red Hat Satellite
6 4 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.27%) Tivoli
6 4 (1.27%) WSUS
7 3 (0.95%) Control-M
7 3 (0.95%) Grafana
7 3 (0.95%) Kibana
7 3 (0.95%) logstash
7 3 (0.95%) Netcool
7 3 (0.95%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.95%) SCCM
8 2 (0.63%) EMC NetWorker
8 2 (0.63%) MOM
8 2 (0.63%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 64 (20.25%) Microsoft
2 27 (8.54%) SAP
3 21 (6.65%) Databricks
3 21 (6.65%) Oracle
4 15 (4.75%) Google
5 11 (3.48%) IBM
6 10 (3.16%) VMware
7 8 (2.53%) CyberArk
8 7 (2.22%) IBM Sterling
8 7 (2.22%) Informatica
8 7 (2.22%) Qualys
8 7 (2.22%) Salesforce
8 7 (2.22%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.90%) Dataiku
9 6 (1.90%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.90%) Splunk
10 4 (1.27%) SaltStack
10 4 (1.27%) Siemens
11 3 (0.95%) BMC
11 3 (0.95%) Sophos