FIPS 140-2 Contracts in England

FIPS 140-2
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for FIPS 140-2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited FIPS 140-2 over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 635 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing FIPS 140-2 0 10 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England - 0.020% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 0.15% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 9 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £486 -
UK median daily rate - £486 -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

FIPS 140-2 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,185 6,553 9,285
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.18% 13.32% 13.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,329 4,460 6,365
10th Percentile £300 £288 £293
25th Percentile £406 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £514
% change year-on-year -2.38% +2.24% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 348 214 269
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.21 £12.02
25th Percentile £13.18 £19.07 £17.00
Median hourly rate £22.42 £38.55 £29.12
Median % change year-on-year -41.84% +32.38% +38.67%
75th Percentile £45.00 £63.62 £49.25
90th Percentile £68.75 £79.93 £69.05
UK median hourly rate £21.06 £35.00 £32.37
% change year-on-year -39.84% +8.12% +54.14%

FIPS 140-2
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing FIPS 140-2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for FIPS 140-2 in England

FIPS 140-2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing FIPS 140-2 in England.

Daily rate trend for FIPS 140-2 in England