FTK Contract Job Trends in England

AccessData Forensic Toolkit (FTK)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring FTK 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 504 522 587
Rank change year-on-year +18 +65 +196
Contract jobs citing FTK 5 4 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.018% 0.012% 0.012%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.12% 0.090% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £548 - -
25th Percentile £581 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - £100
Median % change year-on-year - - -66.67%
75th Percentile £778 - -
90th Percentile £784 - -
UK median daily rate £675 - £100
% change year-on-year - - -66.67%

All Systems Management Skills
England

FTK falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 4,284 4,456 6,371
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 15.66% 13.67% 14.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,843 3,064 4,552
10th Percentile £300 £310 £325
25th Percentile £408 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.43% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £675
90th Percentile £688 £713 £756
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 53 164
10th Percentile £18.87 £20.10 £18.33
25th Percentile £21.39 £24.18 £25.74
Median hourly rate £39.00 £40.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -23.81% +119.57%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £75.63
90th Percentile £77.88 £74.00 £79.75
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £38.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -22.08% -30.00% +130.03%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for FTK in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing FTK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing FTK

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing FTK in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for FTK in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing FTK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing FTK

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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 FTK within the England region over the 6 months to 15 September 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 +19 3 £575 - 3
South East - 2 £763 - 5
FTK
UK

FTK
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 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Google Workspace
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Internet
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Tableau
General
1 3 (60.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Senior
2 2 (40.00%) Consultant
2 2 (40.00%) Forensic Consultant
2 2 (40.00%) Senior Consultant
2 2 (40.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 1 (20.00%) Forensic Investigator
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Digital Media
1 2 (40.00%) IoT
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
1 2 (40.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (40.00%) Unix
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
1 5 (100.00%) E-Discovery
2 3 (60.00%) Computer Forensics
2 3 (60.00%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (40.00%) Document Management
3 2 (40.00%) Forensic Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Incident Response
3 2 (40.00%) Information Security
3 2 (40.00%) Network Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) QMS
3 2 (40.00%) Quality Management
3 2 (40.00%) Validation
4 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 2 (40.00%) CCSP
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (40.00%) CISM
1 2 (40.00%) CISSP
1 2 (40.00%) EnCE
1 2 (40.00%) GCFA
1 2 (40.00%) GCFE
1 2 (40.00%) GCIH
1 2 (40.00%) GREM
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 17025
1 2 (40.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) EnCase
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Cellebrite
1 3 (60.00%) Nuix
2 2 (40.00%) CrowdStrike
2 2 (40.00%) Darktrace
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft