HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends in England

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 527 476 502
Rank change year-on-year -51 +26 +190
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 21 9 50
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.065% 0.034% 0.14%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.38% 0.23% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 5 37
10th Percentile £463 £557 £488
25th Percentile £528 £581 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £841 £675 £673
90th Percentile £869 £690 £680
UK median daily rate £675 £650 £569
% change year-on-year +3.85% +14.29% -9.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

HMG Security Policy Framework falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,563 3,832 5,207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.23% 14.38% 14.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,615 2,223 3,478
10th Percentile £319 £263 £319
25th Percentile £410 £381 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £706 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 153 267
10th Percentile £15.61 £14.70 £12.71
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.50 £15.44
Median hourly rate £25.46 £30.21 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.72% +0.70% +16.23%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £69.56 £75.00 £78.36
UK median hourly rate £26.11 £29.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -9.97% -3.33% +21.02%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in England

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework in England over the 6 months to 21 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for HMG Security Policy Framework in England

HMG Security Policy Framework
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
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 HMG Security Policy Framework within the England region over the 6 months to 21 January 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 -24 7 £598 +2.90% 4
South West - 6 £681 - 2
South East - 5 £838 - 2
HMG Security Policy Framework
UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
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 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (9.52%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.76%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 4 (19.05%) Azure
2 2 (9.52%) AWS
2 2 (9.52%) Entra ID
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.76%) Akamai
3 1 (4.76%) AWS Lambda
3 1 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 1 (4.76%) Azure Logic Apps
3 1 (4.76%) Azure Monitor
3 1 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (4.76%) GitHub
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (4.76%) Nutanix
3 1 (4.76%) OneDrive
3 1 (4.76%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.76%) Salesforce Service Cloud
3 1 (4.76%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (14.29%) DKIM
1 3 (14.29%) DNS
2 2 (9.52%) DMARC
3 1 (4.76%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (4.76%) DHCP
3 1 (4.76%) Firewall
3 1 (4.76%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (4.76%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Git
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
1 1 (4.76%) JMeter
1 1 (4.76%) MSTest
1 1 (4.76%) Selenium
1 1 (4.76%) Visual Studio
1 1 (4.76%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 9 (42.86%) Public Sector
2 4 (19.05%) Social Skills
3 3 (14.29%) Military
4 1 (4.76%) Finance
4 1 (4.76%) Law
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Lead
2 10 (47.62%) Architect
2 10 (47.62%) Enterprise Architect
3 9 (42.86%) Lead Architect
3 9 (42.86%) Lead Enterprise Architect
4 3 (14.29%) Senior
5 2 (9.52%) Digital Architect
5 2 (9.52%) Security Advisor
6 1 (4.76%) Automation Tester
6 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 1 (4.76%) Infrastructure Operations Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) IT Security Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Messaging Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Operations Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Salesforce Developer
6 1 (4.76%) Security Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Architect
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Automation Tester
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Enterprise Architect
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Operations Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) ARM Templates
1 1 (4.76%) CSS
1 1 (4.76%) HTML
1 1 (4.76%) Lightning Web Components
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (4.76%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.52%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (9.52%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (4.76%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 1 (4.76%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (4.76%) Insider Threat
3 1 (4.76%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.76%) Android
1 1 (4.76%) VMS
1 1 (4.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Digital Strategy
1 8 (38.10%) ITIL
2 7 (33.33%) IT4IT
3 5 (23.81%) Customer Requirements
3 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (19.05%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (14.29%) AI
5 3 (14.29%) Computer Science
5 3 (14.29%) Information Security
5 3 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 3 (14.29%) Service Management
5 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (14.29%) Zero Trust
6 2 (9.52%) Agile
6 2 (9.52%) Cloud Security
6 2 (9.52%) Decision-Making
6 2 (9.52%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (9.52%) Risk Assessment
6 2 (9.52%) Roadmaps
6 2 (9.52%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.52%) JavaScript
1 2 (9.52%) PowerShell
1 2 (9.52%) Python
2 1 (4.76%) Apex Code
2 1 (4.76%) Bash
2 1 (4.76%) C
2 1 (4.76%) Java
2 1 (4.76%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 17 (80.95%) Security Cleared
2 12 (57.14%) SC Cleared
3 7 (33.33%) ISEB
4 5 (23.81%) Degree
4 5 (23.81%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (14.29%) CISM
5 3 (14.29%) CISSP
6 2 (9.52%) DV Cleared
6 2 (9.52%) Master's Degree
6 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (4.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (4.76%) AWS Certification
7 1 (4.76%) Azure Certification
7 1 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 1 (4.76%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (4.76%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (52.38%) JSP 440
2 7 (33.33%) COBIT
3 5 (23.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (19.05%) NCSC
5 2 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (9.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (9.52%) NIST
6 1 (4.76%) Accessibility
6 1 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (4.76%) QA
6 1 (4.76%) RMADS
System Software
1 2 (9.52%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.76%) Docker
2 1 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (4.76%) Kubernetes
2 1 (4.76%) SCCM
2 1 (4.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Cisco
2 1 (4.76%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.76%) VMware