McAfee Contract Job Trends in England

McAfee
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of McAfee products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited McAfee over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within McAfee (formerly Intel Security).

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 478 431 460
Rank change year-on-year -47 +29 +10
Contract jobs citing McAfee 59 65 101
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.19% 0.23% 0.27%
As % of the Vendors category 0.39% 0.49% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 37 46
10th Percentile £213 £398 £245
25th Percentile £273 £463 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £490
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.14% -10.91%
75th Percentile £525 £550 £627
90th Percentile £575 £580 £800
UK median daily rate £450 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -6.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 18
10th Percentile - - £48.30
25th Percentile £44.86 - -
Median hourly rate £48.72 - £65.98
75th Percentile £52.58 - £76.25
90th Percentile - - £76.63
UK median hourly rate £64.36 - £65.98
% change year-on-year - - +26.57%

All Vendors
England

McAfee falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 14,956 13,257 16,602
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.50% 45.90% 44.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,693 8,069 10,846
10th Percentile £293 £291 £250
25th Percentile £408 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £615 £625 £638
90th Percentile £705 £725 £726
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 733 387 607
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.57 £14.54
25th Percentile £18.22 £17.60 £20.50
Median hourly rate £23.75 £30.78 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.84% -32.91% +77.76%
75th Percentile £47.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £78.50 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £29.00 £45.11
% change year-on-year -17.84% -35.71% +76.74%

McAfee
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

McAfee job vacancy trend in England

McAfee
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing McAfee

McAfee
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing McAfee in England over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for McAfee in England

McAfee
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing McAfee

McAfee
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 McAfee within the England region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
North of England -19 32 £450 -18.18% 2
North West +2 29 £450 -18.18% 2
Midlands - 16 £134 - 2
West Midlands - 13 - - 1
South West -2 11 £450 -
London -12 9 £538 +1.42% 2
South East -38 5 £274 -47.90% 6
East of England -22 4 £225 +12.50% 4
Yorkshire - 3 £538 -
East Midlands - 3 £134 - 1
McAfee
UK

McAfee
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 6 (10.17%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (18.64%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (15.25%) Azure
3 2 (3.39%) AWS
3 2 (3.39%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.69%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.69%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 23 (38.98%) DNS
2 22 (37.29%) SSL
3 20 (33.90%) BIG-IP
3 20 (33.90%) TCP/IP
4 19 (32.20%) HTTP
5 18 (30.51%) Wireshark
6 14 (23.73%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 14 (23.73%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 10 (16.95%) VPN
8 8 (13.56%) DMZ
9 5 (8.47%) Network Security
10 4 (6.78%) Firewall
11 3 (5.08%) PuTTY
11 3 (5.08%) SSH
11 3 (5.08%) Telnet
12 2 (3.39%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (3.39%) LAN
12 2 (3.39%) Reverse Proxy
12 2 (3.39%) WAN
13 1 (1.69%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.69%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 18 (30.51%) Fiddler
General
1 13 (22.03%) Banking
1 13 (22.03%) Investment Banking
1 13 (22.03%) Social Skills
2 8 (13.56%) Finance
2 8 (13.56%) Public Sector
3 3 (5.08%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.69%) Military
4 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (50.85%) Network Engineer
2 16 (27.12%) Web Engineer
3 10 (16.95%) Desktop Support
4 9 (15.25%) Blue Coat Engineer
4 9 (15.25%) IP Network Engineer
5 8 (13.56%) Junior
5 8 (13.56%) Junior Network Engineer
5 8 (13.56%) Support Engineer
6 7 (11.86%) Administrator
6 7 (11.86%) Desktop Engineer
6 7 (11.86%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Architect
7 4 (6.78%) Automation Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Python Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) Analyst
8 3 (5.08%) Desktop Analyst
8 3 (5.08%) Desktop Support Analyst
8 3 (5.08%) Support Analyst
9 2 (3.39%) Consultant
9 2 (3.39%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 14 (23.73%) Onboarding
2 13 (22.03%) Management Information System
3 6 (10.17%) iPad
3 6 (10.17%) iPhone
3 6 (10.17%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (5.08%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (5.08%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.69%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 21 (35.59%) Windows
2 18 (30.51%) Windows 10
3 5 (8.47%) Windows Server
4 4 (6.78%) Linux
4 4 (6.78%) Windows 8
5 3 (5.08%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.69%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (1.69%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (44.07%) Load Balancing
2 15 (25.42%) Data Loss Prevention
3 14 (23.73%) Malware Detection/Protection
3 14 (23.73%) Migration
4 12 (20.34%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (18.64%) ITIL
6 9 (15.25%) Application Security
6 9 (15.25%) Cloud Security
6 9 (15.25%) Customer Service
6 9 (15.25%) Vulnerability Management
7 8 (13.56%) Incident Response
8 7 (11.86%) Antivirus Management
8 7 (11.86%) Security Operations
8 7 (11.86%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
9 6 (10.17%) Inventory Management
9 6 (10.17%) Root Cause Analysis
9 6 (10.17%) SIEM
9 6 (10.17%) SOAR
9 6 (10.17%) Time Management
10 5 (8.47%) Security Patching
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.64%) Python
2 2 (3.39%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (1.69%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (33.90%) Security Cleared
2 19 (32.20%) SC Cleared
3 6 (10.17%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (5.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.69%) CCIE
5 1 (1.69%) CCNP
5 1 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.69%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.39%) SLA
2 1 (1.69%) JSP 440
System Software
1 15 (25.42%) Active Directory
2 12 (20.34%) Firmware
3 11 (18.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (8.47%) VMware NSX
5 3 (5.08%) BitLocker
6 2 (3.39%) ProxySG
7 1 (1.69%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (23.73%) SCCM
2 11 (18.64%) Ansible
3 8 (13.56%) Norton AntiVirus
4 7 (11.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (3.39%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 1 (1.69%) Backup Exec
6 1 (1.69%) FortiGate
6 1 (1.69%) McAfee ePO
6 1 (1.69%) SCOM
6 1 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (1.69%) WhatsUp Gold
6 1 (1.69%) WSUS
Vendors
1 29 (49.15%) F5
2 28 (47.46%) Blue Coat
3 27 (45.76%) Microsoft
4 23 (38.98%) VMware
5 14 (23.73%) NetApp
6 10 (16.95%) Cisco
6 10 (16.95%) Symantec
7 6 (10.17%) Starlink
8 4 (6.78%) Trend Micro
9 3 (5.08%) Citrix
9 3 (5.08%) Dell
9 3 (5.08%) Draytek
9 3 (5.08%) Fortinet
9 3 (5.08%) Palo Alto
10 2 (3.39%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (3.39%) CyberArk
10 2 (3.39%) Darktrace
10 2 (3.39%) ExtraHop
10 2 (3.39%) FireEye
10 2 (3.39%) LogRhythm