Mimecast Contract Job Trends in England

Mimecast
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Mimecast skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 525 443 506
Rank change year-on-year -82 +63 +124
Contract jobs citing Mimecast 50 32 40
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.14% 0.13% 0.11%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.37% 0.35% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 30 25
10th Percentile £253 £257 £296
25th Percentile £356 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £419 £415
Median % change year-on-year +19.40% +0.90% +0.61%
75th Percentile £550 £551 £538
90th Percentile £575 £585 £635
UK median daily rate £500 £419 £415
% change year-on-year +19.40% +0.90% -2.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £16.40
25th Percentile - - £16.63
Median hourly rate - - £18.00
75th Percentile - - £19.13
90th Percentile - - £19.20
UK median hourly rate - - £18.00
% change year-on-year - - +2.86%

All Cloud Computing Skills
England

Mimecast falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 13,692 9,262 12,173
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 37.00% 37.85% 32.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,437 6,456 8,774
10th Percentile £313 £313 £275
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 412 171 329
10th Percentile £15.51 £15.22 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.82 £18.51 £16.06
Median hourly rate £37.50 £26.50 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +41.51% +24.01% -14.52%
75th Percentile £60.00 £43.39 £40.75
90th Percentile £79.95 £75.50 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £26.00 £21.37
% change year-on-year +42.31% +21.67% -16.88%

Mimecast
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Mimecast job vacancy trend in England

Mimecast
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mimecast

Mimecast
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mimecast in England over the 6 months to 19 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Mimecast in England

Mimecast
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mimecast

Mimecast
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 Mimecast within the England region over the 6 months to 19 March 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 -33 38 £513 +13.89% 8
North of England -68 4 £325 +116.67% 5
East of England - 3 £363 - 4
Yorkshire - 3 £325 -
South West -19 2 £550 +29.41% 1
South East -49 2 £275 - 9
North West -32 1 £120 -20.00% 3
West Midlands -61 1 £463 +15.63% 1
Midlands -70 1 £463 +15.63% 1
Mimecast
UK

Mimecast
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 17 (34.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (12.00%) SharePoint
3 3 (6.00%) Apache
3 3 (6.00%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.00%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 28 (56.00%) Azure
2 27 (54.00%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (24.00%) Entra ID
4 11 (22.00%) Microsoft Purview
5 5 (10.00%) AWS
6 4 (8.00%) IaaS
7 3 (6.00%) Nutanix
8 2 (4.00%) OneDrive
8 2 (4.00%) PaaS
8 2 (4.00%) Power Platform
9 1 (2.00%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (2.00%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 13 (26.00%) Firewall
2 11 (22.00%) DNS
3 9 (18.00%) DMARC
4 7 (14.00%) DKIM
5 3 (6.00%) DHCP
5 3 (6.00%) Network Security
6 2 (4.00%) MPLS
6 2 (4.00%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (6.00%) JIRA
General
1 17 (34.00%) Finance
2 15 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (6.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (6.00%) Legal
4 2 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (32.00%) Security Engineer
2 9 (18.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 8 (16.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 7 (14.00%) Senior
5 6 (12.00%) Messaging Engineer
5 6 (12.00%) Network Engineer
6 4 (8.00%) Analyst
6 4 (8.00%) Firewall Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Azure Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 3 (6.00%) IT Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Network Security Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Security Specialist
7 3 (6.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (6.00%) Switch Engineer
8 2 (4.00%) Architect
8 2 (4.00%) Infrastructure Architect
8 2 (4.00%) Integration Engineer
8 2 (4.00%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.00%) Data Centre
2 4 (8.00%) Cloud Native
3 3 (6.00%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (6.00%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.00%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (4.00%) Driving Licence
4 2 (4.00%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 14 (28.00%) Windows
2 5 (10.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (26.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 13 (26.00%) Migration
2 12 (24.00%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 9 (18.00%) Agile
4 9 (18.00%) ITIL
5 8 (16.00%) Incident Response
6 7 (14.00%) Security Monitoring
7 6 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (12.00%) Security Operations
8 5 (10.00%) Knowledge Transfer
8 5 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (8.00%) Cloud Security
9 4 (8.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 4 (8.00%) Validation
9 4 (8.00%) Vulnerability Management
10 3 (6.00%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (6.00%) Incident Management
10 3 (6.00%) Server Building
Programming Languages
1 8 (16.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 10 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (4.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 2 (4.00%) Azure Certification
2 2 (4.00%) CCSP
2 2 (4.00%) CEH
2 2 (4.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (4.00%) CISSP
2 2 (4.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (24.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (6.00%) NIST
5 2 (4.00%) GDPR
5 2 (4.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (32.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.00%) Hyper-V
3 2 (4.00%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 13 (26.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (14.00%) AirWatch
2 7 (14.00%) SCCM
3 3 (6.00%) Ansible
4 2 (4.00%) CASB
4 2 (4.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 29 (58.00%) Microsoft
2 12 (24.00%) CrowdStrike
3 10 (20.00%) Netskope
4 9 (18.00%) CyberArk
5 7 (14.00%) Clearswift
5 7 (14.00%) Palo Alto
6 5 (10.00%) Cisco
6 5 (10.00%) Fortinet
6 5 (10.00%) Tenable
7 4 (8.00%) Citrix
7 4 (8.00%) F5
8 3 (6.00%) Commvault
8 3 (6.00%) Proofpoint
8 3 (6.00%) SolarWinds
8 3 (6.00%) Zscaler
9 2 (4.00%) VMware
10 1 (2.00%) Barracuda Networks
10 1 (2.00%) ServiceNow
10 1 (2.00%) Sophos