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 2 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 529 439 497
Rank change year-on-year -90 +58 +117
Contract jobs citing Mimecast 49 28 47
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.13% 0.12% 0.12%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.35% 0.31% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 26 30
10th Percentile £253 £263 £262
25th Percentile £356 £400 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £431 £410
Median % change year-on-year +15.94% +5.18% -0.61%
75th Percentile £575 £564 £525
90th Percentile - £585 £632
UK median daily rate £500 £431 £410
% change year-on-year +15.94% +5.18% -3.53%
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 13,995 9,174 12,094
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 36.58% 37.84% 32.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,640 6,466 8,691
10th Percentile £313 £313 £280
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £606 £638 £638
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -4.40% -0.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 424 180 323
10th Percentile £16.00 £15.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.43 £18.51 £16.06
Median hourly rate £42.59 £26.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +60.73% +26.19% -18.75%
75th Percentile £67.50 £42.23 £35.00
90th Percentile £80.76 £75.05 £61.20
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £26.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year +50.94% +26.19% -23.64%

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 2 April 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 2 April 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 -47 36 £513 +13.89% 7
North of England - 4 £325 - 7
East of England - 3 £363 - 3
Yorkshire - 3 £325 -
South East -53 2 £275 - 7
South West - 2 £550 - 1
West Midlands -65 1 £463 +15.63% 1
Midlands -66 1 £463 +15.63% 2
North West - 1 £120 - 5
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 (34.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (12.24%) SharePoint
3 3 (6.12%) Apache
3 3 (6.12%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.04%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 27 (55.10%) Azure
2 26 (53.06%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (24.49%) Entra ID
3 12 (24.49%) Microsoft Purview
4 5 (10.20%) AWS
5 4 (8.16%) IaaS
6 3 (6.12%) Nutanix
7 2 (4.08%) OneDrive
7 2 (4.08%) PaaS
7 2 (4.08%) Power Platform
8 1 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (2.04%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 13 (26.53%) Firewall
2 11 (22.45%) DNS
3 8 (16.33%) DMARC
4 7 (14.29%) DKIM
5 3 (6.12%) DHCP
5 3 (6.12%) Network Security
6 2 (4.08%) MPLS
6 2 (4.08%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.08%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (8.16%) JIRA
General
1 18 (36.73%) Finance
2 16 (32.65%) Social Skills
3 4 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (6.12%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (6.12%) Legal
5 2 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (32.65%) Security Engineer
2 10 (20.41%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 6 (12.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 6 (12.24%) Messaging Engineer
3 6 (12.24%) Network Engineer
4 5 (10.20%) Senior
5 4 (8.16%) Analyst
5 4 (8.16%) Firewall Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Azure Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 3 (6.12%) IT Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Network Security Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Security Specialist
6 3 (6.12%) Switch Engineer
7 2 (4.08%) Architect
7 2 (4.08%) Infrastructure Architect
7 2 (4.08%) Integration Architect
7 2 (4.08%) Integration Engineer
7 2 (4.08%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.20%) Data Centre
2 4 (8.16%) Cloud Native
3 3 (6.12%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (6.12%) Management Information System
3 3 (6.12%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (4.08%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.04%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.04%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (30.61%) Windows
2 5 (10.20%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.04%) Linux
3 1 (2.04%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (30.61%) Data Loss Prevention
2 13 (26.53%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (24.49%) Migration
4 9 (18.37%) Agile
4 9 (18.37%) Incident Response
4 9 (18.37%) ITIL
5 8 (16.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 8 (16.33%) Security Monitoring
6 6 (12.24%) Security Operations
7 5 (10.20%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (10.20%) Vulnerability Management
8 4 (8.16%) Cloud Security
8 4 (8.16%) Knowledge Transfer
8 4 (8.16%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (8.16%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 3 (6.12%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (6.12%) DevOps
9 3 (6.12%) Mentoring
9 3 (6.12%) Server Building
9 3 (6.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 8 (16.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (22.45%) Security Cleared
2 10 (20.41%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (4.08%) Azure Certification
3 2 (4.08%) CCSP
3 2 (4.08%) CEH
3 2 (4.08%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (4.08%) CISSP
3 2 (4.08%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (2.04%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (26.53%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (22.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (8.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (6.12%) NIST
5 2 (4.08%) GDPR
5 2 (4.08%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (34.69%) Active Directory
2 3 (6.12%) Hyper-V
3 2 (4.08%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 13 (26.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (14.29%) AirWatch
2 7 (14.29%) SCCM
3 3 (6.12%) Ansible
3 3 (6.12%) Nessus
4 2 (4.08%) CASB
Vendors
1 28 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 14 (28.57%) CrowdStrike
3 11 (22.45%) Netskope
4 10 (20.41%) CyberArk
5 8 (16.33%) Clearswift
6 7 (14.29%) Palo Alto
7 5 (10.20%) Cisco
7 5 (10.20%) Fortinet
7 5 (10.20%) Tenable
8 4 (8.16%) Citrix
8 4 (8.16%) F5
9 3 (6.12%) Proofpoint
9 3 (6.12%) SolarWinds
10 2 (4.08%) ServiceNow
10 2 (4.08%) VMware
11 1 (2.04%) Barracuda Networks
11 1 (2.04%) Commvault
11 1 (2.04%) Remedy
11 1 (2.04%) Sophos
11 1 (2.04%) Trend Micro