PKI Contract Job Trends in England

Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PKI in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PKI over the 6 months leading up to 2 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 362 322 282
Rank change year-on-year -40 -40 -4
Contract jobs citing PKI 303 206 264
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.65% 0.74% 0.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.90% 2.03% 2.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 171 172
10th Percentile £421 £354 £364
25th Percentile £463 £463 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year +4.45% +2.33% -8.35%
75th Percentile £648 £631 £608
90th Percentile £705 £700 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £540
% change year-on-year - +1.90% -5.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 0 3
10th Percentile £85.00 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £96.00 - £23.80
75th Percentile £98.82 - -
90th Percentile £100.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £96.00 - £23.80
% change year-on-year - - -56.73%

All Generic Skills
England

PKI falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 15,963 10,160 10,063
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.30% 36.30% 30.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,599 6,372 6,098
10th Percentile £325 £300 £294
25th Percentile £425 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £644 £648 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £535
% change year-on-year +0.96% -2.71% -2.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,147 520 375
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £15.55
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.87 £24.18
Median hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -47.69% +24.59%
75th Percentile £67.89 £56.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £73.88 £75.16
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £28.13 £49.75
% change year-on-year +28.00% -43.47% +10.56%

PKI
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

PKI job vacancy trend in England

PKI
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PKI

PKI
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PKI in England over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PKI in England

PKI
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PKI

PKI
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PKI in England over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PKI in England

PKI
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 PKI within the England region over the 6 months to 2 October 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 -51 101 £550 -5.98% 118
South East -20 78 £575 - 40
North of England -19 67 £525 +6.71% 22
South West -50 36 £670 +21.82% 36
North West -29 34 £522 +6.10% 11
Yorkshire -3 31 £570 -5.00% 9
East of England -19 9 £600 +14.29% 12
Midlands -72 8 £475 +18.75% 14
West Midlands -59 7 £475 +18.75% 11
North East - 2 £426 - 2
East Midlands -14 1 £475 - 3
PKI
UK

PKI
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 13 (4.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.96%) Confluence
3 8 (2.64%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.65%) IIS
5 3 (0.99%) nginx
6 1 (0.33%) Apache
6 1 (0.33%) Traefik
Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.33%) Gliffy
Business Applications
1 7 (2.31%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 111 (36.63%) Azure
2 84 (27.72%) AWS
3 58 (19.14%) Entra ID
4 34 (11.22%) GCP
5 11 (3.63%) Azure Key Vault
6 10 (3.30%) Amazon EKS
6 10 (3.30%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (3.30%) OpenShift
6 10 (3.30%) SaaS
7 9 (2.97%) GitHub
7 9 (2.97%) IaaS
7 9 (2.97%) Power Platform
8 8 (2.64%) PaaS
9 7 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
10 6 (1.98%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 5 (1.65%) AWS KMS
11 5 (1.65%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (1.65%) OCI
11 5 (1.65%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 94 (31.02%) DNS
2 70 (23.10%) DHCP
2 70 (23.10%) Firewall
3 40 (13.20%) VPN
4 34 (11.22%) TCP/IP
5 28 (9.24%) SSL
6 24 (7.92%) Network Security
7 16 (5.28%) LAN
7 16 (5.28%) VLAN
8 15 (4.95%) IPsec
8 15 (4.95%) WAN
8 15 (4.95%) Wireless
9 14 (4.62%) SSH
9 14 (4.62%) VSAN
9 14 (4.62%) Wi-Fi
10 13 (4.29%) BGP
10 13 (4.29%) Cisco ASA
10 13 (4.29%) Cisco Firepower
11 12 (3.96%) Cisco Nexus
11 12 (3.96%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (6.27%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.30%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.97%) MySQL
3 9 (2.97%) Power BI
4 7 (2.31%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (2.31%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.65%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (1.32%) Db2
6 4 (1.32%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.99%) Big Data
7 3 (0.99%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.66%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.66%) Metadata
9 1 (0.33%) Amazon Aurora
9 1 (0.33%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 17 (5.61%) Git
1 17 (5.61%) GitLab
2 14 (4.62%) JIRA
3 12 (3.96%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.65%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.66%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.66%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.66%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.66%) Gatling
5 2 (0.66%) Gradle
5 2 (0.66%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.66%) MSI
5 2 (0.66%) REST Assured
5 2 (0.66%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.66%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.33%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.33%) Robot Framework
General
1 73 (24.09%) Social Skills
2 37 (12.21%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (10.89%) Finance
4 26 (8.58%) Public Sector
5 19 (6.27%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (4.95%) Banking
7 7 (2.31%) Military
8 6 (1.98%) Police
9 5 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.32%) Automotive
10 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.32%) Law
10 4 (1.32%) Legal
11 2 (0.66%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.66%) Corporate Banking
11 2 (0.66%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.66%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.33%) Local Government
12 1 (0.33%) Publishing
12 1 (0.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 57 (18.81%) Senior
2 43 (14.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 41 (13.53%) Architect
4 25 (8.25%) Network Engineer
5 21 (6.93%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 19 (6.27%) Platform Engineer
7 18 (5.94%) Senior Network Engineer
8 17 (5.61%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 15 (4.95%) Consultant
9 15 (4.95%) DevOps Engineer
9 15 (4.95%) Solutions Architect
10 14 (4.62%) Storage Engineer
11 10 (3.30%) Active Directory Engineer
11 10 (3.30%) Security Engineer
12 9 (2.97%) Security Architect
13 8 (2.64%) Analyst
13 8 (2.64%) Cloud Engineer
13 8 (2.64%) Integration Engineer
13 8 (2.64%) Lead
14 7 (2.31%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (20.13%) Terraform
2 26 (8.58%) OpenID
3 22 (7.26%) 802.1X
4 21 (6.93%) SAML
5 18 (5.94%) OAuth
6 17 (5.61%) LDAP
7 15 (4.95%) REST
8 14 (4.62%) Kafka
9 12 (3.96%) Keycloak
10 10 (3.30%) OAuth2
11 6 (1.98%) RabbitMQ
12 5 (1.65%) FIDO
12 5 (1.65%) Middleware
12 5 (1.65%) SailPoint
13 4 (1.32%) Apache NiFi
13 4 (1.32%) WebAuthn
14 3 (0.99%) eBPF
14 3 (0.99%) Loki
14 3 (0.99%) RESTful
14 3 (0.99%) SPIFFE
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.90%) Data Centre
2 24 (7.92%) Clustering
3 21 (6.93%) Cloud Native
4 17 (5.61%) Onboarding
5 14 (4.62%) Public Cloud
6 12 (3.96%) Distributed Systems
6 12 (3.96%) Linux Command Line
6 12 (3.96%) Security Posture
7 11 (3.63%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (3.63%) Management Information System
8 10 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (2.64%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (2.31%) Replication
11 6 (1.98%) Smartcard
12 5 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.65%) Enterprise Storage
12 5 (1.65%) Private Cloud
12 5 (1.65%) Product Ownership
12 5 (1.65%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 139 (45.87%) Windows
2 99 (32.67%) Linux
3 74 (24.42%) Windows Server
4 13 (4.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 13 (4.29%) Ubuntu
5 12 (3.96%) Unix
6 8 (2.64%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (1.98%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (1.65%) Debian
8 5 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (1.32%) Android
9 4 (1.32%) Apple iOS
9 4 (1.32%) Mac OS
9 4 (1.32%) Windows 10
10 3 (0.99%) CentOS
11 2 (0.66%) Data ONTAP
12 1 (0.33%) VMS
12 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (21.12%) Identity Access Management
2 60 (19.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 59 (19.47%) Cybersecurity
3 59 (19.47%) Infrastructure as Code
4 56 (18.48%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (16.83%) CI/CD
6 49 (16.17%) ITIL
7 48 (15.84%) DevOps
8 47 (15.51%) Technical Leadership
9 46 (15.18%) Stakeholder Management
10 44 (14.52%) High Availability
11 43 (14.19%) Key Management
11 43 (14.19%) Zero Trust
12 38 (12.54%) Change Management
13 37 (12.21%) Mentoring
14 35 (11.55%) DevSecOps
14 35 (11.55%) Platform Engineering
14 35 (11.55%) Secrets Management
15 34 (11.22%) Agile
15 34 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 77 (25.41%) PowerShell
2 71 (23.43%) Python
3 36 (11.88%) Bash
4 16 (5.28%) SQL
5 10 (3.30%) JavaScript
6 7 (2.31%) Go
7 6 (1.98%) Java
8 3 (0.99%) C#
8 3 (0.99%) C++
9 2 (0.66%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.33%) Bicep
10 1 (0.33%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 159 (52.48%) Security Cleared
2 97 (32.01%) DV Cleared
3 76 (25.08%) SC Cleared
4 23 (7.59%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (6.60%) CISSP
6 19 (6.27%) Degree
7 18 (5.94%) Azure Certification
7 18 (5.94%) CCNP
8 13 (4.29%) AWS Certification
9 12 (3.96%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (3.96%) VCAP
10 10 (3.30%) CISM
11 6 (1.98%) GIAC
11 6 (1.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (1.65%) ISTQB
12 5 (1.65%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (1.65%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.65%) MCSE
13 4 (1.32%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (11.88%) NIST
2 26 (8.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (5.61%) NCSC
4 8 (2.64%) JSP 440
5 7 (2.31%) GRC
6 5 (1.65%) SLA
7 4 (1.32%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.99%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.99%) QA
9 2 (0.66%) GDPR
9 2 (0.66%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.66%) ITGC
9 2 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.33%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.33%) PSD2
System Software
1 140 (46.20%) Active Directory
2 65 (21.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (12.87%) Docker
4 28 (9.24%) VMware NSX
5 27 (8.91%) Hyper-V
6 16 (5.28%) vSphere
7 11 (3.63%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.65%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (1.65%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (1.32%) NFS
9 4 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
10 3 (0.99%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.99%) Microsoft App-V
10 3 (0.99%) OpenAM
10 3 (0.99%) OpenSSH
10 3 (0.99%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.66%) Firmware
11 2 (0.66%) XenApp
11 2 (0.66%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 69 (22.77%) Kubernetes
2 58 (19.14%) Ansible
3 21 (6.93%) Single Sign-On
4 20 (6.60%) vCenter Server
5 19 (6.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 19 (6.27%) VxRail
6 16 (5.28%) SCOM
7 14 (4.62%) Avamar
8 13 (4.29%) Prometheus
9 12 (3.96%) Grafana
10 11 (3.63%) Puppet
11 9 (2.97%) Istio
12 8 (2.64%) SCCM
12 8 (2.64%) WSUS
13 6 (1.98%) Failover Clustering
13 6 (1.98%) Kibana
14 5 (1.65%) McAfee ePO
14 5 (1.65%) Nessus
15 4 (1.32%) CA Single Sign-On
15 4 (1.32%) WMI
Vendors
1 122 (40.26%) Microsoft
2 80 (26.40%) VMware
3 38 (12.54%) Cisco
4 30 (9.90%) Thales
5 24 (7.92%) ServiceNow
6 20 (6.60%) Dell
7 14 (4.62%) CyberArk
8 13 (4.29%) Citrix
8 13 (4.29%) Google
9 11 (3.63%) Juniper
10 10 (3.30%) Fortinet
10 10 (3.30%) Palo Alto
11 9 (2.97%) CheckPoint
11 9 (2.97%) SolarWinds
12 8 (2.64%) McAfee
13 7 (2.31%) BMC
13 7 (2.31%) Remedy
13 7 (2.31%) Splunk
14 6 (1.98%) ForeScout
14 6 (1.98%) Okta