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 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 357 318 302
Rank change year-on-year -39 -16 -21
Contract jobs citing PKI 316 202 245
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.67% 0.72% 0.76%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.95% 1.96% 2.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 164 156
10th Percentile £425 £350 £363
25th Percentile £494 £448 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +2.33% -8.90%
75th Percentile £650 £625 £608
90th Percentile £705 £692 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £540
% change year-on-year - +1.90% -7.42%
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 16,246 10,305 9,994
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.70% 36.53% 31.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,758 6,445 6,012
10th Percentile £322 £300 £294
25th Percentile £425 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £543
Median % change year-on-year - -3.23% -1.36%
75th Percentile £645 £644 £675
90th Percentile £750 £763 £820
UK median daily rate £525 £515 £528
% change year-on-year +1.94% -2.37% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,239 548 350
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.91 £17.08
25th Percentile £17.42 £18.51 £24.63
Median hourly rate £33.60 £29.50 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year +13.90% -44.60% +15.31%
75th Percentile £67.50 £55.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £73.75 £75.16
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £27.33 £47.37
% change year-on-year +28.06% -42.31% +5.27%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 -41 111 £586 +9.84% 76
South East -15 76 £575 - 21
North of England -3 72 £525 -4.55% 21
North West -16 38 £522 +4.40% 5
South West -48 36 £670 +21.82% 22
Yorkshire -2 32 £570 -5.00% 12
Midlands -73 9 £475 +18.75% 12
East of England - 8 £610 - 9
West Midlands -73 5 £475 +18.75% 8
East Midlands -3 4 £513 - 4
North East - 2 £426 - 4
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 (4.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.80%) Confluence
3 7 (2.22%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.58%) IIS
5 3 (0.95%) nginx
6 1 (0.32%) Apache
6 1 (0.32%) Traefik
Applications
1 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.32%) Gliffy
Business Applications
1 7 (2.22%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 114 (36.08%) Azure
2 85 (26.90%) AWS
3 67 (21.20%) Entra ID
4 39 (12.34%) GCP
5 13 (4.11%) GitHub
6 12 (3.80%) OpenShift
7 10 (3.16%) Azure Key Vault
7 10 (3.16%) SaaS
8 9 (2.85%) Amazon EKS
8 9 (2.85%) IaaS
8 9 (2.85%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (2.85%) Power Platform
9 8 (2.53%) PaaS
10 7 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (2.22%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (2.22%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.90%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 6 (1.90%) OCI
12 5 (1.58%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 4 (1.27%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 97 (30.70%) DNS
2 70 (22.15%) Firewall
3 69 (21.84%) DHCP
4 39 (12.34%) VPN
5 34 (10.76%) TCP/IP
6 31 (9.81%) SSL
7 24 (7.59%) Network Security
8 15 (4.75%) IPsec
8 15 (4.75%) LAN
8 15 (4.75%) VLAN
9 14 (4.43%) VSAN
9 14 (4.43%) WAN
9 14 (4.43%) Wireless
10 13 (4.11%) Cisco ASA
10 13 (4.11%) Cisco Firepower
11 12 (3.80%) BGP
11 12 (3.80%) Cisco Nexus
11 12 (3.80%) SAN
11 12 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
11 12 (3.80%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.65%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.85%) PostgreSQL
2 9 (2.85%) Power BI
3 8 (2.53%) MySQL
4 7 (2.22%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.90%) MongoDB
5 6 (1.90%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.58%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (1.27%) Db2
8 3 (0.95%) Big Data
8 3 (0.95%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.63%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.63%) Metadata
10 1 (0.32%) Amazon Aurora
10 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (7.59%) Git
2 19 (6.01%) GitLab
3 16 (5.06%) Jenkins
4 14 (4.43%) JIRA
5 5 (1.58%) Sonatype Nexus
6 4 (1.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.63%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.63%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.63%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.63%) Gatling
7 2 (0.63%) Gradle
7 2 (0.63%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.63%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.63%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.63%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.32%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.32%) MSI
8 1 (0.32%) Robot Framework
General
1 80 (25.32%) Social Skills
2 43 (13.61%) Finance
3 36 (11.39%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (8.23%) Public Sector
5 19 (6.01%) Banking
6 18 (5.70%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (2.53%) Legal
8 7 (2.22%) Military
8 7 (2.22%) Police
9 5 (1.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.27%) Automotive
10 4 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.27%) Law
11 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.63%) Corporate Banking
11 2 (0.63%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.63%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.32%) Local Government
12 1 (0.32%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.32%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 58 (18.35%) Senior
2 43 (13.61%) Architect
2 43 (13.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 25 (7.91%) Network Engineer
4 20 (6.33%) DevOps Engineer
4 20 (6.33%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 19 (6.01%) Platform Engineer
6 18 (5.70%) Senior Network Engineer
7 17 (5.38%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 16 (5.06%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (4.75%) Consultant
10 14 (4.43%) Storage Engineer
11 13 (4.11%) Security Engineer
12 12 (3.80%) Lead
13 11 (3.48%) Active Directory Engineer
14 10 (3.16%) Security Architect
15 9 (2.85%) Integration Engineer
16 8 (2.53%) Analyst
16 8 (2.53%) Cloud Engineer
17 7 (2.22%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (19.94%) Terraform
2 32 (10.13%) OpenID
3 26 (8.23%) OAuth
3 26 (8.23%) SAML
4 22 (6.96%) LDAP
5 21 (6.65%) 802.1X
6 18 (5.70%) REST
7 14 (4.43%) Kafka
7 14 (4.43%) OAuth2
8 11 (3.48%) Keycloak
9 6 (1.90%) FIDO
9 6 (1.90%) RabbitMQ
9 6 (1.90%) SailPoint
10 5 (1.58%) Middleware
10 5 (1.58%) WebAuthn
11 4 (1.27%) Apache NiFi
11 4 (1.27%) JWT
12 3 (0.95%) eBPF
12 3 (0.95%) Loki
12 3 (0.95%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.18%) Data Centre
2 22 (6.96%) Cloud Native
2 22 (6.96%) Onboarding
3 21 (6.65%) Clustering
4 18 (5.70%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (4.43%) Public Cloud
6 13 (4.11%) Distributed Systems
7 12 (3.80%) Linux Command Line
7 12 (3.80%) Management Information System
8 11 (3.48%) Security Posture
9 10 (3.16%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (3.16%) Replication
10 8 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (2.22%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (2.22%) Smartcard
12 5 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.58%) Enterprise Storage
12 5 (1.58%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.58%) Product Ownership
12 5 (1.58%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 142 (44.94%) Windows
2 104 (32.91%) Linux
3 77 (24.37%) Windows Server
4 12 (3.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 12 (3.80%) Ubuntu
4 12 (3.80%) Unix
5 8 (2.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (1.58%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (1.27%) Android
7 4 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 4 (1.27%) Debian
7 4 (1.27%) macOS
7 4 (1.27%) Windows 10
7 4 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.95%) CentOS
9 2 (0.63%) Data ONTAP
10 1 (0.32%) VMS
10 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (22.47%) Identity Access Management
2 62 (19.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 61 (19.30%) Cybersecurity
3 61 (19.30%) Infrastructure as Code
4 58 (18.35%) CI/CD
5 56 (17.72%) Problem-Solving
6 54 (17.09%) DevOps
7 51 (16.14%) Stakeholder Management
8 48 (15.19%) Technical Leadership
9 47 (14.87%) ITIL
9 47 (14.87%) Zero Trust
10 43 (13.61%) Key Management
11 41 (12.97%) Change Management
11 41 (12.97%) Mentoring
12 40 (12.66%) High Availability
13 37 (11.71%) Continuous Improvement
13 37 (11.71%) Platform Engineering
13 37 (11.71%) Secrets Management
14 35 (11.08%) Cryptography
14 35 (11.08%) DevSecOps
Programming Languages
1 87 (27.53%) PowerShell
2 77 (24.37%) Python
3 41 (12.97%) Bash
4 20 (6.33%) SQL
5 10 (3.16%) JavaScript
6 7 (2.22%) Java
7 5 (1.58%) Go
8 3 (0.95%) C#
8 3 (0.95%) C++
9 2 (0.63%) Bicep
9 2 (0.63%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.32%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 162 (51.27%) Security Cleared
2 98 (31.01%) DV Cleared
3 80 (25.32%) SC Cleared
4 22 (6.96%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (6.65%) CISSP
6 20 (6.33%) Degree
7 18 (5.70%) CCNP
8 17 (5.38%) Azure Certification
9 14 (4.43%) AWS Certification
10 12 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (3.80%) VCAP
11 11 (3.48%) CISM
12 6 (1.90%) GIAC
13 5 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (1.58%) ISTQB
13 5 (1.58%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 5 (1.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (1.58%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.58%) MCSE
14 4 (1.27%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (11.08%) NIST
2 26 (8.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (5.38%) NCSC
4 8 (2.53%) JSP 440
5 7 (2.22%) GRC
6 5 (1.58%) SLA
7 4 (1.27%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.95%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.95%) QA
9 2 (0.63%) GDPR
9 2 (0.63%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.63%) ITGC
9 2 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.32%) PSD2
System Software
1 151 (47.78%) Active Directory
2 63 (19.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (13.61%) Docker
4 28 (8.86%) Hyper-V
5 27 (8.54%) VMware NSX
6 16 (5.06%) vSphere
7 11 (3.48%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (1.58%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (1.58%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (1.27%) NFS
9 4 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
10 3 (0.95%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.95%) Microsoft App-V
10 3 (0.95%) OpenAM
10 3 (0.95%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.63%) Firmware
12 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
12 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.32%) OpenSSH
Systems Management
1 74 (23.42%) Kubernetes
2 57 (18.04%) Ansible
3 28 (8.86%) Single Sign-On
4 20 (6.33%) vCenter Server
5 19 (6.01%) VxRail
6 17 (5.38%) Microsoft Intune
7 16 (5.06%) SCOM
8 14 (4.43%) Avamar
9 12 (3.80%) Grafana
9 12 (3.80%) Prometheus
10 10 (3.16%) Puppet
11 9 (2.85%) Istio
12 6 (1.90%) Argo
12 6 (1.90%) Kibana
12 6 (1.90%) SCCM
12 6 (1.90%) WSUS
13 5 (1.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 5 (1.58%) McAfee ePO
13 5 (1.58%) Nessus
14 4 (1.27%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 133 (42.09%) Microsoft
2 79 (25.00%) VMware
3 37 (11.71%) Cisco
4 30 (9.49%) Thales
5 23 (7.28%) ServiceNow
6 20 (6.33%) Dell
7 14 (4.43%) CyberArk
8 13 (4.11%) Google
9 10 (3.16%) Citrix
9 10 (3.16%) Fortinet
9 10 (3.16%) Okta
9 10 (3.16%) Palo Alto
10 9 (2.85%) BeyondTrust
10 9 (2.85%) CheckPoint
10 9 (2.85%) Juniper
11 8 (2.53%) McAfee
11 8 (2.53%) SolarWinds
12 7 (2.22%) BMC
12 7 (2.22%) Remedy
13 6 (1.90%) Red Hat