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 9 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 308 204
Rank change year-on-year -60 -104 +101
Contract jobs citing PKI 276 206 399
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.60% 0.74% 1.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.80% 2.10% 3.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 187 163 290
10th Percentile £414 £358 £363
25th Percentile £463 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £568 £539
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% +5.34% -6.30%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £608
90th Percentile £735 £693 £650
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £539
% change year-on-year - +2.09% -3.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 4
10th Percentile £61.87 - -
25th Percentile £81.42 - -
Median hourly rate £98.82 - £23.80
75th Percentile £99.12 - £27.91
90th Percentile £100.00 - £35.32
UK median hourly rate £98.82 - £23.80
% change year-on-year - - -68.05%

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 15,304 9,812 10,239
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.45% 35.28% 30.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,398 6,199 6,663
10th Percentile £325 £307 £302
25th Percentile £425 £408 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £678
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 901 486 543
10th Percentile £15.24 £15.48 £12.80
25th Percentile £19.50 £18.87 £18.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £31.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +39.58% -33.69% +15.85%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.56 £29.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year +47.66% -34.44% +15.38%

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 9 August 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 9 August 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 9 August 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
South East +2 108 £590 +2.61% 18
London -79 80 £600 +2.56% 32
North of England -34 45 £500 +1.63% 16
South West -68 26 £683 +18.83% 13
North West -35 24 £418 -15.04% 5
Yorkshire - 21 £500 - 10
Midlands -66 11 £463 +12.12% 3
West Midlands -64 10 £450 +9.09% 1
East of England -18 5 £400 -23.81% 4
East Midlands -10 1 £475 - 2
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 10 (3.62%) Confluence
1 10 (3.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.90%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.09%) IIS
4 1 (0.36%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 5 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (4.35%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 93 (33.70%) Azure
2 74 (26.81%) AWS
3 40 (14.49%) Entra ID
4 26 (9.42%) GCP
5 20 (7.25%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (5.43%) Power Platform
7 12 (4.35%) IaaS
8 11 (3.99%) PaaS
9 10 (3.62%) OpenShift
10 8 (2.90%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (2.54%) SaaS
12 6 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (1.81%) Amazon EKS
13 5 (1.81%) AWS KMS
14 4 (1.45%) GitHub
14 4 (1.45%) OCI
15 3 (1.09%) Google Kubernetes Engine
16 2 (0.72%) Azure Monitor
16 2 (0.72%) Power Automate
16 2 (0.72%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 101 (36.59%) DNS
2 84 (30.43%) Firewall
3 83 (30.07%) DHCP
4 35 (12.68%) BGP
4 35 (12.68%) LAN
4 35 (12.68%) VPN
5 34 (12.32%) WAN
6 30 (10.87%) OSPF
7 29 (10.51%) TCP/IP
8 25 (9.06%) SSL
9 24 (8.70%) Ethernet VPN
9 24 (8.70%) VXLAN
10 23 (8.33%) BIG-IP
10 23 (8.33%) Junos
11 22 (7.97%) Cisco ISE
12 20 (7.25%) Network Security
13 18 (6.52%) VSAN
14 15 (5.43%) IPsec
15 14 (5.07%) VLAN
15 14 (5.07%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.61%) SQL Server
2 14 (5.07%) Power BI
3 8 (2.90%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.81%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.81%) MySQL
6 4 (1.45%) Db2
7 3 (1.09%) Big Data
7 3 (1.09%) MongoDB
7 3 (1.09%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.72%) Metadata
9 1 (0.36%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.36%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.36%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (4.71%) JIRA
2 12 (4.35%) Git
3 7 (2.54%) GitLab
4 6 (2.17%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.09%) Robot Framework
5 3 (1.09%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.72%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.72%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.72%) Gatling
6 2 (0.72%) Gradle
6 2 (0.72%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.72%) MSI
6 2 (0.72%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.72%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.72%) Terragrunt
General
1 44 (15.94%) Social Skills
2 34 (12.32%) Finance
3 26 (9.42%) Public Sector
4 23 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (3.99%) Banking
6 9 (3.26%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (2.54%) Military
8 4 (1.45%) Automotive
8 4 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (1.45%) Legal
8 4 (1.45%) Police
9 3 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.09%) Retail
10 2 (0.72%) Corporate Banking
10 2 (0.72%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.72%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.36%) Law
11 1 (0.36%) Local Government
11 1 (0.36%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 62 (22.46%) Senior
2 45 (16.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 31 (11.23%) Architect
3 31 (11.23%) Network Engineer
4 23 (8.33%) Senior Network Engineer
5 20 (7.25%) 3rd Line Engineer
5 20 (7.25%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (5.80%) Storage Engineer
7 15 (5.43%) Platform Engineer
8 14 (5.07%) Firewall Specialist
8 14 (5.07%) Network Specialist
9 13 (4.71%) Lead
10 9 (3.26%) DevOps Engineer
10 9 (3.26%) Senior Architect
10 9 (3.26%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (2.90%) Analyst
11 8 (2.90%) Linux Engineer
12 7 (2.54%) Consultant
12 7 (2.54%) Principal Engineer
12 7 (2.54%) VMware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (13.04%) 802.1X
2 22 (7.97%) OpenID
3 20 (7.25%) SAML
4 17 (6.16%) LDAP
5 16 (5.80%) OAuth
6 14 (5.07%) REST
7 10 (3.62%) OAuth2
8 6 (2.17%) RabbitMQ
8 6 (2.17%) SailPoint
9 5 (1.81%) Middleware
10 4 (1.45%) Kafka
10 4 (1.45%) Keycloak
11 3 (1.09%) JSON
11 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Graph
11 3 (1.09%) SPIFFE
11 3 (1.09%) Web Services
12 2 (0.72%) .NET
12 2 (0.72%) ASP.NET
12 2 (0.72%) Node.js
12 2 (0.72%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 50 (18.12%) Data Centre
2 49 (17.75%) Clustering
3 16 (5.80%) Public Cloud
4 14 (5.07%) Cloud Native
5 12 (4.35%) Linux Command Line
6 11 (3.99%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (3.62%) Onboarding
8 9 (3.26%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (2.54%) Security Posture
10 6 (2.17%) Enterprise Storage
10 6 (2.17%) Management Information System
10 6 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.81%) Robotics
11 5 (1.81%) Smartcard
12 4 (1.45%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.45%) Mainframe
12 4 (1.45%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 148 (53.62%) Windows
2 87 (31.52%) Linux
3 71 (25.72%) Windows Server
4 10 (3.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (3.26%) Ubuntu
5 9 (3.26%) Unix
6 6 (2.17%) Debian
6 6 (2.17%) Windows Server 2012
6 6 (2.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (1.45%) Windows Server 2003
9 3 (1.09%) Android
9 3 (1.09%) Apple iOS
9 3 (1.09%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.72%) CentOS
10 2 (0.72%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.36%) Data ONTAP
11 1 (0.36%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (27.54%) Identity Access Management
2 56 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (19.93%) High Availability
4 50 (18.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 49 (17.75%) ITIL
6 48 (17.39%) Infrastructure as Code
7 46 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
8 41 (14.86%) CI/CD
8 41 (14.86%) Zero Trust
9 39 (14.13%) DevOps
10 37 (13.41%) Agile
11 35 (12.68%) ITSM
12 34 (12.32%) Observability
13 32 (11.59%) Technical Leadership
14 31 (11.23%) Service Management
15 30 (10.87%) Cryptography
15 30 (10.87%) DevSecOps
15 30 (10.87%) Load Balancing
16 29 (10.51%) Change Management
17 27 (9.78%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 71 (25.72%) PowerShell
2 56 (20.29%) Python
3 27 (9.78%) Bash
4 16 (5.80%) SQL
5 13 (4.71%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.17%) Java
7 5 (1.81%) C#
8 2 (0.72%) Go
8 2 (0.72%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.36%) C++
9 1 (0.36%) PHP
9 1 (0.36%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 148 (53.62%) Security Cleared
2 102 (36.96%) DV Cleared
3 51 (18.48%) SC Cleared
4 37 (13.41%) Cisco Certification
5 18 (6.52%) Degree
6 16 (5.80%) CCNP
7 12 (4.35%) CISSP
8 11 (3.99%) Azure Certification
8 11 (3.99%) JNCIP
8 11 (3.99%) JNCIS
8 11 (3.99%) VCAP
9 8 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (2.54%) AWS Certification
10 7 (2.54%) JNCIA
11 6 (2.17%) GIAC
12 5 (1.81%) CISM
12 5 (1.81%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (1.81%) Master's Degree
13 4 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (1.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.51%) NIST
2 19 (6.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (4.35%) NCSC
4 7 (2.54%) QA
5 6 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.45%) GDPR
6 4 (1.45%) SLA
7 3 (1.09%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.72%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.72%) ISA99
8 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.72%) ITGC
8 2 (0.72%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.72%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.72%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.36%) GRC
9 1 (0.36%) PSD2
System Software
1 108 (39.13%) Active Directory
2 65 (23.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 36 (13.04%) Docker
4 34 (12.32%) VMware NSX
5 28 (10.14%) Hyper-V
6 15 (5.43%) vSphere
7 10 (3.62%) VMware ESXi
8 8 (2.90%) BitLocker
9 7 (2.54%) Microsoft App-V
10 5 (1.81%) Virtual Machines
11 4 (1.45%) Firmware
11 4 (1.45%) NFS
11 4 (1.45%) Terminal Services
11 4 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
12 3 (1.09%) OpenAM
12 3 (1.09%) OpenSSH
13 2 (0.72%) XenApp
13 2 (0.72%) XenDesktop
14 1 (0.36%) KVM
14 1 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 58 (21.01%) Kubernetes
2 54 (19.57%) Ansible
3 50 (18.12%) Terraform
4 24 (8.70%) vCenter Server
5 23 (8.33%) FortiGate
6 16 (5.80%) Single Sign-On
7 14 (5.07%) VxRail
8 13 (4.71%) Avamar
8 13 (4.71%) SCOM
9 11 (3.99%) Microsoft Intune
9 11 (3.99%) Puppet
10 7 (2.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 7 (2.54%) CA Single Sign-On
10 7 (2.54%) vMotion
11 6 (2.17%) Kibana
12 5 (1.81%) Failover Clustering
12 5 (1.81%) Istio
12 5 (1.81%) WSUS
13 4 (1.45%) Prometheus
13 4 (1.45%) WMI
Vendors
1 93 (33.70%) Microsoft
2 83 (30.07%) VMware
3 60 (21.74%) Cisco
4 32 (11.59%) Juniper
4 32 (11.59%) Splunk
5 30 (10.87%) SolarWinds
6 26 (9.42%) F5
6 26 (9.42%) ServiceNow
7 23 (8.33%) Thales
8 22 (7.97%) Extreme Networks
9 17 (6.16%) Citrix
10 15 (5.43%) Dell
11 13 (4.71%) Palo Alto
12 12 (4.35%) BMC
12 12 (4.35%) Remedy
13 11 (3.99%) CyberArk
14 10 (3.62%) Google
15 6 (2.17%) ForeScout
15 6 (2.17%) HP
15 6 (2.17%) NetApp