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 1 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 381 320 205
Rank change year-on-year -61 -115 +109
Contract jobs citing PKI 239 185 444
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.55% 0.72% 1.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.66% 2.08% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 148 313
10th Percentile £412 £358 £363
25th Percentile £463 £472 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £559 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.72% +1.59% -8.33%
75th Percentile £638 £620 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile £47.22 - -
25th Percentile £56.01 - -
Median hourly rate £71.33 - £23.80
75th Percentile £72.27 - £27.91
90th Percentile £72.43 - £35.32
UK median hourly rate £71.33 - £23.80
% change year-on-year - - -63.38%

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 14,397 8,905 11,368
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.85% 34.74% 30.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,957 5,698 7,319
10th Percentile £313 £303 £280
25th Percentile £415 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £660 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £825
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £539
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.64% -1.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 782 426 840
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.70 £12.23
25th Percentile £21.14 £19.00 £15.39
Median hourly rate £43.96 £33.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.21% -10.81% +56.48%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £87.07 £81.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.30 £31.29 £35.65
% change year-on-year +35.21% -12.24% +58.44%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 -5 101 £590 +2.61% 27
London -61 71 £550 -3.72% 14
North of England -53 33 £422 -14.33% 15
North West -26 23 £418 -15.14% 9
South West -59 15 £538 -6.52% 18
Midlands -65 11 £450 +12.50% 5
West Midlands -59 10 £400 - 3
Yorkshire - 10 £533 - 5
East of England -21 4 £400 -23.81% 2
East Midlands -12 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 (4.18%) Confluence
2 9 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.77%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.26%) IIS
4 1 (0.42%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 5 (2.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (4.18%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.42%) Cloudability
Cloud Services
1 73 (30.54%) Azure
2 57 (23.85%) AWS
3 32 (13.39%) Entra ID
4 19 (7.95%) GCP
5 13 (5.44%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (5.44%) Power Platform
6 11 (4.60%) IaaS
7 10 (4.18%) PaaS
8 9 (3.77%) OpenShift
9 8 (3.35%) Azure Key Vault
10 6 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (2.09%) AWS KMS
11 5 (2.09%) SaaS
12 3 (1.26%) Amazon EKS
12 3 (1.26%) GitHub
13 2 (0.84%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.84%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.84%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 2 (0.84%) OneDrive
13 2 (0.84%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 71 (29.71%) DNS
2 58 (24.27%) Firewall
3 55 (23.01%) DHCP
4 38 (15.90%) BGP
5 37 (15.48%) WAN
6 32 (13.39%) LAN
7 31 (12.97%) VPN
8 29 (12.13%) OSPF
9 25 (10.46%) Ethernet VPN
9 25 (10.46%) VXLAN
10 24 (10.04%) BIG-IP
10 24 (10.04%) Network Security
11 23 (9.62%) Cisco ISE
11 23 (9.62%) Junos
12 16 (6.69%) SSL
13 11 (4.60%) Cisco ASA
13 11 (4.60%) IPsec
13 11 (4.60%) MPLS
14 10 (4.18%) SSH
15 9 (3.77%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.11%) SQL Server
2 12 (5.02%) Power BI
3 9 (3.77%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (2.09%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.67%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.26%) Big Data
6 3 (1.26%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.26%) MySQL
6 3 (1.26%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.84%) Db2
7 2 (0.84%) Metadata
8 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (5.44%) JIRA
2 6 (2.51%) Git
2 6 (2.51%) GitLab
3 5 (2.09%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.67%) Robot Framework
4 4 (1.67%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.84%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.84%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.84%) Gatling
5 2 (0.84%) Gradle
5 2 (0.84%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.84%) MSI
5 2 (0.84%) REST Assured
5 2 (0.84%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.84%) Terragrunt
General
1 33 (13.81%) Social Skills
2 25 (10.46%) Finance
3 23 (9.62%) Public Sector
4 10 (4.18%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (4.18%) Documentation Skills
5 7 (2.93%) Banking
6 5 (2.09%) Military
7 3 (1.26%) Retail
8 2 (0.84%) Corporate Banking
8 2 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (0.84%) Investment Banking
8 2 (0.84%) Legal
8 2 (0.84%) Local Government
8 2 (0.84%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.42%) Back Office
9 1 (0.42%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.42%) Law
9 1 (0.42%) Police
Job Titles
1 44 (18.41%) Senior
2 41 (17.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 27 (11.30%) Architect
4 23 (9.62%) Network Engineer
5 19 (7.95%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 14 (5.86%) Firewall Specialist
6 14 (5.86%) Network Specialist
6 14 (5.86%) Storage Engineer
7 13 (5.44%) Lead
7 13 (5.44%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 13 (5.44%) Senior Network Engineer
8 10 (4.18%) Senior Architect
9 9 (3.77%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (3.77%) DevOps Engineer
9 9 (3.77%) Security Engineer
10 8 (3.35%) Analyst
10 8 (3.35%) Linux Engineer
11 6 (2.51%) Consultant
11 6 (2.51%) ITSM Architect
11 6 (2.51%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (13.81%) 802.1X
2 18 (7.53%) LDAP
3 17 (7.11%) OpenID
4 15 (6.28%) SAML
5 12 (5.02%) REST
6 11 (4.60%) OAuth
7 6 (2.51%) OAuth2
7 6 (2.51%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (1.67%) SailPoint
9 3 (1.26%) JSON
9 3 (1.26%) Kafka
9 3 (1.26%) Keycloak
9 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Graph
9 3 (1.26%) SPIFFE
10 2 (0.84%) .NET Core
10 2 (0.84%) Blazor
10 2 (0.84%) eBPF
10 2 (0.84%) FIDO
10 2 (0.84%) Playwright
10 2 (0.84%) Quarkus
Miscellaneous
1 47 (19.67%) Clustering
2 32 (13.39%) Data Centre
3 9 (3.77%) Enterprise Storage
4 8 (3.35%) Linux Command Line
4 8 (3.35%) Management Information System
5 7 (2.93%) Cloud Native
5 7 (2.93%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (2.93%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (2.93%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.93%) Public Cloud
6 6 (2.51%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (2.09%) Operational Technology
7 5 (2.09%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.67%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.67%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.67%) Enterprise Cloud
8 4 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.67%) Fat Client
8 4 (1.67%) Private Cloud
8 4 (1.67%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 124 (51.88%) Windows
2 69 (28.87%) Linux
3 62 (25.94%) Windows Server
4 9 (3.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 9 (3.77%) Ubuntu
5 8 (3.35%) Unix
6 6 (2.51%) Debian
6 6 (2.51%) Windows Server 2003
7 5 (2.09%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.67%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.26%) Android
9 3 (1.26%) Apple iOS
9 3 (1.26%) Mac OS
9 3 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.84%) CentOS
10 2 (0.84%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.42%) Data ONTAP
11 1 (0.42%) VMS
11 1 (0.42%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (25.10%) Identity Access Management
2 45 (18.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 44 (18.41%) ITIL
4 42 (17.57%) High Availability
5 39 (16.32%) Problem-Solving
6 37 (15.48%) Agile
7 35 (14.64%) Cybersecurity
8 33 (13.81%) DevOps
8 33 (13.81%) Zero Trust
9 32 (13.39%) Observability
10 30 (12.55%) Load Balancing
11 28 (11.72%) ITSM
12 26 (10.88%) Key Management
12 26 (10.88%) Service Management
13 24 (10.04%) Cryptography
14 23 (9.62%) Project Delivery
15 22 (9.21%) Change Management
15 22 (9.21%) CI/CD
16 21 (8.79%) Infrastructure as Code
17 19 (7.95%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 55 (23.01%) PowerShell
2 42 (17.57%) Python
3 13 (5.44%) SQL
4 11 (4.60%) JavaScript
5 7 (2.93%) Bash
6 6 (2.51%) C#
7 5 (2.09%) Java
8 4 (1.67%) PHP
9 3 (1.26%) Go
10 2 (0.84%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.42%) C++
Qualifications
1 135 (56.49%) Security Cleared
2 88 (36.82%) DV Cleared
3 49 (20.50%) SC Cleared
4 31 (12.97%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (8.37%) Degree
6 12 (5.02%) CISSP
7 9 (3.77%) Azure Certification
7 9 (3.77%) CCNP
7 9 (3.77%) GIAC
8 8 (3.35%) CISM
8 8 (3.35%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (2.93%) JNCIA
9 7 (2.93%) JNCIP
9 7 (2.93%) JNCIS
9 7 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (2.09%) Master's Degree
10 5 (2.09%) SSCP
11 4 (1.67%) CCNA
11 4 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.67%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (12.13%) NIST
2 19 (7.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (4.60%) NCSC
4 9 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (2.51%) QA
6 4 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.67%) GDPR
7 3 (1.26%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.84%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.84%) ISA99
8 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.84%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.84%) RMADS
9 1 (0.42%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.42%) GRC
9 1 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.42%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.42%) SLA
9 1 (0.42%) SOC 2
System Software
1 79 (33.05%) Active Directory
2 48 (20.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (10.88%) Docker
4 18 (7.53%) VMware NSX
5 17 (7.11%) Hyper-V
5 17 (7.11%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (4.18%) BitLocker
7 9 (3.77%) Microsoft App-V
8 5 (2.09%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (1.67%) Firmware
9 4 (1.67%) Terminal Services
9 4 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (1.26%) OpenAM
10 3 (1.26%) OpenSSH
11 2 (0.84%) KVM
11 2 (0.84%) NFS
11 2 (0.84%) XenApp
11 2 (0.84%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.42%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
12 1 (0.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (15.48%) Ansible
2 35 (14.64%) Kubernetes
3 28 (11.72%) Terraform
4 27 (11.30%) vCenter Server
5 23 (9.62%) FortiGate
6 13 (5.44%) SCOM
6 13 (5.44%) Single Sign-On
7 12 (5.02%) Puppet
8 11 (4.60%) Microsoft Intune
9 9 (3.77%) Avamar
9 9 (3.77%) vMotion
10 7 (2.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 7 (2.93%) Prometheus
11 6 (2.51%) Grafana
12 5 (2.09%) CA Single Sign-On
12 5 (2.09%) Failover Clustering
12 5 (2.09%) Kibana
12 5 (2.09%) SCCM
12 5 (2.09%) WMI
12 5 (2.09%) WSUS
Vendors
1 77 (32.22%) Microsoft
2 66 (27.62%) VMware
3 56 (23.43%) Cisco
4 32 (13.39%) Splunk
5 30 (12.55%) Juniper
6 28 (11.72%) F5
7 27 (11.30%) SolarWinds
8 22 (9.21%) Extreme Networks
8 22 (9.21%) ServiceNow
9 19 (7.95%) Citrix
10 17 (7.11%) Thales
11 12 (5.02%) Palo Alto
12 11 (4.60%) Dell
13 10 (4.18%) BMC
13 10 (4.18%) Remedy
14 8 (3.35%) NetApp
15 7 (2.93%) ForeScout
15 7 (2.93%) Google
16 6 (2.51%) Fortinet
16 6 (2.51%) HP